Research and Development

Katherine Sebastin Payyappilly combines her studies with hands-on research, development and innovation work in Centria’s Robotics and Artificial Intelligence research group.

The newly launched INTO project is turning Northern industrial heritage into a tourism asset by developing an industrial heritage tourism route across borders.

Ahmed Nouman started to work in Centria Research and Development, but wife Zarkhania Javed must still learn Finnish to find employment.

For many students, working as an RDI student assistant is an eye-opener to the possibilities of research, development, and innovation activities. At its best, it also serves as a pathway to a career in their field. Many current Centria employees began their careers at Centria as RDI student assistants, got to know the teams and projects while still studying, and then found employment in RDI activities. In this article, they share their own experiences: what kind of tasks the practical training involved, what they learned along the way, and what it has been like to transition from student to colleague.

The BioReME project is developing practical circular economy solutions to support the green transition in South and Central Ostrobothnia. As peat production declines, the project focuses on turning locally available resources into new value: improving nutrient cycling, strengthening energy self-sufficiency, and reducing dependence on imported fertilisers and fossil fuels.

Centria University of Applied Sciences has launched a three-year international project, Northborne – Accelerating Bold Futures from Remote Beginnings. The aim of the project is to develop a new kind of community-based rural accelerator model for startups, scaleups, and SMEs in the Ostrobothnia region.