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Itä-Suomen Yliopisto

Joensuu, Kuopio

Business Opportunities and Innovation in Health Technology

Open university
Credits:
1 ECTS credits
Location:
-
Continuous learning category:
Social welfare and health care, Business and international collaboration
Teaching format:
Independent learning, Online teaching
Price:
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Jatkuva oppiminen verkkosivut

This course introduces students to the commercialisation of health technology innovations. Students learn about sustainability perspectives related to health technology innovations and explore the innovation and growth opportunities created by environmental and social sustainability. In addition, the course examines the specific characteristics of the health technology sector in international business. The course develops the student's ability to analyse and evaluate factors related to growth and internationalisation.

After completing this course, the student is able to:

  • define the key principles of sustainability perspectives in health technology
  • identify innovation practices in business development
  • describe the special characteristics of health technology exports
  • analyse and assess various aspects related to business growth and internationalisation

The target group of the training program is people who develop, produce and use medical devices, as well as those interested in the health technology sector. It is suitable for example for:

  • personnel of health technology companies (especially start-ups) 
  • people starting out in the health technology sector 
  • those working in business positions related to health technology (commercialisation, export, sales, marketing)  
  • those involved in co-creation (research, development, and testing)  
  • persons who use medical devices, are responsible for procurement or supervision of the safe use of devices in the wellbeing services counties and
  • RDI staff and teachers in higher education institutions 

Due to funding requirements, the participant must be a resident of Finland.

The course consists of independent study in an eLearn learning environment (online studies, lecture recordings and online assignments) on your own schedule. It is graded by the successful completion of online tasks as pass/fail. The amount of independent work is c. 27 hours.

The course is open until 15.12.2026. You can work in either English or Finnish.

The target group of the training program is people who develop, produce and use medical devices, as well as those interested in the health technology sector. It is suitable for example for  

  • personnel of health technology companies (especially start-ups) 
  • people starting out in the health technology sector 
  • those working in business positions related to health technology (commercialisation, export, sales, marketing)  
  • those involved in co-creation (research, development, and testing)  
  • persons who use medical devices, are responsible for procurement or supervision of the safe use of devices in the wellbeing services counties and
  • RDI staff and teachers in higher education institutions 

Due to funding requirements, the participant must be a resident of Finland.

This course is free of charge for the duration of the JOTPA-funded Terveysteknologian osaamistarpeet-project, which covers the whole period this course is available.

Irrespective of time
Finnish
English

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2. Identify yourself and confirm your registration 

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Registration is binding. Please read the Open University payment and cancellation terms before registering. 

 

3. Wait for confirmation and start your studies 

Processing the registration usually takes 2–5 business days, and at most 10 business days. After processing, you will receive an email with a link to the instructions for starting your studies. Please read the instructions carefully. 

 

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  • If you already have a UEF username, change your password. 

 

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Registration starts:
2026-05-05 09:00
Registration ends:
2026-11-15 23:59
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Keränen, Anne

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