Applied Artificial Intelligence for Business and Education

Facilitating the implementation of AI into practice.

Applied Artificial Intelligence for Business and Education

About this hub

Based at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences in Helsinki (Finland).

It promotes the application of AI tools and methods to meet the challenges presented by AI.

It concentrates on the application of AI opportunities across many domains, especially in the fields of business and education.

Thematic areas

Artificial intelligence

Objectives

The main objective of this hub is to foster innovation in applied AI and facilitate the implementation of AI into practice.

More specifically, Haaga-Helia’s Applied AI for Business and Education Innovation Hub (IH) focuses on the application of AI tools and methods across a diverse range of contexts in both business and education.

Existing facilities & resources

Located at Haaga-Helia’s Pasila Campus in Helsinki, the Innovation Hub of Applied Artificial Intelligence for Business and Education is a vibrant space designed for networking, collaborative projects, and AI training for local businesses. It’s where research meets real-world impact.

At the forefront of AI innovation, our Applied AI in Business and Education Hub at Haaga-Helia drives cutting-edge research and development. We’ve established two key research groups:

  • Applied AI in Business: Exploring the transformative potential of AI across industries
  • Applied AI in Education: Revolutionizing learning with AI-driven solutions

Our Innovation Hub has successfully launched two exciting, funded programs:

  • CURATE Incubator: A student-centric incubator that fuses AI and entrepreneurship, empowering the next generation of AI innovators
  • ALFALabs Living Lab: A creative space where AI is tested as an accessible, assistive technology, bringing innovative solutions to real-world challenges

As a key partner in the European Digital Innovation Hub – FAIR (Finnish AI Region), we’re shaping the future of AI across Europe.

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Satellite projects

ALFALABS

ALFALABS

Alfa Labs will advance the digital capabilities of higher education in the use of AI and Increase digital transformation of HEIs through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity. ALFA Labs will plan the supporting infrastructure to directly impact HEIs to increase their capacity and readiness to manage an effective shift towards digital education and specifically the use of AI, develop digital skills and support digital capabilities of HEIs.
COMAI

COMAI

COMAI: Co-creation of an Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters in Artificial Intelligence to boost Innovation Ecosystems, business competitiveness and employment in Europe” aims to co-create and co-design the Ulysseus AI Joint Master programme applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a business context.
CURATE

CURATE

Co-created student centered incubator programme. Curate “Co-created student centered incubator programme” project will bring together 5 partners of the Ulysseus European University Alliance, to co-create and co-design the Curate Incubator Curriculum and a step-by-step Incubator framework in close collaboration with the Ulysseus Innovation hub ecosystem. 

ENRICHER HUBS

ENRICHER HUBS

The objective of the ENRICHER project is to improve the capacity of green tourism service development and experiential learning to better match industry needs of future employees. The project will accelerate the twin (green and digital) transition to boost the recovery of the European tourism industry by identifying skills and competence mismatches between Higher education institutions (HEIs) and the labour market in Georgia and Moldova.

Associated Partners

Artificial Intelligence Partners

Associated Partners are regional and local authorities, businesses, and citizens who participate and contribute to both the Ulysseus long-term mission and to our regional development and to shape the future of the European Higher Education. They are involved in the co-creation and design thinking processes, in the plans and structures and in the programs of activities of Ulysseus.

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