{"id":21,"date":"2026-03-24T10:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biotalouskoulutusitasuomi.fi\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:25:01","slug":"strengthen-your-position-and-competitiveness-in-the-job-market-with-bioeconomy-specialisation-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.biotalouskoulutus.fi\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bioeconomy is a growing international field that combines traditional fields in a new way. The aim in bioeconomy is to reduce our dependency on fossil natural resources and to prevent biodiversity loss. The transition towards bioeconomy requires the ability to create new solutions by combining existing processes, raw materials and side streams.&nbsp;Bioeconomy is growing rapidly, and in order to develop it, we need experts and entrepreneurs who are capable of taking advantage of the opportunities to use, refine and export biomass to create new business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Eastern Finland, Karelia University of Applied Sciences and Savonia University of Applied Sciences provide multidisciplinary education for competence development. This includes short trainings, courses, study modules and professional support for trainers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bioeconomy - the solution\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yu1_ivP6ilU?feature=oembed&#038;controls=1&#038;hd=1&#038;autohide=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funders:<\/h2>\n\n\n    <div class=\"funders grid\">\n                        <div class=\"funders__item grid__item\">\n                            <div class=\"funders__image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biotalouskoulutus.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/2020\/03\/EU_ESR_EN_vaaka.png\" alt=\"European Union. 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