A blended course offers opportunities for new ways of learning, teaching, and training that can lead to the development of new types of competences. A blended course can additionally encourage internationalisation at home campus. This can be a good introduction for local students that are hesitant to go on mobility and might encourage further participation in mobility activities later in their studies. Participation in blended courses as local students allows for an international experience at home through interaction with international students and staff throughout both the virtual and physical components of the blended course.

LAB organises a few Blended Intensive Programmes during the academic year and receives international students and teachers to Lahti and Lappeenranta. LAB students are welcome to attend the courses and internationalise at home. No grants are awarded for the courses organised at LAB for LAB students, but there are no participation fees either. The credits (min. 3 ECTS) are awarded also to the LAB students.

Below you will find courses with ongoing registration. Please register on Sisu.

Enrolling ongoing or upcoming to the following courses:

February

LAB Winter School - Commercialization within the context of the circular economy

Timing: 15.2.-19.2.2027 (attendance mandatory on campus), virtual meetings 29.1. and 5.2. (participation mandatory for both!)
Campus: Lahti
Credits: 5 ECTS
For students: Business, Tourism and Technology, 2.-4. year students (1. year students if vacancies in the group)
Enrolling: Enroll for the course AL00DI49 on Sisu (enrollment opens after the autumn break), deadline 31.12.
Responsible teachers: Taina Savonen (Business unit), Lea Heikinheimo ja Tuula Penate-Medina (Technology unit)
More information: Click the name of the course (read before enrolling!)

May

Collectio Cultura Art Festival / CC Art Festival

Timing: 10.5.-14.5.2027 (attendance mandatory on campus), virtual meetings 1.3.-28.4. (participation mandatory for all!) See detailed programme by clicking the name of the course
Campus: Lahti
Credits: 5 ECTS
For students: 2.-4. year business students and Design and Fine Art unit students, limited number of slots
Applying: Enroll for the course AL00CZ37 on Sisu (enrollment opens after the autumn break), deadline 15.1. The enrolled students will receive a short assignment and final participants will be selected based on the assignment.
Responsible teachers: Taina Savonen (business unit), the teacher from the Design and Fine Arts unit will be announced later
More information: Click the name of the course (read before enrolling!)

All LAB students can apply to an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, even at the first year of studies, unless otherwise mentioned in the requirements of the course. However, you must check the suitability of the intensive week to your personal study plan with your tutor teacher before applying!

An Erasmus+ grant can be awarded for students participating in an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme organised by a LAB’s international partner institution. The grant will be awarded for the physical component of the course. An additional grant is awarded for green travelling, students with fewer opportunities (e.g., students with minor children), or students with physical or mental health impairments. Learn more on Additional grants -page.

Note that you need to register your mobility period on LAB Mobility-Online before the start of the mobility and after your participation has been confirmed. Please note that only the physical attendance in intensive programmes done outside of Finland are registered. The Erasmus+ grant is also applied in LAB Mobility-Online. You will receive a link to the application form after you have been accepted to participate in the course.

Below you find a list of courses that have application period ongoing or upcoming. The name of the course is a link to more information. If you have any further questions regarding the content of the course, please contact the responsible teacher of the course. Before applying, please consult your tutor teacher.

Application period ongoing or upcoming to the following courses:

January

Global Citizenship and Sustainable Innovations

Organiser: Avans University of Applied Sciences
Location: Breda, the Netherlands
Timing: 18.1.-23.1.2027, virtual meetings in November-December 2026
For students: At least second year students in Technology or Business
Application period: 21.9.-12.10.
To apply: Send an email to the responsible teacher
Responsible teacher: Jaana Häkli jaana.hakli@lab.fi
More information: Click the name of the course

March

Business & Arts Innovation Lab (BAIL) 

Organiser:  HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Location: Utrecht, Alankomaat
Timing: 15.3.-19.3.2027 (travel days 14.3. and 20.3.), virtual meetings before the intensive week; timing to be announced.
For students: At least second year students in the faculties of Business School and Design and Fine Arts
Application period: 1.10.-31.10.
To apply: Send a motivation letter to  sami.heikkinen@lab.fi and heikki.nuutinen@lab.fi 
More information: Click the name of the course

There are also other intensive weeks besides Erasmus+ courses organised by international institutions. You can find courses on the websites of international higher education institutions, and sometimes even through LAB channels. This page only lists courses that LAB is in some way connected to.

The expenses depend on the length and location of the mobility period. The principle is that students are responsible of paying the expenses of travelling and accommodation themselves. In some cases, the costs may be covered by for example the Nordplus network.

Note! Check the suitability of the intensive week to your personal study plan with your tutor teacher before registration!

If you plan to attend an intensive week where you need to be nominated by LAB (mentioned in the instructions), please contact shortmobility@lab.fi before applying.

Note that you need to register your mobility period in LAB Mobility-Online before the start of the intensive programme and after your participation has been confirmed. Please note that only the physical attendance in intensive programmes done outside of Finland are registered.

Enrolling open to the courses:

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Academic year 2026-2027 (checked yearly)

The daily grant: 79 € / day, including the travel days.

In addition to the daily grant the student is awarded a travel grant and an additional grant for students with e.g. minor (under 18 years old) children, migrant background, physical or psychological illness or needs special arrangements during the exchange. Learn more below.

General conditions for awarding financial support for blended short mobilities:

• Financial support can be awarded for the physical part of the mobility, lasting 5-14 days, but travel days can be added before and after the physical mobility, summing up to 20 days maximum. The daily grant is awarded for the travel days and in addition a separate travel grant is awarded, learn more below.
• The course must be recognised as a part of the student’s degree by the tutor teacher, or by another teacher in the faculty. This must be confirmed before applying for the grant.
• The mobility must have a mandatory virtual part. The programme must be minimum of 3 ECTS including both the physical and virtual parts.
• LAB must have an Erasmus+ bilateral agreement with the institution organising the course.
• Please note that if the duration of the course or any other factor affecting the grant changes, the amount of the grant will be adjusted accordingly. If the grant conditions are not fulfilled, the grant may be reduced or not paid at all.
• Grants are also not awarded for mobilities in countries where the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (UM.fi) advises travellers to leave the country immediately (Poistu välittömästi maasta), avoid all travel (Vältä kaikkea matkustamista), or avoid non-essential travel (Vältä tarpeetonta matkustamista).

• More detailed grant terms and conditions in the file Financial support notice at the bottom of this page.

   

Read more about paying and applying for the grant.

The grants are awarded as long as there is funding left. The annual courses and courses of strategic partners are prioritised. The student will know their grant amount before the binding Mobility-Online application, but not necessarily before the first application to the teacher.

All students going for an Erasmus+ exchange will be awarded a travel grant on top of the grant based on the duration of the exchange. If the student is not entitled to the Erasmus+ grant, they will not be awarded the travel grant either. 

The table below presents the travel grant for the round-trip for the academic year 2026-2027. If a student travels by green means, the green travel grant is awarded instead of the travel grant. The eligibility for the green travel grant is calculated based on the actual kilometres travelled, but the grant is awarded based on the straight-line one-way distance.

Fixed increase

Students who have fewer opportunities to participate in mobility and who belong to nationally defined groups can receive fixed individual support increases to their normal Erasmus+ grant. In Finland these groups are:

Social obstacles:

• family (children under 18 years old)
• family caregivers (agreement on family care with the municipality)

Disabilities:

• students who have an EU disability card, or the right to it
• disabled (at least moderate functional impairment); Functional impairment is defined in Finnish law, and you can review the disability classifications here (unfortunately only in Finnish).

Health obstacles:

• suffer from serious and/or chronic health problems (at least moderate functional impairment)
• Functional impairment is defined in Finnish law, and you can review the disability classifications here (unfortunately only in Finnish).

Migrant background:

• students who have received international protection (refugees, asylum seekers, recipients of international or secondary protection, or the student has a refugee travel document), no matter the current status.

The amount of the additional support: 100 € (academic year 2026-2027)

In order to receive additional support, you must specify in the online application form that you belong to the group entitled to additional support and submit the requested additional documentation to LAB Mobility-Online.

Erasmus+ Special Needs and Inclusion Support

Special needs and inclusion supports are intended to enable study exchange in circumstances when a special need causes additional costs that are not covered by other sources. Special need can be an injury, impairment, physical or psychological illness or learning difficulty. 

Special needs / inclusion support is granted in addition to the normal exchange grant. You should find out the need for possible special needs / inclusion support with LAB International Mobility Services already at the application stage. Special needs / inclusion support is applied by LAB International Mobility Services from Finnish National Agency for Education. They will review each case individually.

Read more about Erasmus+ Additional grants.

Example (academic year 2026-2027)

A student takes part in an one week (Mon-Fri) course in Breda, Netherlands.

Daily grant:

5 x 79 € = 395 €

In addition, when flying or driving to the destination, the student is paid two travel days (1+1): 2 x 79 € = 158 €.

Travelling by green means takes three days per direction, the student is paid 6 travel days (3+3):
6 x 79 € = 474 €

Travel grant:

The straight-line distance is 1770 km, hence the travel grant is 309 €,

or when travelling by green means: 417 €.

Additional grants:

The student has a minor child (under 18 years old), and they sign and upload a declaration for it, they are paid 100 € inclusion support.

In total:

A student travelling by green means and has a minor child, will be awarded a grant of 1386 €.

A student flying or driving and not entitled to any inclusion support, will be awarded a grant of 862 €.

The grants are awarded as long as there is funding left. After that students can participate in blended short mobilities without the grant. The student will know their grant amount before the binding Mobility-Online application, but not necessarily before the first application to the teacher.

The ground rule is that the grant is paid on the last banking day of the month, when the student completes the grant application by the first weekday of the month. An exception is during the holidays (July-August and Christmas-Epiphany), when grants are not handled and the payment takes longer. The payment date will be announced on the information email before the application. If the information is needed earlier, please contact shortmobility@lab.fi.

Mostly, the grant is paid 1-2 months before the mobility period, but sometimes, due to missing information or tight schedule, the payment can be made only close to the mobility period or in the worst case only after the mobility. Thus, the student must be prepared to pay the travelling and accommodation themselves before getting the grant.

BIP courses have different principles with arranging and invoicing the accommodation. Some universities book and pay the accommodation before hand and send the invoice to either LAB or the student. If the invoice is sent to LAB, that sum is deducted from the grant, and the student is paid the rest of the grant. If the invoice is sent to the student, or the student pays the accommodation on site, the student is paid the whole grant. Please pay attention to all the emails you receive to know, whether you must take care of the accommodation yourself, or if it is taken care of for you. In case you need further information, please contact the responsible teacher of the course, or the host institution.

In all questions related to the grant, please contact shortmobility@lab.fi.

Application process for Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme has many steps. First, the student applies according to the instructions given by the teacher. Later, the selected students apply on LAB Mobility-Online according to the instructions given by LAB International Mobility Services after the orientation meeting. Last, the student applies to the host institution according to the instructions given. After the course the student uploads their Certificate of Attendance received from the host institution and completes an Erasmus+ Participant Report.

It is very important to follow all the instructions. The student is responsible for completing their process, but the responsible teacher, International Mobility Services (shortmobility@lab.fi), and the contact person at the host institution will help and support when needed.

Below, please find the student's whole BIP course process in visual form.

Selection criteria for Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes

1. Every course has its own criteria for participating students; e.g., study field, phase of studies, or language skills.
2. The course must be suitable for the student's degree at LAB -> Approval from tutor teacher or other teacher from the study field.
3. Success and progress in the studies at LAB (around 60 ECTS/academic year).
4. Maximum duration of the physical mobility is 14 days.
5. Exchange takes place in a destination that genuinely supports student's internationalisation (not, for example, in the country of residence or country of citizenship).
6. Students that have not participated in an international mobility (long-term or short-term) are prioritised in the selection.
7. If the student has been on an international mobility (long-term or short-term), they cannot be awarded another mobility grant during the same academic year.
8. If the student has previously participated in an international mobility (long-term or short-term), and neglected their responsibilities, they cannot be selected to another mobility period.

When a student goes on a study exchange lasting a maximum of one month, LAB provides health insurance that covers all immediate health-related costs during the international stay. To be eligible for this insurance, the student must be covered by Finnish social security. If the student is not covered, they must obtain their own health insurance that covers all necessary health care costs during the exchange.

The student must have their own travel insurance for luggage and items in all cases, if not covered by the home insurance.