Intensive weeks
As a LAB degree student, you have a chance to gain international experience by participating in short mobility periods abroad even in the first year of your studies. Short mobilities, also known as intensive weeks, are a great opportunity for you to gain knowledge in a multicultural environment.
By taking part in these intensive weeks, you can compensate some of your compulsory studies and/or advanced studies. And on top of that gain international experience! All LAB degree students can apply, and participants are chosen based on the course contents and objectives. More specific selection criteria can be found lower on this page.
Some intensive weeks, usually lasting from 5 to 10 days, are designed together with LAB partner universities and networks around the world. If the short mobility period is an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme, the student participating in it will be awarded an Erasmus+ grant to cover some of the costs of travelling and accommodation. Learn more about the Erasmus+ programme and the principles of the programme.
Other options might be summer schools or other short mobilities that partner institutions organise and invite students around the world to join in. Students are responsible of paying the expenses of travelling and accommodation themselves, when the course does not fulfill the requirements of the Erasmus+ programme, or a grant cannot be awarded to the student (see selection criteria at the bottom of the page).
Insurance during a short international mobility
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.
Read more about the programmes below. If you have questions about short mobilities, please contact shortmobility@lab.fi.
The intensive weeks have been divided in the following categories:
A Blended Intensive Programme consists of a virtual and a physical component. The physical component can be 5-30 days long and the virtual component can be before, during or after the physical component. The programme must award at least 3 ECTS credits to students.
Blended mobility offers opportunities for new ways of learning, teaching, and training that can lead to the development of new types of competences. Blended mobility 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 mobility.
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 Peppi.
Enrolling ongoing or upcoming to the following courses:
February
LAB Winter School 2026 - Commercialization within the context of the circular economy
Campus: Lahti
Timing: 8.2.-13.2.2026, virtual meetings 23.1.-30.1.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2. ja 3. year students in technology, business, and tourism and hospitality management
Enrolling: On Peppi, course code will be published here later
Responsible teacher: Taina Savonen taina.savonen@lab.fi
May
Challenges for Child and Family Services
Campus: Lahti
Timing: May 2026, virtual meetings to be announced
Credits: 5 ECTS
For students in the study fields: All Master students of Health Care and Social Services
Enrolling: On Peppi, course: ST00BO33
Deadline for enrolling: 31.1.2026
Responsible teacher: Juha Roslakka juha.roslakka@lab.fi
An Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme consists of a virtual and a physical component. The physical component can be 5-14 days long and the virtual component can be before, during or after the physical component. The programme must award at least 3 ECTS credits to students.
Blended mobility offers opportunities for new ways of learning, teaching, and training that can lead to the development of new types of competences. A short physical mobility period also brings internationalisation available for students who are not able to attend to a longer exchange period.
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 is 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 in 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
European Creative Futures - ECF
Location: Cork, Ireland
Timing: Virtual component in January before the intensive week + intensive week 25.1.-31.1.2026 (travel days 24.1. and 1.2.)
Credits: 5 ECTS
For students in the study fields: Technology and Design and Fine Arts 2.-4. year Bachelor students, and Master students
Applying: see instructions clicking the name of the course
Deadline for applying: 10.11.2025
Responsible teachers: Sariseelia Sore ja Oona Casalegno, lab.ecf@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
March
Location: UCLL Hogeschool, Leuven, Belgium
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 2.3.-6.3.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Challenges in Entrepreneurship
Location: UCLL Hogeschool, Leuven, Belgium
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 2.3.-6.3.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Location: UCLL Hogeschool, Leuven, Belgium
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 2.3.-6.3.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Location: UCLL Hogeschool, Leuven, Belgium
Timing: Virtual meeting 26.2.2026; Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026 (travel day 22.3.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Adapting the marketing plan of a Belgian brewery to fit its new challenges
Location: EPHEC University College, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Timing: Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026 (travel day 22.3.), virtual component to be confirmed
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Company simulation game OGP'Lay
Location: IUT Saint Denis, Paris, France
Timing: Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026, virtual component to be confirmed
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Location: International Business Academy, Kolding, Denmark
Timing: Virtual meeting 4.3.2026; Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026 (travel day 22.3.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Content marketing for Blackrock Castle Observatory
Location: Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
Timing: Virtual meetings 13.3. and 20.3.2026; Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026 (travel day 22.3.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Location: Rotterdam Business School, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
International Economic Perspectives on Choices of SDG Strategies
Location: International Business Academy, Kolding, Denmark
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 23.3.-27.3.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
April
Devising an Export Strategy for Damrak Gin
Location: The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Hague, the Netherlands
Timing: Virtual meetings 31.3. and 2.4.2026; Intensive week 7.4.-11.4.2026 (travel day 6.4.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Communication concept in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz
Location: Hochschule Heilbronn, Künzelsau, Germany
Timing: Virtual meeting 25.3.2026; Intensive week 13.4.-17.4.2026 (travel day 12.4.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Marketing & sponsorship strategy for a Women's Football Team
Location: University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna, Wien, Austria
Timing: Virtual meetings 24.3. and 14.4.2026; Intensive week 20.4.-24.4.2026 (travel day 19.4.)
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students. Students in other study fields may contact the responsible teacher and ask the suitability.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Tiina Pernanen tiina.pernanen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
Location: College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic
Timing: Virtual meeting to be announced; Intensive week 20.4.-24.4.2026
Credits: 3 ECTS
For students in the study fields: 2nd and 3rd year Business students.
Applying: on Webropol
Deadline for applying: 23.11.2025
Responsible teacher: Sirpa Varajärvi sirpa.varajarvi@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
May
Location: UC Leuven-Limburg, Belgium
Timing: Virtual meetings: 2.3., 4.3., 6.3., 16.3., 18.3., 27.4. and 29.4.; physical mobility period 4.5.-8.5. (travel days 3.5. and 9.5.)
Credits: 5 ECTS
For students in the study fields: Business, Tourism and Hospitality, and Design (2nd - 4th year students; 1st year students only, if not enough students)
Applying: will open on Peppi later, code will be announced here
Responsible teacher: Taina Savonen taina.savonen@lab.fi
Information about the course: Click the name of the course
There are also other intensive weeks than Erasmus+ courses organised in international institutions. 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 same 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.
Courses with ongoing or upcoming application period:
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Grants, application procecss and selection criteria for Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programmes
Erasmus+ programme awards a grant for short mobilities arranged at LAB's partner institutions, when the programme meets the criteria set by Erasmus+. The amount of the grant is based on the duration of the physical mobility. Grants are awarded as long as there is funding left. A student can only be awarded one Erasmus+ grant for short mobilities during one academic year. Also, student that has been on a long-term exchange in the autumn semester, cannot be awarded an Erasmus+ grant for short mobility during the spring semester. However, a student can always apply for long-term exchange even though they would have been on a short-term exchange during the same academic year.
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.
- 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.
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.
Starting from the academic year 2024-2025 all students going for an Eramus+ 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 travel grant is awarded based on the one-way straight-line distance between the Lappeenranta campus (regardless of the home campus of the student) and the location of the main campus of the host institution. If the student is attending their studies online and does not live in Finland, the departure location is their home address abroad. Erasmus+ distance calculator is used to calculate the distance.
The table below presents the travel grant for the round-trip. 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.
| The straight-line one-way distance | Travel grant in total | Green travel grant |
|---|---|---|
| 10 - 99 km | 28 € | 56 € |
| 100 - 499 km | 211 € | 285 € |
| 500 - 1999 km | 309 € | 417 € |
| 2000 - 2999 km | 395 € | 535 € |
| 3000 - 3999 km | 580 € | 785 € |
| 4000 - 7999 km | 1188 € | 1188 € |
| 8000- km | 1735 € | 1735 € |
In addition to the normal study exchange grant, the Erasmus+ programme supports students who would otherwise find it difficult to go abroad for financial or health reasons. The Erasmus+ programme offers students the opportunity to apply for two different types of support, depending on their own personal situation. Below you will find more information about these.
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)
Health obstacles:
- suffer from serious and/or chronic health problems (at least moderate functional impairment)
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 €.
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
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
- Every course has its own criteria for participating students; e.g., study field, phase of studies, or language skills.
- The course must be suitable for the student's degree at LAB -> Approval from tutor teacher or other teacher from the study field.
- Success and progress in the studies at LAB (around 60 ECTS/academic year).
- Maximum duration of the physical mobility is 14 days.
- Exchange takes place in a destination that genuinely supports student's internationalisation (not, for example, in the country of residence or country of citizenship).
- Students that have not participated in an international mobility (long-term or short-term) are prioritised in the selection.
- 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.
- 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.