LUT University’s Civil and Municipal Engineering education delayed

LUT University is still waiting for a decision from the Ministry to start the training. The funding is in place, only the permit is missing.

Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology’s civil engineering programme will start in 2027 at the earliest, if the Ministry of Education grants permission.

LUT University hoped that the Ministry would make its decision last year so that the training could start in autumn next year. The delay in the decision means that LUT will not have time to recruit the necessary staff or market the training for autumn 2026.

If the Minister were to take a decision now, early in the year, the university would not be able to start training until 2027 at the earliest. Hiring staff will take time. In addition, the university will need to market the start of training well in advance.

– We have 10 million euros of jam in use, so if the ministry allows, the new training will start in Lahti, says Saksa.

If the construction and community engineering education comes to fruition, there would be 500–600 more students studying at LUT University’s Lahti campus in the future than at present. The number of employees would increase by around 50.

The city of Lahti has decided to support education and research in construction technology with a maximum of 1.8 million euros per year.

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