1996 Kajaani University of Applied Sciences amongst the first to be granted permanent status 1998 The first English-taught programme, Degree Programme in International Business, starts 1999 Degree Programme in Tourism (in Finnish) begins 1999 Laboratories established 2001 All departments situated in a single campus area 2001 The Information Centre opens 2001 Fox Student Restaurant opens 2003 Second-cycle degree qualification Technology Competence Management begins 2005 Sports Instructor degree programme attracts a mass of applications 2006 Tourism Degree Programme (in English) begins 2006 Bachelor of Business and Administration degree qualification, Game Programming major and Legal Specialist major begins 2007 Second-cycle degree qualification in Health Care Management and Development 2009 A new English-taught proramme, Degree Programme in Sports and Leisure Management, begins