Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

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Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu
Seinajoki uas.png
TypePublic university of applied sciences
Establishedprovisional 1992 (perm. 1995)
PresidentJaakko Hallila[1]
Administrative staff
400
Students4 700
Location
Seinäjoki
,
South Ostrobothnia
,
Finland
NicknameSeAMK
WebsiteSeAMK.fi
Buildings by the river.
SeAMK Campus by river Seinäjoki.

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK) (Finnish: Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu) is a multidisciplinary non-profit government dependent higher education institution and an efficient actor in education and research, development and innovation (RDI) in the region of South Ostrobothnia in West Finland.

The Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences specialises in entrepreneurship, food and internationality. The aim of the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is to increase competence, competitiveness and well-being in the area of its operations. SeAMK's campus is located in the Technology Park Frami in Seinäjoki.

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences currently has about 4,700 students, 180 teachers and more than 90 people working in research, development and innovation, as well as 110 other staff members. Jaakko Hallila,[2] D. Sc. (Admin.), is the President and CEO of the University of Applied Sciences. He has been the President of SeAMK since September 2020, when Tapio Varmola, who has been the President since the establishment of SeAMK, retired. SeAMK was established in 1992. Seinäjoki ammattikorkeakoulu Oy (limited company) has been the administrator of SeAMK since 2014.[3]

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences contains all together four faculties [4] (School of Business and Culture, School of Food and Agriculture, School of Health Care and Social Work and School of Technology) and six study fields. All the faculties provide higher education and are efficient actors in research, development and innovation area.

The Finnish higher education system is divided into traditional research universities, which focus more on academic research, and universities of applied sciences, which emphasize more working life connections. SeAMK is a university of applied sciences. See Finnish educational system.

Faculties[]

Available faculties are:[5]

  • School of Business and Culture
  • School of Food and Agriculture
  • School of Health Care and Social Work
  • School of Technology

Education[]

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences provides education aiming at high-level professional qualification in the following fields:

  • Culture
  • Social sciences, Business and Administration
  • Technology, Communication and Transport
  • Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Social services, Health and Sports
  • Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences has about 20 Bachelor and 12 Master degree programmes [6] of which four degree programmes are totally taught in English: Bachelor degree programmes in International Business (BBA), Automation Engineering (BEng) as well as Nursing (RN), and Master degree programme in International Business Management (MBA).

Also double degree programmes are available in the fields of technology and business.

References[]

  1. ^ "About us". Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. 2008-09-24. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  2. ^ "New president and CEO Jaakko Hallila | SeAMK". www.seamk.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  3. ^ "SeAMK Introduction | SeAMK". www.seamk.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  4. ^ "Faculties in Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences | SeAMK". www.seamk.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  5. ^ "Faculties". Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
  6. ^ "Studies in Finnish | SeAMK". www.seamk.fi. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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