Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu (VAMK), University of Applied Sciences Expertise and Internationality
Facts and Numbers Founded 1996 Students 3500 Staff 240
Our educational sectors Technology and Communication Business Economics and Tourism Health Care and Social Services
Two Campuses Raastuvankatu campus; Business Economics & Tourism and Health Care Palosaari campus (Wolffintie); Technology & Communication and Social Services
Degree studies in English Information Technology International Business Hotel and Restaurant Business
Technology VAMK is a pioneer in technological know- how and internationalism in Finland The modern science laboratory Technobothnia is also at our disposal
Degree programmes: Information Technology (English/Finnish) Electrical Engineering (Finnish) Mechanical and Production Engineering (Finnish) Civil Engineering (Finnish) Environmental Technology (Finnish)
Business Economics Education is international, in four languages Entrepreneurship is emphasised
Degree programmes: International Business (Finnish/Swedish/English) Business Economics (Finnish/Swedish) Information Processing (Finnish/Swedish)
Health Care & Social Services An extensive and close-to-practice degree programme Practical training periods in bilingual and multicultural working environments in the region and abroad
Degree programmes: Social Services (Finnish) Health Care (Finnish) Public Health Care (Finnish)
International Profile 3 international degree programmes Some 200 foreign degree and 100 exchange students yearly Students from 40 different country
Exchange Students Most exchange students from Europe 60 partner schools; Erasmus/Socrates, Nordplus, AIESEC in Europe Bilateral Exchange agreements; Thailand, U.S.A, U.A.E. etc. Some 100 exchange students yearly
Responsible for the International Affairs Safety net for incoming exchange students Arrange Orientations, trips, events and so on International Office
Ritva Mertaniemi Head of International Office
Kerstin Berg International Coordinator for the Unit of Business Economics and Tourism Tuija Tammi International Coordinator for the Unit of Technology and Communication
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