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HAMK University
HAMK University of Applied Sciences is a multidisciplinary university of applied sciences with 29 bachelor-level degree programmes, 7 master-level degree programmes and around 8000 students and 800 staff members. HAMK offers broad-based, high-quality education, research and development, and strong internationalisation. HAMK’s mission is to provide professional higher education geared to support students’ professional development, the requirements and developments of the world of work, and to carry out research and development important to the region. In fact, we have a very clear statutory objective in regional development.
HAMK is authorised by the Government of Finland. The Ministry of Education and Culture determines the educational mission, fields of education and student numbers. The annual turnover of HAMK is around 70 million euros and the R&D funding is around 6 million euros.
HAMK is situated centrally in the most populated area of the country, in southern Finland, where about half of all Finns live. HAMK has campuses in seven locations within a 100 km area of range. These campuses specialise in specific subject areas, namely; 1) culture, 2) natural resources and the environment, 3)natural sciences 4)social sciences, business and administration, 5)social services, health and sport 6) technology, communication and transport and 7) professional teacher education. HAMK offers full-time and part-time Bachelor and Master’s level education in Finnish and English. Students are encouraged to seize upon good ideas, which are then developed into business ideas during personal guidance sessions and with the help of peers.
HAMK strengthens its operation through the strategic alliance, FUAS, together with Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Laurea University of Applied Sciences. When HAMK’s quality assurance management system was audited previously by the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council it was awarded the overall status of “advanced” - which is the highest level and the best ever of a Finnish higher education institution. International activities at HAMK include international education, research and development projects as well as mobility. HAMK has around 100 partner institutions all over the world. Internationalisation at HAMK also has a significant impact on the internationalisation of the region’s enterprises and the community. In addition HAMK offers educational export products for the international markets and HAMK’s global responsibility takes the form of development cooperation based on ethical sustainability. Through the LEMONOC-project HAMK wants to develope and improve students mobility between north and south.
Project Team
Eija Laitinen
Ulla-Maija Knuutti
Sara Heikkilä