VAMK University of Applied Sciences

Institution Info

VAMK Experience - Beyond Your ExpectationsWe offer you a great opportunity to gain Professional Education with strong emphasis on applied research that contributes significantly to your employability in the working life. We at Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu (VAMK), University of Applied Sciences provide Quality Competence by combining theory with practice. Together with the international students of over 50 different nationalities VAMK is the perfect place to gain higher education and cultural experience. You couldn´t ask for a better opportunity to internationalise.Our focus at VAMK is Energy Industry, SME Entrepreneurship, Information technology, Tourism and Business Competence and Health Care and Welfare Services. We provide education in Finnish, Swedish and English. The degrees are of high quality and working-life-orientated. There are about 3,500 students enrolled and 250 members of staff. The staff, degree programmes and student services all work together to provide an extensive range of studies that offer an unbeatable combination of VAMK quality education in Vaasa, one of the liveliest student cities in Finland. Our well-equipped learning environment consists of two campuses located within walking distance from each other. VAMK prides itself on modern and well-equipped facilities. Technobothnia, the technology research and teaching laboratory, provides our Engineering students with an excellent platform to participate in projects introducing the latest technology. Numerous local and international companies and organisations offer the Business Economics and Tourism students an authentic training environment. Practical training in the region's bilingual organisations as well as in the school's modern premises prepare the students for working life.VAMK is the experience of a life time!