Get International Experience during your Studies!

SAMK has wide international connections and partner universities in various countries. All the students of SAMK have a change to go abroad as an exchange student, do their internship abroad or get to know other students from different cultures who are studying at SAMK. It is worthwhile for students to consider their eagerness to develop even further their own internationalization: 

• when would I go abroad?
• would I go abroad to study or would the best way to improve my international skills be to do my internship abroad?
• would I be a tutor student for international students?
• or maybe all three...

Going Abroad as an Exchange Student

All the students studying in SAMK are able to do part of their studies abroad. In most cases this temporary study abroad lasts one or two semesters.

Planning to go abroad is a very persistent task. You have to be able to plan your studies in advance, for the whole semester. It’s important to plan what you want and what do you need in your forthcoming work life or in your life generally. What is the most important to you; content of the studies you do abroad, improvement of your language skills, or do you want to familiarize yourself with other countries or other cultures? Look what opportunities are available and consider how they agree with your own plans.

The easiest way to go abroad as an exchange-student is to choose the most interesting of the over a hundred partner schools SAMK has an agreemtn about exchanges.

Most of the students going abroad participate in the Erasmus programme. Other exchange programmes are Nordplus (Scandinavia), FIRST (Russia) and Magellan (USA and Mexico). SAMK also has bilateral agreements with some Russian and Asian Universities. For more information, click the menu on the left side of the page.

Student can also go abroad independently.

Studies that you do abroad will be credited as a part of the degree you are studying at in SAMK.
It is important to discuss and plan your studies abroad with your programme coordinator and/or international contact person of your school. Well planned studies abroad does not extend the originally planned study time.

Practical Training Abroad

International placements offer you a chance to gain work experience and improve your international skills at the same time. 

Be active and use your own contacts in finding the internship place that best matches your skills and interests. Check with your programme coordinator that the placement you have selected suits your studies, and apply for a grant.

Ask the international contact person at your school for more infomation!

Tutoring International Students

There are more than 150 new international students at SAMK every year. Being a tutor student is your chance to get international experience, when you are planning a study abroad period or can not, for the moment, otherwise go abroad yoyr self.

By becoming an international tutor student, you'll improve your language skills and get to know new people and cultures. Application time for international tutor is in March; ask more from your international contact person.