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RDI

4 Dec 2025

West Coast Collaboration generates growth to whole Finland

For three years, the West Coast region has engaged in close collaboration among universities of applied sciences, supporting both local and national growth and competitiveness. The region’s companies and business sector have played a key role in this cooperation, which is significant for the benefit of all Finland.

The day began in the staff break room with a joint morning meeting led by Director of Services and Development, Anne Holopainen.

Our workplace

21 Nov 2025

Children’s Day at Work brought liveliness to the campuses – see the photo gallery

On the national Children’s Day at Work, more than seventy children and grandchildren of SAMK employees, aged 3 to 17, visited the Pori and Rauma campuses.

Companies gain concrete support from the cyber laboratory in multiple ways. Pictured from left: Head of Teaching Jussi Törmänen, Senior Lecturer Jere Grönman, Senior Lecturer Kimmo Viitala and Laboratory Engineer Marko Jalonen.

RDI

14 Nov 2025

RoboAI Cyberlab launched – SAMK also strengthens industrial cybersecurity through hands-on training

SAMK’s new RoboAI Cyberlab aims to strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of local companies and future engineers specifically in industrial environments – where security measures have the greatest impact on production and national resilience.