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Entrepreneur of the Year Joonas Rakkolainen developed an innovative tool for stiff necks

SAMK Entrepreneur of the Year Joonas Rakkolainen developed in his business an assistive device, which he initially used to treat his own migraine.

• Entrepreneurship
• Industrial Management

Tourism education receives top results in the national student questionnaire: SAMK graduates appreciate their education

The national student questionnaire measures the satisfaction of graduates each calendar year, regarding, for example, the content of education and connections to working life. SAMK graduates from 2023 were highly satisfied with their studies, helping the field of education to be ranked first in the country.

• International Tourism Management

The Robotics Academy will henceforth be known as the RoboAI Academy

The Robotics Academy, which for the past six years has been providing students with high-quality education in robotics, will be rebranding itself as RoboAI Academy this spring.

• RoboAI Industry
• RoboAI Research and development

Meet SAMK in Morocco 18–21 April 2024 at the Forum International de l’Etudiant de Casablanca

SAMK will participate in International Student Fair in Casablanca, Morocco, together with 5 Finnish universities of applied sciences in the Finland section.

• Events
• Internationality

34 students graduated from SAMK in February

Altogether 34 students graduated from SAMK in February. Six of them graduated with a Master´s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

SAMK's international degree programmes attracted widespread interest

The separate admission procedure for SAMK’s international degree programmes closed last week. The average number of applications per place was approximately 28.