SAMK organisation
SAMK’s matrix-type organisation comprises four faculties:
- Health and Welfare
- Service Business
- Logistics and Maritime Technology
- Technology
President’s Office include Communication Services and Quality Services.
Vice President’s Office (Education) includes Student, Education and Continuing Education Services, International Relations, and Library.
Vice President’s Office (Research) includes RDI and Entrepreneurship, Project planning, Event, ICT, and Digital Services.
Finance and Administration Services also include Project Services, Facilities and Security and Human Resources.
President and the Management Group
SAMK’s operations are led by the President, who is also the Managing Director of the company. The President is supported by the Management Group, which comprises Vice Presidents, the Director of Finance and Administration Services as well as the Deans of Faculties and Head of Communications and Marketing.
The contact details for assistants and secretaries can be found after the contact details of the management team.
Jari Multisilta
Managing Director, PresidentPresidents Office
Timo Mattila
Vice President for EducationVice Presidents Office, Education
Cimmo Nurmi
Vice President for ResearchVice Presidents Office, Research
Tommi Tamminen
Director, Finance and AdministrationFinance and Administration Services
Jari Iisakkala
DeanFaculty of Service Business
Tiina Savola
DeanFaculty of Health and Welfare
Heikki Haaparanta
DeanFaculty of Technology
Filosofian tohtori (tekn.) KL, eMBA Heikki Haaparanta on työskennellyt SAMKissa vuodesta 2020. Ennen toimimistaan osaamisaluejohtajana, on hän toiminut SAMKin digitaalisen palveluliiketoiminnan yliopettajana. Hän on toiminut ennen SAMKiin tuloaan myös mm. tutkijana, kehitysjohtajana, rehtorina ja tietohallintojohtajana. Lisäksi hänellä on kokemusta yritysten hallitustyöskentelystä.
Riitta Rissanen
International Relations SecretaryInternational Relations
Jani Wahlman
Head of Communications and MarketingCommunication Services
MSc (Econ.), MA, BBA. Wahlman has previously worked in a number of organizations in managerial and planning positions of marketing and communications. In addition, he has worked as an entrepreneur and trainer in the communications and marketing industry.
Katja Lempinen
Senior AdviserPresidents Office
The contact details for assistants and secretaries of the management team
You can also communicate with members of the group’s management team through the management assistants and secretaries.
Heidi Varjus
Executive AssistantPresidents Office
Tiina Laurén
Executive AssistantVice Presidents Office, Education
Anu Hakkarainen
Faculty SecretaryFaculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology
Maria Vainionpää
Faculty SecretaryFaculty of Health and Welfare
Liisa Suominen
Faculty SecretaryFaculty of Service Business
Kaisa Urponen
Faculty SecretaryFaculty of Technology
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors comprises nine members: the cities of Pori and Rauma each appoint two members, the cities of Huittinen and Kankaanpää each appoint one member and business life representatives jointly appoint one member. The University of Applied Sciences has two members on the Board of Directors, one elected by the staff and another elected by the students. The President, who is also the Managing Director of the company, attends Board meetings as a presenting official.
- Kaarina Ranne, chairperson (Pori)
- Marika Leppänen, vice chairperson (Rauma)
- Jukka Hurrila (business life (Rauma Chamber of Commerce, Satakunta Chamber of Commerce and Satakunnan yrittäjät)
- Katri Kujanpää (Kankaanpää)
- Henna Nordman (SAMK)
- Vesa Rosenqvist (SAMK)
- Tapio Rosnell (Pori)
- Anni Tormas (Huittinen)
- Pekka Wallenius (Rauma)
Owners
City of Pori 50.04%, Rauma 23.42%, Kankaanpää 2.34%, Huittinen 5.46%; Eurajoki, Eura, Harjavalta, Kokemäki, Laitila, Nakkila, Säkylä, Ulvila and Uusikaupunki as well as Rauma Chamber of Commerce, Satakunta Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Organisation of Enterprises in Satakunta, 1.56% each
Advisory Boards
SAMK’s Degree-specific Advisory Boards convey insights from the working life to direct and develop education and RDI operations regionally. In addition to the staff and students, the nearly 20 Advisory Boards of SAMK comprise business life representatives, some of whom are SAMK alumni. The Advisory Boards play an essential role in the development of curricula and the forecasting of the need for workforce and education as well as in the maintenance of constant interaction between SAMK and the working life.
Other internal bodies
SAMK also has many other internal bodies, from working groups to boards. Established institutions include:
- Education Committee
- Student Selection Board
- Examination Board
- Co-operation Negotiation Advisory Board