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Our stakeholder media Agora is aimed at partners, employers and alumni. Once a year, we publish an Agora magazine featuring SAMK success stories (in Finnish). Throughout the year, you can read interesting articles about our activities.

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Nina Pere, CEO of the Rauma Chamber of Commerce (left), and Minna Nore, CEO of the Satakunta Chamber of Commerce, presenting the audit certificate to Jari Multisilta, President and CEO of SAMK.

Work-life audits bring companies and education together in Satakunta

A new operating model has been launched in Satakunta to strengthen cooperation between education and working life.

Ganesh studying.

Our students will be employed: Building a Career with Robots

Ganesh Goutham moved from India to Finland to study Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence at SAMK. He explains what made him choose Finland, what studying in a practical environment is like, and what his dreams for the future are.

Mechanical Engineering students in Pori Campus.

Applications for international degree programmes are now open

The joint and separate application periods for international programmes starting in autumn 2026 run from 7 to 21 January 2026. At SAMK, you can apply to eight English-taught bachelor’s degree programmes and two master’s degree programmes.

Valkoisia kukkia/White flowers

87 students graduated from SAMK in November

Altogether 87 students graduated from SAMK in November. 17 of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

An update of your competence or a completely new direction

Would you like to develop your competence, widen your horizons or perhaps aim for a completely new career?

Yellow chrysanthemums.

60 students graduated from SAMK in October

Altogether 60 students graduated from SAMK in October. Nine of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

SAMK publications

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