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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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DIVERSE European University Alliance held a high-level strategic meeting in Istanbul.

DIVERSE in Istanbul: A Milestone for European University Cooperation

DIVERSE European University Alliance held a high-level strategic meeting in Istanbul, gathering institutional representatives and academic leaders from all member universities.

Our students will be employed: Tina’s Journey in Sustainable Tourism

– Funnily enough, I hadn’t even heard of Finland before meeting my husband, says Tina Salo from Malaysia. She graduated from SAMK in 2024 with a degree in International Tourism Management and now works as a receptionist at Sokos Hotel Vaakuna in Pori.

SAMK has organised SuomiAreena discussions in previous years as well.

SAMK is participating in SuomiAreena

SAMK will participate in SuomiAreena, held from June 24–27, 2025. SAMK will have a tent at Kansalaistori, featuring daily changing themes. In addition, SAMK will co-host a discussion titled “Finland thrives on the West Coast” (in Finnish).

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263 students graduated from SAMK in May

Altogether 263 students graduated from SAMK in May. 27 of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

SAMK to Coordinate EU-Funded Innovation Project GreenTech4Transformation (GT4T)

SAMK has received funding from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology Higher Education Initiative (EIT HEI) for the GreenTech4Transformation (GT4T) project.

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94 students graduated from SAMK in April

Altogether 94 students graduated from SAMK in April. 14 of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

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