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Throughout the year, we publish articles on our website that provide background on our activities, as well as blogs about work and the people behind it, studies, research and higher education policy – with a personal perspective. The SAMK Research online publication brings together current articles and results from SAMK’s research, development and innovation activities and highlights the expertise of our staff and research centres.

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Studies

6 Oct 2026

How international trainees represent the heart of SAMK

Meet the SAMK Pori Campus trainees, each of them represents a value that SAMK promotes.

Student stories

As part of the programme, a panel discussion explored different perspectives on how the education and competence of professionals in adapted physical activity have developed in the 2020s, as well as the key future competence needs and development measures.

RDI

Studies

14 Sep 2026

The seminar on adapted physical activity brought together experts and practitioners from the field at SAMK

Soveltavan liikunnan päivät (hereafter, Adapted Physical Activity Seminar), co-ordinated by the Finnish Society of Sports Sciences, was held this year at the SAMK Campus Pori. The two-day event brought together around 250 participants from across Finland.

The first alumni exhibition, URA I, is on display at the SAMK Fine Arts Campus in Kankaanpää.

Studies

10 Sep 2026

The first alumni exhibition showcases visual artists’ career paths

The first alumni exhibition, URA I, at the SAMK Fine Arts Campus in Kankaanpää, brings together visual artists who have graduated from Kankaanpää.

Fine arts

News releases

News

9 Oct 2026

39 students graduated from SAMK in September

Altogether 39 students graduated from SAMK in September. One of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

Graduation

News

7 Oct 2026

National Career Monitoring Survey has started

The nationwide Career Monitoring Survey for universities of applied sciences has started. The survey collects information on graduates’ employment, career development, the skills needed in working life, and how well studies at universities of applied sciences have met the needs of working life.