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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.

We also publish blogs about the work and the people behind it, from studies to research and higher education policy - with a personal touch. Check out the blogs.
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Igniting the Spark: Campus Rauma's Kickstart Keynote 2024

On a September morning, Rauma-sali buzzed with excitement as students gathered for the much-anticipated Kickstart Keynote, an event designed to motivate and inspire students as they embark on a new academic year.

Szilvia Simon-Nagy in the SAMK conference room.

SAMK puts a strong emphasis on integrating international students

Many international students arriving at SAMK meet Szilvia Simon-Nagy, the International Relations Coordinator, during the very first days of their studies. What does she do and what does SAMK do to ease integration?

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Staff Day culminated in the awarding of deserving SAMK employees

SAMK’s autumn semester started traditionally with the staff day and this year’s theme was “Looking to the future with SAMK strategy”. During the day, the discussion focused on the new Our SAMK strategy and its importance for SAMK and the whole region.

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Application period to SAMK has ended

The application period in autumn 2024 for SAMK’s degree programmes has ended. There were a total of 4,200 applicants for degree programmes in English.

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25 students graduated from SAMK in August

Altogether 25 students graduated from SAMK in August. One of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

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Application period to SAMK started

The application period is now open and it ends on 11 September, 2024, at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. Studies will start in January, 2025.

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Stakeholder media Agora – Competence News

Read our news in the online magazine Agora (ISSN 2242-2528).
Stakeholder media Agora