23 graduated from SAMK in January – alummi party tradition will start on 6 April

23 students graduated from SAMK in January 2019, three of them with a Master´s degree. This year´s degree ceremony, i.e. graduation party will be organized on 14 June 2019. The alumni party will be celebrated at SAMK Campus Pori on 6 April 2019.

The students graduated in January 2019 >> (The academic titles are always in Finnish, in English degree programmes also in English. All the graduates have not wanted their names published.

This year’s degree ceremony, i.e. graduation party will be organized on 14 June 2019. More information can be found on samk.fi :graduation.

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SAMK will start an alumni party tradition

The alumni party will be celebrated at SAMK Campus Pori on 6 April 2019. The party starts at 7 pm.

All the SAMK graduates who have graduated with a Bachelor´s or Master´s degree are welcome to party. There´s room for the first 400 enrolled participants.

For more information: samk.fi/alumnijuhla

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