HEALINT-news: the 3rd partner meeting in SAMK
SAMK hosted the third transnational partner meeting and workshop of HEALINT project on 9th and 10th of April 2019.
The Erasmus+-funded HEALINT-project (2017-2020) lead by Nottingham University UK is promoting international training by developing management tools that support higher education and healthcare institutions to offer and direct high-quality cross-border apprenticeships which can serve as a basis for the development of formal international standards and guidelines. The mission is to facilitate the international mobility of trainees and the vision is to increase the supply and quality of international placements offered by health care organizations throughout Europe.
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12 Universities of Applied Sciences: Finland Needs Professional Doctoral Education
A group of 12 universities of applied sciences is proposing a pilot programme for professionally-oriented doctoral education to be launched during the next government term. The proposal stems from concerns about Finland’s declining competitiveness, weakening innovation capacity, and falling behind in European developme
From Finland to Latvia: learning about tourism in a medieval castle
How does spending the summer in the ruins of a medieval castle, surrounded by new friends and Latvian culture, sound? Elizaveta Lazu and Huyen Le Kieu spent eight weeks at Cēsis Castle and learned more about tourism than they could have ever imagined.
Our students will be employed: Dinushika Maddegoda’s Journey in Nursing
From Sri Lanka to Dubai and finally to Finland, Dinushika Maddegoda has followed a path shaped by creativity, teaching, and a deep passion for helping others. Today, she is building her career in nursing at SAMK while already working as a Practical Nurse in elderly rehabilitation.