Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu) is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in six municipalities of Southern Ostrobothnia.

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Seinäjoen ammattikorkeakoulu

Type	Public ammattikorkeakoulu
Established	provisional 1992 (perm. 1995)
President	Tapio Varmola[1]
Administrative staff	380
Students	4800
Location	Seinäjoki and Ilmajoki , Southern Ostrobothnia , Finland
Nickname	SeAMK
Website	SeAMK.fi

A building of the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, seen in 2015.

The Finnish higher education system is divided into traditional research universities, which focus more on academic research, and universities of applied sciences, which emphasize more working life connections. Seinäjoki UAS is a university of applied sciences. See Finnish educational system.

Faculties

Available faculties are:[2]

School of Business and Culture
School of Food and Agriculture
School of Health Care and Social Work
School of Technology

Education

Seinäjoki UAS provides education aiming at high-level professional qualification in the following fields:

Culture
Social sciences, Business and Administration
Technology, Communication and Transport
Natural Resources and the Environment
Social services, Health and Sports
Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services

Seinäjoki UAS has 19 Bachelor and 7 Master's degree programmes. Three degree programmes are totally taught in English: Degree programme in International Business (BBA), Master's Degree programme in International Business Management (MBA) and Degree programme in Nursing (RN).

Also double degree programmes are available in the fields of technology and business.

References

"About us". Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. 2008-09-24. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
"Faculties". Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2008-09-24.

External links

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (in Finnish and English)
SAMO – Student Union of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (in Finnish and English)

Universities of applied sciences in Finland
Åland Arcada Centria Diaconia Haaga–Helia HAMK HUMAK JAMK Kajaani Lahti Lapland Laurea Metropolia Karelia Novia Oulu Police University College Saimaa Satakunta Savonia Seinäjoki Tampere Turku Vaasa Xamk

CDIO Initiative

Africa

South Africa	University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria

Asia-Pacific

Australia	Chisholm Institute Curtin University Queensland University of Technology RMIT University University of Sydney University of the Sunshine Coast
China	Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology Beijing Jiaotong University Chengdu University of Information Technology Shantou University Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Vocational Technology Tsinghua University University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Yanshan University
Elsewhere	Ungku Omar Polytechnic (Malaysia) Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic (Malaysia) Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia) Taylor's University (Malaysia) University of Auckland (New Zealand) Singapore Polytechnic Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

Finland	Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Lahti University of Applied Sciences Lapland University of Applied Sciences Novia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences Tampere University of Applied Sciences Turku University of Applied Sciences University of Turku
Russia	Astrakhan State University Bauman Moscow State Technical University Cherepovets State University Don State Technical University Kazan Federal University Moscow Aviation Institute Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology National Research Nuclear University MEPhI North-Eastern Federal University Orel State University Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation Siberian Federal University Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology Tomsk Polytechnic University Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics Ural Federal University
Sweden	Blekinge Institute of Technology Chalmers University of Technology Jönköping School of Engineering Kristianstad University Linköping University Linnaeus University Luleå University of Technology Royal Institute of Technology Umeå Institute of Technology University of Skövde University College West
UK	Aston University Lancaster University Queen's University Belfast South Eastern Regional College Ulster University University of Bristol University of Chichester University of Leeds University of Liverpool University of Strathclyde
Elsewhere	Hogeschool Gent (Belgium) Engineering College of Aarhus (Denmark) Technical University of Denmark Telecom Bretagne (France) Hochschule Wismar (Germany) Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Portugal) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)

North America

Canada	Polytechnique Montréal Queen's University at Kingston Sheridan College University of Calgary University of Manitoba
United States	Arizona State University California State University, Northridge Duke University Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Naval Postgraduate School Pennsylvania State University Stanford University United States Naval Academy University of Arkansas University of Colorado University of Michigan University of Notre Dame

Central and
South America

Chile	Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception University of Chile University of Los Lagos University of Santiago, Chile
Colombia	ICESI University National University of Colombia Pontifical Xavierian University University of Antioquia University of Santo Tomas University of Quindío

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