VAMK Student Friendly University

VAMK

STUDENT FRIENDLY

UNIVERSITY

VAMK – For Your Future We offer you a great opportunity to gain Professional Education with strong emphasis on applied research that contributes significantly to your employability in the working life.

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e at Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK, University of Applied Sciences educate experts who have international knowhow for the domestic and global labour market. Together with the international students of over 45 different nationalities along with 3,300 students, VAMK is the perfect place to gain higher education and cultural experience. You couldn’t ask for a better opportunity to internationalise.

Working Life Partner

Our campus is a well-equipped learning environment located within walking distance from the city centre.

The latest educational technology is used in our new and energetic premises.

We develop our study contents together with and for the needs of working life. In addition, numerous local and international companies and organisations offer students an authentic training environment. Practical training in the region's companies and organisations as well as in the school's modern premises prepare our students for working life.

Quality Competence

We provide Quality Competence by combining theory with practice. We educate: • Bachelors of Engineering for the Vaasa region´s energy technology sector, which is the biggest energy technology sector in the Nordic Countries

We offer two full-time degree programmes in English: Information Technology and International Business.

• multilingual Bachelors of Business Administration for expert positions in international business life • versatile, cooperative Nurses, Public Health Nurses and Bachelors of Social Services for tasks promoting health and wellbeing

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Bachelor of Engineering, 4 years, 240 credits

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he degree programme in Information Technology prepares students for demanding careers in the industry. The students gain professional skills and a strong theoretical basis that are much needed in the rapidly changing environment.

Graduates have the competence to work in positions within design, research, production, marketing and product development in the fields of electronics and information technology, and are able to work as international experts in export companies or as independent entrepreneurs.

The degree programme provides a wide course selection.

The education relies on the modern facilities of VAMK, the education and research laboratory Technobothnia and the high-level expertise of the lecturers. Cooperation with the working life gives students good possibilities for taking part in projects with the local industry throughout their studies.

Degree Programme in

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Basic and Professional Studies: General Engineering Skills, Language Studies, Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Basics of ICT Skills, Basics of Telecommunications, Basics of Software Engineering, Basics of Embedded Systems Advanced Professional Studies • Software Engineering • Cloud Computing • Embedded Systems I –II • Telecommunications

Optional Studies Practical Training Thesis

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Bachelor of Business Administration, 3.5 years, 210 credits

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he degree programme in International Business provides the students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the demanding expert and leadership positions. The students gain know-how and the ability to operate and adapt in a constantly changing international business environment.

The studies consist of active problem-based individual and teamwork learning tasks dealing with marketing, management and foreign trade issues. Co-operation with the industry provides authentic work-related cases that are integrated into the studies in form of various learning assignments and projects.

Graduates are employed as managers or experts in various international organizations in the fields of marketing, export and import, forwarding, transportation and custom clearance.

Our students also have the possibility to study a Double Degree in one of our four partner universities in Germany, Poland or France.

Degree Programme in

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Basic and Professional Studies: Society

and Entrepreneurship, Languages and Communication, Data Processing, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Business Economics and Legal Norms, Marketing, Company Economics, Research Process

Advanced Professional Studies • International Marketing • Foreign Trade • International Management

Optional Studies Practical Training Thesis

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Practical training is an essential part of the degree.

The Vaasa region offers a diverse and international environment to practice skills.

ADMISSION Applying to programmes conducted in English at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences takes place through a system of joint application. The application form will be submitted online: Studyinfo.fi

Eligibility

An applicant is qualified to apply to VAMK after having completed the upper secondary examination, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate or Reifeprüng examination, vocational qualification of three years or more in duration, a non-Finnish degree or studies equivalent to these qualifications. Citizens of non-EU/ EEA countries must have completed their studies by the end of the application period. EU/EEA-country citizens can apply if the qualification is completed during the spring applying. Please find requirements at VAMK webpage vamk.ly/applying

Language test

Excellent skills in English are required for success in degree programmes provided in English. The applicants’ language proficiency is assessed in the entrance examination. For a more detailed description of the examination, see the admissions criteria for specific fields. When applying to a degree programme provided in English, the applicants need not submit evidence of language proficiency.

Entrance examinations

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility and language skills will be invited to the entrance examinations. Entrance examinations will be arranged in Vaasa, Finland and in several countries abroad. The details about the countries and places in question will be informed to the applicant in the invitation letter and on VAMK webpage vamk.ly/applying.

Entry permits

Students from EU/EEA countries do not need to apply for a residence permit in order to enter the country.

Students from outside of EU/EEA countries need to check whether they need a residence permit or not from their local embassies. All students from non EU/EEA countries have to have a health insurance policy that covers the costs of medical care. The health insurance must be in force upon entry into Finland.

Financial issues

Tuition fees at VAMK will be introduced for non-EU citizens that commence studies in Finland 1.8.2017 onwards. The fees will not concern those non-EU/EEA students who • have started their studies before autumn 2017 • are enrolled in Doctoral/PhD level studies and research • study in degree programmes taught in Finnish or Swedish • are EU/EEA citizens or their family members (spouse / child) • are already residing in Finland on a permanent basis (i.e. are equivalent to EU citizens -> continuous (A) or permanent (P/P-EU) residence permit type or EU Blue Card

Application Entrance  period examinations The first part of the year Apply at Studyinfo.fi

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must confirm their study places by mid July

Students are also expected to pay for their living costs, travel costs and study materials etc. See for other regulations for incoming international students at Finnish Immigration Service www.migri.fi Scholarship will be available based on the student’s study performance. More info: vamk.ly/tuitionfees

Accommodation

Student accommodation in Finland is of a high standard and rather easy to access. The apartments and rooms include central heating, household appliances and free internet access. Both furnished and unfurnished rooms are available. Prices vary depending on the location and the size of the room or apartment. Check out the Student Housing Foundation in Vaasa: www.voas.fi

VAMK is a student friendly university: contact hours, small lecture and working groups and lectures within reach.

Academic Year starts late August/ early September

Finland • Modern, safe and clean country with 5,5 million inhabitants • One of the world´s northernmost countries with thousands of lakes and islands • Four distinct seasons with midnight sun in the summer and long winter nights • 38 percent of population has a university or college degree, which is among the highest percentages in the world.

• Finns are said to be relatively quiet and shy, but also straightforward and honest. When the ”ice is broken”, you will experience the unpretentious sincere hospitality that characterises the Finns.

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Vaasa

• Population 68 000. Every fifth person you meet in the street is a university student.

• Dynamic city of culture, education and tourism • Two languages, Finnish and Swedish, fluently combined in everyday life. English skills of Finns are among the best in the world.

• Centre of business life in the area “Ostrobothnia” with the biggest energy technology sector in the Nordic countries • Short distances make Vaasa an easy city to live in; everything essential is within a walking or cycling distance and traffic jams are rare.

• International large-scale industry with subcontractors and a vibrant service sector • Best of all, the sun is often shining in the sunniest city of Finland!

Have a vivid and colourful student life in Vaasa: jump into your student overall and start the best years of your life!

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