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FINLAND - THE BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD* Finland is known for its clean, beautiful countryside: the “Land of a Thousand Lakes”, with its vast green forests, offers a great environment for different kinds of activities and for relaxing. Finland is renowned for its high standard of education, quality of life, and health care; its open political environment and economic dynamism are also lauded. Finnish people generally lead a healthy lifestyle. The fact that Finland appears in Newsweek’s list of the best countries of the world is a testament to all these factors.
HIGHER EDUCATION IN FINLAND The Finnish system of higher education comprises universities and universities of applied sciences. The universities of applied sciences offer education tailored to the practical needs of working life – an appropriate mix of theory and practice. In addition to instruction, their tasks include applied research and development as well as regional development. The universities of applied sciences award both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. It takes 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete a Bachelor’s degree. After three years’ work experience, a student may commence studies leading to a Master’s degree. The students’ workload is measured by ECTS credits based on the European Credit Transfer System; an annual workload of 1 600 hours is worth 60 ECTS credits. The extent of a Bachelor’s degree is 210–270 ECTS credits, depending on the field of study. *Newsweek’s list of the best countries of the world, 2010/08/15 http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/the-world-s-best-countries.html
ENJOY YOURSELF IN SATAKUNTA! The Faculty of Business and Culture at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) offers higher education in eight degree programmes leading to a Bachelor’s Degree, two of them in English. Furthermore, we offer two Master’s Degrees, one of which is taught in English. The degree programmes in Finnish also include a considerable number of courses taught in English, which present exchange students several alternatives to choose from. In Finland, degree studies are tuition-free.
EASY LIVING ON FOUR CAMPUSES The campuses of the Faculty of Business and Culture are situated in Pori, Rauma, Kankaanpää and Huittinen in the midst of city centres and services, but close to the nature. At SAMK we have about 6 500 students and in our faculty about 1 700. The campus of Business and Culture Pori is one of the largest campuses at SAMK. Versatility is the best term to describe the campus that combines business administration, media and communication, business information systems and tourism studies all under one roof. The campus of Business and Culture Rauma focuses firmly on business degrees. Four different degrees in business cover areas from international trade to logistics. The campus of Business and Culture Kankaanpää is well-known for its long history of renowned art education. The made-to-measure teaching facilities create an excellent setting for evolving into an artist.
The small and compact campus of Business and Culture Huittinen offers degree studies in business in accessible surroundings.
PUT THEORY INTO PRACTISE AT SAMK At SAMK, students can concentrate on their strengths in their studies. In addition, international exchange studies, on-the-job-training, Bachelor’s thesis, study projects and research, development and innovation (RDI) projects aim to advance learning and broaden the students’ knowhow. The RDI department of the faculty serves the enterprises and communities in Satakunta by performing project work that incorporates both the students and the staff of SAMK. These projects benefit especially small and medium sized companies. For students, they are learning processes that provide them with excellent work experience during their studies. At SAMK, we encourage students to become entrepreneurs already during their studies. SAMK’s Enterprise Accelerator offers support for the entrepreneurs-to-be also after graduation. After graduation and three years of relevant work experience, you can apply to a Master’s degree programme at SAMK. It provides you with the same qualifications as a university level Master’s Degree.
VIBRANTLY INTERNATIONAL
The Faculty of Business and Culture has several long-term partner universities around the world. Our networks cover most of Europe, but reach also China, Mexico, Korea, Thailand, Russia and USA.
partner universities. In addition to them, foreign degree and exchange students are important in creating an international atmosphere in the campuses.
In addition to student and staff mobility, we are constantly creating new ways of co-operating, e.g. common RDI projects, curricula co-operation and double degrees.
The faculty encourages students to do their internships abroad. At the moment SAMK is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Finland when it comes to the percentage of internships done abroad.
The faculty has forty international research partners and is a major player in the field of computational intelligence.
We also recruit international interns to our offices in order to make the working environment international for all our staff.
The study environment at the Faculty of Business and Culture is very international. Cross-cultural co-operation skills are integrated into teaching. Yearly, the faculty also hosts several visiting teachers from foreign
Furthermore, SAMK mediates internship positions in Satakunta for students from partner universities around the world. We assist the incoming interns in practical matters such as accommodation and paperwork.
SAMK - SHARP TOP OF FINNISH EDUCATION FACTS AND FIGURES • Faculties: 3 • Campuses: 9 • Cities and Towns: Pori, Rauma, Huittinen, Kankaanpää • Maintained by the City of Pori • Staff Members: over 500 • Degree Programmes: 25 in Finnish, 5 in English • Total Number of Students: 6 500 • Annual Intake of Students: 1 100
ACHIEVEMENTS • SAMK passed the quality system audit by the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council in 2009 • Centre of Excellence in Education, 2005–2006 (Enterprise Accelerator) • Centre of Excellence in Education, 2002–2003 (Degree Programme in International Business and Marketing Logistics) • Centre of Excellence in Regional Development 2001–2002 (Prizes are awarded by the Ministry of Education in Finland)
• Dozens of international degree students in Pori and Rauma • Annually about 150 incoming exchange students in the campuses in Rauma, Pori and Kankaanpää • Dozens of international teachers in the campuses every academic year • Dozens of SAMK teachers participate in teacher exchanges to keep up with the current trends in their field and to improve their skills to teach in a foreign language
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INTERNATIONAL SAMK
DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH
In these programmes we offer study modules for Exchange Students DEGREE PROGRAMME IN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS SERVICES (IBS) 210 ECTS credits Bachelor of Business Administration, Pori In IBS you will learn to operate and work in the changing environment of business services. Programme combines the fields of business administration, communication and information technology and media. IBS will provide you with appropriate tools for innovative business thinking. You can work in multi-cultural teams and networks and gain valuable skills needed when working in multinational and multicultural business
environments. Graduates can, additionally to traditional business administration positions work, for example, in the following positions: as business consultants, heads of services and service developers. The graduates may also become entrepreneurs already during the studies. For more information, see www.samk.fi/ibs.
DEGREE PROGRAMME IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MARKETING LOGISTICS (IBML) 210 ECTS credits Bachelor of Business Administration, Rauma IBML prepares you to work on a broad scale of tasks in the international business environment. You will be able to handle all necessary operations along the supply chain from raw material supplier to the final consumer. The learning environment is based on the principles of Problem Based Learning. It provides you with an inspiring and challenging way to learning by doing.
You will work in international teams with your fellow students on real-life cases. After graduating you can work in a variety of posts, e.g. marketing or purchasing assistant, import or export manager or controller in international business. For more information, see www.samk.fi/ibml.
DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (BME) 90 ECTS credits Master of Business Administration, Rauma In BME, the key issues are change management, new business concepts and excellent networking and cross-cultural communication skills. The education aims at enhancing skills in business management in the changing operating environment. The studies are firmly based on work experience and practice. During the studies, the students complete assignments to their employers with the aim of developing the activities
of the employer. The applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant work experience. Master’s studies take two to three years to complete as part-time multiform studies together with a normal day job, if necessary. For more information, see www.samk.fi/bme.
DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN FINNISH In these programmes we offer study modules also in English for Exchange Students Business Administration Business Information Systems Fine Arts
International Business Media and Communication Tourism
Further information on the degree programmes and applying: www.samk.fi/apply, www.samk.fi/exchangestudents
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND CULTURE International Office Tiedepuisto 3 FI-28600 Pori Finland E-mail: international.orange@samk.fi Fax. +358 2 620 3845 www.samk.fi/english
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