South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

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South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu
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MottoAll for the future
Type University of Applied Sciences (polytechnic)
Established2017
Budget95 million euros
Chairman Kimmo Mikander
President Heikki Saastamoinen
Academic staff
724
Administrative staff
283
Students12 000 [1]
Location, ,
Colors   Yellow
  Black [2]
Website www.xamk.fi
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Finnish : Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu, Xamk) is a University of Applied Sciences in Finland. It was established in the beginning of 2017, when Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences (Kyamk) and Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (Mamk) merged. Xamk is the 3rd largest university of applied sciences in Finland with 12 300 students and over 1000 staff members across four campuses. [1] Xamk is jointly owned by the cities of Mikkeli, Kotka, Savonlinna and Kouvola with Mikkeli holding a majority stake (52%) since August 2019.

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Education

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Mikkeli campus

Xamk's education, which is given on four different campuses, is closely connected to the requirements of working life and companies. As of 2024, Xamk offered in total 50 Bachelor's degree programmes and 32 Master's programmes and the number of students graduating was almost 2400.

Xamk offers 12 Bachelor's level degree programmes and 6 Master's level degree programmes in English:

Bachelor's degree programmes

Master's degree programmes


Research and development

Xamk is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Finland in terms of R&D activities carried out. The research carried out is mostly applied research in close co-operation with companies and most development efforts concentrate on regional development.

Research and development activities at Xamk are divided into four focus areas:

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Applied Sciences - Kaakkois-Suomen ammattikorkeakoulu". Xamk web page. 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  2. "Xamkin brändiohjeisto (in Finnish)" . Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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