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Our stakeholder media Agora is aimed at partners, employers and alumni. Once a year, we publish an Agora magazine featuring SAMK success stories (in Finnish). Throughout the year, you can read interesting articles about our activities.

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Three Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences embark on fact-finding and cooperation

Centria, SAMK, and SeAMK are pleased to announce a fact-finding and cooperation trip to Nepal in March 2025.

CERN representatives Jan Janke (on the left) and Matthias Braeger arrived to Pori at the end of last year for a site check and to discuss with event arrangements. Also in the photo is lecturer Sara Kfouri Koskinen from SAMK, who is coordinating the event.

CERN Spring Campus in Finland for the first time – SAMK to host the event in May

CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, is organising its annual CERN Spring Campus Event in Finland for the first time. In May 2025, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) will host this major international event focusing on computer science and modern technology.

SAMK faces: Tanja Vaitiniemi builds bridges between SAMK and companies

SAMK collaborates annually with over 800 companies and organisations. The new partnership programme represents the most extensive and in-depth form of this collaboration. What does this actually mean, Partnership Manager Tanja Vaitiniemi?

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50 students graduated from SAMK in February

Altogether 50 students graduated from SAMK in February. 12 of them graduated with a Master’s degree.

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SAMK has excelled in the national feedback questionnaire

SAMK has excelled in the national feedback questionnaire for university of applied sciences graduands.

45 students graduated from SAMK in January

Altogether 45 students graduated from SAMK in January. Four of them graduated with a Master’s degree. SAMK congratulates all the graduates.

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