Application period to SAMK has ended

The application period in autumn 2024 for SAMK's degree programmes has ended. There were a total of 4,200 applicants for degree programmes in English.

The picture shows SAMK students.
Applications were invited for degree programmes in both Finnish and English. The picture shows SAMK students.

SAMK had to offer full-time studies in Bachelor´s degree programmes, Bachelor´s degree programmes taught mostly online as distance studies, and Master´s degree programmes. Most of these studies are in Finnish.

Among the international degree programmes available were International Business in Rauma and Nursing in Pori. There were almost 2,700 applicants for the Degree Programme in International Business. The Degree Programme in Nursing got over 1,500 applicants.

The Degree Programme in International Business educates specialists and experts for small- and medium-sized enterprises working a broad scale of tasks on the global market.

The Degree Programme in Nursing will prepare students for a profession, in which they will be working with clients of different age groups promoting their health and wellbeing and treating their diseases.

In the joint application there were nationally a total of 45,100 applicants, which is 10,800 applicants less than in autumn 2023. For the Finnish tuitioned degree programmes in SAMK there were almost 2,500 applications, of which over 1,000 were primarily to SAMK. The number of primary applicants to SAMK went down with 100 applicants when compared to autumn 2023’s joint application.

In SAMK Admission Autumn 2024 there were over 4,200 applications. Last year there were a total of 6,600 applicants for degree programmes in English.

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Application period to SAMK started

The application period is now open and it ends on 11 September, 2024, at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. Studies will start in January, 2025.

The degree programmes applied for will start in the autumn of 2024. The picture shows tourism students at Pori campus.

SAMK's international degree programmes attracted widespread interest

The separate admission procedure for SAMK's international degree programmes closed last week. The average number of applications per place was approximately 28.