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Organisation

Häme University of Applied Sciences

Häme University of Applied Sciences has been a limited company since 1 January 2015. It is owned by the cities of Forssa, Hämeenlinna, Riihimäki and Valkeakoski and the municipalities of Hattula and Tammela.

Schools and Research Units

Schools

  • School of Biotechnology and Natural Resources
  • School of Business, Design and Technology
  • School of Professional Teacher Education
  • School of Health and Social Services

Research Units

  • HAMK Bio
  • HAMK Edu
  • HAMK Tech

Other Units

  • HAMK Design Factory
  • Unit for Research and Development of Higher Education Pedagogy (HEPeda)
  • Senior Management
  • Shared services

Board

The Board takes care of HAMK’s administration and the proper organization of operations, and is responsible for ensuring that the company is organized and managed in accordance with regulations.

The board is elected for a term of four years. The Municipalities of Tammela and Hattula have a rotating board position and the exchange of the board positions takes place every two years.

The City of Hämeenlinna:

Anne Laatikainen, chair

Mika Walkamo

The City of Valkeakoski: Pauliina Kostiainen, 1st vice chair

The City of Riihimäki: Hanna Hänninen, 2nd vice chair

The City of Forssa: Pasi Vikman

Municipality of Hattula: Antti Hämäläinen (2025-2027)

Economic life representative: Sami Kotiniemi

Student representative: Mikko Hakala

Staff representative: Sanna Kuisma

Management Board

HAMK’s operational activities are managed by the Management Board. Its main task is to develop, plan and coordinate operations.

Members of the Management Board

Staff representatives

The Management Board also includes Juno Olkkola, Chair of the Board of HAMKO, as a student representative.

Subsidiaries

Häme Vocational Institute HAMI (Hämeen ammatti-instituutti osakeyhtiö) and Häme Summer University (Hämeen kesäyliopisto, HAMK Akatemia Oy) are part of the same business group as HAMK.

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