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There are many exciting things happening at HAMK. The best way to get an insight to what it is really like to study at HAMK and in Finland, is to follow our Instagram-page: @hamk_uas. You get a real sense of what our students get up to on daily basis from exciting course work to free-time activities.
Follow also #hamkstoriesinternational in Instagram where you find our English posts.
This summer we will introduce you our RUN European University Student Board members 😍 Student board members have regular meetings, workshops and they will participate Annual Student Week together with other RUN-EU Student Boards. Members also do promotional work among students, staff and locals and gain credits! Student Board has a strong influence on the development of the RUN European University. Sounds cool! 😎
"Hey, my name is Imane, a second year student of Mechanical Engineering and Production of Technology. As a member of RUN European University student board, I am delighted to join such an amazing group where I can express myself, my thoughts and share my experiences in order to learn and bring more action to life.
As this board reunites many students from different degrees and different parts of the world I have high expectations of the outcome of the gathering, from learning, exercising, and sharing knowledge to one another. This would give us the opportunity to bring the changes and value the propositions. Thank you for making me part of this!" 🤩 #hamkstoriesinternational #RUNEU @run.eu_european.university
What has an exchange student to say to someone considering studying in HAMK? 🤔 #hamkstoriesinternational⠀
“My name is Babar Lone and I am a 2nd year student of International Business at HAMK Häme University of Applied Sciences (Valkeakoski Campus).🖐 I started my studies after a long working experience in Sales & Marketing and logistics field. So I had an idea what are my missing skills and education are.🎓
I must say that with a well designed degree program and the best teachers I was able to learn new professional skills quickly which helped me to get a permanent and full-time job in Helsinki.🥳 At the start of my journey in HAMK, I could only imagine that after completing the degree programme I would be able to get a job. But my dream came true already during my studies.”🤩
Read Babar's full student story, link in @hamktradenomi bio👉 #hamkstoriesinternational #studyinfinland
This summer we will introduce you our RUN European University Student Board members 😍 Student board members have regular meetings, workshops and they will participate Annual Student Week together with other RUN-EU Student Boards. Members also do promotional work among students, staff and locals and gain credits! Student Board has a strong influence on the development of the RUN European University. Sounds cool! 😎
"My name is Piia Gauriloff and I´m in my first year in HAMK in ICT Bioeconomy. As a mother of three I´d like to show my children an example how learning new things can be joyful and rewarding and bring positive experiences, even at as mature age as I´m in. I think the admission of membership of RUN-EU Student Board is a perfect example of such mind-refreshing activities. Besides, I never got the chance to do any international studies, so I treat this as my exchange year!
If I was to name one key element I´d like to promote in RUN Student Board, that would be the equality of opportunities of international studies for different student groups. For example, long exchange periods are not an option for all students for various reasons. I´m delighted to see that the RUN-crew has already started the work in the work packages for enabling versatile studies." #hamkstoriesinternational #RUNEU @run.eu_european.university
"My name is Mouhanad Mousalam, I am 29 years old, I am Syrian on papers and a global citizen by heart.🌍✈ I started work at the age of 18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as salesman, my main interest was psychology. I was not really interested in business, but after many years of working in sales and retail industry I came to understand that business and psychology are undeniably interconnected, thus my interest in business has grown.📈
I had many expectations going into HAMK, and it was all exceeded. I was surprised how diverse and vibrant the atmosphere was, lecturers and professors from around the globe are here to pass their knowledge and expertise, and students coming from all over the world to study and gain valuable experiences.💡💯 Working and studying in such environment is what I was looking for, I managed to build a broader more international network of friends and potential future business partners.🤩💎" #hamkstoriesinternational #studyinfinland
This summer we will introduce you our RUN European University Student Board members 😍 Student board members have regular meetings, workshops and they will participate Annual Student Week together with other RUN-EU Student Boards. Members also do promotional work among students, staff and locals and gain credits! Student Board has a strong influence on the development of the RUN European University. Sounds cool! 😎
"Hello! My name is Nikolai, and I am a first year IB student. I am from Estonia, but I moved to Finland in the last year and now I am living in Valkeakoski. I joined RUN Student Advisory Board because I consider myself an active person. I have already joined HAVO, it is one university organization in Valkeakoski, and I work there as a social media manager. Also, I just would like to be closer to HAMK and University community. And for me it was very interesting how university organization looks inside. I am very happy that I was selected to be part of this new project in HAMK, and I will try to do my best.
RUN brings so many innovations for higher education. The mission is to promote and develop joint student-centred challenge and work-based flexible learning activities. I really want to take part in these activities to grow as a person and broaden my horizon in such an international project. So, as a member of RUN Student Board I am expecting to continue develop and get important and unforgettable experience. I am confident that my experience in RUN would be extremely exciting, interesting and valuable for both my studies and overall general development." @sokolov.kolja #hamkstoriesinternational #RUNEU @run.eu_european.university
This summer we will introduce you our RUN European University Student Board members 😍 Student board members have regular meetings, workshops and they will participate Annual Student Week together with other RUN-EU Student Boards. Members also do promotional work among students, staff and locals and gain credits! Student Board has a strong influence on the development of the RUN European University. Sounds cool! 😎
"My name is Meryem Boudalal. I am 19 years old. I am a first-year bachelor student at ICT Boeconomy Engineering, in Forssa Campus. I am originally from Morocco and I came here to Finland mainly for my studies and to have a taste of the Finish education along with living an experience that I think would be exceptionally new and interesting for me.
I have always been a person who loves to be in an international context, meet with new people, learn new things and grow my culture along with exchanging mine with others. However, and because of Corona circumstances, it is now hard to travel and discover the world just the way I have always dreamed of, so I thought that joining RUN, would be a great opportunity for me to travel the world virtually along with learning new skills and grow as a person.
It is a pleasure to be part of the RUN board. My expectations as a member of RUN Student Advisory Board is to connect with new people all over the world, develop my network and learn new skills. I want to live this experience and learn the most I can from it. 🤩" #hamkstoriesinternational #RUNEU @run.eu_european.university
Sneak peek tämän päivän kuvauksiin 👀 Tänään kuvailtiin HAMKin tuotekaupan tuotteita, malleina tietysti meidän omat opiskelijat! 😍 Elokuussa nämä mageet HAMK-tuotteet tulevat sitten kaikkien saataville, joten vielä pitää hetki malttaa! 😏 #hamk
Sneak peek to today’s photoshoot 👀 Today we had a photoshoot for the new HAMK online store with our students 😍 We will launch our new online store full of cool HAMK stuff in August - stay tuned! #hamkstoriesinternational
Ootko jo huomannut, että meidän Mustialan kampus, jossa koulutetaan agrologeja, on saanut oman Instagram-tilin? 🤩 Ota @hamkmustiala seurantaan - veikkaamme, että ainakin kuvassa näkyvät kaverukset ovat suuressa roolissa tilillä! 😍🐮 #hamk #hamkmustiala
Did you already notice that our Mustiala campus has a new, own Instagram-account? Go and follow @hamkmustiala! We bet there will be lot of cute content coming up! 🐮😍 #hamkstoriesinternational
First year Computer Applications student Anna from Poland is looking for a new direction in her career. ↗️ Studying has taught her a lot of new knowledge, such as new information technology tools and languages. Computer Applications degree also opens up many interesting opportunities for the future. 🙌 Anna likes Finland a lot and wants to learn the Finnish language some day. 🇫🇮
What actually brought Anna to Finland and why did she decide to study her current major? Read the whole story on @hamktradenomi blog! You know where to find it - link in bio. 😉 #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational #computerapplications #studyinfinland @hamktradenomi
Good morning friends 🌞 We got some new student stories for you! 😍 This time we introduce you our second year International Business student Elli.
"Hello, my name is Elli Koskinen. 👋 I am a 25-year old second year International Business student at HAMK. I found the International Business Programme from a Finnish website and decided to apply. At this point I already knew I wanted to do business and for me it seemed to be the best option to study in English since I already spoke it well. Also for me it is important that there are as many doors open as possible when I graduate and getting an international degree will open a lot more doors to me in the future.
I personally love our school. The environment is international, all the teachers are nice and everyone comes along very well. I also feel like it is important to have teachers from foreign countries since a lot of the students come from different countries too. This helps the teachers understand the international students better because they are in a foreign country too and know how different it is."
Read Elli’s full student story on @hamktradenomi blog, link in bio! #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational #hamkinternationalbusiness @studyinfinland hamk.ib#studyinfinland
From Jamaica to HAMK! 🙌 Daniel is Bachelor's student of Electrical and Automation Engineering at HAMK. This story is reposted from @studyinfinland - check it out! 😍
"My name is Daniel Kelly, I formerly attended the Wolmer's High School for Boys and I am from the island of Jamaica; I'm the first Jamaican student to ever attend HAMK. Coming to Finland is the biggest step I have taken outside of my comfort zone and I do not regret it. My favorite thing about studying in Finland is the abundance of nature. The pretty birds, clear lakes, fresh pure air and amazing people."
See Daniel's and other students' stories and find out about your study options in Finland, link in @studyinfinland bio! #studyinfinland #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational
We love to hear your student stories! 😍 Here is one for you reposted from @hamktradenomi ✨
”How a shy and introvert girl become confident: My name is Amanjot and I am from India. I am very strong and passionate kind of girl who wants to make her own identity but who was also shy. The way of study in HAMK makes me more confident about myself because we do a lot of presentations. In my first presentation I was quite nervous but the encouragement and motivation from my teachers gave boost to my confidence.💪
The staff motivates the students in their classes, and with feedback sessions they talk to students also privately about their performance. So best thing about HAMK is that the teachers motivate and encourage students publicly, and with personal meetings they discuss where they are doing good and where they need to focus more, and about possible problems in their studies. In this way students don’t feel bad about themselves if the performance was not good for some reason. The staff of IB is very professional, and they know how to develop professional skills in their students.💯
I am enjoying my studies at HAMK, and this is the best gift that ever I dreamt of."😍
Read Amanjot’s full student story on the blog - link is in @hamktradenomi bio! #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational #internationalbusiness
Waiting for these sunny and warm spring days to come back asap! 🌞 Do you recognize the campus? 🤔 Thanks for the photo @hamk_inssit 🤖 #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational
Malleja kampuksella! 🚨 Viime viikolla kuvasimme HAMKin markkinointikuvia yhdessä opiskelijoidemme ja @taydenkuunkuva kanssa 📷 Kuin tilauksesta saimme kampukselle ihanan keväisen auringonpaisteen ja mahtavasti heittäytyvät mallit 😍 Kiitos kaikille osallistujille! #hamk
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Model alert! 🚨 Last week we did a small marketing photoshoot for HAMK with our lovely students and @taydenkuunkuva 📷 We can't wait to see the final photos! Thanks to all the attendees! #hamkstoriesinternational
Looking for you, international applicant! 👀 Come and join our open webinar on 14 April 2021! We welcome all students, parents and others interested to hear more about our university, degree programmes, application and studying in Finland. 👨🎓
🔹 What? HAMK open webinar for international applicants
🔹 When? Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 1.00pm–2.30pm CET
🔹 Where? On Zoom, link in bio ✨
Hope to see you on Wednesday! 🤩 #hamkstoriesinternational #hamk #openwebinar #studyinfinland
Happy Easter everyone! 🐤 Hope you get some time to relax and enjoy these sunny spring days! 😎 #hamk #hamkstoriesinternational
Deadline for exchange applications for autumn semester is approaching, so at the moment we are meeting and helping lot of students with their exchange plans. HAMK International has international officers and contact persons in every campus and we support the outgoing exchange students in every step of the process. You can still apply for exchange studies beginning in autumn 2020, so go to hamk.fi/gointernational or hamk.fi/vaihtoon (fi) for destinations and instructions. Posted by Saara/HAMK International #exchangestudies #goabroad #hamkinternational #hamkstories #hamkstoriesinternational
You can read about other students' exchange experiences in HAMK International's blog: blog.hamk.fi/go-international. The newest update is from Wales and the Netherlands. #hamkinternational #newblogpost #exchangestories #hamkstories #hamkstoriesinternational
At HAMK also teachers and staff members can go on exchange! Leena from HAMK International presented staff exchange opportunities today at Hämeenlinna University Centre. Coordinator of Sport Services Jari was one of many interested. Posted by Saara/HAMK International #staffexchange #hamkinternational #hamkstories #hamkstoriesinternational
Kirsi & Taina from HAMK International are meeting students at our pop up at Hämeenlinna University Centre at 11-13, welcome! Posted by Saara/HAMK International
#exchangestudies #gointernational #hamkinternational #hamkstories #hamkstoriesinternational
