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At HAMK, you will find experts who explain current topics in an understandable and people-oriented way.

Seven different fields of study and our expertise in several research areas offer a wide range of expertise. Explore these opportunities below and contact us to help you find interviewees and perspectives.

Education

  • Smart and sustainable design (clothing, footwear, glass and ceramics). The only higher education institution in the Nordic countries offering footwear design and the only glass and ceramics design school in Finland.
  • Natural resource sectors and bioeconomy: We are Finland’s largest university of applied sciences in the natural resource sector. We are the largest natural resource management company in Finland. Sustainable forestry, horticulture, built environment, agriculture, circular economy, bio- and food technology, equine business.
  • Social and health care: nursing, health care, early childhood education, crisis management, social work management, entrepreneurship-oriented nursing education.
  • Teacher education: professional teacher education, guidance counselling and special needs teaching
  • Technology and Transport: construction, Finland’s only UAS degree in transport, mechanical engineering, electrical and automation engineering.
  • Computing and ICT
  • Entrepreneurship and business, students as problem solvers in the world of work, e.g. in Design Factory.

Research

  • Bio-based raw material production, new raw materials to replace fossil fuels and food/materials
  • Utilisation of various agricultural and industrial side and waste streams, e.g. for new fertilisers
  • Carbon sequestration, e.g. in forests, agriculture, urban development
  • Sustainable construction that supports biodiversity, the circular economy and inhabitant well-being
  • Digital solutions in these areas
  • Wearable intelligence, exoskeletons
  • Robotics; e.g. automation in greenhouses/agriculture/industry
  • Dual-use technologies
  • Energy efficiency
  • Higher education pedagogy: development of teaching and learning, interaction between education and working life, student well-being and smooth graduation, pedagogical development of RUN-Europe University
  • Exporting knowledge and education to the world, from early childhood education and care to higher education

Contact us

The communications manager and communications specialist serve the journalistic media in particular. For marketing-related questions, please contact the marketing manager.

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Education

At HAMK, you’ll find education in seven different fields. We provide you with various options, starting from your first Bachelor’s degree to further studies to support your career development.

Research

We provide solutions for raw material production, the circular economy, sustainable construction and the built environment, and future skills and education. Around these themes, we are forming three research ecosystems together with our partners: SmartBio, SmartBuilt and SmartEdu.

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Cooperation and services

Are you looking for partners, workers for a project or new ideas for development? Working with us will provide you and your organisation with tools for development and change, as well as empowerment for growth.

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