Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

SAMK started its activities as a temporary university of applied sciences in the autumn of 1992. The participants in the pilot were seven existing educational institutions from the Satakunta region. Of the 1364 available student places, 729 were from the field of business. {{Cite web |last=Erkki |first=Paananen |date=1992-04-09 |title=Porin insinööriopiskelijat vastustavat monialaista ammattikorkeakoulua |url=https://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/art-2000003135891.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}} Education was provided in four fields in four localities: Pori, Rauma, Huittinen, and Kankaanpää.{{Cite web |date=1992-10-13 |title=Ammattikorkeakoulua kokeillaan erilaisina muunnoksina eri puolilla maata. Kokeilun pitkittyessä koko koulujärjestelmä uhkaa hämärtyä. Tietoa kasvatustieteilijöille on jo kertynyt tarpeeksi. Laaja vai suppea ammattikorkeakoulu? |url=https://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/art-2000003180832.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Helsingin Sanomat |language=fi}}

In 2003, SAMK had 5,800 full-time students and 700 adult students studying while working. Unlike other universities of applied sciences, SAMK had an enterprise accelerator for students, not a business incubator for graduates.{{Cite web |last=Salo |first=Irmeli |date=2003-06-05 |title=Satakunnassa o'sataan |url=https://www.talouselama.fi/uutiset/satakunnassa-oacutesataan/eb8804df-b824-3e3d-8b5a-0fb23779f1de |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Talouselämä |language=fi}}

Since January 2012, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences has been run by Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Ltd, which is owned by both municipalities and organizations of trade and industry.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-21 |title=Juha Kämäristä SAMK Oy:n toimitusjohtaja |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-5379558 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}

In March 2014, Citycon won the competitive tender for the campus project organised by the City of Pori.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-25 |title=Porin kampus tulee Asema-aukiolle |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7155362 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} Construction started in early 2015. In June, Citycon sold the campus property next to the railway station to the Swedish real estate investment company Hemsö, to whom the premises were handed over upon completion. {{Cite web |date=2015-06-18 |title=Citycon myy Samkin uuden kampuskiinteistön |url=https://www.rakennuslehti.fi/2015/06/citycon-myy-samkin-uuden-kampuskiinteiston/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Rakennuslehti |language=fi}}

The new campus in Pori was taken over by SAMK in May 2017, and the opening ceremony was held in the autumn of the same year.{{Cite web |last=Rakkolainen |first=Jussi |date=2017-05-04 |title=Muuttolaatikot kampukselle toukokuun aikana |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007149397.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}} The Universities of Applied Sciences Act was amended, and universities of applied sciences were obliged to charge tuition fees for students from outside the EU or EEA. In spring 2016, 160 students from outside the EU/EEA were enrolled at SAMK, most of them from Nepal and Vietnam.{{Cite web |last=Kansa |first=Satakunnan |date=2016-06-16 |title=SAMK ottaa käyttöön lukuvuosimaksut |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007138926.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}} A new degree programme started to train entrepreneurs.{{Cite web |last=Kansa |first=Satakunnan |date=2016-10-14 |title=Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu käynnistää yrittäjien koulutusohjelman |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007141983.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}

SAMK switched to distance teaching in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-02 |title=SAMK ylsi ennätyksiin koronasta huolimatta – tutkintojen määrä nousi, opetuksen laatu arvioitiin maan parhaaksi |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11816205 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} In May, it was announced that the number of degrees and international students would be increased.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-27 |title=SAMK nostaa tutkintomääriä – valmistuneet työllistyvät hyvin |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11370415 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} In its supplementary budget, the Finnish government granted 2,200 additional student places to higher education institutions, 85 of which came to SAMK.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-16 |title=Myös Raumalle lisää korkeakoulupaikkoja – Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu sai 85 aloituspaikkaa lisää |url=https://ls24.fi/uutiset/myos-raumalle-lisaa-korkeakoulupaikkoja-satakunnan-ammattikorkeakoulu-sai-85-aloituspaikkaa-lisaa |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=LS24 |language=fi}} During the year, the school awarded 993 bachelor's degrees and 165 master's degrees. Compared to the previous year, the number of degrees increased by 100.

The operator of the University of Applied Sciences is Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Ltd.{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-11-03 |title=Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu Oy {{!}} Yritys- ja taloustiedot {{!}} Kauppalehti |url=https://www.kauppalehti.fi/yritykset/yritys/satakunnan+ammattikorkeakoulu+oy/23889244 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Kauppalehti |language=fi}} Satakunta University of Applied Sciences has campuses in Pori, Rauma, Huittinen and Kankaanpää. In 2023, Satakunta UAS had over 6,700 students and over 500 employees.{{Cite web |title=SAMK - Satakunta University of Applied Sciences - About - Us |url=https://www.samk.fi/en/about-samk-2/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=en-US}} Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Ltd is the responsible operator for the operations of the regional university of applied sciences in Satakunta (SAMK). The limited company is owned by both municipalities and organizations of trade and industry. SAMK's largest municipal owners are Pori (50%), Rauma (23%), Huittinen (5%) and Kankaanpää (2%).{{Cite web |title=SAMK organisaatio. SAMK hallitus. SAMK johto. SAMK osaamisalueet |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/strategia-ja-johtaminen/organisaatio/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

SAMK has three strategic focus areas:{{Cite web |title=Tutkimus |url=https://www.samk.fi/tyoelama-ja-tutkimus/tutkimus/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

1. Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence
2. Human participation and functioning
3. Tourism and experience economy

and three emerging areas:

1. Intelligent maritime management and logistics
2. Resource wisdom
3. Welfare and health technology

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The faculties implement education, R&D activities, and business operations.

Health and Welfare faculty offers bachelor's and master's degree level education in Social and Health Services and Fine Arts. The faculty was the first to begin offering the Human Ageing and Elderly Services degree and also offers the only English-language Physiotherapy degree in the Nordic countries. The faculty is responsible for developing the aging services specialization, has strong expertise in accessibility and runs the learning centre Soteekki.

This faculty is in charge of e.g. Tourism and Business related degrees: Economy and Financing, Sales and Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Law, Public Administration, Management and Digital Expertise. Of the emerging fields highlighted in the SAMK strategy, Tourism Business belongs in this faculty. With regard to tourism, special focus is placed on nature tourism and the development of local tourism.

The Logistics and Maritime Technology faculty focuses on international business, logistics and maritime management. Of the areas of strength listed in the SAMK strategy, this faculty is in charge of maritime management and the emerging field of multi-disciplinary logistics. The faculty participates in, for example, co-operative projects for the development of maritime education in Namibia.

The Technology faculty is in charge of a majority of the Engineering degrees that SAMK offers. Of the areas highlighted in the SAMK strategy, Automation, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, and Smart Water and Environmental Technology are this faculty's specialties. Notable laboratories and learning environments include e.g. the telecommunications NGN lab, solar power lab and simulation environments. The water institute Wander is also a part of the faculty.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences operates at the SAMK Campus Pori, the SAMK Campus Rauma, the Fine Arts Campus in Kankaanpää and the Kuninkainen campus in Huittinen.{{Cite web |title=Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu kampukset SAMK kampus SAMK sijainti |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/kampukset/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

The current campus in Pori was completed in 2017 in Asema-aukio, next to the railway station, replacing the previous campuses.{{Cite web |date=2014-03-25 |title=Porin kampus tulee Asema-aukiolle |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7155362 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} The campus has 4,200 students studying business, tourism, social and health care, and technology. Degrees are available in Finnish and English.{{Cite web |title=SAMK-kampus Pori |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/kampukset/samk-kampus-pori-2/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

The new campus in Rauma, near the port, was opened in autumn 2015. Previously, the campus had been used to study shipping and business administration, but after the renovation, it was also used to study technology and nursing.{{Cite web |date=2014-11-28 |title=SAMKin kampus valmistuu ensi syksynä Raumalle |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-7658898 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} The campus is home to the Maritime Logistics Research Center.{{Cite web |title=SAMK-kampus Rauma |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/kampukset/samk-kampus-rauma/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}} The campus has 1,500 students of approximately 50 nationalities. Six of the degree programmes are in English.

Rauma Maritime Training Center is a joint training unit established together with WinNova. The joint maritime campus includes, for example, a robot station, i.e. a learning environment for the use of robotic and machine vision applications and training in remote control.{{Cite web |last=Suni |first=Kari |date=2016-12-08 |title=Koulut robottiaikaan raumalaisten rahoilla |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007143438.html |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}

From the SAMK Kankaanpää School of Fine Arts, you can graduate with a Bachelor of Culture and Arts.{{Cite web |title=Taidekoulu |url=https://www.kankaanpaa.fi/kulttuuri-liikunta-ja-nuoriso/kulttuuri-ja-taide/taidekoulu/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Kankaanpään kaupunki |language=fi}} The School of Fine Arts was founded by sculptor Kauko Räike and painter Juhani Tarna in 1965 on the initiative of the Kankaanpää Art Association.{{Cite web |title=Taidekoulun kampus |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/kampukset/taidekoulu/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}} The school was municipalised in the 1980s and a new building was completed in 1995. The School of Fine Arts became part of SAMK in 1997.{{Cite web |date=2012-06-13 |title=Maineikas Kankaanpään taidekoulu saa 50-vuotishistoriikin |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-6179967 |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} The campus has about 130 students in culture and arts.

SAMK offers education in Huittinen in the Kuninkainen Education and Culture Center (unofficial translation of Kuninkaisten koulutus- ja kulttuurikeskus). The campus houses a unit for business studies and its library. In addition to SAMK, the center is home to Huittinen Vocational and Business College and Sataopisto (an adult education center in the area).{{Cite web |title=Kuninkaisten koulutus- ja kulttuurikeskus - Huittisten kaupunki |url=https://www.huittinen.fi/palvelut/kulttuuri_ja_vapaa-aika/kuninkaisten_koulutus-_ja_kulttuurikeskus |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=www.huittinen.fi}} The Kuninkainen Campus provides online education. The digital campus has more than 500 students in business administration.{{Cite web |title=Kuninkaisten kampus |url=https://www.samk.fi/tietoa-meista/kampukset/kuninkaisten-kampus/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

SAMK carries out research, development and innovation activities to support industrial renewal. It sees its strengths as expertise in entrepreneurship and start-ups, digital campus and online teaching. It works together with approximately 500 organizations each year.

SAMK's publication series consists of studies, reports, teaching materials and other publications. In addition, SAMK edits and produces magazines, brochures, guides, etc. Most of the publications are openly accessible on Theseus.fi.{{Cite web |title=Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulun julkaisut - SAMK |url=https://www.samk.fi/tyoelama-ja-tutkimus/julkaisut/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

SAMK's RDI activities are concentrated in five centers.

• RoboAI Research and Development center is located in Pori{{Cite web |last=Virtanen |first=Sofia |date=2021-04-22 |title=Raumalle perustettiin Merilogistiikan tutkimuskeskus – Eikä syyttä, sillä Suomen tuonnista ja viennistä 90 % kulkee meritse |url=https://www.tekniikkatalous.fi/uutiset/raumalle-perustettiin-merilogistiikan-tutkimuskeskus-eika-syytta-silla-suomen-tuonnista-ja-viennista-90-kulkee-meritse/af5d3932-3426-474d-9144-2b17cd936236 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Tekniikka&Talous |language=fi}} and focuses on automation, robotics and artificial intelligence. The Ministry of Education and Culture has granted SAMK funding for the use of artificial intelligence in medical research in Pori, Turku University Hospital and CSC, IT Center for Science.{{Cite web |date=2020-11-23 |title=SAMKille rahoitusta tekoälyn hyödyntämiseen lääketieteellisessä tutkimuksessa |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11662008 |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}} RoboAI collaborates with the Robocoast network,{{Cite web |last=Varjonen |first=Jukkapekka |date=2018-06-06 |title=SAMK perustaa Porin kampukselle automaation, robotiikan ja tekoälyn tutkimuskeskuksen – asiantuntijoita rekrytoidaan 5–10 lisää |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007162027.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}} coordinated by the development company Prizztech, which in January 2022 included more than 100 automation, robotics, AI, sensor and IoT companies from Satakunta.{{Cite web |last=Reko |first=Veera |date=2022-01-10 |title=Samk sai uuden koulutusvastuun – Satakunnassa aletaan kouluttaa tieto- ja viestintätekniikan insinöörejä |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000008530383.html |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}

• The Maritime Logistics Research Center is based in Rauma and focuses on shipping, logistics and security of supply. The center has three research groups: intelligent shipping, logistics and automation.
• The research center WANDER in Rauma focuses on water, materials and indoor hygiene. The center started its activities in 2005 as the Water Institute.{{Cite web |title=Tutkimuskeskus WANDER – yli 15 vuotta suomalaisten yritysten ja yhteiskunnan kilpailukyvyn kehittämistä |url=https://www.samk.fi/uutiset/tutkimuskeskus-wander-yli-15-vuotta-suomalaisten-yritysten-ja-yhteiskunnan-kilpailukyvyn-kehittamista/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}
• The Center for Tourism Business Development focuses on sustainable and responsible tourism and digital tourism development.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-21 |title=Satakunnan oma Matkailun kehittämiskeskus aloittaa toimintansa {{!}} Satakunta.fi |url=https://satakunta.fi/satakunnan-oma-matkailun-kehittamiskeskus-aloittaa-toimintansa/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |language=fi}}
• Business Intelligence Center BIC established in early 2022.{{Cite web |title=Uusi Tiedolla johtamisen keskus tuo kehittämisosaamista satakuntalaisten yritysten tarpeisiin |url=https://www.samk.fi/uutiset/uusi-tiedolla-johtamisen-keskus-tuo-kehittamisosaamista-satakuntalaisten-yritysten-tarpeisiin/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}} BIC aims to improve the competitiveness, efficiency, productivity and well-being of organizations by harnessing knowledge, data and thinking.

The faculties of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences are:

• Health and Welfare

• Logistics and Maritime Technology

• Service Business

• Technology

At SAMK, you can study for a bachelor's degree in Finnish in full-time day studies{{Cite web |title=AMK-tutkinto (päiväopetus) |url=https://www.samk.fi/opiskelu/hae-opiskelijaksi/amk-tutkinto/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}} or multiform studies, which means that you can study while working, usually at any time and place, and the guidance is online – in some degree programmes, you can complete all your studies in this way.{{Cite web |title=AMK-tutkinto (monimuoto-opetus) |url=https://www.samk.fi/amk-tutkinto-monimuoto-opetus/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}} In contrast, the bachelor's degree programmes taught in English can be completed only as full-time day studies, whereas the master's degree programmes taught in English can be completed either as full-time or multiform studies.{{Cite web |title=Master's Degrees – SAMK – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences |url=https://www.samk.fi/en/education/master-degree/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=en-US}}

To apply for a master's degree programme, you must have at least two years' work experience in the field after completing a bachelor's degree from a university or a university of applied sciences.

The degree can be complemented by specialization studies in various subject areas. You can also study at an open university of applied sciences. The credits from an open UAS can be included in the degree studies at a later stage.{{Cite web |title=Avoin ammattikorkeakoulu |url=https://www.samk.fi/opiskelu/hae-opiskelijaksi/avoin-amk/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

For example, in 2016, there were four English-language degree programmes available: physiotherapy, international business, business management and entrepreneurship, and information technology.

In 2023 SAMK had the following Bachelor's Degrees:

• Industrial Management, Bachelor of Engineering
• Logistics, Bachelor of Engineering
• Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Health Care
• International Business, Bachelor of Business Administration
• International Tourism Development, Bachelor of Hospitality Management
• Nursing, Bachelor of Health Care
• Sea Captain, Bachelor of Marine Technology

The duration of bachelor's degree Programmes is 210 or 240 ECTS credits, and their completion time usually takes from 3.5 to 4.5 years.

In 2023 SAMK had following Master's degrees: {{Cite web |title=Ylempi AMK-tutkinto (Master) |url=https://www.samk.fi/opiskelu/hae-opiskelijaksi/ylempi-amk-tutkinto-master/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

• Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Master of Business Administration
• Maritime Management, Master of Marine Technology or Master of Engineering
• Rehabilitation, Master of Health Care or Master of Social Services
• Welfare Technology, Master of Engineering or Master of Health Care

The scope of the studies is 60–90 credits. The degree can be completed while working in about 1.5–2.5 years.

In February 2016, the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (Karvi) awarded SAMK a quality label in its audit, which was valid for the next six years.{{Cite web |last=Kansa |first=Satakunnan |date=2016-02-29 |title=SAMK:lle laatuleima – kehuja opiskelijoiden osallistumisesta laatutyöhön |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007136212.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}} In 2022, SAMK passed the audit again.{{Cite web |title=SAMK läpäisi Karvin auditoinnin |url=https://www.samk.fi/uutiset/samk-lapaisi-karvin-auditoinnin/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=SAMK - Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu |language=fi}}

SAMK's teaching quality was selected as the best among Finnish universities of applied sciences in a feedback survey of students who graduated from universities of applied sciences in 2020. SAMK had ranked among the top in the same survey in the preceding years.{{Cite web |last=Kansa |first=Satakunnan |date=2017-03-27 |title=SAMKille useita kärkisijoja valtakunnallisessa opiskelijakyselyssä |url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/satakunta/art-2000007146764.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Satakunnan Kansa |language=fi}}

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• [http://www.samk.fi/english/ Satakunta University of Applied Sciences website]
• [http://www.samk.fi/en/about-samk-2/strategy-and-management/organization/ Organisation of Satakunta University of Applied Sciences]
• [https://www.youtube.com/user/samkcommunications/ Satakunta University of Applied Sciences in Youtube]
• [http://theseus.fi/handle/10024/14 Theses and publications]

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