Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is a local municipality

Municipality

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-owned Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 institution of higher education

Higher education

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 based in six municipalities of Southern Ostrobothnia

Southern Ostrobothnia

Southern Ostrobothnia is one of the 20 regions of Finland.Seinäjoki is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.- Historical provinces :For History, Geography and Culture see: Ostrobothnia- Municipalities :...

. Despite its name, SeAMK is not a traditional university

University

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 but a vocational university

Vocational university

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.

Faculties

Available faculties are:

• Business School (3 units; Business and Entrepreneurship in Seinäjoki and Hospitality Management in Kauhajoki)
• School of Agriculture and Forestry (2 units; Agriculture in Ilmajoki and in forestry in Tuomarniemi, Ähtäri)
• School of Culture and Design (3 units; Design in Jurva, Cultural Management in Frami, Seinäjoki and Conservation in Törnävä, Seinäjoki)
• School of Health Care and Social Work (2 units; Health Care and Social Work, both in Seinäjoki)
• School of Technology (3 units; Törnävä, Frami and Foodwest, all in Seinäjoki)

Education

SeAMK offers 19 bachelor-level and 6 master-level degree programmes in Finnish. Beside those, SeAMK operates 3 degree programmes in English – Degree programme in international business (BBA

Bachelor of Business Administration

The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...

), Degree programme in international business management (MBA

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...

) and Degree programme in nursing (RN

Registered nurse

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).

2008 shooting

On 23 September 2008, a 22-year-old culinary arts student opened fire on campus of School of Hospitality, killing ten people; comprising eight female students, one male student, and one male instructor, before killing himself.

External links

• Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
• SAMO (Student government/union)