FINNIPS entrance exams in Warsaw

Last week I had the privilege to supervise entrance exams for candidates to Finnish universities of applied sciences, this time in Warsaw in Poland. The exams are organised by the FINNIPS network for the whole of Finland and attendants came from Poland, the Czech Republic, Moldova, Slovenia and the Ukraine.

- I'm glad we actually made it here, despite the global situation as it stands at the moment, said Oles and Taras, brothers from the Ukraine who hope to start international business studies in Finland in August.

Long days with 3-4 hours of exam at a time. Water, water, water...

In the group interview part of the exam the hopeful candidates shared their hopes and dreams in their future field of  study. Most already had some experience through spending a few months in Finland as an Erasmus exchange student, or already had friends or family studying in Finland.

For myself, this was a first-time experience which I shared with a colleague from KYAMK. Thankfully he had lived in Poland for six years, one of which was in Warsaw. I got a good overview of the city in the brief free hours of each evening, with a travel planner right next to  me... thanks Jori!

If you have a chance to go for a similar assignment abroad, I sincerely recommend you take it!

Text & Photo: Piri Hiltunen / TAMK International Services

Application for Bachelor's programmes start soon

Applying to programmes conducted in English at universities of applied sciences takes place through a joint application system. Applying takes place online at www.admissions.fi. Applicants can use the same on-line application form to apply for a maximum of four different degree programmes conducted in English at up to four different universities of applied sciences.

TAMK bachelor's programmes in English:

• Environmental Engineering - Bachelor of Engineering
• International Business - Bachelor of Business Administration
• Media - Bachelor of Culture and Arts
• Nursing - Bachelor of Health Care, Tampere
• Tourism - Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tampere

The applicants of Degree Programme in Media must return also the required pre-task by 15 February to TAMK.

All details about applying for TAMK programmes in English
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TAMK Applicant's Guide 2011 now online

Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) Applicant's Guide for degree programmes run in English is now available.

The application time is January 3 to February 15 2011.

Learn all details about application and download the guide

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Merged TAMK is the most popular Finnish UAS

TAMK's slogan "the joy of sussing out" attracted most primary applicants per study place of Finnish UAS.

TAMK´s Finnish youth education degree programmes starting in the autumn 2010 had 8450 primary applicants. There were 5.8 primary applicants per study place. Tampere University of Applied Sciences and Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences merged at the beginning of 2010. The merged TAMK was the most popular Finnish university of applied sciences in the joint application of the spring.

The Degree Programme in Emergency Care had the most primary applicants with each of its 20 study places being pursued by 26 primary applicants. Fine Art and Physiotherapy had more than 15 primary applicants, Hotel and Restaurant Management 14 primary applicants and Social Services 13 primary applicants per study place.

By number of applicants, TAMK´s most popular degree programmes were: Business Administration, 1266 primary applicants, Social Services, 804 primary applicants, Physiotherapy, 612 primary applicants, Nursing and Health Care, 640 primary applicants, and Emergency Care, 527 primary applicants. In all, TAMK had more than 22 000 applicants to the 1465 free study places in education starting in the autumn.

In TAMK´s campuses outside Tampere, the most popular degree programmes were Tourism in Ikaalinen, Media in Virrat and Nursing and Health Care in Mänttä-Vilppula.
Plenty of applicants also to adult education

In the joint application to adult education, the 292 study places had 1220 primary applicants, that is more than 4 primary applicants per study place. The nursing education in Sastamala had the most primary applicants with 191 applicants to its 20 study places.

By number of applicants, the most popular degree programme was Business Administration with 308 primary applicants to Tampere and Virrat. Mechanical and Production Engineering in Tampere and Sastamala had 178 primary applicants. The 25 study places of Construction Management had 134 primary applicants, and the 30 study places of Service Management 119 primary applicants.

The master´s degree programmes had 360 primary applicants to the 215 study places. Ten master´s degree programmes will begin in TAMK in the autumn.

For the first time, the national joint application to youth education, adult education and master´s degrees in universities of applied sciences took place at the same time. The closing date for joint application to education beginning in the autumn was 16 April.

Joint application for degree programmes taught in Finnish begins!

The joint application for universities of applied sciences begins in the beginning of March, and there are 2012 study places available in TAMK for degree programmes taught in Finnish beginning in autumn of 2010. In addition to Tampere, there are study places available in Ikaalinen, Mänttä-Vilppula, Sastamala and Virrat.

The majority of the study places for degree programmes taught in Finnish, 1465, are in the youth education degree programmes. There are 312 places available in the adult education degree programmes and 235 places in the Master’s degree programmes. The most number of study places, 776, are offered by the degree programmes of technology. There are 475 study places available in the degree programmes of social services and health, 275 in business and administration, 171 in culture, 140 in tourism, catering and domestic services, 138 in business systems administration and 37 in forestry.


The application for the Finnish degree programmes beginning in the autumn of 2010 is carried out as an on-line application in www.amkhaku.fi. The application period is 1.3-16.4. For the first time, the national joint application covers youth education degree programmes, adult education degree programmes and Master’s degree programmes all at the same time.


TAMK has 255 study places outside Tampere

The majority of TAMK’s study places are in Tampere. There are 115 study places offered by TAMK’s Ikaalinen campus, in the degree programmes of Business Administration, Business Information Systems and Tourism. Virrat offers 40 study places in Media, and 20 study places in Business Administration as adult education. Mänttä-Vilppula also offers 20 study places in Business Administration and 20 study places in Well-being services.

An engineering degree programme will also begin in Sastamala next autumn. The degree programme utilises blended learning and enables persons with vocational qualifications in engineering or as a technician to supplement their degree into a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering. Last autumn, a degree programme in nursing was also launched in Sastamala, and 20 study places will be available for the degree programme in nursing which begins next autumn as well.


New degree programmes

The new TAMK formed by the merged PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences and TAMK University of Applied Sciences offers four new Finnish Master’s degree programmes in the fields of well-being technology, clinical nursing, social services and service business. The degree programme in Service Business is implemented in collaboration with JAMK University of Applied Sciences.

For more information about the joint application: TAMK, Applications Office, tel.
03 245 2395, 03 245 2397, hakutoimisto (at) tamk.fi

126 Study Places Open - Application Period Started Today

Do you want to study International Business, Environmental Engineering, Media, Nursing or Tourism in English?

Don't wait no more, we take 126 new students to our BA Degree Programmes run in English starting in autumn 2010 at Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

The chance to apply is valid only until February 12th, go now to www.tamk.fi/en

The Joy of Sussing Out - Apply to TAMK

Laukontori Market Square

The application period to degree programmes run in English of Finnish universities of applied sciences will start on Monday January 11th.

This is already visible in the streets of Tampere; Tampere UAS rallies the campaign with the slogan "Oivaltamisen iloa", the "joy of sussing out" on the posters in central spots of the city.

The merger of TAMK UAS and PIRAMK UAS is implemented today with the new year 2010. The new Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) is born. Five degree programmes completely taught in English welcome applications until February 12.

The international BA degree programmes of Tampere University of Applied Sciences are:

• Environmental Engineering
• International Business
• Media
• Nursing
• Social Services
• Tourism

More information:

TAMK Admission

Application time to degree programmes run in Finnish will start March 1st.

In the Background Entrance to TAMK Finlayson Campus, home of the proAcademy and the School of Art and Media

The Admissions Pages for the New TAMK Have Been Launched

The English admission pages for the new TAMK have been launched.

The pages mainly serve foreign applicants, so they focus on marketing the English degree programmes and giving information about TAMK and Finland. The application period for the English degree programmes is 11.1. – 12.2.2010.

TAMK’s and PIRAMK’s current English webpages remain as they are until the end of 2009. After the 1st of January, both the Finnish and English admissions pages are modified into TAMK’s official webpages.

Both the Finnish and the English admissions pages have been produced by a project team, consisting of the following people: Teija Pekkarinen, Katja Jouttela, Marianna Leikomaa and Minna Honkanen. The production work also got input from several experts, especially from the Admissions Office, Student Services and International Office.

The English admission pages for the new TAMK

Want to Study in English at TAMK? Apply Now!

Applying to programmes conducted in English at Finnish universities of applied sciences (UAS) takes place through a System of Joint Application (Yhteishaku in Finnish). Prospective students can apply to four different degree programmes at UAS using the same application form.

The application period for studies starting in August 2009 started last Monday, and will close on Friday February 13th 2009, 4:15 PM Finnish time (+2 GMT).

Applicants to TAMK Media programme also need to return the pretask to TAMK by February 13th.

The entrance examinations at TAMK will be:

• Media April 21
• International Business April 28
• Environmental Engineering May 5

The Universities of Applied Sciences announce the results by 21 July 2009. TAMK aims at sending admission results out by mid-June.

Admitted students must confirm their study places by 4 August 2009 at 4.15 pm Finnish time at the latest.

The Joint Application period for UAS study programmes taught in Finnish or Swedish is March 23 - April 9.

Bachelor's Degree applications at TAMK

Photo: TAMK main campus early one winter morning

Application Time Starts After Two Weeks

Two weeks to go: the application time for the degree programmes taught in English of Finnish universities of applied sciences starts on Monday, January 12th and is closed on Friday February 13th.

TAMK University of Applied Sciences welcomes applications to three Bachelor's Degree Programmes:

• Environmental Engineering
• International Business
• Media

Applicants to the Media Programme will send a three-part pre-task, which now is available at the web-page of the programme.

Full description of the application process

Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Degree Programme in International Business
Degree Programme in Media

Photo: © City of Tampere/Sami Helenius
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