Vaasa Polytechnic
University in Vaasa, Finland
Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu (VAMK) is a university of applied sciences in Vaasa, Finland. It turned 30 on 1 August 2026, and in June 2025 it formed a joint higher education group with the University of Vaasa (Vaasan yliopisto). VAMK teaches in the fields of technology, business, and health care and social services, and aims to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Bachelor's-level degrees lead to qualifications as an engineer, a business graduate (tradenomi), a nurse, a public health nurse or a social services professional (sosionomi). The VAMK Master School offers master's-level degrees (ylempi AMK) designed to be studied alongside work, in blended or online formats, in Finnish or English. English-taught programmes include:
- International Business Management
- Project Management (Business or Engineering)
- Crisis Leadership and Innovation (Business, Engineering, or Health Care and Social Services)
- Cloud-Based Software Engineering
- Energy Storage Systems, Engineering
Applications for English-taught programmes starting in autumn 2027 are open, and the joint application round for bachelor's and master's degrees runs from 9 to 23 March 2027. Open university of applied sciences courses (Avoin AMK) are also available.
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Graduate programmes
The VAMK Master School offers master's-level degrees (ylempi AMK) of 60 or 90 credits, designed to be studied alongside work in blended or online formats. English-taught programmes:
- Crisis Leadership and Innovation (Business, Engineering, or Health Care and Social Services)
- International Business Management (blended learning)
- Project Management (Business or Engineering)
- Cloud-Based Software Engineering
- Energy Storage Systems, Engineering
Finnish-taught programmes include energy transition management, digitalisation development and management, and social and health care development and management.
Deadlines
Spring 2027 joint application (yhteishaku) for bachelor's (AMK) and master's (YAMK) degrees: 9 to 23 March 2027. International Business Management (English-taught master's): applications from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.
Subjects taught
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- Language Courses