Internationality at VAMK

International experts graduate from us

According to VAMK’s strategy, our goal is to train international experts for the region’s working life. We want VAMK graduates to have accumulated international experience and knowledge during their studies that they can use in their future jobs. This will be achieved by offering internationalisation through teaching, student placements and joint international studies. When possible, we will also recruit more staff with foreign backgrounds. We will seek to implement international RDI projects, particularly with strategically important partners.

VAMK’s Special Issue in Internationalisation

The publication presents a diverse range of articles exploring key aspects of international education from innovative student recruitment strategies to fostering global partnerships.

Explore Our International Publication

Internationalization Program at VAMK

VAMK’s Internationalization program aims to be flexible, open and adaptive to accommodate evolving global market dynamics.

Read Our Internationalization Program

The international region requires expertise

Internationality has been a part of VAMK since the very beginning. The Vaasa region is one of Finland’s strongest export regions (12% of Finland’s total industrial exports) and there is a high demand for people who understand international business. VAMK’s aim is to train international experts for the region’s working life. Our students graduate with the international experience that export-oriented working life requires.

Internationality as a part of learning

Our students grow in internationality through internships and exchanges abroad, but also on our own campus – we currently have students from 45 different countries! Visiting lecturers from abroad and international projects develop your professional skills in a multicultural environment.

Make the world your home

Internationalisation is a vital part of everything we do. Thanks to VAMK’s English-language courses and students from abroad, the atmosphere at the Vaasa campus is truly international.

Visiting lecturers from abroad and international projects will develop your professional skills in a multicultural environment.

It is easy to gain international experience on your home campus. Internationalisation at home is also made possible through international studies, events and projects, and visiting lecturers from our partner universities.

Globally networked

We support the movement of both our students and staff and have 100 partner universities around the world. We also develop and offer dual degrees with our European partner universities.