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Teaching will continue in the fall as contact teaching. The 1st year students of the programs taught in English International Business and Information Technology will start the year as remote teaching. IB and IT students of 2nd till 4th year will start in hybrid teaching according to teachers instructions. All lectures for more than 40 people are considered remote teaching. The preparedness group meets weekly and, if necessary, takes measures to ensure a safe working and study environment. Changes will be communicated if necessary.

Overall, the teaching staff of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences has been satisfied with the remote teaching. Despite occasional disruptions, the technology has worked better than expected. Experiences of distance learning were investigated in a nationwide survey. 1561 members of the teaching staff of polytechnics responded to the survey.

Congratulations to all graduates. As a recognition for their hard work, 137 students will receive their diplomas today.

The entrance examination for universities of applied sciences will be carried out in June in two separate stages. The first stage of the examination will be organised on 4 June 2020 as a digital distance examination. The second stage of the examination will be organised on the campuses of universities of applied sciences in different parts of the country on 23-25 June 2020.

The entrance examination for universities of applied sciences will be carried out in June in two separate stages. The first stage of the examination will be organised on 4 June 2020 as a digital distance examination. The second stage of the examination will be organised on the campuses of universities of applied sciences in different parts of the country on 23-25 June 2020.

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Reboot pilot training, originally designed to be delivered as blended learning, is delivered virtual in spring 2020.The pilot involves unemployed and underemployed higher education graduates, as well as coaches and trainers, in Finland, Belgium, Greece and the United Kingdom.We want to thank all pilot training participants during these challenging times.

We are happy to be part of Coastline, a magazine that presents all the people, companies and phenomenons behind the Ostrobothnian success. Have a look at our article.

Starting 1 January 2021, the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) will provide student healthcare services for all higher education students.

A possible data breach has been noticed with some of the applicants of Bachelor’s Degree Programmes in Business in the Finnish universities of applied sciences.

VAMK has agreed on an international audit of its quality system with FINEEC (Finnish Education Evaluation Centre) and the date of the audit is set on March 23-24, 2021.