JAMK University of Applied Sciences

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JAMK University of Applied Sciences is one of Finland's most famous universities of applied sciences, and 2013 has been a year of success for us. We work actively to develop Central Finland, and cooperation with local companies and other actors is part of our everyday work.
We are increasingly investing in entrepreneurship: The JAMK Generator team supports enthusiastic entrepreneurs from the innovation phase to establishing a company. New companies are now being established at a rate of 20 per year. Students who started this autumn have taken the five-credit Entrepreneurship and Innovation course. Some of the knowledge we share comes from Silicon Valley!
Good quality of learning from the viewpoint of both students and working life is vital for a university's success. We measure it continuously, and the results have been excellent. This year's learning quality milestones were the international audit of JAMK's quality system and the EPAS accreditation of our International Business program. These recognitions show that JAMK's quality of training is excellent, even on an international scale.
JAMK is also a strong international actor. We have almost 300 university partners around the world. Internationalization shows in Finland, too, with about 1,000 international students and specialists present on our campuses every day.
Favorable winds are blowing in education exports. International teacher education has been carried out in Russia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Egypt, and Nepal. JAMK's nurse training has aroused international interest. Cooperation in China will begin in early 2014.
JAMK University of Applied Sciences is an international higher education institution with expertise in 8 different study fields. Whether you want to develop individuals in your organization or an entire education system, we are your global partner. Furthermore, JAMK is an excellent partner in academic staff and student mobility.
JAMK is a developer of business and promoter of export activity within the bioeconomy. It creates a new material economy and circular economy saving natural resources. Several areas of expertise are connected to bioeconomy (e.g., forestry, agriculture, industrial manage­ment, energy production, business economics, and tourism).
Activities focus primarily on the food chain, forest industry and its byproducts, and energy production. JAMK is a producer of new resource-smart solutions for Kangas's new city district and a promoter of the business activities created by the biofactory investment in Äänekoski. JAMK strengthens the bioeconomy campus in Saarijärvi and the Bioeconomy Institute's position as a regional center of excellence and businesses, the Vocational Education Institute of Northern Central Finland, and the City of Saarijärvi.
There is a vital center of excellence in physical rehabilitation at JAMK and in the Jyväskylä region. Its activity supports customer-centered, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, and the business's growth through renewing education and producing new innovative solutions and digital services.
JAMK is a significant national actor in education, RDI activity, and services related to cybersecurity. JAMK's central areas of expertise include cyber-preparedness, cyberinfrastructure, and cybersecurity solutions. The expertise in cybersecurity is widely utilized in businesses and the public sector. The expertise is applied to meet the needs of public services, health care, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and service business. The theme of the growth pact of the Jyväskylä region is applied cybersecurity, which the region intends to use to continue its growth as a center of excellence specializing in cybersecurity and its applications. The activity of JAMK contributes to the activity of this center.
Automation, robotics, and machine vision are rapidly developing areas. Robots operating safely in shared working areas with humans represents the newest development in the field. They can lighten the workload within, e.g., assembly lines, health care services, and homes. Complementing its traditional expertise in automation and machine vision, JAMK also increases education and RDI activity within robotics. The aim is to improve the region's competitiveness in service activities and manufacture with robotics applications.
JAMK develops digital learning environments and new learning methods for its use and the organizations in working life. JAMK is an internationally audited and accredited university of applied sciences esteemed by the working life. In addition to applying new learning methods in its degree programs, JAMK also applies them within domestic education on-demand and education export abroad. Education improves competitiveness on the level of both individuals and organizations. The core of the focus area is JAMK's teacher education and business expertise. However, the activity involves all educational fields and expertise in education planning. Within education export, JAMK cooperates closely with other domestic education exporters.

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