South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences


South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is a University of Applied Sciences in Finland. It was established in the beginning of 2017, when Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences and Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences merged. Xamk is the 5th largest university of applied sciences in Finland with 9400 students and 750 faculty members across four campuses. Xamk is jointly owned by the cities of Mikkeli, Kotka, Savonlinna and Kouvola with Mikkeli holding a majority stake since August 2019.

Education

Xamk's education, which is given on four different campuses, is closely connected to the requirements of working life and companies. As of 2019, Xamk offered in total 62 Bachelor's degree programmes and 27 Master's programmes and the number of students graduating annually was about 1700.
Xamk offers four Bachelor's level degree programmes and four Master's level degree programmes in English:
Xamk is the largest University of Applied Sciences in Finland in terms of R&D activities carried out. The research carried out is mostly applied research in close co-operation with companies and most development efforts concentrate on regional development.
Research and development activities at Xamk are divided into four focus areas:
The board of directors at Xamk has eight members in it. The current members are: