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VAMKCurrent News20202020-01-01 - 2020-12-30

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2020-01-01 - 2020-12-30

12/30/2020 Vaasa University of Applied Sciences will continue with distance learning mainly until March 7, 2021 The Vaasa Hospital District has entered the spreading phase of the epidemic on 20.12.2020. According to the recommendations, higher education institutions will continue in distance learning mode at this stage, arranging only compulsory contact teaching.
12/18/2020 Rectors Speech for Graduates A total of 150 students are celebrating their graduation today. Here is our principal’s speech today for graduates.
12/17/2020 Effective distance learning: More graduates from VAMK than last year 150 students will celebrate at the graduate school on Friday 18.12. A record 188 degrees will be completed in business this year.
11/27/2020 Higher Education Institutes’ Digivision 2030 program has been launched The Finnish higher education institutes have launched the Digivision 2030 program, which is a joint, agreement-based program for higher education institutes. The key objective of Digivision is to open up national learning data reserves for use by individuals and society, enabling the development of pedagogy and the renewal of higher education institutes.
11/03/2020 VAMK's new online magazine takes its readers from elements to space The concisely named Energiaa publication makes Vaasa University of Applied Sciences' research, special expertise and business cooperation known.
10/28/2020 VAMK will continue mainly with distance learning until the end of the year We will continue with distance learning mainly until the end of the semester. However, we will open campuses on November 2. and we'll carry out the necessary small group teaching on campus. On campus, we always wear masks. Staff work remotely where possible, in accordance with the national recommendation, but the campus is open for campus work.
10/23/2020 New course feedback system SPARK introduced on Monday 26 October VAMK will adopt a new course feedback system SPARK, integrated into Peppi on Monday 26 October. At this stage, the final feedback of the course is taken into use, later we can also gather continuous feedback and interim feedback through the system.
10/20/2020 Feasible Wind Power Projects with a Proper Project Management Technological development and appropriately chosen project management methods enable wind power project development to new regions, such as Ghana in the Western Africa, says Jukka Rönnlund who studied the topic in his master’s thesis (Project Management) at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences.
10/13/2020 VAMK will continue with distance learning until the end of October Distance learning and teleworking will continue at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences for weeks 43-44. The campus is closed until November 1, 2020.
10/09/2020 Distance learning is going well and support has been arranged for students The transition of Vaasa University of Applied Sciences to distance education has gone well. The campus is closed until October 18, 2020.
10/07/2020 SAMOK & ARENE: UAS rectors and student unions appeal to students to stop the spread of coronavirus Finland’s coronavirus situation is rapidly deteriorating, and there are also chains of infection among students at universities of applied sciences. This has led to an increase in distance learning and even to the closure of campuses in different parts of Finland.
10/06/2020 Coronavirus infection in at least 15 VAMK students At Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, coronavirus infection has been diagnosed in at least 15 students. Exposure mapping work is still partly in progress. Further infections may still occur.
10/04/2020 The campus is closed in weeks 41-42 Five students at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences have now been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Exposures are still being investigated. Additional infections are likely to occur. Authorities are being in contact with those exposed and quarantining individuals when the situation so requires.
10/03/2020 Three VAMK students have a COVID-19 infection, distance learning and teleworking starts immediately So far, three students at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences have been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Further infections may still occur. Authorities have mapped the exposed and quarantined them based on their assessments.
09/08/2020 Corona exposure at the University of Vaasa, no exposed persons at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences According to Heikki Kaukoranta, the doctor responsible for infectious diseases in the city of Vaasa, VAMK has not been exposed. VAMK's operations will continue in a safe manner according to the previous plan.
08/06/2020 Student info: Vaasa University of Applied Sciences to return to the campus and moving to hybrid work 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.
06/02/2020 VAMK's transition to remote teaching has been smoother than expected 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.
05/22/2020 Remote graduation today, Friday 22.5. Congratulations to all graduates. As a recognition for their hard work, 137 students will receive their diplomas today.
05/07/2020 Entrance examination dates for universities of applied sciences confirmed 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.
05/04/2020 Reboot training on soft skills at work for higher education job seekers piloting is delivered virtual due to cover-19 pandemic 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.
04/29/2020 New Coastline-magazine features VAMK's Robot Academy 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.
04/27/2020 Finnish Student Health Service Expands to Include UAS Students Starting 1 January 2021, the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) will provide student healthcare services for all higher education students.
04/24/2020 Admission procedure of International Business degree programme: Possible information security risk 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.
04/23/2020 The members of VAMK’s international audit group have been nominated 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.
04/22/2020 VAMK's graduation ceremony will be held remotely on 22 May Due to the exceptional circumstances, it is not possible to normally hold a spring graduation ceremony at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. After consulting the students, the management team decided that the celebration will be held remotely at the original time on 22nd May. More detailed planning of the ceremony will start right at the beginning of the week.
04/09/2020 ARENE: Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences will organise their entrance examinations online The universities of applied sciences have, in view of the pandemic situation, decided that the second joint AMK entrance examinations this spring will be organised online. There were 92 000 applicants to the universities of applied sciences by the end of the application period on 1 April. 75 000 of those sought admission in the joint application examinations.
04/02/2020 Kati Komulainen appointed Rector of VAMK Kati Komulainen, DHSc, will be the rector of the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences starting May 4th.
04/01/2020 On VAMK's and the University's joint online store course How does an optional advanced course on online store programming sound, through which you can get a summer job in your own field, get direct contacts to a quoted company and learn a niche skill from professionals in the field and also get credits for this?
03/20/2020 FINNIPS Exams cancelled in China, South Korea and Hanoi in Vietnam The Finnish Network for International Programmes (FINNIPS) arranged entrance examinations for 10 Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences’ English-taught degree programmes in 10 countries around the world between 10 and 15 March. The examinations will be checked in the network’s UASs and the results of student selection based on these exams will be announced from 21 April onwards (and by 5 June 2020, at the latest).
01/24/2020 VAMK’s students recently arrived from Wuhan to attend a health inspection All four students have now attended the health inspection and no signs of infection have been found.
01/23/2020 The first phase of the joint applications went expectedly Joint applications in degree programmes offered one business and one engineering option attracted over 1100 applicants in total.
01/20/2020 A video recorder was found in VAMK’s toilet The police is investigating the recording device technically and tactically. Student Health Care Services offers supportive counseling on the matter.
01/08/2020 Application for degree programmes taught in English begins today Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu (VAMK), University of Applied Sciences offers two degree programmes in English during the application period of 8th – 22th of January 2019. Studies begin in autumn 2020.