Studying at JAMK

Your studies at the university of applied sciences are diverse and include interaction with working life. Your professional competence will be enhanced by practical work-related tasks. Your working life knowledge and network will be constructed during your studies. Your knowledge of working life is also increased with various visits. JAMK’s alumni or representatives of working life may visit the units. Visits to workplaces are also carried out in connection to several courses. You can obtain useful information on companies in your field of study from your teachers and practical training coordinators, other students, and recruitment portals.

Practical Training

What is practical training? When can I do my practical training? How do I find a place to complete my practical training? Here you can find the answers to these questions and many other ones.

Jobiili Service for Students of Social and Health Services

Jobiili is a placement service for practical training in the social and health sector at universities of applied sciences. Jobiili serves the needs of working life, the students and teachers. An organisation in the social and health sector announces a placement in the Jobiili service, a student reserves a practical training placement that matches their expertise, and a teacher confirms the reservation. Each university of applied sciences has a Jobiili administrator who supports all users in the area. Tiina Blek (firstname.lastname@jamk.fi) is the administrator at JAMK University Of Applied Sciences.

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Bachelor’s Thesis

When completing your thesis, you have the opportunity to experience working life, because, as a rule, theses strive to solve a development need in working life.