Creating Competence
JAMK is an attractive, internationally oriented higher education institution with a strong role among the developers of the Jyväskylä region and Central Finland. The number of students is 8,000.
We offer first- and second-cycle degree education, open studies, continuing education, and vocational teacher education. We maintain close contacts with regional enterprises and organisations. The orientation of JAMK’s education and the contents of the various curricula are based on the needs of working life.
JAMK was nominated as a centre of excellence in regional impact for the years 2006-2007. We participate in the creation and implementation of regional development strategies and likewise strongly promote the innovation and development of competence in the regional labour force. Collaboration with our partners and experts in different fields through research and development produces new products and service concepts for the region. Our work is an active contribution to the social and cultural development of Central Finland.
The Best General Image, High Employment Rate
The overall public image of JAMK was rated as the best among the universities of applied sciences included in the image survey made by Taloustutkimus in 2007. According to the survey, JAMK’s popularity as a study environment and the versatility of its fields of study can be regarded as the cornerstones of its public image. Jyväskylä, as a city known for its educational institutions, attracts young people. They also see the fact that JAMK is highly valued on the labour market as one of its advantages.
70 per cent of JAMK’s students have a job upon graduation. A year after graduation, as much as 83 per cent have a job and only 3 per cent are unemployed. Students find that the practical training periods included in the education are the most significant route to employment. The majority of graduates are employed in Central Finland.
Centre of Excellence in Entrepreneurship
In the year 2000, the Ministry of Education nominated Jyväskylä Team Academy as a centre of excellence in education. Minister of Trade and Industry Mauri Pekkarinen declared Team Academy a centre of excellence in entrepreneurship at the unit’s 15th annual jubilee. Team Academy offers the opportunity to learn entrepreneurship in a unique way – through work in one’s own team enterprise. 30 per cent of the unit’s graduates become entrepreneurs, while the respective rate for graduates from other corresponding units in Finnish universities of applied sciences is about 4 per cent.
International Orientation
We are an internationally oriented institution of higher education, which is manifested by our versatile cooperation with international partners, both in education and project activity. We have partners in more than 40 countries around the globe. Over 2,500 international degree and exchange students have contributed to the internationalisation of JAMK and the city of Jyväskylä over the past 10 years, while enjoying JAMK’s high-quality education and the opportunity to complete their studies in close interaction with working life.
Nearly 3,000 of JAMK’s students have spent periods of study or practical training outside of Finland. We coordinate the Finnish Polytechnic Network for East and Southeast Asia. Our internationality is also demonstrated by the wide variety of programmes with instruction in English, as well as by the excellent opportunities for cultural and language study.