This is

2012

VisionTAMK offers keys to success by creating

new and international expertise.

MissionWith its multidisciplinary approach and strong orientation to working life, TAMK promotes the success and development of a wide range of professional fields.

Schools & number of students

• Art, Music and Media 900

• Business and Services 2000

• Construction and Electrical Engineering 3600

• Industrial Engineering

• Health Care 2400

• Wellbeing and Social Services

• Vocational Teacher Education 700

2nd largest UAS

• over 10 000 students

• annual enrolment 2500 students

• 7 fields of education

• 45 degree programmes, 8 of which are conducted in English

• 800 staff members

• hundreds of visiting lecturers from local industries, companies and services

• annual budget of 75 million euros

Vice PresidentPäivi KarttunenDevelopment Unit

School of Vocational Teacher Education

School of Business and Services

School of Wellbeing and Social Services

School of Construction and Engineering

School of Health Care

School of Art, Music and M

edia

School of Industrial Engineering

Vice PresidentMikko NaukkarinenR&D and EducationServices

Vice President Marja Sutela Degree-awarding Education

Tampere University of Applied Sciences President Markku Lahtinen

Higher Education Services Financial Administration Administration Services

• Student Services • International Services• Library and Information Services• Communications Services • Career and Recruitment Services• Sports Services• Secreterial Services for Schools• ICT Services • Facility Management Services • Development Unit• Education Technology Centre• Purchasing Services • Travel Services • Personnel Administration Services • Finance and Accounting Services • Project Services• Information Management • Executive Secretaries

Internal services

supporting education & RDI

Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)• 1912 Finland’s first technical college in Tampere• 1992 temporary license > officially UAS since 1996• combined temporary UAS of technology + business

school + school of Art and Media in Tampere + the forestry engineering education in Kuru

• main focus: technology• owned by the city of Tampere

Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences (PIRAMK)• 1997 started > officially UAS since 2000• combined 10 secondary schools and colleges in the

Tampere Region• main field: social services and health• maintained by Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences

Ltd, main owner the city of Tampere

January 2010• TAMK and PIRAMK merged into Tampere University of

Applied Sciences (TAMK)

History