Tampere University of Applied Sciences ( fi, Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, TAMK) is a

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(a polytechnic) in the region of Pirkanmaa,

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. Together with

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, TAMK constitutes the Tampere higher education community. Founded in 1996, TAMK merged with the

Pirkanmaa University of Applied Sciences Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Sout ...

in 2010. Its campuses are located in

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, Ikaalinen, Mänttä-Vilppula and

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. TAMK's main campus is located in the city of Tampere, away from the

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. There are three other smaller campuses in Tampere: Mediapolis, Music Academy, and Proakatemia. TAMK has almost 10,000 students divided among over 40 degree programmes, of which seven are conducted in English.

Schools

TAMK comprises five schools: * School of Built Environment and Bioeconomy * School of Business and Media * School of Industrial Engineering *School of Pedagogic Innovations and Culture *School of Social Services and Health Care

Academic collaboration

TAMK has collaborations with more than 300 universities in fifty countries, including with the

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in Bangladesh. TAMK takes part in several mobility programmes, including

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, North-South-South, First,

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, and

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References

External links

Official website
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