The annual Council of Representatives elections in the universities of applied sciences’ student unions were held at the turn of October–November. Nationwide voter turnout was 14.44 percent. Last year, turnout was 17.32 percent. In total, 5,949 votes were cast. In...
The Board of the National Union of Students in Universities of Applied Sciences SAMOK for 2026 has been elected. Helena Maijanen from Tampere University of Applied Sciences was elected Chair. Maijanen studies in the Degree Programme in Networked Learning and...
SAMOK’s event calendar for 2026 has now been published. The calendar will remain largely unchanged compared to this year. A special highlight next year will of course be SAMOK’s Anniversary Celebration on 6 June 2026, when we celebrate the union’s 30th anniversary....
The Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK wants to highlight UAS students’ activity and good deeds. We are collecting nominations for SAMOK’s Student Act of the Year Award! Do you know a student or a group of students who has acted...
The Representative Council of the Student Union KOE at LAB University of Applied Sciences has decided to withdraw from the National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences SAMOK at its meeting on 26 June 2025. This means that KOE’s membership...
The financial challenges of international students have been in the media several times this spring. Finland has an ever increasing number of international students, and their share in higher education is also growing rapidly. From 1 August 2026, international...
The SAMOK Board for 2025 has been organised at its meeting on the 12th of December 2024, with shared responsibilities for education policy, social policy, services, communication and international affairs. In addition to these, the Board has allocated the...
The European Students’ Union (ESU), together with the Finnish student unions National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) and National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), express their concern about the worsening...
The kick-off is SAMOK’s start of the year, which brings together student unions from all over Finland. The kick-off is a time to get to know each other, get training and have fun. There is a varied programme for participants. The 2025 Kick-off cruise Lähtölaukaus...
National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK’s President of the Board for 2025 has been elected. Julia Väänänen from the Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences Tamko was elected president of the union. Väänänen...
