Make your HAMK degree international!

In your long-term exchange, you become an exchange student in another higher education institution for a semester or a whole academic year. In some of the degree programmes, you can also complete a double degree, meaning that by the end of your studies you will be awarded two degrees instead of one. Get the deep dive and challenge yourself!

With long-term exchanges, you get to experience the most: really settle down to a new culture and higher education institution. You will dive into new interesting courses and show in your degree that you know how to thrive outside your home country. The long-term exchanges give you the best opportunity to do so.

As a student of HAMK, you can receive financial support for your studies abroad. The grant is paid by HAMK or from Erasmus+ programme, but the grant amounts are the same in both cases. The amount of grant depends on the length and location of your student exchange. You might be entitled to a fewer opportunities top up and/ or inclusion support as well, and if you travel by land, you can also apply for Green Mobility supplement.

For example: Janne leaves to Germany for four months long Spring semester, his Erasmus+ grant consists of: 4x €540 of Study grant + €309 of travel support = €2469

Darja leaves to Brazil for a full academic year, 9 months in total. Her grant is 9 x €700 of Study Grant + €1735 of travel support = €8035

Read more detailed grant descriptions here in the application instructions page:

Find out when is the best time to leave for an exchange in your degree: all of your studies abroad will be a part of your degree, so it is important to make sure they fit there smoothly. Your guidance counselor will help you here.

The application deadline for Spring semester ends on 15.9. and Fall semester 15.3. Make sure to start planning on time!

SAPs (Short Advance Programme) and BIPs (Blended Intensive Programmes) are courses that you can select to complete as part of your studies. Some of our partners also organize summer schools, where you can participate and apply for a grant.

Short exchanges always include an online part and a short, often one week, period of in location learning.

SAPs are organized within the RUN-EU network, BIPs are available in an even larger selection of partner institutions.

Short term exchanges give you the experience of what it is like to study internationally, but you do not have to commit to living abroad for a semester or two.

Short exchanges are organized in a wide variety of topics and they are a nice way to add variety to your degree and your studies.

During the courses, besides of the learning in classroom, you will also get to learn in practice about life and culture in another country and get to know students who were similarly interested in courses abroad.

The amount of the grant depends on the the type of your exchange (SAP, BIP or other) as well as the country and the duration of your exchange. You might also be entitled to fewer opportunities top up and/ or inclusion support, and if you travel by land, you can also apply for green travel support.

SAPs always include one or two weeks of studying abroad and the grant amount is based on the country you travel to.

For example:

Saida leaves for RUN-EU Research Challenge Tourism – SAP in Portugal. The total grant for one week is €1133.

Ilja leaves to Ireland for a three week summer course. His grant consists of 21 x €56 = €1176.

Read more detailed grant descriptions here:

SAPs and BIPs are organized around the year and have their own application schedules. Click the link below to read where to find the courses that interest you the most.