Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences (RAMK) offers a modern, international learning environment and multi-cultural community for its students, staff and visitors. RAMK has foreign language degree programmes, international research and development work and active student, teacher and staff exchanges. Also coming to Rovaniemi is easy for international students and visitors:
we offer excellent services, studies and good transport connections.
One of our international strength is our Northern know-how. Our central location in the Barents region offers good possibilities for co-operation in education, research, development and business with our neighbouring countries: Sweden, Norway and Russia. Our school has numerous co-operation partners also in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.
As a town, Rovaniemi is comfortably small-scale, student friendly, safe and affordable to live in. Sports and cultural hobbies are available to everyone and student activity is enthusiastic. Lappish nature, with its midnight sun and northern lights, is a major attraction to international visitors.
Exchange networks
RAMK is a member of multiple international exchange programmes and networks.
Erasmus programme is focused on exchange between partner universities in the European Union. Here you can find the RAMK
Erasmus charter and our
Erasmus policy statement.
The north2north student exchange programme provides opportunities for students to experience different northern regions firsthand, and to share experiences face-to-face by allowing students to study at other UArctic institutions.
The FIRST programme is focused on exchange between RAMK and our Russian partner universities.
The Magellan network offers exchange possibilities in the United States of America.
Nordplus is the Nordic Council of Ministers' most important programme in the area of lifelong learning. The Nordplus Programme offers financial support to a variety of educational cooperation between partners in the area of lifelong learning from the eight participating countries in the Baltic and Nordic regions.
NORDNATUR is a network of 13 partner institutions of higher education from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Danmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. NORDNATUR’s vision is to give future natural resource managers a more Nordic-Baltic perspective by generating mobility among students and teachers and initiating joint education programmes.
Incoming exchange students and staff members
- If you are interested in Exchange studies at RAMK, please read page Exchange Students
- If you are a staff member of RAMK partner university and interested in staff exchange at RAMK, please contact RAMK International Relations Office or international coordinators. Please see the page Contact.
RAMK's students and staff members who are interested in exchange period abroad