International cooperation

• KSAO holds the VET Mobility Charter
• Co-operates with colleges and employers internationally
• Annually around 100 students complete their studies abroad
• Some 50 teachers take part in job shadowing and project work abroad
• Each year KSAO hosts about 80 foreign students and 50 teachers
• The partner countries include: Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Serbia and Sweden.

The activities are financed by projects like Erasmus+, Nordplus Junior, Finnish National Agency for Education and KSAO’s own funds.

Cooperation outside EU:

KSAO coordinates a Russian network of Finnish Vocational Colleges. KSAO is a partner of India, Japan, Singapore networks. Networks improve cooperation, learning at work and job shadowing in countries outside of the European Union.

Further information

Auli Haapajärvi – International coordinator
auli.haapajarvi@ksao.fi
tel. +358 2061 58809

International team of the college