Finland’s top university, the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SeAMK) has appointed Brand Stewards Nigeria Limited as its strategic partner in Nigeria and Ghana for marketing and student recruitment. President/CEO of SeAMK, Dr. Jaakko Hallila; and Founder/CEO of Brand Stewards Limited, Mr. Ademola Akinbola signed the three-year partnership agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.
By the provisions of the agreement, Brand Stewards is expected to manage the process of recruiting students in Nigeria and Ghana into all international Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes available at SeAMK.
Akinbola thanked SeAMK for the confidence reposed in Brand Stewards’ ability to strengthen the University’s brand in West Africa and complement plans to increase student enrolment figures. According to him, the company’s experience in managing the Education UK brand in Nigeria would readily propel it to exceed SeAMK’s expectations.
“As a foremost international brand marketing consultancy, we have the knowledge and the experience in education marketing. It is a familiar terrain for us, and we will do our best as usual to make SeAMK a household name in Nigeria and Ghana. Finnish education is one of the best in the world, hence we are happy to work on this brief and open a new vista for Nigerians and Ghanaians desiring to study in Finland”, Akinbola, a former Head of Communications and Marketing at British Council Nigeria, added.
Also, Akinade, a consultant to Business Finland in Nigeria and Ghana, said that there was no better time to deepen the educational collaboration between both countries and Finland. Business Finland is a Finnish government-owned organisation that provides services, funding, and internationalisation services to Finnish companies globally. He said he has met and worked with Finnish-trained Nigerians and Ghanaians in the course of his engagement with Business Finland and he is convinced that an academic pursuit in Finland is surely a step in the right direction.
“Finland’s educational system no doubt offers a robust and all-encompassing academic and professional development in all fields. He noted specifically that SeAMK’s offerings of Agricultural Engineering, Automation Engineering, Entrepreneurship, and International Business at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels is an opportunity that will greatly benefit Nigerians and Ghanaians wanting to pursue a career and profession in those areas”, he said.
Akinbola said that the benefits of studying in Finland included:
- Finnish education ranks among the top three in the world in terms of its globally renowned quality and affordability.
- Students are allowed to come with their families
- Instant work permit for students and spouse
- Affordable tuition fees are lower than in the UK, USA, and Canada.
- Flexible payment of tuition fees
- Two-year work permits upon graduation
- Monthly honorarium for those who want to learn the Finnish language and culture
- The University is located near the city centre of Seinäjoki.
- SeAMK emphasises entrepreneurship and working life orientation.
- It is one of Finland’s top tier in terms of employment after graduation.
- SeAMK is the best University of Applied Sciences in Finland for the third time in a row, according to the nationwide graduation feedback survey (AVOP).
Applications will open on 3rd January 2024, and interested students are advised to send a WhatsApp message to +1 317 665 2180 or +234 803 045 0414 for further engagement.
The Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences currently has about 5,000 students, of which 10 per cent are international degree students. SeAMK has approximately 400 employees, of which over 100 work in the field of research, development, and innovations (RDI).
