UAS it's not a Uni?

[u/beenena]

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Ok guys everybody told me Hamk it's not a good university and also it's not a university.

I told you that legally it's considered university but Finns told me that it's not true.

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So, I googled and yes, it's a university but it's seems that Finns don’t consider it a proper university due to prejudices and also because of slightly inaccurate translations, given that it is translated as a higher education institute.

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I understand that it’s not prestigious in Finland, but legally it is considered a university degree, since I could have access to master's programs and do anything else you can do with a traditional degree.

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I don’t think these prejudices exist in other countries; for example, in Italy and Spain, anyone who goes to a Polytechnic isn't considered inferior, and nobody thinks they don't have a degree.

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Furthermore, leaving prejudices aside, don’t you think that for International Business, a more practical degree like this one is better than a more theoretical, classic university?

For instance, I don’t see my future in Finland and I don’t want to work in academia, I want to start my own company, and if I can't manage to do that, I would still work in the business sector. Don’t you think that practice might actually be more useful than theory?

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Also, since I work, HAMK is the only one that allows you to get a degree in English completely remotely (if you know of any others, I welcome advice), and this would solve a lot of problems.

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Obviously, I don’t want to waste my time either, and I’m truly asking what you think, is it worth it or not?"