Ammattikorkeakoulu, or yrkeshögskola in Swedish, abbreviated amk,'s a Finnish institution of higher education. The term means "School of Higher Vocational Education". In international operations, most ammattikorkeakoulus refer to themselves as Universities of Applied Sciences. Unlike universities, they focus on R&D by applying previous knowledge rather than producing new research, on the other hand they've a very clearly legislated objective in regional development. As such, keeping in min… (More on Ammattikorkeakoulu)