Studying
Higher education has a significant role in Finnish society and the national innovation system: higher education makes a crucial contribution towards a world-class knowledge society.
Finnish higher education comprises of a dualistic model:
- universities promoting research and scientific and artistic learning
· polytechnics (known also as universities of applied sciences) promoting professional higher education and applied R&D.
All 16 universities operating under the Ministry of Education confer Bachelor\'s, Master\'s, licentiate and doctoral degrees (3 + 2 + 4 years).
Polytechnics confer Bachelor’s (from 3.5 up to 4 years) and Master’s (1 – 1.5 years) degrees. A student is eligible for Master’s level studies after accomplishing a Bachelor’s degree, and having at least three years of relevant work experience after that.
All studies are quantified as credits (ECTS, European Credit Transfer System). One year of full-time study corresponds to 60 credits.
Finnish universities select their national and international students independently. Entrance examinations are an important part of the admissions process. In the polytechnic sector, Finnish students apply through a national application system.
University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 33 (Fabianinkatu 18)
FI-00014,
Helsinki .
Phone: +358-(0)9-1911 (exchange)
Fax: +358-(0)9-191 23010
University of Turku
FI-20014 Turku,
Finland.
Phone: +358 (0)2 333 51
Fax: +358 (0)2 333 63 63
University of Oulu
PL 8000, 90014.
Phone: 358 8 553 1011
Fax: 358 8 553 4112
University of Tampere
Kalevantie 4,
33014,
Finland.
Phone: +358 3 355 111
Fax: +358 3 213 4473
University of Jyvaskyla
P.O.Box 35,
FI-40014
Mattilanniemi 2, (Building Agora),
Finland.
Phone: +358 14 260 121,
Fax: +358 12 260 1021
Tampere University of Technology
Korkeakoulunkatu 10,
FI-33720 Tampere,
P.O. Box 527,
FI-33101 Tampere , Finland . |
