A recent analysis by the Universitas 21 group puts Finland on top of the world's higher education efficiency list when metrics relating to the national income level are taken into account. According to the report, the Finnish higher education system punches well above its weight, and benefits from strong informal links between universities, business and government. The report also suggests that countries with a small population, like Finland, perform strongly on measures of connectivity, such as share of international students or internationally co-authored articles. Read more at
In this year’s overall ranking, two Finnish universities made it to top 100: Aalto University (#47) and the University of Helsinki (#80). Altogether seven Finnish universities also made it to top 100 in the individual SDGs: University of Helsinki, LUT University (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology), University of Oulu, Aalto University, University of Jyväskylä, University of Eastern Finland, and University of Turku. Of these, the following reached top 10: Aalto University #2 and LUT University #6 in Responsible Consumption and Production Aalto University #5 in Industry, Innovation
The Finnish Government has outlined emergency measures to slow down the spread of the coronavirus. These include, among other things, the closure of educational institutions - including universities. These measures are planned to remain in force until 13 May 2020 . What is the current coronavirus situation in Finland? You can find up to date information on the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates Also, you can follow the governmental updates on the coronavirus situation at: https:/
We are sorry to inform you that due to the unforeseeable circumstances caused by the current coronavirus epidemic, the organisers have decided to cancel the Expo Europa 2020 event planned for 16th March (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - see official notification here: http://bit.ly/2UkpZGl Follow our News and events section for possible new events in the future! If you wish to be in contact with Finnish universities online, you'll find their Admissions pages listed at the section Universities . -Study in Finland team
In the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject, six Finnish universities made it to top 50: Aalto University Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki University of Helsinki Tampere University University of Turku University of Jyväskylä Of these, the highest subject-specific positions go this year to Aalto University in Arts & Design (#7), University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy in Performing Arts (#13) and the University of Helsinki in Education and Training (#23). Three Finnish universities also featured in the QS Top 50 Under 50 2020 ranking for young top
Approximately 12.000 international prospective students applied to the numerous Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes on offer. In addition to these English-taught programmes, the joint application round also included the studies offered by the University of the Arts. Overall, the number of applicants is still on the rise, since some English-taught degree programmes have a separate applications system whereby individual universities accept applications outside the joint application. The most popular study options in this year's joint application were in business, administration and law, arts and
The joint application to Finnish higher education for autumn 2020 study start is open 8-22 January 2020 at Studyinfo.fi • find your study options at the Studyinfo.fi database • apply to up to six (6) programmes with one application form • New: you can be offered several study places and choose which place you wish to confirm Read all about it at Studyinfo.fi ! If necessary, you can contact the university/UAS of your choice for detailed application information. - - - NB: some degree programmes are not included in the joint application, and may therefore have a separate application period. If
Come and meet the Study in Finland people to learn more about your study options in Finland! At the Study in Europe fair you can ask about the different Finnish higher education institutions and their English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programme offerings, international student scholarships and also learn about how student life is in Finland. Finland has over 400 English-taught Bachelor's and Master's programmes in offer, with many institutional scholarships in offer!
Nine Finnish universities were again ranked in the QS World University Rankings, with University of Helsinki leading as 107th. The QS World University Rankings measure universities based on several metrics, such as academic reputation and faculty/student ratio. Many of the Finnish universities did well already earlier in the year in the Ranking by Subject by QS. Among the leading universities, also Aalto University (134th), University of Turku (287th), University of Jyväskylä (346th), University of Oulu (374th), University of Tampere, now part of Tampere University (395th), LUT University
Of all the Finnish research universities included in the ranking, the highest subject-specific positions go this year to Aalto University in arts & design (#7), University of the Arts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy in performing arts (#12) and the University of Helsinki in philosophy (#21) and education (#30). University of Helsinki also did well in several other disciplines, ending up among the top 50 in dentistry, agriculture and forestry, anthropology, and veterinary science. The Aalto University’s expertise in the field of architecture resulted in a top 50 placement, too. Several Finnish