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Friday October 09, 2026

Kagan, Soai win Nobel in Chemistry for spontaneous homochirality solution

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly to Henri B Kagan and Kenso Soai “for the discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis,” reported ANI. According to an official release by the Nobel Prize, life’s chemistry is

Published: 13:38 pm,Tuesday 6 October 2026

Francis Halzen wins Nobel in Physics

Belgian scientist Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday, reported Xinhua. "Francis Halzen realized that ice at the South

Published: 02:36 am,Saturday 3 October 2026

Kela asks explanation from 25,000 students for lack of study progress

The national social insurance institution-Kela has sent a request for further information to about 6,500 upper secondary students and 18,700 higher education students who do not meet the minimum credit requirement for financial aid for the academic year 2025–2026, said Kela on Friday. A total of about 307,000 students

Published: 01:56 am,Wednesday 30 September 2026

Helsinki parents satisfied with schools, teachers: survey  

Parents and guardians are, on average, very satisfied with their children’s schools, according to the latest survey commissioned by the City of Helsinki. The survey was carried out in the City of Helsinki’s Finnish- and Swedish-language schools in May 2026, said the City in a press release on Tuesday. A total

Published: 01:31 am,Saturday 26 September 2026

Govt proposes changes to student benefits from August 2027

The four-party alliance government led by the Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) proposed to bring changes to student benefits from August, 2026, said the Social Insurance Institution-Kela on Friday. The government proposed that the Act on Student Financial Aid be replaced by a new Act on Student Benefits. Changes

Published: 23:37 pm,Wednesday 23 September 2026

Technical glitch affects registrations for YKI test

A technical error took place in the registration system for the National Certificates of Language Proficiency (YKI) on Monday affecting participation of some applicants in the test scheduled for November 7, said Finnish national agency for Education on Wednesday. The authority, however, fixed the error but some people received

Published: 04:34 am,Friday 18 September 2026

Helsinki University expels medical student for cheating in exam

The University of Helsinki expelled a student of Faculty of Medicine following cheating in the entrance examination, said the university in a press release on Thursday. The authority also decided to refer the case to the police for investigation. The punitive measures against the student was taken after the authority

Published: 22:17 pm,Thursday 10 September 2026

Govt to tighten residence permit criteria for Int´l students´ family

The four-party alliance government led by Kansallinen Kokoomus (National Coalition Party-NCP) on Thursday submitted a proposal to parliament to bring amendments to the law with the view to tighten criteria for family reunion of the international students. According to the proposal, the family of an international student be able

Published: 00:09 am,Wednesday 9 September 2026

Performance of Finnish students on wane: PISA

Findings of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) showed that performance among students in Finland has continued to decline, said the Ministry of Education and Culture on Tuesday. The performance of Finnish students, however, remained above the OECD average. The

Published: 22:41 pm,Monday 17 August 2026

Helsinki University drops from world´s top 100 universities list

The University of Helsinki failed to secure place in the list of the best 100 universities in the world this year, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), known as Shanghai Ranking published on Saturday. The university was included in the list of 101-150 best universities in

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