Published: 02:48 am,Monday 29 April 2024
E-library opens in Finland
Finland will launch national E-library on Monday eliciting international interest, according to the National Library of Finland. Operating under the auspices of the National Library, the E library was developed in cooperation with public libraries to meet their needs. Offering e books and audiobooks as well as digital journals,
Published: 04:46 am,Thursday 25 April 2024
Helsinki University enrols 1527 students to Int’l master’s courses
A total of 1 527 new students were admitted to the international master’s programmes at the University of Helsinki commencing in autumn 2024, said the university in a press release on Wednesday. A record number of more than 10,626 students applied to the 35 international master’s programmes commencing in
Published: 14:27 pm,Tuesday 23 April 2024
2-day strike begins at private schools, daycares
Private schools and daycare centre remain closed across the country as the employees started a two-day strike on Tuesday demanding negotiations on the union members’ terms and conditions of employment in the private teaching sector. The unions decided to go for the strike as the National Conciliator’s conciliation proposal
Published: 02:51 am,Saturday 6 April 2024
Students asked to repay overpaid Kela benefit in April to avoid fine
The national social insurance institution-Kela asked the students to voluntarily repay the overpaid student financial aid for 2023 by the end of April to avoid fine, said Kela in a press release on Friday. If a student does not repay the overpaid financial aid by this timel, Kela will
Published: 03:01 am,Wednesday 3 April 2024
Helsinki University calls applications for 236 doctoral positions
The University of Helsinki invited applications for 236 three-year doctoral positions in 11 sectoral pilots or consortia. funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture, said the university in a press release on Tuesday. The application period for the doctoral education pilot has already begun and will conclude on
Published: 04:58 am,Wednesday 3 April 2024
Irregular sleep, late bedtimes linked to worse grades for students
Irregular sleep and late bedtimes are linked to worse grades and more school-related behavioral problems among teens, according to a study funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), reported Xinhua. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 800 adolescents participating in a larger study, NIH said in a
Published: 02:03 am,Tuesday 26 March 2024
First Lady to join Aalto University as Executive in Residence
First Lady Suzanne Innes-Stubb will join Aalto University School of Business as Executive in Residence for business law, said the President Office and the Aalto University in separate press releases on Monday. She has resigned on 20 March 2024 from her position at KONE, where she has led the
Published: 20:25 pm,Monday 25 March 2024
The daycare's forest group goes hiking in the nearby forest in the mornings
For the second year running, the Leinelä kindergarten now has a forest group, Naavanuppuset, according to the City of Vantaa. The group of children aged around 3 to 5 years old spend their mornings hiking in the nearby forest. Sometimes the forest group also eats lunch outside and