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Wednesday January 22, 2025

Employment rate of students drops slightly

The employment rate of students decreased 0.6 percentage points in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to Statistics Finland. There were 583 000 students aged 18 to 64 of whom 317,000, over half, were employed during their studies. Working while studying was more common among women than men. The

Published: 21:31 pm,Wednesday 15 January 2025

Peter Sarlin’s donation to strengthen AI research in Finland

The substantial donation supports AI research at thirteen universities, said the University of Helsinki in a press release on Wednesday. Aalto University, Hanken School of Economics, National Defence University, Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland, University of Helsinki, University of Lapland, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, University of

Published: 04:33 am,Tuesday 14 January 2025

Joint application to Finnish universities ends on Jan 22

The first joint application to universities and universities of applied sciences (Polytechnic Institutes) started on January 8 and will continue until January 22, said the Finnish National Agency For Education in a recent press release. Students can apply via Studyinfo where students can apply to programmes in English as

Published: 23:38 pm,Thursday 12 December 2024

65.5% high school grads in 2023 quit study

A total of 65.5 per cent of passers of the matriculation examination in spring 2023 were left outside education, according to Statistics Finland. There were 26,400 new completers of the matriculation examination in the spring term 2023, of whom 57 per cent were women. Seventy-seven per cent of new passers

Published: 04:01 am,Wednesday 11 December 2024

Finland improves skills of adult population

Finland is among the few countries where the skills of the adult population have actually improved from just over a decade ago, according to the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) survey. Key information processing skills needed by Finland’s adult population (aged 16 to 65)

Published: 01:47 am,Tuesday 26 November 2024

Higher Edu students spend too much time online :THL

An increasing number of students find their internet use problematic, according to the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). Positive changes were taken place in the lifestyles of higher education students over the past three years while negative changes

Published: 23:21 pm,Friday 22 November 2024

10,900 students offered places in Finnish higher Edu autumn session

A total of 10,900 students were offered admission in the autumn joint application to higher educational institutions in Finland, said the Finnish National Agency For Education in a press release on Friday. A total of 44,900 applicants participated in the application, of which 24%, were offered admission. More than half

Published: 03:16 am,Friday 1 November 2024

More higher education students use FSHS services

About half of higher education students mainly use Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) health services, said the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in a press release on Thursday referring to a survey. According to the Finnish Student Health and Wellbeing Survey (KOTT), in universities of applied sciences

Published: 02:26 am,Tuesday 29 October 2024

Finland wins Int´l award for supporting displaced scholars

Finland has received an international award recently for its efforts to support researchers who have fled crisis areas, said Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Monday. The Institute for International Education (IIE), American cooperation partner of the Finnish National Agency for Education presented the award. The

Published: 03:41 am,Friday 18 October 2024

OLL demands cancellation of VAT hike in sports services

The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) on Thursday demanded that the VAT rate increase of sports services be abandoned, said the OLL in a press release. The government’s proposal being deliberated by Parliament would increase the VAT rate of sports services from 10 per cent to 14 per cent.

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