Foreign students

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Safety corridor in Ukraine works successfully for the first time

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/9/22

Around 5,000 Ukrainians and 1,700 foreign students were taken to safety on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

4,850 exchange students expected to arrive in Finland in autumn

The Nomad Today 7/5/21

While incoming exchange students will outnumber outgoing ones by a considerably margin in the autumn, 11 higher education institutions have imposed restrictions on incoming students

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

6,000 admitted to Finnish higher education programmes in English

The Nomad Today 6/22/21

Besides Finns, the top two nationalities among the accepted applicants were Vietnamese and Bangladeshi .

Finland

FIRST JOINT APPLICATION

14,500 foreign students applied for higher education in Finland

The Nomad Today 1/26/21

The most popular fields were business, administration and law, information and communication technologies.

Finland

HEALTH

Higher education students now must pay a healthcare fee to Kela

The Nomad Today 12/1/20

 In 2021, the student healthcare fee in higher education will be 35.80 euros per term.

Finland

Foreigners wanting to study at Finnish universities increased by 17%

The Nomad Today 3/10/20

Business, administration and law are the most wanted programmes. In 2019, 32% of foreign students who applied to higher education were admitted.

Finland

Should Finnish universities teach in English?

Gerrit Bruno Blöss 12/13/19

English is the most widely spoken second language in the world, and plays a vital role in academia. But its use especially in higher education is a highly contested issue. Why is that? And can there…

Finland

Restrictions on the right to work of foreign students in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/23/19

As in almost everything related to immigration laws, there is a substantial difference between the right to work for students from EU member states and those from so-called third countries.

Finland

Finland's rate of foreign university students exceeds the EU average

The Nomad Today 8/1/19

The number of students in the EU Member States coming from abroad has increased by 22% since 2013.

Finland

How to apply for the student transport subsidy

The Nomad Today 7/30/19

Kela pays school transportation subsidy to students in vocational education, upper secondary schools and basic education for adults who live far from their study places. If you meet the…

Finland

Finland redraws its strategy to compete for highly skilled foreign labor

The Nomad Today 4/9/19

The Government is exploring new measures to facilitate the entry of more international students and to get them to work in the country once they have completed their training