Students

10 April 2022, France, Paris: French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon speaks to his party supporters at the Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione. Photo: Julien Mattia/Le Pictorium Agency via ZUMA/dpa.

World

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Students occupy Paris universities in protest against election choice

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/14/22

Young people in particular appear to have been disappointed by the election results

A general view of a mountain cable car on Mont Blanc. Photo: Pixabay.

World

IN FRANCE

Dutch students break off skiing trip in France after alleged poisoning

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/26/22

The students said they suspected a knock-out drug had been added to their drinks

11 February 2022, India, Rajpur Sonarpur: A Muslim woman holds a candle during a protest against the recent hijab ban in some of the colleges of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Photo: Sankhadeep Banerjee/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

RELIGION

Students with hijab turned away from colleges in Indian state

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/17/22

On Monday, students at some schools were directed to remove hijabs before entering schools and the videos sparked an outcry on Indian social media space

London's red phone boxes and public buses are recognizable the world over - and now, British designers have been tasked with making electric vehicle charge points similarly iconic. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa

Work

BREXIT

Massive drop in EU students at British universities as Brexit bites

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/4/21

The main reason for the drop is the knock-on effects of Brexit, which include significantly higher tuition fees and far more bureaucracy

HANDOUT - 09 July 2021, Austria, Ramingstein: A carriage of a regional train lies in the Mur River after a train with dozens of children and teenagers on board derailed in Austria and plunged into a river. According to the rescue commander Anton Schilcher, 17 people were slightly injured in the accident in the province of Salzburg on Friday. Photo: Wasserrettung Lv Salzburg/WASSERRETTUNG LV SALZBURG/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only in connection with the latest coverage and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Austrian train carrying schoolkids crashes into river, injuring 17

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

About 50 youths had set out on the regional train to Tamsweg to pick up their school reports at the end of the semester

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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

A high education student. Photo: Pixabay.

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 .

The Kaisa House of the University of Helsinki. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Finland

WORK MARKET

Half of the students in Finland work during their studies

The Nomad Today 3/14/21

Women worked while studying more frequently than men.

Finland

EDUCATION

Kela sends surcharge reminder to students who didn't pay health fee

The Nomad Today 2/24/21

About 212,000 students paid the healthcare fee by the due date, while about 43,000 have yet to pay it.

Think corner University of Helsinki. Photo: © Foreigner.fi.

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

Kela warns of surcharges to 164,000 students who didn't pay health care fee

The Nomad Today 1/15/21

Students registered as attending for the spring term must pay the fee by 31 January 2021, the Social Security agency says.

People take part in a vigil as a sign of solidarity with the Jewish community after an attack outside a synagogue in Hamburg in October 2020. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa.

World

DISCRIMINATION

Watchdog concerned about anti-Semitism among Muslims in German schools

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/20

Mosque communities are called upon to take action against anti-Semitism.

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

EDUCATION

Finnish survey reveals increase in school absenteeism

The Nomad Today 11/2/20

The reasons for absenteeism are wide-ranging and include illness, problems at home and social problems at school, such as bullying.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland records 102 infections and 1 death over the weekend

The Nomad Today 9/7/20

Several hundred people have been exposed to coronavirus at student parties and several infections have occurred at these events in different parts of the country, THL says.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Kela lowers credits required for students to receive financial aid

The Nomad Today 8/21/20

If a student has received support for 9 months in the academic year 2019-2020, just 7 months of financial aid will be taken into account when monitoring their academic progress.

Finland

Coronavirus

Second Covid-19 infection found in a school in Sipoo

The Nomad Today 5/22/20

15 more students and several teachers have been placed in quarantine, local authorities said.

Finland

Student, apply now for financial aid for the summer months

The Nomad Today 5/13/20

Find links to download the financial aid application form and more information about student benefits in this article.

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Finland

Rules for students to apply residence permits during Covid-19 pandemic

The Nomad Today 4/7/20

The backlog is huge at Migri's offices, where applications arrived on 2 September 2019 are currently waiting to be processed. However, this year there was a record number of applicants for study…

Finland

Campaign calls on companies to donate computers to schoolchildren

The Nomad Today 3/31/20

Amid the coronavirus epidemic, Kaikille kone challenges Finnish companies to donate computers they don't need to schoolchildren for distance learning.