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The Finnish education system is a comparatively egalitarian Nordic system, with no tuition fees for full-time students. Attendance is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 16, and free meals are served to pupils at primary and secondary levels. The first nine years of education (primary and secondary school) are compulsory, and the pupils go to their local school. In the OECD's international assessment of student performance, PISA, Finland has consistently been among the highest scorers worldwide; in 2003 Finnish 15-year-olds came first in reading literacy and science, and second in mathematics, worldwide. Image File history File links Finedulogo. ...
Antti Kalliomäki (born 8 January 1947) is Finnish Minister of Finance since 17 April 2003 and MP since 1983. ...
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2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Primary or elementary education consist of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...
Secondary education is a period of education which, in most contemporary educational systems of the world, follows directly after primary education, and which may be followed by tertiary, post-secondary, or higher education (e. ...
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Secondary education is a period of education which, in most contemporary educational systems of the world, follows directly after primary education, and which may be followed by tertiary, post-secondary, or higher education (e. ...
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Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning. ...
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of those developed countries that accept the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. ...
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a three-yearly world-wide test of 15-year-old schoolchildrens scholastic performance, developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 1997. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The education after secondary school is divided to the vocational and academic systems, though there is a degree of interoperation. A national speciality in contrast to some foreign systems is the academic matriculation diploma received after successful completion of upper secondary school, which holds a high prestige. The tertiary level is divided to the university and university of applied sciences (finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu) -systems, whose diplomas are not fully mutually interchangeable. Traditionally only university graduates may obtain higher degrees, but the ongoing Bologna Process has made some changes in the educational structures. Co-operation between the different systems is rising and some integration will occur (not without substantial amount of pressure). This accounts to not only the Bologna Process but a noble goal of finnish politicians - to educate the vast majority of finns to a higher degree (ca. 60-70% of finnish age group enter higher education). During recent few years a cut in the number of new student places has been often called for by economic life, trade- and student unions and there are signs that a slight decrease will occur in a few years. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ...
Ammattikorkeakoulu, short AMK, is a Finnish polytechnical institution. ...
The purpose of the Bologna process is to create the European higher education area by harmonising academic degree standards and quality assurance standards throughout Europe for each faculty and its development. ...
Primary and secondary education The educational system in Finland is based on a nine year comprehensive school (Finnish peruskoulu, Swedish grundskola, 'basic school'), with mandatory attendance. It begins at the age of 6-7 and ends at the age of 15-16. After graduation from comprehensive school there is a choice between upper secondary school (lukio, gymnasium) and vocational school (ammattiopisto, yrkesinstitut). The second level education is not compulsory, but an overwhelming majority attends. Both primary and secondary education is funded by the municipality, and a free lunch is served. A comprehensive school is a secondary school that accepts school students or pupils of all abilities, as opposed to a grammar school which depends on a system of selection. ...
High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. ...
A vocational school, providing vocational education and also sometimes referred to as a trade school or career college, is one operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ...
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Upper secondary school prepares for the university, so that all the material taught is "general studies". Vocational school develops vocational competence and as such does not prepare for higher education. Unlike in Sweden, these two are separate kinds of schools. There was an experiment about integrating these two into a so-called "youth school" as in Sweden, but the conclusion was to keep them separate.
Upper secondary school, unlike vocational school, concludes with a nationally graded matriculation examination (ylioppilastutkinto, studentexamen). Passing the test is a de facto prerequisite for further education. The system is designed so that the lowest scoring 5% fails. The exam allows for a limited degree of specialization in either natural sciences or social sciences. Universities may use the test score in the matriculation examination to accept students. The examination was originally the entrance examination to the University of Helsinki, and its high prestige survives to this day. Each May Day, or Vappu, people wear the white cap that is the academic regalia associated with the graduation. The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ...
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Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton in Swedish, Vappu in Finnish, Volbriöö in Estonian, Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi in Latvian, Walpurgisnacht in German) is a holiday celebrated on April 30, in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Germany. ...
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Special programmes exist in vocational institutes which either require a matriculation examination, or allow the student to study for the matriculation exam in conjunction to the vocational education. These are rather unpopular, because they boil down to going to two schools at the same time.
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High school, or secondary school, is the last segment of compulsory education in Hong Kong, United States, Australia, Canada, China, Korea and Japan. ...
A vocational school, providing vocational education and also sometimes referred to as a trade school or career college, is one operated for the express purpose of giving its students the skills needed to perform a certain job or jobs. ...
A comprehensive school is a secondary school that accepts school students or pupils of all abilities, as opposed to a grammar school which depends on a system of selection. ...
A nursery school is a school for the education of very young children (generally five years of age and younger). ...
Tertiary education There are two sectors in the tertiary education: universities (yliopisto, universitet) and universities of applied sciences (ammattikorkeakoulu, yrkeshögskola, or AMK for short). When recruiting new students, the national matriculation examination and entrance examinations are used as criteria for student selection. The focus for universities is research, and they give a more theoretical education. The universities of applied sciences [later: UoAS] are not academia; they focus on more practice-oriented teaching. For example, physicians are academically, nurses vocationally educated. The latter are governed by the municipality and the universities operate under the state. A bachelor's degree takes about 3–4 years at a university, and an equivalent lower-level UoAS degree about 3.5–4.5 years. A bachelor degree from a UoAS is not, however, considered legally equivalent to a lower university degree in the Finnish system. Physician examining a child A physician is a person who practices medicine. ...
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The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
No tuition fees are collected from Finnish citizens in Finnish universities or UoASs. However, at universities, membership in the students' union is compulsory, and some establishments charge tuition fees from overseas (non-EU) students. Students' unions of UoAS are also recognized in the legislation, but the membership is voluntary (and it does not include special university student healthcare). Finnish students are entitled to a student benefit, but it may be revoked if there is a persistent lack of progress in the studies. The benefit is often not sufficient for living, so students usually do also some work to fund their studies. Student loans are also available.
Some universities give professional degrees in fields like engineering, law and medicine. They have additional requirements than merely completing the studies, such as demonstrations of competence in practice.
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- Varatuomari, literally 'vice judge', is a degree for Bachelors of Laws and is considered a higher degree. It qualifies for the position of a judge and requires working in a court of law, so that the total work required is comparable to a higher degree.
- Lääketieteen lisensiaatti, Licentiate of Medicine. A Bachelor of Medicine (lääketieteen kandidaatti) specialises in their field by doing medical work.
- Diplomi-insinööri, in English "Master of Science in Technology". First you need to complete the Bachelor studies, worth 180 ECTS credits. You can finish there or continue directly to the Master's studies (preferred way) which are worth extra 120 ECTS credits. Graduation of either one of the degrees requires the completion of Thesis (first Scholarly Thesis, then Master's Thesis - direct translation for the latter would be "diploma project" diplomityö, some engineering project typically taking ½-1 years. This amounts for 30 ECTS credits of the degree). A full MSc. in Technology has completed 300 ECTS credits. UoAS award four-year non-academic degrees with a similar name insinööri (amk) worth 240+30 ECTS. This degree compensates about 1/3 of the six-year diplomi-insinööri program; it is not a part or prerequisite of the DI degree, and is not yet interchangeable with an unfinished DI degree. The difference between the two is mainly that although the practical knowhow is about the same, the wider theoretical studies of the DI degree prepare for managerial positions. When integration moves ahead, easier transfer (bigger compensation) for a UoAS Bachelor to complete MSc. in university will be made available. Somewhat similar Master-program (translated roughly 'higher UoAS-degree') is also available in UoAS, but it's in its early stages and therefore is still a wild card in public opinion. The amount of extra ECTS credits range for example from 60 to 90 (and you are required to get some work experience after completing your last tertiary degree, total minimum of work experience needed to qualify is 3 years). After completing higher UoAS -degree eg. Insinööri (amk) would be titled Insinööri (higher amk). In contrast to Bachelor degrees, higher UoAS degree would give equal qualifications with Masters Degree from university (of course this applies only to shared fields of education).
After a master's degree, there are two further post-graduate degrees - an intermediate postgraduate degree, called Licentiate, and the Doctor (Doctorate) degree. Most universities give the title 'Doctor of Philosophy' (filosofian tohtori). However, universities of technology give the title Doctor of Science in Technology, tekniikan tohtori, and there are several similar titles, e.g. in medicine lääketieteen tohtori, in art taiteen tohtori, in political science valtiotieteen tohtori, etc. Diplomi-insinööri, in Swedish diplomingenjör, is a Finnish 6-year engineering degree comparable to a Master of Science in Engineering, taught at e. ...
Adult education Completing secondary school on a vocational program with full classes on a three year curriculum provides a basic qualification for further studies. However, it may prove necessary to obtain post-secondary education before being admitted at a university. Post-secondary education is provided by municipal schools or independent 'adult education centres', which can give either vocational education or grammar school teaching. It is possible to obtain the matriculation diploma, or even better the primary school grades in these programs. ...
The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
See also University of Helsinki University of Joensuu University of Jyväskylä University of Kuopio University of Lapland in Rovaniemi University of Oulu University of Tampere University of Turku University of Vaasa in Vaasa Åbo Akademi University in Turku Helsinki University of Technology Lappeenranta University of Technology Tampere University of Technology Helsinki...
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