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Sunday January 24, 2021

Daycare fees to come down from August

Client fees for early childhood education will be reduced by raising the income thresholds on which the fees are based by 31%. The government’s proposal to amend the respective act in this regard was adopted in December 2020, which will enter into force on 1 August 2021, said the

Published: 02:02 am,Saturday 16 January 2021

Matriculation examinees in capital may attend classes

The cities of Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa decided to give upper secondary school students preparing for matriculation exams the option of attending preparatory classes in person, said the City of Helsinki in a press release on Friday. The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group on Thursday made the recommendations as

Published: 01:58 am,Saturday 16 January 2021

7,400 students apply to Helsinki University Int´l Masters programme

A total of 7,401 applications were received in the international master’s programme application round of the University of Helsinki, which was 58% higher than that in the previous year, said the university in a press release. The application round ended on Friday. The most popular programme was the Master’s Programme

Published: 01:52 am,Thursday 14 January 2021

164,000 student yet to pay healthcare fee

About 164,000 students who have registered to date for the spring session did not pay the newly introduced student healthcare fee to the national social insurance institution Kela, said Kela in a press release on Wednesday. The current year is the first year in which students in higher education

Published: 02:04 am,Wednesday 13 January 2021

EK eggs on employers to hire foreign students

The Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) wants to encourage employers to recruit foreign students studying in Finland with its #STAYinFinland campaign, said the EK in a press release on Tuesday. This is an easy way to introduce international thinking, contacts in target markets and fresh expertise to an organisation.

Published: 03:12 am,Wednesday 6 January 2021

Joint application to English programmes begins 7 Jan

The first joint application of the spring to universities and universities of applied sciences (Polytechnic Institutes) begins on 7 January and will continue until 20 January, said the Finnish National Agency for Education in a press release on Tuesday. Starting from 2020, the joint application to higher education is

Published: 00:13 am,Sunday 20 December 2020

University students’ wellbeing on the wane

As many as 60% of the students of the Helsinki University feel they are either burnt out or at risk of burning out, according to a survey, said a recent press release of the university. The level of study engagement and burnout of University of Helsinki students was surveyed

Published: 00:34 am,Tuesday 15 December 2020

Helsinki City Library reduces newspapers, magazines

Helsinki City Library has been forced to reduce the number of subscriptions to various publications, said a press release of the City of Helsinki on Monday. Due to the increased prices of print newspapers and magazines, the share of total appropriations spent on print publications now equals the sum

Published: 00:58 am,Thursday 3 December 2020

Coronavirus throws Int´l students into complicated situation

The coronavirus pandemic has had a considerable impact on international student mobility in higher education institutions (HEIs), said the Finnish National Agency for Education referring to a survey. The most recent survey revealed that coronavirus has in many ways complicated not only the situation of exchange students but also

Published: 00:54 am,Monday 30 November 2020

Helsinki fighting coronavirus at daycare centres, schools

Helsinki takes the coronavirus infections of children and pupils at daycare centres and schools seriously and examines all infections thoroughly, said the City of Helsinki in a press release of on Sunday afternoon. Further actions to prevent the spread of infections will be taken based on the completed examinations

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