Most students found satisfied with quality, content

Higher education students in Finland are satisfied with the learning environment including teaching rooms, buildings, libraries, and computers, reports a recent study.

Up to 82 per cent of the students were found happy with this. The study found 76 per cent of the respondents satisfied with the quality of teaching and 71 per cent with the content of teaching.

But their level of satisfaction with study guidance and the scope of course selection was lower, standing at about 60 per cent of the respondents.

More than 7,300 undergraduates participated in the EUROSTUDENT survey. Most of them were found satisfied with their studies and confident about the future. The progress of training courses has become more common, with the most common training courses being in the field of law (77%).

Half of the students were found satisfied with the amount of teaching. Only a few of them want to spend less time on their studies. About 45 per cent of the respondents wanted to spend more time on self-study. Most of the students (73%) are confident about their future. Two out of three students believe that a good employment situation will be there in the future in their own areas.

Foreign students are slightly more satisfied on average with the issues related to studying than the average Finnish students.

However, foreign students are slightly less satisfied with the content of education and the quality of education than Finnish higher education students.

The data are based on an online survey conducted in Finland in 2016, which was attended by 7,318 university graduates. The research was conducted as a national study for a joint EUROSTUDENT survey of some 30 countries, which will be published in the spring of 2018. Questions on knowledge transfer to higher education and the progress of studies can be found in the Finnish survey.