Study in Tampere!A guide to English-medium education

General● An entrance exam is very

common ● The studies are at

university level, they require earlier studies

● Admission dates vary but usually they are in the winter

● www.admissions.fi

● Bachelor programmes in environmental engineering, media, international business and nursing

● In order to study in the nursing programme some Finnish skills are required

Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Entrance exams are held in May

http://www.tamk.fi/en

● Offers bachelors programmes in engineering and business

● A master's degree programme of business management is to be chosen

● Tuition takes place in Valkeakoski, Hämeenlinna and Riihimäki

Applications can be sent in January except for the business programme that takes its students in laterhttp://portal.hamk.fi/portal/page/portal/HAMK/In_English

Tampere University of TechnologyTampere University of Technology

● Master's degrees in different subcategories of engineering, e.g. biomedical engineering and materials technology

● Also offers programmes in architecture and IT in English

● For advanced students there are doctoral programmes in engineering and business

● All the masters programmes require earlier university studies of at least three years

● An international language test of English must be completed

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● Numerous English master's degree programmes such as software development, Russian and European studies, bioinformatics and media management

● Admissions from December to February● When it comes to research, the university

shows a particular interest for sciences concerning society, administration and economy

Summary: Why study in Summary: Why study in Tampere?Tampere?

● Those who are interested in engineering or information technology have a wide range of possibilities in the Tampere region

● The quality of Finnish teaching is clear: complete a programme in Finland and you’ll be an expert

● Our universities are connected to international institutions and conduct research with them actively

John: You know, when I moved to Finland I didn’t know anyone and didn’t speak a word of Finnish. Now, that I’ve lived here for two years, I have a lot of Finnish friends and international university friends from all around the world. Let them tell you why they chose to study here.Student1: My name is Denise, I come from Germany and I wanted to study here because I think Scandinavian design is cool.

Student 2 and 3 : Our names are Milena and Juan, and we study in Finland because we think the international experience is really going to help us find better jobs after we graduate.Milena: I took a couple of intensive courses of Finnish before I started studying biology here. The books are in English, and if I don’t understand something I can ask someone.Student 4: My name is Fabio, I come from Italy and I wanted to study here because it was free and as you can see, I love skiing.

Juan: The best thing about Finland is that everybody has been nice and welcomed me to study and live here. I think I might want to find a job here after I’ve finished my Masters degree. John: I also love skiing and especially the sauna.

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Professor: Hello everyone, having a good time in Finland?Great, maybe you would like to come back here and study in a Finnish university. I’ve brought you a couple of my students to tell their stories, but first let’s take a time machine back to the time one of them first heard about the idea.

Guidance councelor: Hello, John, I’ve invited you here to have a little talk about what you are going to do after you graduate high school. John: Well yes, I’ve been thinking about this whole future.. thingie too. And you know what, yesterday I realized what I want to do. I sort of like biology and I’m interested in the environment. I also like cold climates. For that reason…

GC: Go on..John: I want to save the penguins from the polar bears.GC: Well, since they’re already on the other sides of the globe..John: Then I want to move into the North Pole and breed huskies!GC: Huskies?

John: Or become a professional ice sculptor. Or train Santa’s reindeers !GC: Hmmm, John, let me suggest something else for you. So you like the cold, and you’re interested in nature..Let’s say you move to Finland to study environmental engineering in the university of applied sciences in Tampere, Finland.John: Oh geez, that could work too, thanks! And Finland, that’s the capital of Oslo right? Or was it Stockholm? Can I live in an igloo and get my own polar bear to ride to school?

GC: Go on..John: I want to save the penguins from the polar bears.GC: Well, since they’re already on the other sides of the globe..John: Then I want to move into the North Pole and breed huskies!GC: Huskies?

Host 1: Finland has ten universities and several other third degree schools. Studying in all of them is free for students. You are able to apply to them with your own high school certificate.Host 2: Today, we’re going to tell you about the universities in Tampere, the third biggest and the most popular university city in Finland.Host 1: The ways of admission vary from university to university. Many of them require you to take a specific entrance exam. Let’s take a look at John while taking his exam.

Host 2: The school starts in April, and the average length of a Bachelors degree is between 3 and 4 years. While John is finishing his exam paper on mathematics, let’s take a closer look at what options our city has to offer for international students.

John: The university has a nice, chill atmosphere and the quality of the teaching is very high. If you like the sound of this, go to the internet and find out some more. But now I’m off to go pick mushrooms with my mates, cheerio!Fabio: And if you were not yet convinced, ask your hosts for more details. Ciao!