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Full Name Abbr. (local) Location(s) as of January 1, 2014 Established Students (2009) Notes Arcada University of Applied Sciences: Arcada Helsinki [1] 1996 (prov.), 1998 [1] 2 234 [2] Education in Swedish, with a few English programmes [1] Centria University of Applied Sciences: Centria Kokkola, Ylivieska, Jakobstad, Haapajärvi [3] 3 098 [2]
The university of applied science (UAS) (Finnish: ammattikorkeakoulu (AMK); Swedish: yrkeshögskola), is a Finnish higher vocational institute offering tertiary level education. In English, the institutes were called polytechnics before 2006. Unlike universities, the UAS focus on R&D by applying previous knowledge, rather than scientific discovery.
Haaga-Helia offers Bachelor and Master level courses in business, information technology, sport and leisure education, hospitality, tourism and event management, journalism, and vocational teacher education. It has about 11,000 students, of whom 1,000 are international students, and about 730 employees, of whom over 400 are full-time teachers.
Tampere Vocational College Tredu (Finnish: Tampereen seudun ammattiopisto Tredu) is a vocational college based in Tampere, Finland. [1] It is part of the Tampere Upper Secondary Education and offers study vocational programmes in Finnish secondary education. In 2013, Pirkanmaa Educational Consortium and Tampere College united to become Tampere ...
This is a list of the universities in Finland.Institutions of higher education are designated as universities by Finnish legislation. [1] Only universities have the right to confer degrees in the categories of alempi korkeakoulututkinto/lägre högskoleexamen (bachelor's degree) and ylempi korkeakoulututkinto/högre högskoleexamen (master's degree) and doctoral degrees.
TAMK has almost 10,000 students divided among over forty degree programmes, of which around fifteen are conducted in English. [4] TAMK offers education in nine fields of study. TAMK's educational provision focuses particularly on wellbeing and health, business, and industrial production, with special emphasis on promoting learning and ...
Municipality votes are shared between members who are attending the council meeting - e.g., if five members from Kuopio are available, they each have a higher number of votes than they would in case of full attendance. [4] The consortium council selects a consortium board (2005–2008), which has nine members. [5]
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK) (Finnish: Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu) is a university of applied sciences in Oulu, Finland, with approximately 9,000 students, including around 240 international degree students. The number of incoming exchange students annually is approximately 280.