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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.
In universities, the "Open University" (Finnish: Avoin yliopisto, Swedish: öppet universitet) programme enables people without student status to enroll in individual university courses. There are no requirements, but there is a modest tuition fee (e.g., 60 euros per course).
There are approximately 10,000 students and 750 staff members. HAMK has a wide network of partners. In Finland, HAMK's strategic partners include Aalto University, Luke Natural Resources Institute, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, XAMK University of Applied Sciences of South-East Finland and Humak University of Applied Sciences.
University Admissions Finland (UAF) was a centralised application service for international Master's degree student applicants for eleven Finnish universities.After the application round for the autumn 2018 intake, University Admissions Finland closed down and the application processing was transferred over to each individual university for the future application rounds.
Jamk University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu) is a university of applied sciences (a polytechnic) in Finland, in the region of Central Finland. Jamk offers a wide variety of degree programmes in both Finnish and English as well as opportunities for open studies that students can complete either online or on ...
Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Tampereen ammattikorkeakoulu, TAMK) is a university of applied sciences (a polytechnic) in the region of Pirkanmaa, Finland. Together with Tampere University , they constitute the Tampere higher education community.
The specific degree programs offered by the UAS varies and is largely based on local vocational needs and capacities, however, every UAS generally offers undergraduate as well as postgraduate programs in the fields of arts, culture, healthcare, business and technology, such as degree programs in design, nursing, engineering, business management ...
Xamk is the 4th largest university of applied sciences in Finland with 12 000 students and 1007 staff members (724 in teaching and research personnel) across four campuses [1]. Xamk is jointly owned by the cities of Mikkeli, Kotka, Savonlinna and Kouvola with Mikkeli holding a majority stake (52%) since August 2019.