Higher education in Finland: how to enter a university
I learned about the possibility of studying in Finland, when I was still registered in a Russian university, and the filing of applications opened as early as January. After hearing the stories of acquaintances about how they took documents from universities, I prepared for the worst. But, to my surprise, the certificate was given a week later.
The list of documents for admission included a high school diploma, IELTS / TOEFL certificate of English proficiency and a completed application form from the Study in Finland website - through this application for admission to all universities in Finland. I signed up for IELTS two weeks before it, passed on 7 and was very pleased.
Conventionally, the admission process can be divided into two parts. In January, you send the necessary documents by e-mail, then you wait until March and receive an invitation to the entrance exam. The exam could be passed either in Finland at one of the universities to which you apply, or in one of the cities of Russia - St. Petersburg, Murmansk or Dmitrov. I handed over in Dmitrov.
The engineering exam consists of two parts. The first - tasks in mathematics and physics or chemistry to choose from. The second part - writing a motivation letter and several tasks in English. In my opinion, the tasks are simple and correspond to the standard school curriculum in mathematics and exact sciences. The exam was in April, and the results were sent over the summer. My letter of admission came in mid-July, to someone earlier, to someone later.
At the very beginning of study, almost every teacher asked what form we want lectures and exams. It is customary to discuss and agree on everything, you can offer your ideas. For example, we agreed on ecology that instead of the usual test, each student will make four presentations on the main topics, and the final grade will be the arithmetic average. In some subjects it is necessary to attend one hundred percent of classes, but in others there is no - here each teacher has his own teaching methods and more freedom in drawing up the curriculum.
Since I study at the University of Applied Sciences, a lot of attention is paid to our practice. Every second week practice in the laboratory for organic and conventional chemistry. Theoretical studies are all in their specialty, there are no unnecessary subjects. You can choose your own courses from other programs. For example, for this semester, I additionally took the Swedish language and Finnish culture.
I learned about the possibility of studying in Finland, when I was still registered in a Russian university, and the filing of applications opened as early as January. After hearing the stories of acquaintances about how they took documents from universities, I prepared for the worst. But, to my surprise, the certificate was given a week later.
The list of documents for admission included a high school diploma, IELTS / TOEFL certificate of English proficiency and a completed application form from the Study in Finland website - through this application for admission to all universities in Finland. I signed up for IELTS two weeks before it, passed on 7 and was very pleased.
Conventionally, the admission process can be divided into two parts. In January, you send the necessary documents by e-mail, then you wait until March and receive an invitation to the entrance exam. The exam could be passed either in Finland at one of the universities to which you apply, or in one of the cities of Russia - St. Petersburg, Murmansk or Dmitrov. I handed over in Dmitrov.
The engineering exam consists of two parts. The first - tasks in mathematics and physics or chemistry to choose from. The second part - writing a motivation letter and several tasks in English. In my opinion, the tasks are simple and correspond to the standard school curriculum in mathematics and exact sciences. The exam was in April, and the results were sent over the summer. My letter of admission came in mid-July, to someone earlier, to someone later.
At the very beginning of study, almost every teacher asked what form we want lectures and exams. It is customary to discuss and agree on everything, you can offer your ideas. For example, we agreed on ecology that instead of the usual test, each student will make four presentations on the main topics, and the final grade will be the arithmetic average. In some subjects it is necessary to attend one hundred percent of classes, but in others there is no - here each teacher has his own teaching methods and more freedom in drawing up the curriculum.
Since I study at the University of Applied Sciences, a lot of attention is paid to our practice. Every second week practice in the laboratory for organic and conventional chemistry. Theoretical studies are all in their specialty, there are no unnecessary subjects. You can choose your own courses from other programs. For example, for this semester, I additionally took the Swedish language and Finnish culture.
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