All Finnish higher education degrees are recognized and applicable all around Europe, based on Bologna process and ECTS credits. Everything is applicable and there is free immigration within whole EU. Some countries may have unique language skill requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be utilised everywhere in all schools and higher education in Finland. That is based on the Finnish law.

When we’re talking about tailored on-demand degree programmes for groups, there’s an organizational customer (public, private, company, school, university, etc.) who purchases training for a group. An agreement will be made between the international organization and EduExcellence. All terms and conditions are agreed in that contract for each group. In general, we will provide all academics for the students. The agreement is, in first place, excluding any accommodation, visa service, or other practicalities.

The customer organization will take care of fees. EduExcellence will invoice the customer organization based on the business agreement. The students don’t pay straight to either EE or UAS.

General exam structure usually has the following parts. This may have also subject-based modifications (each test is having a limited time frame): a. Pressure test: kind of “IQ-test” with some questions measuring capability to see “trees out of forest” b. English reading comprehension and filling correct words to blank spots (e.g. 4 choises) c. “Academic” article based on substance, e.g. health care article regarding hot up-to-date is-sues; answering to questions on the content (e.g. true/false) d. Interview in English.

This varies depending on the subject. The optimal group size is 25, thus we mainly accept the group sizes from 20 to 30. An interesting exception is Haaga-Helia who accepts even three students as a “group”.

For now, there are no upper limits in total numbers that we can accept for tailored Bachelor groups.

In general, so called Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is utilized everywhere in Finland (this is also based on legislation). For instance, RPL will be considered for Chinese nursing students who are matured adults and have longer history and background of eg work experience, previous degrees.

Yes there are. Obviously, we want to provide foundation just to give better capabilities to students before actual degree. The timing can be also shortened and done more intense, thus 6 months has been great to enhance English, Finnish and subject basics. Especially for applying for visas to Finland. Based on Finnish pedagogy, the teachers are making continuous evaluation to each student and whenever he/she is capable, everything is fine to pass. No kind of “end test” is applied in general. Already during the official entrance exam, we try to give either a) official acceptance letter to degree or b) “conditional” acceptance letter, where the skills are improved in foundation, and university will give the letter as soonest during foundation.

The governmental authority for regulating visas and residence permits for students is the Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI), www.migri.fi

Yes, every student is allowed to work 25 hours / week during studies. Vacation periods they may work longer days too, based on circumstances. Salaries are feasible when we do have regulations in Finland (minimum salaries based on regulations).

In general, we don’t provide accommodation for the students. On the other hand, there are some exceptions for that. For example Porvoo (Haaga-Helia) campus has great opportunities to get accommodation by UAS depending on the availability. Further information on this can be provided. There are good open markets for student accommodation in Finland. Our suggestion is to have 3rd party partners for organising practicalities in Finland. EE can also recommend 3rd party service providers.

There’s an acute lack of skilled work force in several trades in Finland. When every company has a subjective right to choose their workers, we can only give estimates on vacancies. In many cases our Universities have deals with different organizations: corporations, hospitals, KG’s, etc. to ensure vacancies for graduates. The average salary in Finland (all trades) is about 2900eur, which is pretty good, even among EU countries. https://www.stat.fi/tup/suoluk/suoluk_palkat_en.html

All our UAS’s have lots of agreements with public and private sector to get work placements and thereafter jobs for students. We cannot ensure 100% employment due to match/mismatch reasons between work applicant and employer organization. De facto, there is a huge need of working force and therefore open positions in Finland!

In social and health care areas the students are more “matured” and almost 50% of students have families (spouse, children), whereas in business and engineering the students are younger and possibly graduated from highschools more recently.

Similar for all. Both English and Finnish. Bachelor in xxx, or “sairaanhoitaja (AMK)”, ”sosionomi (AMK)”, etc. Bologna process refers to international Bachelor.

Finnish language is quite optional and subject-dependent. For instance, ICT and technical subjects during studies, whereas in social and healthcare sector it’s much more important, even compulsory. Especially Finnish governmental authority VALVIRA will demand certain level of Finnish to provide “Registered Nurse” title. Bachelors of social services don't need to prove their language skills, however, the working opportunities are the better the more you know Finnish.

We’re tackling this already in the entrance exam so that embarrassing situations will not come and students will pass the foundation. That’s the beauty in evaluation of entrance.

We are more than happy to provide any substance based upskilling courses / programmes especially. They can be both language and substance-oriented courses. We can do that blended: flying faculty from Finland + local professors + online platform. EE will be the partner in association to UAS’s.

Yes, very well. We will start by integrated foundation / pathway studies during their high school studies. We’ll have intensive periods where we will provide our Finnish blended content. Our faculty from Finland will have intensive face-to-face periods every now and then. The total length of studies will be worth around 30-40 ECTS credits. After successful pass of pathway, the whole group will be accepted to continue in Bachelor programme in Finland.

We will provide a full plan for procedure for co-operation with the schools.

Yes, indeed. We may easily apply a “Top-Up Degree” -procedure. We’ll check their documents on the previous studies, apply for RPL, and create the curriculum for topping up to Bachelor degree. Studies will take around 1,5 years, in general.

Yes, they will. All graduates will have fantastic opportunities to continue in any Finnish university, or even in global ones. (Exception: social services / early childhood)

Basically yes. There’s a regulation in Finnish UAS’s where two years working experience will be needed before continuing in Master programme.

Finland is lacking huge amount of nurses. Nurses are retiring and many of soc-health trained working in other fields. Some figures say that we are lacking around 72000 nurses altogether soon. There will be also a legislative measure by government where there must be 0,7 health care professionals per patient in elderly care, for instance.

After graduation, basically every student will apply for “registered nurse” license. That is given and regulated by Finnish govt body VALVIRA. Generally everyone applies for it, more or less. More info: https://www.valvira.fi/web/en/healthcare/professional_practice_rights

Public: cities, municipalities, university hospitals, health care centers; Private: hospital corporations and chains, there are several big ones in Finland (better salaries typically).

Partly true, since the on-the-job training is crucial organic part in UAS training in Finland. Training contract will be made between UAS and company.