Summer courses in Finnish language and culture in Finland
Courses on Finnish language and culture for students of Finnish in foreign universities
Development
Higher education
Internationalisation
Special Needs Grant in Higher Education Exchange Programmes
Students or higher education staff with a disability may be eligible for additional financial support to help them take part in international exchange or internship. This support will be in addition to a mobility grant.
Programmes
Higher education
Asia
Erasmus+ for higher education
FIRST+
Nordplus Higher Education
north2north
Internationalisation
Finnish language and culture studies in universities outside Finland
The Finnish National Agency for Education offers support for Finnish language and culture studies to universities, teachers, students, and postgraduates.
Programmes
Higher education
Recognition of teaching qualifications and teacher education studies
If you have completed your qualifications abroad and wish to work as a teacher in Finland, it is likely that you will need a decision from the Finnish National Agency for Education recognising your qualifications.
Services
EQAVET Network and National Quality Network
The European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training Network is a voluntary cooperation network for actors in VET quality assurance. It is comprised of representatives of the European Union Member States, Candidate Countries and European Economic Area countries, Social Partners, scientific advisers and the European Commission.
Education and qualifications
Vocational education and training
Quality and development
OLIVE
Projects
Higher education
HEI ICI
Recognition of foreign qualifications in Finland
If you have completed a qualification abroad, you may need a decision on recognition of your qualification to be able to study or work in Finland. In most cases, the employer, educational...
Services
Recognition and international comparability of qualifications
Recognition of qualifications refers to a decision on the eligibility that foreign qualifications provide when applying for a job or study place. In Finland, recognition decisions are made by authorities, educational establishments, higher education institutions and employers.
Services
Over 23 000 applicants to higher education institutions’ English-taught study programmes and art study programmes
A record number of applicants participated in this spring’s first joint application to higher education: the number is approx. 3000 more than the number of applicants in the corresponding joint application last spring. There are also more study places available. The application included English-taught study programmes, studies offered by the University of the Arts and the theatre study programme at Tampere University.
Current issues
Higher education
#ErasmusDays 15.-17.10.2020
ErasmusDays is a three-day event spreading information across Europe about experiences and lessons learnt in the education, training, youth and sport projects that are part of the Erasmus+ programme. All organisations and individuals who have been involved in projects or exchanges can organise an event of their own and register it as part of the ErasmusDays event.
Programmes
Erasmus+
Internationalisation