Finland's study abroad education system: Introduction to the scale of Finnish universities; Finland's educational system is similar to that of China. National compulsory education is nine years, children enter school at the age of seven, and high schools are divided into ordinary middle schools or vocational schools for three years. Higher education institutions are divided into universities and technical colleges. Under normal circumstances, you will graduate from high school or vocational college and pass the exam, and enter the university at the age of 19.

Finnish colleges and universities are state-owned and their funds are allocated by the Ministry of Education. However, most engineering colleges cooperate in architecture, education and professional research projects, and some of the funds come from private and Finnish Academy of Sciences. Most foreign students in colleges and universities are regarded as domestic students, free of tuition fees, only paying student union membership fees (including medical insurance fees) and paying their own living expenses. International students need proof of financial resources to apply for a visa. If they are exchange students, they need proof from the University of Finland. For example, if NTU and the University of Helsinki reach an exchange and cooperation agreement, NTU will provide a monthly fee for this student dormitory.

There are 20 universities in Finland, including ten regular universities, three universities of science and technology, three schools of economics, one school of art including music, fine arts, drama and craft design, and the National Defense University is affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense and at the same level as a national university. There are 32 technical colleges and a police school. All universities, schools of economics and schools of art award doctorates. The university degree system is two parallel systems, which can be divided into four stages: bachelor, master, master and doctor. You can also study for a master's degree and then a doctor's degree. Generally speaking, you can get a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, a master's degree and a doctor's degree by completing 120 credits (40 hours per credit). There is no limit on the number of years of study for students with government loans, but most of them can finish their undergraduate courses in three years, and it takes six years for a master's degree and four years for a master's degree, all of which require papers. Although Finnish students are free of tuition, many college students work and study part-time, and many people get their master's degrees after ten years of university education.

There are147,000 students in 20 universities in Finland, 3,000 foreign students studying for degrees and about 2,500 exchange students. About 500 students from Chinese mainland are studying in Finland. Most universities in Finland have exchange and cooperation programs with mainland universities. In order to promote the "internationalization of education", Finnish universities have begun to offer courses with English as the teaching medium.

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