Finland's higher education system is mainly divided into two stages. The first stage is undergraduate education and the second stage is postgraduate education. The academic year of a university is autumn and spring. The autumn term begins in early September and ends at 12. The spring term starts from the middle of 65438+ 10 and ends at the end of May.
There are 20 universities in Finland, including ten comprehensive universities, three universities of science and technology, three schools of economics, and an art school including music, fine arts, drama and craft design. The National Defense University belongs to the Ministry of National Defense and is at the same level as a national university. There are 32 polytechnics and a police school. All universities, schools of economics and schools of art award doctorates.
The degree system is parallel to two systems: bachelor's degree, master's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree; You can also study directly for a master's degree and then a doctor's degree. Generally speaking, it is mainly based on credits. After completing 120 credits, you can get a bachelor's degree, a master's degree 160 credits, a license of 260 credits and a doctorate of 320 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 2000 students from Chinese mainland are studying in Finland. 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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Finland's education, known as the number one in the world, can be called "miracle education" to conquer the world. Finnish education is the most balanced education system in the world, with the smallest gap in students' performance. Finnish middle school students were rated as the first in the world by the Organization for International Economic Cooperation and Development. Almost every World Economic Forum has rated Finland's higher education as the best. Education has become the hottest brand in Finland. Finland has the least class hours, the shortest review time after class and the longest holiday in the world. Educational institutions from all over the world compete to come to Finland in order to learn the experience of "education first". This is indeed a miracle of education. People can't help admiring some miracles. The emergence of miracle benefits from the scientific correctness of educational concept, the scientific system of evaluation and evaluation system and the reasonable balance of educational resources. Review our education. Maybe, some things, such as the education system, we can't change. However, the idea determines the realm, and the realm determines the behavior. Therefore, it is very important that those of us who are in the process of education should calm down, appreciate the subtlety of their education, reflect on our own ways, and strive for even a little change in ourselves in order to give our children the best education.
It consists of primary education, secondary education and higher education; Academic system and degree: Finland's higher education system is mainly divided into two stages-undergraduate education &; Postgraduate education; Every year, about 225,000 students in Finland study in 25 technical colleges and 65,438+06 comprehensive universities, providing English courses for international students. More than 65% people have received higher education, and the proportion is higher among young people; Higher education institutions in Finland are all state-owned and funded by the Ministry of Education. At present, undergraduate education is still free of tuition. Most colleges and professional graduate students have started to charge tuition fees, but at the same time they have set up scholarships.