Laurea vocational school in Espoo. LEHTIKUVA

According to information made public, government negotiators are considering a drastic 50 percent cut in funding for adult education based on a proposal by the Ministry of Finance. Such a decision would have severe consequences for employment, continuous learning, public well-being, and regional equality. A joint statement from 14 organizations warns that numerous educational institutions would be forced to shut down as a result of these budget cuts.

Students at the Helsinki University library. LEHTIKUVA

The Vice-Rectors for Education of the Rectors' Council of Finnish Universities (UNIFI) have presented a proposal for a new scoring model for certificate-based admission to universities. The aim is to ease the pressures on general upper secondary students and allow them to focus on subjects that interest them. The new scoring model is expected to be implemented from 2026 onwards, with universities making their decisions and announcing them in autumn 2023.

Nursing students walking down a healthcentre hall. LEHTIKUVA

A group of Kenyan nursing students who were offered the opportunity to study overseas in Finland at Edusampo in Lappeenranta are now facing the risk of abrupt deportation due to confusion surrounding the payment of fees. These 15 students were allegedly assured financial support by the Nandi County government, but the promises made have not been fulfilled, leaving the students struggling to make ends meet.

Etu-Töölö upper secondary school in Helsinki. LEHTIKUVA

The Helsinki Department of Education and Culture is proposing new measures to provide flexibility in applying to high schools (lukio) in Helsinki. According to the press release, high school admissions would be open year-round for both Finnish and Swedish-language schools. The proposed changes would be discussed in the upcoming meeting of the Finnish-language division on May 16, 2023.

Young women at the Helsinki University library. LEHTIKUVA

A Kenyan student died by suicide in Finland on April 18 after being frustrated and depressed from hardships in the country. The student had been studying for a degree in nursing at Laurea University, and took his own life at the age of 26, struggling with frustration and depression in a foreign nation after leaving Kenya on October 30, 2022. Reports suggest that the student had been facing physical health issues since last October and had been bogged down by the difficulties he faced in Finland.

"It is great having the Suomi experience as well having an intense view on architecture and how it works. This has been something that we haven’t done in our home town for sure", says architecture student Theoharis Michailidis from Greece. Photo: Emmi Rämö, TAMK

Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ (TAMK) architect students got 30 visitors from Germany and Greece at the end of March. Erasmus Blended Intensive Program (BIP) courses are unique international cooperation in the field of engineering.

Together with Jade Hochschule in Oldenburg and Aristotle University in Athens, TAMK organizes a tripartite study unit Light in architecture.

The Board of the Hanken School of Economics has announced the establishment of a new English-taught Bachelor's degree program alongside the traditional Swedish-taught program during its meeting on April 19, 2023. The first students for the new program will be selected in 2024. Additionally, the board appointed Gyöngyi Kovács, Mika Gabrielsson, and Sören Kock as new vice-rectors.