Finland
Finland is one of the Scandinavian countries, located in Northern Europe. Finland is traditionally known for its high level of technology and outstanding architecture and design. The four distinctly different seasons create four different Finlands in the course of the year: the long winter months with magnificent starry skies and awesome polar lights, the vigour of awakening nature in spring, the white nights and warmth of the summer, and the blazing colours of autumn. Finland truly is a land of water and forest. People are concerned to maintain the environment in a way that supports people's lives, in sports, in agriculture, in pleasing landscapes and vistas. Finland is also generally known to be a very safe country.
City of Vaasa
Vaasa is a lively seaside city situated on the Ostrobothnia region in Western Finland. The distinctively international city has 58.000 inhabitants and represents the educational and cultural centre of Western Finland. With more than 10.000 students studying in several higher-education institutions, Vaasa is also a student friendly city. Housing situation for students is good in Vaasa and apartments are available in various parts of the city. In Vaasa, the past and the present meet: local enterprises, distinctive cultural life, two official languages, international industry and the tranquility of a relatively small city. The town's leafy avenues, the large parks, and the green shoreline make up a restful whole, and the abundant plant and animal life can be found in the Vaasa archipelago. The bustling cultural life of the city has something to offer to everybody. Find your place in the sunniest city in Finland! Please visit the city website for more information.
The University of Vaasa is a multidisciplinary university offering degrees at all academic levels from Bachelor's to Doctor's. It works in close cooperation with its surrounding region of Ostrobothnia and values internationalisation in its degrees and research. The teaching and research activities of the University are widely based, their focus being on business studies, administration, technology, languages and culture. The maritime campus offers a modern study environment for 5000 students. Annually, about 400 international students study at the University of Vaasa creating a truly multicultural study environment on campus.
The University of Vaasa offers five Master's degree programmes and Master's programmes in English especially designed for international students:
- Master's Degree Programme in International Business
- Master's Degree Programme in Finance
- Master's Degree Programme in Intercultural Studies in Communication and Administration
- Master's Programme in Telecommunication Engineering
- Master's Programme in Industrial Management
All study programmes comprise 120 ECTS credits and lead to a Master's degree. The programmes can be completed in two years. The applicants should have completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree before applying for admission to the programmes. For more information about the study programmes and information on how to apply, please visit the University of Vaasa website.
You are warmly welcome to the University of Vaasa!
Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu, VAMK, University of Applied Sciences, is a multidisciplinary, multilingual and international institution providing higher education and research services within Technology and Communication, Business Economics and Tourism as well as Health Care and Social Services. Entrepreneurship, comprehensive way of thinking and independent work is emphasized in studies, and the professional studies provide students with competence for working life. In addition to the practically oriented basic and professional studies, practical training period and specialised professional studies provide the students with knowledge and skills that meet the demands of the working life
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences has two modern campuses close to the city centre. The number of students enrolled is approximately 3,500. About 200 of them are international students from over 40 countries.
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences offers three Bachelor's degree programmes in English:
- Information Technology (Bachelor of Engineering)
- International Business (Bachelor of Business Administration)
- Tourism (Bachelor of Hospitality Management)
Depending on the study field, the programmes at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences comprise either 210 or 240 ECTS credits and lead to Bachelor's degree. The programmes can be completed in 3,5 - 4 years. The minimum admission requirement is a completed upper secondary education or a completed minimum of three years of vocational education. For more information about the study programmes and application procedures, please visit Vaasa University of Applied Sciences website.
We warmly welcome you to study at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences!
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