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Finnish teachers venture out on exchange Life & societyEducation Finnish teachers venture out on exchange We meet teachers from Finland, famous for its education system, who go abroad to expand their horizons, just as students do.
’Twas the night before PISA in Finland Life & societyEducation ’Twas the night before PISA in Finland Finnish kids don’t like homework any more than anyone else. But their education has something most countries’ schools lack.
Finns improve testing for rare diseases Business & innovationResearch Finns improve testing for rare diseases Blueprint Genetics, a startup that attended Slush Helsinki in 2013, may revolutionise testing for inheritable diseases.
Finnish education expertise goes global Life & societyEducation Finnish education expertise goes global The Finns are taking steps to make their much-praised educational expertise into an exportable, global commodity.
