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Learn by association at Finnish universities
Finnish university student associations, nations, study, camping, sports, music, theatre, dancing, politics, National Union of University Students in Finland, SYL, Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences, SAMOK, European Students’ Union, ESU, Jyväskylä, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societyEducation

Learn by association at Finnish universities

We look at the role of student associations in Finnish student culture: events, parties, sports, even career skills!

Tagged in EducationResearch
Think tanks see an even better Finland
Finnish think tanks, Demos Helsinki, Magma, sustainability, sustainable future, minorities, immigrants, Finland
Business & innovationMulticulturalism

Think tanks see an even better Finland

We ask two of Finland’s leading independent think tanks about the country’s future. And what do think tanks actually do?

Tagged in MulticulturalismResearch
Finnish teachers venture out on exchange
Finland, Finnish, teacher exchange, education, CIMO, The Fulbright Centre, Helsinki, FinAl, North-South-South, University of Jyväskylä
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.

Tagged in EducationResearch
’Twas the night before PISA in Finland
Finland, PISA 2012, PISA results 2013, Programme for International Student Assessment, OECD, Pasi Stahlberg, Finnish lessons, Erkki Aho, education skills, education export, Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation, CIMO, Finnish social innovations, teacher training
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.

Tagged in EducationResearch
Finns improve testing for rare diseases
Blueprint Genetics, Slush Helsinki, disease testing technology, DNA, Finland
Business & innovationResearch

Finns improve testing for rare diseases

Blueprint Genetics, a startup that attended Slush Helsinki in 2013, may revolutionise testing for inheritable diseases.

Tagged in Research
Finnish education expertise goes global
Finnish school system, educational expertise exports, Future Learning Finland, EduCluster, Finpro
Life & societyEducation

Finnish education expertise goes global

The Finns are taking steps to make their much-praised educational expertise into an exportable, global commodity.

Tagged in EducationResearchTeaching
Peace grows from mutual respect
Ahtisaari Day, Finnish schools, conflict management, peace education, Finland
Life & societyEducation

Peace grows from mutual respect

Peace education and conflict prevention are cooler than you think! Finland and its schools are focusing on them for Ahtisaari Day.

Tagged in Crisis managementEducationResearch
Sustainable learning branches out
Life & societyEducation

Sustainable learning branches out

Finnish e-learning innovation Environment Online combats climate change and even promotes world peace.

Tagged in EducationResearchSustainability

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