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Aiming for clear and smooth routes to university studies, Finnish universities are collaboratively developing certificate-based admission and entrance examinations

The universities will decide on the reform of the scoring model for certificate-based admission in 2023. The new model will be…

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Finland freezes higher education and research cooperation with Russia – Support for Ukrainian students in Finland

Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen decided on Wednesday 9 March on new policies on Russia with regard to higher…

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Finnish universities express support for Ukraine

Finnish universities UNIFI expresses support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian university students and staff. We condemn Russia’s military action in Ukraine….

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Vice presidents for education outlined on the development of entrance examinations and scoring of certificate-based admissions

Finnish universities’ vice presidents for education agreed on launching a joint development project to develop student admissions. Entrance examinations will be…

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Unifi’s office will be closed for summer holidays

Unifi’s secretariat will be out of the office until 9th August. If you wish to contact us during this time please…

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Universities are preparing to open campuses in the autumn – “Increasing the sense of community is extremely important”

Planning of teaching arrangements for autumn 2021 is under way. Contact teaching will be increased, and especially for those in the…

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Nordic and Baltic university rectors meet today for the first time – the topic of this historic conference is sustainable development

International cooperation between universities to address burning societal issues is taking a big step forward. More than eighty rectors from Nordic…

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Higher education institutions and student organisations: More than one hundred thousand applicants are facing an important spring with entrance examinations – let’s remember to take care of the prevention of coronavirus

By acting responsibly together, we can contribute to ensuring that the epidemic situation does not get worse and that the applicants…

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2021 University Entrance Examinations: Safety instructions for applicants

11 March 2021 Dear applicant, This document describes the safety instructions for entrance examinations jointly prepared by Finnish universities. We kindly…

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FAQ for 2021 entrance examinations

Why are universities holding on-location entrance examinations during the pandemic?   After carrying out careful assessment and risk analyses, Finnish universities have…