The University of Lapland was founded in 1979 and until 1991 functioned as the Lapland Higher School. The institution is the northernmost in Finland: its initial goal was to provide higher education opportunities to people living in the extreme northern points.
The competence of the university mainly includes research in the field of the Arctic and tourism research. In 2013, on National Sámi Day, the Ministry of Education of Finland allocated $ 1,000,000 to the university for research on the Sámi population, which resulted in the exhibition “Greetings from Kola Sámi”.
The concept of the university says that community is especially important for northern people, which is why leadership in different ways develops students' team feelings.
The task of the university is not only a high-quality learning process, but also students getting pleasure from the learning process. The student union uses the equipment of the university and organizes quality leisure both on the basis of the university and beyond.
In the world ranking of Scimago Institutions Ranking, the University of Lapland occupies the 2422nd position.
Training is carried out at four faculties:
The university does not have its own hostel: students are engaged in the search for housing on their own or with the help of a special agent from the university. Renting urban housing will cost the student about 1000 € per month.
Pride of the University - Arctic Research Center. The following units operate on the basis of the center:
For students there are:
The academic year at the University of Lapland begins in the fall, admission to some programs is available year-round.
Additional costs include travel, accommodation and meals.
In order to become an undergraduate student at the University of Lapland, an applicant must provide:
Master:
All documents must be submitted through the online form on the site.
Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
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