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University of Oulu
Programs and prices, tuition fees in University of Oulu
Undergraduate
- Language of instruction: English
- Duration of studying: 3-4 years
- Age of students: 17+.
You can get a bachelor's degree in English in the direction of Intercultural Teacher Education.
Master's degree
- Language of instruction: English
- Age of students: 21+
- Duration of studying: 1-2 years.
Popular English-speaking directions:
- Financial and administrative reporting
- Health and Wellness in the Circumpolar Region
- International business management
- Education and technology
- Computer vision and signal processing
- Ecology and population genetics
- Education and globalization
- Finance
- Magnetic resonance in materials
- Protein structures and biotechnology
- Economic geology.
Description of University of Oulu
- Established: 1958
- Location: Oulu, Finland
- Students age: 17+
- Number of students: 13000
- Language of instruction: Finnish, English
- Type of studying: mixed.
University of Oulu is one of the largest universities in Finland, included in the TOP 400 universities in the world and the top best universities in the country. The strongest direction of the university is information and communication technologies.
Faculties:
- Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
- Education
- Humanitarian sciences
- Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Science
- Medicine
- Technology
- Business School.
The university participates in popular exchange programs in Europe, Russia, USA, Canada and Africa. The university operates in 70 research areas, focusing on the following:
- Molecular basis and the environment as the basis for longevity
- Digital technologies
- Changing of the climate
- Earth and the near-space system.
Rankings:
- QS World University Rankings-2020: 408th in the world
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings-2020: 301-350 in the world
- Academic Ranking of World University Rankings-2020 (Shanghai): 501-600
- National Ranking QS-2020: 5th place in Finland
- National THE-2020: 3-4 in Finland
- National ARWU-2020: 4th-6th place in Finland.
Famous graduates
- Martti Ahtisaari - Nobel laureate, former President of Finland
- Elena Aksela - professor of physics
- Lina Paloti - professor, geneticist
- Tyutti Maria Isohookana-Asunmaa - Minister of Culture of Finland from 1991-1995
- Tuja Lehtinen - writer, screenwriter
- Sami Lopaka - musician, writer, guitarist of the band Sentenced
- Ago Silde - Estonian politician
- Juha Sipilä is a Finnish politician.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The Student Housing Fund offers a wide range of accommodation options - apartments for several people, single studios located in the vicinity of the city.
- Accommodation in a hostel on campus
- Renting a studio or apartment.
Activities University of Oulu
The university organizes extracurricular activities for students - for these purposes, various communities and interest clubs are opened on the campus.
- Sport sections
- Art Studios
- Media center
- Community of Engineers
- IT-club
- Student newspaper
- Travelers' club.
Facilities and equipment at University of Oulu
The University of Applied Sciences is located north of Helsinki. The Oulu region is one of the fastest growing in Finland with a population of about 200 thousand people, a center for innovative high-tech industries, services and culture. You can get to Helsinki in an hour by train or plane. Oulu is very attractive for foreign students: it is a picturesque city, a few hours from which exotic Lapland is located, and a bus service will allow easy access to the largest ski resort in Finland.
Admission dates and extra charges
- Diploma of complete secondary education
- TOEFL iBT 89 or IELTS from 6.5
- Entrance examinations (in Finnish or English)
- Bachelor's / Master's degree.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about University of Oulu
Recommendations on when to apply
| 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 |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
