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BACHELOR DEGREES CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH – JOINT APPLICATION

BACHELOR DEGREES CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH – JOINT APPLICATION. Annika Grönholm IDP seminar 31.1.2007 www.oph.fi. JOINT APPLICATION OUTLINED. ” a tool” for student selection same application period and application form

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BACHELOR DEGREES CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH – JOINT APPLICATION

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  1. BACHELOR DEGREES CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH – JOINT APPLICATION Annika Grönholm IDP seminar 31.1.2007 www.oph.fi

  2. JOINT APPLICATION OUTLINED • ”a tool” for student selection • same application period and application form • all 25 polytechnics/UAS follow the same admission criteria with minor variations • equal treatment of applicants and transparency of the application procedure • applicant receives all necessary information from www.admissions.fi • all admissions services from one place – admissions office

  3. IINFORMATION ON APPLYING • website www.admissions.fi → information about the application, degree programmes, studying in Finland etc • application guide: Apply to Polytechnics in Finland; Bachelor Degrees Conducted in English

  4. ELIGIBILITY • Finnish Matriculation examination/ upper secondary education • vocational qualification of three years or more in duration • non-Finnish qualification or studies equivalent to these qualifications • Polytechnic Act 351/2003

  5. APPLICATION PERIOD 15.1.-9.2.2007 • online application and paper form (pdf-file) • application closes on 9 Feb at 4.15pm Finnish time • applicant can apply to four degree programmes (68 programmes in 2007) • the first preference polytechnic/UAS evaluates the applicant’s eligibility

  6. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS 2 APR – 11 MAY • all eligible applicants are invited • entrance examinations include language tests → applicant can be exempted from the language test with the following: TOEFL 550/213/79-80, IELTS 5,5, YKI 4, cum laude → UVI and UM are not responsible for testing the students’ language skills, the higher education institutions are! • maximum score of the examination is 100 points

  7. RESULTS • results can be announced on 1 June 2007 • results have to be announced by 20 June • confirmation of a study place on 3 August 2007 at the latest • right to wait for a reserve place ends on 17 August

  8. JOINT APPLICATION AT THE MOMENT • 2007: 7333 applicants • 2006: 6658 applicants • 90 % online applications • more exact data will be available after all applications have been transferred to the joint application data base • the number of Finnish applicants seems to have increased from previous years

  9. PROS AND CONS AT THE MOMENT • multiple applications → online application has not abolished double applications, but we are able to track them down before sending entrance exam invitations → also tracking the chancers down at this point will most likely limit the number of chancers in the future • false or missing information → all necessary info is provided for the applicant, the info cannot be too simple, after all the applicant is supposed to be able to study in English

  10. PROS AND CONS AT THE MOMENT • keys to success → co-operation between admissions offices during the application process, same rules and practices, no one is left alone • a good mix of people working with the application system at the admissions offices • co-operation within and between polytechnics/UAS, business provides a good example for co-operation → there is still room for improvement for further co-operation and communication within polytechnics/UAS

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