Universities of applied sciences (UAS) offer professionally oriented higher education on bachelor's and master's level, and have strong ties with working life and regional development.
Universities focus on scientific research and the education they provide is based on it. Universities offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD) level programmes.
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In the international rankings of all universities in the world, the University of Jyväskylä is among the top 3% and represents the best of the world in several of its disciplines. We offer 20 master’s degree programmes in English. Our six faculties host over 14,000 students from 100 countries.
Åbo Akademi University (founded in 1918) is the only multidisciplinary Swedish-language university in Finland. Out of our 7000 students about 1000 are international students. Our campuses in Turku and Vaasa are small, friendly with easy access to services and activities and a change to combine studies with an incredible cultural experience.
Centria offers students a wide choice of educational opportunities, practically oriented Bachelor's and Master's studies, and excellent connections to the professional world. Our cosmopolitan student and staff population create a truly international atmosphere and a multicultural study environment.
Approx. 7,400 students including over 1,000 international students ensure that SAMK is an internationally oriented and innovative place to study on the west coast of Finland. SAMK is known for its quality of education: students have ranked us to be among the best universities of applied sciences.
Novia UAS offers multidisciplinary higher education with a practical orientation and trains students to become experts and developers based on the requirements of working life. High quality Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes provide students with a proper platform for their future careers.
