European Higher Education Fair in Hong Kong

See you at the EHEF-fair!

The Finnish Centre for International Mobility, better known as CIMO, is one of the participants in the 10^th European Higher Education Fair in Hong Kong Central Library the 13 – 14 March 2010. CIMO cooperates with all the Finnish higher education institutions distributing versatile information on study opportunities in Finland.

Did you know that there are almost 500 international study programmes taught in English you can choose from and 16 universities and 26 polytechnics (universities of applied sciences) offering them?

So why not come to the fair and learn more about the opportunities that Finnish higher education can offer you. In the meantime you can look for more information in the web site: www.studyinfinland.fi

 Hope to see you at the fair! 

One-year exchange in Finland

There are quite a number of people asked me why I chose Finland for my exchange study. To be honest, it was allocated by the university and I really knew nothing about Finland. After living in Finland for one academic year, I found that Finland is a perfect place for study with marvelous environment.
Iris Yu
 

Finns are famous for their innovation and creative designs. This can be
seen everywhere, even in some details of student life. Finnish universities highly value academic freedom, and thus students are given lots of opportunities to display their works. In the university (Helsinki University of Technology) I studied in, models and blueprints made by students are continuously displayed on campus, and students are encouraged to write for school academic publications.

For the lectures in Finnish universities, some classes are much smaller than those in Hong Kong, and the teaching methods are very innovative. Lecturers tend to inspire students instead of pushing students to memorize all those theories, and give students interesting assignments that students can do what they want to investigate.

Besides schoolwork, in the choir (Dominante) I joined, they like forming some informal ensembles, writing up their own songs which are humorous and reflect the Finnish culture. I really enjoyed their style of living that they would put their creativity in both work and leisure.

Another thing I love is the wonderful natural environment. If you are tired of the air pollution, you should definitely go to Finland. My dorm was surrounded by trees and next to the shoreline. I used to go fishing near my dorm on weekends, and I could see lovely ducks and seagulls flying around. There were some squirrels jumping around the trees… Just cannot describe how good it is with words!

I am actually considering enrolling for a postgraduate program in Finland. Finns’ open-mindedness, creativity and sense of environmental protection have positively influenced me a lot. Kiitos, Suomi!