Quality of education

by **Evanthia** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:47 am

I would be grateful if a metropolia university student or a graduate answers the following question: is it worth studying engineering there? I've been admitted but seeing as the entrance examination was really easy I doubt whether I should go and study in Finland

Is the quality of education high? The thing is that I have already obtained a bachelor degree, so it's not like I lose some big opportunity in my life, which is why I have to evaluate all the pros and cons.
Oh, and one more question! is a finnish diploma considered to have a high rating in europe? perhaps, it's better to study in Sweden though there are tuition fees.

P.S. I don't want to offend any finn by starting this thread but I suppose only people who study in Finland can help me. :ohno:

P.P.S. I'm not going to stay in Finland after graduation, so work opportunities which are slight don't affect my choice.

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by **Pursuivant** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:23 pm

So, if you had a bachelor's degree (in engineering) why didn't you apply the "real universities" engineering dept, like Aalto, TUT or LUT for a Master's?

by **Evanthia** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:33 pm

Pursuivant wrote:So, if you had a bachelor's degree (in engineering) why didn't you apply the "real universities" engineering dept, like Aalto, TUT or LUT for a Master's?

because my first degree is obtained in absolutely another field, and i was, to be honest, really unsure about my basic knowledge while applying.

as I understand, metropolia isnt a "real" university and it's not worth wasting my time, am I right?

Sorry, I'm clueless when it comes to finnish universities, all one can find on the internet is a bunch of articles about "how cool our university is".

Btw, answering about a masters prog, actually, it would be nice to go on studying in Sweden, since I speak Swedish fluently. Though I'm not sure a finnish diploma will make me a competitive candidate.

by **Rip** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:47 pm

The actual academic level places to study engineering are Aalto, TUT, LUT and faculties with university of Oulu and Åbo Akademi (Turku) (Did I miss something?). Åbo Akademi is Swedish, and there at least used to be some of the elementary courses in Current Aalto in Swedish too, but otherwise especially in the studies aiming at a bachelor's degree the language of the lecture rooms is predominantly Finnish. I would expect all of them have plenty of information online, if some of the study related info isn't available in the language you chose, then presumably you can't do studies either on that language either.

The "universities of applied sciences" aren't really considered universities. Better of of the students must be OK, but as you noted, the bar isn't set very high at the entrance tests.

by **Evanthia** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 2:58 pm

Rip wrote:The actual academic level places to study engineering are Aalto, TUT, LUT and faculties with university of Oulu and Åbo Akademi (Turku) (Did I miss something?). Åbo Akademi is Swedish, and there at least used to be some of the elementary courses in Current Aalto in Swedish too, but otherwise especially in the studies aiming at a bachelor's degree the language of the lecture rooms is predominantly Finnish. I would expect all of them have plenty of information online, if some of the study related info isn't available in the language you chose, then presumably you can't do studies either on that language either.

The "universities of applied sciences" aren't really considered universities. Better of of the students must be OK, but as you noted, the bar isn't set very high at the entrance tests.

aha, I see, well I should have applied for courses in english or swedish in universities mentioned above then, but I can try to do that next year or maybe even this autumn if I still consider Finland. thank you for information!

by **Pursuivant** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:14 pm

The "real" univeristies only offer the basic degrees in Finnish (or Swedish) so you'd be a bit restricted to Åbo for engineering. Then again, if you want something "practical" under your belt, there are some courses in some polytechnics that are "unique", but you need to know what and where.

by **Evanthia** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:22 pm

Pursuivant wrote:The "real" univeristies only offer the basic degrees in Finnish (or Swedish) so you'd be a bit restricted to Åbo for engineering. Then again, if you want something "practical" under your belt, there are some courses in some polytechnics that are "unique", but you need to know what and where.

oh ok, then I shall look for more information, though teh whole thing seems to be a bit strange. Perhaps, it's easier to go to Sweden or Norway