Bachelors Programs taught in English in Finland.

dionvainio · Post by **dionvainio** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:18 am

Hi, I'm a 22 year old Australian with dual citizenship with Finland. I would like to study in Japan next year doing a bachelor program taught in English but my searches have come up with minimal or no results. Can anyone please help me relating to how to enroll and which universities offer bachelor programs taught in English? Also has anyone who has also done what I am intending to do found the process tedious?

Thank you,
Dion

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onkko · Post by **onkko** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:30 am

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=studying+in+finland

dionvainio · Post by **dionvainio** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:54 am

Yeah thanks for that, i was kind of looking for information from someone who has been in the same position as i am currently. That being, living abroad however a finnish citizen, and wishing to study overseas.
Also lmgtfy was not necessary, this is a BB forum. I assure you the majority of people who post on here have either searched on google to no avail, or are coming here because this posting here will give unique information. I think you shouldn't post for a while, just have a break and remember who you are and then come back.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:11 am

You might be best advised to check these pages...

http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/index.html

and

http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html

I haven't yet come across any databases myself re. complete English-language Bachelor's programmes in Japan though... the answer may be that they are not offered? Note that the StudyJapan site says this:

Generally, a prospective student first enrolls in a Japanese language institution after arrival in Japan. In many cases, he or she studies Japanese and other related subjects at the language institution for between one and two years and then takes the entrance examination for a university, etc. For this reason, the choice of the Japanese language institution is very important for the prospective student.

dionvainio · Post by **dionvainio** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:55 am

Sorry thank you for your help, but the post was about studying in Finland. However if you need information about studying in Japan, please contact me further as I have previously done that and have lots of information relating.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:12 pm

dionvainio wrote:I would like to study in Japan next year doing a bachelor program taught in English but my searches have come up with minimal or no results.

So what's all this above then?

Do you mean you would LIKE to study in Japan, but are looking for study opportunities in Finland? Make up your mind!

Anyway. Finland: http://www.studyinfinland.fi/studying/i ... ammes.html and admissions to Bachelor's programmes at UAS's -http://www.admissions.fi

Universities mainly only offer Master's programmes in English here in Finland.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:49 pm

dionvainio wrote: Also lmgtfy was not necessary, this is a BB forum. I assure you the majority of people who post on here have either searched on google to no avail, or are coming here because this posting here will give unique information..

In other words too lazy to find the information themselves.

interleukin · Post by **interleukin** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 1:54 pm

Also lmgtfy was not necessary, this is a BB forum. I assure you the majority of people who post on here have either searched on google to no avail, or are coming here because this posting here will give unique information..

Yes, all your three... posts on this forum show that you know the forum well and the people using it. Most of the people asking questions the first time in this forum are morons who prefer that others do their googling for them.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:05 pm

Besides which having Finnish citizenship has really a very minimal relation to do with studying in Finland - except maybe the need of getting an RP, but you still better have enough dosh to support yourself as the student handouts require some presence in the country and being on the Finnish KELA. When applying to any educational establishment they have two paths, call them "foreign" or "domestic" but its got to do with Finnish education really. So anyone without Finnish matriculation is a "foreigner", and anyone with Finnish matriculation is "domestic" when applying - regardless of the language of the programme or the citizenship of the applicant.

Now if you are planning on coming over to study, usually there are entrance tests - held in March for August admissions and in September for January admissions but in some cases they decide on papers only - and in some cases theres an opportunity to get a place off the queue as not all people admitted start studying. Mind you though - if you're a bloke you might get the military interested in you as you're that age you forfeit your citizenship "without sufficient ties".

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