Diploma recognition from non EU country

[nina2010]

Hello Everyone,


it seems that it is not just simple to fell in love with a finnish guy get marry and live happy life.
Then the problems are just starting .How to live in a new society be productive and earn some money for
maintain existential living.

I was planning to continue some studies....so does anyone knows about procedure over diploma recognition.
Where to ask , who and if someone has experienced similar.

I going to graduate at faculty of political sciences in european but non-eu country...and i dont have a clue is it recognised .
Or how can i continue some master program in english?

I would appreciate some answers
THANK YOU

[sammy]

If you're going to apply as a student, then the recognition is done by the Finnish university you'd be applying to - so you'll need to ask them.

The National Board of Education deals with professional recognition issues, but academic recognition is dealt with by the universities themselves.

Check these two http://www.studyinfinland.fi and http://www.universityadmissions.fi - you can also turn to the universities for more detailed info on entry requirements etc

[nina2010]

Actually i was thinking to go to the employment biro after i got diploma but im not sure is that diploma are going to be
valuated in Finland.
I have also send message early this year to the National borad of education but no one replyed to me.

Thank sammy

[sammy]

Well - what qualification does your diploma give in your home country? I mean, do you graduate into a *profession* or is it "just" an academic qualification?

Diploma recognition may not matter unless you apply for a public post or if the job you're applying for is one of the regulated professions in Finland... depends, see the NBE website... but the thing is, degree recognition itself does not "give you a job" so it may not be such a big issue as actually finding employment - I'm assuming you do not speak Finnish or Swedish?

I do not think the NBE even could give you any clear-cut answers if you're not sure what sort of a job you'd be applying for - or if you did not actually submit a qualification recognition application, maybe they actually need to see your certificates, maybe your query was too vague (I mean, as in sending an "email application" to a Finnish university only containing the words "can I be accepted as a student" - it just does not work that way).... dunno, but they could have asked you of course, or at least reacted somehow