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Finland
Education System Information
Edu.Fi:
http://www.edu.fi/english/frontpage.asp?path=500
Information on the education system, educational research, and immigrant education in Finland
ENIC - NARIC Finland Profile:
http://www.enic-naric.net/members.asp?country=Finland
Eurydice Resources - Finland:
http://oraprod.eurydice.org/portal/page?_pageid=197,161545&_dad=portal
&_schema=PORTAL&countryCode=FI®ionCode=null
System of Education:
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/europe-and-north
-america/finland/profile-of-education.html
WENR - Education System of Finland:
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/FI_EduSystProfWin90.pdf
 
Government Links
Ministry of Education:
http://www.minedu.fi/
National Board of Education:
http://www.oph.fi/english/frontpage.asp?path=447
Three main areas of interest: The development of education, the evaluation of education and the provision of support services. Also has a wide range of resources for foreigners interested in Finnish education
 
Educational Institutions
University Listings:
http://www.minedu.fi/OPM/Koulutus/yliopistokoulutus/yliopistot/?lang=e
n
Non-university level institutions of higher education may also be included
 
Professional Bodies
Finnish Association for Distance Education:
http://www.fade.fi/eng/fadeesc.htm
Finnish Council of University Rectors:
http://www.helsinki.fi/rectors-council
Finnish University and Research Network:
http://www.csc.fi/suomi/funet/index.html.en
Data communications network serving the Finnish research community
Higher Education Evaluation Council:
http://www.kka.fi
Includes a listing of accredited schools, evaluation principles, and a listing of publications. Assists institutions of higher learning and the Ministry of Education in matters relating to evaluation
 
Bologna Process
Bologna Process National Report 2005:
http://www.bologna-bergen2005.no/EN/national_impl/00_Nat-rep-05/Nation
al_Reports-Finland_050110.pdf
Report presented at the Bergen Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the Bologna Process in the country
WENR - Bologna Country Update:
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/03Sept/Finland.htm
Updates in terms of the structural, legislative and institutional changes that have been implemented in Finland's efforts to comply with the reforms called for in the Bologna Declaration
 
Information for International Students
Center for International Mobility:
http://www.cimo.fi/
Administers scholarships and research programs, encourages cross-cultural communication and is responsible for the implementation of a number of EU education programs
Fulbright Commission :
http://www.fulbright.fi/
Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and Finland
 
Additional Links
Discover Finland:
http://finland.cimo.fi/
Information for study in Finland
 
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