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Helsinki Polytechnic Faculty of Culture and Services

Helsinki Polytechnic Faculty of Culture and Services. Polytechnics in Finnish Education System. 31 POLYTECHNICS IN FINLAND. HIGHER EDUCATION. Universities. Adult Education. UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION. General Upper Secondary Schools. Vocational Schools. BASIC EDUCATION.

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Helsinki Polytechnic Faculty of Culture and Services

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  1. Helsinki Polytechnic Faculty of Culture and Services

  2. Polytechnics in Finnish Education System 31 POLYTECHNICS IN FINLAND HIGHER EDUCATION Universities Adult Education UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION General Upper Secondary Schools Vocational Schools BASIC EDUCATION Comprehensive Schools

  3. Finnish Polytechnics ● Practically orientated ● Award professionally orientated higher education degrees ● Studies take 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete and are equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree of 210-270 ECTS credits ● 31 Polytechnics in Finland, total annual intake close to 33,000

  4. What is Stadia? Established in 1996 30 Bachelor level degree programmes One of the largest polytechnics in Finland with close to 9300 students Three faculties: Faculty of Culture and Services Faculty of Health Care and Social Services Faculty of Technology

  5. Faculty of Culture and Services Arts Management Media Pop and Jazz Music Classical music Close to 1,100 students in eight degree programmes Fashion and Clothing Beauty and Cosmetics Performing Arts Hospitality Management

  6. Structure of Studies Structure of degree programmes ● Core studies ●Professional studies ● Optional professional studies ● Language studies ● Elective studies ●Work placement ●Final project (Bachelor’s thesis)

  7. ● Audio-visual Media Production ● Radio- and Television Studies ● New Media Design Degree Programme in Media

  8. International Relations at the Faculty • Student and Teacher Exchanges • International Projects • International Memberships and Conferences

  9. 37 Socrates/Erasmus counterparts in 19 countries Three Nordplus-networks Free movers Altogether during academic year 2004-2005: 51 outgoing and 15 incoming exchange students 7 outgoing practical trainees 9 outgoing and 6 incoming exchange teachers Student and Teacher Exchanges • In addition, many regularly visiting foreign teachers and professors in different degree programmes annually

  10. Summer Media Studio – Degree Programme in Media together with Academy of Music, Vilnius, Lithuania (EU MEDIA Plus Programme) Tili Tonse – Degree Programme in Performing Arts together with University of Zambia UNZA and Seinäjoki Polytechnic (NORTH-SOUTH Higher Education Network Programme) BASMAT – Degree Programmes in Hospitality Management and Beauty and Cosmetics together with Turku Polytechnic (EU Leonardo da Vinci vocational training action programme) Every year various intensive courses for students and teachers, e.g. We Make Opera – Performing Arts and Music, Nordplus intensive courses – Pop and Jazz Music International Projects

  11. Faculty and its Degree programmes have memberships in seven different international associations: ELIA, AEC, ENCATC, CILECT, IAJE, IASJ and IDEA Staff members active in international conferences, festivals and professional fairs in Finland and abroad International associations keep Degree programmes up-to-date in development and bring new international partners International Memberships and Conferences

  12. International Coordinator Tia-Maria Sipilä tia-maria.sipila@stadia.fi www.stadia.fi/english/faculties Contact Information

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