Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia
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Finland
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in 2005. Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia offers students an international learning environment with a wide variety of higher education level studies. All this in Finland’s capital Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, which together with its surroundings is at present the most rapidly progressing area in Finland.
Helsinki Polytechnic was established in 1996 by merging eight existing institutions of higher education maintained by the City of Helsinki. The number of full-time students is around 9 500 and more than 32 Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes are available.
Helsinki Polytechnic adopted the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...
(ECTS
ECTS
ECTS may refer to:* Elementary cognitive tasks, from psychometrics* Engine coolant temperature sensor* European Calcified Tissue Society* European Computer Trade Show* European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System...
) at the beginning of the academic year 2005 - 2006.
In Stadia it is possible to study Nursing, Social Services, Industrial Management and Information Technology in English. All the other degree programmes are taught in Finnish.
The activities of Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia are situated in 16 campuses in the city and the faculties run their programmes quite independently within the common frames, aims and regulations.
Stadia promotes a learning environment that encourages international cooperation and cultural awareness through teacher and student exchanges and projects in several countries. Stadia takes part in various teacher and student exchange and student trainee programmes e.g. within the framework of Socrates programme
Socrates programme
The SOCRATES programme was an educational initiative of the European Commission; 31 countries took part. The initial Socrates programme ran from 1994 until 31 December 1999 when it was replaced by the Socrates II programme on 24 January 2000, which ran until 2006...
/ Erasmus programme
Erasmus programme
The Erasmus Programme , a.k.a. Erasmus Project is a European Union student exchange programme established in 1987...
, Leonardo da Vinci programme
Leonardo da Vinci programme
The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a European Commission funding programme focused on the teaching and training needs of those involved in vocational education and training...
, and Nordplus programme. Every year Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia welcomes a number of foreign exchange students and trainees.
In 2005, almost 160 students arrived from various countries, including e.g. Europe
Europe
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, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. In the same year, the number of outgoing students through different exchange and trainee programmes and bilateral agreements was nearly 400. In 2005, about 140 teachers or experts from Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia took part in staff exchange, and Helsinki Polytechnic welcomed over 60 teachers of their international counterparts.
In August 2008, Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia joined with EVTEK
EVTEK
EVTEK University of Applied Sciences is one of Finland's applied science polytechnics. Evtek University of Applied Sciences is a forward-looking, international educational institution with a reputation for excellence in Greater Helsinki...
University of Applied Sciences to for Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.