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Finland visa applications up ahead of Autumn start

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Applications for student visas in Finland have gone up again in 2023, with a 48% increase on 2022 numbers, according to the country’s immigration service. Some 8,762 non-EU nationals submitted applications for residence with the intention to study by July – up from 5,911 at the same time last year.

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Finland: record int’l students gain residency

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Finland is seeing record numbers of international students move to the country, new figures from the immigration service have shown. International students are an answer to Finland’s shortage of workers,” Immonen said. The post Finland: record int’l students gain residency appeared first on The PIE News.

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Finland’s joint application sees record numbers

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The National Agency for Education in Finland is lauding the record number of applications in its joint application procedure – with the bulk of them coming from abroad. Janni Jokela, the agency’s senior adviser, said it was down to “active student recruitment and country branding work” carried out together by institutes across Finland.

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Finland moves towards higher tuition fees for non-EU students

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The education ministry, which initially proposed the policy earlier this year, predicted that the move could result in a 43% drop in the number of students coming from outside the EU. Finland first introduced tuition fees for international students in 2017. The decision has been contested by student groups and some universities.

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Finland’s visa processing issues resulting in “bottleneck”

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A survey of Finland’s universities of applied sciences has revealed that increasing numbers of students are finding themselves unable to enter the country due to visa issues. . The PIE also reported on problems around residence permit delays in 2019.

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How Finland is convincing international students to stay and work

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As refrigerators hum around the laboratory, a PhD student from New Zealand discusses his ongoing research into mechanical vibrations and quantum technology. Finland is a nice place to study, definitely,” he says. Finland is far from the only country hunting for talent. But with a population of 5.5

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TU München to charge non-EU students fees

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Those with “established domestic connections”, meaning individuals that have resided in Germany for a total of at least five years before beginning studies or with one parent regularly employed in Germany for a total of at least three years during the last six years, will be eligible for tuition fee waivers. .”

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