helsinki polytechnic faculty of culture and services
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Polytechnics in Finnish Education System
31POLYTECHNICS
IN FINLANDHIGHEREDUCATION
UPPERSECONDARYEDUCATION
BASICEDUCATION
Universities
General UpperSecondarySchools
VocationalSchools
AdultEducation
Comprehensive Schools
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
What is Stadia?
Faculty ofHealth Care and Social
Services
Faculty ofCulture
and Services
Facultyof
Technology
Established in 1996
30 Bachelor level degree programmes
Three faculties:
One of the largest polytechnics in Finlandwith close to 9300 students
Faculty of Culture and Services
Media
Hospitality Management
Pop and JazzMusic
Beautyand
Cosmetics
Classicalmusic
Performing Arts
Fashion and Clothing
Arts Management
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)
● Audio-visual Media Production● Radio- and Television Studies ● New Media Design
Degree Programme in Media
• Student and Teacher Exchanges
• International Projects
• International Memberships and Conferences
International Relations at the Faculty
• 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
• 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
• 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