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EDUCATION

More than 80% of Spanish children aged 3-6 learn a foreign language

The Nomad Today 5/3/22

English is the most widely taught language at all stages of education, followed by French

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Study of forced adoptions in former East Germany to start this summer

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/10/22

Forced adoptions were usually carried out on people the ruling communist party considered disloyal to the regime, for example after an escape attempt, or because of so-called anti-social behaviour

Finland

HIGHER EDUCATION

Women complete nearly 60% of university degrees in Finland

The Nomad Today 5/15/21

Women studied clearly more often than men in the fields of education, arts and humanities, health and welfare, social sciences and journalism.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

THL advises to suspend short-term international student exchanges

The Nomad Today 2/4/21

The health agency says thinks that international student gatherings can pose a risk for the epidemic to escalate.

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

Finland offers 5,500 places for English higher education programmes

The Nomad Today 1/5/21

The first joint application of the spring 2021 to Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences begins on Thursday 7 January.

Finland

STUDY IN FINLAND

Kela suspends financial aid to 2,500 higher education students

The Nomad Today 12/16/20

This autumn, the requirement regarding the minimum number of credits earned in connection with the monitoring of academic progress was more lenient due to the coronavirus epidemic.

Work

EXCHANGE STUDENTS

EU agrees Erasmus programme expansion to triple number of students

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/12/20

The programme would be open to up to 12 million people, tripling the number of participants from its present level and making it significantly more inclusive. It is also due to include adult…

Finland

EDUCATION

English most studied language in upper secondary level education

The Nomad Today 11/26/20

After English, Swedish appears in second position among the most studied languages.

Finland

HIGHER AMONG WOMEN

Educational qualifications highest among people aged 40 to 44

The Nomad Today 11/6/20

The highest educated population lived in Uusimaa, where the population had completed an average of 4.3 years of post-comprehensive level education.

Coronavirus

Study: 15% of Covid-19 deaths may be linked to air pollution

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/27/20

The estimate is based on analysis of pollution and pandemic data by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Harvard University's public health school and The Cyprus Institute's Climate and…

Finland

DRUGS

Amphetamine and cocaine use at record high in Finland

The Nomad Today 10/21/20

A peak was observed in the use of illegal substances in Helsinki, Espoo, Lahti, Tampere, Joensuu, Vaasa and Kemi. Restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic affected the availability of some…

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Study: Coronavirus can survive on surfaces for 28 days

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/12/20

The study, which was published in the Virology Journal on Monday, states that the virus survives longer on smooth surfaces such as glass, stainless steel and vinyl, compared to porous complex…

Coronavirus

STUDY

World's billionaires get even richer during the pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/7/20

Covid-19 has made the super-rich around the globe even richer.

Finland

HELSINKI UNIVERSITY RESEARCH

Finnish sleep study shows pandemic really is a collective nightmare

The Nomad Today 10/4/20

Lost passports, closed borders, overcrowded spaces or handshakes and hugs became the stuff of nightmares.

Finland

FINNISH VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Women majority in health studies, men in ICT and engineering

The Nomad Today 9/30/20

Altogether, 71,600 students completed a vocational qualification in 2019. Of them, 54% were women.

World

REPORT

Brazilian police killed 3,148 people in the first semester

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/4/20

The total number of killings in the country increased by 6% to 22,680 in the first six months of this year.

Finland

CORONAVIRUS

Kela lowers credits required for students to receive financial aid

The Nomad Today 8/21/20

If a student has received support for 9 months in the academic year 2019-2020, just 7 months of financial aid will be taken into account when monitoring their academic progress.

Finland

Residence permits granted to Moroccan students to study in Helsinki

The Nomad Today 8/21/20

The first of the young talents admitted - three women and two men - arrived in Finland two days ago. The others are expected to land next week.

World

Science exonerates Columbus from spreading syphilis in Europe

The Nomad Today 8/14/20

The scientists also identified pathogens of yaws, an infection of the skin and bones, in DNA samples originating from Finland, Estonia and the Netherlands.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Study: Herd immunity hard to achieve without many deaths

The Nomad Today 7/8/20

Only 5% of the over 61,000 participants developed antibodies that would be able to fight the disease, according to the research partly funded by Spain's Ministry of Health and published in the…