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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Credit Transfer and Various Issues

Dear Friend,
Thanks for your mail. Let me answer your queries individually:

Dear Friend,

I am undergraduate students in finance (3 years) from my home country; that is to say I would be likely to finish the undergraduate in finance programme this year 2009 in take and I am planning to study in Finland for my further studies this year 2009. There is no doubt there is four years undergraduate programme in Finland. I would like to transfer my credits form my home country to Finland for my completeness of my undergraduate in Finland or may be master degree, is it be possible with the same visa? or renewal needed?

 

Practically, Credit Transfer to Finland is not possible. My suggestions would be, complete your bachelor level first and come to Finland for your Master's degree. But, you did not mention your university and degree name, might be that would have gave me more about about the degree that you are trying to transfer. It is because, if you come in Bachelor degree again, you might be able to claim your credits for the degree your completed there after coming here, but still, its all depends upon the polytechnic itself whether to accept your credits or not. Yet again, coming to Master's degree after Bachelor is the best and recommended solution for you.


 

 I have heard IELTS is compulsory to study in Finland, is it so?

 

Yes, it is true. IELTS or TOEFL is compulsory for every applicant from this year, 2009.

 

 I am served for UNHCR for more than 2 years; is this experiences help?



You did not mention how you served UNHCR. Your experience is counted, it is after the degree and on related field of your studies. If it is not so, it might be counted, but is not a very good advantage.

 

 The information I would like to know; the queries are:

  • Right time/application intake in this year 2009 for studying in Finland for international students.
  • How to choose the right colleges/universities

I think you did not browse through the posts of www.nepalfinland.com. I hope following posts will help you a lot:


 
  • Right and affordable cost for the colleges/universities although the tuition fee is free of cost; is it applicable for transfer students? What is the minimum credits do international students need for transfer at undergraduate level or master's level?
  • No of hours work permit for international students in Finland?
  • Scholarships/financial aid for transfer international students.

You can work maximum 25 hours per week under student status. Since transfer itself is not possible for Nepalese students, the rest of the queries are not applicable.

 
  • Do visa is provided for one year or for the whole period of study?
  • Student visa to resident permit in Finland, is it possible? How?

Resident Permit itself is the name of the visa awarded to students who come here for degree, both Bachelor and Master's. It is primarily issued for one year and you need to renew it each year. If you mean Permanent Residency by Resident Permit, I suggest you to go through the website of Finnish Immigration Service (http://www.migri.fi/netcomm/content.asp?path=8,2474). As much as I know, you need to be a tax paying civilian living here in Finland for at least 5 years to apply for Permanent Residency.

5 comments:

  1. i am a student of master first year . i passed my BBs in account last year with 59 percent marks. i want to study MBA in finland and i dont know the process about it what can i do?

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  2. I think there are plenty of posts on your questions. I think you are in Nepal and in spite of the problems of electricity, I deeply request you to go through all the posts before you present such general questions. There are nearly 100 posts and its very likely that you are quiet lazy reading those. Think of the writer of these posts who has done so much to compile these information with out any expecting any reward back just for the information of other students. I am sorry if think that I am rude or my language is harsh but you but that is the truth.

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  3. I got 61.1% in +2 and score of 6 in IELTS exam so is it possible to be admitted in finnish UAS in which my priority is for
    TURKU UAS.

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  4. now, it all depends on how you take your entrance exam as well as how much the competition there is in the polytechnics!

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  5. Hi,this is Bimal.I have been admitted to Kemi-Tornio for the following August session.I have one question,is it possible to take the entrance examination of other universities and plolytechnics in January Spring session once I arrive there.

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