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One of the world’s leading universities is looking for bright new students. Think clear – head north!

University of Helsinki is among the world’s leading multidisciplinary research universities regularly reaching the Top 100 in global university rankings. Helsinki has been ranked as the World’s Most Livable City and Finland as the World’s Best Country. Finland is also in the Top 10 of most highly educated nations in the world. Could the conditions for getting your academic career started be any better?

For international applicants UH offers a comprehensive selection of research-oriented two-year International Master’s Degree Programmes. Browse the new brochure for more information about the programmes, admissions and student life from here!

By the way, the next application period begins December 2, 2013 and closes January 31, 2014 at 16:00 (GMT +2). Please note that the University of Helsinki has only one application period per year for graduate students.

Admissions Services visits China regularly and in the recent years we have been many times in Shanghai together with other Finnish universities at the China Education Expo Fair under the Study in Finland booth.

Come and meet Admissions Services (and one of our Chinese alumni) again at the China Education Expo on October 27-28 (Saturday, Sunday) 10:00-16:00, Shanghai East Asia Exhibition Center.

This year we join also the brand new Finland Day at the Fudan University’s Nordic Centre. Finland Day is part of the Radical Design Week and it is open to anyone interested in studying, working or living in Finland. Come and hear what UH can offer for international students!

See you in Shanghai!

Admissions Services

P.S. Application period for our International Master’s Degree Programmes opens 19 November and closes 30 January, 2013. See the How to Apply website for more information on our application requirements and the International Programmes website for the list of master’s programmes.

University of Helsinki (UH) is once again visiting Russia to meet local students. We visit our favourite city St. Petersburg and student fairs there every year. Why? Because the University of Helsinki wants to actively recruit bright Russian students to our international programmes. Already now Russians are one of the largest groups among international students at UH.

Come and meet UH and other Finnish universities during the Study in Europe Day in St. Petersburg.

• Time: Saturday 22 September, 2012
• Place: Finnish Consulate, Preobrazhenskaja pl. 4, 191028 St. Petersburg

Did you know that the University of Helsinki is consistently ranked in the top 100 out of world’s 15 000 universities? Here some examples:

• 73rd in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2012
• 78th in the QS University Rankings 2012
• 80th in Webometrics Ranking 2012
• 91st in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-12

The reason which makes international students choose the University of Helsinki is the university’s good reputation and the high level of research and teaching. Helsinki is also a great place to be and our international students say it is a very safe place to live in. Nowadays the two cities, Helsinki and St. Petersburg, are closer than ever before. It is barely a four hour train-ride away (5 times per day), a flight takes only an hour and you can take a cheap minibus or an overnight ferry, too.

The application period for Master’s Degree Programmes opens 19 November, 2012 and closes 31 January, 2013. If you are planning to apply, please pay attention to the application documents. Russian applicants must submit the official government-granted degree certificate and transcript (you should get this automatically from your home university) and you must have your degree certificate and transcript verified by apostille. For more information see the How to Apply website.

See you at the Consulate!

Admissions Services