Among the Scandinavian and Baltic countries, the picturesque Finland has already opened its borders for higher education in STEM ( Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics ) for international Students. Since, 2015 there has been a steady increase of Indian students who have applied for Masters and Doctoral programs at the 12 plus Universities of Finland.
The Charge d Affairs of the Embassy of Finland in India says Indian students mostly opt to study Biotechnology and Artificial Intelligence and most of the students go to Aalto University at Helsinki, University of Turku, University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology. These Universities have a friendly and candidk relationship with students and the faculty students ratio is 20:1.
Moreover, 12 Finnish Universities are collaborating with 10 IITs in India for combined academic research and student exchange program. The popular Aalto University has signed an MoU with IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras in 2014.
Even though there is a criticism that Finland does not offer quality education at par with their European Neighbours the Embassy spokesperson refutes it and confirrm that their Aalto University is ranked 250 on a general scale.
English is spoken widely in Finland, even beyond the Metro limits making it easy for international students who come mostly from China, India, Africa and other EU countries.
Here are some helpful links for aspiring Indian Students:
Indians in Finland
International Students Association of Aalto University
www.studyinfinland.fi
www.forenom.fi
The admission services at various universities are a very good help.
Krithika Srinivasan is a Senior Manager for global engagement at Aalto University. She has an FB profile with same name.
All the universities in Finland, except 'The Helsinki Business School are owned by the government.
