Already one of the most popular destinations for international exchange students in Finland, the University of Lapland is now gaining speed as a popular destination for international degree students as well. Over 200 applicants from 39 different countries have expressed their interest in pursuing master’s degrees at the University beginning in fall 2012.
The
University recently held an open application round for its nine areas
of master’s degree studies which attracted applications from as far away
as Australia, Japan, Columbia, Jamaica, China, and the USA, in addition
to numerous ones from countries in Europe and Africa. Some applicants
have previously visited Rovaniemi as exchange students, most often
through the European Erasmus programme, and the university is quite
happy to see such desire to return.
This is almost a 14 per cent
increase from last year in international degree applications for the
University and a strong indicator of interest in the University’s new
international degree programmes, two of which – Global Biopolitics and
the European Master in Arts, Culture, and International Management
(EMACIM) – are the only of their kind within Europe.
Amongst the
degree studies, the EMACIM (Tourism Research major) programme received
the most applicants with an exciting 60 applications. This is a very
promising start to a new programme, which will see participants
attending courses at the Lapland Institute for Tourism Research and
Education and contribute to the honing of the University’s expertise in
tourism research.
After all applications have been reviewed, the
University will announce the results of its international degree student
intake at the end of April, and accepted students will begin their new
studies here in Rovaniemi in August. As the University of Lapland is
currently preparing a new institution-wide focus on
internationalization, it looks forward to bringing more highly skilled
and creative international students to Lapland and supporting
Rovaniemi’s already budding international and cosmopolitan reputation.
Numbers of applicants per degree area:
• Clothing Design: 4
• EMACIM (Audiovisual Media Culture major): 10
• EMACIM (Tourism Research major): 60
• Global Biopolitics: 54
• Graphic Design: 21
• Industrial Design: 20
• Interior Textile Design: 12
• Media Education: 34
• MICLaw (Master in International and Comparative Law): 11
To
find out more about master’s degree studies and other study options
open to international applicants at the University of Lapland, visit
www.ulapland.fi/admissions.
For more information:
Outi Snellman, Director of International Relations, University of Lapland, outi.snellman(at)ulapland.fi, tel. +358 40 501 0209
ULapland / International Relations / Chris Brennan