The University of Tampere (UTA) is a culturally-committed higher education institution with the social mission of educating visionaries who understand the world and change it. With its nine schools and some 15,000 degree students, UTA is one of the largest and most popular universities in Finland.
Our campuses provide services (such as cafes and lunch restaurants) and flexible spaces in three different locations: City Centre, Kauppi and Hervanta. City Centre Campus is a hub of leadership studies, education, natural sciences, medicine and life sciences, communication, and social sciences. The Hervanta campus and the surrounding area constitute a major technology hub. Side by side Tampere University operates about 100 companies. The Kauppi campus is located near the Tampere University Hospital. It is the home base for medicine and life sciences.SportUni provides high-quality and versatile sports services for students and personnel of Tampere Universities. You can use the services for an affordable fee!SportUni offers sports services on three campuses: City Centre, Hervanta and Kauppi. Of course, you can choose your own place to exercise according to your own schedule, close to your place of study, next to your home, or just a nice bike ride away. All campuses have comprehensive sports services, including gyms, group exercise activities, ball games and different courses. Student Union of Tampere University, TREY, represents all university students in Tampere. TREY protects the interests of students, facilitates the work of student associations, provides services for its members and creates a sense of community. All Tampere University students constitute the student union. There are also over 150 associations operating within TREY, such as advocacy associations, subject associations and hobby associations. Advocacy associations operate on the faculty level and they supervise the interests of the faculty’s students. Subject associations organise tutoring and free-time activities for the students. Hobby associations operate on the basis of a hobby, interest or conviction.
The university does not provide housing, and refers students to a third party site. Housing near the university ranges from 200 to 300 euros per month.
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The Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Engineering offers all this! It is a cross-disciplinary degree programme that provides you with a solid grounding in several core fields of engineering and the ability to follow rapid technological developments and apply scientific methods. The major subjects available in the Computing and Electrical Engineering track are Signal Processing and Machine Learning.
-Software Development
-Power Engineering
-Communications Engineering
-Electronics and Embedded Systems.
We offer our students high-quality teaching in relatively small, multicultural study groups where teamwork is strongly supported. In addition to providing a sound theoretical basis for further studies in the field of technology, the programme places special emphasis on internationality, employability and connections to industry. With this unique combination, our students are well-prepared for the international world of research and industry.
International Baccalaureate (IB) degree; European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma.
The Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Engineering offers all this! It is a cross-disciplinary degree programme that provides you with a solid grounding in several core fields of engineering and the ability to follow rapid technological developments and apply scientific methods. The major subjects available in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics track are:
-Mathematics
-Physics
-Chemistry
-Biomedical Engineering.
We offer our students high-quality teaching in relatively small, multicultural study groups where teamwork is strongly supported. In addition to providing a sound theoretical basis for further studies in the field of technology, the programme places special emphasis on internationality, employability and connections to industry. With this unique combination, our students are well-prepared for the international world of research and industry.
International Baccalaureate (IB) degree; European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma.
The Bachelor's Degree Programme in Sustainable Urban Development offers you a way to develop multidisciplinary expertise related to urban development and sustainability. This multidisciplinary programme consists of three fields of study: administrative sciences, social sciences, and technology. The programme includes basic and intermediate studies in each of the fields. Knowledge of these fields will help you understand the complex phenomena related to sustainable urban development from several perspectives. In addition to the studies that are common for all students, the programme includes specialization studies, which develop the theoretical basis of the selected study field and are used for creating a professional profile. Students of this multidisciplinary programme select their own study field (administrative sciences, social sciences or technology) when applying for the programme. Although most of the contents of the programme are common for all students, there are variations in the application criteria, study contents, and the name of the degree granted after completing the programme.
International Baccalaureate (IB) degree; European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma.
When I saw this new program offered by Tampere University, I knew I had to feature it as a program of the month. I meet a lot of students with interests pertaining to sustainability. I think this is so cool since this was a concept pretty foreign to my generation when I was in high school! I also meet students who have interests around urban development, but not necessarily the civil engineering type programs around this. This program is perfect for these students!
The first key premise of this program is that issues related to sustainability need to be a crucial component in urban development. This includes climate-related issues but also things like social justice, wellness, community resources, and politics. The other key premise is that in order to understand and address sustainable urbanization, you need to have knowledge from different disciplines. This program takes a multidisciplinary approach which includes administrative sciences, social sciences, and technology. Students choose one of these areas to specialize in when they apply but have the majority of their courses in common. Students work on real-life projects each year around the subjects they are learning, some of which are developed in cooperation with the city and companies.
Further, students who complete the program have the option for direct entry into the related Master’s degree program at Tampere. Graduates of the Social Science specialty can continue int the Global Society: Comparative Social Policy and Welfare program. Technology specialty grads can continue into the Civil Engineering program and students who specialized in the administration can continue into the Leadership for Change Governance for Sustainable Change program.
Admission for international students is based on SAT scores (like most Finnish research universities) and applications are due in January. Finland used to be tuition-free for international students but recently started charging fees. Along with the change came laws that require schools to provide opportunities for scholarships. In addition to a number of merit based scholarships, Tampere offers an early bird scholarship for first year students who do not receive merit based awards. This scholarship covers 50% of tuition so long as a student accepts that spot and pays within two weeks of receiving their acceptance letter. Might be a busy two weeks, but worth 5000 euros!
