1. Helsinki Polytechnic Faculty of Culture and Services

2. Polytechnics in Finnish Education System 31 POLYTECHNICS IN FINLAND HIGHER EDUCATION UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION Universities General Upper Secondary Schools Vocational Schools Adult Education Comprehensive Schools

3. Finnish Polytechnics ●Practically orientated ● Award professionally orientated higher education degrees ● Studies take 3.5 to 4.5 years to complete and are equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree of 210-270 ECTS credits ● 31 Polytechnics in Finland, total annual intake close to 33,000

4. What is Stadia? Faculty of Health Care and Social Services Faculty of Culture and Services Faculty of Technology Established in 1996 30 Bachelor level degree programmes Three faculties: One of the largest polytechnics in Finland with close to 9300 students

5. Faculty of Culture and Services Media Hospitality Management Pop and Jazz Music Beauty and Cosmetics Classical music Performing Arts Fashion and Clothing Arts Management

6. Structure of Studies Structure of degree programmes ●Core studies ●Professional studies ●Optional professional studies ●Language studies ●Elective studies ●Work placement ●Final project (Bachelor’s thesis)

7. ● Audio-visual Media Production ● Radio- and Television Studies ● New Media Design Degree Programme in Media

8. Student and Teacher Exchanges International Projects International Memberships and Conferences International Relations at the Faculty

9. 37 Socrates/Erasmus counterparts in 19 countries Three Nordplus-networks Free movers Altogether during academic year 2004-2005: –51 outgoing and 15 incoming exchange students –7 outgoing practical trainees –9 outgoing and 6 incoming exchange teachers Student and Teacher Exchanges In addition, many regularly visiting foreign teachers and professors in different degree programmes annually

10. Summer Media Studio – Degree Programme in Media together with Academy of Music, Vilnius, Lithuania (EU MEDIA Plus Programme) Tili Tonse – Degree Programme in Performing Arts together with University of Zambia UNZA and Seinäjoki Polytechnic (NORTH-SOUTH Higher Education Network Programme) BASMAT – Degree Programmes in Hospitality Management and Beauty and Cosmetics together with Turku Polytechnic (EU Leonardo da Vinci vocational training action programme) Every year various intensive courses for students and teachers, e.g. We Make Opera – Performing Arts and Music, Nordplus intensive courses – Pop and Jazz Music International Projects

11. Faculty and its Degree programmes have memberships in seven different international associations: ELIA, AEC, ENCATC, CILECT, IAJE, IASJ and IDEA Staff members active in international conferences, festivals and professional fairs in Finland and abroad International associations keep Degree programmes up- to-date in development and bring new international partners International Memberships and Conferences

12. International Coordinator Tia-Maria Sipilä tia-maria.sipila@stadia.fi www.stadia.fi/english/faculties Contact Information