The people in Tampere Region have a higher level of education than average In Finland. In addition, most migrants moving here either possess or work towards high level education. Thanks to the Finland’s most diverse university community, the Tampere region offers a huge amount of world-class research, know-how and skilled labor.
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences constitute the Tampere university community (TUNI). The new community was created at the beginning of 2019, when the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology merged establishing the new foundation-based Tampere University that maintains close ties with Tampere University of Applied Sciences. All students, staff and alumni are members of the community.
Tampere University is one of the most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. Almost all internationally recognised fields of study are represented at the university. The strenght lies in the focus areas: technology, health and society and in the mix of them.
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences constitute an international and Finland’s most diverse university community. The strength lies in the focus areas: technology, health and society and the amalgamation of them.
Cutting-edge competence
The university community is made up of more than 35,000 students and academic experts. One-third of the students study at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and two-thirds at Tampere University.
- TAMK welcomes 2,600 and Tampere University 3,000 new students each year.
- Tampere University awards nearly 4,000 degrees annually. About one-third of them are awarded in technological fields and about a quarter in social sciences.
Tampere University community comprises more than 35,000 students and academic experts, it welcomes close to 6,000 new students each year.
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