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Finland: Finnish education includes nine-year compulsory education. High schools are divided into ordinary middle schools or vocational schools for three years. Higher education institutions are divided into universities and technical colleges. Under normal circumstances, you will graduate from high school or higher vocational school and pass the exam, and enter colleges and universities at the age of 19. Universities offer bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, practicing certificates and doctor's degrees. The Institute of Technology offers bachelor's and master's degrees. After graduating from an engineering school, you can enter a university to complete a higher degree. University education in Finland is extremely developed, and free education is implemented for all. In addition to free tuition, the Finnish government subsidizes 35,000 Finnish marks for each college student, and students who pay fees to universities according to this amount also enjoy the same treatment. Most foreign students in colleges and universities are regarded as domestic students, free of tuition, only paying student union membership fees (including health care fees) and taking care of their living expenses. Although Finnish students are free of tuition fees, there are also many college students who work and study part-time. It takes ten years to finish college and get a master's degree. In order to promote the "internationalization of education", Finnish universities have begun to offer courses with English as the teaching medium.

Denmark: Denmark's education legislature, which sets the goals of education at all levels and determines the amount and distribution of education funds through the appropriation law. The Ministry of Education is responsible for all educational activities in the country. The basic educational system is 6 years in primary school, 3 years in junior high school and 3 years in senior high school, in which primary school and junior high school constitute compulsory education, and no entrance examination is held in the middle. University education is divided into two stages. The first stage lasts 4-6 years, and after graduation, I get a master's degree. The second stage is the doctoral program, which usually takes about 3 years to complete. The teaching language of Danish universities and other institutions of higher learning is Danish, which starts in early September and ends at the end of June of the following year.

Many Danish institutions of higher learning (undergraduate education) require foreign students who apply to study in Denmark to take the Danish language test organized by the school before entering the school; The higher education certificate, graduation certificate or degree certificate held by the applicant must be approved by the admissions department of the school, otherwise the school will require other relevant materials. Applying for a master's degree generally requires language test scores, such as TOEFL or IELTS, and overdue scores have little to do with it. The formal class time in Denmark is only over two months each semester, and most of the other study time is spent on project work. That sounds easy. In fact, writing an article requires reading a lot of books, which is far more effective than domestic postgraduate students.

There is no need to pay tuition fees for going to school, and for Danish students, the government has subsidies every month, which is enough to cover the monthly expenses. The student's score is 13, with 6 points passing, and 1 1 is very good. Internet access is free, which is a welfare system in northern Europe and can't be enjoyed anywhere. Each student can get a free online account and print 500 sheets of paper for free (each semester).

Sweden: Education in Sweden includes compulsory education, comprehensive high school education and higher education. After nine years of compulsory education, about 90% of students can enter comprehensive high schools, which offer various vocational and academic courses. The study period of each subject ranges from two to four years, so students can choose their own courses. Higher education institutions, including traditional universities, university colleges and short-term vocational and technical education colleges, all implement free education. The undergraduate education system ranges from 3 years to 5.5 years. After graduation, you can get a master's degree, and then directly study for a doctor's degree, which takes at least 4 years.

The number of graduate students registered in Sweden is about 16000, and there are more than 450 research sites. Students must have at least three years of undergraduate education before they can go to graduate school. At the same time, there are some special entrance requirements for graduate education, one of which is to obtain at least 60 credits in related disciplines. Applicants whose mother tongue is not Nordic must have the necessary knowledge of Swedish, which they can acquire through a one-year Swedish preparatory course. All applicants should be proficient in English.

China students applying to study in Sweden must have a high school diploma and master the relevant background knowledge of the applied major; Must have a Swedish level that can adapt to normal university learning; Applicants for postgraduate courses can directly contact the selected Swedish universities and professional departments, and applicants for undergraduate courses can directly contact the Swedish Embassy in China. You must also show the results of any internationally recognized English proficiency test.

Norway: Education 1998 implements ten-year compulsory education. Most schools are public, with the central government in charge of higher education and local governments in charge of secondary and primary education. 1999 Education expenditure accounts for about 13.6% of government expenditure. 1998/99 school year, there are about 980,000 students and 78,000 teachers. There are 82 institutions of higher learning with students184,000. University of Oslo, founded in 18 13, with 35,000 students, is the largest comprehensive university in Norway. In addition, there are famous institutions of higher learning such as Bergen University, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Tromso University, Norwegian Business School and Norwegian Agricultural College.

In Norway, the basic education system is 6-3-2, that is, 6 years in primary school, 3 years in junior high school and 2 years in senior high school. Primary school and junior high school education are carried out in basic schools, and there is no obvious boundary. In higher education, there is no strict time limit for the study of degrees at all levels. Generally, the undergraduate course lasts for 4 years and requires 2-3 subjects. Master's degree is generally 2 years, and you need to concentrate on one subject; There is no time limit for doctoral degree, and papers with research results must be submitted to special committees, and doctoral degree can only be obtained through defense. The teaching language in Norwegian universities is Norwegian, which is divided into two semesters a year, namely, 65438+ 10 15 to June 15 and August 20 to February 20. Generally speaking, Norwegian universities require foreign students to have a degree equivalent to their own high school diploma when applying for undergraduate courses, and they must also have a good level of Norwegian or other Scandinavian languages.

The Nordic government attaches great importance to the development of national education, and the Nordic countries implemented compulsory education as early as the beginning of the19th century. Different from other countries and regions in the world, Nordic countries implement a lifelong free education system from preschool education, compulsory education to university education, which benefits from the highly developed economies of Nordic countries. In the past 50 years, higher education has gained great popularity in Northern Europe. According to the latest data of the United Nations, the penetration rate of higher education in Nordic countries has reached more than 45%, which makes this region one of the most popular regions in the world. Like the degree system in China, the degrees in Nordic universities are usually divided into three levels: bachelor, master and doctor. The academic system of a bachelor's degree is generally 3-4 years, and some majors, such as medicine, study for as long as 8 years. Students can get the corresponding bachelor's degree after graduating from college. Then students can continue to study for a master's degree, which usually takes two years. After graduating from a master's degree, students can obtain the qualification to pursue a doctoral degree. Doctoral students carry out scientific research and write papers independently under the guidance of their tutors. After the defense is passed, they can get a doctorate.