You are here: HomeEducation in Western Europe 2021 › Spotlight On Schools

Western Europe: Spotlight on schools

Oct 04, 2021


With campuses in four cities in Finland, Novia University of Applied Sciences adopted a multidisciplinary approach with a focus on the working life in all its degree programs. The university, which has partnerships in China, leads in specialist fields, like Sustainable Coastal Management and Energy Technology. Its students become part of a tight-knit community where their learning and success in the workplace are priorities.

Novia President Orjan Andresson

Location: Vaasa, Turku, Raseborg and Jakobstad

No. of students: 4,000 (total) / 400 (international)

Top programs: Sustainable Coastal Management, Energy Technology, and Nursing

Phone: +358 (0)6 328 5055

Email: admissions@novia.fi  

URL: www.novia.fi  

 

The country s second-largest applied science university, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) prepares each student for a global career. Through its partnerships with business and industry, TAMK believes international cooperation can solve the several problems facing the world. The university also ensures that students feel like they are a valuable member a multi-cultural family, whose well-being is a priority.

Tampere University President and CEO Tapio Kujala

Location: Tampere, Finland

No. of students: 10,000 (total) / 633 (international)

Top programs: BA Environmental Engineering, BA Software Engineering, BA International Business

Contact Person: Mrs. Tanyu Chen

Email: Tanyu.chen@tuni.fi  

URL: www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/tamk  

 

The University of the Arts Helsinki (Uniarts Helsinki) offers the highest education in fine arts, music, dance and theatre in an inspiring, multidisciplinary environment. Uniarts Helsinki - which consists of the Academy of Fine Arts, the Sibelius Academy and the Theatre Academy - strives to be an open meeting place for all artists and a critical community that welcomes both experts of tradition and bold modernists.

Location: Helsinki, Finland

No. of students: 1,889 (total) /300 (international)

Top programs: Live Art and Performance Studies (Master), Fine Arts (Bachelor and Master), Classical Music Performance (Bachelor and Master)

Phone: +358 294 47 2000

Email: study@uniarts.fi  

URL: https://www.uniarts.fi/en  

 

Among the oldest of its kind in the Nordic region, Hanken School of Economics is one of only 54 triple-accredited business schools in the world (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA). It offers a Master’s degree in Economics and Business Administration taught completely in English. The two-year program, which made it to the annual Financial Times ranking, provides students with excellent career development opportunities, as well as a chance to live and study in the happiest country in the world.

Location: Helsinki, Finland

No. of foreign students: 88 (Masters) / 50 (PhD)

Top programs: International Strategy and Sustainability, Marketing, and Humanitarian Logistics

Email: masters@hanken.fi  

URL: https://www.hanken.fi/en/apply

  

One of France’s elite “grand écoles,” Telecom SudParis, trains tomorrow’s top engineers in the broad fields of digital sciences and technology to  become builders of the information society. Its engineering programs provide solid grounding in high-level research and are coupled with training in project management, entrepreneurship, and internationalization skills, as well as a wealth of opportunities for internships with prestigious industrial partners.

_

Location: Evry and Palaiseau, France

No. of students: 1,000 (total) / 300 (international)

Top programs: Data Science, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, High-Speed Networks, Industry 4.0, Finance, E-Health

Phone: +33 1 6076 4480

Email: international@telecom-sudparis.eu  

URL: https://www.telecom-sudparis.eu/en  

 

EDC Paris Business School has solidified its reputation as a top business management school since its founding in 1950. For more than 70 years, the state-recognized school has built partnerships with many universities around the world and has attracted a growing number of foreign students.

Location: 74-80, rue Roque de Fillol, 92800 Puteaux - France

No. of students: 1,900 (total)

Top programs: Grande École Program (5 years, 18 specializations); Bachelor of Management (3 years, 3 specializations); Master of Science (2 years, 18 specializations); All offered in French only, English only, or bilingual.

Phone: +33 7 60 43 67 44 (Grande École Program) / +33 7 60 43 71 46 (Bachelor s Program) /(Master of Science Program)

Email: admissions@edcparis.edu  

URL: https://www.edcparis.edu/fr

 

Located in one of Europe’s oldest learning centers, Webster University in Leiden offers an American-style education. With students and faculty coming from around the globe, it has created an enriching atmosphere that encourages learning inside and outside the classroom. Having acquired a global mindset, the university’s graduates have secured work in top companies in the Netherlands and around the world.

Location: Leiden, the Netherlands

No. of students: 300 (total) / 250 (international)

Top 3 Programs: MBA, B.Sc. Business Administration, and B.A. International Relations

Contact Person: Jamie Wu

Email: admissions@webster.nl  

URL: www.webster.nl  

 

Invest in your future. Choose a study programme at a top-rated school in the Netherlands: Tio University of Applied Sciences. Every business and hospitality study programme at Tio has consistently been rated as the best in the Netherlands for many years. Choose a bachelor or an MBA program at Tio to give your international career a headstart. Tio will become your home away from home.

Location: Tempelhofstraat 5, 1043 EA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Contact person: Mr. Arthur Teeuw

WeChat:.. Tio .. Holland Tio University

Phone: +31 (0) 30 – 7 999 000

Email: admissions@tio.nl

URL: www.tio.nl/en

 

Warwick School was founded in 914, making it one of the oldest schools in the UK. We are a leading independent day and boarding school for boys aged 7-18, set on a beautiful 50 acre site. High academic achievements, together with outstanding pastoral care and exceptional co-curricular provision make Warwick School a wonderful place to be educated.

Warwick School Headmaster James Barker

Location: Warwick, Warwickshire

No. of students: 57 (foreign) / 49 (Chinese)

Top programs: A-level and GCSE programmes

Contact person: Admissions Team

Phone: +4419 2677 6414

Email: admissions@warwickschool.org   

URL: www.warwickschool.org  

Education in Western Europe 2021 was prepared for and originally printed in Forbes China magazine.

PDF of the printed report

latest special Reports:

More Special Reports: more...

Upcoming Reports from




  • Global Media is your partner in reaching a powerful international audience through high-level economic reporting.

    Our ambition is to highlight under-reported developments and opportunities around the world, and allow leaders in these regions and sectors to take their message to the highest global level. We partner with top media to communicate with the world’s most powerful audiences. We specialize in communication and branding initiatives that help our clients effectively get their messages to their existing and potential partners. We achieve results for our clients by introducing them and their initiatives to an audience of elite international business and government leaders.

    Global Media Inc. is an independent media agency with offices in Hong Kong and Canada. GMI has more than a decade of experience in the writing, researching, and production of promotional country reports, with media partners from East Asia to North America. We have teams worldwide that develop country and thematic reports on the latest economic trends and developments.

    We are a media partner of Foreign Affairs,the United States’ most influential publication, published by the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations.

    Nearly a century old, there isn’t a more influential or higher-reaching publication in the United States than Foreign Affairs. The journal is ranked #1 in influence by U.S. opinion leaders in a recent nationwide study conducted by Erdos and Morgan, the premier business-to-business research firm. Their findings place Foreign Affairs ahead of all media, both print and broadcast, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and The Washington Post.

    Testimonials:

    “We were extremely impressed with how efficient, well-coordinated, responsive and reliable the Global Media Inc. team was. We owe them a lot for their professionalism. We were very pleased with the outcome, and the article was very well-written. We hope to have an opportunity to work with Global Media Inc. again in the near future.� – Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd.
    “The Global Media team’s professionalism was excellent. Their team was great and always gave us the right suggestions and information. The product was excellent, and we were very happy to have such a great opportunity working with their excellent team.â€� – National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies (GRIPS)
    “We were honored to be chosen as one of the good universities in Japan. This article conveyed Seigakuin University’s educational ideals and the message from President Akudo. The advertisement was conspicuous and gave a good impression that Seigakuin nurtured students to contribute to world peace. We really appreciated what Global Media Inc. had did for us.â€� – Seigakuin University

    Whom we have featured:

    • Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
    • Australian Foreign Affairs Minister (and former Prime Minister) Kevin Rudd
    • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
    • Qatari Minister of International Trade and Industry Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed
    • Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshiaki Takaki
    • Taiwanese Foreign Minister Yang Chin-Tien
    • Taiwanese Finance Minister Lee Sush-Der
    • Taiwanese Economic Affairs Minister Shih Yen-Shiang
    • Taiwanese National Science Council Minister Lee Lou-Chuang,
    • Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Yeh Kuang-Shih
    • Taiwanese Political Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Lin Tsong-Ming
    • Indonesian Ambassador to the United States Dr. Dino Patti Djalal
    • Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board Chairman Gita Wirjawan
    • Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III
    • Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

Join our newsletter

Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get the latest news and updates directly to your inbox.