Teaching and education: learning materials
Uppgiftsbeskrivning
- During the assignment, pupils will familiarise themselves with studies after comprehensive school, higher education studies and student support. During the assignment, pupils must find answers to, for example, how to apply for general upper secondary school and vocational education and training, how to accept a study place in a higher education institution and what forms of support can students receive.
- The assignments are suitable for classroom work or homework.
- Time estimate about 30–45 minutes.
Studies after comprehensive school: Read the Young people after comprehensive school page in the Suomi.fi Web Service. After that answer the following questions.
- On which website can you apply for general upper secondary school and vocational education and training?
- When will the joint application process for upper secondary education be organised?
a) Autumn
b) Spring
c) Summer - When will you get to know the results of the joint application?
- If you don't get a place to study:
What should you do about it?
Who can you turn to?
Higher education studies: Read the page page Check-list for new higher education student in the Suomi.fi Web Service and answer the questions:
- How do you accept a study place?
- How do you register as a student at an educational institution?
- What are the legitimate reasons for registering as absent?
- Give a few examples of how you can benefit from a student card.
- In-depth question: How can you find a residence in your place of study? Please provide some examples of different options.
Student support: Read the Income of higher education students page in the Suomi.fi Web Service and answer the questions.
- What are the different forms of support that student financial aid is made up of. Select the correct options:
a) Study grant
b) State guarantee for a student loan
c) Housing supplement
d) Social assistance
e) Unemployment benefit
f) Child allowance - addition to student financial aid, what support can you receive if you live in Finland?
a) Unemployment benefit
b) Housing allowance
c) Housing supplement
In-depth questions:
- In what situations can you receive social assistance from Kela? What are the conditions for receiving social assistance as a student?
- You have worked alongside your studies. How will the salary earned from your work affect your study grant?
Search online for Kela's guide for students (search terms studying + Kela) and answer the given questions on the basis of this brochure.
- Which of the following persons can receive student financial aid?
a) 17-year-old Matias who is attending evening high school
b) 30-year-old Henna, who is studying at a university of applied sciences
c) 18-year-old Simo who has been admitted to a higher education institution but is currently in the army
d) 22-year-old Eija, who is in labour market training for a new profession
e) Lauri, a student at folk high school - What is the maximum study grant per month for a student who has no children?
a) 190 euros
b) 254 euros
c) 650 euros - A student can work alongside their studies, but the amount of student financial aid is affected by the work. How much can you earn per year if you have gotten student financial aid for 9 months?
a) 23 554 euros
b) 18 026 euros
c) 12 498 euros
Search on the Kela website for the student financial aid calculator (search terms: Student financial aid calculator + Kela) and find out how much student financial aid the following persons (a - c) receive.
- An unmarried and child-free 22-year-old university student living in Finland who lives in student housing.
- A married 30-year-old father of a three-year-old who lives with his spouse in a rented apartment.
- A 17-year-old general upper secondary school student, who lives with their parents in Finland. The student’s parents' income is EUR 80,000 per year.