Finnish education export reaches a major milestone as the first batch of Finnish International High School students graduate from Qatar-Finland International School on June 15.
“We are extremely proud of our students who have studied the rigorous Finnish International High School curriculum and taken the final exams successfully”
To graduate, the students have completed 150 credits of high school studies and passed the Finnish International Final Examination (F.I.F.E.) in at least six subjects. The examination, prepared and assessed by the Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER), is based on an international version of the Finnish high school curriculum.
Juhani Rautopuro, Research Professor, Head of F.I.F.E. at FIER is happy with the experience from the first exams:
“The results indicate that Finnish experts working on the exams have succeeded well in finding balance between assessing learning outcomes according to Finnish-level requirements and taking into account the international environment.”
The students and the examiners alike work on a digital exam platform, purpose-built by Eduten Ltd.
“Making exam administration quick and easy with high data security was the target, and we are happy to say we have reached that.”
Following this successful pilot phase, the Finnish International Final Examination will now become available for schools around the world.
Many high-quality international universities have already offered admission to Q.F.I. High School students. EduCluster Finland, FIER and Eduten wish all the best for the graduates as they set off on their journey towards reaching next milestones!
About EduCluster Finland
EduCluster Finland Ltd., University of Jyväskylä Group, shares Finnish education know-how through dynamic partnerships across the globe. ECF operates or partners with a number of international schools in the GCC, Asia and Latin America (see more) and helps teachers and school leaders worldwide to navigate into the future through diverse professional development programmes.
ECF’s flagship, the Qatar-Finland International School, opened in 2014, has now 700+ students from almost 60 nationalities. Of the teaching staff of 90 people, roughly half are Finnish.
For more information, please contact:
About Eduten
Eduten is a spin-off from University of Turku that provides Finland’s most popular digital learning platform Eduten to educational institutions around the world. Eduten has proved its worth as a scientifically validated mathematics platform since 2011 by more than 860,000 users in Finland and 50+ other countries, including e.g. Qatar, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Australia, United States, United Arab Emirates, Chile, India, Japan and Mexico. Take a look at this short video to find out more about Eduten.
For more information, please contact:
About Finnish Institute
for Educational Research
The Finnish Institute for Educational Research (FIER) is a multidisciplinary centre for educational research, assessment, and development, based at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Its vast research experience, wide-ranging fields of study, and multidisciplinary approach - together with a significant body of researchers and publication volume - make the FIER a nationally unique and an internationally significant unit of educational research.
For more information, please contact:
