After the exceptional circumstances caused by COVID-19, Tampere University switched back to contact teaching in March 2022. Distance learning was continued for pedagogically justified reasons, especially in master’s level studies. Support for students’ study ability and well-being has been developed in cooperation with the TREY Student Union of Tampere University especially from the perspective of scalable low-threshold forms of service and peer-to-peer activities.
In 2022, more than 22,000 degree students representing 92 nationalities studied at Tampere University. When measured as full-time degree students (FTE), the number of students was 16,524, of which international students accounted for 7.8%.
Support for students’ study ability and well-being has been developed in cooperation with the TREY Student Union of Tampere University.
The number of master’s degrees declined while the number of postgraduate degrees rose notable
A total of 3,960 degrees were completed at our University in 2022. Students completed a total of 1,981 master’s degrees and 208 scientific postgraduate degrees. The number of master’s degrees fell from the two previous years. The number of scientific postgraduate degrees rose notable, and the number of bachelor’s degrees remained on the same level as in 2021. The most students with a master’s degree graduated from the fields of technology, 593, and social sciences, 483. The total number of graduates from the fields of medicine, and health and welfare was 201.
In 2022, 1,428 students completed their degree within the target time, which was 38% of all completed degrees. This was slightly below the 40% target set in the performance agreement between the Ministry of Education and Culture and Tampere University for the period of 2021–2024. There is a great deal of variation between the fields of education.
The most students with a master’s degree graduated from the fields of technology and social sciences.
The University expanded its degree education as part of a national programme funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture by adding 497 entrant places to Finnish-language programmes that began in autumn 2022. Those places were accepted by 380 students.
In the second joint application round for higher education in 2022, Tampere University was again a popular study option. A total of nearly 29,000 applicants applied for the more than 3,300 available entrant places. Including all levels of education, the number of primary applicants totalled 14,550. The number of primary applicants applying for degree education decreased from the two previous years at all degree levels. The annual variation in the number of applicants is explained by the number of degree programmes accepting applications in each year.
In the second joint application round for higher education in 2022, Tampere University was again a popular study option. The total number of applicants was nearly 29,000.
Cooperation in the development of teaching
Tampere Universities’ joint Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) continued its activities in 2022. The network brings together pedagogical expertise and services for teachers and provides teachers with training and pedagogical support at every step of their career, and increases feelings of community and networking opportunities of teaching staff. TLC also supports the guidance and counselling of students. Learn more about TLC.
The University continued the cooperation it began in 2020 with the ECIU University (European Consortium of Innovative Universities), funded by the European Commission, which pilots the organisation of university education in a European network of universities. Read more about ECIU – the European Consortium of Innovative Universities.
The Student Union of Tampere University TREY granted its annual Good Teacher award to University Lecturer Mark Kaunisto from the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Lecturer Markus Pöllänen from the Faculty of Built Environment, and University Lecturer Matti Rintala from the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. The award for good teaching and the development of teaching, presented by TLC, was given to University Lecturer Jenni Airaksinen from the Faculty of Management and Business and University Lecturer Aino Ahtinen from the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences.
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