Extending the Nordic higher education agreement
The approval of the agreement amending the agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education
The agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education will be extended until the end of 2018. Nordic citizens can continue to apply to higher education institutions in other Nordic countries on the same terms as local applicants.
- Status
- Passed
- Submitted
- 17 Dec 2015
- Latest event
- 4 Mar 2016
- Votes
- 0
- Statute
- 1025/2016
- Source
- eduskunta.fi ↗
What is proposed
The period of validity of the agreement between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on admission to higher education will be extended by three years until the end of 2018 without substantive amendments.
What it means
The amendment ensures the equal treatment and mobility of higher education students in the Nordic countries. The agreement includes an inter-state compensation system for degree students, meaning Finland's contribution to the budget for Nordic co-operation is estimated at 3.9–4.5 million euros per year in the years 2016–2018, as more Finnish students go to study in other Nordic countries than arrive in Finland from them.
How Parliament voted
The bill passed without a vote – no MP proposed rejecting or amending it in plenary.
Stages of consideration
The bill's path from the preliminary debate to the decision, as recorded by Parliament.
- 17 Dec 2015Eduskuntakäsittelyn vireilletulo · Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
- 9 Feb 2016Lähetekeskustelu · Täysistunto
- 24 Feb 2016Valiokunnan mietintö tai lausunto · sivistysvaliokunta
- 1 Mar 2016Ainoa käsittely · Täysistunto
- 3 Mar 2016Eduskunnan vastaus ja kirjelmä
Decisions by law proposal1
- Sopimus Tanskan, Suomen, Islannin, Norjan ja Ruotsin välillä pääsystä korkeampaan koulutukseen tehdyn sopimuksen muuttamisestaHyväksytty · 1025/2016
Proposed law text
The law proposals in the bill as the Government presented them. The final act may differ after committee consideration.
The law text is shown in Finnish or Swedish from Parliament's official documents; it is not translated into English.
Main content of the bill (official)
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