Psychology win – technology loses students – Hufvudstadsbladet

This year has again been difficult to get into the psychology as science and technology attracts less. Renewals in the application process was probably the reason that many universities received fewer applications this year than last year.

The University of Helsinki part, the decrease in the number of applicants, nine percent compared with last year. This year examined about 24 200 people to the university. Of admission number is 3700, which means that fewer than one in six applicants were admitted.

Psychology was among the most difficult topics to get a place to study at. 1832 candidates competed for the 55 study places. In addition to psychology was social psychology, social work and the line for world politics in Political Science the education program as it was the hardest to get into.

Among all the faculties of the University was the Faculty of Pharmacy, the only one that saw an increase in the number of applicants. The number of applicants declined, however, including the Agriculture and Forestry Faculty, which saw a decrease of about 40 percent. Swedish-speaking candidates were attracted by the Swedish School of Social Science and the Swedish-language programs in medicine and law.

Psychology popular in Turku

Åbo Akademi University took this year received 2 590 applications, while 2762 people applied to the Åbo Akademi University in first place last year. The figures are not directly comparable because of the change in the application system, but shows a slight decrease. Now, 774 applicants have been admitted. Most difficult was it to get a place to study, among other things, the most popular courses in economics and psychology, where 268 candidates competing for 18 seats.

– The pressure of the natural sciences and technical subjects have been smaller in recent years, so Also this year, says Gurli-Maria Gardberg that coordinates the application process.

Among other things, chemical engineering, which this year attracted 109 applications and more than 50 seats, and computer technology are topics which sometimes does not fill all the seats.

Less interest in technology

Aalto University saw a decrease from last year’s 10 588 applicants for the 9893 applicants this year. Candidates vying for 1,563 available student places. The number of applicants to the technical courses dropped by about 10 percent, while the decline was less for the trade and art studies part. The most popular programs were the same as in previous years, that is, information technology, architecture, production economics, machine and construction engineering technology and visual art pedagogy and graphic design in art.

This increased interest

Despite the overall trend, with fewer applications experienced Swedish School of the highest number of applicants so far. This year, searched 1178 into Hanken bachelor programs. It was difficult to get into at Hanken than last year, as it was 70 fewer applicants. Helsinki assumed 188 new students and to Vaasa 80th

New Process

Many factors are believed to be the reason for the universities this year received fewer applications than last year including the applicants in the new joint application to universities could apply to fewer courses than before. Even the upcoming quota for the first time applicants may be behind the candidate caution to apply to many programs, according to the planners Anitra Hankila at Helsinki University.