In March, a ministry working group proposed that the majority of study berths be granted according to one’s high school grades.
Virkkunen says changes to entrance exams will be implemented by next year. However, it will take several years before the whole system of entrance exams will be reformed.
”After we receive feedback from schools in the next few weeks, we will have a better idea how to progress and according to what timetable,” she says.
Entrance exams will not be completely done away with. That way students with poor grades or those who decide to apply to universities or polytechnics later in life will also have the opportunity to study.
