41 Education Oulu has around 50,000 students, from preschoolers to adult learners. Education in English is available from day care all the way to doctoral degrees. Information on education and studies www.ouka.fi/oulu/english/schools-and-education Early childhood education is available in around 100 municipal and 50 private day care centres. Day care centres include English and Swedish-speaking units, and groups in Sami, Swedish and German. Instruction preparing for basic education and three multicultural groups are available for children with immigrant backgrounds. Oulu offers special classes in arts, sports, and music from third grade up to upper secondary education. There are 52 comprehensive schools. Oulu has 13 upper secondary schools, a Steiner school and a Swedish upper secondary school. Oulun Lyseo offers the International Baccalaureate programme. The IB Diploma provides eligibility for further studies in Finland. Upper secondary general education can also be carried out online at eLukio. Oulu International School Oulu International School (OIS) is a member of the International Baccalaureate organization. There are 3,670 schools in 150 countries. Oulu International School is owned by the City of Oulu and it provides basic education (classes 1–9) for the international community in the Oulu region. The study programmes are the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (classes 1–4) and the Middle Years Programme (classes 5–9). Education is provided in English, and the school is open for all. Annual language skill tests are organized each February. Currently, the school has around 300 pupils from all over the world and nearly 30 teachers. Oulu International School www.ouka.fi/ois Vocational education is provided in six vocational institutes. Oulu Vocational College (OSAO) has the widest supply with 12 units and 11,300 students. (City of Oulu 2013). Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK) offers vocational higher education. The main emphasis is on Internet and ICT, energy and the environment, health and wellbeing and creative fields. OAMK has around 9,000 students. Oulu Vocational College www.osao.fi/en Oulu University of Applied Sciences www.oamk.fi/english University of Oulu The University of Oulu emphasizes a multidisciplinary and international approach. The university has four areas of focus: biosciences and health care, information technology, cultural identity and interaction, and the environment, natural resources and materials. The education and research community consists of 16,000 students and 3,000 staff. There are nine faculties and 50 study programmes. The University of Oulu is an active cooperation partner. It can help you find skilled employees and specialists, provide support with research issues, premises, research equipment and further education. Further training in nuclear energy technology has begun in cooperation with Lappeenranta University of Technology and other operators in the field. University of Oulu www.oulu.fi/english
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