EDUO1030 Finnish Basic Education: Equal Opportunities for all (2025-2026)

01.09.2025 – 31.08.2026
Online Courses
Free of charge
Open University

Rooted in tradition but always forward-thinking, Finnish basic education is famed for its emphasis on equality. On this MOOC, you will learn about the principles and structures of basic education, the Finnish way. How did basic education in Finland become the success story it has emerged as? How is teacher training changing? And what is phenomenon-based learning?

Credits: 1 ects

Course Name: Online course, JYU open

Study Level: Other Studies

Study Format:

Online course

Registration requires a valid passport, a valid EU identity card, or Finnish bank ID (verkkopankkitunnukset). Please read our registration guide before starting.

Course information:

  • Workload: ca. 27 hours
  • EQF level: 6
  • Assesment scale: Fail/Pass
  • Prerequisites: None

Additional Info:

In this course, you will study in the following ways: watching videos, familiarizing yourself with the text material and research articles completing small tasks that support your learning. Discussions are meant to be suitable for all and arose common interest in issues which are familiar to all of us. You decide how deeply and how much you write. You will reflect on and test what you have learned by completing assignments such as questions and "final test" (quiz). You can take the quiz as many time as you need to complete it.

During the course, you will study independently on a JYU Online Course -platform. Participants are required to have basic ICT skills in order to work online.

Course has available spots

Registration:

01.09.2025  -  15.08.2026

0 €

Online registration instructions

Start the process by registering and creating a JYU user ID. Registration requires electronic identification (online banking identifiers or mobile ID). If you do not have Finnish online banking identifiers, you can use your passport or EU ID card for the identification process. Please note that you cannot use a Finnish passport or ID card for identification.

If you already have a JYU user ID, start the registration process by signing in with your email address and password.

Jyu Online Courses learning platform

You will find the study instructions from JYU Online Courses learning platform. You can sign into the e-learning environment with the JYU username and password, which you receive when you register for studies.