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      <title>Student selection reform by Lassi</title>
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      <description>Ministry of Education and Culture is preparing a reform which includes changes to student selection.</description>
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      <pubDate>2017-03-29 10:49:50 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Goals of the reform</title>
         <author>lassirantanen95</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/163373391</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The government hopes to <br>1) achieve longer work careers<br>2) flexible study paths for higher education<br>3) decrease the number of gap years between upper secondary school and higher education. <br>4) encourage students to begin their studies earlier</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-03-29 10:57:34 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>What does the reform include?</title>
         <author>lassirantanen95</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/163374107</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>- Universities are going to give up on entrance exams, and the selection is based on certificate of matriculation.<br>- However apttitude tests are probably going to stay.<br>- The change also affects the universities of applied sciences.&nbsp;<br>- The reform is ongoing and the changes should take place in 2020, at the latest.&nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-03-29 11:01:14 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Arguments on behalf of the reform </title>
         <author>lassirantanen95</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/163377210</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>- it would speed up the transition to higher educatio<br>- Decrease the workload of students<br>- Equality to applicants - no more access courses<br>- Students could apply to different places with the competence of upper secondary school</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-03-29 11:20:02 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Arguments against the reform</title>
         <author>nisope</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/164171864</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;-It will break the authority of universities. <br>- The access course business would not disappear, it would transform&nbsp;<br>- The student selection stress would last the whole time in high school. Starting in the age of 15.&nbsp;<br>- From vocational school to university - path no longer exists?<br>- Will there be more people who are unhappy with their student place? &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-04-02 15:49:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Discussion</title>
         <author>nisope</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/164519816</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Did you know about the reform before our presentation? If yes, what did you know already? <br>2. What do you think about the reform?<br>3. Can you come up with more arguments for/against the reform?</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-04-04 04:43:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>What kind of selection system the government wants to create?</title>
         <author>nisope</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lassirantanen95/zbpd8ggl7tp8/wish/164521145</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>1. Wishes come true<br>2. Fair<br>3. Enough opportunities<br>4. Effective</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2017-04-04 05:01:36 UTC</pubDate>
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