Progress has been made in supporting the learning and school attendance of pupils with a migrant background, but there are still significant differences between schools. Pupils may become isolated from the rest of the school community during instruction preparing for primary and lower secondary education, which makes the transition to primary and lower secondary education more difficult. 

The degree programmes in Computer Science and Engineering were awarded the European EUR-ACE label following an accreditation by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC). This was the first accreditation of the programmes. 

Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT passed the quality audit conducted by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) with an international team of peer reviewers. LUT places a strong emphasis on research, high-quality education, student-centred learning, internationalisation, and continuous improvement. More systematic institutional oversight and monitoring would further strengthen educational quality.

South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk) has passed their audit conducted by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC). Xamk was the second higher education institution to participate in the pilot of the fourth-cycle audit model. The audit team highlighted Xamk’s strategically well-led research, development and innovation (RDI) activities, strong work-life cooperation and systematic development of continuous learning. The audit team requires Xamk to introduce regular evaluations of its degree programmes.

According to a recently completed evaluation, support for students' employment needs to be strengthened more consistently throughout their studies in vocational education and training (VET) leading to an initial vocational qualification. There are development needs in the areas of skills anticipation, working life contacts, career guidance and transferable skills.

FINEEC has published the initial results of its evaluation of the employment and competence of initial vocational qualification graduates and how well VET corresponds to the needs of employers. The results highlight both strengths and areas for improvement in VET.

The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) has published the report Developing Curriculum Work in Higher Education Institutions [Opetussuunnitelmatyön kehittäminen korkeakouluissa], which compiles universities’ and universities of applied sciences’ views on the current state and development needs of curriculum work.

FINEEC recently carried out an evaluation of vocational competence in the mechanical engineering and production technology sector. The evaluation found that students have strong basic vocational competence, but room for improvement in their mathematical competence and working life skills. There is also room for improvement in cooperation between employers and educational institutions. The sector also has a high student drop-out rate.