Student case study · Finland · Aug 2025
Nisha, from Bhaktapur to Helsinki.
Bachelor of Business Information Technology, Helsinki
Business IT in Helsinki, with a 50% tuition scholarship.
Illustrative photo, not Nisha.
- From
- Bhaktapur
- Before
- No idea scholarships existed
- Course
- Bachelor of Business Information Technology
- Where
- Helsinki, Finland
- Counsellor
- Sarita Adhikari
Where Nisha started.
No idea scholarships existed.
- +2 in science with a GPA of 3.5.
- Budget of Rs 18 lakh for the first year.
What we changed.
- Sarita applied to 4 programmes in the January round, each with its own scholarship rules, and wrote down which ones renew in year 2 and on what grades.
- Her parents read the full cost sheet, in rupees, before she accepted.
How the file came together.
Nov 2024
First call.
Jan 2025
Joint application: 4 choices.
Mar 2025
Entrance exam online.
May 2025
Admission with a 50% waiver.
Jun 2025
Residence permit applied; €9,600 shown.
Aug 2025
Started in Helsinki.
The result.
Business IT in Helsinki, with a 50% tuition scholarship.
- Applied in the January joint application round.
- A 50% tuition waiver from the university of applied sciences.
- Residence permit granted in 7 weeks.
Today: In year 2; the scholarship renewed on her grades.
Our approval rate for Finland in FY 2025/26: 94.4% (134 of 142 files). How we count it
In Nisha's words.
"They found a 50% tuition scholarship I had never heard of. My parents read every number before I signed."
What this means for your file.
- Find the one thing blocking your file first. For Nisha it was: no idea scholarships existed.
- Choose the course for the job after it. Her parents read the full cost sheet, in rupees, before she accepted.
- Get the plan in writing before you pay. Every option, its total cost in rupees and our commission, by 8 pm the day you call.
