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8<br />
X8 – Jewellery Design.<br />
Arts and Languages<br />
In <strong>Lahti</strong>, it is already possible at<br />
lower comprehensive school level<br />
(7-12 year olds) to select a<br />
school which specialises in e.g.<br />
music or art. It is also possible<br />
to pursue music or art studies<br />
up to polytechnic level. You can<br />
choose to study English, German,<br />
Swedish, French or Russian as<br />
your first foreign language. There<br />
is also a comprehensive school<br />
in <strong>Lahti</strong> offering tuition in English<br />
only.<br />
Education<br />
<strong>Lahti</strong> has invested heavily in further education.<br />
Many internationally successful Finnish designers<br />
have studied at the <strong>Lahti</strong> Institute of Design, which<br />
is part of <strong>Lahti</strong> University of Applied Sciences.<br />
<strong>Lahti</strong> University of Applied Sciences, <strong>Lahti</strong> University<br />
Consortium and Salpaus Further Education have<br />
over 12,000 full-time students.<br />
Sports Education<br />
As a renowned sports city, <strong>Lahti</strong><br />
invests in the education of talented<br />
athletes at comprehensive school<br />
level. The Faculty of Physical Activity<br />
at <strong>Lahti</strong> University of Applied Sciences<br />
offers a Bachelor's degree programme<br />
in Sports Studies. The Sports Institute<br />
of Finland, which is based in Vierumäki<br />
near <strong>Lahti</strong>, is the most versatile centre<br />
of sports education in the country. In<br />
addition, Pajulahti Training Center,<br />
located on the outskirts of <strong>Lahti</strong> in<br />
Nastola, is one the leading sports and<br />
training centres in Finland.
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