The City of Pori - Education

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	The city of Pori offers opportunities to engage in study from the kindergarten to doctorate level.

THE CITY OF PORI

ADDRESSES AND LINKS Comprehensive education, upper secondary schools: Porin kaupungin koulutusvirasto Antinkatu 16 B, 28100 PORI Tel: + 358 2 621 5100 Fax: + 358 2 621 5187 www.pori.fi/kov/ Palmgren Conservatory Rautatienpuistokatu 7, 28130 PORI Tel: + 358 2 621 5411 Fax: + 358 2 621 5404 www.pori.fi/palmgren/ Pori College of Service Sector Rautatienpuistokatu 5, 28130 PORI,FINLAND Tel: + 358 2 621 5500 Fax: + 358 02 621 5520 www.porinammattiopisto.fi Pori College of Technics Professorintie 5, 28600 PORI P.O. BOX 31, 28601 PORI Tel: + 358 2 621 5600 Fax: + 358 2 621 560 www.porinammattiopisto.fi Pori College of Forestry Sahalahdentie 57, 29340 KULLAA Tel: + 358 2 540 25 Fax: + 358 2 559 1191 www.porinammattiopisto.fi Pori Art School Gallen-Kallelankatu 10, 28100 PORI Tel: + 358 2 6211 254 Fax: + 358 2 6211 253 www.pori.fi/taidekoulu/ Apprenticeship training: Satakunnan Oppisopimuskeskus Otavankatu 3 C, 28100 PORI Tel: + 358 2 621 2430 Fax: + 358 2 621 2433 www.pori.fi/ oppisopimuskeskus/ Satakunta Polytechnic Tiedepuisto 3, 28600 PORI Tel: + 358 2 620 3000 Fax: + 358 2 620 3030 www.samk.fi Pori University Consortium Pohjoisranta 11, P.O. BOX 300, 28101 PORI Tel: + 358 2 627 2700 Fax: + 358 2627 2727 www.porinyliopistokeskus.fi www.porinyliopistokeskus.fi/ sivu.aspx?taso=0&id=6	Pori offers education to students of all ages The City of Pori provides individuals with the opportunity to engage in study from the kindergarten to doctorate level. Pori's junior high and high schools offer an extensive menu of opportunities conducive to attaining a culturally broadening education that is conformant to the student's own skills and interests. Professional education is offered by all of the following: the Pori College of Service Sector, the Pori Technical College, the Pori College of Forestry, and the Palmgren Conservatory, a general music college for students of all ages. The Pori School of Art facilitates the education of pictorial art to children and youngsters, the teaching of art to adults, and even allows for the professional preparation of the pictorial artist and the movie editor. The Finnish Aviation Academy, which organises national courses for professional pilots, is also situated in Pori. Higher education is facilitated by the regional Satakunta Polytechnic, which offers a wide range of professional education opportunities through the Pori branch of the Diaconia Institute of Higher Education and through the Pori University Consortium. The University Consortium is comprised of the branch departments of Tampere University of Technology, Turku School of Economics, The University of Turku - School of Humanities, the University of Art and Design, as well as the University of Tampere. All of the preceding institutions own university status. In addition to the previously mentioned institutions, advanced research opportunities are also available through two branch departments of the University of Turku: the Satakunta Environmental Research Center and the Research Center for Maritime Studies. Advanced research opportunities are also available through the Satakunta Social Services Research and Development Center, part of the University of Tampere's Pori branch. Other significant educational centers include the Community College, the Otsola Community College, the Rudolf Steiner School, the Pori Christian School, the Pori Swedish School, the Vocational Adult Education Center, the Satakunta Apprenticeship Center, and the Summer University of Western Finland. Education and training in Pori 2004 (statistics)