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The reason which makes international students choose the University of Helsinki is the university's good reputation and the high level of research and teaching.

UH is consistently ranked in the top 100 out of world's 15 000 universities. As a founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), the university promotes science and research together with European's top research-intensive universities.

The university's goal is to become one of the 50 best universities in the world. On the journey towards the top 50, the University of Helsinki aims to build a better world by approaching global problems from a multidisciplinary perspective.

The university is especially strong in the fields of atmospheric physics, metapolulation biology, molecular medicine, mathematics of inverse problems, world politics and Russian studies.

Among the best university rankings 2012 - 2013

76th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013
78th in the QS University Rankings 2012
1st in Webometrics Ranking 2012 in Nordic Countries
109th in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012
56th in National Taiwan University Ranking 2012