The International School of Social Sciences

The International School of Social Sciences (ISSS) was established by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, in 1990 to organise international educational programmes and to promote international exchanges in the Faculty. The main tasks of the ISSS are to organise Bachelor's and Master's programmes, to co-ordinate the activities of the Tampere Graduate Center for Social Sciences (TAMCESS) and to offer doctoral courses and programmes in English, to promote student, researcher, and teachers exchanges with foreign universities and research institutions and to arrange international Summer School for Bachelor, Master, and doctoral students.

There are about 70-80 degree students studying in the ISSS programmes each year. Two thirds of them are international students. In addition, about 100 exchange students are registered in the ISSS every year.