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Reviving Rautavara: Attracting Global Students

This chapter explores the innovative strategies implemented by Rautavara, a small Finnish town, to combat its declining population and empty classrooms by attracting international students. Highlighting a startup initiative, it discusses how foreign students are offered opportunities in Finland's education system as a means to address demographic challenges and future skills shortages.

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