The academic study of instruction may involve the creation of curricula to facilitate better student learning experiences. Students of instruction programs may encounter a variety of education-based subjects, including practical instructional design techniques and the laws and ethics of current educational practices.

The formal higher education system of Finland is the 7-3-2-2 pattern. The university takes two years in vocational or technical education and finally two-year pre-tertiary education. Finland also has several public as well as private universities that have enabled accessibility of higher education to students.