Discrimination | Julia Lindgren, who was discriminated against because of the implant, got a place to study: “I’m completely confused”

To become a nurse sought to study Julia Lindgren31, got a place to study at Laurea University of Applied Sciences.

HS said on Sunday that the proctor of the exam had demanded Lindgren to remove the external part of his implant in the middle of the university of applied sciences entrance exam. As a result of the incident, Lindgren’s test performance was “brutally ruined”, according to his words.

On Tuesday morning, Lindgren received an email from the applicant services of Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, which said that Haaga-Helia, which organized the entrance exam, had applied for a correction request. The correction request concerned Lindgren’s first application request, Laurea.

The correction request was processed, and Lindgren received an email later on Tuesday. The matter was resolved in Lindgren’s favor, and he was offered a place to study at Laurea in the fall.

HS tells about Lindgren’s place of study, because the matter has sparked a lot of discussion about entrance exam practices, equality and cochlear implants.

Lindgren tells HS that he wanted to raise the issue to improve equality and awareness.

“I am absolutely amazed that the matter was taken seriously and something came of it. I think that thanks to this, things will also change and people will dare to seek justice and support more sensitively if they have been mistreated”, he says.

To the point On Monday, the Hearing Association also took a stand, which considered that the request to remove the external part of the implant in the middle of the entrance exam was discrimination. According to the association, for many hearing-impaired young people, getting to study and working life are stressful life stages.

The association said it hopes that the equality commissioner will find out the operating method of the Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.