Brussels, 20/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank has signed a loan for a total amount of EUR 130 million to support education facilities throughout the city of Helsinki. This loan incorporates the construction as well as the expansion and upgrading of facilities of several comprehensive, upper secondary and vocational school buildings. The investment will provide additional places for some 5.000 students and will rationalise the geographical supply of educational facilities, ensuring an optimal use of resources. The project, with its human capital and education focus, is fully compatible with the EIB's Innovation Initiative.