New student’s guide

Guidelines for new transfer students

Welcome to Turku University of Applied Sciences! On this page you will find instructions on how to start your studies at Turku UAS. Please read them carefully before starting your studies.

Welcome to Turku UAS new website! On this page you will find the same information and more for new transfer students as in our former pages. If you wish to see the former pages, please visit the Internet Archive or contact the Admissions Services.

On this page, you will find instructions for new Bachelor’s degree students once you have been selected as a student in the transfer application.

Were you selected in another application? See your own instructions.

Start with these

Confirm your study place, contact Kela and apply for student accommodation, if necessary.

Confirm your study place by the deadline

Accept the offer of admission on My Studyinfo.
Register as attending or non-attending for the next academic year in My Studyinfo.

Please note that if you are a non-EU/ETA citizen you might be obligated to pay the tuition fee. Registeration for the academic year is not possible before the tuition fee is paid. Read more about the tuition fees and scholarships. You will get detailed information about paying the tuition fee by email.

See more detailed instructions on how to confirm your study place.

When accept the offer of admission, your study right for the former higher education institution ends. See the schedule for the transfer of study rights.

Contact your study guidance counsellor to plan the start of your studies

Contact your study guidance counsellor immediately after you have received the notice of your study place. The study guidance counsellor will advise you on how to plan and start your studies.

See the contact details of the study guidance counsellor of your degree programme

More information on study planning for those moving from another higher education institution

If necessary: Notify Kela of the changes

If you get student financial aid or other allowance from Kela, remember to report them about the changes if necessary. See the instructions for reporting changes on the Kela website

Do you need a letter of acceptance, study certificate or other confirmation from Turku UAS e.g. for TE Office forms? Contact the Student Office.

If necessary: Apply for student accommodation

Student accommodation is rental accommodation for students only. Student housing in Turku is provided by the Turku Student Village Foundation (TYS). There is a high demand for student housing, so you should apply early.

How to apply for housing on the TYS website

In addition to student housing, Turku and Salo also offer many other types of housing that fit student budgets. You can search for them, for example, on the websites of various housing agencies.

Remember to pay your student healthcare fee

Degree students in higher education pay a health care contribution to Kela each semester. Kela does not send a separate invoice for the fee, but you must remember to pay it yourself.

More information on the healthcare fee on the Kela website

Instructions on paying the healthcare fee on Kela’s website

Degree students at higher education institutions are entitled to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS).

Find out more about FSHS services

See more detailed getting for starting your studies

See the instructions for your situation:

I am transferring inside Turku UAS

I am transferring from another higher education institution to Turku UAS

Transferring inside Turku UAS

Please read and follow these instructions before you start your studies.

Student ID number and Turku UAS user ID

Your student ID number will change when you move to a new degree programme. You can see your new student ID number in Peppi by clicking on your name in the top right-hand corner of the home page.

Your user ID for Turun AMK’s systems will remain the same, and logging in to the different systems will work as before. In principle, all the data you have stored in the various Turku UAS information systems will remain unchanged after the transfer of your study rights. For example, the contents of your email inbox or OneDrive folders will not be lost.

Continuation of studies and credits

Continuation of studies

Contact the study guidance counsellor of your degree programme to discuss the start and planning of your studies.

Unfinished or ongoing courses

If you have unfinished or ongoing implementations (courses), you can ask the Student Office to transfer you to them with your new student ID number.

Accreditation of prior studies

Your prior study attainments at Turku UAS are manually accredited to your new student ID number. You do not need to apply for their accreditation separately.

Please note that we accredit your prior studies during the semester. They will not be immediately transferred to the new student ID number.

Tuudo and other student cards

Your new role will be visible in Tuudo about a week after you’re new study right has started.

If you are a member of the Student Union TUO or have other student cards, remember to update your details on them too, if necessary.

I am transferring from another higher education institution to Turku UAS

Please read and follow these instructions before you start your studies.

Register Turku UAS user ID

Your username, email address and student number will be displayed at the end of the registration process. Please take them with you.

After you have registered your user ID, Turku UAS user IDs require multi-factor authentication (MFA). Please set up MFA after registering your user ID.

More information on registering your username:

The service requires authentication with the Finnish online banking codes or mobile certificate, or a foreigners’ identifier. Read more on registering your user ID.
You can register your user ID a week before your degree study right starts.
If the registeration is not successful immediately, try again later. If you still can’t activate your user ID as instructed, please contact IT Services: servicedesk@turkuamk.fi

Contact the study guidance counsellor for information on starting the studies

Contact your study guidance counsellor in advance to discuss the start of your studies and the planning of your studies in more detail. The prior studies you have completed affect which degree study group and year of studies you will placed in.

See the contact details of the study guidance counsellor fo your degree programme

To have your studies accredited, you will need a final transcript of records in Finnish and English of your previous higher education studies, as well as a description of the courses you have taken.

Your individual study plan is prepared in accordance with the Turku UAS curriculum. Please note that the curriculum of Turku UAS may differ significantly from the studies you have completed at the other higher education institution. Therefore, it may not be possible to continue your studies seamlessly and your degree studies may start in the first academic year.

If necessary: get your own computer for studying

Turku UAS uses digital materials and learning environments. You must have your own laptop computer available during the study days. The school will provide you with the most important basic software free of charge.

Take the Digistart course

With the Digistart course, you will get acquainted with studying at Turku UAS even before you start your studies. You will learn how we study, what tools we use and where you can get support.

The autumn DigiStart course will open on 1 August and the spring course on 1 January. You can participate in the course after you have activated your user ID.

It’s worth starting the course right away when possible: once you know the common practices and how to work in different environments, you’re ready to start the actual studies!

Here’s how to get on the course:

Log in to the itsLearning learning environment
Select ‘Login with HAKA’ and use the Turku UAS user ID you received during registration.
Select ‘Courses’ in the home screen, then select the course for the semester, e.g. ‘DigiStart, Spring 2025′. Follow the instructions to proceed with the course. The Digistart course is available in Finnish and English. The language of the course depends on the teaching language of the degree programme.
If you don’t see the Digistart course in itsLearning frontpage, you can also join the course yourself. In itsLearning, select Courses > All courses > Find more courses > Site course catalogue and join the Digistart course.

If you need help with Digistart, please contact digistartti@turkuamk.fi

The Digistart course is a comprehensive package of information that you don’t have to learn all at once. You can return to the course at any time during your studies to find the information you need.

Download the Tuudo mobile app

Tuudo is an app that makes students’ everyday lives easier by bringing together the information and services they need from different channels. Tuudo also includes a free student card.

You can download the free Tuudo mobile app on your phone as soon as you have received information about your study place at Turku UAS.

Select Turku University of Applied Sciences from the Tuudo menu and press the New Student button to access without logging in.
Once you have activated your Turku UAS user ID, you can use them to log in to Tuudo and access all functions.

On Tuudo you will find, among other things:

campus maps and current news for students
free student card for degree students (requires login)
your timetable and progress of your studies (requires login)
booking of rooms on campus for studying (requires login)

Arriving on campus

How do I find my way to campus? See the information on the campus opening hours, parking and transport connections on the campus pages.

How do I find the right auditorium or classroom on campus? You can find the exact location of the rooms in the Tuudo app. Select “Map” from the app menu.

We recommend using public transport when arriving on campus. However, if you arrive by car, please note that parking spaces near Kupittaa and Linnankatu campuses are limited and are usually subject to a fee.

Timetables

In the timetable you can see the preliminary schedule for the semester. If there are any changes, you should always check the timetable before class.

The preliminary timetables for the spring semester 2025 will be published no later than 2 December 2024.

You can find the timetables at lukkari.turkuamk.fi

You can see your chapter order by selecting “Search groups” and entering your group ID (e.g. PINFOK24A) in the field. You can find your group ID in the starting instruction of your degree programme.

The timetable and the starting instructions have different times for the start of studies. Which is correct?

For example, if the starting instructions say that your orientation days start at 9.00, but the timetable says 8.00, you should follow the time mentioned in the instructions.

The timetable shows the classroom bookings and the earlier entry in the timetable means that the teacher has marked the booking to start earlier.

Student life in Turku and Salo

Student Union TUO

The Student Union of Turku University of Applied Sciences – TUO exists for every student of Turku University of Applied Sciences. TUO is the legal representative of the students and it is religiously and politically non-committal and independent of trade unions.

The Student Union TUO is a community of all students at Turku University of Applied Sciences: TUO monitors the interests of students, makes the students’ voice heard in decision-making, organises events throughout the year and contributes to enriching student culture. As an active member of TUO, you also have the opportunity to influence and participate in events and activities.

TUO membership is open to both degree students and Open UAS path students.

Student Union TUO Student Guide

Student Union TUO website

CampusSport

Exercise is an important part of wellbeing and staying fit while studying. CampusSport offers affordable and versatile sports services for students and staff of the higher education institutes in Turku.

With the CampusSport sports fee, you have access to the following services:

Five gyms with facilities for strength training, functional training and general muscle training.
Almost 100 hours of guided exercise a week in dozens of different sports.
Ball games for beginners and advanced players alike.

Get to know CampusSport and buy a sports licence from the online store (requires login with Turku UAS user ID).

CampusSport website

Turku: a Student city

Turku, located in the region of Southwest Finland, is one of Finland’s biggest cities. The bustling lifestyle structure and top class education, culture, and services, as well as the beautiful archipelago, make for a magnetic combination in Turku.