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Tampere University Student's Handbook

Extending your exchange period

If you wish to extend your stay from autumn semester to spring semester, please contact first your home university or your exchange programme coordinator to start the process. If your home university approves the extension of your exchange study period, the deadline for your extension request is 31 October. After everything is confirmed and agreed with your home university or exchange programme, please contact us at mobility.tau [at] tuni.fi before the deadline, more details in the checklist below.

Please also note that it is not possible to extend your studies from spring semester to autumn semester.

A checklist on how to extend your exchange studies

  1. 1

    Contact your home university's mobility specialist

    First contact your home university regarding your extension

  2. 2

    Get an approval from your home university or exchange programme

    You need a proof (preferably in English) that your home university accepts your extension

  3. 3

    Contact us by 31 October with your extension request

    Please contact us and attach a proof from your home university to your request

  4. 4

    Wait for a final decision from the International Mobility Services

    The decision on your extension will be made by 15 November

  5. 5

    Download your new Letter of Acceptance (full academic year)

    You will see a new Letter of Acceptance in your Mobility-Online account

A checklist after your extension has been approved

  1. 1

    Extend your residence permit for studies (non-EU)

    Remember to extend your residence permit for studies (if applicable, more details below)

  2. 2

    Extend your student housing tenancy agreement

    Please note our instructions on Student housing for exchange students

  3. 3

    Make sure you have a valid health insurance for your full stay

    Please note our instructions on Student health insurance for exchange students

  4. 4

    Register for courses in Sisu (teaching period III) in December

  5. 5

    Pay the TREY's membership fee for the spring semester

  6. 6

    Stay in touch with your current tutor or tutor group

    As most likely you won’t be assigned a new student tutor

  7. 7

    Get your new Erasmus+ Learning Agreement signed, if needed

    After you have been admitted to courses, get your Erasmus+ Learning Agreement signed

  8. 8

    Register with the DVV in January-February

    More information will be sent by email, DVV registration must be extended as well

  9. 9

    Extend your right of residence (EU/EEA/EFTA citizens, if applicable)

    Remember to extend your right of residence (if applicable, more details below)

  10. 10

    Take a bigger role with ESN FINT or INTO to help new students

    Be pro-active and help FINT and/or INTO with exchange students events etc.

Published: 26.6.2019
Updated: 8.11.2024