New transfer students at TAMK

Remember to complete these steps!

1. 1

   Accept your study place

   Admitted applicants must accept the offered study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 December 2024 at 3 pm. at the latest. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place. Acceptance should be done by using the unique link sent automatically from the Studyinfo portal. If you are technically unable to use the link or have trouble completing the confirmation, please contact TAMK Admissions at admissions.tamk [at] tuni.fi.
   
   More info on accepting your study place

    

2. 2

   Register as present

   All selected students must also register as present or absent for the following term. This option will appear in the Studyinfo.fi portal once you have accepted your study place. Please note that transfer students cannot register as absent. If you are a tuition fee paying student, your registration is only possible by paying the first installment of your tuition fee. If you have completed your payment to your previous higher education institution before receiving their student selection results from TAMK, you must ask for reimbursement from the previous institution and pay the first installment of your tuition fee when completing your enrollment at TAMK.

   More information on how to register

    

3. 3

   Book housing

   As a transfer student, you are most likely coming from another city or region. It is therefore wise to book accommodation as soon as you know you are going to transfer. After confirming your study place, you should look into student housing.

   Read more about housing options

    

4. 4

   Upload updated documents to Studyinfo

   Once you have confirmed your study place, make sure to upload your final transcript and attach it to your application in Studyinfo by 31 December 2024 (3 pm). Student selections are always conditional, until we have received and checked the final documentation from your previous university or UAS. Your selection can be retracted if you do not submit the required documentation in due course, or you have given false or misleading information regarding your credits and/or grades.

   Go to Studyinfo.fi

    

5. 5

   Prepare for original documents check

   We will check the originals either from databases or by comparing against the copies you have submitted in Studyinfo when applying. Student selections are always conditional until documents have been checked. If the original documents do not grant you eligibility, the student selection decision will be retracted. If possible, avoid sending original documents in regular mail, for they may be lost in transport. Either travel with the documents with you, or use a courier service with tracking options. Study affairs coordinators will inform each group of students how and when the documents check is done.

    

6. 6

   Activate your TUNI account

   When you have registered your attendance and your information has been transferred to TAMK’s student register, you will receive a link to the username registration and account activation by email. You can identify yourself by Finnish online banking ID's, Finnish mobile / citizen certificate card, European eIDAS identification or Finnish Authenticator Identification Service available for non-EU students.

   Activate your account

    

7. 7

   Plan accreditation of your previous studies

   Contact the student counsellor in your degree programme as soon as you have your final transcript from your previous university. You can find more information, list of student counsellors and TAMK curricula in the links below.

   Recognition of prior learning
   TAMK student counsellors
   TAMK curricula

    

8. 8

   Apply for student financial aid and housing allowance

   International students are usually not entitled to the financial benefits to The Social Insurance of Finland (KELA). If you have worked in Finland prior to you studies or are married or in a long-term relationship, you might be entitled to some benefits. Check you eligibility from Kela. If you are entitled to Kela benefits, apply for student financial aid after you have received and accepted your offer of admission. If you are not eligible for student financial aid, you may be entitled to unemployment benefits while studying (www.te-palvelut.fi) or adult education allowance (www.tyollisyysrahasto.fi). If you receive adult education allowance, you can apply for a government guarantee for your student loan from Kela.

   Read more about student financial aid

    

9. 9

   Pay the healthcare fee of the Finnish Student Health Service

   All degree students registered Present are allowed to use the healthcare services provided by the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS). As you are entitled to use the healthcare services by FSHS, you must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. Students pay the healthcare fee twice a year, once for the autumn semester and once for the spring semester. There will be no separate invoice for the payment, you must pay independently by 15 November 2024 / 15 March.

   Instructions for paying the healthcare fee

    

    

10. 10

    If you wish, join Students' Union Tamko

    By joining the student union Tamko, you will receive a student card that demonstrates that you are eligible for thousands of student discounts across Finland. Your access rights to TAMK will be automatically added to your plastic student card if you order one. Note that it takes estimated two weeks to you student card to arrive after you fill up the membership form on Tamko's website. If you order your student card beforehand, it’ll ease up your first weeks at TAMK.

    Become a member

     

11. 11

    Download Pivo app

    The digital student card works like the plastic, physical student card. You can demonstrate that you are eligible for student discounts by presenting your digital student card. Pivo is a free app that can be used by the customers of all Finnish banks. To start using Pivo, you need an online banking codes.

    Read more about Tamko’s membership benefits

     

12. 12

    Book an appointment with your designated student counsellor

    After you have received an offer of admission, accepted the offer and registered as attending, please book an appointment with your designated student counsellor. In January there are no orientation days for degrees in English, but you will be added to the Moodle online orientation course once you activate your TUNI account, so you can familiarize yourself with all the information.

    Find the contact information of TAMK student counsellors

     

13. 13

    Get to know our services

    TAMK offers students a wide range of services and support for starting their studies. Get to know our services before you arrive, and see you on campus!

    Information about services and support for new students