Information for New Master Degree Students

The first day of studies is Friday 31 August 2018 at 16.00-19.00 (+3 GMT) in the Frami F -building, at Frami, the central campus of SeAMK, address: Kampusranta 11, 60320 Seinäjoki. The preliminary schedule for studies is available here. The more detailed schedule can be found from 22 June on at https://lukkarikone.seamk.fi/ by entering the group ID “IBM18”. If you have any questions regarding the studies, please contact: Head of Master Programmes Anne-Maria Aho, email anne-maria.aho(at)seamk.fi, tel. +358 40 830 4173.

To confirm the study place offered to you, you have to accept it by 10 July 2018, 15.00 (+3 GMT) at the latest. You will lose the study place if you do not accept it by the deadline.

Pay the tuition fee by 10 July 2018, 15.00 (+3 GMT), if you are required to pay. Registration is not possible before the tuition fee is paid. If you are required to pay the tuition fee, you will be sent instructions on how to register after you have paid the tuition fee. If you don’t pay the tuition fee and register as instructed, you will lose your study entitlement. Pay the tuition fee online at:
https://lomake.seamk.fi/lomakkeet/1086/lomake.html

If you accept the study place, you also need to register for the academic year 2018-2019 as an attending or non-attending student by 10 July 2018, 15.00 (+3 GMT) at the latest. Further information on registration

Universities of applied sciences check the educational certificates that have had impact on the selection. The admission is conditional until the certificates are checked.

1. You need to send copies of your certificates by 10 July 2018, 15.00 (+3 GMT) at the latest to SeAMK Admission Services. Provide the documents with an electronic form at  www.seamk.fi/documents or www.seamk.fi/liitteet
2. Take your original certificates with you on the first day of studies.

If you have registered for attendance, but have major trouble arriving in Finland/starting your studies on 31 August, please contact the Admission Services. The definite deadline to start the studies is Friday 21 September 2018.

The student apartments in the city of Seinäjoki are offered by Sevas Oy student housing-service. Fill in the online application form once you get this info to improve your chances of getting an apartment!

Apply for a student apartment

It is required for new students to have a personal laptop for the duration of their studies. It is recommended that the laptop has an i5 processor with at least 8 GB of RAM. The recommended operating system is Windows 10. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences offers an office productivity software (word processor, spreadsheet and presentation program) free of charge for the duration of studies. In addition, students are offered a free update to the latest Windows operating system version.

If you are a citizen of a non-EU/EEA-country you will need to apply for a residence permit for studies. For the residence permit application you need to enclose the Notification of Student Selection (acceptance letter), an account of sufficient funds, an account of sufficient health insurance and a documentation of the paid tuition fee. Do apply for the residence permit electronically, online, to speed up the processing! Read the instructions first:

Instructions from the Finnish Immigration Service

The tuition fee at SeAMK is 7.800 € for one academic year. At SeAMK all first year students, who are required to pay a tuition fee, are automatically granted a scholarship of 3.900 €. The admitted student needs to pay 3.900 € on 10 July 2018, 15.00 (+3 GMT) at the latest. Registration for attendance for the academic year 2018-2019 is possible after the tuition fee is paid.

You are exempt from paying tuition fees if you provide one of the documents listed at www.seamk.fi/tuitionfees to SeAMK Admission Services by 10 July 2018, 15.00 Finnish time.