Information for New Master Degree Students
This page contains information for new degree students, who are admitted in joint application spring 2018 to the degree programme Master of Business Administration, International Business Management.
Commencement of studies
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.
Accept the study place, pay the tuition fee and register for the academic year
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
Certificates are checked
Universities of applied sciences check the educational certificates that have had impact on the selection. The admission is conditional until the certificates are checked.
- 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
- Take your original certificates with you on the first day of studies.
Deadline to arrive
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.
Student apartment
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!
Personal laptop
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.
Students arriving from outside European Union
Residence permit for studies
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:
Tuition fee and scholarships at SeAMK
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.