For New Master´s Degree Student

1. Upload the required up-to-date work certificates to your application in Studyinfo by 31 December 2024 at the latest.
2. Accept the study place and enroll for the academic spring semester 2025. 
3. Pay the tuition fee by the due date. 
4. Get your student username and password in January.
5. Log in with your student username and password to Moodle learning environment.
6. Get familiar with the Digital Starter Package and start working with it in January.
7. Connect with your future classmates in Goin´connect app.
8. Get familiar with the information below.

The study place must be accepted and the enrolment for the academic spring semester 2025 completed by latest on 28 November 2024 at 3 pm Finnish time in Studyinfo database. The study place is accepted by using the link you receive from Studyinfo or by using the strong identification (a Finnish bank account, mobile certificate, or an electronic ID card). If you do not have a possibility for strong identification or the link you received from Studyinfo does not work, please contact admissions@oamk.fi.

According to the Universities Act/Polytechnics Act (325/2015 § 29), a first-year student may enroll as absent for the academic year for the following reasons only:1) Service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women’s Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);2) parental leave to take care of their child (birth or adoption) (52/2022);3) Student is prevented from beginning the studies due to personal illness or injury. Please see more information about enrolment for the academic year.

All applicants must give proof of the field specific work experience gained after finishing their Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. The proof can be given by delivering copies of the work certificates and copies of English translations of them if necessary. Copies should be uploaded to the online application in Studyinfo you have filled in earlier. If you have not uploaded the copies to your application, please upload them now. Section is open in Studyinfo. If you have any questions regarding the work certificates, please contact Oamk Admission Services, admissions@oamk.fi.

If the requirement for the two-year work experience has not yet been met during the application period, you must attach copies of your work certificates by 31 December 2024.

Military or non-military national service, women’s voluntary military service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.

Please note that the requirement of the work experience is stated in the Finnish law for Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences, which is why checking the work certificates is a mandatory part of the student selection process. When the need arises, the original documents might be requested. If you do not deliver the copies of required documents, your study place will be forfeited.

The Finnish Immigration Service states on their website that:

You cannot be granted a residence permit for studies, if your studies mainly consist of distance learning online and do not require you to stay in Finland. If you wish to visit Finland for a shorter period of time, find out whether you can get a visa.

Master’s studies take place mainly online. In your studies you will need your own computer, webcam, headphones and microphone (e.g. headset). You should note that online studies require you to use (free) OpenVPN or FortiClient software to connect to the Oamk’s network from where you live. You will need it e.g. when you use the library’s online services (NB. the VPN software might be replaced with another brand during your studies). Once your study place has been confirmed and you have received your student username and password, you will be able to log in to Moodle and other online environments. 

Studying at Oamk requires good digital learning skills and the management of digital services that benefit and enable your studies. Digital Start Package has been built to support your skills. It will help you learn how to use the digital programs and services necessary for learning. The Digital Starter Package is available to you from the beginning of your studies throughout the first academic year and you can return to the Moodle platform to review things during the first year, if necessary. Please get familiar with the tasks included in the Digital Starter Package on your own schedule. 

Eager to discover who else is heading to Oamk this year? Through Goin’, you can meet fellow incoming students even before setting foot on campus.

Goin’ offers you a unique opportunity to connect with your future classmates within an exclusive online student community. Here’s your chance to:

• Discover students with shared interests, like sports or music
• Meet peers from your home country
• Connect with others enrolled in the same study program
• Look for housing or find your future roommates
• Help each other practically prepare to start
• Plan the study life with friends way in advance

Ready to start building connections? Register here to join our fun Oamk community