New transfer students

Congratulations on your study place!

This page provides new transfer students with information about all the steps they need to take to prepare for their studies at TAMK.

The programme-specific instructions offer you more detailed information about getting ready to start your studies. Links to the instructions are available further down this page after the new student checklist.

Please follow the instructions on this page carefully to secure your place at TAMK. You are now on one of the pages of our online Student’s guide, which we advise you to explore further. The Student’s guide is a gateway to information that all our students need while studying at TAMK.

Good luck with your studies!

Checklist for a new student – Remember to complete these steps!

1. Accept your study place

Admitted applicants must accept the offered study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 July 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(a)tuni.fi

More info on accepting your study place

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. 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.

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 July 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. 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. 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. 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.

More about recognition of prior learning

TAMK student counsellors

TAMK curricula

7. 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.

8. 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. The fee for autumn 2024 is 36,80€. There will be no separate invoice for the payment, you must pay independently by 15 November 2024.

Instructions for paying the healthcare fee

9. Apply for a student card and join 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

10. 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.

Programme-specific instructions for new transfer students on the start of their studies and new student orientation

Culture

After you have received an offer of admission, accepted the offer and registered as attending, please book an appointment with your designated student counsellor. You can find the contact information in our Student’s handbook. You can also take part in our new student orientation in the autumn. Click on the links below to find the schedule and programme.

Social Sciences, Business and Administration

Natural Sciences

Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services

Social Services, Health and Sports

Technology, Communication and Transport

Study Services at TAMK

Study Services at TAMK we advise on all kinds of study-related matters: right to study, enrolment procedure, graduation etc.

You can contact our Study Services Monday through Friday by email at opintotoimisto.tamk [at] tuni.fi (palvelupiste[dot]tamk[at]tuni[dot]fi).

TAMK’s contact information

Support for starting your studies

Student tutors

Peer coaching is a form of peer instruction provided to our students. You can apply for a peer coach at any stage of your studies. You can also ask a peer coach for assistance if you need help with using our student information systems or navigating the campus. Keep track of the news published by the student union Tamko in the autumn to find out more about the meetings and peer coaching!

Teacher tutors

The role of teacher tutor is important at the beginning of your studies. Together with a student tutor, the teacher tutor will help you get started with your studies. The teacher tutor supports and guides you throughout your studies.

As a student at Tampere Universities

Studying in a Finnish university might differ quite a lot from what you are used to. We have collected information about some of the central issues and characteristics of studying at the university community.

IT services and digital tools

IT services

You need a username, a password and access to a computer to get started with your studies. Read our IT instructions so you know what to do next.

IT services for new students

Intranet

Intranet is the official channel for internal communication. When you follow the news on the intranet, you will stay up to speed on current events. You will find all necessary information about studies and links to all digital tools on the intranet. You need to activate your TUNI username to use the intranet.

Intranet

Pakki - student's desktop

You can plan your studies and register for courses in PAKKI. In addition you can follow the progress of your studies and reserve spaces. You need to activate your TUNI username to access PAKKI.

Lukkarikone

You can already visit the Lukkarikone system where your timetable will be published. If you do not yet know your group code, you can search for timetables, for example, based on the degree that you will be working towards at TAMK. Select Group search on the start page and type, for example, “business” as your search term, select the 2024 group (you can select multiple groups at a time), click +Add and Show calendar. The system will display the courses planned for the coming semester as well as a tentative schedule for the new student orientation. However, please read more about the schedule and programme of our new student orientation on the programme-specific pages (links above).

lukkarit.tamk.fi

Check out student services

The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Tamko)

Every University of Applied Sciences in Finland has a Students’ Union which monitors students’ rights and interests. The Students’ Unions are recognized and regulated by the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Act. To become a member, you must be a student at TAMK. Welcome to join, there are already over 7500 of us!

Check out Tamko

SportUni – The best University sports in Tampere

SportUni offers high-quality and diverse sports services for students and staff at Tampere Universities. You can use the sports services on three campuses at a fair price.

SportUni - Find your sport

Library

Tampere University library serves both the students of Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences. The library serves in four locations and online. You can find course books, work spaces and guidance for information searches.

Welcome to FSHS!

The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) is an expert in student healthcare and, as a student in higher education, provides you with general health, oral health and mental health services and promotes the well-being of student communities.

https://www.yths.fi/en/services/

Student housing

As soon as you have been accepted as a student, you should start arranging your accommodation and arrival. Apply for accommodation as early as possible, as first-come-first-serve principles applies and the best places are booked within the first few days!

Student card benefits

As a bachelor's student you are entitled to a meal subsidy in subsidised student restaurants. As a student you also have a discount when travelling on local and long-distance busses and trains.

Guidance and counselling services

There are many people in TAMK whose job is to help you. We have gathered all the guidance and counselling services on the same page, so that it is easier to find the help you need.

Students' well-being

Tampere Universities and TAMK are committed to supporting students’ well-being and delivering a positive student experience. Please do not hesitate to contact our support services if you have any concerns. The Students’ Well-being site offers you easy access to information about the broad range of guidance, support and health care services that are available to our students. You can also find information about learning support and free-time activities.

Visit the students' well-being site

Become a Student Ambassador

ust as you may have consulted with our Student Ambassadors when considering TAMK as a destination or planning your arrival, it would be extremely valuable to have you join in helping the next cohort an promote TAMK and Tampere as a study destination. Application period for the next academic year is usually in May and all new ambassadors are trained at the beginning of the Autumn term. Welcome aboard!

Accessibility and individual study arrangements

If you need individualised support because of a learning difficulty, an illness or disability, you are eligible for individual study arrangements.

Welcome to TAMK and Tampere

TAMK's Campuses

TAMK's campuses are situated in Tampere. The main campus is in Kauppi and the other campus, Mediapolis, in Tohloppi. Check out our campuses!

TAMK's campuses

Public transport

A 30-day student season ticket is available from Nysse Mobiili app. The ticket, which has an unlimited number of trips, is valid for selected zones on buses, trams as well as trains. Night fares are not applied. The ticket can be purchased by full-time student who are 17 and over, and who study in an upper secondary school, a vocational institution, a higher education institution or a University.

Want to hear what's going on with us?

Follow our social media channels and get to know us even before you start your studies.

Tampere - The most attractive city in Finland according to us Finns!

Tampere has a lot to offer! The city brings together beautiful natural landscapes and a thriving cultural scene. You can enjoy the magnificent scenery of Pispala and, for example, visit the theatre in a single day!

Visit Tampere

Working while studying

Working part-time while studying might be an option to finance your studies. In addition to some useful extra cash, having a part-time job can be a good way of gaining valuable work experience and networks alongside your studies.

Friend programme

The Friend Programme is a model through which Tampere locals and international students at TAMK can meet and become friends. Getting to know the regular Finnish way of life - in it's smallest nuances and peculiarities - will help students feel more at home here.

International House Tampere

International House Tampere offers services for for settling, working, studying or meeting employers.