How to apply for doctoral programmes at Tampere University
Follow these instructions if applying to all other programmes than International Doctoral in Epidemiology and Public Health (IPPE). If applying to IPPE, please see instructions on the page How to apply for the IPPE.
Admission step-by-step
- Carefully read through the admissions requirements and instructions on how to apply for the doctoral programme you are interested in. You can only apply for one doctoral programme at each round.
- Draft a research plan (incl. preliminary plans on research data schedule, and funding) before contacting a prospective supervisor, so that they may get a good idea of your research topic before they agree to be your supervisor.
- Find a supervisor well in advance for your research topic and reach an agreement on supervision arrangements. You can find contact details on the programme admissions page. If you contact more than one prospective supervisor, please let each of them know who else you have contacted.
Please see our tips on Before contacting a prospective supervisor on the Applying to Tampere University doctoral programmes -page. - Fill in the application form during the admissions period at Studyinfo.fi. Upload the required enclosures as instructed in the programme-specific requirements and in the general instructions below.
- Please make sure that you have received an automatic reply after you have submitted your application. Through the link in the email, you can access your application to make changes or upload new documents during the application period. The link only works once, and you will receive a new automatic reply and link after you submit your application again.
- If you have completed your previous degrees outside Finland, you must in addition submit officially certified copies of your educational documents to the Admissions Services. Please see the detailed instructions in the section Official certification or attestation of degrees completed outside Finland below.
- Please check your email regularly as the Faculty or the Admissions Services may contact you regarding your application (please also check your junk mail). The results of the admission will be announced by email as well.
- If you are offered a study place, note to officially accept it either via the link sent to our email or if you have Finnish electronic identification credentials, please go to My Studyinfo. If you are accepted conditionally, please note that the conditional admission will expire unless you fulfil the condition by the deadline given.
- Enrol as a doctoral student to start your studies
- Familiarise yourself with instructions for a new doctoral student.
Applying and application documents
Carefully read these instructions before applying.
Detailed information on educational documents
Please see this detailed information on educational documents and their translations when applying with degrees completed outside Finland.
Official certification or attestation of degrees completed outside Finland
All educational documents from institutions outside Finland (incl. their translations) must be delivered as either officially certified by the awarding institution or as officially certified (attested) or legalised copies so that we can verify the completion of the degrees in question. It is also possible to visit our Admissions Serices office by appointment to deliver the documents or alternatively to show the original educational documents.
If documents are not electronically verifiable or delivered by the awarding institution by email, documents of degrees awarded in certain countries must be submitted according to the country-specific requirements. Educational documents from China must always be submitted according to the country-specific requirements for degrees awarded in China.
We do not accept regular photocopies of educational documents sent by post. When submitting documents by post, please note that officially certified copies issued by notaries public in other countries are not accepted without legalisation. However, officially certified copies issued by a Finnish Notary Public are accepted (even if the degree has been completed in a country with country-specific requirements).
If your translations are not issued by the institution, please submit legalised copies, officially certified copies by a Finnish Notary Public or the original official translations with the translator’s stamp and/or signature.
If you have completed or are completing your degree at one of the Finnish Universities or Universities of Applied Sciences, you do not need to submit certified copies of your educational documents as Tampere University will verify the copies of your educational documents (pdf documents you have uploaded) electronically using a national database.
Please see information on the methods accepted and detailed instructions on how to submit the documents below.
Delivery address
The email address for delivering electronically verified documents or messages of degree awarding institutions is attachments.tau [at] tuni.fi (attachments[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi) and the postal address of Tampere University Admissions Services is stated below. An applicant is always responsible for the arrival of documents at Admissions Services.
Postal address
Tampere University
Admissions Services, Doctoral programmes
Kalevantie 4
33100 Tampere
Finland
Telephone number for courier services: +358 294 524 001
(This number is only for the use of courier services. Please see the contact information for the Admissions Services for matters related to applying.)
Please note to post your documents well before the deadline. This is also the case if you do not deliver the documents yourself. We recommend using a courier service instead of regular post especially if sending documents outside the EU, and to ensure that the delivery clears customs easily, please only enclose the paper documents in the delivery envelope. If possible, please indicate the value of the delivery as 0,01.
Tampere University is not responsible for services provided by courier services or other 3rd parties or any delays or damage caused by them.
To visit our Admissions Services office at the City Centre Campus, please book an appointment by contacting the Admissions Services.