Your student tutor will contact you in June-August. Your contact information will be given to your tutor. If you don´t know who is your tutor, you can contact: [email protected] Volunteer tutors are part of university’s services for new students. Tutors offer peer-assistance, help to get right services and guide in student life at Aalto. Every new student will have a trained tutor. Tutoring is carried in co-operation with tutors, University personnel and student organizations. Each major or programme has their own tutors, who introduce students to the campus, student organization activities (TOKYO and AYY) and student life in general.

When you have activated your Aalto IT credentials starting, you can go through digital Preorientation. You will learn how to work on our campus and get basic information on our academic practices. Digital Preorientation is mandatory for all new students.

Students must register to courses in the registration period in order to participate and complete courses. Sisu is used for registration to courses.

• As a main rule, registration to courses starts 28 days before the period of the course starts and ends 7 days before the period (if the course has a limited number of spaces) or 7 days after the period starts.
• If a course has some other registration period, it can be seen in Sisu.
• It is the responsibility of the programme and teacher to inform of special registration times.
• NOTICE! The courses do dot always start in the start of the period. Still the registation to courses is before the period starts. For special reasons the registering period can differ from these guidelines, please check the times from Sisu.

Registration for courses in Sisu - a quick guide

Detailed instructions on registering for courses in Sisu 

Decision of the Academic Committee on Arts, Design and Architecture of 16 June 2021.

The order of priority is as follows since August 9, 2021:  

1. Students of the program / major whose program / major studies include the course

2. Exchange students in the program / major for whose study plan the course has been approved

In addition, it has been possible to set quotas for the following students for the course

3. students whose course is part of a minor subject

4. students who have applied for the course through various mobility studies (JOO studies, separate studies, etc.)

The remaining places can be filled by students from the following target groups:

5. other ARTS students

6. Aalto students

Courses that are cross-disciplinary by default, can use the order of priority that is compatible with the course's learning objectives (eg. UWAS and elective art and theory courses offered by TAS). However, the university's obligation to organize the studies in a manner that allows the students to complete their studies within the normative duration of studies applies in these cases too. Quotas for different groups of students can be set for courses for a justified reason.

The order of priority does not override the teacher's right to set prerequisites for the course.

If the course is so popular that only some of the students in the program / major can be accepted, the university's obligation to arrange the studies in a way that allows students to complete their studies within the normative duration may be taken into account.

Will be updated. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Decision made in TSAK 1/2022:

On reasonable grounds, students may be granted the right to transfer to another degree programme within the School. The student must append to the application a personal study plan explaining the intended completion of the degree in the new degree programme, as well as any other appendices required by the receiving programme. Before applying for a transfer, students shall discuss their personal study plan with Head of Major or Programme Director of their current programme.
To be eligible for a transfer to another programme, the student shall have demonstrated the knowledge and motivation required in the new programme by completing studies included in the programme applied for, and in any other manner required by the receiving programme.
Students transferring to another programme forfeit their right to study in their previous programme. If transfer to another programme is approved, the studies pursued in the previous programme are counted towards the degree pursued in the new programme to as great an extent as possible.
The principles specified above regarding transfer to another programme also apply to transfer to another major.
The decision regarding the transfer to another programme rests with the Director of the receiving programme. The decision regarding the transfer to another major is made by the Director of the programme at the proposal of the lecturer or professor in charge of the major.
The provisions on the transfer to another programme do not apply to Aalto programmes or transfers to the majors of Architecture or Landscape Architecture or to the master’s programmes in the same subjects.”

How to proceed:

• Discuss your personal study plan with the Programme director of your current Programme
• Discuss your plans with the Programme director or a Head of major of the receiving Programme
• Make an application (free formed) where you describe your motivation to apply for a transfer. Include your study plan and if other attachments are asked by the Programmes. Hand the application to the receiving Programme (Director or Head of major).
• LES will prepare a decision for Programme directors to sign if the application is approved. Application will then become an attachment for the decision.
• If the application is approved, LES will change your study right to SISU and you’ll forfeit your study right in the previous programme.

Students educated in Finnish or Swedish

For students educated in Finnish or Swedish, i.e. whose official mother tongue is Finnish or Swedish, language studies are designed to be completed as part of the Bachelor of Arts (Art and Design) or another Bachelor’s degree. Students who have not completed the required language studies before starting to pursue the master’s degrees specified above must complete them either as elective studies or in addition to the studies required for the degree. In such cases, the language requirements are as follows:

• 9 credits: 3 cr in written and oral communication, 3 cr in the second national language of Finland, and 3 cr in one foreign language.

For details on the language courses offered, see the Language Centre page.

Students educated in other languages than Finnish or Swedish

For students who have been educated in a language other than Finnish or Swedish (i.e. whose official mother tongue is neither Finnish nor Swedish) or who have been educated abroad, the language requirements are:

• 3 cr in one foreign language.

Students in this category may fulfil the language requirement for their Master's degree by completing courses that support their studies or their stay in Finland. Students who have been educated abroad are recommended to take Finnish courses as well as English courses that focus on the field-specific language of arts or technology and fulfil the language requirement of the degree. Students may also choose to fulfil the language requirement by completing courses in another foreign language of their choice; all courses counted towards the requirement must be taken in the same language. Language studies may either be counted towards the electives of the degree or completed in addition to the studies required for the degree.

For details on the language courses offered, see the Language Centre page.

Drawing and painting

Drawing and painting courses consist of two-dimensional expression carried out by various methods. The work involved emphasises the importance of practice, or ‘learning by doing’, but without losing sight of the connections to theory. The studies include working with drawing, painting and mixed-media. The student will gain increased awareness of the workings of visual perception and of different ways of describing the surrounding world and our relationship to it. The course also examines the role of ideas and concepts in art as well as art’s relation to design, its role in society and its significance.

Colour and perception

Colour and perception studies focus on visual perception and the theories about it. The English-language version of the course contains both theory and practical assignments. The course covers basic concepts about colour and the principles of colour perception. The course covers basic colour concepts and principles of colour perception. Colour composition and contrasts and their effects – mainly in two-dimensional expression – are studied by experimental means. The course ‘Colour - Light - Space D’ is aimed mainly at Master’s students of architecture, interior architecture and landscape architecture. Through lectures and assignments, it deals with the role of colour and lighting in architecture and in building a city’s image.

Sculpture

Sculpture studies provide students with the skills needed to work with contemporary sculpture and design. Skills that students can apply in their own fields are emphasised, such as how to research new materials, working methods and methodologies. The ‘Ways of Making’ courses offer practical experience working in a sculptor’s studio, and ‘Metal Casting’ introduces foundry techniques. ‘Digital Sculpture’ introduces new and developing technologies in 3D art, and ways to combine these with traditional sculptural techniques. Conceptual and theory-intensive sculpture studies are also included within the contemporary art courses programme.

Printmaking

Printmaking involves the handcrafting of printing plates as well as the prints produced by various methods (copperplate, woodblock, limestone, mesh screen). Prints are regarded as original artworks. Basic courses in printmaking offer the rudiments in a variety of printing techniques and develop the student’s command of the tools used. The intermediate courses deepen the knowledge and skill levels of students in their chosen method and enlarge their range of artistic expression. As printmaking is a specialisation study, beginners are recommended to take it during their second year of Bachelor’s studies.

Art history and theory

Art history and theory courses aim to provide a general overview of the history and key theoretical questions and conceptions of art, design and architecture.

Contemporary art

The contemporary art courses are aimed at the Master’s level, Bachelor’s as well as Doctoral students may also attend or seek admission. Most of the courses are taught in English.

Other courses

1. Start your thesis work as instructed in your study programme (thesis seminar, pre-thesis course etc.)
2. Give your thesis information: topic, supervisor and advisors in MyStudies Thesis (aalto.fi)
3. Thesis supervisor will be selected based on your thesis topic by the process defined in your study programme. The supervisor will confirm the supervision in MyStudies.
4. Supervisor approves your topic and thesis advisor / advisors in MyStudies and makes sure that you get advising and feedback on your thesis.
5. Supervisor approves thesis part I (10 cr) and part II (10 cr).
6. Thesis examiners are named when thesis part II is completed. Programme director confirms the examiners, supervisor is normally one of the examiners and the other one is for example programme faculty or an external expert from the field of study.
7. Take the originality report in Turnitin during your thesis process according to your programme practices. Your thesis advisor checks the report.
8. If you plan to graduate please make sure that your personal study plan (PSP) is up to date in SISU
9. Oral presentation is a mandatory part of thesis work and needs to be completed before the thesis is handed in for examination (instructed in your study programme)
10. When your thesis is ready to be evaluated, present it first to your advisor and then supervisor to get an examination permission from the supervisor. Oral presentation must be completed before examination permission can be given.
11. Thesis abstract is your maturity test. Supervisor approves maturity test. (more instructions below)
12. Apply for examination by submitting your thesis in MyStudies (incl. written part and production part / documentation of production) (instructions below) There are four possibilities a year to submit your thesis for evaluation.
13. If your thesis includes production part and the examiners haven’t examined it in an earlier phase please contact your examiners to schedule the examination of the production part.
14. Apply for graduation in SISU (instructions in sisu help and in your programme's graduation page)
15. Your thesis will be graded in the next programme committee meeting addressing thesis grades after hand-in deadline

Thesis process management has been moved to MyStudies.

If you have started your thesis work before 1 Aug 2024 you need to enter your thesis information to MyStudies thesis page without delay.

1. Enter your thesis information as soon as possible to MyStudies (Supervisor, topic, advisors) and apply for approval for them. Please note that even if your topic has already been approved you need to enter the information to Mystudies AND apply for approval. These steps need to be completed well in advance before you can submit your thesis for evaluation.
2. NOTE! Select your programme according to your current study right. Even if you are able to select your previous programme it is no longer valid.

Familiarize yourself with the thesis instructions of your own program and find more information on the Thesis tab of MyStudies..

In the thesis tab of MyStudies

• You provide the basic information about your thesis.
• You maintain the basic and metadata of your thesis.
• You add your thesis supervisor and advisor(s).
• You submit the finished work for evaluation, approval, and archiving.
• You will find the grade and evaluation of the thesis when it is approved.

The finished thesis is submitted in MyStudies for evaluation, approval, and archiving.

MyStudies is a digital desktop for students. In addition to the thesis process, you can find your own study support team in MyStudies, and if they offer meeting times on the platform, you can schedule appointments in the service. In addition, the most important services for students can be found on the desktop, some including appointment functionality, as well as direct links to the most frequently used pages.

If it is not possible to add the thesis information in MyStudies, you can ask for help from Sisu clinics (schedule), at [email protected] or by booking an appointment with your study coordinator in MyStudies.

Maturity test in Master of Arts, Architecture and Landscape Architecture Degrees

In a master's degree the abstract of the thesis serves as maturity test. If a student's language of education (language they have been educated in secondary level) is Finnish or Swedish they write the abstract in two languages, in the language of education (Finnish or Swedish) and in English. If language of education is other than Finnish or Swedish, student writes the abstract only in English and the supervisor evaluates only the content of the abstract (and not the language).
Students who have been educated in Finland in Finnish or Swedish:

If the student has completed required language studies and maturity test according to their language of education in their bachelor's degree, they don't need to complete them in their master's degree. In this case only the content of the abstract will be evaluated by the supervisor.

If the student has not completed required language studies and maturity test according to their language of education in their bachelor's degree, their abstract needs to be sent to language check to language center. Student submits their Finnish language version of the abstract in MyCourses: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/view.php?id=30642 In addition to the language check supervisor evaluates the content of the abstract.

Writing an abstract guide (in Finnish here)

Abstract form

Abstract form FI

Abstract form SWE

Thesis template (in English, Finnish and Swedish)

Template is not mandatory to use.

NOTE! When your thesis is ready, confirm from your supervisor/advisor that you can hand it for evaluation.

NOTE! Add an abstract to your thesis. It is recommended to use the thesis abstract form (above). If you have had your school education in Finnish or Swedish you need to write your abstract in two languages regardless of the language of your thesis (in the language of school education and in English).

Checklist for submitting the thesis

• Submit a PDF/A version of your thesis to the database (instructions below) The work is archived as one document (including the abstract and  possible other attachments).
• Name the file without Scandinavian letters (e.g. ä and ö) and special characters to the following format: school'sabbreviation_publishingyear_lastname_firstname.pdf, (e.g. arts_2013_meikalainen_matti.pdf).
• The artistic component of the thesis is archived in digital documentation. If you have separate digital documentation of your artistic component (pictures, audio, video material), save it as a separate media appendix file(s) to the section reserved for it, remember to add also credentials and meta information for the documentation. Please note that if the documentation is included in the written part there's no need for separate documentation material.
• Login to MyStudies with Aalto user name and check that all the information you have given is up to date. Give the required information for submitting the thesis and submit your thesis and documentation of your artistic component if you have one.

Technical support:

• IT Servicedesk ([email protected]) is responsible for all PDF/A-conversion related issues
• Studentservices if something went wrong with your thesis submission [email protected] 
• Aaltodoc-help ([email protected]) helps if something needs to be added or corrected in your thesis that is already in Aaltodoc

According to Finnish archiving practices, the file should be saved in PDF/A format. PDF/A is an ISO-standardized version of the Portable Document Format (PDF) specialized for the digital preservation of electronic documents. PDF/A differs from PDF by omitting features ill-suited to long-term archiving. Library recommends ISO-standardized versions PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-1b & PDF/A-2.

Instructions on how to convert files to PDF/A -format using the different tools

• More Instructions here and a few quick instruction below:
• Microsoft Word 2010: File » Save As ---> Save as type = PDF ---> Options ---> Choose: ISO 19005-1-compliant (PDF/A)
• PDF-XChange 4.0: Print ---> PDF-XChange 4.0 ---> Properties ---> General ---> Choose: PDF/A-1b (RGB)
• Open Office 3.2 Writer: File ---> Export as PDF ---> Choose: PDF/A-1a
• If you use layout software (for example Adobe InDesign) you should create an PDF file and open it with Adobe Acrobat Pro and save it again: File > Save as Other > Achivable PFD (PDF/A).

Convert the PDF file so that it is suitable for web publishing. The recommended size for the pdf/a document is under 20 Mb and for Theses including a lot of images under 100 Mb. If your document is over 100 Mb, you should resize it before saving, because readers may experience problems with opening large documents over the web. The maximum limit for documents is 1,5 Gb including the documentation of the artistic component.

It is the student's responsibility to check that the PDF/A file has been correctly converted and that it is identical to the submitted thesis copies.

Naming the PDF file

You should name the file without Scandinavian letters (e.g. ä and ö) and special characters to the following format: school'sabbreviation_publishingyear_lastname_firstname.pdf, (e.g. arts_2013_meikalainen_matti.pdf).

Technical support:

• IT Servicedesk ([email protected]) is responsible for all PDF/A-conversion related issues
• Studentservices if something went wrong with your thesis submission [email protected] 
• Aaltodoc-help ([email protected]) helps if something needs to be added or corrected in your thesis that is already in Aaltodoc

The theses and the metadata of all theses will be archived in the Aaltodoc publication archive. The term metadata refers to the data that describes your thesis for example the title of thesis, the language, keywords and the advisor of thesis. When submitting the thesis in eAge you can give permission to publish the whole-text and/or the abstract through the Aaltodoc publication archive.

The thesis publishing date can be postponed by a maximum of one (1) year. Hence, students don’t have to publish the thesis immediately if they wish to postpone publishing for reasons related to other publications, patent applications or corporate secrets, for example. However, please note that the thesis is still a public document and it will be displayed publically. The public copy can be seen in the Learning Centre customer computers or sent via email by request.

If you do not grant permission for publishing, the archived PDF file will be available for anyone by request but it is not published online. The Learning Centre is obliged to send the digital version to anyone who wants to read the thesis.

If you have any questions related to thesis submission or saving, please contact [email protected]

If you have any comments regarding the data of your thesis, or you wish to make corrections, please send an email to [email protected]

Technical support:

• IT Servicedesk ([email protected]) is responsible for all PDF/A-conversion related issues
• Studentservices if something went wrong with your thesis submission [email protected] 
• Aaltodoc-help ([email protected]) helps if something needs to be added or corrected in your thesis that is already in Aaltodoc

Please note that you have to submit the final version of your thesis to the MyStudies.

If the contents of your thesis, such as the text or a table, is found erroneous after the thesis has been approved, the errors can be corrected on a separate errata page (http://tieteentermipankki.fi/wiki/Tekstuaalitieteet:errata). Once your thesis has been approved, it cannot be altered or resubmitted to MyStudies. Instead, any errors found in it are collected on an errata page, which lists the page numbers of the errors and gives a corrected version of the text or item. The errata is attached to the thesis metatext in the Aaltodoc publication archive (aaltodoc.aalto.fi).

Please follow the instructions below.

• Write the errata and save it in PDF/A format (not PDF/A-3).
• You can download a Word-format errata template from Aaltodoc.
• The errata must include the following details: the thesis author and thesis title, page number of the error and a corrected version of the text or item.
• Please send the errata page to your thesis supervisor to obtain their approval for it.
  • If you cannot reach your supervisor, send the errata to the learning services of your school (addresses provided below).
  • send the supervisor’s approval to [email protected]
• Append your approved errata page to the metadata of your thesis on Aaltodoc in accordance with the instructions given on Aaltodoc.
  • If prompted, log into Aaltodoc using your Aalto username and password; you will find the link in the top right corner of the page.
  • If you no longer have a valid Aalto username and password, request a one-time login link from [email protected]
  • Append the errata page to your thesis in Aaltodoc using the form on Aaltodoc.
  • Log out.
• The errata page is now be visible on Aaltodoc together with your thesis.

Contact details for the schools’ learning services

    ARTS: [email protected]
    BIZ: [email protected]
    CHEM: [email protected]
    ELEC: [email protected]
    ENG: [email protected]
    SCI: email addresses to the programmes

Requests for graduation will be submitted by filling out a graduation request through your study plan on Sisu. Your graduation request on Sisu should be based on your up-to-date primary study plan. Please note that you must be enrolled as an attending student on your graduation day.  

When applying for graduation, the other studies included in the degree must be completed and registered, and the thesis must be returned in its final form to MyStudies for grading. If there is no grade for the thesis at the time of submission of the graduation request, it will be entered in the register about a month after the Programme committee has made a decision on it.

Creating a study plan on Sisu is compulsory because Sisu generates the degree certificate based on both it and the graduation request.

Update your study plan (HOPS) on Sisu and apply for any approvals that may be missing.

• If any part(s) of your study plan require separate approval, are against the rules or have some other status preventing graduation, then your graduation cannot be processed. So submit the requests for approvals in time.
• Reserve enough time for this processing, so that the problems can be cleared up in time. If your study plan is not in order by graduation day, your graduation may be rescheduled for the next available graduation date.

Look at instructions how to request for graduation

The graduating students take part in a graduation survey. Please answer the survey before requesting graduation, after having submitted your thesis. The results of the survey are used to develop teaching and student services.

The graduation survey questionnaire 2024

The Graduation Days

The graduation day is the same day when the request for graduation should be submitted in Sisu. Below you can find this year's dates for graduation. Degree certificate will be done after the graduation day.

You will be notified personally via email when your degree certificate can be collected from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture. Mainly the degree certificates are completed within about a month of graduation. If the graduation day is near the graduation ceremony, the degree certificate can be received in the ceremony. If you are unable to pick up your certificate at the announced pick-up times, pick-up is possible during semesters on Thursdays from 3-5 pm in Väre room M311, 3rd floor (not in July or at the turn of the year). 

Note! The preparation of the certificates completed in May, June and July will start in August due to the assessment schedules of master's theses and the staff's summer vacations.

If you would like your degree certificate to be mailed, please notify it in SISU with a graduation request. For mailing, we will later ask you to fill out a letter of attorney. Note! The degree certificates will not be posted within the capital region (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen).

Students graduating with a Master of Arts (Art and Design) degree or, in the field of technology, with a Master of Science (Architecture)/(Landscape Architecture) degree must complete all studies that will be included in the degree and have these studies registered as completed by the time they apply for a degree certificate. An exception to this rule are the Master’s thesis which have to be submitted for evaluation in its final form by the time the student applies for a degree certificate. In addition, the thesis has to be archived in the Aaltodoc publication archive through MyStudies. The thesis can be registered as approved even after the student has applied for a degree certificate.

Graduation dates 2025

ARTS graduates have a ceremony twice a year, in January (June - November graduates) and June (December - May graduates). The next graduation ceremony will be held on 10th January 2025.

You will receive an email inquiring about your participation in the Graduation Ceremony.

Graduation ceremony is a celebration where the graduating students who have signed up for the ceremony in advance receive their degree certificates.

A graduating student may invite two guests to the graduation ceremony. The dress code is smart casual, considering the prestigious nature of the celebration.

The details of the programme are included in the invitation that is sent to the graduates by email.

There are reserved seats for the graduates in the front rows. The graduates are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the ceremony begins.

In addition to the School of ARTS graduation ceremony, an outdoor event “Graduation Party” will be organized in the middle of June 2025 for all bachelors, masters and licentiates who have graduated between 1 May 2024 and 30 April 2025 from Aalto University. 

Invitations to the event with registration link will be sent in April and May. So, remember to update your email address you’ll be using after the graduation in Sisu!

Read more about the Party at https://www.aalto.fi/en/gradparty. 

Students who, in the course of their studies towards either the bachelor’s or master’s degree, have shown excellent knowledge of the field as well as exceptional maturity and sense of judgment in the thesis may have this recognised in their degree certificate with the phrase ‘completed with honours’. The decision regarding awarding a degree with honours rests with the school.

In the field of technology a degree may be awarded with honours if the weighted average grade of the studies (with the thesis) included in the degree is at least 4.00 and if the thesis grade is 4 or 5.

If you graduate in the beginning of a term and you are able to change your enrolment status from attendance to non-attendance before the enrolment period ends, you can apply for a membership fee refund from the Student Union.Those who graduate later during the autumn term can apply for a refund on the following term’s membership fee, i.e. for the spring term. https://www.ayy.fi/en/membership-and-student-card/membership-fee

Your study right at Aalto University ends on your graduation date. Because the digital student card Frank App deploys a real-time system in verifying your student status, you cannot continue using the Frank App after you have graduated. If you have a plastic student card, it is valid until the end of your AYY membership period. However, note that if you have a plastic student card and you apply for reimbursement of the membership fee, you must visit your School’s Student Service point with your student card. The Student Service point will record the change and remove the academic year tag on your student card. Further information  https://www.ayy.fi/en/membership-and-student-card/student-card-and-frank-app

• Return all keys and access badges.
• The right to access Aalto University IT services will remain valid for two (2) months after your graduation, after which it will be removed. 
• Remember to make a copy of the files in your university-provided home directory (network drive) and cloud services (e.g. Google Drive) for yourself, as the files in your home directory will be removed once your access rights expire.
• Any messages sent to a closed Aalto e-mail account will not be delivered. If you have used your Aalto University e-mail address to create user accounts for other services (e.g. Apple ID or Dropbox), please remember to replace the Aalto address with your personal e-mail address in those services.
• Please note that you may be bound by a confidentiality obligation even after your graduation, if you have, for instance, gained access to secret information while in a position of trust at the university.

Aalto University graduates' degree information is saved automatically in Aalto's alumni and partner system (CRM) after the graduation.

By joining Aalto Alumni Circle, the digital network,  you can update your contact details, keep in touch with fellow graduates and current students and you can obtain @alumni.aalto.fi mailbox.

Further infomation: aalto.fi/en/alumneille (aalto.fi) or [email protected]

National career monitoring survey is conducted by Career Services of Finnish Universities. The target group in Master's survey is alumni who graduated five years ago and in Doctoral survey alumni who graduated three years.

Please take time to respond when you get the survey after graduation, your response is highly appreciated! It will provide current information from the working life that can be utilized in the development of teaching and research. Additionally, students who are still deciding on their studies and job opportunities value the information gained from the career paths of graduates.

For more information: https://www.aalto.fi/en/collaboration/aalto-university-graduates-in-working-life

Sisu support

If you can not find answers in instructions and have problems with your PSP or course registration in Sisu, you can come and visit our Sisu clinic, where we can check individually, how to manage the problem. Clinic is not a lecture about Sisu. Next clinics and link to them:

Sisu clinics in the autumn semester 2024
ZOOM link is the same for all clinics: https://aalto.zoom.us/j/64516644762 

September

Tuesday 17.9. at 10 am - 11:30 am
Friday 20.9. at 1 pm - 2:30 pm

October

Tuesday 8.10. at 10 am - 11:30 am
Friday 11.10. at 1 pm - 2:30 pm
Tuesday 22.10. at 10 am - 11:30 am

November

Tuesday 12.11. at 10 am - 11:30 am
Friday 15.11. at 10 am to 11.30 am

December

Tuesday 10.12. at 10 am - 11:30 am
Wednesday 11.12. at 1 pm - 2:30 pm

Study coordinators are happy to help you with questions about your study plan and Sisu. Book an appointment in MyStudies.

MyStudiesMyStudies instructions You can contact study coordinators by e-mail too: [email protected].

Starting Point offers student services without appointments. We offer services including certificate of attendance, official transcript of records and advice with annual enrolment.

Contact information and opening hours

The Starting Point of Wellbeing offers students advice and guidance on services related to wellbeing.

Starting Point of Wellbeing

The Student Services of School of Art, Design and Architecture does not have their own, specialised student service desk. Most cases can be handled via email, phone or by appointment. You are welcome to visit our meeting point LES Lounge (Väre 3rd floor room M311).

Opening hours:
Mon-Wed 9-14
Thu 12-15
Fri closed

Location: Learning Services Lounge M311, Väre, Otaniementie 14

With the guidance counsellor, you can talk about all matters related to your studies and future plans, get help with structuring your thoughts and get support for broader study planning and goal setting. The guidance counsellor can also help when you would like to talk with someone about your studies but are not sure whom to contact.

The guidance counsellor can help if you want to, for example,

•     reflect your strengths and interests
•     explore different study options (minors, study exchange etc.)
•     discuss any subject concerning your studies that puzzles you (motivation, change of program/field etc.)

You can reserve time via MyStudies. The length of the appointment is 45 minutes and available times (ca. 3/week) are on different weekdays.

International services, outgoing exchange students: Johanna Virta, [email protected] +358 50 358 0886

International educational projects, teacher and staff exchanges, internships: Hanna Karkku, +358 50 562 7709

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