Starting the Studies

Congratulations on your study place and welcome to study in Turku University of Applied Sciences! Instructions for new degree students starting in English conducted degree programmes in Turku UAS in January 2024 will be updated by 27 October 2023.

Please read the instructions on the page carefully, separate starting instructions will not be sent. Before starting your studies, you should activate your user ID and complete the DigiStart.

Please check the starting date, time and place of your degree programme from the table at the bottom of the page. It is important to participate in the starting day because that's where you will be given all the necessary information to succeed in your studies. You will also get to know your student group, teachers and the study environment. On the first day of studies you need to bring with you passport or official valid ID. If the starting meeting is online, be prepared to show your valid ID online.

User ID

Activate your user ID to Turku UAS IT systems at id.turkuamk.fi > Register. Activation is possible for new degree students after 2 January 2024.

• If you are accepted after 2 January from the waiting list, you can activate your user ID in a few days after you have confirmed the study place at My Studyinfo and registered as attending for the academic year.
• The service requires authentication with a bank ID or a mobile certificate. If you do not have a Finnish social security number, you need to register a foreigner’s user identifier and authenticate via the e-form. Please refer to the instructions below.
• Please try again later if activating is not working yet.
• If you cannot activate the user ID with the instructions above, please contact servicedesk (at) turkuamk.fi
• Your student number, user ID and email address show up in the end of activating, please write them down for future need.

 Turku University of Applied Sciences user IDs require multi-factor authentication (MFA). Please register MFA after activating your user ID. Read the instructions at https://www.tuas.fi/mfa.

Registering a foreigner’s user identifier and filling the e-form

You will need a valid passport or an EU-approved identity card and a smartphone capable of taking photos to register.

Register a foreigner’s user identifier

Please use your computer instead of your phone to complete this step.

1. Open the following link in a web browser: Finnish authenticator identification service.
2. Click the title "How to get a foreigner's identifier?" and follow the steps.

ID proofing

After registering, you need to do the ID proofing.

Open the following link in a web browser: Finnish authenticator identification service. Click the title "How to authenticate your identity with the app", which can be found below the first title on the webpage. Complete the steps. Please log in to the Finnish Authenticator Service with your computer and use the app that will be installed to your phone during this step only when needed. If you run into problems, you can find some help topics beneath the instructions on the Finnish authenticator identification service webpage.

Authenticating to the e-form

When you have done the ID proofing, you can authenticate to the e-form with the Finnish Authenticator service.

1. First you should see the e-Identification page. Select “Identification methods for foreigners” at the bottom of the page. On the next page, scroll past all the flags and country-specific options to the very bottom, and select “Finnish Authenticator app”.
2. Enter your UID or your email and password.
3. Select one of the registered apps to authenticate with.
4. Tend to the app and enter your PIN.
5. The screen requesting to run app will automatically disappear after the authentication has been completed.

You should now see the e-form. Please fill in and verify your information. After that, press Save.

Delivery of user ID

After successful authentication to the e-form, you will receive an email containing information on how to activate your user ID. Remember to register MFA after activating your user ID. Read the instructions at https://www.tuas.fi/mfa.

In the table you will find the start date and place of your programme, your study group ID and contact details. Changes to the instructions are possible. Please follow the information on this page. 

In the Tuudo app, you can find campus maps of Turku University of Applied Sciences and search for facilities by name. Check the exact location of the starting place in Tuudo. 
During the orientation days, you can eat at the student restaurant on campus at your own expense. To get the student discounts, you need to activate your Turku UAS user ID and download the Tuudo app before the first day of school.

Accrediting previous university level studies

If you have been accepted to a Bachelor's degree programme and you have prior university level courses in the same field of study from a country within EU/ETA please send copies of your transcripts of record and course descriptions in English by 8 December 2023. Please notice that we need information only about your university level courses at this time.

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration (PBUADK24): send your transcripts of record and course descriptions to Degree Programme Leader Sanna Merisalo ( sanna.merisalo@turkuamk.fi )
• Bachelor of Engineering, Information and Communications Technology (PINFOK24): send your transcripts of record and course descriptions to Degree Programme Leader Paula Steinby (paula.steinby@turkuamk.fi)
• Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering (PIMEK24): send your trancripts of records and course descriptions to Degree Programme Leader Jenni Aitonurmi (jenni.aitonurmi@turkuamk.fi)

If you have a previous higher education degree in the same field of study from outside EU/ETA, you can apply to accredit some of your previous studies to your new degree studies. In order to do this, you must request official copies of your degree certificate from your previous university. The officials from your previous university must fill the form Verification of previous studies Turku UAS and send it to Turku UAS in paper mail by 8 December 2023 with the verified copies of your study transcripts. You can find the detailed instructions on the form. Please notice that you cannot deliver the documents personally, only documents sent by paper mail will be accepted.

Please note that the verification process may take some time, so it's important to start this process as early as possible. If you have any questions about this process, please contact studentoffice@turkuamk.fi

New Student's Guide

Read other practical information about studying at Turku University of Applied Sciences in the New Student's Guide.

Read also the updating information about preparing for the coronavirus at Turku University of Applied Sciences