Start your studies now – go online with Digistart!

Start your studies by completing your first  ECTS credits at Turku UAS. Digistart gives you all you need to know about studying at Turku UAS before your actual studies start. You will learn about various aspects of your studies here, such as our approach to studying, the tools we use, and support for studies. You will receive a badge after successful completion of the course.

Digistart will be visible to all new students starting from 2 January 2025. You must activate your Turku UAS user ID to access the course.  It is a good idea to start the course straight away, so that you have the best possible start for your studies. Once you are familiar with the approaches and tools for learning, you are ready to start your studies at Turku UAS!

The course is available on our online learning environment, itslearning. Please follow the instructions below to start the course:

• Log in at https://turkuamk.itslearning.com
• Select ’Login with HAKA’ and use the ID that you received when you activated your Turku UAS user ID
• On the front page of itslearning, please choose ’Courses’ and then click on ’Digistart, Spring 2025’
• Follow the instructions given on the course page.
• Digistart is a comprehensive package of information that you don't have to study all at once. You can return to the course at any time during your studies to find the information you need.

Digistart is available in English and Finnish. The language is determined according to your degree programme.

If you cannot find Digistart course in itslearning, you can join the course by yourself. Choose in itslearning Courses > All courses > Site course catalogue and join the Digistart course.

If you need help with Digistart, please contact us at: digistartti@turkuamk.fi

Preliminary timetables for spring semester 2025 will be published by 2 December 2024 at lukkari.turkuamk.fi. 

You can find your own schedule by filtering "group search" and by filling in your study group ID in the box. Then press search and add the group ID to the schedule. Your study group ID can be found in the table at the bottom of this page.  

Please note that changes to timetables are possible and you should always check the timetable before lessons.

Download Tuudo mobile application as soon as you have received information about study place in Turku UAS. Tuudo is available for Android and iOS mobile devices. Find Turku University of Applied Sciences in the menu and choose New Student button when you can access the content without logging in.

In Tuudo, you can see for example campus maps and general news for students. Later when you have activated your user ID and log in to Tuudo, you can also see your personal timetable, follow the progress of your studies and reserve rooms for studying. You can also start using Tuudo's digital student card which entitles KELA-sponsored student meals and discounts on services such as VR, Matkahuolto and Turku region traffic Föli starting from the first day of the studies.

The student card is located at the top right corner of the Tuudo app’s side menu. The "Korttilompakko" icon at the top of the menu takes you to the card view. You must upload your own photo before you can use the card. The photo must be clear and identifiable. Please select the photo carefully, as you cannot change it before the beginning of the next semester. Enabling a student card in Tuudo is easy:
1.    Download Tuudo to your phone and log in with the Turku UAS login details.
2.    Open Student card in the app and follow the instructions to create a card for yourself.

Along with e.g. different cloud services, Turku University of Applied Sciences will increasingly require students to have their own laptops during schooldays.

• Read the instructions for using your own laptop in studying
• Further information on Turku UAS' IT services is available here.

You must pay the student healthcare fee if you are studying for a bachelor's or master's level university degree and have registered as attending for the current term. You must pay the fee even if you do not receive student financial aid or if you use occupational or other health services instead of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS).

You are not billed for the student healthcare fee but must make sure to pay it in OmaKela for each academic term. Visit Kela’s website for information about how to pay the student healthcare fee.

The due date for paying the student healthcare fee is determined based on the date on which you register as attending.

• For the autumn term, the due date is 15 November provided you have registered as attending by 31 August. If you register as attending for the autumn term on or after 1 October, the due date is 31 December.
• For the spring term, the due date is 15 March provided you have registered as attending by 31 January. If you register as attending for the spring term on or after 1 February, the due date is 31 July.

If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee to use the FSHS’s services. Visit Kela’s website for information about how to proceed if you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom.

Students from other EU or EEA countries must provide a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) when accessing FSHS services. The FSHS will be required by law to ask to see a European Health Insurance Card to identify students who are covered by state-provided health insurance from a country other than Finland. The card must be obtained before coming to Finland. Students from Britain and Northern Ireland may provide a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC). Read more on FSHS website.

See FSHS video for new students

Read also the brochure about Finnish Student Health Services FSHS.

If you have been absent for the first academic year and now want to start your studies and know your starting group, you can find instructions for enrolling as a present student on the Current and Former Students page.

Join Turku UAS’ society before the start of your studies

Starting your studies is easier if you know other students beforehand. The Goin’ app enables you to familiarise to students who 

• are starting the same study programme
• come from the same country 
• have similar interests or hobbies
• are looking for future roommates
• currently study at Turku UAS and can assist with practical questions.

Why download the Goin’ app?

• You can have a 1-on-1 conversations
• You can chat in groups based on your interests, programme, or nationality. Choose from a variety of groups or start your own!
• You will access to general information and useful links.

How can you get Goin'?
If you have been admitted to Turku UAS, you will receive an e-mail with the registration link for the app.

You can download the app for your device.
 Android: Google Playstore Goin' App
Apple: App store Goin' App

About the app
Using the app is optional. One-on-one conversations will not be monitored. Group conversations will be moderated to prevent inappropriate use of the app or if a student raises a concern.

You are required to give your consent to process your personal data. The Goin’ app provider company needs to process certain personal data to create a profile. Once you decide to delete your profile or stop using the app, the company will delete your data. 
 

Turku is the city of 40,000 students and six higher education institutions.

Read more about living in Turku: turku.fi/studyinturku

Information on the campus opening hours, parking and transport connections is available on the campus introduction pages.

If you have been accepted to a Bachelor's degree programme in Turku University of Applied Sciences and you have prior university level courses in the same field of study, please read the instructions below.

Accrediting previous higher education degree studies from a country within EU/EEA

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/EEA please send copies of your transcripts of record and course descriptions in English. Please notice that we need information only about your university level courses at this time.

Send your transcripts of record and course descriptions to study guidance counsellor Ulla Niittyinperä (ulla.niittyinpera@turkuamk.fi)

Accrediting previous higher education degree studies from outside EU/EEA

If you have a previous higher education degree in the same field from a country outside EU/EEA, 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 with the verified copies of your study transcripts. Please see the detailed instructions on the form.

Form to be filled: Accreditation of previous studies

Please notice that you cannot deliver the documents personally, only documents sent by paper mail will be accepted. Postal address for the documents: 

Turku University of Applied Sciences 
Student Office /Mona Mikkola
Joukahaisenkatu 3
20520 Turku
Finland

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