Information for non-degree students, who have arrived in Finland from Ukraine due to war

University of Helsinki grants the right to complete non-degree studies to persons who have arrived in Finland and whose degree studies have been suspended at the Ukrainian higher education institution due to war. The right of completion may be granted to courses or study modules. This does not give the right to complete a degree at the University of Helsinki.

Read more about the application process for non-degree studies in the Admissions and education section of the University of Helsinki website.

University of Helsinki doesn’t have a transfer application procedure from a university abroad which means that it is not possible to transfer a right to complete a degree to the University of Helsinki from a university abroad.

After being granted the right to complete non-degree studies and before starting your studies, you need to activate your user account. Activating the account online requires a Finnish e-banking account or an electronic user ID and a card reader. For detailed instructions for activating your account, please see Helpdesk's instructions.

If you don’t have a Finnish bank account, download an application for a user account from Helpdesk's website. Once the application has been processed, you will receive a notification to visit a Helpdesk ID-point in person. It is recommended to visit the Helpdesk ID-point of the campus where you have teaching. If you have teaching in different campuses, you can choose which one you want to visit for activating the account. It is enough if you activate your account at one of the Helpdesk ID-points.

Once you have received your user account, you can check your personal data in the student information system Sisu.

To be able to register to courses all students must make a study plan in the Sisu-system. In Sisu the students plan their studies and register for courses.

- Please read the instructions on how to create a study plan and add your non-degree studies to the study plan on this site:

Instructions for students / Study Plan for non-degree studies



You have to register separately for all courses which you intend to complete. You will find more information about studies and timetables in the Sisu system. You can register for courses after you have activated your user account and created your study plan in accordance with the instructions above.

- Please, find more detailed information and the instructions for enrolling into courses on the Registering for teaching and exams page.

Housing

Information about and useful links and tips on housing are in the instructions for students on page Housing

Residence permit

Information about residence permit for students are in the instructions for students on page Residence permit

Unisport grants students who have arrived in Finland from Ukraine due to war the opportunity to use the Unisport sports facilities and training free of charge. Students are granted a training card for the duration of their right to study, however the maximum period is 12 months.

Read more about Unisport's services on the Unisport website.

Before the next teaching period in September, it is possible to take courses at the University of Helsinki Open University. Ukrainian citizens will not be charged for studies at Open University until autumn 2023.

Information about the courses offered by the Open University can be found in the Open University section of the University of Helsinki website.

If you have any questions, please contact ukraine@helsinki.fi for more information.