Enrolment of New Students

To make your enrolment process as smooth as possible, we have prepared a step-by-step list for you. Please also read the official enrolment dates and instructions by clicking the purple button on the upper right corner.

1. Welcome to pick up the enrolment papers and the Orientation Package from the International Office  (room A129) in the Main Building.
   
   The enrolment papers include a registration form, an invoice for the payment of the Student Union fee and the Student ID Card application form. Enrolment papers of degree students also contain the login ID (Basic User Account, BUA)  for the University IT Systems with instructions on how to activate it. Exchange and visiting students get this information when they enrol at the Registrar's Office.
2. If you are a degree student, please obtain a confirmation of validity of your academic documents. Also non-degree students (not exchange/visiting students) who pay a course fee obtain the confirmation.
   
   Present the original documents of your educational background at the study office of your School. For contact details, please see your Letter of Acceptance. Students of the Kauppi Campus (Bioinformatics, Health Sciences, Medicine) present their documents at the Admission Office, Main Building, room C7.
3. If you are a member of the student union (*see also below on this page), please pay the Student Union membership fee
   
   Please use the invoice included in your enrolment papers. The fee is payable at any bank from a Finnish bank account or in cash or you can use your internet bank account. Please remember to include the given reference number with the transfer. You cannot pay the fee at the University. Keep the receipt of the payment.
4. Fill in the missing details in your Registration Form and SIGN it.
5. Enrol at the Registrar’s Office.
   
   Students are required to present the following documents when they enrol:
   
   • Letter of Acceptance
   • filled registration form
   • receipt of the paid *Student Union Membership fee (EUR 94 for the academic year/EUR 47 for one semester, additional preparation costs of approx. EUR 4 are charged by the Student Union upon collection).
   • passport (or EU identity card / EU driving licence)
   • passport photo for the student ID card
   
   In addition, degree and **non-degree students must present:
   
   • confirmation of the validity of your academic documents; to get the confirmation, you must present the original documents of your educational background at the Study Office of the school concerned.

*Student Union membership is compulsory for all degree seeking students at Bachelor´s and Master´s level (=first and second cycle) at Finnish universities, as well as for all exchange and visiting students. For postgraduate (Licentiate and Doctoral) students, the membership of the Student Union is voluntary. The annual membership fee is EUR 46 and the benefits are fewer. More information can be found on the website of the Student Union.