Study Related Legislation

Regulations at the University of Tampere

At the University of Tampere, the degree programmes and study modules are regulated by General Regulations Governing Degrees, and the studies taken at the University are evaluated according to Regulations for Evaluation of Studies.

N.B. Both the General Regulations Governing Degrees and the Regulations for Evaluation of Studies were amended in the beginning of the year 2011. The English equivalents of the new regulations will be published on this page as soon as possible. The new regulations are available in Finnish at http://www.uta.fi/opiskelu/lakitieto/index.html.

• Regulations for Evaluation of Studies In Finnish Tampereen yliopiston opintojen arviointisääntö
• General Regulations Governing Degrees In Finnish Tampereen yliopiston tutkintosääntö
  

National Legislation

Finnish universities are independent corporations under public law, which grants universities autonomy of education and research.

• Universities Act 558/2009  (FINLEX-pages)
• Act on the implementation of the Universities Act 559/2009 (FINLEX pages)
• Government Decree on University Degrees 794/2004 (FINLEX pages)