If you run out of permitted time
Extending the right to study
If a student does not complete his/her studies within the time allowed, s/he loses his/her right to study. On application a student's right to study may be extended, i.e. s/he may be allowed extra time to complete his/her studies if s/he can provide the faculty with a viable plan for the completion of studies.
The form for applying for the extention to the right to study can be found in page Forms. The English page for forms is currently under construction (>Application for extension to the right to study to complete a degree programme).
This is a paraphrase and not a legally binding rendering of the content of the legislation (Amendment to the Universities Act (556/2005, 18 §)):
According to the law the university may grant more time to a student who has not completed his/her studies if a viable plan for the completion of the studies is provided. In this the student should provide detailed information on how s/he plans to complete the studies.
The right to study may be extended if, once due consideration has been given to the amount of studies taken and studies still undone and to earlier decisions of allowing extra time, it seems feasible that the student can indeed complete the degree. The university is required to take note of the student's life situation when making the decision on granting extra time.
A student who does not complete his/her studies in the extra time allowed under 18 e § 1 of the legislation, and also a student who has not been granted extra time for the completion of studies will lose their right to study.
If such a person, who has lost the right to sudy should subsequently wish to continue his/her studies, the application must be made for regaining the right to study.
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