Student affairs officE

According to the Universities of Applied Sciences Act, a first-year student may only register as a non-attending student for the academic year on certain grounds. See https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Guide-for-new-students/To-Enroll-For-Non-Attendance

You can activate your user credentials after receiving a notification email from the Lapland UAS. The user credentials are created after your study right has been added to the register. Please note that the notification email might end up to your email’s Spam Folder. More information: LUC IT SERVICES - user account management - Login

If you have problems with your user credentials, please contact Students’ Helpdesk:
Tel. +358 40 484 4488
Email servicedesk(at)luc.fi

More useful information for new students: https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Guide-for-new-students

You will get answers to your questions at the beginning of your studies. You can enroll for the courses once your studies have started.

Before starting your studies, you have received a notification email about your user credentials and completing a self-study package for study orientation. It is recommended to complete the self-study package before the first contact instruction session. More information: https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Guide-for-new-students

You can order official documents, electronically certified by the UAS, from Peppi. Instructions can be found here.

If you need a certificate with a signature and the school’s official stamp, you can send the request to opintotoimisto(at)lapinamk.fi.

You can pick up the card from the Student Services during opening hours. If necessary, the card can be sent by post.

Membership in the student union Rotko involves a comprehensive package of services and discounts for students – you will get access to a wide range of local and national discounts (e.g. train and bus tickets, student-priced meals etc.). More information about the student union’s student card can be found here.

Unfortunately, no. The Kela meal subsidy card is only meant for degree students but as an Open UAS student, you can get a specific discount certificate. The certificate can be obtained from the Open UAS, and it can be used in campus restaurants at Lapland UAS and University of Lapland (Felli and Petronella).

At the Kemi and Tornio campuses, certificates can also be requested from the Student Affairs Office.

Membership in the student union Rotko involves a comprehensive package of services and discounts for students – you will get access to a wide range of local and national discounts (e.g. train and bus tickets, student-priced meals etc.). More information about the student union’s student card can be found here.

You can get a student discount on train tickets for long-distance traffic and VR’s commuter traffic when you have a student card entitling you to a discount.

More information about FSHS fee can be found on Kela’s website.

Lapland UAS charges a fee in accordance with the price list for copies. You can also check the free Suomi.fi services to see if the information about your degree is sufficient. The price list can be found here.

If you need a copy of your degree certificate, please contact the coordinator of your field. You will then receive payment information and a copy will be provided in return for payment receipt.

Students must register as attending or non-attending every academic year according to the regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Act. Please check the enrollment period from Lapland UAS’s website.

The enrollment is done in Peppi. More information: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/peppi-ohjeet/for-student/my-studies/academic-year-enrollment/

NOTE! Only students who have enrolled as attending students can attend courses, take exams, complete practical training connected to studies or receive thesis guidance. In addition to the academic year enrollment, you need to enroll for individual courses.

Instructions for enrollment: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/peppi-ohjeet/for-student/my-studies/enrolments/

NOTE! Only students who have enrolled as attending students can attend courses, take exams, complete practical training connected to studies or receive thesis guidance. In addition to the academic year enrollment, you need to enroll for individual courses.

A student who has not registered as attending or non-attending loses their right to study. Upon application, the right to study may be reinstated starting from the beginning of the next semester. The right to study may be reinstated if the student has remaining right to study time. The right to study cannot be reinstated if the right to study time has ended. More information and the reinstatement application: https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Forms-and-guidelines/Applying-for-reinstatement-of-the-right-to-study

The statutory time for a bachelor's degree is either 3,5 or 4 years + 1 extra year. The statutory time for a master's degree is 1 or 1,5 years + 1 extra year. The extra year is marked by the Coordinator of your field based on a new study plan made with the Study Counsellor.

A student who has not completed their studies within the statutory time must apply for an extension to their right to study. If the extension is granted, the student cannot register as a non-attending student.

Before you fill the notice of resignation in Peppi, it is recommended that you have a conversation with your Study Counsellor. Instructions for filling the notice of resignation: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/peppi-ohjeet/for-student/my-studies/applications/notice-of-resignation/

If you are studying at Open UAS, please contact avoinamk(at)lapinamk.fi.

Your credits have not disappeared, but they still exist on the Open UAS right to study. The coordinator of your study field will transfer the Open UAS credits to your new right to study as soon as possible.

You can apply for a credit transfer at the beginning of your studies. Before filling the credit transfer application, please have a guidance discussion with your study counsellor. The credit transfer application can be filled in Peppi. Instructions for applying: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/peppi-ohjeet/for-student/my-studies/credit-transfer-applications/

If you have transferred as a degree student from the Open UAS (path studies), the coordinator of our field will transfer the Open UAS credits to your new right to study.

Yes, if the Study Counsellor of your field considers that your work experience meets the competence objectives of the studies or practical training to be substituted. Please have a guidance discussion with your Study Counsellor. The credit transfer application can be filled in Peppi. Instructions for applying: https://blogi.eoppimispalvelut.fi/peppi-ohjeet/for-student/my-studies/credit-transfer-applications/

You can activate your user credentials after receiving a notification email from the Lapland UAS. The user credentials are created after your study right has been added to the register. Please note that the notification email might end up to your email’s Spam Folder. More information: https://iam.luc.fi/

If you have problems with your user credentials, please contact Students’ Helpdesk:
Tel. +358 40 484 4488
Email servicedesk(at)luc.fi

More useful information for new students: https://www.lapinamk.fi/en/Students/Guide-for-new-students

You can restore your user credentials or change a forgotten password using the following instructions: https://iam.luc.fi/

If you have problems with your user credentials, please contact the Students’ Helpdesk:
+358 40 484 4488
servicedesk@luc.fi