Academic year 2025-2026
Application process for Spring 2026
1) Partner universities nominate students for exchange.
Nomination deadlines: 15 September (non-EU students) or 15 October (EU/EEA students)
Nominations are done in SoleMOVE system, instructions for this have been sent to the international offices of the partner institutions by email. More information from mobility(at)karelia.fi.
2) Karelia’s International Office creates user IDs for the nominated students in the SoleMOVE system.
The nominated students will receive an email from SoleMOVE with login information and instructions.
3) Students fill in and submit the SoleMOVE online application with the required attachments confirm their place once they receive information on the acceptance.
* Deadline for non-EU/EEA students’ applications: 30 September 2025.
* Deadline for EU/EEA students’ applications: 31 October 2025.
4) The applications are processed in October-November 2025 by Karelia’s departmental coordinators and the International Office. Acceptance information is sent to the applicants.
Documents you need to attach to your online application
- Transcript of Records in English (=courses completed so far)
- Copy of ID or Passport
- Learning agreement (please check the detailed information below; your application cannot be processed without the learning agreement)
- EU curriculum vitae
- Motivation Letter (only if you apply for training/placement or individual project supervised by Karelia UAS).
Learning Agreement
Erasmus+ students from European countries:
Please use the online/digital learning agreement, if possible! Your home university will guide you with the first steps. Complete the Learning Agreement by your application deadline.
If your home university is NOT yet using an online/digital learning agreement, please upload your Erasmus+ learning agreement for studies (signed by you and your home coordinator) as an attachment to your application in the SoleMOVE application system by your application deadline.
Tips for OLA:
– Karelia UAS in Finnish is Karelia Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy. Erasmus code: SF JOENSUU09.
– The receiving responsible (signing) person is the departmental coordinator of your study field.
– The receiving administrative person is Antonia Stavridou, International Officer, email: mobility (at) karelia.fi.
Erasmus+ students from non-European countries:
We will contact you personally and send you the learning agreement template you should use.
Non-Erasmus exchange students, please use the template here: Learning agreement.
Fill in the information on the Karelia courses you wish to select. Sign your learning/training agreement and ask your home university’s international coordinator to sign it. Upload the document to the SoleMOVE application system by the application deadline.
Studies at Karelia University of Applied Sciences
Familiarize yourself with the list of courses offered for the exchange students. If you need further information e.g. on the suitability of the courses for you or possibilities of projects and practical placements, please contact the
departmental coordinators.
Semester dates for exchange students
- Academic year 2025-2026
- Autumn semester: 14 August – 19 December 2025 (including orientation days)
- Spring semester: 7 January – 31 May 2026 (including orientation days)
Timetable and important information
- Application deadline for non-EU/EEA students: 30 September 2025
- Application deadline for EU/EEA students: 31 October 2025
- October-November 2025: Applications are processed at Karelia UAS.
Apply for accommodation from Student Housing Company Joensuun Elli as soon as you have received information of acceptance.
Non-EU/EEA students: Apply for a visa/residence permit for studies (if applicable) as soon as you have received the letter of acceptance. Please see the instructions on the Finnish Immigration Service website - December 2025:
Participate in the Pre-arrival webinar for incoming exchange students. The link will be sent to the accepted exchange students in November. - January 2026
Studies begin with Orientation days on 7.1. – 8.1.2026. New exchange students should arrive in Joensuu before that. The incoming students will be informed about the arrangements and/or any changes in due course.
-> Link to the main page for exchange students.