Karelia UAS Integration Services guide international degree students in various topics. You can contact the Integration Services already before your arrival and during your studies. You can contact the Integration Services if you have questions in the following topics:
- Matters with different authorities and help for using different services (residence permit, DVV-registration, ID card, opening a bank account, Finnish social security, taxes etc.)
- Housing (applying for housing and other matters related to housing)
- Arriving with family members (schooling, daycare and other services for families)
- Social and healthcare services
- Public transport
- Free-time related questions
- Extra-curricular Finnish language studies
- General information about employment in Finland
- Getting familiar with city of Joensuu and North Karelia region
- Guidance in problem situations
How to contact Integration Services?
Please send an e-mail to: [email protected] and we will respond as soon as possible.
You can also visit Integration Services during the walk-in hours at our information desk for international students in Wärtsilä campus lobby during the academic year. The schedule is available in Pakki student intra. You can also book private counselling sessions (on campus/online), if needed.