Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA area degree students
Bachelor’s degree programmes taught in English have tuition fees. Degree students who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland and who have started their studies 1 August 2017 and onwards are required to pay the tuition fee.
If you are a Finnish citizen, you are not required to pay tuition fees.
At Karelia UAS the tuition fee is 5 500 euros for a study year. The fee for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration completed in 3.5‑years is 19 250 euros and for Bachelor of Engineering completed in 4 years 22 000 euros.
Exemption from the tuition fee
You are exempted from paying tuition fees if you have one of the documents mentioned below. Please note that you have to upload a copy of the document which you use as a basis for exemption to the application form by 27 January 2021 by 3:00 pm Finnish time or once you receive it.
- Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland
- EU Blue Card in Finland
- Continuous residence permit card in Finland, Type A permit
- EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland
- Permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P permit
- EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P‑EU)
- UK citizens: if you have entered to Finland before 1 January 2021 and have a proof from Finnish Immigration Service that you have registered, or applied to register, your EU right to residence in Finland in accordance with the withdrawal agreement. Further information, please see the Brexit information provide by Migri.
Brexit and tuition fee
UK citizens are exempted from tuition fees also after the 1 January 2021 providing that they change their EU registration in Finland to right to residence in accordance with the withdrawal agreement. This change of status must be applied between the 1 October 2020 and the 30 September 2021. Proof of right to residence, or proof that the citizen has applied for it is sufficient for exemption. Applicant must upload copy of the Migri’s proof to the application form.
UK citizens who have arrived in Finland prior to 31 December 2020 must register their right to residence (in accordance with the withdrawal agreement) between the 1 October 2020 and the 31 December 2020 to be exempt from tuition fees. Registration or application before the end of 2020 exempts the student from tuition fees even if they start their studies after the 1 January 2021. Proof of registration or application is required upload to the application form.
New UK degree students who arrive in Finland after the 31 December 2020 are liable to full tuition fee and residence permit requirements like other non-EU/EEA students.
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Collection of tuition fees
The tuition fee will be collected from the student upon receipt of the study place, before enrolling as present. The student will receive payment instructions for the tuition fee in the letter of acceptance. The fee can be paid in two instalments so that the first half of the fee is paid as accepting the study place and the other half by the end of January next year. If the student accepts the offered study place at Karelia UAS within 10 days from the offer, s/he is entitled for an Early bird ‑scholarship. Early bird ‑scholarship covers the second half of the tuition fee payment due on January 2022.
Student continuing his/her studies must inform Karelia UAS whether s/he will pay the fee in one or two instalments. Students who choose to pay their tuition fee as one instalment, will pay it at the end of the academic year, by 31st July, according to the payment instructions they will receive. Students paying in two instalment, will pay the first instalment by the end of July and the second instalment by the end of January next year.
The student must inform Karelia UAS whether s/he will pay the fee in one or two instalments.
Scholarship programme for the academic years 2020 — 2021 and 2021 — 2022
Karelia UAS provides fee-paying students with scholarships.
The scholarship for first-year students is 50% of the first academic year’s fee and it can be applied for directly when filling in the joint application form. To receive the scholarship, the student needs to accept the study place and pay the remaining 50% of the tuition fee within 10 days from the date the study place has been admitted.
As of 1 January 2020, Karelia UAS provides fee-paying students with a scholarship also based on Finnish language skills. Students can be awarded with a scholarship two times during their studies based on their level of Finnish language and provided that they have gained 55 credits per academic year.
Degrees: International Business (IB), duration of studies: 3,5 years, Industrial Management (IM), duration of studies: 4 years
|
Study year |
Full tuition fee of International Business and Industrial Management |
Scholarship IB |
Scholarship IM |
To be paid when |
In order to receive the scholarship, |
|
1st year |
5500 |
2750 |
2750 |
2750 |
When accepting a study place (students accepted in 2020): The scholarship for first-year students is 50% of the first academic year’s fee and it can be applied for directly when filling in the joint application form. To receive the scholarship, the student needs to accept the study place and pay the remaining 50% of the tuition fee within 10 days from the date the study place has been admitted. |
|
2nd year |
5500 |
2750 |
2750 |
2750 |
Has completed A2-level in Finnish and 55 credits with during the first study year, grant compensated of the tuition fee for the second academic year |
|
3rd year |
5500 |
3000 |
3000 |
2500 |
Has completed B1-level in Finnish and 55 credits with during the second study year, grant compensated of the tuition fee for the third academic year |
|
3,5th year/IB |
2750 |
- |
- |
2750 |
|
|
4th year/IM |
5500 |
- |
- |
5500 | |
|
TOTAL before graduating |
19250 / IB |
8500 |
8500 |
10750 / IB 13500 / IM | |
|
If graduating during 3,5/4 years |
|
1375 |
2750 |
|
Grant will be paid when student finishes his/her studies in the recommended study time, refund upon graduation (International Business 3,5 years and Industrial Management 4 years) |
|
TOTAL |
19250 |
9875 |
11250 |
9375 / IB 10750 / IM |
|
Table 1: The scholarship scheme at Karelia UAS from 1 January 2020
Completion of the Finnish language proficiency levels A2 and B1
Achieving the A2 level in Finnish language is possible by actively participating in the Finnish language studies according to curriculum.
Achieving the B1 level requires a student commitment and independent study of the Finnish language. Karelia requires students to be active in developing their Finnish language skills and encourages students to aim to level B1 by supporting and offering voluntary Finnish language studies in addition to compulsory studies.
Only one scholarship/academic year is available for completing the Finnish language proficiency, during the second and third study year. If student completes both skill levels in the same year, the second skill level complementation will be take into account to the following year. Also student’s credits exceeding 55 credits/academic year will be taken into account in next academic year’s credit accumulation.
Language level assessment is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR).
You can check the requirements from here: https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168045bc7b
If a student
- does not graduate during 3,5 years (International Business), 4 years (Industrial Management), s/he has a right to study one year immediately following this set of duration without a separate permit. Student is required to pay the tuition fee 2750€ / semester. Scholarship will not be paid if study time exceeds 3,5 / 4 years.
- graduates during the semester, the tuition fee paid will not be refunded,
- is found guilty of plagiarism, the scholarship committee has the right to reclaim the scholarship.
Scholarship programme for the academic year 2019 — 2020
Karelia UAS provides fee-paying students with scholarships.
Early-bird scholarship: A first-year students may apply for a scholarship, which is 50% of the tuition fee for the academic year, as soon as s/he has accepted his/her study place. The scholarship can only be granted when the applicant has accepted the study place and paid half of the tuition fee for the academic year (2,750 €) within 10 days after s/he has accepted his/her study place. The amount of the scholarship will be reduced from the spring term tuition fee (due by January 2020).
Karelia UAS will provide successful students with scholarship based on performance in their studies. All students who are charged for the tuition fee, are eligible. The scholarship is conditional and it will be paid retrospectively. The student will be awarded 50 % reduction of the tuition fee for the next academic year, when completing 55 ECTS credits in a study year with the minimum grade average of 2 (scale: satisfactory 1–5 excellent). In the 3,5th year, the graduating student will receive the last part of the scholarship as a grant when finishing the studies in the recommended set duration of studies (5 semesters, 3.5 years).
Rules of the Scholarship Fund
Table 1: The scholarship scheme at Karelia UAS from 1 January 2019
|
Full tuition fee |
Scholarship | To be paid when student is entitled for full scholarship |
In order to receive the scholarship, the following criteria must be met | |
|
1st year |
5500 |
2750 | 2750 |
When accepting a study place (students accepted in 2019): A first-year students may apply for a scholarship as soon as s/he has accepted his/her study place, paid 50% of the tuition fee for the academic year, and enrolled present within 10 days after s/he has accepted his/her study place. has completed 55 credits with the minimum grade average of 2 during the first study year, grant compensated of the tuition fee for the next academic year |
|
2nd year |
5500 |
2750 | 2750 |
has completed 55 credits with the minimum grade average of 2 during the second study year, grant compensated of the tuition fee for the next academic year |
|
3rd year |
5500 |
2750 | 2750 |
has completed 55 credits with the minimum grade average of 2 during the third study year, grant compensated of the tuition fee for the next academic year |
|
3,5th year |
2750 |
1375 | 1375 |
|
| Graduating | 1375 |
finishes his/her studies in the recommended study time (3.5 years), refund upon graduation | ||
|
TOTAL |
19 250 |
11 000 | 9625 |
If a student does not graduate during 3,5 years, s/he has a right to study one year immediately following this set of duration without a separate permit. Student is required to pay the tuition fee 2750€ / semester.
• In order to receive the scholarship, the student is required to submit the scholarship application according to the instructions and to provide proof of compliance with the awarding criteria.
• If the student is found guilty of plagiarism, the scholarship committee has the right to reclaim the scholarship.
Special issues
If the student falls ill and must be absent from the studies for a semester or an academic year, s/he can transfer his/her payment to the following academic year after providing a medical certificate on the illness.
If a student who is about to start his/her studies at Karelia UAS becomes ill before starting the studies and has to be absent the first academic year, s/he can apply for reimbursement of the tuition fee s/he has already paid for. The student needs to present a medical certificate to be eligible for reimbursement. If the application has been made and the medical certificate submitted before the beginning of the first academic year, the whole tuition fee will be reimbursed.
If the student is compelled to discontinue his/her studies based on her maternity leave or his/her own or a family member’s severe illness, half of the paid tuition fee for the academic year in question will be refunded, if the studies are discontinued no later than the in the halfway of an academic year. The student is responsible for providing proof of the reason for the discontinuation (medical certificate). The tuition fee will not be refunded without a medical certificate. Other type of discontinuation of studies does not entitle to the restoration of the tuition fee.
As described above, the same principle applies to transfer students; if the student transfers to another institution no later than in the hallway of an academic year, half of the tuition fee will be refunded.
Students paying Open UAS fees will be charged with degree education tuition fees as they have the eligibility to apply for degree studies (pathway students), i.e. as they have fully completed one year of studies.