Home Courses Open University Studies Open University Studies Open university is open for all. You can either prep for your entrance examination or use open university courses as access studies to a degree programme. CoursesBeauty and Fashion Courses Culture, Society and Environment Dance Courses Handicrafts Courses Languages Arabic Courses Chinese Courses Dutch Courses English Courses Estonian Courses Finnish Courses French Courses German Courses Greek Courses Italian Courses Japanese Courses Korean Courses Latin Courses Persian Courses Polish Courses Portuguese Courses Russian Courses Spanish Courses Swedish Courses Media, Computer skills and Photography Music Courses Sports Courses Theatre and Improvisation Visual arts Well-being Courses Written Expression and Communication Open University Studies Register to the Courses Avoimen yliopiston opinnot Language of Instruction In general, the language of instruction is Finnish. In many courses, the teacher is also able to instruct in English or some other language. Please contact the Study guidance for more details concerning the courses and instruction. Studying at the Open University Signing Up and Registration Cancellation Study Guidance Studying The Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki organizes open university studies in co-operation with Finnish universities. Open university is an avenue of study at university without an age limit or educational requirements. The students are admitted in the sign-up order. Some study subjects may require an eliminating preliminary exam. The studies entail attending lectures, group work, exercises and independent work with literature and various tasks. In some study modules part of the studies and exams take place in an online environment. The studies consist mainly of independent work, of which there can be a substantial amount. An Open University student receives a certificate of her/his studies from the university, and at a later date it is possible to integrate the studies to a degree, if the student is later admitted as a full-time student at the university. There is a separate quota for university admission application for a full-time student for those students who have already done a certain amount of studies. Signing Up and Registration You can sign up for an Open University study module, independent courses and exams at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki office. You can sign up for separate parts of study modules only if the Institute has granted a special permission for this, based on specific reasons (for example, the studies have been interrupted previously). You can only sign up for a study module, but not separate parts of the whole, or exams at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki website. Please check the time when the sign-up period starts. In addition to signing up your must register as a student at the Open University. You will be sent a registration link before the studies start. The registration for the University of Turku is done via the NettiOpsu service. The study fee for the university is paid in conjunction with the registration via online bank service. After this the regstration is binding, and cannot be cancelled. If you are unable to register via the link provided for you, you can contact the study secretary for your subject at Open University. The registration forms the Open University study credit registry information platform. Your credits will be stored in the registry. Study Fees The study fees consist of fees from both the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki and the universities. The fees vary according to discipline. The fees are announced with each discipline. Generally the Open University student fee allows one to study for a planned study period for a given discipline. There is a separate fee for exams taken during the next semester. The Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki charges 50 euros for an extra exam. Cancellation How do I cancel my course registration? You can cancel a course registration by email toimisto@helao.fi. Can I get a refund? If you cancel your course registration not later than 14 days before the course is due to start, the course fee paid on netbank, payment card or MobilePay will be refunded in full. When will the course fees not be refunded? The paid course fees will not be refunded if you cancel a course less than 14 days before the course is due to start have registered for a course and do not show up discontinue the course Exams Registration for all exams, also for those connected to lectures, and renewal exams must be done 10 days before the exam, unless there is an exception mentioned in the exam info. For the exams held at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki premises the registration can be done via e-mail to the office toimisto@helao.fi (name, address, phone number and birth date). Those who have not registered cannot take part in the exams. One must always carry an ID card at the exams. Study Guidance and Counselling General Open University study guidance at the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki is provided by Head Teacher Marita Parkkonen, 050 477 3866, marita.parkkonen@helao.fi Questions on the studies of a given discipline are best answered by the university itself. In matters regarding exams or grades please contact the Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki office, tel. 09 4150 0300 or toimisto@helao.fi.
