NON-EU/EEA CITIZENS
Those applicants who are applying with non-Finnish qualifications and are NON-EU/EEA citizens must have the final degree certificate by the end of the application period.
Please enclose the following documents with the application
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copies of the original degree certificate
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authorised translation of the certificate if needed (in English, Finnish or Swedish, the translation must have the translators’ signature and stamp), copy is enough
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English language proficiency certificate (see the information below).
All required enclosures must be at the admissions office of the applicant's first-choice university of applied sciences by 24 February 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time. Faxed or scanned copies (send as an email attachment) are not accepted. You can send them by post or delivery service.
JAMK's address is:
Admissions Office of JAMK
P.O. Box 207 (Rajakatu 35)
FI-40101 JYVÄSKYLÄ
Finland
English Language Certificate
NON-EU/EEA CITIZENS must provide proof of the English language skills by 24th of February 2012 at 4.15 pm Finnish time (GMT +2) to the admissions office of first preference polytechnic/UAS . In order to prove the applicant’s English language skills, they must provide one of the following minimum requirements:
IELTS score academic level 6.0 (copy is enough)
TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 213 computer-based/ 79-80 internet -based test
grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung –examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95)
skills level 4 in English in the Finnish general language examination.
If you have completed your primary and secondary school education or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand you are exempted from the language test. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree conducted in English in a European Union/European Economic Area -country is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills.
TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years. TOEFL score results are accepted only directly from the Educational Testing Service. JAMK University of Applied Sciences Toefl code is 0719.
Refugees (in Finland)
If an applicant is a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and the qualifications obtained cannot be proven through documentary evidence, the UAS’ concerned can invite an applicant to the entrance examination. The applicant must prove the refugee status by a decision made by a competent authority and send a copy of the decision to the admissions office by 24 February 2012 at the latest. They still need to provide proof of English language skills (see above).
Entrance examinations
All eligible applicants will be invited to entrance examinations.
Before Arrival
Residence Permit
Students outside EU or EEA need to apply for a residence permitbefore leaving for Finland and it is recommended to do so without delay at the nearest Finnish consulate or embassy after getting the notice of acceptance.
Please note! The precondition for obtaining a residence permit is that the student has valid health insurance coverage with a reliable and solvent company or institution. Further information can be found on the website of the Finnish Immigration Service.
Notice that you must be here in Jyväskylä Finland by middle of August 2012 if you are going to start your studies 2012.
Further information