Transfer Students

Transfer can be applied if one fulfills the following criteria:

• Student has a study entitlement in an corresponding (or equivalent) degree programme in some other university of applied sciences or university in Finland, OR if you have a study entitlement at JAMK and are willing to transfer in another degree programme, as following: 

- International Business <--> Liiketalous
- Purchasing and Logistics Engineering <--> Logistiikka
- Nursing <--> Sairaanhoitaja
- Purchasing and Logistics Engineering -> International Business
- International Business <--> Business Information Technology
- Business Information Technology <--> Tietojenkäsittely
- Tourism Management <--> Palveluliiketoiminta
- Tourism Management <--> International Business

• Student has been as a present student at least one academic term
• Studies have been progressed normally: 55 ECTS credits/academic year or 27,5 ECTS credits/academic term. A student can take into count all the studies which will be at the transcript of records in the end of academic term.
• Student has a realistic possibility to graduate during the standard study time. Study right does not start from the beginning or get extended after transfer.

When an applicant apply for transfer from an English taught degree programme to a Finnish taught degree programme there will be an interview in Finnish to check the applicant’s Finnish skills.

Please note! Degree student of a foreign institution cannot apply for transfer, however, the admission can be received via joint application in January.

Student’s study right will end in the present university and will be transferred to JAMK in the beginning of the next academic term.

After transfer, a transfer student may enroll for non-attendance for the first academic year only in the case of illness that prevents you from starting your studies, pregnancy/parenting leave, or military service. If you are going to enroll for non-attendance, you need to provide a document that proves one of these reasons for absence.

The tuition fee and scholarship

Transfer student needs to pay the tuition fee if the student is NON-EU/EEA citizen. The tuition fee is 8 000 €/year for the Bachelor’s degree programmes and 9000€/year for Master’s degree programmes. The rules regarding the tuition fees and scholarships at JAMK: In the first academic year the scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee. In the following academic years the scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee if a student earns at least 60 credits (bachelor’s degrees) or 30 credits (Master’s degrees) per academic year.

Notice: When a transfer student starts at JAMK, the student’s study time is counted from the beginning of the studies at the present university. So, if you have already studied a year before transferring to JAMK you are not considered to be a first year student. This means that you need to have 60 credits (bachelor’s degrees) or 30 credits (Master’s degrees) when you arrive to JAMK in order to get the scholarship.  

Read more about tuition fees.

Additional requirement concerning the school of health and social studies

The admission of such transfer student whose right to study has been revoked in another educational institution based on one's health or ability to function and whose right of study has not been restored later on the basis of a medical certificate, are considered separately. The right to study may be revoked if a selected transfer student has concealed a previous revocation of right to study. (Polytechnics Act 352/2003 a §, 1 subsection)

Application and application period

Spring application period is 3 - 14 May 2021, 3 pm. You can apply at studyinfo.fi. Autumn application period is on November 2021.

Transfer application period for English conducted degree programmes: 

Twice in a year
- Purchasing and Logistics Engineering, International Business, Business Information Technology, Master’s degree programmes

Once in a year
-Spring application period: Nursing, Tourism Management