Study Guidance and Guidance Staff

Career tutors guide degree students and open university route students. 

Your group has its own career tutor who serves as your primary point of guidance. You will meet them annually in a PLP (Personal Learning Plan) discussion where you review and update your study and career plans.

You will receive support and guidance from your career tutor in the following situations:

• Questions related to the selection of courses and career planning
• Questions related to choosing a field, supporting professional growth and development

You can also bring up issues related to coping, life situations, or various learning challenges. The career tutor will guide you to other guidance services if necessary.

Check your career tutor in Peppi. The information can be found under My profile > Study datas.

The study counsellor serves both degree students and open university route students.

Each Jamk unit has two study counsellors. You can confidentially discuss with them any study-related issues that are bothering you.

Support and guidance in challenging situations:

• Challenging life situations
• Accessible and individual special arrangements
• Study motivation; thoughts/risk of dropping out
• Stalled studies and/or long break from studies
• Conflicts with other students, career tutor or teachers
• Studying on discretionary extension time, support for finishing studies

Appointments and Study Counsellors by Unit

School of Health and Social Studies

Finnish and English degree programmes of the Institute of Health (Bachelor and Master)
Maarit Korva
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 40 561 2555
Book an appointment with Maarit.

Finnish and English degree programmes of the Institute of Rehabilitation and Music (Bachelor and Master) 
Vesa Kuhanen
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 40 526 3604
Book an appointment with Vesa.

School of Business

Finnish and English degree programmes (Bachelor and Master)
Piia Hynynen
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 40 559 1802
Book an appointment with Piia.

Finnish degree programmes (Bachelor and Master)
Heli-Riikka Immonen
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 40 585 3272

School of Technology

Finnish and English degree programmes (Bachelor and Master)
Terhi Linnansaari
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 50 599 8980
Book an appointment with Terhi.

Finnish degree programmes (Bachelor and Master)
Teija Palonen
firstname.surname@jamk.fi
+358 50 512 8519

The study psychologist serve degree students and open university route students.

We have two study psychologists at Jamk. The study psychologist is an authorised health care professional, whose competencies include questions related to learning, motivation and mental health. The study psychologist acts as the contact person for substance-related issues for students and, like study counsellors, also serves as a harassment contact person for students. The study psychologist closely cooperates with the study counsellors and the Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS) and refers students to other services, when necessary.

For example, you can contact us about the following issues affecting your studies:

• Study skills, study motivation, difficulty of focusing
• Stress and performance anxiety
• Mood swings
• Relationship troubles, loneliness
• Challenging life situations
• Accessible and barrier-free learning

The contact details of the study psychologists can be found at the bottom of this page. 

Book an appointment with study psychologists: opintopsykologi(at)jamk.fi. 

The school pastor serves all students.

The school pastor is a worker of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jyväskylä, who can be contacted regardless of whether you are a member of another religious group or do not belong to any religious group. It is part of the school pastor’s professional skills to accept each student just the way they are.

For example, you can contact the school pastor about the following issues:

• Relationship troubles
• Stress
• Anxiety
• Crises and grief
• Loneliness
• Bullying and discrimination
• Life philosophy

School Pastor Johanna Tikkanen
firstname.surname@jamk.fi or firstname.surname@evl.fi
+358 50 521 5418
Instagram: johanna_tikkanen

The peer tutor serves mainly degree students and route students in Bachelor's degree programmes.

Peer tutors act as peer instructors for students, and as guides at the beginning of studies and during studies. All tutors are recruited and trained by Student Union JAMKO. Every student has the right to have a tutor. Tutors will be assigned to new student at the beginning of their studies. If this is not true in your case, contact your career tutor or the student union!

There are different types of tutors. For example, degree tutors are the support network of English degree programme students. Exchange tutors support the incoming exchange students during their whole exchange experience.

• Guidance to support services
• Small group activities and introducing new students to each other
• Electronic study tools (Peppi, Moodle and Elmo student intra, Tuudo)
• Familiarizing new students to a new city or land
• Help to be acquainted with new study environment and student culture
• Student Union JAMKO’s services

Advisor, guidance and well-being
ohjaus(at)jamko.fi
+358 50 516 6916

Read more about the different tutors (peer tutor,  degree tutor and international tutor) and tutoring on the JAMKO website.

Harassment contact person of student union JAMKO officer will support you if you experience bullying, harassment, inappropriate treatment, or other injustice, either by your fellow students or staff. All measures are decided together with the student and the harassment contact person acts in strict confidence and always with the student's permission. In practice, Harassment contact person listens, helps move the matter forward, to promote the legal protection of students and the formation of a safer student community in the student union and higher education institution. The harassment contact person is a low-threshold support and assistance in dealing with a difficult situation, but he or she does not act as a mediator or mediator. Education sector organisations may also have harassment contact persons.

Student services serves degree students.

Student services study affairs coordinators will help you or example, on the following matters:

• Enrolments for attendance or non-attendance
• Registration for courses
• Study entitlement
• Discretionary extension
• Graduation
• Certificate of studies and meal bonus
• Tuition fees and scholarships guidance

A link to the contact details for Student Services can be found below.

The International Relations Planners guide both outgoing degree students and incoming exchange students.

Jamk's degree students:

• Application process for exchange studies or practical training abroad
• Grant money for mobilities
• Documentation of the exchange periods
• Providing information on different mobility options and finding a suitable destination

Incoming exchange students to Jamk:

• Application process for exchange studies at Jamk
• Documentation of the exchange period and transcript of records
• General guidance and support

A link to the contact details for International Services can be found below.

Student health services belongs to degree students.

• Health issues
• Trouble sleeping and concentrating
• Mental health issues
• Self-destructive thoughts
• Substance abuse and gambling addiction
• Evaluation, guidance and further guidance towards other parties in the co-operation network (where necessary)

You can find a link to the student health services pages below.

Please contact the Student Services, studentservices(at)jamk.fi.