ARRIVAL INSTRUCTIONS for Master’s Degree Students 1 Arrival instructions CONTENTS Dear student 3 How to accept your place at LUT 4 How to apply for student housing 6 How to apply for a residence permit for Finland 7 Arrival at LUT 9 How to start your studies at LUT 10 Up north 11 LUT University campuses 12 Contact information 13 2 March 25, 2021 DEAR STUDENT, Welcome to study at LUT University! WE AT LUT share a similar outlook on life and a state of mind. We look at things from unexpected perspectives, we question and we search for solutions. We do things in a new way for a better tomorrow. CLEAN ENERGY and water, a circular economy, and sustainable business and entrepreneurship are key questions to which LUT seeks solutions through its expertise in technology and business. OUR SPECIAL strengths include scientific quality, impact, and education that leads to employment. LUT is listed among the world’s top 500 universities in two of the most highly regarded rankings globally, THE and QS.* AT LUT, no one is left alone. We are inspired by the enthusiasm of others. We believe that together we are stronger that we are on our own. We fight for what is right. OUR CAMPUSES are located in Lappeenranta and Lahti, but our state of mind can be achieved anywhere. We are looking forward to seeing you at LUT! Be curious. Be one of us. Accept your place by 30 April 2021 at 15:00 (UTC+3) at studyinfo.fi. Watch LUT University video here * Sources: Times Higher Education 2021, QS Ranking 2021 3 HOW TO ACCEPT YOUR PLACE AT LUT Accepting your place at LUT Accept your place at LUT by 30 April 2021 at 15:00 (UTC+3) at ‘My Studyinfo’ at studyinfo.fi.. Kindly note that if you fail to observe this deadline, you will automatically and without exceptions lose your place to study. You may only accept one place to study in Finland, and the first one you accept will be your final choice, which you will not be able to change. After you have accepted your place at LUT, you will need to enroll for the academic year and pay the student union membership fee through the OILI online service by 30 April 2021 at 15:00 (UTC+3). The student union membership fee is EUR 74 for the full academic year or EUR 42 for only the fall or spring semester. with a status other than A, P, or P-EU, an EU family If you are unable to accept your place, enroll for the member’s residence card in Finland, or an EU Blue academic year or pay the student union fee through Card in Finland. OILI, please send an email to [email protected]. You will not be charged a tuition fee if you are a citizen Tuition fee and tuition fee waivers of the United Kingdom having entered Finland before A tuition fee of EUR 10 000 per academic year is 1 January 2021 and having one of the following: charged from citizens of non-EU/EEA countries or » Right of Residence under the Withdrawal Switzerland, and from non-EU/EEA citizens residing Agreement or proof from the Finnish Immigration in Finland with a Finnish residence permit card Service of having applied to register your EU Right to Residence in Finland under the Withdrawal Agreement. » Residence Permit Card with the Right of Permanent Residence by virtue of the Withdrawal Agreement or proof from the Finnish Immigration Service of having applied for a Residence Permit Card with the Right of Permanent Residence by virtue of the Withdrawal Agreement. If you have been granted a 100% tuition fee waiver, you will not need to pay the tuition fee, as it will be covered by the waiver. If you have been granted a 50% tuition fee waiver, you will be required to pay the remaining EUR 5 000 4 for the first academic year by 30 April 2021 online at PLEASE NOTE that if you are required to apply the LUT Shop: lut.fi/tuition. for a residence permit and pay a tuition fee, your application process will be on hold until you have If you have not been granted a tuition fee waiver, you paid the tuition fee. will be required to pay the first instalment of EUR 5 000 by 30 April 2021 and the remaining EUR 5 000 by The sooner you accept your place and pay the 29 May 2021 online at the LUT Shop: lut.fi/tuition. tuition fee, the sooner you can start your visa application process to ensure you receive your If you have not been granted a tuition fee waiver, visa in time for your arrival. you will be able to apply for a merit-based waiver for the second year of your Master’s studies: » If you complete 60 ECTS credits with a GPA of Presenting your original 4.00 during your first year of studies, you will degree certificate at LUT be eligible for a 100% waiver for your second After arriving at LUT, you will be requested to year. present your original degree certificate to LUT » If you complete 60 ECTS credits with a GPA of Student Services. This is the final step of your 3.75 during your first year of studies, you will admissions process. be eligible for a 50% waiver for your second year. The original document will be compared with the copy attached to your application. Should there be If you are unable to pay the tuition fee online at any irregularities, your right to study at LUT may be the LUT Shop, which is the recommended payment revoked. Within the first few weeks of your arrival at option, kindly send e-mail to [email protected] LUT, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on to order a bank transfer invoice for making the where to take the original documents for checking. payment. The deadline for the invoice payment is You will also be requested to present a certificate of the same as when paying at the LUT Shop. health insurance coverage. 5 HOW TO APPLY FOR STUDENT HOUSING PHOTO: TUOMAS JUSSILA/LOAS Housing application to Lappeenranta Students who start their studies in Master’s programmes on the Lappeenranta campus can apply for student accommodation directly from the Lappeenranta Student Housing Foundation (LOAS). Please visit the LOAS website at loas.fi/en for detailed application instructions. As soon as you have decided to accept your place at LUT, remember to submit your housing application to LOAS without delay, but no later than by 30 April 2021. LOAS processes housing applications in the order in which they are received. If you apply by the deadline and are able to begin your tenancy agreement by 15 August 2021, you will have Programmes in Biorefineries or Water Technology better chances of receiving accommodation at the and do not need long-term accommodation, please beginning of the semester. Hundreds of students find out about short-term accommodation options start their studies in Lappeenranta every autumn e.g. at gosaimaa.com/en. and apply for accommodation during the summer. Housing application to Lahti PLEASE NOTE that you have to accept the first Students who start their studies in programmes apartment offered to you. If you reject the offer or on the Lahti campus (Circular Economy, Industrial it expires, LOAS will not be able to offer you any Design Engineering or Software Product more apartments in the near future. Management and Business) can apply for student accommodation in Lahti. Please submit an application LOAS offers only long-term accommodation. If you directly to Lahden Talot Oy; you can find detailed study in the flexible distance learning Master’s application instructions at lahdentalot.fi. 6 HOW TO APPLY FOR A RESIDENCE PERMIT IN FINLAND An international degree student must generally a positive decision is made. It takes one to have a valid passport and, in the case of the majority two weeks on average for the card to arrive of non-European citizens, a residence permit in at the Embassy/Consulate and there are no order to enter and study in Finland. possibilities for expediting the delivery. As it can take several months for your What is the meaning of the LUT certificate residence permit to be issued, we highly of admission when applying for a residence recommend you to start the application process permit? for your residence permit immediately after deciding to accept your place at LUT. A residence permit may be granted if the applicant has been admitted as a full-time student to You are required to apply for a Finnish personal a Finnish university and has a valid passport. identity code when applying for a residence permit. Therefore, you must present the original LUT To apply for the personal identity code, simply ask to certificate of admission in the Finnish Embassy/ be registered in the Finnish Population Information Consulate. The degree which you intend to System on your residence permit application. Having complete and the approximate duration of studies a personal identity code facilitates e.g. payment of are mentioned in the certificate of admisson. salaries, banking and access to health care. Why do you need proof of financing for Please see the attached Notice to degree students your living expenses? from the Finnish Immigration Service (MIGRI). In addition to proving that you have been accepted to study at LUT and, if applicable, that you have paid the Where to apply for a residence permit? tuition fee or received a scholarship from LUT, you Submit your application electronically at must also be able to prove that your funds will cover enterfinland.fi/eServices.