Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

Study offices take care of administrative matters related to studies such as:

• preparing and writing of degree certificates 
• updating of personal study plan in Peppi (grades are registered by teachers within one month)
• official extracts of completed studies
• official study certificates
• student discount forms for railway (VR)/long-distance buss (Matkahuolto). Discount form for railway (VR) is not valid as a scanned copy. You have to collect the certificate from the student office.
• registration of interrupted studies
• general guidance at study financial matters 
• KELA meal subsidy card
• credit transfer
• PURO-studies registrations (in 1-7 days).  
• independent study (form / TE-office)
• We don't have copy service. 

VAMK has no dormitories or any other kind of accommodation arrangements for its students. Students have to take care of the accommodation matters by themselves. The accommodation situation for students in Vaasa is fairly good. The most common way to organize housing is to rent an apartment from VOAS, the Student Housing Foundation in Vaasa. In general, their rents are lower than in the private market, because most of the tenants are students.

The library’s staff will assist you in accessing the resources required for your studies. The library material includes, for example, course books, reference reading, data bases, electronic reference reading and complementary material mainly in the fields of study. 

There is a wireless eduroam-roaming system on the VAMK's buildings. This is a global wireless network that allows for free access in different universities and campus areas around the world. eduroam is the only authorized wireless network for your own devices on the VAMK-campus.

Accidents and acute illnesses are primarily treated in municipal health care centres. In dental emergency, international students may turn to the dental clinic in municipal health care centres. International degree students like other degree students as well shall use YTHS (=FSHS= Finnish Students Health Service).