30.07.2010
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Results of Student Selection - Degree Programme in Social Services


Following  applicants are admitted as a student in Diaconia University of Applied Sciences the autumn of 2010 starting studies.

The list contains only names of those who have given the application permission to publish its name to the Internet.


Study in English - Admissions, Spring 2010


Degree Programme in Social Services – Focus on Community Development Work


New for 2010!


Optional Programme for Youth & Community
Development Work & Diaconia


Please Note:
If you want to choose the Diaconal option, apply following the instructions below. If you are accepted for the course you will be able to choose the option for Diaconia.

Degree: Bachelor of Social Services, 210 ects, Length of the studies 3,5 years Diak South/Järvenpää

How to apply

Apply online at www.admissions.fi. It is important to follow all the instructions. The application period starts on 11 January 2010 and closes on 12 February at 4.15 pm Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT). All online applications must be submitted before the closing time. All required attachments have to be at the admissions office of the applicant’s first choice UAS by 19 February 2010 at 4.15 pm Finnish time.

Paper applications not submitted online must arrive at the admissions office of the applicant’s first choice UAS by 19 February 2010 at 4.15 pm Finnish time.

Language tests

Applicant who is not a citizen of an EU/EEA –country must provide proof of his/her English language skills by 19 February 2010 4.15 pm at the latest to the admissions office of his/her first preference polytechnic/UAS. In order to prove the applicant’s English language skills, he/she must provide one of the following minimum requirements: IELTS score academic level 6,0 or TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 79-80 internet -based test, or skills level 4 in English in the National of Language Proficiency (www.oph.fi => Tutkinnot ja opiskelu=> Yleiset kielitutkinnot). Both TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years. The National Certificate of Language Proficiency does not have a set date of validity. TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service.

In addition, upper secondary level school education in English completed in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in one of these countries, is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills.

Higher education degree conducted in English completed in Finland will not be considered as sufficient proof of language skills.

The certificate copies must be delivered to the admissions office by 19 February 2010 4.15 pm Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT).

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility and language skills will be invited to the entrance examinations.

Recommendation on the Admission Criteria for the 2010 Joint Application System

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has applied for a Designated Institution (DI) code from ETS – Educational Testing Service, which means that an applicant who will take a TOEFL test can allow the test organiser to send the official test score report directly to Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. Applicants can use the code when they register for the TOEFL test and indicate our institution as a score recipient. The TOEFL code of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences is 5943. Applicants can also provide in the registration form the name and address of the institution where they want their official score reports to be sent. In Diaconia University of Applied Sciences the report can be sent to the following address:

DIACONIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Admissions Office
Sturenkatu 2
FI-00510 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Applicants from outside Finland

For information about studying in Finland, see the English pages of the Finnish Centre for International Mobility

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Please note: From 2007, applicants from outside the European Union have to prove that they have adequate health insurance before a Residence Permit will be issued. Click here for further information.

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More information

Please contact the admissions office of the UAS of your first choice in all matters relating to your application and if there occurs any changes in your circumstances.

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Admissions Office
Sturenkatu 2
FI-00510 Helsinki
Tel. +358 20 690 431,
Fax +358 9 4780 0774
E-mail: admissions(at)diak.fi

Järvenpää Unit
Tel. +358 20 690 031