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Incoming Exchange Students
How
to Apply
If you wish to study as an exchange student at the
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, you should make sure that you
will be nominated by your home institution. Therefore, as the first step,
please contact the international office at your own educational
institution.
After getting permission from your home institution
please submit your application annexed with one passport photo, transcript
of records (in English), Learning Agreement and with a one page
description of yourself, your background (studies, hobbies, what kind of
work would you like to do in the future) and your motivation to study in
Diak.
Please note that our chief means of communication is by
e-mail using the e-mail address provided in your application.
Diak
will only process your application if we have received confirmation from
your home university that you have been selected to come to Diak.
Application
Form, academic year 2012-2013
Learning Agreement
Academic
Calendar
- Study year begins 6 August 2012 and ends 31 May
2013
- There are two semesters (there is no summer semester)
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Autumn semester: 6 August - 21 December 2012 (courses begin 13 August 2012)
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Spring semester: 7 January - 31 May 2013 (courses begin 14 January 2013)
Application
Deadlines
15 May 2012 (for the autumn semester 2012)
30
October 2012 (for the spring semester 2013)
Available
Study Units/Modules
Note: Teaching language in Diak is
Finnish. If the language of instruction is different from Finnish, it is
indicated in the course description.
Also please note that if you
wish to carry out your practise in Finnish hospital or other institute,
you should find out what health and vaccination certificates your practise
place in Finland requires from you.
Courses
offered in English for exchange students 2012-2013
DSS
Handbook (see for more detailed description of the courses)
Campus
webpages
Diak
South, Helsinki
Diak
South, Kauniainen
Diak
South, Järvenpää
Diak
East, Pieksämäki
Diak
North, Oulu
Diak
West, Pori
Diak West,
Turku
Housing
Please note that
all students are expected to cover the rental cost by themselves.
Helsinki
Housing
for exchange students in Helsinki can be arranged for example through
HOAS. Instructions for applying can be found here.
Please note that Diak can not guarantee any accommodation for late
applicants, and that in general, finding suitable accommodation in the
capital region can be challenging.
Other relevant housing options
are also available, please see:
Exchange
Students, How to find a flat in Helsinki region?
Järvenpää
Housing
for exchange students can be arranged through HOAS in Helsinki (see
above). With a commune train it takes less than 30 minutes from Helsinki
to Järvenpää.
See also other relevant housing
options in Helsinki region (link above).
Pieksämäki
If
you will study at Diak Pieksämäki Unit, this Unit will assist you in
finding housing. However, exchange students are expected to cover the
rental costs by themselves.
Turku
Accommodation can be
electronically booked on the website of The Student Village Foundation of
Turku www.tys.fi (Turun
Ylioppilaskyläsäätiö, TYS). You can't apply for accommodation before your
application has been accepted by Diak Turku Unit. The application can be
made as early as three months prior to your arrival, but please notice
that it must be done at least 6 weeks before your arrival to Turku.
Oulu
Accommodation
can be electronically booked on the website of PSOAS http://www.psoas.fi/en/
Contact
Information
Diak, International Office
International
Relations Manager
Ms. Suvi ÄÄRILÄ
Sturenkatu 2
FI-00510
HELSINKI
Finland
Fact sheet with contact
information
tel. +358 400 979 926
e-mail
suvi.aarila(at)diak.fi
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