3.8 Commencing Studies; Enrolment for Study Units

Registration for Academic Year / Intermission of Studies

A person who has been accepted as a degree student at Laurea and who has officially accepted the study place must follow the rules set by the Polytechnic in registering him/herself as a student. The student must annually register either as present or absent in a way that will be further stipulated by the Polytechnic. If the student neglects the registration procedure, he/she will lose the right of study. For the academic year 2002-03, the students must register between 1.8. – 6.9.2002. The registration will take place through WinhaWille, the student access to the Student Affairs Administration Programme; either through the Internet or at one of Laurea’s Student Information Offices.
NB: The Student Information Office must be notified of any changes to home address or name.

Registration as absent is a matter of notification. A student can register as absent no more than for four terms i.e. two academic years all in all. Registration as absent must take place for one term at a minimum. While registered as absent, the student has no right of completing any part of his/her studies. A student registered as absent has no right for students’ financial aid. For detailed instructions, see Students’ Information Brochure available at the Student Information Offices.

Enrolment for Study Units (Use of WinhaWille)

A student must enrol for the study units they wish to study via the Internet / WinhaWille. The study units available for each term are listed in the Laurea website at Study Units a week before registration week.

For the access to the WinhaWille student pages the students will be given a log-in name and a password at the Student Information Office at their Institute. The students can use the log-in name and the password throughout their studies at the Polytechnic. At the beginning of each academic year an orientation to the use of WinhaWille program will be arranged. We recommend that students go to the orientation.

Study Pass

Laurea is active in the so-called Study Pass Project with other Polytechnics in the Region. This will make studies in any of the participating Institutions possible for the students and exchange students of Laurea. There will be detailed information on how to choose studies from other Degree Programmes and how to get the Study Pass in the Student Guide 2002-2003 available at the Student Offices and on Laurea Website.

Virtual Polytechnic

Laurea is active in developing the so-called Virtual Polytechnic (www.virtuaaliamk.fi). The students are able to choose via their web server courses from a wide national course offer with a special pass. Virtual polytechnic is common for all Finnish polytechnics, different polytechnics produce contents to courses from different areas of expertice in cooperation with each other. Courses are offered mainly in Finnish but in the future in English also.