ÅA Survival Guide 2015-2016

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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
Finnish Student Card
The Finnish student card is called studiekort in
Swedish and opiskelijakortti in Finnish, and is
issued by the National Union of Finnish Students
(FSF/SYL). To get a student card you have to be a
member of ÅAS.
In order to obtain the student card you need to:
• Pay the Student Union fee.
• Register at the university.
• Order and pay the card with an electronic
ordering form at (note that
a digital photo and a student number are
required).
It normally takes about three weeks to process
the cards. You have to collect your card from the
Student Union Office by showing the receipt
of the paid student union membership fee. The
Finnish student card costs around 15€. In the
beginning of the term while you are waiting for
the student card, the receipt of the paid student
union fee + ID can be used as proof of the
membership.
The Finnish student card proves your Student
Union membership and entitles you to all their
benefits. Every autumn your student card is
validated with a new sticker after you have paid
your membership fee. The card is not valid
without the annual sticker.
Note that the international student identity
card (ISIC) does not give you access to
subsidised student meals, or discounts in public
transportation in Finland. For this you need the
official student card issued by t he National
Union of Finnish Students (SYL/SFS).
For more detailed information please see
.
2.3 Exchange Students
University Registrations
The actual registration with the university is
made online during the registration period
3.8-11.9 and 2.1-11.1. During other times the
registration must be made in person at the
Education Service/Student Office. Before that
you must obtain your personal username and
password by signing a User Agreement form.
This can be done at the Education Services/
International affairs, in Åbo: Gripen building,
Tavastgatan 13, in Vasa: Akademill, Strandgatan
2 on or after 3 August 2015. You will need to
bring your passport or ID.
In order to be registered as present and have
the right to study and receive credits, you must
register at Åbo Akademi University. In order to
do this, you need to log into Selfservice using
your Åbo Akademi University username and
password. Pay the Student Union membership
fee using the Paytrail service. The payment
must be done with a credit card or using Finnish
online banking services. Please print a receipt of
payment. You will need this until you have your
student card in order to prove that you are a
member of the student union.
You will find more important information in
Selfservice, for example your studentnumber.
Please remember to write your local address in
Selfservice. If any of your data in Selfservice is
wrong, please contact Education services
If a student fails to register by 11 September
2015 for the autumn term or 11 January 2016
for the spring term, a late registration fee of 35
euros will be charged seperately by ÅAU. Please
note that this fee will not be charged in case the
student has been admitted for a different period
than an academic term.
Exchange students at the Åbo campus have
the right to take courses from the University of
Turku as well. In this case, you have to register
with the other university too. Students at Åbo
Akademi University wishing to take courses
at the University of Turku should follow the
instructions given by International Affairs. The
process of acquiring a student number at the
other university is handled via e-mail. Without
a student number for every university where
courses are taken, a transcript cannot be issued
for those courses.