Tuition Fees and Scholarships for non-EU/EEA Students at JAMK

Who is required to pay the tuition fee?

In accordance with the new legislation which came into effect on the 1st of January 2016 Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences are obliged to charge tuition fees for those students who are not citizens of EU/EEA area. The legislation concerns degree programmes taught in English and leading to a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

Who are exempted from paying the tuition fee?

The tuition fee does not apply to a student who

  • has started his/her studies before autumn 2017
  • is studying in a degree programme taught in Finnish or in Swedish.
  • has a passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/ Switzerland
  • has an EU Blue Card in Finland
  • has a continuous residence permit card in Finland, Type A
  • has a permanent residence permit card in Finland, Type P
  • has an EU residence permit for third-country  citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland, Type P-EU
  • has an EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland

Read more on Studyinfo article “Am I required to pay tuition fees?”

Notice, if you receive one of the documents mentioned above at any point of the application period or later during your studies, please provide us the document immediately. You will be exempted from paying the tuition fees starting from the next semester at JAMK (more information below).

If you receive the residence permit during your studies:

  • In order to be exempted from paying the tuition fee in the next spring semester the residence permit card (or any of the above cards/passport) must be granted by 1 January and one must present the original residence permit card at the Student Services by 31 January.
  • In order to be exempted from paying the tuition fee in the next autumn semester the residence permit card (or any of the above cards/passport) must be granted by 1 August and one must present the original residence permit card at the Student Services by 31 August.

We reserve the right to make changes. 

How much is the tuition fee at JAMK?

The tuition fees of JAMK University of Applied Sciences for non-EU/EEA citizens are

  • €8,000/academic year for bachelor's degrees taught in English (Nursing, Purchasing and Logistics Engineering, Information and Communication Technology, Tourism Management, Business Information Technology, International Business).  
  • €9,000/academic year for master's degrees taught in English (Cyber Security, Full Stack Software Development, Artificial Intelligence and Data-analytics, Professional Project Management, International Business Management, Sport Business Management, Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy).

The tuition fee entitles the student to study and receive a degree and to use the general support services available for students at JAMK. However, all students have to buy books and other educational material themselves as well as take care of their own travelling and living costs.

Average monthly living costs for students are estimated to be about 700 euros (accommodation, food, public transport, study materials, clothing, and leisure activities).

When to pay the tuition fee and how to get a scholarship?

First year students

At JAMK, all the first-year students, who are required to pay the tuition fee, will be granted a scholarship, which covers 50 % of the annual tuition fee. In the joint application, the scholarship application can be filled as a part of the application form at studyinfo.fi.

Applicants who are required to pay the tuition fee will receive the admission letter and instructions how to pay the first-years tuition fee by 27 November 2020. The deadline to accept the study place, to pay the tuition fee and enroll for the academic year is 4 December 2020.

The admission of the student is conditional until:

  • the tuition fee is paid and JAMK has received a confirmation of the payment
  • the student has confirmed her/his study place
  • the student has enrolled for the academic year
  • the student has provided and JAMK has checked the applicant’s original school-leaving diploma and other relevant certificates

JAMK University of Applied Sciences will withdraw the study right:

  • if the applicant does not pay the tuition fee by the given deadline
  • if the applicant does not enroll for the academic year

If the applicant does not provide the above-mentioned school and other relevant certificates JAMK withdraws the study place. The decision shall be notified to a student and to the Finnish immigration service.

If a student who is required to pay a tuition fee does not receive a visa to study in Finland, the previously paid tuition fee is reimbursed. In this case, JAMK needs an official decision from the Finnish immigration service of the declined visa application before the tuition fee is paid back for the student.

Tuition fees and scholarships after the first year

In the following academic years JAMK University of Applied Sciences will grant a scholarship, which covers 50 % of the tuition fee, if the student earns at least 60 credits per academic year in Bachelor's degrees (30 credits per academic year in Master's degrees). If the student has attended only for one semester, the minimum required amount of studies for the scholarship is 30 credits (15 credits in master's degrees). The scholarship can be received only for the standard study period and only for the semesters a student has enrolled for attendance. Consequently, the fee must be paid for each semester and academic year for which the student enrolls as attending student, including any extension period.

The next years tuition fee is paid by 31st of May, at this point a student pays 50 % of the next years’ tuition fee. On the 15th of August, it will be checked, how many credits a student has completed during the previous academic year. If a student has completed 60 credits (30 credits in Master's degrees) or more, one is granted a scholarship and she/he does not have to pay the rest of the tuition fee*. If the student has attended only for one semester, the minimum required amount of studies for the scholarship is 30 credits (15 in the master's degrees). If a student has completed less than required, one needs to pay the rest of the tuition fee by the 31st of August. 

*the credits are counted cumulatively in the bachelor's and master's degrees. In the bachelor's degrees a student must have 60 credits after the first year, 120 after the second and 180 after the third academic year OR at least 60 credits during the last academic year. For example, a second year student will receive a scholarship if he has studied 80 credits during the first year and 40 credits during the second year (= 120 ECTS credits after the 2nd year).  

If a student does not pay 50 % of the tuition fee by the end of May (or the later 50% payment by the end of August), one will lose her/his study entitlement. The decision shall be notified to a student and to the Finnish immigration service. The study entitlement can be regained by submitting an application to regain the study entitlement and paying the application handling fee 50 euros and tuition fee. If a student interrupts his/her studies in the middle of the academic year, the tuition fee is not reimbursed.

Note, in a case a student has already paid the tuition fee for the entire academic year, but graduates by 31 December the fee is returned only if requested by the student.

Read more: Rules for tuition fee and scholarships