Foundation Year

No, however, the students who successfully accomplish the studies will be offered a study place in one of the degree programmes in English in Xamk. Please, note that since the Foundation Year does not lead to a degree itself, some of the degree students’ benefits do not apply here, e.g. Kela supported lunch discount, YTHS medical on-campus services, international mobility opportunities etc. However, those will be available once you transfer to degree studies upon completion of this programme.

Students must meet the entry requirements for direct admissions for the Bachelor’s programmes:

• 60 ECTS obtained from the foundation year Grade point average of at least 3.0 (in a scale from 1-5).
• Paid tuition fee per academic year. Degree students are entitled to scholarships. The Early Bird scholarship is a 10% discount on the tuition fee of the first study year at Xamk.

If these entry requirements are met, the Foundation year reward can be achieved as follows:

• additional 10% reward with grade point average 4.5;
• additional 10% reward for the best 10% students of the Foundation year programme and 25% for the Top student upon the completion of the programme

Absolutely, and we will provide additional guidance on this when the programme has commenced. The programme is designed to enhance the students knowledge in the main field-related subjects, which will help them pass the entrance exams to other UAS’ better.

The programme will be delivered in Mikkeli at Xamk’s biggest and the most populated campus. The students of this programme will have access to the same services and facilities as other degree students, like student services, sports, labs, etc.

Yes, however, the best performing students will have the priority to choose preferred degree programme they want to continue in since the number of seats per programme is limited.

Certainly! We aim to provide all our students with sufficient advisory and integration services to help them become a part of the local community.

Yes, we will refund the paid tuition fee in total if a student gets accepted to a degree leading education programme in Finland before end of May 2025. Students are also eligible for a full refund in case they change their mind and submit the refund application within 14 days after the tuition fee payment or if their residence permit application was refused.

Although we will ensure the students are provided with support to complete all the courses, there is still a chance some students may struggle with certain courses. In case if some courses are not completed, students will still receive ECTS for the completed courses, and they will remain valid in their personal study register.