Material for New Degree Students: European Business Administration, full-time studies

Welcome to start your studies at Metropolia Business School!

Congratulations - we are happy that you have chosen to join us at Metropolia Business School!

You have been accepted to the European Business Administration (EBA) Programme! Your program code is LXA23S1. Below you can find more information about the programme.

Providing that you satisfactorily meet the degree requirements you will be awarded the following upon graduation:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree
    from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
  • Bachelor’s degree
    from a partner university (the exact title depends on which partner’s double degree programme you will follow during the 3rd year of studies)

The degree program is a 210 ECTS scope program (some partners requires 240 ECTS) and the study right is 3.5 years. The 3 first semesters of the studies are conducted at Metropolia Myyrmäki Campus, Leiritie 1 Vantaa, and the third year is conducted at one of the partner universities.

In your third year, you will study full time at one of our partner universities for which you will be selected during your second year of studies. Please remember that the EBA programme is a double degree programme and students are obliged to complete one year of studies abroad.

The studies will start with orientation days on Monday 21st August at 9 a.m. During the orientation days 21.-22.8. and 25.8. we get to know different practical aspects of the studies. Your presence at the orientation days is essential. You can expect the orientation days to be over at 16:00 at the latest. In the evenings there is a voluntary program organized by the tutors (more information below).

The autumn semester teaching starts 28.08.2023 and runs until middle of December.

The Spring semester teaching starts 15.01.2024 and runs until middle of May.

More details and schedules of the orientation days will be sent by email to all new students by the end of week 32. Then as well everyone will receive the schedules of the autumn semester.

You can contact study coordinator Ann-Sofie Shevlane with questions related to the studies: ann-sofie.shevlane [at] metropolia.fi (ann-sofie[dot]shevlane[at]metropolia[dot]fi) or by phone +358 50 325 2559. Questions related to the application process can be directed to Metropolia's Admission Office admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi).

If you have a lot of previous university studies or otherwise need to plan your studies, book an appointment with the study coordinator by e-mailing ann-sofie.shevlane [at] metropolia.fi (ann-sofie[dot]shevlane[at]metropolia[dot]fi). Attach the certificates of previous studies to the email.

Welcome to study Business Administration at Metropolia!

Suvi Moll, Head of European Business Administration

Ann-Sofie Shevlane, Study Coordinator of European Business Administration

Greetings from the EBA tutors

Hello to you, new student!

We warmly welcome you to join us in Metropolia as a fresh EBA student. Us tutors are here to help and guide you through the beginning of your upcoming studies. During the orientation week you will recognize us from our shirts with a T-logo on, paired with the turquoise overalls.

Orientation days 21.-22.8. and 25.8.

Orientation days are designed for you. We will help you through all the important bits of student life and learn all the important information about the studies in our Metropolia Myyrmäki campus at Leiritie 1. On Friday, you will also have an opportunity to start representing your study field by buying the unofficial uniform of a student, the overalls!

After the official orientation us tutors will be organizing some fun evening activities, where you will have a great opportunity to get to know your new friends in a chill scene. So keep the evening off, even until the late hours!

We have created a common Facebook group for all EBA students starting their studies in the autumn 2023, which you can join if you wish. In the group, you can meet your future study mates, get additional information and ask us any questions you may have.

If you have questions at any stage, feel free to contact the tutors in charge:

Jenna Sandberg (jenna.sandberg [at] metropolia.fi (jenna[dot]sandberg[at]metropolia[dot]fi)) and Maximillian Heymann (maximillian.heymann [at] metropolia.fi (maximillian[dot]heymann[at]metropolia[dot]fi))

Picture of the tutors

Check us out in social media to get a feel for who we are:

Information about the start of your studies and the actions you must take before the start of your studies

You can learn more about both studying at Metropolia and the contents of the International Business and Logistics degree at https://opinto-opas.metropolia.fi/. You can find your group's curriculum at https://opinto-opas.metropolia.fi/88094/en/55/70430/3269

User accounts

When you start as a new student you need to activate your user account. The purpose of the activation is that you personally accept the rules of the account usage policy and start using your account. Activate your user account primarily using Mobile Certificate and Netbank User ID. Please read first the instructions in IT Services wiki.

Tuudo mobile app

Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your smart phone. With Tuudo you can get VR, HSL, Matkahuolto and Kela student discounts immediately. The benefits are free for all Metropolia students.

In Tuudo you can check Metropolia, Admission Services, and student union METKA announcements, your schedule, study attainments, and cafeteria menus.

Get Tuudo on your phone from the app store for free and start using it!

Finnish Student Health Services FSHS

During your studies, your support of well-being and health is Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS). The specialist in student health care offers you general, mental and oral health services and supports the well-being of study communities.

Our services can be used by students completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences who have registered as attending for the semester.

Master the facts! Familiarize yourself with our services and user instructions on the address fshs.fi, and the Health information resource on the address yths.fi/en/health-information-resource. You can also find information about appointments as well as current information about your service unit on the address yths.fi/en/service-units.

Start using Self! Self is the student’s own online service for health care issues at FSHS. In Self, you can manage appointment bookings, communicate via SelfChat and start a remote consultation. Log in to Self as a user immediately from the beginning of the semester and keep your contact details up to date for as long as you are a student. Read more: yths.fi/en/self-info.

The health care fee for students in higher education will be paid to Kela on your initiative (kela.fi/web/en/healthcare-fee-for-students-in-higher-education).

If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services.

Check your health insurance

All foreign students (who are not EU citizens or citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) who come to Finland for the purposes of studying are required to have a health insurance, if the studies endure longer than three months. More information on insurances

Student Funding

Student financial aid is for Finnish citizens. Foreign citizens are entitled to student financial aid if they live in Finland on a permanent basis for the purpose other than studying and they have registered as permanent residents in the Finnish population register system. More information on student financial aid

Scholarships and tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students

Tuition fees apply to non-EU/EEA citizens selected for English language studies leading to a Finnish higher education degree. Students may be exempted from tuition on the basis of certain documents. More detailed instructions concerning Metropolia's tuition fees can be found on Metropolia's website.

In order to confirm his or her study place, an applicant liable for the tuition fee must pay the tuition fee for the first academic term by the given deadline. Students who are required to pay the tuition fee will be sent an e-mail containing instructions on how to pay the tuition fee after student selection. If an applicant liable for tuition fee does not pay the tuition fee according to the instructions by the given deadline, he or she will be considered to have neglected to register, in which case he or she will lose the right to study. A student who has lost his or her right to study can apply for regranting the right to study and pay the fee online at https://maksut.metropolia.fi. A fee of 50 euros will be charged for processing the application, in accordance with section 3 of the Government Decree on Fees Charged by the Universities of Applied Sciences (1440/2014).

Please note! A student may deduct the Early Bird discount (€ 1,500) from the tuition fee of the first academic term if he/she has accepted the study place and registered for the academic year as present within 7 days of the publication of the student selection decision by 3 pm (current local time in Finland). More detailed instructions concerning Metropolia's Early Bird discount can be found on Metropolia's website.

Metropolia UAS offers a scholarship system for non-EU/EEA students. More information on scholarships.

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Welcome to Metropolia Business School!