Study Services, Teacher Education

As a student at Haaga-Helia you can download a study certificate and a transcript of records as electronic and digitally signed documents in Peppi.

For other official statements requiring handwritten signatures and stamps (eg. TEM621 / KK621 form, statement on full-time or part-time studies, or other study-related document eg. to TE office, Kela or Migri), please send an email to our Study Services to get the documents scanned or by post.

As a graduated or resigned former student of Haaga-Helia you can order a transcript of records and a certificate of resignation by an E-form. The handling fee is 20 euros: Order a transcript of records / certificate of resignation.

Since the teacher education programme does not lead to a degree, students in this programme are usually not entitled to a student card, travel discounts or other benefits. 

However, you are entitled to a meal subsidy card issued by Kela. The card entitles you to student prices in participating restaurants, which are listed on the Kela website. The meal subsidy card can be requested from the Study Services or picked up from the customer service desk at Pasila (2nd floor). 

Financial support may be available from eg. the Employment Fund and TE services. 
 

In the School of Vocational Teacher Education, you will not need to apply for graduation. Instead, when you have completed your studies, your tutor will inform the Study Services that you are ready for graduation on the next possible graduation date. Graduation certificates are signed usually twice a month: around mid-month and end-of-month (excluding eg. August, December and June, and no graduation dates in July). However, most students graduate on the graduation ceremony date in May. 

If the student would like to graduate at mid-month, the tutor should send the request for the certificate by the beginning of the month. If the student would like to graduate at end-of-month, the tutor should send the request for the certificate by mid-month (the exact deadlines are available from your tutor / study services). Please make sure to contact your tutor for a more detailed schedule for finalizing your studies.

On the graduation date, your certificate will be sent by post by the Study Services to your address in Peppi. Upon request beforehand, the certificate can also be collected from the Info Desk at Pasila campus (ID needed). 

Graduation dates in the autumn semester 2023: 31 August, 15 and 29 September, 13 and 31 October, 15 and 30 November and 20 December.

Graduation dates in the spring semester 2024: 15 and 31 January, 15 and 29 February, 15 and 28 March, 15 and 30 April, 15 and 31 May and 18 June. 

When you graduate or your study right ends for some other reason, your network account for the systems of Haaga-Helia will be deleted approximately within one month. Please copy the important documents from your e-mail and your home directory before that. The access to courses in Moodle and functions in Peppi ceases already on your graduation date. 

Study time:

The studies at the School of Vocational Teacher Education are organised in such a way that the students can complete the studies within a period of time that corresponds to the scope (60 ECTS) of the studies. Studies completed on a part-time basis must be completed in three years (Universities of Applied Sciences Act 932/2014, § 30). 

Read more about registering as present or absent at the School of Vocational Teacher Education. 

Applying for extension:

According to the Haaga-Helia Degree Regulations, the School of Vocational Teacher Education may, on special grounds, grant an extension to the study time. The decisions are made by the Competence Area Director of teacher education. 

The application for an extension to the study time has to be done before the study right expires. In the application, you shall clarify the specific reasons for study delay, and detail the studies to be completed and the timetable for completing the studies planned with your tutor.

Students whose study right ends during the spring semester 2023 may apply for extension in the spring 2023. The application will open in the beginning of March and and the application must be submitted by the beginning of May (please check the exact deadline on the webpage below). In the autumn the application will be open in the beginning of October and the application must be submitted by the beginning of November (please check the exact deadline on the webpage below). 

More information and instructions: Apply for extension of study time. 

Regranting of study entitlement:

If your study right has expired, please see the instructions on how to apply for regranting of study entitlement.

Resigning from studies:

If you want to resign from Haaga-Helia, please fill in the resignation announcement.

A student graduated from Haaga-Helia can get one certified true copy of her/his certificate and attachments to replace a lost certificate. The copy costs 50 euros. Order a certified copy of your certificate