Welcome to the Business Information Technology degree programme as a student!
During the orientation days, you will get to know Haaga-Helia as a learning environment and meet the other ITBBA students. Tutors share their study tips, and the guidance counsellor will also become familiar. You take over Haaga-Helia's most essential tools and register for the autumn 2026 studies. Bring your laptop.
The orientation days will be held on the Haaga-Helia Pasila campus at Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, in a classroom announced below.
Before the orientation you can get familiar with the following materials:
If you have completed previous university studies, i.e., credits of earlier studies, make time for a quick guidance session even before the orientation days. The guidance counsellor, Liila Mäntylä Peuralinna is available from 3 of August and Pierantonio Silvani is available from 10 August 2026.
10:00 – 15.30 Welcome to Finland for international students
10:00 – 11:00 Welcome to Haaga-Helia! Brief info to ITBBA
11:00 – 14:00 Lunch with tutors and getting to know Pasila Campus
14:00 – 14:30 Getting to know your curriculum
14:30 – 15:10 Information on languages
15:20 – 17:00 Recognition of Competence workshop and information on Recognition of Prior Learning (rooms 3013 and 3014)
Optional evening programme with tutors
09:30 – 10:00 IT orientation for students
10:00 – 11:00 How to demonstrate key competencies in Business Information Technology studies
11:00 – 12:00 Haaga-Helia's information systems (Peppi & Haaga-Helia’s e-mail; Lukkarikone; JobTeaser; Moodle; Apps) And registration for the Autumn courses with tutors. Bring your laptop. (rooms 3013 and 3014)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch with tutors
13:00 – 14:00 Get to know each other (rooms 3013 and 3014)
14:00 – 16:00 Introduction to Digital Learning Environments (room 3012)
Optional evening programme with tutors
10:00 – 16:00 Representatives of the students’ associations visit (Helga, Atkins, ESN, XES, IDS)
Getting to know each other, finishing the enrolments for the autumn semester courses and lunch with tutors according to your group’s timetable
Optional evening programme with tutors
Welcome to the Opening of the Academic Year! Sign up by 17 August.
