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 come familiar. You take over Haaga-Helia's most essential tools and register for the spring 2027 studies. Bring your laptop.
The orientation days will be held on the Haaga-Helia Pasila campus at Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, in a classroom which will be announced later.
Before the orientation you can get familiar with the following materials:
If you have completed previous university studies, i.e., credits of earlier university level 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.
Programme
Monday 11.1.
Welcome to Finland for international students
Tuesday 12.1. time 10:00 – 17:00
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 (Lunch 12:15)
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
Optional evening programme with tutors
Wednesday 12.8. time 9:30 – 16:00
09:30 – 10:00 IT orientation for students
10:00 – 11:00 How to demonstrate key competencies in Business Information Technology studies
11:00 – 12:15 Haaga-Helia's information systems (Peppi & Haaga-Helia’s e-mail; Lukkarikone; JobTeaser; Moodle; Apps) And registration for the Spring courses with tutors. Bring your laptop.
12:15 – 13:00 Lunch with tutors
13:00 – 14:00 Get to know each other
14:00 – 16:00 Introduction to Digital Learning Environments
Optional evening programme with tutors.
Thursday 13.8. time 9:30 – 16:00
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 12:15.
Optional evening programme with tutors.
