Short Courses Abroad

Kuvituskuva liiketalouden ammattilaiset

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​​​​If a long-term student exchange abroad is not suitable for your, attending a summer school, winter school or other short course abroad might just be what you are looking for! Short courses normally last for 1-8 weeks.

The course should be suitable for your studies and accepted as part of your degree at Haaga-Helia. The credit amount of the courses varies according to the length and extent of the course.

You can find out about virtual short courses on the Virtual Exchange page.

You are able to have financial support for the short courses. There are two types of grants available:

  • Erasmus+ grant if you participate in a short course that includes a compulsory virtual component and the exchange takes place at Haaga-Helia's Erasmus + Partner University.
  • Haaga-Helia travel grant if you participate in a short course that does not include a virtual component but takes place at a partner university or if you participate in a course organized by a partner university other than Haaga-Helia.

How to Apply

Submit the application well before the application deadline to your host institution, but not before you get the approval! 

  1. After you have found an interesting short course and it fit's into your degree report it to:
    • An international affairs specialist Kiia Lehtinen or
    •  if it's an Ulysseus destination contact Ulyseus Mobility officer Emma Fuchs. 
  2. Once your short study course abroad has been approved by the international affairs specialist or Mobility officer, apply to your host institution by the given deadline and guidelines.
  3. You can then apply for the Short Stay grant in the Outgoing Short Mobility portal:

    Outgoing Short Mobility Portal

    NOTE! Grant should applied well in advance before the short mobility starts!

  4. For the every short course you must do a Learning Agreement form were you mark the course you wish to complete abroad:

Erasmus+ Short Mobility Grant

Erasmus+ summer/winter schools and short courses offered in our partner institutions

Haaga-Helia Travel Grant

Summer/winter schools and short courses in partner and non-partner institutions

Recognition of studies after exchange

After the exchange, your credits will be transferred into your Haaga-Helia degree according to the Learning Agreement which you have made with your International Affairs Specialist. The credits earned during your exchange semester will be transferred as ”H” (pass) to Peppi. The original grade can always be seen from the transcript you receive from the host institution.

For the recognition of studies, log into the Outgoing Short Mobility portal to fill in the  the After Mobility Form. After that, fill out the credit transfer form at Peppi and send it to the international affairs specialist Kiia Lehtinen or If the course was in Ulyeesus Partner to Emma Fuchs for approval.