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Study-related laws and regulations
Last modified: 10.09.2021
Print- Universities Act (558/2009)
- Act of the implementation of the Universities Act (559/2009)
- Government Decree on University Degrees (794/2004)
- Administrative Procedure Act (434/2003)
- Act on the Openness of Government Activities (621/1999)
- Constitution of Finland (731/1999)
- University of Eastern Finland Degree Regulations (pdf)
- Study regulations (1.8.2019)
- Implementation of the change to the grading scale used in the assessment of Master’s theses or theses for minor subject studies (27.5.2019)
- Continued right to study (27.5.2019)
- Ethical guidelines for teaching and studying:
- Procedure in cases of suspected fraud
- Remote supervision of exams
- Principles of publicity in remote university teaching
- Definition of the language of school education and language proficiency requirements for lower and higher university degrees (10.6.2021)
Appeal instructions
Follow items you find in Heimo (sign in first):
- Instructions for appeal (appellate authority Administrative Court)
- Instructions for making a request for rectification (from the Board of Appeal)
- Student admission and admission to a major subject or specialisation during the studies
- Recognition of studies
- Grading of a study attainment and forfeiture of the right to study
More acts and regulations are available in Kamu Student Handbook in Finnish.