SAMK for Ukraine

Tuition fee waiver for international students on humanitarian grounds

SAMK grants tuition fee waivers on humanitarian grounds to up to 50 foreign degree students each year. The fee waiver may be granted to a person under temporary protection who has been issued a residence permit based on the temporary protection.

The fee waiver is granted for one academic year at a time and on the condition that the student progresses in their studies in accordance with the study plan, i.e. completes at least 60 credits per year. The fee waiver is valid as long as the person is a member of a group under temporary protection and has been issued a residence permit in Finland on that or some other basis.

The person who has been granted a fee waiver is not entitled to any SAMK scholarship, not even a Finnish Language or Student Ambassador Scholarship, even if their language skills or ambassadorship would otherwise allow it.

Open UAS path studies

SAMK provides path studies taught in English free of charge to Ukrainian who have fled the war. Applicants must have sufficient English skills.

Path studies consist of the basic and professional studies of the first and second year (curriculum of Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees). The studies are carried out among the degree students. After completing the path studies, you can apply through a separate application system for a degree student, and continue studies with the same familiar group.

The next path studies in English will start in Spring 2025. There are a limited number of study places for path studies.

Enrollment begins: 2.12.2024 at 9.00 am.
Enrollment ends: 6.12.2024 at 15.00 am.

The right to study free of charge is informed in the application form.

Supporting Ukrainian university students with Erasmus+ funding

SAMK has possibility to host and financially support Ukrainian students with Erasmus+ funding.

Student exchange

SAMK accepts Ukrainian students for a semester exchange with Erasmus+ funding. Eligible students are those who were registered as degree students at Ukrainian higher education institutions at the start of Russian aggression. Please check the possible degree programs and study fields from the SAMK website for more information. To prove his/her eligibility students need e.g. transcript of records or a certificate of enrollment.

SAMK takes care of the mobility arrangements and pays the grant. There’s no need for the inter-institutional agreements, students sign the learning agreement with SAMK, also the grant agreement is signed between the student and SAMK.

The grant is paid for the time of studies, duration for the possible study period is one semester (approx.. 4-5 months). The grant for a student is 1150 €/month + travel grant. SAMK reserves the right to determine the number of students, in case there will be many applications. The deadline for applications for the Spring semester 2024 is 30 November. When interested in the exchange possibilities, please, contact International Relations Coordinator Sanna Juhantalo, sanna.juhantalo@samk.fimail.