Student Mobility Between Universities in the Turku Area
University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences have a cooperation agreement that allows students from one above mentioned university to study part of their degree at another university covered by the agreement. Some students move between these universities on the basis of cross-institutional studies agreements (RIPA).
Study rights between University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University or Turku University of Applied Sciences
Applications for the studies at other universities must be made in the manner required by the host university. The right to study is applied for by registering for a cross-instutional study course (RIPA) from the student's own PSP or by applying using the online UTUForms application form, depending on the course being applied for.
- From spring 2024, the University of Turku (UTU) will gradually switch to the cross-study service (ristiinopiskelupalvelu, RIPA), where enrolment for studies at other universities will be done via the students PSP at their own Peppi system.
- If there is available registration via cross-studies for the studies applied for, this should be used instead of the UTUForms form.
Applying for a study right between University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University or Turku University of Applied Sciences
- If the studies at another university included in your degree are included in the national cross-study service, you apply by registering for the studies in your PSP in UTU Peppi system.
- Student of the University of Turku, read more detailed application instructions here (UTU Intranet)
- If you have a previously awarded flexible study right (JOO), whose study time has expired and whose studies are now offered in cross-studies, please register according to these instructions. You do not need to apply for a separate extension to your old JOO study right.
- The host institution is responsible for providing instructions on how to obtain a user ID and other practical arrangements for your studies.
- Apply using the UTUForms form if your studies are not included in the cross-study service.
- The application between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi or between the University of Turku and Turku University of Applied Sciences is made electronically using the UTUForms form, logged in with the home university's user ID.
- If you have a previously granted a flexible study right (JOO), whose study time has expired and whose studies are not covered by the cross-institutional study agreement (RIPA), apply for an extension using the UTUForms form.
- Note! You can change the language of UTUForms to Finnish from the top bar, in which case you will also receive the application messages in Finnish.
- Exchange students can only apply between the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi (not Turku University of Applied Sciences). The application is made using the UTUForms form.
Please note that universities decide independently which courses to admit students from other universities.
Before filling in the application, please check from the faculty/study office/teacher of the receiving university that the studies you're planning to take are available for you.