Student Services

Student services support students in progressing with their studies as well as managing practical matters related to studying and everyday life. Academic services provide guidance on study-related practicalities and study planning. Information about studying and internships abroad is available from the international office. Career services support students in finding employment and internship opportunities both during their studies and at the time of graduation.

The aim of study guidance and counselling is to support and encourage students in goal-oriented studying and in developing into skilled professionals in their field.

At Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, responsibility for study guidance is shared by all staff as well as personnel specialized in guidance and counselling tasks.

KAMK offers its students a wide range of services to support and promote well-being and study ability, both on the Kajaani campus and remotely for those living in other localities.

We take care of practical matters related to your studies and maintain the Peppi study management system and the student’s study register. You can also get general advice on planning and completing your studies from our study affairs coordinators.

We can help you by e-mail Mon-Fri:
studyservices@kamk.fi

and by telephone Mon-Fri 10.00-15.00:
+358 40 654 8471

You can also drop by the service point:

Wed from 10.30 to 12.00 and from 13.00 to 14.00

You can find the service point at:
Ketunpolku 1, Kajaani
Tieto 1 building, 1st floor (beside the library entrance)

Note! The opening hours are possible to change, and visits at other times must be arranged separately.

The Study Services can be contacted for the following matters, among others:

• maintenance of the register of students and changes of transcripts of records
• monitoring and advising on study rights: attendance and absence registrations, returning and extending study rights
• guidance on the use of the PAKKI student desktop
• advice on study certificates
• guidance on student benefits
• general exam dates and registration for re-exams / retakes
• thesis and graduation services
• preparation of electronic diplomas
• matters relating to suspension of studies and possible withdrawal from studies

KAMK’s talented group of course lecturers and staff members provides you with individualized support, helping you to identify and develop the personal skillset. To ensure smooth progress in studies we have teacher tutors, study counsellors and student welfare officer at your service. We also collaborate with local authorities and other stakeholders to help the students feel like home at Kajaani.

KAMK library is located on campus, in Tieto 1 -building (1st floor). The library offers access to the printed and the electronic collection and advice on how to make the best use of them. Library services are public and open to all users. The collections contain materials according to the subjects taught at Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) but in addition, literature on the educational sciences and psychology from the library of the University of Oulu.
KAMK library provides:

• up to date collections to fulfill professional information needs
• sources of information for use in the library or online 24/7
• an open learning environment for your journey to becoming an expert
• a highly trained and expert staff at your service
• information retrieval training

You can work in the library using library’s public computers in the library or in the independent work room.
Further information of the library services from KAMK library website. 

Kajaani University of Applied (KAMK) provides insurance to it’s degree students as follows:

Voluntary Accident Insurance

Voluntary accident insurance covers accidents occurring during normal school hours as well as during travel to and from school. This insurance covers students also during their practical training. This insurance is also valid abroad and for all KAMK students.

Statutory Accident Insurance
When you complete your practical training, you are also covered by the KAMK statutory accident insurance. This insurance is also valid abroad and for all KAMK students.

Liability Insurance
KAMK has liability insurance against possible damage caused by degree students. This insurance is valid worldwide but not in the United States and Canada.

Travel Insurance Abroad
The travel insurance covers KAMK students residing in Finland when they travel for study-related purposes. The insurance is a personal insurance policy that is valid for study-related trips abroad lasting up to six consecutive months. If the trip exceeds six months, the student must arrange their own insurance for the period beyond six months. The insurance is also valid during free time and weekends, and it covers travel-related illnesses and accidents. The insurance does not cover high-risk activities and is not valid when travelling to a third country. Each student is responsible for obtaining their own baggage insurance.

In case of accident or damage students must immediately contact their supervising teacher and/or the Secretary or Management Assistant. Students must fill in an insurance accident / occupational illness notification for any type of accident / damage. Even though the accident may not have cause serious health problems when it actually occurred, the problems may start to occur later on after the accident and such cases may not be covered by insurance after a longer period of time has elapsed.

Degree students who study for a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a University of Applied Sciences will be entitled to use services of the Finnish Health Service (FSHS), called in Finnish Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätio YTHS.

The FSHS responsibility is to provide students with health and medical care services, to promote students’ health and ability to study, and to promote the well-being of the study environment and student community. All degree students in higher education will be entitled to use FSHS services, as long as they have registered as an attending student and paid the healthcare fee to KELA.

Students attending a Finnish University of Applied Sciences are required to pay  a student healthcare fee to Finnish Social Security Institution (Kela) for each academic term. Students cannot get an exemption from the student healthcare fee for any any reasons. Students are not sent invoice for the student healthcare fee and all students must make sure to pay it in OmaKela for each academic term. Due date for the student health care fee is annually 30 September (for autumn semester) and 31 January (for spring semester).