Alumni studies

Supplement your skills after graduation 

Free alumni study rights for Open University courses can be applied for through the University of Vaasa Open University registration service in the same way as when enrolling in fee-paying Open University studies. You simply need to remember to select ‘University of Vaasa alumni’ as your registration type on the enrolment form.  

The Open University offers studies in business, administrative sciences, technology, communication studies, as well as language and methodology courses. Applications are submitted for individual course offerings. You can explore the Open University's course selection on the Open University Course Offerings page.

Enrolment for the courses of the University of Vaasa Open University starts every academic year around the middle of August (12 August 2026 at 10:00 AM for the academic year 2026–2027). Processing time for alumni applications is approx. one week, longer during rush season.

You may also apply for alumni study rights for certain language centre Linginno's courses if they are not available through Open University.

How to apply for alumni studies

Graduates with a master’s degree from the University of Vaasa may apply for alumni study rights. Alumni studies are free of charge for those who have joined the alumni network for the academic year following graduation (e.g. if the degree is completed in October 2023, the free study right is valid until July 2025; if completed in February 2024, the right is valid until July 2025). After this period, studies are subject to a fee. Alumni students are not members of the Student Union and are not entitled to student benefits available to degree students. The study right does not apply to courses offered by Vaasa Summer University or by partner institutions of the Open University.

The study right may be granted for a maximum of 30 ECTS credits in total. To be admitted to a specific course, the applicant must have completed the required prerequisite studies. Course places are limited. In open university implementations, priority is given to open university route students.