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Ville Lempola
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Alumni studies
Supplement your degree with free studies
Alumni studies
Have you graduated but would still like to complete additional studies? You can apply for alumni study rights after completing your master’s degree. Alumni studies are free of charge for those who have joined the alumni network, for the academic year following graduation.
Supplement your skills after graduation
You can apply for alumni study right for Open University courses using the online form on a rolling basis during the academic year. The Open University offers studies in business, administrative sciences, technology, communication studies, as well as language and methodology courses. With alumni study right, you can choose to study full modules or individual courses in areas such as management, marketing, accounting and finance, business law, public management, social and health administration, and communication studies — based on your own interests and needs. You can find the Open University study offering in the Open University Study Guide, e.g.
Enrolment for the courses of the University of Vaasa Open University starts every academic year around the middle of August. Alumni applications are processed and alumni study rights can be granted in response after the start of the enrolment time. (Alumni applications for the academic year 2025-2026 will be processed from 13.8.2025, processing time approx. one week).
You may also apply for alumni study rights for certain degree programme courses (separate studies) if they are not available through the Open University. Please note that these courses have separate application periods. See the course offering for separate study rights.
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.
Applications for alumni study rights must be submitted via an electronic application form.
Contant us
If you have questions about the alumni study right, please contact our continuous learning services.