The Studies service

The Studies Service (studies.helsinki.fi) brings together the key content, services and tools you will need during your studies. The frontpage allows you to follow topical news items and events as well as to check lunch menus and system notifications. Other parts of the service allow you to see your study calendar, instructions supporting your studies and upcoming teaching and examinations. The Services and Tools menu gives you easy access to Sisu and other University systems.

Screenshot of the front page of the Studies Service. Links of the front page are explained in this chapter.

On the front page of the service, you can follow current study-related topics. Your own degree programme’s bulletins will be displayed automatically once you log in. You will also see a feed comprising news published to the entire university community on Flamma, student events and any possible notifications of malfunction. You can also choose to pin the lunch menus of certain student restaurants to the frontpage. Make it a habit from the beginning of your studies to check the front page regularly to see what is going on at the university and in your own degree programme!

Calendar

You can only access the Studies Service calendar when you are logged in. Once you have registered for courses and exams, their schedules will be shown in your calendar. If you want to, you can order the contents of the calendar to your own electronic calendar. To do this, click the Add to calendar button. The My courses and exams list allows you to access the course pages and Moodle areas of your own courses. You can also edit your personal task list on the calendar page.

Instructions

The instructions for students are compiled thematically to support your studies from the beginning until graduation. Here, you will find instructions for completing your studies as well as information about student advice and well-being services, among other things. When logged in, you will automatically see the specific instructions of your own degree programme, but you can also choose to view the instructions of other curricula.

Courses

Courses displays all the courses available at the University of Helsinki during the academic year. You can search for courses and exams that interest you, and you can access the course pages directly from the search results.

Course pages contain information about the contents, method of implementation and schedule of courses. It also provides links to registration, learning environments and materials. You can also browse the offering specific to each degree programme.