The registration instructions and conditions

Welcome to study in Helsinki summer university.
Please read following instructions and conditions that are approved by enrolling. If you have any questions about contents or language of any course, please contact our customer service before enrollment.

BEFORE ENROLLING

The teaching is given in Finnish unless otherwise stated.
Please note that all online enrollments must be paid online and only paid enrollments are valid

1. Please enroll on time to ensure a place on the course.

2. If you are unsure whether the course meets your learning needs, please contact the customer service before enrolling.

3. If the course requires textbooks, you must purchase them yourself before the course begins.

4. The Summer University takes no responsibility for student´s own equipment. No refund is made due to individual connection failures or computer problems. Please, make sure you have suitable equipment before enrolling and test it before the beginning of the course.

5. Please read the terms of cancellation, as all course enrollments are binding. When you send your enrollment form, you approve our terms and conditions.

6. Absences due to corona and corona testing are treated in accordance with the normal cancellation policy.

ENROLLING ONLINE

1. You must pay the course fee to attend the course. After completing the payment, you will receive a confirmation message, which you must bring to the first lesson and present, if requested.

2. You may pay online via Paytrail using a Finnish online bank or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Visa Electron, Eurocard and Maestro)

3. If the course is full, you may still enrol for and be placed on the waiting list. In this case, the Summer University office will contact you if a place on the course becomes available. The teachers do not have the authority to accept enrolments from the waiting list.

4. You cannot attend the course, unless you have paid the course fee and received the confirmation message. Please note that the course fee covers only the specific course and the specific group the student has enrolled for. If an individual participates in a course without enrolling, they will be charged the course fee, billing and administrative costs (40 euros).

5. We will charge a 5-euro billing fee if the course is paid for by a company. If the company does not pay the course fee, it will be charged from the participant.

6. The enrolment does not expire if you do not pay the course fee. Course fees are collectible (Law 706/2007).

7. Please check the course dates online, as there are no reminder messages

8. Discounts are granted to all students enrolled as attending students on a BA or MA programme at any Finnish university or university of applied sciences. In order to get a student discount you must present your student card or proof of study upon registration. When registering online, please fill in the details of your institute of learning and your student number or student ID

TERMS OF CANCELLATION

1. Enrolments are always binding.

2. You must always notify the Summer University of all cancellations in writing via the cancellation form  or via email at info(at)hsky.fi
- We will charge a cancellation fee, which is 20 % of the course’s price (min 20-euro and max 100-euro), for cancellations made at least 14 days prior to the beginning of the course/study module.
- There are no refunds for cancellations made less than 14 days prior to the beginning of the course.

3. You may cancel your enrolment due to illness (and must present a doctor’s or nurse’s certificate). Refunds due to illness are paid accordingly:
- Before the course/study module begins, the Summer University will refund 50 % of the course fee.
- Before the course/study module is half-way through, the Summer University will refund 25 % of the course fee
- No refunds are offered if the course/study module is cancelled over half-way through.

4.  Absences due to corona and corona testing are treated in accordance with the normal cancellation policy.

5. The Summer University has the right to cancel a course due to lack of participants or for other reasons. In this case, the whole course fee will be refunded.

6. The Summer University reserves the right to make changes in course arrangements following the recommendations and restrictions imposed by the authorities.

7. The Summer University takes no responsibility for student´s own equipment. No refund is made due to individual connection failures or computer problems. Please, make sure you have suitable equipment before enrolling and test it before the beginning of the course.

8. All refunds are made via Paytrail to the payee’s card or to accounts within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) .

PAYMENTS

7. Payments with Visa, Visa Electron and MasterCard

Paytrail Oyj (2122839-7) acts as an implementer of the payment handling service and as a Payment Service Provider in cooperation with Finnish banks and credit institutions. In payments made with Visa, Visa Electron or MasterCard Paytrail Oyj will be shown as the recipient in the invoice and Paytrail Oyj will forward the payment to the merchant. Paytrail Oyj is an authorized Payment Institution.

Paytrail Oyj, business ID 2122839-7
Innova 2
Lutakonaukio 7
40100 Jyväskylä
Phone: +358 207 181830

Netbanks

Paytrail Oyj (FI2122839) provides netbank related payment transfer services in co-operation with Finnish banks and credit institutions. For consumer the service works exactly the same way as traditional web payments.