Professional Teacher Education

Information for new students 2026

Information on this page is still covering the previous autumn 2025 start! This page will be updated during spring 2026 for the next cohort, so check back in the summer before the programme starts!

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Information for new students 2025

Congratulations  and welcome to study at School of Professional Teacher Education

Brief info webinar before orientation days

• Time and date: 29 April at 16-17 pm.
• Participation to this webinar is voluntary.
• In this webinar we will briefly go through the things students should do before the orientation days. Students will also have a chance to ask questions from the School of Professional Teacher education staff.
• The Info Webinar is held via Zoom. We will send link to the event via e-mail to those students, who have accepted their study place.

Pre-task 

You will need to do a pre-task before orientation days. We will send the instructions about the pre-task by e-mail to students who have accepted their study place.

Orientation days

• The studies begin at the orientation days at 22.-23. May 2025 at 12-16 pm.
• The orientation days are held via Zoom. We will send link to the event via e-mail to those students, who have accepted their study place.
• Orientation days are the first official contact between the new students and the staff. Let's get to know each other!
• At the orientation, you will get the general picture about the studies and all the procedures involved. We’ll also tell which IT-systems you will need in your studies.
• Your studies begin& at the orientation days. If you cannot participate for the orientation, please inform us about it by e-mail (taok.tamk [at] tuni.fi).
• Orientation days are one part of the course “Individual Study Plan and Portfolio”.

Contact information

Student Counsellor Ville Nevalainen, ville.nevalainen [at] tuni.fi

TAMK Service Point offers services related to study and educational affairs:

• You can send an email to servicepoint.tamk [at] tuni.fi (servicepoint[dot]tamk[at]tuni[dot]fi)
• Service Point (Studies and Education) contact information and opening hours

IT Helpdesk provides support and guidance for study-related technical issues:

• electronically on weekdays from 8:00 to 17:00, and during teaching breaks from 8:00 to 15:00
• send a message to it-helpdesk [at] tuni.fi (it-helpdesk[at]tuni[dot]fi)
• IT Helpdesk service hours and contact information
• Student's IT services in brief

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