Welcome to study Service Innovation and Design

Congratulations on receiving a study place at Laurea UAS in the Service Innovation and Design degree programme!

You have been granted admission to the Master's Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Leppävaara. According to the decree given by the Ministry of Education, the name of the qualification and title conferred for the degree programme in Service Innovation and Design is Master of Business Administration. The degree falls under Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications.

The starting date of studies and other important information are found below. Please also visit this page for possible important updates.

Your admission is conditional until your 2 years work experience has been proven with work certificates. Please make sure all your work experience certificates have been uploaded to your studyinfo.fi application form. Information about Master's degree work experience requirements is available on the Selection Criteria page.

Programme Service Innovation & Design                                 

Address Vanha Maantie 9, 02650 Espoo 

Starting Date 27th August 2024 at 9:00 am

Study Code  HYA224SJ

The scope of the programme is 90 ECTS credits and is 1,5–2,5 years in duration. The formal timeframe of the programme is from 27th August 2024 to 31st December 2025.

Orientation days

Your studies will begin with an online orientation day on 27th August at 14:00 -17:00(EET). You will get an invitation to this event by email in mid-August. The orientation continues on 5th of September at 9:00 -16:30 (EET) at Laurea  Leppävaara campus in Espoo. During the orientation days you will get to know each other and meet your personal tutor teacher, who is there to help you during your Laurea studies.

Applicants who are moving to Finland for their studies, please note that you need to be able to arrive and start your studies in Finland no later than 5th September 2024. In case you cannot meet the given deadline, your studies will begin with the next group in autumn 2025. Please inform the Laurea Leppävaara student affairs' office( leppavaara.info@laurea.fi) if you are unable to start in September.  

More information about the degree programme

Study Schedules

To view your study schedules go to the address: https://lukkarit.laurea.fi/

-> Select 'In English' -> Select ‘Group search’ -> Write your study group code (HYA224SJ) in to the search field-> Press search -> when you see your study group in the search results, press ‘Add’ -> Hide search results -> Select September in the calendar tool ->the schedule for your group is shown in the calendar

Please notice that changes to published schedules are possible. We advise you to check this page again in August for any possible updates.

Laurea student account activation 

Remember to complete all the steps in the Checklist for New Students! As a new student you must ensure you have activated your Laurea user account in beginning of August so that you can participate in the studies.

​Recognition of prior learning in Master's degree programmes

Recognition of prior learning as part of the studies in Master's degree programmes in Laurea means that the student may 

a) Include higher education studies that he/she has completed previously or in another higher education institution as part of his/her complementary studies,
b) Substitute a Master's degree study unit with studies completed elsewhere,
c) Ask for his/her previously obtained competence to be identified and recognized as a part of a study unit. 

It is possible to include up to 15 credits of previous higher education studies in the complementary (elective) studies in the Master’s degree programmes in Laurea if: 

The previous studies are graduate level studies 

• The studies have been completed after the degree with which the student has 
  applied for Master’s degree studies in Laurea 
• The previous studies date back to less than ten years 

You will receive more information about the recognition of previous studies when you have the discussion concerning your personal study plan in the beginning of your studies.

Your Student Union: Laureamko

Each University of Applied Sciences has a Student Union. The Student Union works to increase the quality of the education and Student wellbeing. The student Union of Laurea University of Applied Sciences is called Laureamko.

Laureamko brings the student's point of view to Laurea's decision making. Laureamko has plenty of actors at every campus who work for you, in particular. Furthermore, Laureamko also offers web services, the Laureamko Shop is an online shop for the Students and Laureamko chat supports you in any matters related to studies.

Laureamko arranges many different events, such as visits (for example to Fazer), parties, bowling and board game nights and many other things that supports solidarity. You will find more information on the Laureamko pages, from Facebook and Instagram.

Housing

HOAS, the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region, provides student housing predominantly in the Helsinki metropolitan area. To qualify for housing, the tenant must be a full-time degree student, be entitled to financial aid and their place of study must be located in the Helsinki metropolitan area (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen). Laurea Leppävaara is located in the city of Espoo. Students can submit housing applications on the HOAS website.

Additionally, you can contact the actors responsible for each city's rental housing. It is also a good idea to look at what's available in the private rental market.

Arriving to Leppävaara

The Laurea Leppävaara Campus (address: Vanha Maantie 9, 02650 Espoo) is located about a 10 minute walk from Leppävaara train station. The campus is easily reached by public transport, local train or bus. Leppävaara is in ticket zone B. 

When arriving from the airport the easiest way to get to Leppävaara is by train. The I and P trains leave from the airport and you can switch trains at Pasila station, Huopalahti station or at Helsinki where you can hop on to one of the following trains, which will take you to Leppävaara: A, U, E, L and Y. The trains leave often, approximately every 10 minutes.

You can find the Helsinki region transportation schedules and information about ticket prices at HSL website.