Open UAS online studies at Centria

Open online studies are offered on study rounds that start three times a year: spring, summer and autumn. The selection comprises of more than 70 courses from different fields of education, totalling about 270 study points. The scope of the courses varies from 2 to 6 study points. The courses start according to the timetable of the study round, if there are enough students participating the course. 

May 2024

Enrollment 11.3.2024 – 5.4.2024
Starting day 2.5.2024

Course duration / ending days:
1-2 cr    19.6.2024
3-4 cr    14.8.2024
5-6 cr    21.8.2024

September 2024

Enrollment 12.8.2024 – 6.9.2024
Starting day 25.9.2024

Course duration / ending days:
1-2 cr    13.11.2024
3-4 cr    4.12.2024
5-6 cr    11.12.2024

January 2025

Enrollment 18.11.2024 – 3.1.2025
Starting day 22.1.2025
Course duration / ending days:
1-2 cr    12.3.2025
3-4 cr    2.4.2025
5-6 cr    9.4.2025

April 2025

Enrollment 10.3.2025 – 4.4.2025
Starting day 30.4.2025
Course duration / ending days:
1-2 cr    18.6.2025
3-4 cr    13.8.2025
5-6 cr    20.8.2025

The selection of courses vary and the offering is published on Centria’s webpages three times a year. The new study round will be published approximately one week before registration opens.

If you are an Open UAS student (not a degree student at any University of applied sciences) or an upper secondary education level student, you register through Education calendar Ella Eduplan.

If you are a student from another Finnish university of applied sciences, your school is using Cross-Institutional Study Service and you can enroll via your own school Peppi.

Please use your active school email address when enrolling to courses.

Study fees

Open UAS students pay the study fee themselves. Company (or group) enrollments can be done in Ella Eduplan by selecting enrollment type Organisaatio.

Dropping out or not completing studies does not entitle you to a refund or cancellation of the invoice.

If you are a student from another university of applied sciences, you can participate in the Centria online studies free of charge on the basis of a co-operation agreement.

If you are completing a degree at a Finnish upper secondary level school, Centria UAS studies are free of charge. Select enrollment type toisen asteen opiskelija (väyläopinnot).

If you are a Centria UAS student, Centria online studies are free of charge but registration is done through the Peppi system.

On the starting date of the studies, please log in to Itslearning study environment to start the studies. The instructions on how to activate ID for the Itslearning study environment is sent to your email address no later than the start date of the studies.

Cancellation of participation in a course

You can cancel your participation free of charge during the enrollment time. Please, submit your cancellation notification to the study advisor in time at avoinamk@centria.fi. In the message, state both your name and the name of the course you wish to cancel. You will receive an email receipt after the cancellation has been processed.

The studies progress under the guidance of a tutor teacher in the Itslearning study environment. You familiarize yourself with the learning material and complete various tasks. The studies are completed using various online assignments and/or, in some courses, an online exam.

Transcript of records and grade transfer

One month after the completion of the studies at the latest, the grade for the course is available in the Peppi system (students of Centria UAS and other UAS’s using Cross-Institutional Study Service (ripa).

If you are an Open UAS student, you can ask for the grade from the study advisor (email: avoinamk@centria.fi) and request a separate certificate for the studies.

Some schools are using My StudyInfo service to transfer the study attainments to student’s own UAS.

If necessary, you can request a certificate of studies by email: avoinamk@centria.fi.

The Itslearning is an online study environment we started using at Centria in summer 2021. Itslearning is used in both contact and online teaching. The system automatically creates workspaces and brings Centria’s own students to Itslearning based on the Peppi system data.

Instructions for activating the Itslearning ID will be sent to external students by email at the beginning of the studies. You can use the ID to log in to the learning environment for the duration of your studies. Please, note that the ID will automatically expire within 14 days of the end date of the course.

Itslearning is a browser-based system that requires a computer and/or mobile device, an Internet connection, and a browser. Supported browsers are the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

When can I get information on the start of a course?

You will get a notification of any cancellation of a course immediately after the end of the registration period.

About one week before the start of the course, you get an email about the starting course.

 I didn’t get the ID. What do I do?

You will receive instructions on how to activate the ID to your email address before the start of your studies. Please, contact avoinamk@centria.fi to verify that your email address is correct.

If you have not received this mail, it is also a good idea to check the Junk Mail folder of your email account. If you cannot find the instruction mail there, please contact avoinamk@centria.fi

You can use the link “unohditko salasanasi?” in Itslearning login window and the login info will be sent to your email again. Remember to use the email you have used when enrolling to the course.

How can I give feedback on a course?

You can give feedback for each course in the Itslearning study environment during the course.

The course has started, but the tutor teacher has not contacted me?

First, log in to the Itslearning learning environment and try to contact the tutor from there.

You can also contact avoinamk@centria.fi to make sure your email address is correct.

I’ve completed my studies, but the grade doesn’t appear in my school’s system. How do I get my grade to my own school?

Most UAS’s are taking in to use the national Cross-Institutional Study Service (ripa) by the end of 2024. Grades will then automatically transfer to your school Peppi system.

If you are an Open UAS student or a secondary level student, submit a certificate request to avoinamk@centria.fi. In your message, please, mention the date of completion and the name of the course.

I want to cancel my studies, what do I do?

You can cancel your studies by submitting a written notification to avoinamk@centria.fi

Please, note that you have a cancellation right while the enrollment time is active.

Once the studies start, open UAS students must pay the entire study fee.

I got an invoice for a course I cancelled?

Please contact avoinamk@centria.fi to check whether the invoice is justified.

You have probably cancelled your participation in the course after enrollment period or the cancellation has gone to the wrong email address (e.g. the teacher of the course), in which case invoicing is justified.

I’m not sure this course is right for me?

Before registering for a course, please, make sure that it is suitable for your studies.

If you need more detailed information on the course description, please, contact avoinamk@centria.fi well in advance. The tutor will look into the matter for you.

Can’t log in to my studies any longer?

If the course is still in progress, you should be able to log in without problems > contact avoinamk@centria.fi. If the course has ended, the ID may be locked, and you will no longer have access to the learning environment. The ID automatically expires within a short period of time after the completion of the course.