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Things to do before your departure from Kuopio

At the International Office:

1. Transcript of Academic Records

If you have recently taken exams or handed in essays, some credits are probably still missing from the transcript of records. No worries, we will send the Transcript to your home country as soon as all the credits have been entered into the students register. You just need to fill in the Request for Official Transcript of Academic Records before coming to the International Office.

The request form is available at: http://www.uku.fi/intl/english/current/liitteet/transcript.pdf

If all the courses are already in your student register, there is no need to fill this form. We will print the Transcript to you at the International Office.

Always notify us if you fail the course or you decide not to finish the course! Otherwise we will keep waiting for all the credits to be registered

If you need detailed course descriptions, they can be printed out at: http://kettinki.uku.fi/ojkkatselu/english/courses.html

2. Letter of Confirmation

Letter of Confirmation is a certificate that most universities require as a confirmation of the duration of the exchange.

The Letter of Confirmation cannot be issued earlier than 10 days before the departure date.

If your home University has given you their own exchange documents, please bring them with you.

3. Feedback

We would love to hear about your experiences in Kuopio. Your comments will be used to improve services offered to international students.

Please spend a few minutes to fill out our feedback form. It is available at: http://www.oppi.uku.fi/lomake/data/4903-79767.html

Other practical things to remember:

1) Terminate the tenancy agreement

Give notice to Kuopas to end your lease at least one month before you intend to move. A written termination of the lease must be made no less than one calendar month before moving out.. For more information, please see www.kuopas.fi ->Tenant info ->The end of tenancy agreement

2) Clean up

Make sure that you clean up the room carefully before moving out. If the room is not cleaned up properly, Kuopas has the right to have the room tidied up at your expense, meaning that the cost of the cleaning will be deducted from your deposit.

3) Return keys

Return your keys to Kuopas and leave your exact bank details, so that the guarantee payment (deposit) can be returned to you

4) Return library books

Return all the library books you have borrowed and pay for any outstanding charges

5) Return the Survival Kit

Return your Survival Kit to the Student Union.
Opening hours of the SU office:
http://www.kyy.fi/en/office/

6) Pay bills and rent

Check that your rent and other bills have been paid

7) Close bank account

Close your bank account if you are not planning to return to Finland in the near future.

8) Submit the Notification of Move -form

Notify the post office about your change of residence so that your mail will be forwarded to your new address. Further information: http://www.posti.fi/changeaddress/

For the notification of change of address form, please click here

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Updated on 3.9.2009/AK

University of Kuopio, International Office, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland
Visiting address: Savilahdentie 9, Snellmania, 2nd floor, B-income, tel: +358 17 162 042, fax: +358 17 163 496, e-mail: forename.surname@uku.fi