Graduation

Read carefully the graduation instructions for degree students below and follow them accordingly!

Metropolia user account is valid for two weeks after the date of graduation. Therefore, make sure to save any information you need from Metropolia’s systems and email no later than when you submit your graduation notification. 

Read more about user account in the IT Services instructions.

Remember to take care of the following before graduation:

• If you have a key card or locker key, please return them to the porters 
• Check that you have paid possible material fees to the Degree Progamme 
• Check that you have returned any equipment you have borrowed from Degree Programme
• Check that you have returned your library loans, paid any fees, and that your contact information is up to date

You can apply for the right to practice your profession immediately after graduation through Finnish Supervisory Agency's electronic services. Read more under the heading “Graduation instructions for degree student”. 

If you have identity card for work placement, please return it to the porters. Please return also the card holder.

Alumni of Metropolia have the opportunity to study for free at Metropolia Open UAS for four semesters after graduating. 

Read more on Metropolia’s alumni pages under the heading "Open UAS study benefit for alumni".

When you graduate, your contact information will be automatically transferred to Metropolia’s alumni register. 

Learn more about alumni activities on Metropolia’s alumni page. Also read the Welcome to the Metropolia alumni community page.

To continue using JobTeaser as Metropolia alumni, remember to change your Metropolia email address to a personal email address! Employers recruiting new graduates post a lot of job ads on JobTeaser for alumni so continuing to use the platform is encouraged. You can log in and change the email address here: metropolia.jobteaser.com.

1. Contact the PSP advisor or responsible person for graduation well in advance of your planned graduation, with whom you will go through the studies you have completed and the possibility of submitting your graduation notification.
2. Before submitting your graduation notification in the system, complete the AVOP questionnaire, which is a national feedback questionnaire for Universities of Applied Sciences graduands. After completing and submitting your responses, you will be directed to submit your graduation notification.
   • Sign in AVOP questionnaire by using HAKA login (students own UAS credentials) in address https://avop.fi/fi. After answering the questionnaire and sending the answers you will be directed to the Graduation Notification page. If you don´t fill in the Graduation Notification immediately please salvage the Graduation Notification address so you are able to fill in the Graduation Notification later. By the same page you may follow the graduation process and also edit your Graduation Notification.
   • If you don´t have a Finnish Social Security Number, please contact Student Services. You will receive a answering link for AVOP-questionnaire and instructions on how to make the Graduation Notification.
3. After submitting the graduation notification, your designated responsible person of graduation will approve or reject the notification. You will be informed via Metropolia email about the first stage of graduation confirmation. Once your graduation is finally confirmed, the graduation date will be registered in your study right at the same date. You will also receive information about the final confirmation in your Metropolia email.
4. You will receive an email to your personal email when your certificate is available for download from the Digital Degree Certificate Service. More detailed instructions can be found under "Digital Degree Certificate."
5. During your graduation phase, it is a good idea to build and maintain networks and get to know Metropolia alumni.
6. Return any keys, access cards, or other Metropolia property you have and make sure to return any library loans and pay any outstanding library fees.
7. Save any information you need from Metropolia’s systems and email. Your user account will remain active for two weeks after your graduation date. Read more in the IT Services instructions.

You can submit your graduation notification when:

•    You have completed all the compulsory courses for your degree and
•    All courses are registered in OMA.

Your student status must be valid when you submit the graduation notification, and you must be an active student. If your student status ends on July 31 and you want to submit the graduation notification before your student status ends, the notification must be submitted by July 30. If your student status ends on December 31, the graduation notification must be submitted by December 30. 

Please note, when planning the timing of your graduation notification, please take into account Kela’s (Finnish Social Insurance Institution) student support regulations. If you want to receive student support for the month your studies end, you must graduate no earlier than the 18th of the month. You must be enrolled for at least 18 calendar days during the month your studies end.

Submit your graduation notification in the graduation system on your student desktop at opiskelija.oma.metropolia.fi. Select "Electronic Services" from the menu and then "Graduation Notification."

The graduation date on your certificate will be the day your graduation notification was saved.

Please note that vacation periods may delay the processing of your graduation notification.

This guide explains how students can submit their graduation notification at Student´s Desktop. Guide applies to all degree students graduating from Metropolia. You can submit your graduation notification only after all the required courses for your degree have been completed and recorded in OMA.

Instructions:  

• Log in to OMA at opiskelija.oma.metropolia.fi
• Select "Electronic Services" and then "Graduation Notification"

Before submitting the graduation notification, you must respond to the AVOP questionnaire at avop.fi. If you encounter any issues, contact Student Services: Please fill out the form in the service request system, log in and select the Student Services form.  After responding to the AVOP feedback and submitting your answers, you will be directed to the graduation notification page. If you don't complete the graduation notification form immediately after answering the survey, save the notification URL so you can complete the form later. You can also use this URL to track your graduation process. 

After completing the questionnaire, fill out the graduation notification form. You may be asked to log in again. 

• Click Submit Graduation Notification on the right side of the page
• Select from the dropdown menu the study right from which you are graduating
• Click Select
• Verify that your personal details are correct on the notification form, and correct them if necessary
• Add your thesis URN link. You will receive a confirmation email once the library staff has verified the details of your thesis and it has been published on Theseus. The email will contain the URN link for your thesis, which you can copy into the graduation notification. Note: If you have already added the URN link to WIHI, you do not need to add the address again on the graduation notification. However, include in the additional information section that you have saved the link to WIHI.
• Complete/adjust the Data Consent section
• The current date will automatically appear in the graduation date field
• From the dropdown menu, select the name of the responsible person (the person who will confirm your graduation). If you don't know who this is, contact your program's guidance staff.

In the graduation additional information section, provide the following details if necessary:  

• If you do not upload your thesis to Theseus but instead submit a bound copy to Student and Admission Services
• If your thesis is being RPL-validated (Recognition of Prior Learning) and you don't have the Theseus publication URN link
• Save the URN link to WIHI
• Once all information has been saved and verified, click Save.
• You will be asked to confirm your application. After confirming, you cannot change your graduation date or make any further changes to the notification.
• You can also print the application if needed. 

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences uses Digital Degree Certificate. Paper degree certificates will no longer be issued. The Digital Degree Certificate is an official original document issued by Metropolia, signed electronically using the digital signature stamp of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV).

You can download your digital degree certificate (PDF file) from the Digital Certificate Service. You can save the original document to the cloud, a USB drive, or your computer, and every saved copy is considered the original certificate. The digital degree certificate is easy to carry on mobile devices or laptops. It is also easy to send as an attachment to a job application or to an authority. The digital degree certificate does not require separate authentication and is secure.

You will receive an email to your personal email address when your certificate is available for download in the Digital Certificate Service at https://todistuspalvelu.metropolia.fi/. You can log in using your Metropolia credentials (note: your Metropolia username and password are valid for two weeks after the graduation date) or Suomi.fi credentials.

The digital degree certificate is always easy to download through the Digital Degree Certificate Service. It can be downloaded even years after graduation. Employers, other educational institutions, or any recipient of the degree certificate can easily verify the authenticity of the PDF file at https://todistuspalvelu.metropolia.fi/.  

If you have any questions about the Digital Degree Certificate or the Digital Certificate Service, please contact Student Services: Fill out the form in the service request system. Log in and select the Student Services form.

You can apply for the right to practice your profession immediately after graduation through Finnish Supervisory Agency's electronic services, provided that your graduation information has been recorded in the national VIRTA study register of higher education institutions. After the final confirmation of your graduation, the graduation date will be registered to your study right on the same day.  

As a general rule, graduation information is transferred from the student register to the VIRTA study service the following day.  There may sometimes be delays. You can check your graduation information also in the Oma Opintopolku service after the graduation date, once the information has been recorded in the student register. (The delay may be 1-2 days).

The so-called student right to temporarily work in a regulated profession under supervision ends 30 days after graduation. Therefore, it is advisable to apply for licensure promptly to ensure uninterrupted employment. The right to practice can be applied for immediately after graduation through Finnish Supervisory Agency's electronic services, provided that the graduation information is recorded in the national VIRTA higher education student information service.

For more information on how to fill out the application, please visit The Finnish Supervisory Agency's website. 

Any questions? Please fill out the form in the service request system. 
Log in and select the Student Services form.