Instructions on appeal
How to make an appeal:
Please prepare your appeal carefully and include at least the following information:
- The decision you wish to appeal (attach a copy of the decision to your request)
- The changes you are requesting to the decision
- The reasons for your request for changes
- Your name and contact information (email address and/or postal address)
- The authority to whom the appeal is addressed: Legal Protection Board of Metropolia / Board of Examiners of Metropolia / Scholarship Committee of Metropolia (see decision-specific instructions below)
Submit your appeal to Metropolia’s Registry Office:
Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Ltd. (Legal Protection Board of Metropolia / Board of Examiners of Metropolia / Scholarship Committee)
Registry Office
PO BOX 4000 (Myllypurontie 1)
FI-00079 Metropolia
FINLAND
kirjaamo [at] metropolia.fi (kirjaamo[at]metropolia[dot]fi) , +358 50 304 8167
You may send documents regarding the appeal by email, post, or courier, at your own risk. Delays caused by postal service do not remove the sender’s responsibility to ensure documents are delivered on time. Submit your appeal to Metropolia by the given deadline (see decision-specific instructions below).
You may request further information about the admission decision and the appeal process from the Admissions Services (admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi) ). If necessary, you may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee within fourteen (14) days of the publication of the admission results. Any existing results of student admissions shall not be amended detrimentally due to an appeal.
You may appeal against the decision to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee to the Helsinki Administrative Court within 30 days as of receiving the decision in question.
You may request a rectification of a decision concerning the course performance or the accreditation of your studies or competence either orally or in writing from the lecturer who assessed the performance or the person who made the decision on accreditation , within 14 days of being informed of the assessment. A written response to the rectification request must be provided within 14 days of the date on which the request was received.
If you are dissatisfied with the decision on your rectification request, you may submit a written appeal with Metropolia's Examination Board within 14 days of having been notified of the decision.
According to Section 60 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (932/2014), the decision of the Examination Board cannot be appealed.
Metropolia may grant a student a discretionary extension period to complete the studies included in their degree, generally for a maximum period of one academic year.
You may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee within fourteen (14) days of having been notified of the decision.
You may appeal against the decision to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee to the Helsinki Administrative Court within 30 days as of receiving the decision in question
A student who has lost the right to study may apply for regranting of the right to study without re-applying through the admissions process.
You may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee within fourteen (14) days of having been notified of the decision.
You may appeal against the decision to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee to the Helsinki Administrative Court within 30 days as of receiving the decision in question.
Students can apply for a change of degree programme if they wish to transfer from one degree programme to another within Metropolia without changing the attained degree or degree title. In the case of dual degrees in the School of Health Care and Social Services, the degree title may change (from paramedic, public-health nurse or midwife to registered nurse).
You may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee within fourteen (14) days of having been notified of the decision.
You may appeal against the decision to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee to the Helsinki Administrative Court within 30 days as of receiving the decision in question.
Based on an application by the student, a registration submitted after the end of the enrolment period can be changed by a decision of the Manager of Student Affairs or a person appointed by them if the failure to register was due to a compelling reason beyond the student’s control. However, the regulations concerning the right to non-attendance will be taken into consideration in such cases.
You may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Legal Protection Committee within fourteen (14) days of having been notified of the decision. Metropolia’s President and CEO decides on the appeal based on preparation by the Legal Protection Committee.
A decision on changing the registration as an attending or non-attending student made by the President and CEO of Metropolia is non-appealable in accordance with Universities of Applied Sciences Act, paragraphs 29 and 58.
Metropolia has a scholarship programme to support students taking part in degree studies that are subject to a fee.
You may submit a written appeal to Metropolia’s Scholarship Committee. No appeal may be lodged against a decision made by Metropolia’s Scholarship Committee on a student’s correction request, pursuant to section 60:1/4 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act.
In accordance with section 38 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act, a student may be given a written warning. If an act or negligence is grave or if the student continues to behave inappropriately after having received a written warning, they may be temporarily expelled for a maximum period of 12 months.
The President and CEO decides on any written warnings given to students, while the Board of Directors of Metropolia decides on the suspension of a student's right to study or the temporary expulsion of a student. Before the case is resolved, the Board of Examiners will process the case in accordance with the Guidelines of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences concerning the rectification of course performance, disciplinary matters and the Board of Examiners.
You may appeal against a disciplinary matter decision, referred to in section 38 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (932/2014), made by the President and CEO or the Board of Directors of Metropolia by submitting an appeal to the Helsinki Administrative Court.
No further appeal may be lodged against an administrative court decision regarding disciplinary measures as specified in section 38.
If the studies impose requirements concerning the safety of minors, patient or client safety or traffic safety, the university of applied sciences may revoke the right to study under the criteria set out in section 33 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act.
You may appeal of a decision under sections 33 or 35 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (932/2014), concerning revocation or reinstatement of the right to study, by submitting a written appeal to the national Students’ Legal Protection Board within 14 days of receiving the decision in accordance with section 58 of the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (932/2014).