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Corona virus

The spring’s graduation ceremony will be held on the 3rd of September

The spring’s graduation ceremony on the 29th of May has been cancelled in all Diak campuses. The ceremony will be postponed to the fall due to the current conditions.

Autumn 2020 semester student exchanges cancelled

Diak has decided to cancel all autumn 2020 semester student exchanges due to the corona pandemic.

Diak’s campuses will open on the 1st of June

Diak is starting a gradual recovery from the corona restrictions. Diak will open all the campuses for students on the 1st of June. On the same date the library and information services’ customer service will open. Student office and ICT- services are functioning mainly online for the summer but local service is also available if needed. The general spaces on campuses are also partly available for guests that aren’t a part of any risk group.

Diak’s e-coffee break on April 23rd

Diak’s e-coffee break has gathered students and personnel every Thursday to share their experiences on the corona situation. Last Thursday there was an interesting discussion on how to improve focus while studying at home.

Students’ livelihood in the corona situation

Due to the corona situation, it is possible that students’ livelihood can weaken for example in the case of a lay-off. Here you can Read more

Voluntary work study module available for students – registration will continue until 27th April

We have opened a new study module to help current crises situation: Voluntary work (5 or 10 ECTS) The study module is an elective. Read more

Diak’s spring graduation ceremony has been cancelled  

The spring’s graduation ceremony on the 29th of May has been cancelled in all Diak campuses. The ceremony will be postponed to the fall due to the current conditions.  

Student’s support services (in Helsinki)

You can contact your student counsellor in crises, mental health and emotional well-being matters. You can do it by phone, Collaborate  or e-mail. You Read more

The cancellation of placements and compensatory studies: A new study module

A NEW STUDY MODULE has been added: * VET volunteer work (registration during 1.-30. April; the course starts flexibly in April­-May) More information: https://www.diak.fi/en/diak/organisation/corona-situation-in-diak/

Pandemic work and replacements

If students have done pandemic work in their work place, we can accept that either entirely or partially to their placements during the state of emergency. Read more