Student services
Welcome to your studies at the
Järvenpää campus of Diaconia University of Applied sciences. The aim of
student services is to provide support for your studies while also
creating a motivational atmosphere where your studies can thrive.
General
information for the students of the Järvenpää Campus
(revised
31st May 2007)
Apartments and residence
The students see to finding
a place of residence on their own. A majority of our students live in
private rented apartments. Other alternatives include rental apartments
offered by The Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region
(HOAS) and by the cities of Järvenpää and Hyvinkää. These apartments can
be applied for beforehand.
Students accepted on the English degree
programme should contact the DSS office if they have accommodation needs
Dining
The
Campus has a restaurant and a combined cafe and kiosk, which are both open
Mon-Thu from 7.30am to 6.00pm, and Fridays from 7.30am to 3.00pm. A
student is entitled to the standard discount for student meals as provided
by the meal subsidy offered by KELA. The price of lunch with the student
discount is 2.35 € at the time of writing. The KELA student
meal subsidy card can be obtained from the student secretary at Student
Services. If you have a valid SAMOK student card, you do not need the
aforementioned card. Either card should always be presented when
purchasing a meal. Without a card the meal will be priced normally, even
for a student.
Health services
The
student’s health services are arranged by the City of järvenpää. The nurse
is available on campus on two days of the week.
All health services
provided by the nurse are free, including guidance in health care,
personal conversations, necessary medicals, vaccinations, granted sick
leave, and first aid in case of sickness or accident. If necessary, the
nurse can also redirect a patient to extensive care.
A student may
also visit a health centre emergency room or a dental emergency room when
necessary. In such a case, Health care and dentist services are charged
for.
Exchange students
All exchange
students have to take travel insurance for the duration of their studies
in Finland. If during the time you are studying in Finland you decide to
make one or more study trips abroad, you have to make sure your travel
insurance will be valid during these study trips as well.
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Services to students with special needs
Unobstructed
movement on campus is not possible. The buildings do not have elevators.
The
student restaurant does provide specials meals for people with allergies.
If a student has special needs, these should be brought to the attention
of the restaurant's staff so that an arrangement may be made.
The
campus strives, when it is possible, to arrange the necessary support to
students with special needs. Any inquiries should be made well ahead of
time. The student will, however, be expected to provide any necessary
personal aids themselves.
Teaching spaces
Teaching
will be arranged in the campus area shared by the Diaconia University of
Applied sciences and the Church Training College..
A library which
is open every weekday is situated in the campus area. Its study room is
open seven days a week. The workshop which is connected to the library has
computers and extra workspace. Four computer classrooms have been made
available for students. Additionally, there are two spaces reserved for
independent studies and multiple spaces where students can relax and
engage in various activities, like casual reading.
Sports
The
Järvenpää campus of Diak is situated right next to Tuusulanjärvi. In the
winter, it is possible to ski and skate on the lake -or even go ice
swimming, if you are brave enough. In the summer, the possibilities for
sports and outdoor activities provided by the area are equally plentiful.
The campus area also features a gym.
The sports office of the city
of Järvenpää organises and maintains various sport services in the city
area. Sport clubs and the Workers' Institute of Järvenpää provide the
opportunity to take on a variety of different sports, as well as offering
courses on them and organizing sports events. There are also businesses in
the area that focus on arranging a wide range of supervised sports and
recreational activities. Information on these businesses can be found at
the city's Office for Recreation and Sport. Phone: (09) 271 92752.
Language
courses on location
The Workers' Institute of Järvenpää
organizes courses on Finnish for beginners and novices. More information
on these and other language courses can be obtained from the Workers'
Institute of Järvenpää by going to the home page of Järvenpää City www.jarvenpaa.fi
and searching for tyovaenopisto You may also make inquiries by phone
(09) 271 92498.
Leisure time and how to spend it
The
city of Järvenpää offers many opportunities for those seeking for ways to
spend their free time. For more information, visit www.jarvenpaa.fi.
Additionally, because of the excellent public transportation system,
students living in Järvenpää have easy access to the wide variety of
activities offered by the nation's capital and its entire surrounding area.
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