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Cross-institutional studies at the Lapland University Consortium (LUC)

Cross-institutional studies at the Lapland University Consortium (LUC)

What are LUC cross-institutional studies?

As an attending student of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences and the University of Lapland you have the opportunity to complete, free of charge, some studies offered by the other university (the Lapland UAS or the University of Lapland) as part of your degree. These studies are referred to as LUC cross-institutional studies of the Lapland University Consortium.

Cross-institutional studies allows you to broaden your competence and acquire knowledge and skills that are not included in the study offerings of your home institution. You have the opportunity to personalize your degree by choosing from a variety of study options.

What studies can be taken cross-institutionally?

The LUC cross-institutional study offerings include studies that complement the study offerings of the other university and are pedagogically appropriate for students of both universities, as well as studies that students have wished to be included in the study offerings.

Cross-institutional studies are compiled in the study guides for each academic year.

  • Lapland UAS Study Guide (link)

  • University of Lapland Study Guide (link) 

In the guide, you will find the upcoming implementations for cross-institutional studies. Registration for studies takes place through Peppi's cross-study service.

Before registration, discuss your cross-institutional study plans with your guidance counselor / tutor teacher (MyTeacher) to ensure that the studies you are planning to take are in line with the objectives of your degree.

How to undertake cross-institutional studies?

A valid right to study at the other LUC university is a prerequisite for studying there, which is why you register for studies through the cross-study service. You also have to be registered as an attending student for the academic year at your home institution.

In the further information of the study unit’s implementation, you will find the teaching schedules and other relevant information on the implementation, as well as detailed instructions for registration if there are any.

  1. Registration for studies takes place through Peppi's cross-study service. More detailed instructions will be published in May-June 2025. You can search for cross-study studies through Peppi's study search, add them to your PSP and register for the studies. Registration for studies at the University of Lapland opens on 12 August 2025. Registration for studies at the Lapland University of Applied Sciences will be possible in June, when the cross-study service has been launched at the university.
  1. After successful registration, you will receive confirmation of your registration at the other university and your right to study by email. (Note: the notification is only sent when you register for the first course.)
  2. You can see the registration status for different studies normally in your PSP in Peppi. You can also see in Peppi when a teacher has approved you for the course.
  3. You can find the Moodle room of the course by logging into Moodle with your own credentials. The Moodle workspace opens 6 days before the start of the studies.
  4. Study your studies as normal.
  5. When you have completed the studies, you will receive an assessment directly in your Peppi. Completed studies no longer need to be separately credited at your home university.
Need more information?

Do you have questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions and their answers below. Or, for further information on cross-institutional study offerings and practices, and for support with registration, contact ristiinopiskelu@luc.fi.

If you have questions about the schedules or completion of a particular study unit, please contact the person in charge of the study unit. The person in charge is indicated in the implementation info.

FAQ
Study offerings and registration
Where do I find the study offerings?

The cross-institutional studies are compiled in the study guides of the LUC universities. The study guide includes information on the study unit and the related implementations. You can view the study guides by clicking the links below:

  • Lapland UAS Study Guide (link)
  • University of Lapland Study Guide (link)

 

In the guide you can see the upcoming implementations of cross-study studies as well as other more detailed information regarding the studies and implementation.

How/where to register for cross-institutional studies?

Registration for studies takes place through Peppi's cross-study service. More detailed instructions will be published in May-June 2025. You can search for cross-study studies through Peppi's study search, add them to your PSP and register for the studies. Registration for studies at the University of Lapland opens on 12 August 2025. Registration for studies at the Lapland University of Applied Sciences will be possible in June, when the cross-study service has been launched at the university.

I am an exchange student at the Lapland UAS. Can I study courses at the University of Lapland, too?
Yes, you can. The cross-institutional studies are open to all degree students and exchange students of the Lapland University of Applied Sciences. Naturally, this also applies the other way around, i.e. exchange students at the university can study cross-institutional studies at the university of applied sciences.
Right to study and user credentials
Will I be granted a right to study at the other university after registering for cross-institutional studies?

Yes. Information on the new right to study is displayed in Peppi on the Student’s desktop of the university in question. The Student’s desktop is accessible in Peppi via the icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. However, you don't actually need the separate desktop of another university. Once you have been granted cross-study rights, the information will automatically be transferred to Peppi at your home university. You can use your own university's login and/or HAKA identification when studying. 

Do I need user credentials of the other university?
No, you don’t. You can use the user credentials of your home institution, as they also work in the shared systems of the LUC universities. You can access, for example, Peppi and Moodle with them.
Completing cross-institutional studies
What do the studies consist of? What are the course requirements? Will teaching take place online or face-to-face?
Information on the content of study units is available in the study unit or implementation descriptions. Further information on the content of the course and teaching is available by contacting the teacher in charge of the course.
Where do I find the teaching schedules and further instructions concerning the study units?

Study schedules and study unit descriptions are available in Peppi and/or Lukkarikone (timetables). Please check the schedules regularly for possible changes.

After successful registration for a course unit, the Moodle workspace of the study unit will become accessible to you 6 days before the start of the course. You will be added automatically to the study units for which you have registered. Sometimes the teacher in charge of a study unit may send additional information prior to the start of the course to the participants by email. It is therefore important that you check your university email account (ulapland.fi/edu.lapinamk.fi) regularly.

If you cannot access the Moodle workspace when the course is about to start or if you have not received an email with the necessary information for accessing the workspace, please contact the teacher in charge of the course by email. Also, if you have any other questions concerning the content and assessment methods of a course, please contact the teacher. The form of the university email addresses is firstname.lastname@ulapland.fi for the University of Lapland, and firstname.lastname@lapinamk.fi for the Lapland UAS.

How can I view the other university’s information in Tuudo?

You cannot be logged in the Tuudo app from two universities simultaneously on the same device. If you want to view the information of the other university in Tuudo, you must first log out and then log in again and select the other university as your organization.

Where do I find the other university’s examinarium?

If a study unit includes a possibility to take an exam in the examinarium (via the EXAM system), see the instructions here:

After completing cross-institutional studies
I can’t find my cross-institutional study attainment in Peppi. How can I access it?

There has been a problem with the transfer of the cross-studies. Please contact ristiinopiskelu@luc.fi and we will sort it out.

Where can I get a transcript of records displaying the study attainment I have completed?

The study attainments are transferred directly to your home university's study register through the cross-study service, after which you can order a study register extract in the normal way.

Alternatively, you can download your transcript of records via the Student’s desktop of the university responsible for the study unit in question. Change to the Student’s desktop view of the university where you completed the study unit by clicking the icon in the upper left-hand corner of the screen in Peppi. In order to view the Student’s desktop, you must have a valid right to study at the institution in question. Please make sure that you download your transcript of records within the validity period of your right to study. You can view your study attainments also via My Studyinfo.

What should I do to have my study attainment entered in the register of my home institution?

The study attainments are automatically transferred through the cross-study service. A separate credit transfer procedure is not required.

I have completed the entrepreneurship studies partly at the Lapland UAS and partly at the University of Lapland. How can I get a certificate that shows that I have completed the whole study module?

Ask the study office at your home university to compile the study units into a study module.