Applying, Registration and Fees

How to apply?

Fill in the registration form, including your contact details and a motivation letter.

What is a motivation letter?

Write a brief, one-page motivation letter (in English, maximum of 3000 characters with spaces) based on the following points:

• Explain why you apply for the Christmas Experience Academy at the Multidimensional Tourism Institute, Rovaniemi, Lapland.
• Please indicate what you should study, which study year and where.
• If you are studying tourism or hospitality, please briefly describe the focus of your studies and your familiarity with the concept of tourism experiences.
• If you are not studying tourism or hospitality, please indicate how many courses related to tourism or service experiences you have taken during your studies.
• Describe how your previous education, work history, hobbies and personality make you a good candidate for joining the Christmas Experience Academy. Why do you think you are the right person for the summer school?
• How does the Christmas Experience Academy contribute to your personal and professional development?

Important dates

The application period for the summer school is 7 Jan - 28 Feb 2019.

Make sure that your application (including registration form and a motivation letter) for the Summer School arrives at our site by 28 February 2019 at the latest.

Acceptance will be notified by 15 March 2019.

We are sorry to inform that our Christmas Experience Academy 2019 will be cancelled.

The Summer School fee

The course fee is 790 €.

The course fee for students of University of Lapland, Lapland University of Applied Sciences, University of Iceland, and Holar University College is 250 €.

The fee includes

• registration to the course
• lecturing
• lunches and
• the social programme

The attendants are required to organize their own accommodation and travelling to Rovaniemi.

Payment

Full payment needs to be made by April 30, 2019.

How to pay the tuition fee to Christmas Experience Academy/Lapland UAS

The name of the bank : Pohjolan Osuuspankki, Koskikatu 12, 96100 ROVANIEMI
Account number: FI96 5640 0220 2675 25
BIC/ SWIFT code: OKOYFIHH
Bank account holder: Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Jokiväylä 11, 96300 ROVANIEMI
Payment reference: please, fill in ”the name of the student” and title “CEA 2319”

Please notice when paying by wire transfer, the sender must pay ALL transfer fees. The payment must be made in full. The full payment is 790 €.

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Payment instructions for MTI students (Lapland UAS & University of Lapland) and students of University of Iceland, and Holar University College:

The name of the bank: Pohjolan Osuuspankki, Koskikatu 12, 96100 ROVANIEMI
Account number: FI96 5640 0220 2675 25
BIC/ SWIFT code: OKOYFIHH
Bank account holder: Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Jokiväylä 11, 96300 ROVANIEMI
Payment reference: please, fill in ”the name of the student” and title “CEA 2319”

Please notice when paying by wire transfer, the sender must pay ALL transfer fees. The payment must be made in full. The full payment is 250 €

Cancellation Policy

The following cancellation policy applies in all cases.

Christmas Experience Academy reserves itself the right to cancel the course if the minimum amount of participants is not reached. The course will run with a minimum of 15 participants.

Places will not be held for applicants whose fees are not paid in full by the due date. The participants will under no circumstances be allowed to participate in the Christmas Experience Academy unless the participation fee has been paid in full by 30 April 2019.

If you cancel your participation in the CEA and have made housing arrangements, please note that you must also cancel your housing arrangements.

The possible cancellation must be informed in a written form (by email to ulla.kangasniemi(at)lapinamk.fi). If you cancel before 10 May 2019, the summer school fee will be returned (a handling fee of 50 € will be deducted). If you cancel after 10 May 2019, the summer school fee will not be returned.