At the end of the exchange

Before you leave Finland you should:

• Return all library books
• Return starting package (if you have had one)
• Return your HID key if you have have one, or any other building tag. The HID key can be returned to the Facilities Management office in Gripen in Åbo and to the Facilities Management office in Vasa (B2 in Academill). If you have a CampusSport tag, return it to the sports service counters or you can drop it in the mailbox which is located by the sports service counter in Educarium. You do not have to return the keys yourself, as long as you make sure they are being returned.
  
• Make sure that you have handed in all course work and written your exams. You may order a Transcript of Records when all grades are submitted. Please communicate with your teacher if the grade is not submitted two weeks after handing in final essays or writing the final exam for the course.

Erasmus+ students: bring your Certificate of attendance or similar (provided by your home university) to Education Services (Gripen in Åbo or the International Office in Vasa) to get it signed before you leave. You can also send it to us via email to exchange@abo.fi. Please fill out the form yourself (and print it) before you request our signature.
N.B. It can be signed max. 3-5 days before you leave the country; follow the instructions of your home university! Please also make sure that you have all necessary signatures on your Learning Agreement, and that you have all the changes there as well.

At the end of the exchange period the exchange student must complete a Transcript Request in order to receive an official transcript of records of the studies completed during the exchange.

Only successfully completed courses are recorded in the student’s transcript of records, i.e. failed courses and courses in progress are not listed in the transcript.

All coursework must be handed in before departure from Åbo Akademi University in order to ensure that all courses will be recorded in the transcript. Courses can only be recorded while the student is registered at the university and teachers are not obliged to assess any late work. The registration for the autumn will be in force until 31 December, and the registration for the spring or the academic year will be in force until 31 July.

It can take between 3-8 weeks to get the transcript depending on when the courses have been completed and how they have been registered. The original transcript is sent in the postal mail to the student’s home address, in addition a scanned copy of the transcript is sent to the student, and to the coordinator named in your application to ÅAU. Coordinators can get a physical copy upon request, please indicate that in the Transcript request form.

If a student needs an additional transcript after having finished the exchange at Åbo Akademi University, a new transcript can be issued but is subject to a fee of 35 euros per transcript. Former exchange students who need additional transcripts can contact Education services to request the transcript.

If you have an e-mail account at Åbo Akademi University and you are enrolled for the academic year, you can print an unofficial electronic transcript (in Swedish or English) from Peppi (student.abo.fi).

Please note that if you are enrolled only for the autumn semester, you will only be able to access your Peppi account until 31 December and you will be able to access your abo.fi e-mail until 1 February.

If you are enrolled for the full academic year or only for the spring semester, you will have access to your Peppi account until 31 July, and you will be able to access your abo.fi email until 1 October.

Courses taken at the University of Turku (UTU) will be entered into the study register of UTU. If you have taken courses at UTU, you have to order the transcript from disco@utu.fi or you can collect it from the Student Centre Disco.

If you order your transcript from disco@utu.fi, please include your name, date of birth, or your student number in the message. Please let UTU know if you only need a digital version or also a paper copy. Preferably use your abo.fi or utu.fi email when requesting the transcript. You can also download a version of the UTU transcript yourself from Peppi for UTU.

The UTU transcript will be a separate transcript from your ÅAU transcript. Courses taken at UTU will not be recognized by ÅAU, but your home university in line with standard credit recognition procedures.

For exchange students at the University of Turku, you can order your official Transcript of Records from the Student Service Desk in Gripen or by ordering them by email from studinfo@abo.fi.

In the email please include your name and Åbo Akademi University student number so we can help you faster.

You can also download an unofficial electronic transcript from your ÅAU Peppi account (student.abo.fi).