1. Costs
The participation fee is 620 euros. Participants are also expected to pay for their travel costs to and from Helsinki and cover their local travel and living expenses during their stay in Finland. Travelling costs to the case study city Hämeenlinna, the accommodation during the workshops and the excursion travel costs are included in the course fee.
2. Cancellation policy
The information about the acceptance will come by 29 April via email. We ask you to confirm your participation by 6 May by completing the registration form (link sent in the letter of acceptance) and paying the participation fee. The registration is binding and the fee will not be refunded after the registration. In the case of unlikely cancellation of the summer school, the participation fee will be refunded completely.
3. Accommodation
The participants are ought to seek their own accommodation for the two first nights of the summer school (15–17 August). We will provide a list of recommended accommodation options soon on this website. Living costs in Finland are generally comparable to those in Western Europe.
In the case study city Hämeenlinna, the accommodation (17–27 August) is organised by the summer school and it is included in the course fee. Please note, that the accommodation provided by the summer school is in shared rooms. The accommodation in the case study city is reserved until the morning of August 27.
4. Dining and Shopping
The participants are ought to pay their meals themselves during the summer school. The price of a meal varies a lot. You can spend anything from around 8 euros upwards, depending on your budget. Shopping daily groceries follows a general Western European average standard.
5. Transportation
During the summer school, traveling from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna by charter bus is free of charge to the participants. Also the guided bus tour during the Helsinki Day is included in the price of the course, as well as local bus tours in the case study city.
6. Study Credits
The course entitles participants to five (5) ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. This includes all the work done during the summer school, and individual task as well as some reading and studying to be done before the course. Students may negotiate a credit with their university, as many have done in previous years.
7. References & Work Samples
References and work samples such as portfolio are not required. To apply, please submit a motivation letter and a short cv to the electronic application form.
8. Computers
There will be a computer available in the workshops for scanning and file management, but it is highly advisable to bring your own laptop with you.
9. Financial Support
We are unfortunately not in the position of granting any scholarships or other subsidies. You might have a chance of obtaining some allowances or scholarships from your own university or a non-profit foundation in your home country or any international cooperation programme supporting students’ exchange. The possible allowances will not affect the selection of participants in any way.
10. Practical Work Training / Internship
We have no possibilities to arrange for any sort of additional employment in connection to the summer school.
IFHP Urban Planning and Design Summer School in Finland 