# A
  • Aboa Mare is the campus in Turku where you study seafaring.
  • Alere is the building in Vaasa where educations in beauty, health and welfare are available.
  • Allegro is the Campus in Jakobstad where you can study music and arts.
  • A former Novia student is called an alumni.
  • AMK is the acronym for University of Applied Sciences.
  • Attendance registration is made in Peppi every year.
# B
  • Bachelor's degree means a lower-level University of Applied Sciences degree.
  • Blogger? Notify marknadsforing@novia.fi!
  • Buses and public transportation, are available in mot localities.
  • Bring your own device - there are some computer classes at Novia, but in order to complete your studies you need an computer of your own.
# C
  • Café Techno is a lunch restaurant found in Technobothnia, Vaasa
  • Campuses are based in Vaasa (Vasa), Turku (Åbo), Raasepori (Raseborg), and Pietarsaari (Jakobstad).
  • Certificates can be obtained from student services at your own campus. You can also download electronically signed study certificates and transcript of records via Peppi.
  • Calendar is found on the intranet, where we list various things that are in progress. So go in and check so you don't miss anything!
  • Career service is a news category on the intranet. There we advertise vacancies for students.
  • Course enrollment is done in Peppi.
  • Course descriptions are available for each course, as well as a list of the competences you should have after passing the course. 
  • Credit transfer - you can apply for previously acquired knowledge and skills like previous studies, internship, work experience that are relevant to the education to be accredited at Novia UAS.
  • Curricula are published for each degree programme. 
# D
  • Dyslexia or other obstacles in the studies? Read on the intranet (you will receive login details when you start the studies) how we support your study entry.
  • Deans are part of the Management Team and they lead the Faculties within Novia UAS. The Deans are: Kristian Blomqvist (Technology and Seafaring), Eva Matintupa (Health and Welfare), Camilla Ekman (Business Administration), Eva Sandberg-Kilpi (Bioeconomy), and Håkan Omar (Arts and Culture). There are also Vice-Deans for each Faculty.
  • Degree Thesis usually comprises 15 ECTS.
  • Discounts - As a Novia student, you can receive discounts on and/or take part of our partners' range in several localities.
  • Degree regulations - tells you about your rights and obligations as a student at Novia UAS.
# E
  • ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System.
  • EKA is the association for everyone who studies in Raseborg.
  • ENÅ is the Maritime Students' Association.
  • Erasmus is an agreement for exchange studies between higher education institutions in Europe. Novia has about 70 Erasmus partner schools.
  • Examination is another word for test.
# F
  • Facebook - you can follow  Novia on Facebook to get up-to-date information.
  • Faculties there are five faculties at Novia UAS: Technology and Seafaring, Health and Welfare, Business Administration, Arts and Culture, and Bioeconomy. Each Faculty is lead by a Dean.  A Faculty may have operations in several localities.
  • Fastlaskiainen is an event organised on the day of fasting in Vaasa and Turku.
  • Filicia is the association of engineering and business administration students in Vaasa.
  • Films about what it's like to study at Novia can be found on Novia's YouTube channel.
  • The Finnish Student Health Care Foundation (FSHS) stakes care of healthcare services and services in wellbeing of all students at universities and universities of applied sciences. You need to be enrolled as present during the academic year and paid the health care fee to Kela in order to use FSHS services.
  • Forms can be found on our intranet under Studies.
  • Fresher (Gulis in Swedish; Fuksi in finnish) is what new students are called.
#G
# H
  • Helpdesk@novia.fi - help you with IT problems.
  • Higher education, or Master's degree, you can apply to with a Bachelor degree and two years of work experience.
# I
  • Instagram - follow Novia on Instagram!  #yrkeshögskolannovia #mittnovia or #makeyourfuture 
  • Internships - during your internships you get the chance to test your upcoming profession hands-on!
  • International tutors take care of exchange students by arranging meetings, fun events and helping with everyday life in Finland.
  • The intranet here you will find everything related to your studies at Novia.
  • The introductory course begins at the start of your studis. In the course you will learn everything you need to know about college studies at Novia UAS.
  • Internationalisation in the form of study or internship/practical experience in the chosen field are encouraged. Read more on the Intranet pages on international activities!
# J
  • Juvenes named the organization that operates, among other things, the restaurant and cafe in Alere.
# K
# L
  • Libraries are available in all localities.
  • Lecturers are the ones to help you advance in your studies.
  • LinkedIn - feel free to follow Novia!
  • Lunch at student-friendly prices is available at all our campuses.
  • Language studies are a part of your studies. 
# M
  • Master's degree is another word for a higher-level University of Applied Sciences degree
  • #mynovia (#mittnovia in Swedish) is the hashtag used for the everyday life of students at Novia. Feel free to share your student life!
  • Moodle is an e-learning platform. All Novia students have automatic access to the service.
# N
  • Nordplus is the network where students have the opportunity to do an internship or study in the Nordic countries.
  • Novium is the Student Union for all Novia UAS students, which monitors the interests and rights of students.
  • N.U.D is the student associaton in Vaasa for students studying  Health and Welfare
# O
  • Overalls are usually worn at student parties, sillisar, and other student events.
  • Open UAS courses also for those who have already graduated.
  • O365 is available for all Novias students, and you can download the package to your computer.
# P
  • Pampas Nationaldag is an event that attracts students from all over Swedish Finland to Vaasa
  • Peppi is our study register and the place you plan your studies. Look under Web services on the intranet > Peppi, students. You log in with your Novia username and password. You´ll find your personal study plan (PSP) and credits amongst a lot of other useful information in Peppi! 
  • PR tutors promote Novia at fairs and visit high schools and vocational schools.
  • Peer tutor is the one who takes care of you in your first year of study.
  • The President and CEO of Novia UAS is Örjan Andersson.
#Q
# R
  • RDI is short for Research, Development and Innovation.
  • Campus Raseborg has about 400 students, set in beautiful natural surroundings. Appartments on campus are rented to students
  • Restaurant W33 is named the lunch restaurant in Vaasa.
# S
  • Schedule - you´ll find it in Peppi, Tuudo and Lukkarikone.
  • Skruvster is the student association for cultural students in Jakobstad.
  • Spiritus Forstis is the association of forestry engineering students in Raseborg.
  • Student associations arrange programs for students on campus.
  • Student Services Front Office/service desks help you with student-related matters.
  • Studentservices@novia.fi - is the adress to e-mail when you ahve questions about your study right, or how to use Peppi. If you son´t know who to ask, thois e-mail is an good startingpoint.
  • Student Counselling is available at all campuses (and online) and the purpose  is to help you with you studies and when you feel the need to talk to someone.
  • Student Card - download it in Tuudo!
  • Study Credits are abbreviated ECTS, and correspond to approximately 27 hours of work.
# T
  • Technobothnia is a joint teaching and research center for Novia, VAMK and Vaasa University.
  • Theseus is a portal where all  Degree Thesis are published.
  • Tutors come in four forms: peer tutor, PR tutor, international tutor and study tutor.
  • Tuudo - The app that makes students' everyday life easier.
  • Turku campus is located at Henrikinkatu 7 and Hämeenkatu 13 and at Aboa Mare, near Turku harbour. In Turku there are about 1300 of Novia's students.
# U
  • UAS is the acronym for University of Applied Sciences in Swedish.
# V
  • Vaasa campus is located near the sea on Palosaari (Brändö). Here, about half of Novia's 4500 students study.
# W
  • Wappen or Vappen (Vappu in Finnish; May Day in English) is celebrated in spring with choral singing, rowing competition, cap laying, and picnics.
  • The White Helmet is the association for construction students in Raseborg.
# Y
# Å
  • Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku.
  • ÅKA is the association for students in Turku.