Request for rectification

Request for rectification must be submitted in writing within 14 days of the day when the admission results are released (in joint admission 14 days is calculated from the final deadline of releasing the results, i.e. 28 May 2025). The request for rectification must be submitted to the University of Vaasa by 3:00 PM (Finnish time) on the date of the deadline. Requests for rectification delivered late will not be processed.

Deadlines for releasing the admission results and submitting requests for rectification in 2025 intake are as follows:

• First joint admission in spring 2025: Releasing the admission results by 28 May 2025, the deadline for submitting a request for rectification by 11 June 2025 at 3:00 PM (UTC+3)
• Rolling admission for International Master’s Programmes: 14 days from releasing the applicant’s admission result

The request for rectification must include the following information:

• programme that the request for rectification concerns,
• decision that you request to be rectified,
• how you request the decision to be rectified,
• on what grounds do you request the decision to be rectified.

Personal and contact details of the applicant (name, address, email address, phone number) must be included in the request for rectification.

You must include in your request for rectification the documents that you want to refer to. Admission results and results concerning requests for rectification are based on the information that the applicant has submitted to the University of Vaasa during the application period and by the deadline for submitting appendices, and if the applicant has received a request for further information, by the deadline set for submitting the requested information.

If your issue remains unclear even after contacting the Admission Services, you may then lodge a request for a rectification of the decision concerning admission. The request for rectification must be addressed to the school of which admission result you request to be rectified. You may submit the request for rectification to the Registry of the University of Vaasa by email or by post.

Submitting the request for rectification by email

Submit the request for rectification and related documents by email to: kirjaamo(at)uwasa.fi. The subject of the email should include ‘Request for rectification’ and name of the programme that the request for rectification concerns.

Submitting the request for rectification by post

Submit the request for rectification by post to:

University of Vaasa, Registrar (Kirjaamo),
P.O. Box 700,
FI-65101 Vaasa,
Finland.

’Request for rectification’ and name of the programme that the request for rectification concerns must be written on the envelope. Request for rectification submitted by post must be at the University of Vaasa by the deadline given in the results notification letter, i.e. the date of the postmark is not enough.

The processing time of requests for rectification is approximately 2 months. When your request for rectification has been processed, we will notify you of the result by email. If your request for rectification is rejected or not processed, instructions for appeal to Administrative Court will be delivered to you with the notification.