Continuous learning
Complement your skills with Open University studies or improve your professional competence through our continuous education and specialisation programmes.
Open University courses
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Browse Open University courses
Explore courses arranged by the Open University and our partner educational institutes.
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Apply to Uniarts Helsinki’s degree programmes via the Open University path
You can apply for degree studies after first completing the required number of credits at the Open University.
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Open University studies
Take advantage of the Open University’s high-quality instruction in music, fine arts, theatre and dance at the University of the Arts Helsinki.
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Applying to Open University studies
How to apply to Open University studies
Professional development
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Develop your arts-based business idea in our pre-incubator programme
Uniarts Hub pre-incubator programme will help you get started in setting up a business and becoming an entrepreneur in the creative or arts industries. The next call for applications for the fall 2025 programme will be held from 17 June to 18 August 2025.
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Working life studies and services for the independent arts sector
Uniarts Helsinki will offer studies and guidance to promote the working life skills of professionals in the independent arts sector free of charge in 2023–2025.
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Level A performance examination completed as non-degree studies
Master’s graduates from Uniarts Helsinki’s Sibelius Academy can apply for the right to complete a level A performance examination as non-degree studies.
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Specialisation Programme in Public Art
The two-year Specialisation Programme in Public Art will be offered in January 2022. Learn more about the programme and its goals. Teaching language in this programme is Finnish.
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Non-degree pedagogical studies for teachers in the arts
Pedagogical studies (60 credits) are for students who have already completed a master’s or a corresponding degree in the arts and wish to develop their pedagogical skills.
News
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Subscribe to the continuous learning newsletter
Receive the newsletter in your email and stay informed about the opportunities for continuous learning offered by the University of the Arts Helsinki, such as the offerings of the Open University.
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Studies for people escaping the war in Ukraine
If your degree studies at a Ukrainian higher education institution in the arts have been suspended due to the war in Ukraine, you can apply for the right to complete non-degree studies at Uniarts Helsinki. Students who have been awarded this right based on humanitarian grounds don’t have to pay any charges.
Learn about the units that provide continuous education
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Open Campus
The Open Campus organises Open University studies, continuous education and specialisation programmes as well as joint studies for all degree students of Uniarts Helsinki.
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Seinäjoki unit of Uniarts Helsinki
The Seinäjoki unit provides study opportunities in continuous learning and carries out research and development activities in the field of music and other creative fields. It also organises concerts, performances and other events. The unit operates as part of the multidisciplinary University Consortium of Seinäjoki in South Ostrobothnia, in Central Finland.