Open university courses for Autumn 2025 have been published!
The course offering for the autumn semester 2025 at Open University has now been mostly published. Registration for early autumn courses begins in 4th of August, while registration for late autumn courses opens on September 23rd.
When registration opens, you will find the registration link as usual in the course description. Payment of the course fee and registration for the course will be done through the link.
Starting from the autumn semester of 2025, the Open University will introduce three course fee categories:
- Free of charge
- 20 euros per ECTS
- 45 euros per ECTS
The main fee category for Open University studies will be 20 euros, meaning that the course fee for the majority of courses offered by the Open University will be 20 euros per ECTS. You can always find the course fees in the course description. There are no free of charge courses for degree students in the autumn and spring semesters.
The registration and cancellation rules for the Aalto University Open University will change starting the autumn semester of 2025. These changes apply to course registrations made for courses starting on September 1st or later. In the future, you will be able to request a transfer of your course registration to another course.
Please familiarize yourself with the course selection and read the detailed registration instructions.
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