Practical information
Student Affairs office
Student affairs offices are located at every campus. The Student Affairs Office at Campus Åbo in Turku can assist you with student services once you have confirmed your study place, please find further information here.
HID-key
On campus there is an electronic access control system, which means that students must get a so-called HID-key to get into the building. Even some internal doors are equipped with electronic locks. Please observe that it is mandatory for students to have their own HID-key while studying at the campus.
Novia University of Applied Sciences uses the same electronic access control system as Åbo Akademi and the system is run by the staff at Åbo Akademi.
Contact information
Fastighetsservice, Gripen floor 1,
Tavastgatan 13
Byråsekreterare Petra Lindholm
Phone: 02-215 3286
E-mail: tekserv@abo.fi
Open Monday - Friday 9-12 and 13-15
FLEXIM HID-KEY
Students can get a key from Erica Lagerroos by showing their ID at Henriksgatan 7. The key works to Henriksgatan 7, Tavastgatan 13 and Arken and ASA Library and also the Library in Axelia.
The key is returned to Henriksgatan 7 after completing your studies or when no longer needed. You can also contact Erica Lagerroos at Henriksgatan 7 if your key doesn't work, your key is broken, you have lost your key or it has been stolen.
Note that HID-key is personal and should never be lent to someone else. Every time a door is opened with a HID-key, the key holder´s name is registered into the access control system.
Bring Your Own Device, BYOD praxis
Campus Åbo at Novia University of Applied Sciences is constantly working to improve and modernize the education and educational profile. Since computers have become a common part of our everyday work, all students, who begin their studies onwards, should have their own laptops for their studies. The computer should have an internet connection and a web camera, so that the student can participate with own picture and sound during possible distance learning.
The campus will continue to have computer rooms, especially for the parts of the study work that require heavier software and special equipment.
The equipment should be suitable for the following
- taking notes
- writing with word processing programmes and use of presentation software
- use of ebooks and other interactive material
- connect to the school’s wireless network
- use of both video and online-material
- participate in collaborative writing
- distribution of electronic documents with teachers and students
- when necessary, use of specific software if required by the course
Equipment
- we recommend laptops
- for normal usage, 13-14 inch screen. For graphic work, we recommend a 15 inch screen or larger.
- we also recommend that you acquire a computer with enough capacity for the planned schoolwork (the amount of memory and processing capacity as well as type and size of the hard drive.)
- we recommend acquiring a computer that has good quality and that can run for a few hours between charges .
- the recommended operative system is Windows 7 or newer, Mac OS X has limited support.
- Linux and other operative systems are not supported
OFFICE 365 PROPLUS
Office 365 ProPlus service gives students and staff the opportunity to download the Office suite for free and install it on their own private computer at home. You can install Office to 5 computers (PC or Mac) and 5 mobile devices (tablets and smart phones).
The following programs are included in the Microsoft Office package: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Skype for Business, InfoPath, OneDrive for business
Parking
Novia UAS has no parking for students and staff in Turku.
