Apply for Advanced Courses
NEW! Register for courses now in Peppi or Sisu. Read more about the new registration system from below!
Introduction:
Advanced online courses offer advanced knowledge of Asia. The courses focus on the political, social, cultural, and economic issues of Asian countries. The courses are aimed for students who have already acquired some knowledge about Asia, or on the specific topic of a particular course.
Structure of the studies:
You can apply for one or multiple courses. If you wish to take more than one course, please consider whether this is feasible, as online courses require good time management and a considerable amount of independent studying.
The advanced courses offered by the Asia Network do not constitute a study programme by themselves, and therefore it is not possible to receive a minor degree by taking only advanced courses.
If you want to complete a minor, you can combine advanced courses with introductory courses offered by the Asia Network to complete either the “Mini Minor in Asian Studies” (10-16 ECTS), or the ”Asian Programme” (at least 25 ECTS). More information about the minor study programmes is here.
How to register for courses?
1. Students of the Asia Network’s member universities
Students who are actively enrolled as degree students in a member university of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies are eligible to take the courses free of charge.
The members of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies are:
- University of Turku
- University of Jyväskylä ( + JAMK University of Applied Sciences)
- Tampere University (+ Tampere University of Applied Sciences)
New! From August 2025 onwards, Asianet no longer arranges periodical application periods. Instead eligible students from member universities of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies, register to the courses through their own institutions Peppi or Sisu system. Each course has its own registration period, please check the times from Peppi or Sisu.
2. Other students or interested individuals can take these courses by applying to the University of Turku as non-degree, self-funded students.
If you are not a student of one of the member universities of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies, you can apply for a self-funding non-degree study right to the University of Turku.
By signing up as a non-degree student at UTU you have the option to take courses and pursue a full minor for a fee of 250 euros. To do this, you must first fill out the UTU application form for non-degree studies. Applications are accepted in August and November. Once you have received the acceptance letter, make sure to pay the study fee before the courses start, to receive the registration codes for the courses.
Self-funding students who want to take advanced courses have to prove that they have basic knowledge of the topic either through studies or working experience.
When to register for the courses?
From August 2025 onwards, Asianet no longer arranges periodical application periods. Instead eligible students form member universities of the Finnish University Network for Asian Studies, register to the courses in their own institutions Peppi or Sisu system. Each course has its own registration period, please check the times from Peppi or Sisu.
Self-funded non-degree students, please apply for the non-degree study right August (for autumn semester courses) or in November (for spring semester courses). After you have been granted the non-degree study right, you can register for the courses in UTU Peppi.
Starting the course:
After registering in Peppi or Sisu, in most courses you will get an email invitation to the course site from the course teacher on the day the course starts. Some courses are continuous, meaning you can register any time in Peppi or Sisu and start studying right away, without any notification from the teacher or Peppi/Sisu system about your registration, provided that you are eligible to study Asianet courses (see above). Please read specific instructions from each course page.