Open Studies are in principle available for all, regardless of age, citizenship or educational background. However, they are targeted for those already living in Finland. This is because Open Studies are not full-time studies and do not lead to a degree or professional qualification - it is therefore not usually possible to get a long-term student residence permit to Finland based on Open UAS courses.
Places in open studies are allocated on a first-come first-served basis.
The path studies concept is used to refer to a set of open studies completed at a Finnish open UAS in a goal-oriented manner.