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If admitted and having applied with a finished degree
If having completed the degree you applied with in any of the countries listed above you must follow a certain country-specific process for certifying the copies for your educational documents that must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services at Lappeenranta Campus.
If the original documents are not issued in English, official translations for them must always be mailed to us as well.
The deadline for us to receive the required documents at Lappeenranta Campus is
- 31 May 2025 at 15:00 (UTC+3)
Not being able to follow the given deadline and provide us with the required documents as requested will automatically lead into losing your place in the programme without a possibility to reclaim it.
Mailing address
LUT University
Admissions Services / Master's programmes
Yliopistonkatu 34
FI-53850 LAPPEENRANTA Finland
Tel: +358 29 446 2111
Customs notification
We do not declare anybody's documents if stuck in the customs.
To avoid your documents to get stuck in the customs, clearly indicate the contents as documents and do not indicate any monetary value on them when mailing them.
In case of your documents get stuck in the customs for any reason, you are responsible for actions required for them to be re-delivered to LUT University.
ALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the awarding university.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the awarding university.
Degree Certificate
A copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the awarding university.
If the awarding university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
BANGLADESH
Degree Certificate
Transcript of Records
The Degree Certificate and the Transcript of Records must be awarded by the main university or a college with a degree-awarding status while documents awarded by affiliated colleges are not accepted.
The copies for your Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records must be officially certified by the Consular and Welfare Wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
- Every non-blank side of each page for all the copies must carry the original verification stamp and signature of an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
If your documents are attested with e-attestation of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, instead of the stamp of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consular and Welfare Wing, your Transcript of Records and Degree Certificate must carry the e-attestation sticker. Please make sure the sticker with the QR code together with the index number are readable on the documents you provide us with. You are also required to provide us with the pin code needed for a full verification process for the documents on the Ministry’s verification website as your documents must be verifiable ones through the website.
Further information: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
Both the documents must be mailed by the applicant.
CHINA
One of the following methods must be followed for document authentication.
Option 1
Degree Certificate
Transcript of Records
The copies for your Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records must be officially certified by Notary Public and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in China.
- Some of the local Notary Publics are offering Diplomatic Notary Services as well.
- The officially certified copies and official translations for Transcript of Records and Degree Certificate to be mailed by the applicant.
Option 2
Degree Certificate
Qualification Certificate
Transcript of Records
Submit the following Verification Reports by China Credentials Verification (CSSD) at https://www.chsi.com.cn/en/ in English:
- Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree
- Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate
- Online Verification Report of Student Records
Share the verification reports directly from CSSD's online service to LUT University at admission@lut.fi or request them to be emailed to admission@lut.fi .
Verification Reports for Degree Certificates awarded before 2008 and Degree Certificates awarded by military educational institutions which are not registered in the Submission of Academic Degree Information system must be ordered as paper reports (Verification Report of China Higher Education Degree Certificate).
Further information
INDIA
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the main university or the autonomous college.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the main university or the autonomous college.
The student may also mail the envelope sealed by the university if placed in another envelope without the seal haven't been broken at any time.
Degree Certificate
The Degree Certificate must be awarded by the main university while a Degree Certificate awarded by colleges are not be accepted.
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the main university.
If the main university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
INDONESIA
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the awarding university.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the awarding university.
Degree Certificate
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the awarding university.
If the awarding university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
IRAN
Degree Certificate
Transcript of Records
Official translations for Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records must be certified by the Ministry of Justice of Iran.
Documents certified by the Ministry of Justice of Iran must be legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.
Documents legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran must be legalised by Embassy of Finland, Tehran.
Further information: Legalisation of documents by Embassy of Finland in Tehran
- All these copies for the educational documents must bear the original stamps of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and the Finnish Embassy in Tehran.
- Copies for the educational documents - even if officially certified – are not accepted.
- Contact the Finnish Embassy for detailed instructions regarding to how the documents are required to be handed over to them for the process.
The documents must be mailed by the applicant.
MALAYSIA
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the awarding university.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the awarding university.
Degree Certificate
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the awarding university.
If the awarding university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
NEPAL
Transcript of Records
The Transcript of Records must be be awarded by the main university while documents issued by affiliated colleges are not accepted.
An officially certified copy for the Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the main university.
- The copy for the Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the main university.
The student may also mail the envelope sealed by the university if placed in another envelope without the seal haven't been broken at any time.
Degree Certificate
The Degree Certificate must be awarded by the main university while a Degree Certificate issued by an affiliated college is not accepted.
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the main university.
If the main university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
PAKISTAN
Degree Certificate
Transcript of Records
Copies taken from the original Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records must be certified by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC).
- Every non-blank side of each page for all the copies must carry the original attestation stamp and signature of an HEC official.
- Copies for HEC attested copies are not accepted.
Both the Degree Certificate and the Transcript of Records must be awarded by the main university or college with a degree-awarding status while documents awarded by an affiliated college is not accepted.
The documents must be mailed by the applicant.
SRI LANKA
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the awarding university.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the awarding university.
Degree Certificate
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the awarding university.
If the awarding university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
VIETNAM
Transcript of Records
An official Transcript of Records must be mailed to LUT Admissions Services in a sealed envelope directly by the awarding university.
- The Transcript of Records must bear an original stamp of the institution and an original signature of the awarding officer.
- An officially certified copy or a student copy for the Transcript of Records is not accepted even if mailed by the university.
- The Transcript of Records must be enclosed to an envelope sealed with an official stamp of the university across the back flap of the envelope, indicating that the envelope has not been opened. Envelopes sealed with a generic stamp such as "sealed" are not accepted.
The document must be mailed by the awarding university.
Degree Certificate
The copy for the Degree Certificate must be either
The document may be mailed by the applicant or the awarding university.
If the awarding university mailing both the official Transcript of Records and the officially certified copy for the Degree Certificate, they can both be enclosed to the same sealed envelope.
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
If the documents are not required to be cerfified by a certain national organisation mentioned under certain countries, the certification can be done by the awarding institution or through a special process called legalisation.
1. Official certification by the awarding institution
- Copies are taken from original documents
- Copies include every page of the original documents
- Copies bear an original stamp of the awarding institution on each page of the document
- a generic stamp "Certified true copy" is not accepted.
- Copies bear an original signature of the certifying officer
Photocopies without an official certification will not be accepted.
2. Official certification by legalisation
If not able to have your educational documents officially certified by the awarding institution, you can get them officially certified through a process called legalisation, which is divided into two different methods depending on whether the country where the degree was awarded is a signatory to the Hague Convention of 1961 or not.
For more information on the signatory countries for the Hague Convention of 1961 and the authorities issuing Apostille Certificates, please see Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
A. Apostille
Apostille Certificate is required, if the degree has been awarded in a country that is a signatory of the Hague Convention of 1961.
The Apostille Certificate can be done by stamping the document with a specific Apostille stamp or, on a separate Apostille Certificate.
B. Legalisation
Legalisation is required, if the degree has been awarded in a country that is not a signatory of the Hague Convention of 1961.
The document must be first legalised by the Foreign Ministry of the degree-awarding country. After that, the document must be legalised again by a Finnish Embassy or Consulate to that country having done the first legalisation.
OFFICIAL TRANSLATIONS
Whenever the original educational documents not issued in English, Finnish or Swedish, official translations in English are required in addition to the documents in original language.
What is an official translation?
- Issued by the awarding institution
- An officially certified copy of a translation issued by the awarding institution
- Translated by an official translator
- An officially certified copy of a translation made by an official translator
Each translation must bear the translator's stamp and/or signature.
The official Diploma Supplement in English will be considered as a translation for the Degree Certificate as well.