Application for a letter of recommendation

A Diaconia University of Applied Sciences graduate can apply for a letter of recommendation when applying to another higher education institution. A letter of recommendation can be applied for regardless of study performance. A letter of recommendation must be applied for using this form and cannot be applied for verbally or informally by email.

A letter of recommendation is written based on the student’s academic performance. The academic performance criteria follow the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences assessment criteria: 4-5 excellent, 3 good, 1-2 satisfactory. The Study Office will verify the grades marked on the form. A letter of recommendation must be applied for at least 4 weeks in advance. The letter of recommendation costs 50 euros.

Instructions on how to apply a letter of recommendation

• Fill in this application form
• Please include a receipt for the handling fee (€ 50) and other possible attachments.
• Submit your completed form and all its attachments to opintotoimisto@diak.fi. Write “Application for a letter of recommendation” in the subject box. Include all necessary attachments: a receipt for the paid handling fee and a possible separate letter of recommendation from the institution. We do not take applications without a paid handling fee or applications that are
  otherwise incomplete.