07-24-2024, 02:51 AM
Yes, you got most of it right. To clarify further:
Registration for all Xamk Pulse courses other than IVGC is already closed to people without Finnish ID.
Registration for IVGC closes on August 31st. It's the only course that doesn't require you to fill in Finnish ID if you pick a different country of residence on the registration form.
It's important to sign up for both the course (via Xamk Pulse) and the IVGC+ free bundle (via Teachable) before September 1st. According to what we were told by the course leader, this will allow access to all the current IVGC course offering as before until the end of 2024, and you still get the transcript of records from Xamk (and the ECTS that come with it) for the courses you complete until the end of December, which is when your study right with Xamk will expire. If you do not sign up for the Teachable bundle in time, you will supposedly only have access to a few of the IVGC courses, not the full 35 ECTS offering. Nobody really knows with any degree of confidence what exactly will happen in 2025. They're still figuring this stuff out, and the Finnish government is making it difficult.
At this point it's not a 100% confirmed if people registering for IVGC courses from September onwards will at all be eligible for Xamk ECTS credits. Xamk will still be running the course. However, the process for enrolment will likely change. Xamk Pulse will be for Finnish residents only, while IVGC will continue to accept people from all around the world, perhaps through a separate website.
So, if you want to do any of the IVGC stuff for credit, you may want to do it now, as it may or may not be the last chance.
That's the information I collected for now, but the situation is evolving dynamically.
Registration for all Xamk Pulse courses other than IVGC is already closed to people without Finnish ID.
Registration for IVGC closes on August 31st. It's the only course that doesn't require you to fill in Finnish ID if you pick a different country of residence on the registration form.
It's important to sign up for both the course (via Xamk Pulse) and the IVGC+ free bundle (via Teachable) before September 1st. According to what we were told by the course leader, this will allow access to all the current IVGC course offering as before until the end of 2024, and you still get the transcript of records from Xamk (and the ECTS that come with it) for the courses you complete until the end of December, which is when your study right with Xamk will expire. If you do not sign up for the Teachable bundle in time, you will supposedly only have access to a few of the IVGC courses, not the full 35 ECTS offering. Nobody really knows with any degree of confidence what exactly will happen in 2025. They're still figuring this stuff out, and the Finnish government is making it difficult.
At this point it's not a 100% confirmed if people registering for IVGC courses from September onwards will at all be eligible for Xamk ECTS credits. Xamk will still be running the course. However, the process for enrolment will likely change. Xamk Pulse will be for Finnish residents only, while IVGC will continue to accept people from all around the world, perhaps through a separate website.
So, if you want to do any of the IVGC stuff for credit, you may want to do it now, as it may or may not be the last chance.
That's the information I collected for now, but the situation is evolving dynamically.
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