Hello house,can anyone suggest the acceptable way to notarize degree certificate here in Nigeria for MSc admission in Finland. I applied to LUT last yr with complete documents(IELTS-7.5,Transcript sent by my University,CV...and my degree certificate stamped and signed "Certified True Copy" by a notary in the Ministry of Justice of my State).Unfortunately,my application was disqualified by UAF at the eleventh hour,stating that the "Certified True Copy" stamp was unacceptable.Kindly advise cos I don't wish to waste my money like last yr.Thank u!

Plismoll:
Hello house,can anyone suggest the acceptable way to notarize degree certificate here in Nigeria for MSc admission in Finland. I applied to LUT last yr with complete documents(IELTS-7.5,Transcript sent by my University,CV...and my degree certificate stamped and signed "Certified True Copy" by a notary in the Ministry of Justice of my State).Unfortunately,my application was disqualified by UAF at the eleventh hour,stating that the "Certified True Copy" stamp was unacceptable.Kindly advise cos I don't wish to waste my money like last yr.Thank u!

That's strange.
Did they put a read seal on it?
Or was it just Stamped and signed?

temmy2008:
bosses in the house,how does one convert his or her grades to ECTS?

Somebody should answer this pls.

temmy2008:
bosses in the house,how does one convert his or her grades to ECTS?

Generally, 1 ECTS=27.5 hours of study work by student. In Nigerian system, 1ECTS=1 credit unit, so a 5 unit course= 5ECTS.

1 ects = 1 unit course which is an average of 26 hours course work(lectures, assignments and lab work)

temmy2008:
bosses in the house,how does one convert his or her grades to ECTS?

Sincerely, this is strange.
However, a notarized document should have a red seal and a stamp that looks like embossment directly on the red seal and a signature as well the name of the notarizing officer. This is how it's been done in ikeja notary public.


I wish all applicants success.

Plismoll:
Hello house,can anyone suggest the acceptable way to notarize degree certificate here in Nigeria for MSc admission in Finland. I applied to LUT last yr with complete documents(IELTS-7.5,Transcript sent by my University,CV...and my degree certificate stamped and signed "Certified True Copy" by a notary in the Ministry of Justice of my State).Unfortunately,my application was disqualified by UAF at the eleventh hour,stating that the "Certified True Copy" stamp was unacceptable.Kindly advise cos I don't wish to waste my money like last yr.Thank u!

presiade:

Generally, 1 ECTS=27.5 hours of study work by student. In Nigerian system, 1ECTS=1 credit unit, so a 5 unit course= 5ECTS.

Thanks for this

Growingboi:
1 ects = 1 unit course which is an average of 26 hours course work(lectures, assignments and lab work)

God bless you

Growingboi:
1 ects = 1 unit course which is an average of 26 hours course work(lectures, assignments and lab work)

Yes, 1 ECTS=1 unit. But it's 27.5hrs of study. How do I know? I'm in the system.

Hello,

I just saw the post about notarization.
I sent my application yesterday but the notarized certificate I did at ikeja high court yesterday had no red seal just some stamp.

What do you advise I do cos I already sent the documents by post. I'm applying to Aalto University.

Hi all. I am interested in studying for first degree in Finland. Please how do I go about it? Thanks.

Please can someone shed more light on this

Thank you.@iceberg,there was no red seal,photocopy of my degree certificate was just stamped "Certified True Copy" and signed.
@Growingboi,did you swear an affidavit and was the red seal+stamp put on d photocopy of your degree certificate.Kindly clarify,plus hw much did it cost,hw long and where?So sorry for asking many questions,just expedient to be clear abt everything.

No I didnt. What i uploaded up there is a photocopy of certificate, datz how is should be. i did it at Ikeja in police barrack just b4 high court in 2012 that is 3year ago. it will nt take more than 10 minutes. 100/copy

Note: court or high court doesnt use red seal bt it is still acceptable


trust ur questionssss has been answered. lol

Plismoll:
Thank you.@iceberg,there was no red seal,photocopy of my degree certificate was just stamped "Certified True Copy" and signed.
@Growingboi,did you swear an affidavit and was the red seal+stamp put on d photocopy of your degree certificate.Kindly clarify,plus hw much did it cost,hw long and where?So sorry for asking many questions,just expedient to be clear abt everything.

Thank you for the info. but the UAF application form says 1ECTS = 26 hours of study work. Does it mean that UAF is wrong?

presiade:

Yes, 1 ECTS=1 unit. But it's 27.5hrs of study. How do I know? I'm in the system.

Growingboi:
Thank you for the info. but the UAF application form says 1ECTS = 26 hours of study work. Does it mean that UAF is wrong?

Yes, they are wrong. But the main thing is 1ECTS=1 cu.

High court doesnt go with seal bt still acceptable.

which post office did u use n hw much did it cost?

michlan:
Hello,

I just saw the post about notarization.
I sent my application yesterday but the notarized certificate I did at ikeja high court yesterday had no red seal just some stamp.

What do you advise I do cos I already sent the documents by post. I'm applying to Aalto University.

Growingboi:
High court doesnt go with seal bt still acceptable.

which post office did u use n hw much did it cost?

Thanks. I used Nipost and it cost N1,050. They said it will take 10 working days to deliver.

I want to be sure weda d transcript would be sent to UAF in Helsinki or to all the schools you are applying to. Other documents to be submitted like degree cerificate and other docs where would that be sent to too. Kindly help me answer dse questions , most schools i am applying to are opening their application tomorrow. I have my transcript ready, my IELTS results wud be out tomao also( i am praying for admission grades).

The recipient address is usually on the application form, if the school u r applying to is under UAF, u r to send all the documents to UAF

PHRANTAD:
I want to be sure weda d transcript would be sent to UAF in Helsinki or to all the schools you are applying to. Other documents to be submitted like degree cerificate and other docs where would that be sent to too. Kindly help me answer dse questions , most schools i am applying to are opening their application tomorrow. I have my transcript ready, my IELTS results wud be out tomao also( i am praying for admission grades).

Growingboi:
No I didnt. What i uploaded up there is a photocopy of certificate, datz how is should be. i did it at Ikeja in police barrack just b4 high court in 2012 that is 3year ago. it will nt take more than 10 minutes. 100/copy

Note: court or high court doesnt use red seal bt it is still acceptable


trust ur questionssss has been answered. lol

Thanks growingboi,I better find my way to Ikeja,to prevent stories that touch.Thank you for the answersssss.

Am a HND graduate with 3.95 cgp in library and information science. Op i belive through this ur thread that i can enrol striaght into my MLIS in europe ( finland ) by Gods grace. But that is with a transcript. PLEASE op. How should i go about it ? Can i swicth to another masters degree in may be criminology studies without runing PGD in the course ? Please answer me OP. God bless you.

@Funnyboy83, the requirement for Masters study in Finland is minimum Bachelors degree not HND

pls I need clarification on this, does it mean I can apply to more than a school or course .

pls another question; which is the fastest means of sending application and how long will it take to get there n the cost and any other advice regarding sending application that are cost effective.

Yea. the fee covers all applications you wish make in one application period. i.e as many courses as possible with a single email address cox the email address is linked with the application fee. you dont need to pay another app fee, once you login with d registered email add, it will auto refer u to 'continue application' meaning that the email add has paid d fee.
As for d postal agency, am planning to by next week use EMS or Nipost cox UAF is nt a hidden address in Finland, documents must get there provided the earlier the better.

jimmiedave:
pls I need clarification on this, does it mean I can apply to more than a school or course .

pls another question; which is the fastest means of sending application and how long will it take to get there n the cost and any other advice regarding sending application that are cost effective.

Growingboi:
Yea. the fee covers all applications you wish make in one application period. i.e as many courses as possible with a single email address cox the email address is linked with the application fee. you dont need to pay another app fee, once you login with d registered email add, it will auto refer u to 'continue application' meaning that the email add has paid d fee.
As for d postal agency, am planning to by next week use EMS or Nipost cox UAF is nt a hidden address in Finland, documents must get there provided the earlier the better.

I don't know what you meant by hidden address, but I will advice that if you have the resources send "jejely" with DHL or UPS so you go fit sleep for night o.

Growingboi:
Yea. the fee covers all applications you wish make in one application period. i.e as many courses as possible with a single email address cox the email address is linked with the application fee. you dont need to pay another app fee, once you login with d registered email add, it will auto refer u to 'continue application' meaning that the email add has paid d fee.
As for d postal agency, am planning to by next week use EMS or Nipost cox UAF is nt a hidden address in Finland, documents must get there provided the earlier the better.

Thanks boss. I appreciate ur response. but u didn't answer the aspect of applying to different schools, does it also cover that as well.

olabode89:


I don't know what you meant by hidden address, but I will advice that if you have the resources send "jejely" with DHL or UPS so you go fit sleep for night o.

lol, that's right bro, but what is the cost of using UPS or DHL n how many days will it take to get there because I plan using any one of them due to d fact that am yet to write my IELTS which am planing to write by 9th January and d result will be out in 13 days which will b very close to most of the schools' deadline.
I pray I make it oo

jimmiedave:



lol, that's right bro, but what is the cost of using UPS or DHL n how many days will it take to get there because I plan using any one of them due to d fact that am yet to write my IELTS which am planing to write by 9th January and d result will be out in 13 days which will b very close to most of the schools' deadline.
I pray I make it oo

It costs around 14K to send through DHL. It takes between 3 to 5 days using DHL.

If you have good writing and typing skills I will advise you to consider PTE Academic instead of IELTS. For PTE u get the result in less than 5 days and you can easily send to the school or UAF.

As rightly said by my Oga Olabode, please use courier service in sending ur applications to UAF. I sent mine last year via NIPOST cos it was very cheap #300 and it got there in abt 8days but the thing was that I couldn't sleep as they was no way for me to track the delivery. Was only holding on to the words of assurances by the nipost official that it has bn delivered which I later confirmed wen UAF mailed me of the receipt.

GeneXY:
As rightly said by my Oga Olabode, please use courier service in sending ur applications to UAF. I sent mine last year via NIPOST cos it was very cheap #300 and it got there in abt 8days but the thing was that I couldn't sleep as they was no way for me to track the delivery. Was only holding on to the words of assurances by the nipost official that it has bn delivered which I later confirmed wen UAF mailed me of the receipt.

please I need clarification on this, will 100euro application fee covers all application I make to different schools

lol. i get u oga Oabode, 13k no b beans o. i v tried NIPOST n it was very effective. one can even register n track documents with dem. it just d general bad perception abt them bt i tell u they r nt that bad

olabode89:


I don't know what you meant by hidden address, but I will advice that if you have the resources send "jejely" with DHL or UPS so you go fit sleep for night o.