{"id":369552,"date":"2026-04-07T15:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helga.fi\/?p=369552"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:45:22","slug":"helga-made-an-impact-haaga-helia-eases-attendance-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helga.fi\/en\/helga-made-an-impact-haaga-helia-eases-attendance-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Helga made an impact: Haaga-Helia eases attendance policies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In autumn 2024, Haaga-Helia introduced a new attendance policy. Under the reform, students were required to attend at least 75% of classes and demonstrate active participation, or their grade would be affected. Absence from more than 50% of classes resulted in failing the course. From the very beginning of the reform, Helga raised students\u2019 concerns, collected feedback, and held several discussions with Haaga-Helia\u2019s management. Now, Haaga-Helia has decided to ease its attendance policies starting from 1st of August 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is great to see that students\u2019 voices have been heard and the cooperation with Haaga-Helia works. We have raised concerns about how the attendance policies affect students\u2019 everyday lives and flexible study opportunities, so this change is highly welcome,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comments <strong>Otso Muhonen, Chairperson of the Board of Helga<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new attendance policies are as follows and will be updated on Haaga-Helia\u2019s student pages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For bachelor\u2019s degree students, absences will no longer lower the course grade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For master\u2019s degree students, absences will not affect the grade or the completion of the course.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For bachelor\u2019s degree students, Haaga-Helia still requires attendance in teaching sessions marked in the timetable. If a student is absent from more than 50% of these scheduled sessions, the course will be failed. The same policies apply to both contact and blended studies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The attendance policies apply to students in bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degree programmes, but not to vocational teacher education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exceptions to attendance requirements are made in situations where a student has a chronic illness. In these cases, the student is instructed to contact a special education teacher.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe would like to thank Haaga-Helia for reviewing the attendance policies. This change shows that student feedback and long-term advocacy work can have a concrete impact on the university of applied sciences\u2019 practices,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says <strong>Kalle Lehtonen, Member of the Board of Helga<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In autumn 2024, Haaga-Helia introduced a new attendance policy. 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