Admissions

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Every year, nearly 4 000 new students start their studies on bachelor, master or doctoral level to pursue a degree or to start their exchange period.

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Eligibility

Title Who can apply for Master’s studies?

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A successful applicant has obtained their first academic degree, normally a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, from an institution of higher education. As a rule, the Bachelor’s degree is the lower academic degree. This degree should be equivalent of at least three years of full-time studies (180 ECTS).

Who can apply for Bachelor’s studies?

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You can submit an application for a Bachelor’s programme, if you have completed one of the following qualifications:

• a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the awarding country
• an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma completed outside of Finland
• a European Baccalaureate (EB) diploma  completed outside of Finland
• a Reifeprüfung (RP) or a Deutsches Internationales Abitur diploma (DIA)  completed outside of Finland
• a Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)  completed outside of Finland

Applicants graduating after the application period

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Students who are on their last term/semester are eligible to apply.

In the case that the applicant is accepted for Master`s programme for studies beginning in the Autumn 2021, the applicant has to submit officially certified copies of his/her Bachelor’s degree certificate and the final transcript of records by July 30, 2021.

In the case that the applicant is accepted for Bachelor`s programme for studies beginning in the Autumn 2021, the applicant has to submit officially certified copies of his/her upper secondary education degree certificate by July 16, 2021.

Applicants are required to submit an officially certified copy of the latest transcript of records. If you receive the degree certificate and the final transcript of records during the application period, it is recommended that you submit them as well. You should point out the anticipated graduation date on the application and submit the documents you have at the time of applying. Do not wait to receive your final diploma or degree certificate if it is not available during the application period.

Language requirements

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All applicants are required to prove a high level of proficiency in English language. All programmes ask the applicant to submit documented evidence of their level of English. To find out the different approved documentation of English language proficiency, please visit the Language requirements page. Please note that there are no exceptions to these rules.

It should be noted that most unsuccessful applicants in recent years failed to prove their level of English sufficiently.

Other admission requirements

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Please visit the website Documents for the detailed list of required enclosures for application. Also note that all documents are listed as obligatory for application and no exceptions are made in requirements.

The application will be processed in the Selection Committee only if:

1. The applicant submits an application in the requested manner
2. The applicant submits the application documents in the requested manner
3. The applicant’s previous education gives eligibility for a Master’s or Bachelor’s studies
4. The applicant’s language proficiency satisfies the language requirements

Language requirements

English language proficiency is always tested with all applicants. The following gives you the detailed rules concerning the language requirements.

All language test results must arrive at University of Oulu by the application deadline. It is always the applicant’s responsibility to make testing arrangements for her/himself and to make sure the test results are delivered on time. Be advised that it may take several weeks before the test results are published, and thus we recommend you to book your test well in advance.

The authenticity of the test results will be automatically checked with the test organiser. In cases of a test result is found to be a forgery, the application will be automatically rejected.

Please note, that the language test result must be valid throughout the application period! Language Requirements for Master’s degrees Language Requirements for Bachelor’s degrees

Tuition fees and scholarships

The tuition fees concern degree students who start their studies in English-taught Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes on or later than 1st August 2018 and who are not citizens of an EU/EEA country or Switzerland. The tuition fee is an academic fee and thus covers the costs of tuition. The tuition fee does not cover the living costs such as accommodation, meals, and transportation. All students are required to finance their living costs by themselves.

The University of Oulu International Scholarship Scheme provides scholarships to academically talented international students studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at the University of Oulu. The scholarships will be granted in the form of a tuition fee waiver and the tuition fees and scholarships depend on the programme in question. Applicants can apply for the tuition scholarship as part of the admissions process.