Applying for degree programMes

Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, Rovaniemi

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism, Rovaniemi

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Apply in www.studyinfo.fi

The joint application 8 - 22 January (Bachelor degrees; Tourism and International Business)

Attach the required copies

Attach photocopies of the high school diploma and its official translation, if the original certificates are not in English, Finnish or Swedish.If you are a refugee or in refugee like situation and cannot submit documentary evidence of your qualification, you can submit a copy of the decision on asylum or a residence permit granted on the basis of a need for protection.

Entrance examinations are arranged between 1 March and 7 April 2020

Entrance examination invitations are sent by email from week 9 onwards.

The invitations will include all the details about time, location, and special arrangements. Please note, that some UAS do not arrange examinations anywhere else than in Finland.

Entrance examination invitations are posted by email from week 12 onwards (Tourism and International Business)

At Joint Application all universities of applied sciences arrange entrance examinations. All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility will be invited to the entrance examinations.

Lapland University of Applied Sciences cooperates with other universities of applied sciences in the entrance examinations (see www.finnips.fi ). This means that Lapland UAS accepts the entrance examination of the same educational field completed in another UAS in Finland. Please, note that some universities of applied sciences require that you participate in their own examinations.

After applying for admission according to the set procedures, all eligible applicants will be invited to take part in entrance examinations. The entrance examination can be taken either in Finland or outside Finland in one of the countries where FINNIPS organises them. The exam country can be chosen in the application form.

In spring the network will arrange entrance examinations in twelve countries outside Finland (see the list ). The exams will take place during the first two weeks of April. More detailed information about the country-specific exam dates will be published prior to the application period.

Some universities of applied sciences arrange entrance examinations only in Finland. Please note, that the universities of applied sciences cannot and will not in any case influence the decisions made by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in regards of visas.

Applicants applying from these countries will get detailed information of the exam in the invitation letter.

From the site www.studyinfo.fi the applicants can also check which Universities of Applied Sciences/degree programmes arrange entrance exams abroad.

The fees will not concern:

• citizens of the European Economic Area or equivalent; EU Blue Card holders; persons with a continuous or permanent residence permit in Finland or an EU residence permit granted for a third-country national with a long-term resident status in Finland, family members of the above mentioned.

• non-EEA citizens, who study in Finnish (the degree programme is taught Finnish)

How much is the tuition fee in Lapland UAS?

The amount of tuition fee depends on the year when you started, or will start your studies. Read more information of tuition fees and how to make the payments.

From the page www.studyinfo.fi you will find more information on tuition fees:

Am I required to pay tuition fees?

Direct Application period for English BBA degrees is now closed. Applicants that applied in Direct Application process, please follow www.studyinfo.fi  as all information concerning the applications will be provided there.

Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business:
Students will be selected on the basis of the points awarded for the paper-based selection by Matriculation Examination completed in Finland or International Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung, European Baccalaureate examination or other High School Certificate (Lapland UAS accepts certificates: the EU countries, Russia and Vietnam).

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism:
Students will be selected on the basis of the points awarded for the paper-based selection by Matriculation Examination completed in Finland or International Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung, European Baccalaureate examination or other High School Certificate (Lapland UAS accepts certificates: the EU countries, Russia and Vietnam).

A student who has completed studies via an open university of applied sciences and meets the following criteria may apply and be accepted as a Lapland UAS student. Note, that the number of study places are limited:

1. When applying to a Bachelor’s degree programme the student has completed  at least 60 credits  in an open university of applied sciences.

2. When applying to a Master’s degree programme of 90 credits the student has completed  15 credits in an open university of applied sciences.

3. When applying to a Master’s degree programme of 60 credits the student has completed  10 credits in an open university of applied sciences.

    The applicant must have an applicable Bachelor’s degree or other applicable higher education degree as well as two years’ job experience after completing the degree in question.
    If the student has completed a college-level or higher-level vocational degree programme before taking the Bachelor’s degree, the required job experience may have been acquired during the period between the degrees

4. When applying the student has completed  the required credits which has been confirmed on applicant´s Individual Study Plan (ISP).

The studies must have been field-specific studies; studies completed at all universities of applied sciences are acceptable.

Selection is based on field-specific principles; selection is based on an interview, completed studies and completed credits.

The student must have a realistic possibility to complete the studies during the right-to-study period (progress in studies, readiness to study, languages, mathematics) and the applicant may be required to pass a programme-specific applicability test before selection.

It takes 1-3 weeks to process your application.

Application instructions

You can apply via website www.studyinfo.fi. You can find us when you type in the search field of Lapland University of Applied Sciences and choose the education which you are applying, as well as after the search in a Open UAS Path Studies - Lapland University of Applied Sciences.

Apply online to autumn semester 1.5. - 30.11. and to spring semester 1.12. - 30.4.

The fees will not concern:

• citizens of the European Economic Area or equivalent; EU Blue Card holders; persons with a continuous or permanent residence permit in Finland or an EU residence permit granted for a third-country national with a long-term resident status in Finland, family members of the above mentioned.

• non-EEA citizens, who study in Finnish (the degree programme is taught Finnish)

How much is the tuition fee in Lapland UAS?

The amount of tuition fee depends on the year when you started, or will start your studies. Read more information of tuition fees and how to make the payments.

From the page www.studyinfo.fi you will find more information on tuition fees:

Am I required to pay tuition fees?

Appeal regarding student selection