Applying for degree programMes

Bachelor’s degree programmes

Application period for English programmes for the year 2020 is 8 - 22 January. Notice, that this application period concerns also all Finnish applicants.

Study in an international environment in Lapland! Lapland University of Applied Sciences degrees focus on Arctic competence. Studying at Lapland UAS is practical and work-oriented. The learning environments offered by Lapland UAS allow the theory to be applied in practice.

Lapland University of Applied Sciences has 3 international degree programmes leading to a Bachelor’s degree. The language of teaching is English. Studies take 3.5 years to complete. They consist of basic, professional and elective studies, practical training and a Bachelor’s thesis.

Online applications for the programmes will be submitted through the studyinfo.fi in Finland. You will find Lapland UAS from Studyinfo by the name "Lapland University of Applied Sciences"

Read more Bachelor’s degree programmes.

Lapland UAS degrees in Studyinfo.fi

Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, Rovaniemi

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism, Rovaniemi

The joint application schedule for year 2020

Apply online

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 31 March and 9 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.

Results are announced on 5 June 2020 at the latest

Please remember that posting the results takes a few days. All higher education admission results are announced by 5 June 2020 at the latest.

Additional application period

A possible additional application period starts at the earliest 3 August 2020.

Confirm your study place and send the required copies

by returning the confirmation form by 10 July 2020 at 3.00 pm Finnish time at the latest to the higher education institution you chose as your final study place. If you do not return the form in time, you will lose your study place.

Please send the educational certificates to the Admission Services by 10 July 2020.

Please remember that your admission is conditional until your original relevant certificates are checked. The UAS may withdraw the admission, if the applicant has given false information or has given a falsified document.

Pay the tuition fee

Tuition fees in English-taught degree programmes at Lapland UAS

At Lapland University of Applied Sciences tuition fees will be charged from the non-EU/EEA citizens who accept a study place in an English-taught Bachelor or Master degree programme starting on 1 September 2017 or later.

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)

Read more about tuition fees.

Studies start

The academic year begins in September 2020, > Academic year 2020-2021

From website > Guide for new students you can find useful information to start your studies in Lapland UAS

Entrance examinations - intake 2020

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.

Degree programme	Exam place Finland	Exam places abroad Country (CITY)	pre-reading material	CO-operation with the finnips and other uas´s
Tourism	The national Entrance Exam in Finland is arranged on 7th April 2020, in Rovaniemi, Jokiväylä 11 Entrance exam outside of Finla nd The exams outside of Finland will be organised via the FINNIPS network. The country selection for spring 2020 will be announced in September 2019. The exams will take place in March 2020. All eligible applicants are invited to sit the examination. Applicants choose the exam country in the application form. The invitations will be sent based on this information. Invitations to the examination are sent to the e-mail address given in the application at the end of February. Lapland UAS own entrance exams in Russia The exams will take place in March 2020. Specific location and dates will be informed later. Invitations to the examination are sent to the e-mail address given in the application at the end of February.	You will inform on your application the exam venue. (see the list of venue )		Co-operation with the Finnips network Co-operating UAS´s
International Business	Entrance exam in Finland The national Entrance Exam in Finland is arranged on 1st April 2020, Rovaniemi Jokiväylä 11 Entrance exam outside of Finland The exams outside of Finland will be organised via the FINNIPS network. The country selection for spring 2020 will be announced in September 2019. The exams will take place in March 2020. All eligible applicants are invited to sit the examination. Applicants choose the exam country in the application form. The invitations will be sent based on this information. Invitations to the examination are sent to the e-mail address given in the application at the end of February. Lapland UAS own entrance exams in Russia The exams will take place in March 2020. Specific location and dates will be informed later. Invitations to the examination are sent to the e-mail address given in the application at the end of February.	You will inform on your application the exam venue. (see the list of venue )	Exam FINNIPS: Pre-readingMaterial_FINNIPS EXAM IN FINLAND: Pre-readingMaterial	Co-operation with the Finnips network Co-operating UAS´s
International Business Management (MBA)	Exam in Finland 15 of May 2020 in the premises of Business & ICT in Tornio, Tornio Kauppakatu 58	Lapland UAS will not arrange exams abroad	Instructions of advance assignment will be sent with invitation letter	Lapland uas/IBM has own exam

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.

Tuiton fees in Lapland UAS

At Lapland University of Applied Sciences tuition fees will be charged from the non-EU/EEA citizens who accept a study place in an English-taught Bachelor or Master degree programme starting on 1 September 2017 or later.

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 infomation 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?

Master’s degree programme

Application period is 1 - 31 March 2020

A Master’s degree is a good way to expand professional proficiency of those who already have a Bachelor’s degree and have acquired at least 2 years of working experience. Studies aiming at a Master’s degree take about 1.5 years and the scope of the studies is either 60 or 90 credits.

Lapland University of Applied Sciences has one international degree programmes leading to a Master’s degree: International Business Management / Master of Business Administration.

Online applications for the programmes will be submitted through the stud yinfo.fi in Finland. You will find Lapland UAS from Studyinfo by the name "Lapland University of Applied Sciences"

The entrance examination on 15 of May 2020

The entrance examination for the Degree Programme in International Business Management will take place on the 15 of May 2020 in the premises of Business & ICT in Tornio., Tornio Kauppakatu 58. Lapland UAS will not arrange exams abroad. Instructions of advance assignment will be sent with invitation letter.

Studies start

The academic year begins in September 2020, > Academic year 2020-2021

From website > Guide for new students you can find useful information to start your studies in Lapland UAS

Other information

Admission Services

The person in charge of the admission to international degree programmes is the Admission Services. For further information on applying, please send email to admissions

CONTACT INFO
Phone +358 (0)400 830036 or +358 (0)40 5118659
admissions

POSTAL ADDRESS
Jokiväylä 11 C
FI-96300 Rovaniemi Finland

STREET ADDRESS
Jokiväylä 11 C (1.floor, room C129 and room C130)
96300 Rovaniemi Finland

Information on the content of the degree programmes and studies in practice are given by the following persons:

Ms Tarja Tammia (International Business)
Ms Annette Sjöman (Nursing) Nursing is not applicable 2020
Ms Ulla Kangasniemi (Tourism)
Mr Esa Jauhola (MBA)

Tuiton fees in Lapland UAS

At Lapland University of Applied Sciences tuition fees will be charged from the non-EU/EEA citizens who accept a study place in an English-taught Bachelor or Master degree programme starting on 1 September 2017 or later.

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 infomation 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?

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