Eligibility Requirements

There are two requirements that applicants must fulfil in order to be eligible to apply:

1. Degree/qualification requirement:
   
   Applicants must have a post-secondary higher vocational/college degree (e.g. Higher National Diploma) or a higher education degree (e.g. Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree). Only final certificates will be accepted.
   
   
2. Basic knowledge requirement:
   
   Applicants must have adequate basic knowledge in technology field (studies and/or work experience).
   

Application

The application period will begin on 1 March 2010 and end on 9 April 2010 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT).

Applicants must prove their eligibility to apply by attaching the following certificate copies to the application:

• Copies of the educational certificates (final degree certificates and study transcripts etc.) proving that the applicant has the required level degree and adequate basic knowledge in study field in question.
  
  
• Copies of the official work certificates if necessary for proving that the applicant has the required basic knowledge in the relevant field and level. Please note that applicants may also get admission points for their work experience!
  
  
• Copies of official translations (must contain translator’s signature and stamp) if the original certificates are not in English, Finnish or Swedish language.

Applications including all the required attachments must be sent by post or delivered in person or through a representative to the Admissions Office so that they will arrive by 9 April 2010 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time. Late applications will not be accepted. It is not possible to send applications via fax or email.

Applications and/or certificate copies will not be returned to the applicants.

Enlish language test

The English language test is compulsory for applicants who are not citizens of EU/EEA countries unless the applicant is applying with a Finnish qualification.

The English language test will be arranged on 7 June 2010 in Finland. It is not possible to take the English language test abroad.

Applicants who are required to take the English language test can however get an exemption from it by providing one of the following English language qualifications to the Admissions Office by 9 April 2010 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time (only the qualifications below can be accepted):

• IELTS, minimum score academic level 6.0 (valid for 2 years)
  
  
• TOEFL, minimum score 550 paper-based / 79-80 internet-based test (valid for 2 years)
  
  
• Finnish National Certificate of Language Proficiency: minimum skills level 4 in English
  
  
• Upper secondary level education and/or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in the English language in one of the following countries: Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Finland (education completed outside the above-mentioned countries will not be accepted under any circumstances).

TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service (Metropolia’s TOEFL code is 3804) but with the other qualification options a plain photocopy sent by the applicant is enough.

Student Selection

The student selection will be based on:

• English language test (pass/fail)
• Applicant’s previous degree (max 50 points)
• Amount of relevant work experience (max 40 points)
• Presentation, which the applicant has attached with the application (max 10 points)

If an applicant fails the English language test he/she cannot get admitted regardless of his/her admission points.

The results of the student selection will be published approximately at the end of June 2010.

Please note!

It is not possible to complete any degree in Specialisation Studies. In addition, the specialisation Studies are not full-time studies and therefore, the Embassies or Consulates do not usually issue a visa for a person who wishes to undertake Specialisation Studies. The study fee is 168€ per year.