How to Apply for Exchange Studies

No additional required documents. Below you can find some help for filling in the application form.

Selecting your degree programme in the online application:

• Exchange students > International Business and Logistics - tuition in English, 0410
• Double degree students > European Business Administration - tuition in English, 0410
• Double degree students coming from HTW Saar > International Business and Logistics - tuition in English, 0410
• Double degree students coming from IMC Krems or FH Munster > International Business and Analytics, 0410
• Master's exchange students from FH Munster or Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart > Business Informatics - Master's, 0410

Learning agreements

Responsible person at the receiving institution:

• Name: Laura Vahtera-Kleinschrot
• Function: International Relations Adviser
• E-mail: mbs_exchange [at] metropolia.fi (mbs_exchange[at]metropolia[dot]fi)

Degree programmes in Conservation, Design, Fashion and Clothing, Media and Film, Music:

• If you need to submit additional application documents, please upload them to Mobility-Online in the step: Students applying to the field of culture only: upload additional application documents, if necessary. You will be able to do this after you have uploaded your Transcript of records.
• If you need to submit a portfolio, please note:
  • it should be max 10 pages.
  • Upload the portfolio as a pdf document. In case your portfolio is too large to be uploaded, please upload a document containing the link to your portfolio.
  • Make sure your portfolio is not password protected and that the link is valid for at least 2 weeks after the application period has ended.

Please see programme specific application documents here:

• Conservation: Portfolio. The portfolio should reflect skills in practical conservation/restoration experience and with which material / object groups, for example paintings, paper, modern materials, glass, ceramics, stone, wood. The portfolio should also include information about what theoretical and practical knowledge student has in conservation materials like glues, solvents etc. Note - no offer in English during academic year 2026-2027!
• Design/Textile Design: Portfolio
• Design/Interior Architecture: Portfolio. The portfolio should reflect skills and knowledge students have in Interior Architecture. It is necessary to have some experience in AutoCad, ArchiCad, Photoshop, Word, Excel, Indesign, Rhino.
• Design/Industrial Design: Portfolio. The portfolio should reflect skills and knowledge in the field of Industrial design. It is necessary to have some previous knowledge of 3D programmes such as Rhinoceros. Recommended knowledge of the Solidworks program.
• Design/3D Animation and Visualisation: CV and Portfolio. The portfolio should reflect skills and knowledge in the field of 3D graphics. It is necessary to have some previous knowledge of 3D programmes such as Maya.
• Design/XR Design: CV and Portfolio. It is necessary to have some previous knowledge of game engines, preferably Unity.
• Design/Visual and Digital Design:
  • CV
  • A short description of previous media studies or projects: name and short description of the project, role during the project (visual design, concept design, user experience design, coding, etc.). You can also add a link to a project site or screen shots. If you do not have experience from the field, you can write a motivation letter instead.
• Fashion and Clothing: Portfolio. The portfolio should both visually and verbally demonstrate your skills related to the commercial clothing design/technical design process, including illustrations and flat drawings of garments. It is necessary to have previous knowledge of graphic design software, such as Adobe Illustrator.
• Media and Film:
  • 1. Portfolio and Motivation: Portfolio highlighting experience in relevant fields. Kindly note that a list of Media and film related skills and experience is required in your portfolio.Please also tell why you would be interested specifically in the exchange program of Media and Film?
  • 2. Recommendation letter: Kindly attach a letter of recommendation by a lecturer, teacher, professor or other relevant staff member.
• Music: Document which contains the demo / audition material link/links. Demos should include max. 3 pieces of music played by the student; various styles, various instrumental expression.

Student of Biomedical Laboratory Science:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV) and motivation letter (in English) when applying for internship in a research group. CV should not include other personal details than your name due to GDPR guidelines.

Students of Nursing, Midwifery, Emergency care or Public Health Nursing who apply clinical placement:

• Submit Curriculum Vitae (CV) to Mobility-Online. CV should include information of your previous placements.
• In your application please specify the clinical area you wish to do your placement in and whether there is any flexibility in the areas.
• If student will participate in clinical placement the workload for each week for every student is 40 hours which is equivalent to 1.5 ects
• Placements in pediatric nursing and delivery room are not available
• If student is not allowed to administer medications, insert IV cannula or prepare IV medication please inform us during the application period
• A full vaccination series is needed for clinical practice.

If you are applying for a normal student exchange doing the studies found on Courses for Exchange Students website, there is no need to submit any other documents besides Learning Agreement and Transcript of Records. Instructions below are for students coming to do a special project.

Students interested in doing a project in the field of Technology during the student exchange period should indicate this clearly in the motivation letter. Please note that students are advised to primarily choose courses from the field of technology degree programmes or international semesters where tuition is organised in English. Project opportunities are available only in a few programmes.

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Proposed project topic

Please note, that this does not apply to the Innovation Project courses that are organised for exchange students. Please don't submit a CV or a project topic if you are taking part in an Innovation Project course!