You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme if you have completed:

• foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question
• the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the matriculation examination;
• an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma; a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma; Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification with a scope of 120 credit units or 180 credit points, or a comparable previous Finnish vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units;
• a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification
• Bachelor´s or Master´s degree
  

In order to prove their eligibility, applicants with a non-Finnish qualification certificate must attach a copy of the final certificate to their online application at www.studyinfo.fi by the given date. In addition, official translations of the documents must be provided if the original document is not awarded in Finnish, Swedish or English. 

Applicants are required to have good oral and written skills in English. The English language skills are tested in the entrance examination.

The applicants finishing secondary school in the summer, can apply with their temporary certificates. In this case the required document to be downloaded on the application form is the latest transcript of records (list of courses and grades) from your current school. The final graduation documents (scanned copies) must be submitted to KAMK Admissions in connection to accepting the study place.

The admission is conditional until the original school certificates have been checked in the beginning of the studies.

Education completed outside Finland 

Applicants, who have completed a qualification outside Finland, must attach the following documents to their online application in Studyinfo.fi by the given date.

1) A copy of the final secondary school certificate or equivalent 
Only final certificates awarded by national and regional bodies granting educational certificates will be accepted. Therefore, various other documents such as “Result slips”, “Testimonials”, “Statements of Results”, “Examination Results” are not considered as official certificates.
2) A copy of an official Finnish, Swedish or English translation of the certificate must be provided, if the certificate is not written in one of these languages. The translation must have the translator’s signature and stamp.
3) A copy of passport or ID card

The applicants graduating in summer following the application period, are requested to submit the copy of the transcript of records (and official translation) to the online application form by the given date. The copies of the final certificates will be submitted upon confirmation of acceptance.

Education completed in Finland

You must submit copies of your certificates by the given date

• if you have taken the Finnish matriculation examination prior to 1990
• if you are completing an IB-examination in a Finnish upper secondary school in the spring 2021
• if you are completing a Reifeprüfung-examination in the spring 2021 or
•  if you are completing an EB-examination in the spring 2021, you must submit a copy of your temporary certificate to the Admission Services of the UAS of your first choice by the given date. The copies of the final certificates will be submitted upon confirmation of acceptance.
  

Joint application for studies starting in autumn 2022 takes place on 5 - 19 January 2022.

The students for the Bachelor´s degree will be selected based on  International UAS Online entrance examination.

Read more: 

• How to apply in Joint application? 
• How to fill in the application in studyinfo.fi? 

 The entrance exams are organized in February-March 2022 online and in two phases.

1. Written part is during week 6 (at the beginning of February)
2. Oral part weeks 9 – 10 (28 Feb – 11 March 2022)

Those who pass the written part (1) will be invited to the oral part (2). The applicant must pass both two parts of the exam and score minimum points of total points in order to be selected for the admission.

More information about the entrance exams will be published during fall.

See the field-specific information on the entrance exams from here: https://www.kamk.fi/en/Applicants/How-to-Apply-for-Studies-at-KAMK/Entrance-Examinations

 

If you wish to get a head start to your studies, there is the opportunity to join KAMK via Pathway studies. 

Nordic Pathway at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences and the School of Continuing Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University jointly opened a one-year Finnish pathway course (credit course) in Shanghai. The first semester (2021.8 - 2021.12) focuses on intensive learning of academic English; the second semester (2022.01 - 2022.05) a total of 30 credits in 6 courses is taught by professors of Finnish partner University of Applied Sciences. We have reserved a limited number of study places exclusively for successful graduates of the pathway program. You are eligible to apply for admission if you meet the admission requirements of our institution, achieved a minimum of 20 academic credits and 10 language credits in the preparatory course. Relevant credits can be transferred to undergraduate courses.

For specific enrollment information, please consult Mr. Gao at 158-0098-5998
 
我校和上海交通大学继续教育学院在上海合作开办一年制芬兰留学预科班（学分课），学生第一学期（2021.8--2021.12)主要集中强化学习英语；第二学期（2022.01---2022.05）由合作的芬兰大学教授6门课程总共30个学分。我们给预科班学生预留一些名额，对于达到我校录取要求并且考试通过20个学分的学生(同时第一学期的10个学分）可以申请录取到合作专业，相关学分可以转到本科课程中。具体招生信息可以咨询158-0098-5998 高老师

Pathway to Finland offered by Edunation

This one semester Pathway to Finland programme provided by our Finnish educational partner Edunation offers applicants from outside of EU/ETA area a convenient and affordable way to gain admission to degree programmes with us. Pathway studies will be partly or fully accredited as part of the degree. Upon completing the Pathway, you will be given guaranteed access to your pre-selected degree program. Edunation’s qualified teachers will help you to develop your language and academic skills so that you can comfortably start your degree studies.  Same time, in collaboration with us, Edunation’s skilled professionals will help you with all the practicalities related to studies and arriving to Finland. Depending your location, you can choose to take part in the Pathway completely online from your home, or choose from some of the study hubs provided by Edunation. Read more on Edunation webpage.

Joint application to higher education, spring 2022

5 January 8:00 am to 19 January 3:00 pm (UTC + 2)
Degree programmes offered in English

26 January 3:00 pm (UTC + 2)
Submit the attachments and advance assignments by the deadline

3 June
Student selection results published at the latest

15 July 3:00 pm (UTC + 3)
Deadline for accepting a study place

2 August 3:00 pm (UTC + 3)
Admissions from waiting lists end

Studies start in August 2022

The tuition fee for non-EU/EEA citizens at KAMK is 6 000 euros per academic year. There is no tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens or exchange students. The payment is done at the same time when accepted student confirms his/her study place at KAMK. It is not possible to pay in installments. On their first year, the students may take advantage of the early bird scholarship by accepting their study place offer within two weeks after submission the notice of acceptance. The early bird scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee and is directly used to reduce the tuition fee. This means that the student pays 3 000 euros for the first year. 

For the following study years, the tuition fee must be paid in May yearly. The scholarship system rewards students for progress in their studies by giving a scholarship to reduce 50% of the tuition fee from the second year onward (ie. paying 3 000 euros per year). In addition, the students who pass a national Finnish language exam may receive another scholarship that will give them the opportunity to study one year for free (providing that the student receives both the 55 credits and the Finnish language exam based scholarships). The student can only receive the scholarship based on Finnish language once during his/her studies.  Read more about the tuition fees and scholarship system.

In addition to the tuition fee, the students must pay for their study materials and for their own living costs. The average monthly living expenses for a student living in Finland are approximately 700 – 900 euros. This may vary depending on personal circumstances. When applying for a residence permit in Finland, non-EU/EEA nationals need to demonstrate that they have at least 560 euros per month at their disposal – in addition to the tuition fee. Read more

Do you have questions about the application process to Kajaani University of Applies Sciences? Send email to our admissions team to admissions@kamk.fi.

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