Selection method 1: GMAT-test or GRE-test 

Applicants that do not hold a Finnish UAS Bachelor's degree can be selected based on their result in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT/GMAT Focus Edition) or the Graduate Records Examinations (GRE).

The minimum test score that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection is 500 from the GMAT test. Scores from the GMAT Focus Edition and the GRE-test are converted to GMAT scores and applicants are ranked based on their converted test score in the admission process.

The GMAT Focus Edition are converted to GMAT Exam scores by using the Concordance Table. Please note that where scores overlap in the concordance tables, the scores will be converted in favour of the candidate.

The GRE test result must be converted to GMAT test result by using the GRE Comparison Tool. When converting the score, only the Verbal Reasoning Score and Quantitative Reasoning Score of the GRE test are taken into consideration.

The official test results must be shared with Novia UAS and available for verification at the testing organisation's verification service no later than 26 May 2025 at 15:00 pm (Finnish time). Please note that it typically takes five working days for a test score report to be sent and shared for verification. Test scores that are not verifiable by the deadline will not be considered in the selection process. Remember to fill in the application form at Studyinfo no later than 19 May.

Share your score result with Novia UAS via the test provider's platform using the following code:

• Novia's GRE-code: 1185
• Novia's GMAT-code: 5DW-ZW-26
   

GMAT and GRE test results are valid for five (5) years after the test day.

More information about the GMAT-test

More information about the GRE-test

Please note that Novia UAS does not organize the GMAT or GRE tests. The applicant is responsible for taking the test early enough to meet the submission deadline for the official test result, 26 May 2025. Instructions on how to book the test can be found at the test administrators' websites.

Novia UAS accepts the GMAT online exam and GRE General at Home. 

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Selection method 2: Certificate-based selection based on a Finnish UAS Bachelor's degree

Applicants holding a UAS Bachelor's degree completed in Finland can be admitted based on their weighted average grade in their UAS Bachelor's degree certificate.

To be considered for admission based on a UAS Bachelor's degree, the weighted average grade must be at least 2,5. The weighted average grade is calculated from the UAS Bachelor's degree course grades which are visible in the My Studyinfo service in the section My completed studies (only available in Finnish/Swedish).

Note! You must have Bachelor's degree completed at a Finnish University of Applied Sciences to fulfill the requirements for this selection method. If you have a University Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree, or a UAS Master’s degree, you must instead take the GMAT/GRE test to be considered for admission. 

To be considered in this selection method, the applicant must save a link to the degree information found in the My Studyinfo service in the application form. The applicant should also submit a copy of his or her degree certificate appendix. The weighted average grade will be calculated based on the degree certificate appendix only if the information about the degree and course grades is not available in the My Studyinfo service.

If the applicant has completed more than one UAS Bachelor degree, the grades are considered for the degree which gives a better average. The courses within courses shown in the service are not included in the grade average. The verbally assessed courses are not considered in calculating the grade average (e.g. approved/pass / hyväksytty/suoritettu/godkänd).

When calculating the weighted average grade, the numerically assessed study units are weighted (except final thesis); in other words, the grade for the study unit is multiplied by the number of credits received from course in question. The weighted grades are calculated together and the total is divided by the number of credits received from the numerically assessed courses. The result is a weighted average grade rounded to two decimal places. You can use this excel to calculate your weighted average grade.

Selection method: Entrance Examination

The entrance examination consists of:

1. Pre-task
2. Interview (online)

Pre-task 

The pre-task is a compulsory part of the application process. The pre-task must be uploaded in the online application form in Studyinfo no later than 1 April 2025 at 3 pm Finnish time. Pre-tasks uploaded after the deadline will not be considered.

The pre-task for the Bachelor degree programme in Fine Arts consists of:

• Your CV together with a Personal Statement, submitted as PDF document.
• Portfolio of recent and relevant work, submitted either as a PDF document or as a web-link on your CV.
   

Upload your CV and portfolio as separate PDF documents. Name the files in the following form: last name_CV.pdf and last name_portfolio.pdf.

Only applicants with an approved pre-task are invited to the entrance examination.

Entrance Examination

The entrance examination (e-interview) will take about 40 minutes each and will be held individually sometime between 28 April -2 May 2025. The exact time will be included in your personal invitation e-mail.

Only a number of prospective students will be invited to the e-interview. If you do not participate in the e-interview, you cannot be admitted.

The pre-task and e-interview can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. You must obtain at least 50/100 points to be considered for admission. The different parts of the entrance examination process are scored in accordance with the following:

• CV and Personal Statement: 0-20 points
• Portfolio: 0-40 points
• E-interview: 0-40 points
   

To be considered for admission, you must fulfill the eligibility requirements and all parts of the pre-task and the e-interview must be successfully completed. Note: English language is used throughout the entrance examination process.

Selection method: Entrance Exam

More information regarding the entrance examination to be announced.

The entrance examination is organized by Novia UAS and assesses the applicants’ abilities to study at the programme.

The entrance examination will be held online during 3-5 June 2025. The exact time and date will be announced in the invitation email.

Details regarding the entrance exam to be announced by the end of March 2025.

Please note: In order to be invited to the entrance exam, the applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or previous studies. Please attach the required document to your Studyinfo application on 2 May 2025 at 15:00 (Finnish time) at the latest.

The separate application uses the same eligibility criteria regarding English language requirements as for the International UAS Exam. For detailed information, please learn more about language criteria at the website. 

Selection Method: Entrance Exam

The entrance examination is organized by Novia UAS and assesses the applicants’ abilities to study at the programme.

The entrance examination will be held online 5 June 2025. The exact time and instructions will be announced in the invitation email.  

Please note! In order to be invited to the entrance exam, the applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or previous studies.

The separate application uses the same eligibility criteria regarding English language requirements as for the International UAS Exam. For detailed information, please learn more about language criteria at the website. 

The entrance exam for Sustainable Coastal Management is held online 5 June 2025. Applicants that fulfill the eligibility requirements will be invited to take part in the entrance exam.

The Entrance examination will test:

• your suitability for this field of study (max 60, min 20 points,
• your language skills in English (pass/fail), and
• your motivation (max 40, min 10 points

The entrance examination can give you a maximum of 100 points. You must obtain at least 30/100 points in the entrance examination to be admitted. All parts of the entrance examination must be passed.
Prepare for the exam by generally getting acquainted with coastal environments and their management.

Assessment of the exam:

• How well you understood and implemented the assignment
• How you used the material
• The structure of the text
• The ability to analyse and reflect on the issue

Selection Method: Entrance Exam

The entrance examination will be held online 3-5 June 2025. The exact date and time will be included in the invitation e-mail.

The entrance examination is organized online in form of a written interview. Questions about your educational background, work experience at sea, and your visions and expectations of your professional future will be included in the entrance exam. There is no pre-reading material. The entrance exam can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. You must obtain at least 20/100 points to be admitted.

Only eligible applicants are invited to the entrance examination.

Eligibility to apply is conferred by

• a Watchkeeping Engine Officer degree or another comparable STCW approved Engine Officer degree.
• a Certificate of Competency, at least Watch Officer level (STCW A/III-1), unless they have a Finnish Engine Officer degree.

Selection Method: Pre-task and Entrance Exam

Selection is based on

• Pre-task and
• Entrance exam

Pre-task

All applicants must submit a pre-task consisting of:

1. A Curriculum Vitae
2. A Motivation Letter

Motivation letter: A short one-page-long letter (less than 400 words) that explains why you're a good candidate for this degree programme and clearly explains the following criteria:

• Qualifications and work experience specifically in the field of structural design and engineering
• Your need to develop your expertise in structural engineering in this degree programme
• What measures are you able and prepared to take to study every week online in this degree programme (all lectures at specific times and furthermore time to study on your own).

The pre-task must be submitted no later than 2 May 2025 at 3 pm local time in Finland in the application portal Studyinfo. Pre-tasks submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The pre-task is evaluated on a scale 0-40 points. This according to how well the applicants’ CV relates to the curriculum and general requirements in structural engineering and how well the applicants’ motivation letter relates to:

• personal motivation and proper knowledge to take an active part in, and complete the degree programme.
• having a realistic perception of his/her possibilities to manage the studies from a knowledge point of view.
• the applicant’s knowledge in relation to the competences stated in the curricula.

A minimum of 20 point is needed to be approved in the per-task. The pre-task must be approved in order for the applicant to be invited to the entrance examination (online group interview).

Entrance Exam

The entrance examination will be held as an online group interview during the time 3-5 June 2025. The exact time of the online group interview will be included in the invitation.

Only eligible applicants with an approved pre-task will be invited to the entrance examination.

If you do not participate in the online group interview, you cannot be admitted. The pre-task and the online group interview can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. Both the pre-task and the online group interview must be passed in order to be considered for admission according to the following:

Pre-task: Maximum points are 40, minimum points required for an approved result is 20.
Online group interview: Maximum points 60, minimum points required for an approved result is 20.

Assessment criteria for the online group interview are:

• Interest in and dedication to the subject
• Personal contribution to the study group
• Social skills in groups and online situations
• Skills in English

In cases of equal admission scores, applicants applicants will be automatically ranked by lots drawn by a computer system.

Selection Method: Pre-task and Entrance Exam

Pre-task

All applicants must upload a pre-task (research plan for Master’s thesis) no later than 2 May 2025 at 3 pm Finnish time in the online application form in Studyinfo. Pre-tasks submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Applicants who have not submitted a pre-task will not be considered. The pre-task must be approved in order for the applicant to be invited to the entrance examination. The pre-task is evaluated on a pass or fail basis.

The thesis work in this master’s degree programme (30 credits) is to be realized as a research and development project related to working life. As a pre-task you should write a preliminary research plan (approximately 4-5 A4 pages) for your thesis work with the following included:

•    a preliminary title

•    a description of the topic of your chosen research and development project

•    background and description of why the topic is important

•    a description of how your chosen topic is connected to working life

Entrance Exam

All eligible applicants with an approved pre-task will be invited to the entrance examination. The entrance examination will be held online 3-5 June 2025. The exact time will be included in the invitation e-mail.

The online entrance examination will include

• a written test and
• an English language test as included in the entrance examination which is mandatory for all applicants. Your language skills will be tested on a pass/fail basis.

If you do not participate in the entrance examination you cannot be admitted. The entrance examination can give you a maximum of 100 points. You must obtain at least 20/100 points in the entrance examination to be admitted.

The pdf-versions of the pre-reading materials Circular economy report in Europe – Developing the knowledge base and The Finnish bioeconomy strategy for the entrance examination in Natural Resource Management can be downloaded at: 

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/circular-economy-in-europe 

and http://www.bioeconomy.fi/facts-and-contacts/finnish-bioeconomy-strategy/

Selection Method: Pre-task and Entrance Exam

Subject to updates!

For admission, the applicant must fulfill the eligibility requirements and pass the entrance examination.

Only applicants that fulfill the eligibility requirements and have an approved pre-task are invited to the entrance examination.

Pre-task

All applicants must submit a pre-task (preliminary research plan for master’s thesis) no later than 2 May 2025 at 3 pm Finnish time. Pre-tasks submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

The pre-task can give you a maximum of 40 points. You must obtain at least 15/40 points of the pre-task to be invited to the entrance examination (e-interview). Applicants who have not submitted a pre-task will not be invited to the entrance examination. The pre-task should be uploaded in the online application form at Studyinfo.fi

The thesis work in this master’s degree programme (30 credits) is to be realized as a research study or development project related to working life. As a pre-task you should write a preliminary research plan (approximately 1-2 A4 pages) in English for your master’s thesis work with the following included:

• Preliminary title of the master’s thesis
• Description of the topic of your chosen research study / development project
• Background and description of why the topic is important
• Description of how your chosen topic is connected to working life
• Preliminary research question(s)
• Description of the methods to be used

Entrance Exam

The entrance examination will be held in English in the form of an e-interview during 3-5 June 2025. The exact time of the e-interview will be included in the invitation.

Only applicants that fulfill the eligibility requirements and have an approved pre-task are invited to the entrance examination.

The e-interview can give you a maximum of 60 points. English language proficiency will be assessed on a pass or fail basis in connection with the e-interview. If you do not participate in the e-interview you cannot be admitted.

The pre-task and e-interview can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. You must obtain at least 40/100 points to be admitted. Both the pre-task and e-interview must be passed in order to be considered for admission.

In cases of equal admission scores, applicants will be ranked on the following grounds: e-interview and/or pre-task
If these criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, a university of applied sciences may choose to admit all or none of the equally ranked applicants, or the applicants will be automatically ranked by lots drawn by a computer system.