Rolling admission- August 2026 intake for Bachelor’s Degrees in Industrial Management and Information and Communication Technology

Application period Bachelor’s Degrees- August 2026 intake

Studies starting in August 2026

26 January 2026 – 30 April 2026

Fill in the application form here (Application form opens on 12:00 noon, Finnish time, 26 January, 2026)

Bachelor’s programmes availalbe in this application:

Application instructions

Apply during the application period. Application form will be available during the application period.

Fill in the application form here (Application form opens on 12:00 noon, Finnish time, 26 January, 2026

You can fill in only one application form and apply only one degree programme in the rolling admission.

The admission process is based on rolling admission. Once the study places have been fulfilled, new applications are not considered. Applicants are not placed to the waiting list anymore.

Applicants are required to pay the application fee of 100 euros per academic semester when applying to Finnish higher educational degrees. Read more about the application fee here.

Only complete applications will be processed in order of arrival.

Application is considered to be completed when application form has been sent, application fee has been paid by given deadline and all necessary attachments are attached to it. Attachments must be uploaded by at the same time when submitting the application. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements and student admission criteria. Study places will be offered to the eligible applicants who meet the admission criteria in the order of arrival.

The result of the student selection will be informed by email as soon as the application has been processed.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must have completed a degree that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the awarding country in question. Degrees must be completed by 9 July 2026.

Required documents to be attached to the application form:

  • Copies of the final graduation certificates and transcripts of records.
  • If the documents are not in English, Finnish or Swedish, official translations in one of those languages must be enclosed to the application form. Translations must be signed and stamped by authorized translators.
  • A copy of a valid passport or official identity card.

Student admission criteria

Four student selection methods are used. You can’t choose the selection method by yourself but you will be considered for all suitable selection methods automatically.

Please read the detailed instructions for the selection methods below.

  • Australian system or UK system or American system or IB Diploma (12-year curricula totally in English)
  • Certificate-based student selection(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, USA, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zimbabwe) and English language certificates (For both applicants of Bachelor’s Degree programmes in Industrial Management and Information and Communication Technology).
  • Certificate-based student selection(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Botswana, Canada, Cambodia, China, Egypt, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, USA, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Zimbabwe) and interviews only for applicants of Bachelor’s Degree programmes in Industrial Management.
  • SAT test

Accepting the study place, tuition fee, starting the studies

Information on accepting the study place will be sent by emails to accepted students. Tuition fee is 9 000 – 10 000 euros in academic year. Accepted students will receive two emails.  

1) Email with Study place offer from Studyinfo. Study place is accepted electronically by using the link in the email. 

2) Email from Karelia UAS (sent from admission(at)karelia.fi). Email includes signed acceptance letter and tuition fee payment instructions. 

Important notes for applicants:

  • Offered study place must be accepted within 7 days from the study place offer. 
  • Early bird priced tuition fee, which is -20% of full first-year tuition fee, is available when applicant accepts the study place within 7 days and pays the tuition fee within 20 days
  • If tuition fee is not paid within 20 days, early bird priced fee is not available anymore. Tuition fee must be paid and study place accepted by 9 July 2026 at latest.

Read more about the tuition fees, early bird price tuition fee and scholarships here.

Studies will begin in August 2026. Please, see the Information for New Students for further information.

In case of any questions, please contact admission(at)karelia.fi