Courses and timetables

Select courses worth minimum of 20 ECTS credits per semester. Please note that changes are possible. We recommend that you include the course on Finnish language and Culture (LTP7130, 2 ECTS) in your learning agreement.

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes in International Business and Industrial Management (new, started in August 2020) are instructed completely in English. In addition, most of the other Bachelor’s Degree Programmes at Karelia offer courses and sometimes projects or practical training possibilities for exchange students. There is also a selection of joint and transdisciplinary courses, suitable for all exchange students.
NewSustainable Communities in Energy Transition (60 ECTS) is a new module suitable for 3rd or 4th-year B.Sc. students of engineering, environmental sciences, business or management. The studies are organized jointly by Karelia and other partners in INVEST European University Alliance.

  • Please note that possibilities for supervised projects and practical training are limited and not guaranteed to all interested applicants.
  • Most degree programmes can accept only exchange students who are enrolled in a similar major in their own university.

The departmental international coordinators can be contacted with questions related to studies, projects and practical training.

Semester dates for exchange students 2021 – 2022 and 2022-2023

  • Academic year 2021-2022: Autumn semester: 19.8. – 18.12.2021, Spring semester: 7.1. – 29.5.2022
  • Academic year 2022-2023: Autumn semester: 18.8. – 16.12.2022, Spring semester: 9.1. – 31.5.2023 (minor changes are possible)