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Aalto University · Finland

Digital Systems and Design

Electrical engineering joined with engineering design: networking, automation, programming and machine learning, plus project work with industry partners.

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Where
EspooFinland
Degree
BScTech
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
22 January 2027
Last cut-off
107.5 of 172.12026 · 45 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
BScTech
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 22 January 2027

    Aalto's own application closes (not the joint application), 15:00 Finnish time
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 29 January 2027

    Passport or ID copy due, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 April 2027

    IB predicted grades due, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (4 more)

  1. 7 January 2027

    Aalto's own application opens, 08:00 Finnish time
    DetailsSource

  2. 28 May 2027

    Round B (IB) results published at the latest
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

  4. 13 July 2027

    Final IB grades due and deadline to accept your place, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

You study networking, control and automation, electronic circuits, embedded systems and machine learning, programming in languages such as Python, C++ and Matlab, and you add design thinking and electronic prototyping. Multidisciplinary team projects, industrial projects and a hands-on final project tied to the thesis give you practical experience, and part of the degree can be taken abroad on exchange. The mix of electrical engineering and design is the programme's particular character, and you work alongside students from business, arts and computer science. Graduates go on to the Aalto master's in electrical engineering or to roles in automation, electronics and simulation engineering.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 6
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Aalto

IB applicants go in admission round B, ranked on IB grades with national scoring tables. HL and SL score the same; engineering options need advanced maths at 6. No English test needed.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on aalto.fi

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    Round B: ranked on IB grades with the national technology table. 18 of the 45 places are in round B, 13 of them kept for first-time applicants.
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2026: 107.5 first-timers, 103.3 others /172.1.

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (3)
  1. Digital Systems and Design at Aalto — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. Cut-off, 2026

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