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Arcada University of Applied Sciences · Finland

Information Technology

Software development for web, mobile and cloud, with a specialisation in Intelligent Robotics or in Data Processing and Analytics, plus internships and research projects with industry.

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Where
HelsinkiFinland
Degree
BEng
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades · 40 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
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Degree
BEng
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 21 January 2027

    Joint application closes, 15:00 Finnish time
    Hard deadline
    Details

    The national window, on Studyinfo.fi, closing at 15:00 Finnish time on 21 January. Six months before IB results, so you apply on predicted grades. Aalto, the University of Helsinki and LUT are not in it: each runs its own application (Aalto closes on 22 January, Helsinki's IB group on 23 March, LUT's rolling admission on 30 April). Åbo Akademi's bachelor's programmes are in the second joint application, in March.

    One form, maximum six programme choices. Opens 7 January 2027 at 08:00 and closes 21 January 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC+2). Studyinfo's own record of the joint application ("Joint Application to Higher Education, Spring 2027", run by the Finnish National Agency for Education) gives exactly that, and Tampere, Metropolia, Jamk, Xamk, Study in Finland, Jyväskylä, Turku, Oulu and Arcada agree. Aalto is not part of it: its English-taught bachelor's programmes have their own application on Studyinfo, open 7 January 08:00 to 22 January 2027 15:00. Both dates are right; they are two different applications.

    Source

  2. 28 January 2027

    Passport or EU/EEA 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

    Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish time
    DetailsSource

  2. 31 May 2027

    Results published at the latest
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

  4. 13 July 2027

    Final IB grades due through IBIS, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

The programme centres on software development with an emphasis on artificial intelligence, structuring and analysing big data, web, mobile and cloud platforms, and graphic design with a user-experience focus. From the second year you choose between Intelligent Robotics, which covers social robots, user-centred design and sensor data, and Data Processing and Analytics, which covers data management, scalability and predictive analytics. Practical skills are built from the start, with internships and close work with industry partners, and the small campus has real robots on site. Graduates work as AI specialists, software and web developers, project leaders and analysts.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 2 · AI SL at grade 4 also counts (UAS IB table: 2 = A, 4 = C).
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Arcada

Certificate-based selection on the UAS IB scoring table: at least 60 points to be considered. An IB taught in English proves your English.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on arcada.fi

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    January: ranked on IB grades with the UAS scoring table, 60 points minimum, 9 places. The separate application adds 28 places for SAT, ACT or OMPT holders.
Sources (3)
  1. Information Technology at Arcada — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at Arcada

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