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Jyväskylä · Finland · Research university

University of Jyväskylä

University in Jyväskylä, central Finland; three English bachelor's: sustainable business, project-based software and AI, and early childhood.

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In English
3 programmes
City
Jyväskylä
Apply via
Studyinfo.fi
Next deadline
21 Jan 2027

Deadlines

  1. 21 January 2027

    Joint application closes
    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

    Application attachments due
    Hard deadline
    Details

    One university's published date. Check your own programme's.

    Jyväskylä's attachment deadline, and also the deadline for English-proficiency proof and individual arrangements for the International UAS Exam.

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  3. 1 April 2027

    IB predicted grades due on Studyinfo (time to be announced)
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published by Jyväskylä as "Deadline for submitting predicted grades on to your online application form on Studyinfo.fi: 1 April 2027", with the exact time still to be announced. Turku set 31 March in the 2026 cycle — that is a date from a cycle that has already passed, kept here only as a warning that Turku runs a day earlier than Jyväskylä, and its 2027 date had not been published by September 2026. If Turku is on your list, assume 31 March until Turku says otherwise.

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All dates for this school (3 more)

  1. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

  3. 13 July 2027

    Official final IB grades due, and deadline to accept your place
    Hard deadline
    Details

    How a January application meets July results: offers are made on predicted grades and confirmed by the final ones.

    Jyväskylä's published date, comfortably after IB results are released in early July.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What you could study here

Free for EU/EEA citizens.

Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Arts (Education) · 3 yrs

SAT (1100+) or ACT (22+) is needed to reach the online interview, 17–24 March 2027; IB grades are not used.

Education

What it asks of IB students

Everyone must prove English, with no waivers: an IB Diploma completed in English, English A, or English B at 5 counts. Selection rules differ by programme and are in the Studyinfo criteria.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Early Childhood Education is functionally bilingual: taught in English with Finnish built in, and it qualifies you to work as an early childhood teacher in Finland.

All 3 notes
  • Early Childhood Education is functionally bilingual: taught in English with Finnish built in, and it qualifies you to work as an early childhood teacher in Finland.
  • Immersive Software Engineering and AI replaces lectures with project work and includes two four-month company internships.
  • Only Business Innovation and Sustainability ranks on IB grades, and only 12 of its 30 places; the other two programmes select by exam or SAT/ACT plus interview.

Sources
  1. University of Jyväskylä — How to apply for international bachelor's programmes — checked 2026-09-25
  2. University of Jyväskylä — Bachelor's applicants: how to prove your English skills — checked 2026-09-25
  3. University of Jyväskylä — Business Innovation and Sustainability — checked 2026-09-25
  4. University of Jyväskylä — Immersive Software Engineering and AI — checked 2026-09-25
  5. University of Jyväskylä — Early Childhood Education — checked 2026-09-25
  6. Studyinfo — JYU Business Innovation and Sustainability, Joint Application Spring 2027 — checked 2026-09-25
  7. Studyinfo — JYU Business Innovation and Sustainability 2027 admission criteria (12 certificate, 18 SAT/ACT places) — checked 2026-09-26
  8. Studyinfo — JYU Immersive Software Engineering and AI 2027 admission criteria (online exam, interview; 30 places) — checked 2026-09-26
  9. Studyinfo — JYU Early Childhood Education 2027 admission criteria (SAT/ACT pre-selection, interview; 25 places) — checked 2026-09-26
  10. Yliopistovalinnat.fi — Scoring 2026, business: IB threshold 'At least grade 2 in mathematics (advanced or basic syllabus)' — checked 2026-09-26