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Metropolia University of Applied Sciences · Finland

Smart Automation

Developing and managing smart systems across industries: automation and robotics for manufacturing, production lines and smart factories.

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Where
VantaaFinland
Degree
BEng
Length
4 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveEntrance exam · 30 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

    Attachments, including proof of English, due 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  3. 10 March to 12 March 2027

    International UAS Exam — pre-identification window
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Published as "from 10 March 2027 at 8:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2) to 12 March 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2)". You identify yourself in advance in the Candour ID app, using the same passport or biometric EU/EEA ID card whose number you gave on your Studyinfo application — a different document may get your pre-identification rejected. Miss this window and you cannot sit the exam, whatever else you have done.

    Source
All dates for this programme (6 more)
  1. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish time
    DetailsSource
  2. 12 March 2027

    International UAS Exam pre-identification closes (programmes using the exam)
    DetailsSource
  3. 22 March 2027

    International UAS Exam — invitation reaches you
    Details

    Published as "on 22 March 2027 at the latest, you will receive an invitation to the exam to the email address you provided in your Studyinfo application". It is here as a date to check rather than a date to act on: if nothing has arrived by the end of this day, the day before the exam, chase it.

    Source
  4. 23 March 2027

    International UAS Exam, online from 12:00 Finnish time
    Details

    Published as "on 23 March 2027 from 12:00 o'clock noon onwards (Finnish time, UTC/GMT+2)". Taken remotely on your own computer, proctored by SMOWL.

    Source
  5. 14 April 2027

    International UAS Exam results, at the latest
    Details

    Published as "The results will be published on 14 April 2027 at the latest" — an outside date, so the result may come sooner.

    Source
  6. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

You study electronics, programming, computer science and electrical engineering, with cyber-physical systems, digital twins and AI and machine learning for automation, combining mechanical and electrical thinking. Real-world projects with Finnish companies let you work on industry challenges, and the skill set reaches beyond software into smart manufacturing, sustainable energy systems, intelligent logistics and smart healthcare. The programme is based at the Myyrmaki campus in Vantaa and prepares you for Industry 5.0 and digitalisation. Graduates work as automation engineers, IoT developers, machine learning engineers, control engineers, smart manufacturing specialists and AI and automation consultants.

What you need

  • UAS Exam (80% of places), plus a certificate-based quota for IB holders (10% of places).
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Metropolia

Most programmes select by the International UAS Exam; ten also keep 10–30% of places for certificate-based selection, where IB grades count. Culture degrees use a pre-assignment and own exam.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on metropolia.fi

How places are decided

    • Entrance exam
    • IB grades
    International UAS Exam (23 Mar 2027) for 80% of places; 10% go on certificates such as the IB, ranked with the UAS scoring table.
Sources (3)
  1. Smart Automation at Metropolia — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at Metropolia

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