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University of Eastern Finland · Finland

Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development

Education studies with professional skills and theory, building towards international master's programmes, with room for a large minor.

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Where
JoensuuFinland
Degree
Bachelor of ArtsEducation
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveInterview · 25 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
Bachelor of ArtsEducation
Length
3 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

    Application attachments due, 15:00 (Lifelong Learning: 23:59)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 April 2027

    IB predicted grades due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (3 more)

  1. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens
    DetailsSource

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

  3. 13 July 2027

    Final IB grades due
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

You study education and learning across the life course, looking at how learning supports social and cultural sustainability: education policy and systems, adult education, active citizenship and non-formal education, as well as statistical and qualitative research methods. Teaching includes project-based learning and service learning with working-life organisations, an internship and a bachelor's thesis with a preparatory seminar. The focus is on learning in associations, workplaces, organisations and civic movements rather than on classroom teacher training. Graduates can work in educational planning and policy, development projects and adult education, or continue to one of the university's international master's programmes.

What you need

  • Has a certificate-based admission group for IB holders; results 31 May 2027.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Eastern Finland

Selection differs by programme: some keep a small certificate-based group for IB holders, others use an entrance exam course, interview or SAT. An IB in English, English A, or English B at 5 proves English.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uef.fi

How places are decided

    • Interview
    • IB grades
    18 places by online interview (15–21 Feb 2027); 4 on certificates such as the IB (54+ points), 2 of them for spring-2027 graduates; 3 via open university. No waiting list.
Sources (3)
  1. Bachelor's Degree Programme in Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Development at UEF — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UEF

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