University of Oulu · Finland
Software Engineering and Information Systems
Building AI and software products around users' needs: human-technology interaction, information systems, software and digital services, with a practical, work-oriented approach.
- Where
- OuluFinland
- Degree
- BSc
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- 21 January 2027
- Admission
- SelectiveIB grades · 33 places
- EU/EEA fee
- Free
More facts
- Degree
- BSc
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
Deadlines
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21 January 2027
Joint application closes, 15:00 Finnish timeHard deadlineDetails
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.
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28 January 2027
Supporting documents due, 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
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1 April 2027
IB predicted grades due, 15:00Hard deadlineDetails
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All dates for this programme (3 more)
* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.
What it is
The curriculum is built from five modules: Introduction, Software Development, Programming, Humans, Organisation and Design of Information Systems, and a Capstone Project that closes the degree. You learn to build technology and also to lead teams and manage projects, with an emphasis on user-centred design, and optional minors can come from humanities, business or technologies such as virtual reality, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. Oulu has a strong technology scene with events, hackathons and networking. Graduates work as software developers, UX designers or project managers, and the bachelor's continues automatically into the master's.
What you need
- Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 2 · National technology threshold: maths or the science must reach grade 4.
- Physics or Chemistry (SL or HL)minimum 2 · National technology threshold: maths or the science must reach grade 4.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at UOulu
An IB Diploma, from Finland or abroad, qualifies for certificate-based selection, so no SAT is needed. IB in English, English A, or English B at 5 proves your English.
How places are decided
- 8 of 33 places on certificates such as the IB, ranked on the national technology table; 25 on SAT (1050+, maths 570+).
Sources (3)
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