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University of Turku · Finland

Information and Communication Technology

Software engineering and ICT for varied work communities, combining technical skills (cyber security, machine learning, robotics) with communication; a 3+2 bachelor's and master's.

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Where
TurkuFinland
Degree
BScTech
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
21 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveTest score (SAT, ACT or similar) · 30 places
EU/EEA fee
Free
More facts
Degree
BScTech
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

    Enclosures due, 15:00
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
  3. 15 August 2027

    Conditionally admitted: proof of graduation must reach Turku
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (2 more)
  1. 7 January 2027

    Joint application opens, 08:00 Finnish time
    DetailsSource
  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Finland

What it is

You study programming and embedded systems design, software engineering and development processes, microprocessors, operating systems, networks, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, with a focus on practical application and communication, and an optional minor in entrepreneurship. Teaching is contact teaching in modules, and the bachelor's thesis is a personal project that may be done with companies. Exchange studies and internships abroad run through the European 28DIGITAL consortium, and you can include modules from different units to build your own profile. Graduates work as software engineers, architects, project managers, security specialists or ICT consultants, with direct entry to the master's in ICT.

What you need

  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 4 · Turku asks 'C or a comparable grade'; the national technology table pairs C with IB 4.
  • Physics or Chemistry (SL or HL)minimum 2 · National technology threshold.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Turku

IB holders go in admission group II, scored on their IB grades, so no SAT is needed. An IB Diploma completed in English, English A, or English B at 5 proves your English.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on utu.fi

How places are decided

    • Test score (SAT, ACT or similar)
    • IB grades
    60% of the 30 places (18) on SAT (1150+, maths 600+); 40% (12) on certificates such as the IB, ranked on the national technology table.
Sources (3)
  1. Degree Programme in Information and Communication Technology at UTU — checked 2026-09-26
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UTU

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