Welcome to Centria University of Applied Sciences!
7 Bachelor programmes | 2 MBAs
For applicants
Our three campuses work together, and we want the same team spirit and courage to be transferred to our students as well.
Study possibilities
For students
In the student section you’ll find information and instructions that you will need from the beginning of your studies until graduation.
For students
Research, development and services
We share our skills with the working life, because by collaborating and learning new things, we achieve something truly important for the future.
Research, development and services
International Centria
We are one of the most international universities in Finland.
International Centria
Current at Centria
The First Joint Application Round of Spring 2026 Has Ended – Separate Application Periods to International Programmes Continue
According to the career monitoring survey, graduates from Centria are satisfied with their degrees and find employment in positions corresponding to their education
The national career monitoring survey of universities of applied sciences is conducted annually among those who completed a bachelor’s (AMK) or master’s (YAMK) degree five years earlier. The 2025 survey shows that graduates from Centria University of Applied Sciences in 2020 are well employed in their own fields and are satisfied with their degrees. Centria’s master’s graduates ranked among the top in several sections of the survey.
Joint application to English-conducted degree programmes at Centria University of Applied Sciences opens on Wednesday 7 January 2026
The Joint Application to Centria’s English-conducted Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes begins on Wednesday 7 January 2026 and ends on Wednesday 21 January 2026 at 3:00 PM. Studies will start in autumn 2026. The Bachelor’s degree programmes are open to both Finnish and international applicants.
Centria graduates from August to December 2025
Between August 1st and December 31st 2025, 285 students graduated from Centria University of Applied Sciences. 231 students graduated with a Bachelor’s degree, and 54 students graduated with a Master’s degree from Centria. 46 of graduates did not want their names to be published. We warmly congratulate all graduates!
