Applying with education completed in Finland

For this specific application round, the following education will give applicants eligibility to apply for Bachelor´s programmes:

• the studies required for graduating from the Finnish upper secondary school or a Matriculation Examination;
• an International Baccalaureate (IB) degree;
• a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma;
• a Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification covering 120 credits or 180 competence points or a corresponding earlier Finnish vocational degree covering at least 80 credits;
• a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification;
• a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question*;
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree.

Please notice, that eligibilities are going to be checked during and after the entrance examination and therefore it is possible for an applicant to take part in the online entrance exam even if she/he is not eligible to apply for higher education at Centria UAS. However, only eligible applicants can be accepted as new students.

Applicants start the application process by filling in an online application form during the application period at Studyinfo.fi. The application is publicly accessible to everyone via the internet, and the admission process follows predefined admissions criteria. Therefore, no stakeholders outside the institution can have influence over the selection process itself. When filling the application form, applicants are advised to double-check if the given postal address is up to date and the given email address is functional.

A functional email address is particularly important in order to be able to be contacted later on with decisions and further guidelines. The email address provided in the application form will be taken as the official channel of communication and will not be changed later in the process. Once the application has successfully been registered, including required attachments, applicants receive an application number. If an application number is received, applicants do not have to contact Centria´s Admissions office to confirm that the application has arrived.

The deadline for filling in the application and submitting it is 21 January 2027 at 3 pm Finnish time (UTC +2). When you are submitting your application, you need to attach the required documents:

• eligibility documents (high school diploma or other from the list of diplomas mentioned in the eligibility section above)
• passport or ID card
• language certificate (one from the list of accepted English language certificates mentioned below)

After submitting the application, applicants are still able to make changes in the application or attach additional documents to it. The deadline for making changes and submitting attachments is 28 January 2027 at 3 pm Finnish time.

A valid identification document needs to be attached to the application submitted at Studyinfo.fi. The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:  

• Passport (preferred option)
  • The passport can be either biometric or non-biometric
  • If you have a passport, use it, as valid passports are always accepted as proof of identity
  • Passports from all countries are accepted as proof of identity
• Biometric EU/EEA identity card
  • If you do not have a passport but you have a biometric identity card from an EU/EEA country, it is accepted as proof of identity
  • The EU/EEA identity card must have a biometric symbol, as shown below

No other forms of identification documents are accepted. For example, residence permit cards or non-biometric EU/EEA identity cards will not be accepted.

You must be identifiable from the photo on your passport or identity card. Note this especially if it has been a long time since the passport or identity card was issued.

The passport/identity card has to be valid until 12 March 2027.

Please, check the complete guidelines concerning the acceptable ID documents here – INTERNATIONAL UAS EXAM – ID DOCUMENTS.

The applicants have to prove their English language skills either by an internationally recognized language test or previous studies. A valid language certificate needs to be attached to the application submitted at Studyinfo.fi.

You can find the list of accepted language certificates and studies that fulfill the language requirement criteria here:  INTERNATIONAL UAS EXAM – LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS.

Applicants are selected based on their performance in the International UAS Exam.

International University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Exam

International UAS Exam is a joint digital entrance exam of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS), used for selecting students to English-conducted study programmes leading to a Bachelor’s degree. The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study at UAS. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks. Regardless of how many study programs you’re applying for, you only need to participate in the International UAS Exam once.

The International UAS Exam is organized on 23 March 2027 from 12 o’clock noon onwards (Finnish time, UTC/GMT+2).

Every applicant must submit a document of the English language skills and a valid identification document on the Studyinfo’s application form in order to be invited for the pre-identification and the UAS exam itself. Please check the approved required documents at INTERNATIONAL UAS EXAM page.

Please note, the UASinfo.fi-website is being updated during December 2026.

Pre-identification

Before the exam, you have to perform the pre-identification in the Candour ID mobile application by 12 March 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2). You will receive an invitation to the pre-identification to the email address provided on your Studyinfo application form on 18 March 2025. The email will be sent only once so please make sure that you have space in your inbox. If necessary, also check your spam and other folders.

Only those applicants who have submitted an acceptable proof of English language skills, an approved identification document via the Studyinfo application form, and paid the application fee (if required) by the deadline will be invited to the pre-identification.

The pre-identification has to be performed on 12 March 2027 at 15:00 Finnish time (UTC/GMT+2) at the latest. If you do not perform the pre-identification within the given timetable, you cannot be invited to the International UAS exam, and you cannot proceed in the exam selection process.

Before starting the pre-identification, download the Candour ID application to your mobile phone. If you already have the application installed, make sure it is updated to the latest version. During the pre-identification process, follow the instructions provided by the Candour ID application. Please note that the pre-identification process varies slightly depending on your phone type and the identification document you are using.

Step-by-step guide concerning the pre-identification process in the Candour ID application can be found here – INTERNATIONAL UAS EXAM – PRE-IDENTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS.

In case an applicant believes a mistake has been made in student selection, they may file a claim for adjustment after the publication of the student selection results.

Claims for adjustment have to be filed within 14 days after the publication of results. Appeal based on personal circumstances will not be considered as valid reason for appeal. Student admission decision can be changed only in those cases where it is clearly shown that the UAS has not followed the student admission criteria. Therefore, the claim of adjustment must be well-grounded and it should contain accurate information on where the UAS has not followed the criteria.

Claim for adjustment can be delivered via email to admissions@centria.fi or by post

Admissions Office
Centria University of Applied Sciences
Talonpojankatu 2
67100 Kokkola
FINLAND