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. English-conducted degree programmes at Centria are offered in Kokkola at the Talonpojankatu campus, in Pietarsaari at Campus Allegro, and as blended/online studies.
In the Joint Application round of spring 2026 (7–21 January), Centria offers seven Bachelor’s degree programmes and two Master’s degree programmes. The Bachelor’s degree programmes are open to both Finnish and international applicants. The daytime Master’s degree programme is intended exclusively for applicants from outside the EU.
A total of 189 study places are available in Centria’s programmes offered in the Joint Application, of which 159 are in Bachelor’s degree programmes and 30 in Master’s degree programmes.
English-conducted Bachelor’s degree programmes can be studied at Centria’s Talonpojankatu Campus in Kokkola, at Campus Allegro in Pietarsaari, and as blended/online studies. Applicants can choose between traditional daytime studies and flexible blended learning formats.
Bachelor’s degree programmes offered in the Joint Application are:
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management (Kokkola, blended learning)
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management, Enterprise Resource Planning (Kokkola, daytime studies)
- Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business (Pietarsaari, blended learning)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering (Kokkola, daytime studies)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (Kokkola & Pietarsaari, daytime stydies and blended learning)
- Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management (Pietarsaari, blended learning)
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing (Kokkola, daytime studies)
Centria offers two English-conducted Master’s degree programmes in the Joint Application:
- Master of Business Administration, International Business Management, Blended learning (Kokkola, blended learning)
- Master of Business Administration, International Business Management, Daytime studies, Note: for applicants from outside the EU only (Kokkola, daytime studies)
Studies in the programmes offered in the Joint Application will begin in autumn 2026.
Further information on applying
Applications to the programmes can be submitted between 7 and 21 January 2026 via Opintopolku.fi.
Centria’s Admissions Services guide and help applicants with all tasks concerning the application process.