International Business Management
Expand your future and become an expert in international business management
This mid-career Master’s degree requires 2 years (24 months) of work experience after Bachelor’s.
With your Master’s degree from TAMK, you will have the skills needed to work independently as well as an active member, leader or manager in organisations. You are a trained expert in building international networks and taking into account various aspects of cultural differences, communication, change management, leadership and strategic thinking.
International Business Management:
Specialization is targeted towards all business professionals globally.
As a business professional, you will face new demands and challenges in multicultural environments. This Master’s degree programme enables the graduates to manage and lead international business operations successfully. Planning, managing and executing international operations in challenging business environments are in a major role in your studies. You will learn how to apply theory into practical cases of international business management. The degree programme can be completed within 1.5 years alongside work as blended learning.
The IBM specialization path has a signed a double degree agreement with Hochschule Worms in Germany. Limited seats are available for the second semester (30 ECTS) to be spent in the Global Trade Management Masters Programme at the German partner institution. Students interested in the double degree will be selected after the orientation at the start of the programme.
GrowthMakers:
Specialization is targeted towards small and medium business professionals within the Finnish business ecosystem.
The GrowthMakers programme includes training, real-life project work and international experiences that will provide students with an understanding of what is necessary to scale and grow in an increasingly global market. The students will be prepared to transfer their knowledge to both startups as well as existing companies, bringing success not only to the students as individuals but also to their businesses. This unique specialization offers the possibility to acquire tools for growing a business, while studying for a masters degree. The degree programme can be completed within 1.5 years alongside work as blended learning.
Read current IBM students' interview in our blog: "Insights on the IBM programme"
Read about our GrowthMakers study path in our blog: "New specialisation in IBM"
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As a business professional, you will face new demands and challenges in multicultural environments. This master's degree programme enables the graduates to manage and lead international business operations successfully.
Planning, managing and executing international operations in challenging business environments are in a major role in your studies. You will learn how to apply theory to practical cases of international business management. The degree programme can be completed within 1.5 years alongside work as blended learning.
With your IBM master’s degree, you will have the skills needed to work independently as well as an active member, leader or manager in organizations. You are a trained expert in building international networks and taking into account various aspects of cultural differences, communication, change management, leadership, and strategic thinking.
The degree programme is worth 90 ETCS credits with emphasis on studies required to develop and manage international business operations. The mode of the study is part-time tuition. The course contains lectures, teamwork, individual readings, presentations, and online learning activities.
The studies include themes like strategy and change, leadership skills in international context, accounting and financial management, project management, managing international business risks, global operations management, intercultural communications in a multicultural environment, and professional customer and market analysis. lysis.
For the programme starting in autun 2022 the available study paths are:
- International Business Management: targeted towards all business professionals globally
- GrowthMakers: targeted towards small and medium business professionals within the Finnish business ecosystem
Please note that the pre-task instructions are separate for the respective study paths.
The degree carries a tuition fee of EUR 10 800 / academic year for non-EU/EEA students. Applicants must submit relevant documentation together with their application. If you are unsure about whether you'd be subject to tuition fees, check the 'Am I required to pay tuition fees?' section on the Studyinfo.fi application site.
Scholarships
Early bird waiver: If the first academic year is paid in full before 31 May, the amount is reduced by -1 500 eur (total to be paid 9 300 eur)
Academic award waiver: If the student completes 60 cr in the first year = 50% reduction is given for the remaining study time (excluding overtime, which carries a separate fee). If the student completes 45 cr in the first year = 25% reduction is given for the remaining study time (excluding overtime, which carries a separate fee).
Academic excellence scholarship: At the time of graduation, students may be eligible for significant Academic Excellence scholarships. These scholarships are governed by the TAMK's R&D Fund. They can be based on final thesis quality, excellence in project work, exceptional practical training success or other grounds set by the Fund.
The studies can be completed within 1.5 years alongside work as blended learning. However, there is an extension option for those working alongside their studies. The extent of the programme is 90 ETCS credits, consisting of professional studies (55 credits), free-choice studies (5 credits) and master's thesis (30 credits).
The common professional studies provide you with advanced topics from the broad field of international business. The common studies for both specializations, i.e. International Business Management and GrowthMakers include the themes
- Strategic Thinking and Innovations
- Global Operations Management
- Risk Management in International Operations
- Leadership Practices
- Change and Project Management Methods
- Financial Management
After the common professional studies, students continue in their selected specialization.
The studies include the themes:
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In addition, the studies include also a 5 credits course of academic research and practices. This course and regular seminar work will support the preparation of your master's thesis.
The master's thesis is a practical development work with an international focus, prepared by using scientific research methods. The writing of the final thesis is supported by seminars where you have the opportunity to report the progress of your work and to get feedback.
As an applicant, you must have a feasible plan on a master’s thesis proposal which is submitted at the time of application.
After graduation, you will qualify for leading positions in international trade and commerce in multicultural environments. The former graduates of the programme work for example as specialists and consultants as well as managers and project coordinators in companies and organizations both in Finland and abroad.
The degree gives a qualification for a public appointment where a master's degree is required.
Participants - with a variety of cultural backgrounds - bring a truly multicultural flavor to the degree. Application of learned content happens in the students' own environment and thus a global context.
The degree programme is being developed continuously based on the feedback from students, employers and companies.
TAMK's master's degree certificate offers you the possibility to apply for doctoral studies in other universities according to their admission policy.
Carefully read through the general eligibility criteria and the programme-specific eligibility criteria and see whether you meet them.
For additional questions on applying, application documents and application process, please contact our Admissions office. For questions regarding the content of the programme, please contact the programme coordinators Ms. Hanna Pihlajarinne, hanna.pihlajarinne(at)tuni.fi or Mr. Sven Rassl, sven.rassl(at)tuni.fi
Apply in TAMK Direct Application for Master's Programmes - International Business Management
The student selection has two phases: a compulsory pre-task, based on which the best-performing applicants are invited to an online interview. Student selections are made based on the online interview. Click to see the admission criteria.
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To be eligible to apply, you must
- hold a suitable higher education degree and
- have a minimum of two years' (24 months) work experience from the relevant field after completing the degree.
You have until 31 July 2022 to complete work experience requirement. Find more information from the section Work Experience.
Language skill requirements
Sufficient English language skills are required for degree programmes conducted in English. English language skills are evaluated as a part of the pre-task and interview.
The 2022 intake for the Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management is 45, of which 30 is allocated for the International Business Management and 15 for the GrowthMakers study option.
The student selection has two phases. The first phase is a pre-task and the second is an online interview. Student selections are made based on the online interview.
Pre-task
Applicants must submit the pre-task by 26 January 2022 (3 pm Finnish time) at the latest.
The instructions for the pre-task will be published on TAMK website and Studyinfo.fi on 30 November 2021.
Online interview
The applicants invited to the online interview are selected based on the pre-task.
The interview will take place on 15-17 February 2022.
Please find more information on the online interview of this programme from the section Online interview.
Selection between applicants with equal points
If two or more applicants have the same points, they will be ranked by following criteria:
- pre-task points
- order of preference
If the criteria given above fails to produce a difference between tied applicants, the application system will automatically draw the order.
The pre-task and interview results are only valid for the one specific application period.
To be eligible, applicants must have 24 months (two years) of relevant work experience accumulated after the date of graduation (Bachelor’s/higher education degree) and no later than 31 July 2022.
As a relevant field is regarded both the field being applied to and the field of the previous higher education degree.
Work experience must be verified with a work certificate provided by the employer. Unofficial testimonials by email or hand-written documents cannot be accepted. A work certificate must indicate details such as the exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work. If the employment continues, the applicant should request a temporary work certificate from the employer.
Entrepreneurship will be accepted as work experience if the applicant can produce a certificate attesting that they are or have been covered by the statutory YEL or MYEL pension scheme. (YEL = statutory pension scheme for entrepreneurs; MYEL = statutory pension scheme for farmers, forest estate owners, fishers and reindeer herders and their family members). Entrepreneurship abroad should be substantiated with comparable official documents.
For applicants who have completed a vocational college degree or higher vocational degree in Finland (opisto- tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before completing the required Bachelor's degree, work experience completed after the lower degree will also be accepted. Applicants are still required to have a minimum of two years' work experience, and it has to be from the relevant field. If the applicant has completed a vocational college degree or higher vocational degree in Finland (opisto- tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before completing the required Bachelor's degree and has the required work experience between these degrees, the required Bachelor's degree must be completed so that the applicant can send a copy of the certificate to TAMK Admissions Office by 15 July 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
Instead of work experience, artistic activities of equivalent duration, verifiable by evidence such as a portfolio, may be required in the fields of Crafts and Design, Media and Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, and Music (Act 932/2014).
Work experience must be informed as full months. Part-time work is converted into full-time such that 150 hours or 20 full working days (at least 7 hours per day) correspond to one month of work. Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained with the same employer. The amount of work experience gained from simultaneous employment relationships may not exceed the amount of full-time employment. Work experience will only be accepted if it is verified by a work certificate provided by the employer.
Military or non-military national service, women’s voluntary military service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.
Online Interview
Based on the pre-task points, 50 best-performing applicants will be invited to the online interview. Online interviews take place 15-17 February 2022. Invited applicants must book an interview time slot from the given schedule. Online interview is accessible globally over the internet. Applicants do not need to travel to Tampere for the online interview. The invitation emails to the online interview will be sent approximately on 11 February 2022.
The maximum score of the online interview is 50 points. A minimum of 10 points is required for the interview to be accepted.
The online interview is tied together with the pre-task and will test applicants' motivation and suitability for the field of study. Applicants must be prepared for interview (i.e. have a computer with a microphone and a camera available) at the time given. Please note, that interviews will be arranged during office hours Finnish time.
English language skills are evaluated as a part of the pre-task and online interview. There is no pre-reading material for the online interview.
Applicants must submit the pre-task by 26 January 2022 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest. The instructions for the pre-task will be published on TAMK website and Studyinfo.fi on 30 November 2021.
Click here to the pre-task instructions.
The maximum score of the pre-task is 50 points. A minimum of 10 points is required for the pre-task to be accepted.
Please note, if you want to apply to both International Business Management and GrowthMakers study options, you should prepare and submit also two different pre-task assignments according to the instructions.
Individual arrangements for entrance examinations are practical arrangements made by TAMK to facilitate application in case of special needs. You can apply for the right to individual arrangements for entrance examinations / online interviews in using an online application (below). The deadline for applying for individual arrangements is 26 January 2022.
You need to describe your special needs and the grounds for individual arrangements in the application. You should enclose copies of the certificates to which they appeal. The certificates may not date back for more than 5 years. More detailed instructions on the attachments are provided on the online application. All documents supporting the applications are confidential and approved methods of administration are applied when processing these documents.
If you do not deliver the application in time, TAMK has no obligation to make any individual arrangements. If the need for individual arrangements arises or is discovered between the end of the application period and the online interview/entrance exam, you must submit the individual arrangement application without a delay to TAMK Admissions Office.
You will receive a notification (not a decision) concerning the individual arrangements before the entrance examination/online interview.
The individual arrangement decision only applies to one application round.
See more information about individual arrangements and submit the application.
Application step-by-step
- Check your eligibility for the degree programme of your choice
- Read admission criteria carefully
- Apply * via Studyinfo.fi portal during 8 December 2021 - 19 January 2022 (3 pm Finnish time)
- Prepare and send the pre-task by the deadline
- Upload requested attachments to your application
- Apply for special arrangements (only if needed)
- Take part in the online interview
- Accept the offered study place
- Pay the tuition fee if needed
- Register as present (you may register as absent for the first academic year for the legal reasons only)
- Join the TAMK community!
* You can find the direct link to apply this programme at the bottom of this page.
For detailed instructions please read Application Process.
1. Compulsory pre-task
When applying to TAMK's Master's Programme, you have to submit a pre-task by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
The instructions for the pre-task will be published on 30 November 2021.
Click here for the pre-task instructions.
2. Application Documents
All applicants (regardless of the country of the educational background) must upload the school and work certificate copies on their application form by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
The application documents you need to upload are:
- Bachelor's/higher education degree certificate
- Transcript of records of the degree
- Work certificates stating the minimum of 24 months of work experience after graduating to the degree
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Résumé
If your document is in other language than Finnish, Swedish or English, you also have to upload a copy of its authorised translation made by authorised translator. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.
Work experience must be verified with a work certificate provided by the employer. Unofficial testimonials by email or hand-written documents cannot be accepted. A work certificate must indicate details such as the exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work. If the employment continues, the applicant should request a temporary work certificate from the employer.
The original certificates will be checked from admitted applicants at the beginning of the studies.
TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not deliver the certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information.
3. Document proving identity and exemption of tuition fee
All applicants must upload a copy of an ID-document on their application form. The document is used to prove applicants identity during different stages of the admissions process (i.e. the online interview), and to establish their citizenship and/or residence status.
Students who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, or are not holders of certain residence status in Finland are subjec to tuition fees. If you hold a residence permit, submit a copy of the residence permit card together with a copy of a passport.
All submitted documents must include a photograph and the applicant must be identifiable from the photograph. The copy must be fully legible.
Submit one of the following documents to prove your identity:
- Passport ID page or ID card of EU/EEA/Switzerland which states citizenship
- Passport ID page (all other citizenships)
- Finnish driving license (only Finnish citizens)
If applicable, submit also a copy of one of the following to prove exemption from tuition fee:
- EU Blue Card
- EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
- Type A permit (continuous residence permit in Finland)
- Type P permit (permanent residence permit in Finland)
- Type P-EU permit (EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence in Finland)
You must upload the copy/copies on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time).
Results
The results for the August 2022 intake will be published around 4 March 2022.
All applicants
- See their results by logging in to Studyinfo.fi portal
- Receive an e-mail/a letter stating their result and points
Admitted applicants
- Receive a notice of admittance by e-mail
- Must confirm the offered study place in time
Confirm the offered study place in time
Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by 15 July 2022 3 pm (Finnish time) by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place.
Non-EU/EEA students: To qualify for the Early Bird -scholarship you must have accept the offered study place within 7 days of being accepted!
Confirmation of the study place is binding and cannot be altered or cancelled.
If you are later admitted from the waiting list, you have 7 days to confirm your study place. Please read your e-mail regularly in order to receive the possible admittance e-mail in time. The final day of admittance of new students is 2 August 2022.
Original certificates
The original certificates will be checked at the beginning of the studies. Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted students' original school and work certificates at the beginning of the studies.
Original certificate submission instructions are given in the admission letter. TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not submit the original certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information.
One study place
You can only accept one study place among Bachelor's/Master's degrees in Finland starting during the same academic semester (1 Aug-31 Dec/1 Jan-31 Jul). Even if you register as absent or quit your studies, you cannot accept another study place during the same academic semester.
You can only be admitted to one study programme at the TAMK Direct Application for Master's Programmes. After you are offered a study place, all your lower preferences will be cancelled, and you cannot be admitted to those. However, you may still be admitted to your higher preferences if study places become available from the waiting list. This is a national policy to ensure that as many applicants as possible get a new study place annually.
Enroll for studies
When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present or absent to your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.
According to Finnish legislations, first-year student may register as absent for the first academic year for the following reasons only:
- Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
- maternity, paternity or parental leave;
- the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.
If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 15 July 2022 3 pm (Finnish time). Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.
If you register as absent in your first academic year, but fail to deliver sufficient clarification regarding the grounds for your absence within the deadline, you will lose your right to study.
Appeals
If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.
Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.
Form and content of request for an administrative review: The document requesting an administrative review shall indicate the particular decision for which the review is requested, the amendment that is being sought in the review requested and the grounds for requesting the review. (Administrative Procedure Act, Section 49d)
Apply in TAMK Direct Application for Master's Programmes - GrowthMakers
The student selection has two phases: a compulsory pre-task, based on which the best-performing applicants are invited to an online interview. Student selections are made based on the online interview. Click to see the admission criteria.
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To be eligible to apply, you must
- hold a suitable higher education degree and
- have a minimum of two years' (24 months) work experience from the relevant field after completing the degree.
You have until 31 July 2022 to complete work experience requirement. Find more information from the section Work Experience.
Language skill requirements
Sufficient English language skills are required for degree programmes conducted in English. English language skills are evaluated as a part of the pre-task and interview.
The 2022 intake for the Master's Degree Programme in International Business Management is 45, of which 30 is allocated for the International Business Management and 15 for the GrowthMakers study option.
The student selection has two phases. The first phase is a pre-task and the second is an online interview. Student selections are made based on the online interview.
Pre-task
Applicants must submit the pre-task by 26 January 2022 (3 pm Finnish time) at the latest.
The instructions for the pre-task will be published on TAMK website and Studyinfo.fi on 30 November 2021.
Online interview
The applicants invited to the online interview are selected based on the pre-task.
The interview will take place on 15-17 February 2022.
Please find more information on the online interview of this programme from the section Online interview.
Selection between applicants with equal points
If two or more applicants have the same points, they will be ranked by following criteria:
- pre-task points
- order of preference
If the criteria given above fails to produce a difference between tied applicants, the application system will automatically draw the order.
The pre-task and interview results are only valid for the one specific application period.
To be eligible, applicants must have 24 months (two years) of relevant work experience accumulated after the date of graduation (Bachelor’s/higher education degree) and no later than 31 July 2022.
As a relevant field is regarded both the field being applied to and the field of the previous higher education degree.
Work experience must be verified with a work certificate provided by the employer. Unofficial testimonials by email or hand-written documents cannot be accepted. A work certificate must indicate details such as the exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work. If the employment continues, the applicant should request a temporary work certificate from the employer.
Entrepreneurship will be accepted as work experience if the applicant can produce a certificate attesting that they are or have been covered by the statutory YEL or MYEL pension scheme. (YEL = statutory pension scheme for entrepreneurs; MYEL = statutory pension scheme for farmers, forest estate owners, fishers and reindeer herders and their family members). Entrepreneurship abroad should be substantiated with comparable official documents.
For applicants who have completed a vocational college degree or higher vocational degree in Finland (opisto- tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before completing the required Bachelor's degree, work experience completed after the lower degree will also be accepted. Applicants are still required to have a minimum of two years' work experience, and it has to be from the relevant field. If the applicant has completed a vocational college degree or higher vocational degree in Finland (opisto- tai ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto) before completing the required Bachelor's degree and has the required work experience between these degrees, the required Bachelor's degree must be completed so that the applicant can send a copy of the certificate to TAMK Admissions Office by 15 July 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
Instead of work experience, artistic activities of equivalent duration, verifiable by evidence such as a portfolio, may be required in the fields of Crafts and Design, Media and Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, and Music (Act 932/2014).
Work experience must be informed as full months. Part-time work is converted into full-time such that 150 hours or 20 full working days (at least 7 hours per day) correspond to one month of work. Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained with the same employer. The amount of work experience gained from simultaneous employment relationships may not exceed the amount of full-time employment. Work experience will only be accepted if it is verified by a work certificate provided by the employer.
Military or non-military national service, women’s voluntary military service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.
Online Interview
Based on the pre-task points, 30 best-performing applicants will be invited to the GrowthMakers online interview. Online interviews take place 15-17 February 2022. Invited applicants must book an interview time slot from the given schedule. Online interview is accessible globally over the internet. Applicants do not need to travel to Tampere for the online interview. The invitation emails to the online interview will be sent approximately on 11 February 2022.
The maximum score of the online interview is 50 points. A minimum of 10 points is required for the interview to be accepted.
The online interview is tied together with the pre-task and will test applicants' motivation and suitability for the field of study. Applicants must be prepared for interview (i.e. have a computer with a microphone and a camera available) at the time given. Please note, that interviews will be arranged during office hours Finnish time.
English language skills are evaluated as a part of the pre-task and online interview. There is no pre-reading material for the online interview.
Applicants must submit the pre-task by 26 January 2022 3 pm (Finnish time) at the latest. The instructions for the pre-task will be published on TAMK website and Studyinfo.fi on 30 November 2021.
Click here to the pre-task instructions.
The maximum score of the pre-task is 50 points. A minimum of 10 points is required for the pre-task to be accepted.
Please note, if you want to apply to both International Business Management and GrowthMakers study options, you should prepare and submit also two different pre-task assignments according to the instructions.
Individual arrangements for entrance examinations are practical arrangements made by TAMK to facilitate application in case of special needs. You can apply for the right to individual arrangements for entrance examinations / online interviews in using an online application (below). The deadline for applying for individual arrangements is 26 January 2022.
You need to describe your special needs and the grounds for individual arrangements in the application. You should enclose copies of the certificates to which they appeal. The certificates may not date back for more than 5 years. More detailed instructions on the attachments are provided on the online application. All documents supporting the applications are confidential and approved methods of administration are applied when processing these documents.
If you do not deliver the application in time, TAMK has no obligation to make any individual arrangements. If the need for individual arrangements arises or is discovered between the end of the application period and the online interview/entrance exam, you must submit the individual arrangement application without a delay to TAMK Admissions Office.
You will receive a notification (not a decision) concerning the individual arrangements before the entrance examination/online interview.
The individual arrangement decision only applies to one application round.
See more information about individual arrangements and submit the application.
Application step-by-step
- Check your eligibility for the degree programme of your choice
- Read admission criteria carefully
- Apply * via Studyinfo.fi portal during 8 December 2021 - 19 January 2022 (3 pm Finnish time)
- Prepare and send the pre-task by the deadline
- Upload requested attachments to your application
- Apply for special arrangements (only if needed)
- Take part in the online interview
- Accept the offered study place
- Pay the tuition fee if needed
- Register as present (you may register as absent for the first academic year for the legal reasons only)
- Join the TAMK community!
* You can find the direct link to apply this programme at the bottom of this page.
For detailed instructions please read Application Process.
1. Compulsory pre-task
When applying to TAMK's Master's Programme, you have to submit a pre-task by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
The instructions for the pre-task will be published on 30 November 2021.
Click here for the pre-task instructions.
2. Application Documents
All applicants (regardless of the country of the educational background) must upload the school and work certificate copies on their application form by 26 January 2022 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest.
The application documents you need to upload are:
- Bachelor's/higher education degree certificate
- Transcript of records of the degree
- Work certificates stating the minimum of 24 months of work experience after graduating to the degree
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Résumé
If your document is in other language than Finnish, Swedish or English, you also have to upload a copy of its authorised translation made by authorised translator. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.
Work experience must be verified with a work certificate provided by the employer. Unofficial testimonials by email or hand-written documents cannot be accepted. A work certificate must indicate details such as the exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work. If the employment continues, the applicant should request a temporary work certificate from the employer.
The original certificates will be checked from admitted applicants at the beginning of the studies.
TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not deliver the certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information.
3. Document proving identity and exemption of tuition fee
All applicants must upload a copy of an ID-document on their application form. The document is used to prove applicants identity during different stages of the admissions process (i.e. the online interview), and to establish their citizenship and/or residence status.
Students who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, or are not holders of certain residence status in Finland are subjec to tuition fees. If you hold a residence permit, submit a copy of the residence permit card together with a copy of a passport.
All submitted documents must include a photograph and the applicant must be identifiable from the photograph. The copy must be fully legible.
Submit one of the following documents to prove your identity:
- Passport ID page or ID card of EU/EEA/Switzerland which states citizenship
- Passport ID page (all other citizenships)
- Finnish driving license (only Finnish citizens)
If applicable, submit also a copy of one of the following to prove exemption from tuition fee:
- EU Blue Card
- EU Family Member's Residence Card in Finland
- Type A permit (continuous residence permit in Finland)
- Type P permit (permanent residence permit in Finland)
- Type P-EU permit (EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence in Finland)
You must upload the copy/copies on your application form by 26 January 2022 at 3 pm (Finnish time).
Results
The results for the August 2022 intake will be published around 4 March 2022.
All applicants
- See their results by logging in to Studyinfo.fi portal
- Receive an e-mail/a letter stating their result and points
Admitted applicants
- Receive a notice of admittance by e-mail
- Must confirm the offered study place in time
Confirm the offered study place in time
Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by 15 July 2022 3 pm (Finnish time) by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place.
Non-EU/EEA students: To qualify for the Early Bird -scholarship you must have accept the offered study place within 7 days of being accepted!
Confirmation of the study place is binding and cannot be altered or cancelled.
If you are later admitted from the waiting list, you have 7 days to confirm your study place. Please read your e-mail regularly in order to receive the possible admittance e-mail in time. The final day of admittance of new students is 2 August 2022.
Original certificates
The original certificates will be checked at the beginning of the studies. Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the admitted students' original school and work certificates at the beginning of the studies.
Original certificate submission instructions are given in the admission letter. TAMK may withdraw the admission if you do not submit the original certificates by the deadline or if you have given false information.
One study place
You can only accept one study place among Bachelor's/Master's degrees in Finland starting during the same academic semester (1 Aug-31 Dec/1 Jan-31 Jul). Even if you register as absent or quit your studies, you cannot accept another study place during the same academic semester.
You can only be admitted to one study programme at the TAMK Direct Application for Master's Programmes. After you are offered a study place, all your lower preferences will be cancelled, and you cannot be admitted to those. However, you may still be admitted to your higher preferences if study places become available from the waiting list. This is a national policy to ensure that as many applicants as possible get a new study place annually.
Enroll for studies
When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present or absent to your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.
According to Finnish legislations, first-year student may register as absent for the first academic year for the following reasons only:
- Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
- maternity, paternity or parental leave;
- the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.
If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 15 July 2022 3 pm (Finnish time). Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.
If you register as absent in your first academic year, but fail to deliver sufficient clarification regarding the grounds for your absence within the deadline, you will lose your right to study.
Appeals
If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.
Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.
Form and content of request for an administrative review: The document requesting an administrative review shall indicate the particular decision for which the review is requested, the amendment that is being sought in the review requested and the grounds for requesting the review. (Administrative Procedure Act, Section 49d)
Apply via Open Path Application
Student selection is based on studies at an Open University of Applied Sciences or at an Open University.
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When you have completed a minimum of 20 credits at an Open University of Applied Sciences in Finland, you can apply to TAMK’s Master's Degree Programme during a separate application period. The open UAS studies must form a part of the degree programme you are applying to. Studies completed at any Open UAS in Finland are accepted. In addition to the required credits, you must hold a Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Engineering or other suitable higher education degree AND have a minimum of two years' (24 months) work experience in the relevant field after completing the degree. The work experience is valid for applying if the full 24 months will be accumulated prior to 31 July 2022.
- If you study at TAMK’s open UAS, the 20 credits must be completed by the end of the term (31 July/31 December).
- Open studies taken at other Universities of Applied Sciences must be completed by the end of the application period.
- The general expiry time for studies is ten years.
Work experience must be informed as full months. Part-time work will be converted into full-time such that 150 hours or 20 full working days (at least 7 hours per day) correspond to one month of work. Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained from the same employer. Work experience will only be accepted if it is verified by a work certificate provided by the employer. Entrepreneurship will be accepted as work experience if the applicant can produce a certificate stating that he/she is or has been covered under the statutory YEL or MYEL pension scheme for entrepreneurs. You have until 31 July 2022 to complete work experience requirement.
Sufficient English language skills are required for degree programmes conducted in English.
The intake for Master Degree in International Business Management via Open UAS Path is 0-2. The number of selected students depends on how many seats are available in the relevant study group.
Student admission is based on the completed Open UAS studies and possible interview. Students must have sufficient oral and written English language skills. Student admission is only possible if there are seats available in the study group.
If necessary, applicants are ranked based on the following criteria:
- The completed studies are compatible with TAMK’s curriculum
- Study success at open university or open university of applied sciences
- Possible interview
The study right will be granted from the beginning of the next term.
Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the required transcript of records. The university of applied sciences may withdraw student admission on the following grounds:
- The applicant does not complete the required credits on time.
- The applicant does not hold a suitable higher education degree.
- The applicant does not have a minimum of two years' (24 months) work experience from the field.
- The applicant does not submit the certificates by the given deadline.
- The applicant has given false information on his/her open studies.
Tuition fees
If the applicant is a subject to a tuition fee, and is accepted as a student to such a degree programme which is required by law to charge tuition fees, the student will be charged a tuition fee.
If necessary, eligible applicants are invited to an interview. Possible interviews are held in week 23.
Applicants are invited to the interview by email or by phone. The interview may also be held via phone.
Application step-by-step
- Read the detailed information and admission criteria of the degree programme of your choice thoroughly
- Apply via Studyinfo.fi portal during the application period
- Upload the requested attachments to your online application
- Make sure you get a confirmation email from Studyinfo.fi after sending your application
- Follow your email regularly. All information concerning your admission will be send by email, e.g. document requests and notice of admittance
- Confirm the offered study place in time
- Pay the tuition fee if needed
- Register as present
Application Documents
When you are applying with Open UAS and/or Open University credits, you must upload the transcript of records of open studies to your application form by 16 May at 3 p.m. at the latest.
- Transcript of records of your open UAS credits
- Bachelor's/higher education degree certificate
- Work certificates stating the minimum of 24 months of work experience after graduating to the degree
If your document is in other language than Finnish, Swedish or English, you also have to upload a copy of its authorised translation made by authorised translator. The translation has to be in Finnish, Swedish or English and it has to include the translator’s signature and stamp.
Work certificates should be on company headed paper, unofficial testimonials by email or hand-written documents cannot be accepted.
Documents of Admitted Applicants
If you are admitted to a degree programme via the Open Path application, you must upload your up-to-date transcript of records of open studies to your application form or to TAMK Admissions Office by email admissions.tamk [at] tuni.fi by 31 July at 3 p.m. at the latest.
Student admission is conditional until TAMK has checked the relevant transcript of records of open studies. TAMK may withdraw student admission if you don't submit the certificates by the given deadline or you have given false information on your open studies.
Student admission results are published on 28 June at the latest.
Applicants will be informed of the decision by email or they can check the result on My Studyinfo Service.
Confirm the offered study place in time
Admitted applicants must confirm their study place by logging into Studyinfo.fi portal by 31 July 2022 at 3 p.m. at the latest. If the confirmation has not been done by the set date and time, the applicant will lose the offered study place.
The confirmation of study place is binding and it cannot be changed afterwards.
One study place
Please notice, you can only accept one study place among Bachelor's/Master's degrees in Finland starting during the same academic semester (1 Aug-31 Dec/1 Jan-31 Jul). Even if you register as absent or quit your studies, you cannot accept another study place during the same academic semester. More information available here: One study place per term provision.
Enroll for studies
When accepting the study place, you also have to register as present to your studies at TAMK on the Studyinfo.fi portal.
You may register as absent for the academic year for the following reasons only:
- Finnish military service under the Conscription Act (1438/2007), Non-Military Service Act (1446/2007), or Act on Women's Voluntary Military Service (194/1995);
- maternity, paternity or parental leave;
- the student cannot begin studies due to being incapacitated by personal illness or injury.
If you register as absent, you must prove the legal grounds for your absence. TAMK requires you to present these documents by 31 July at 3 p.m. at the latest. Documents must be delivered to TAMK Admissions Office.
Appeals
If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection or the set admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you can submit a written request for rectification of the student selection decision addressed to TAMK Board of Examiners within 14 days after the student selection results have been published.
Always check the admission criteria of the programme first and contact to TAMK Admissions Office before writing the request. If the issue cannot be solved by the admissions officials, you are advised to submit a written request for rectification.
