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Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

OULU BUSINESS SCHOOL

International Masters Degree Programmes

16.11.2009

Admission information:
1. General Information
2. Eligibility
3. Intake
4. Selection Criteria
5. Admission Documents
6. Instructions on how to apply
7. Admission results

1. General Information
The admission period for International Masterss Degree Programmes is 16.11.200926.2.2010.
Students are selected for the following three programmes:
Finance and Economics (FE),
Financial and Management Accounting (FMA) and
International Business (IB).
Applicant can apply to maximum of 3 programmes. When applying to more than 1 programme, the
programmes need to be in ranked order by priority (1st priority, 2nd priority, 3rd priority). The priorities are
asked in the electronic application form.
Each programme consists of two years of full time study, 120 ECTS credits. All the programmes are taught
completely in English.
Each programme leads to the Master of Science Degree in Economics and Business Administration, M.Sc.
(Econ.&Bus.Adm.). The right to study is valid from the beginning of the autumn semester 2010.
Please note, that incomplete applications will not be considered in the student selection.

2. Eligibility
1. An appropriate bachelor's, or higher level degree (or equivalent) completed in a university.
Bachelors degree must have been granted by an academic, higher education institute, which
enables the applicant to apply for higher university degree (master) studies in his home country.
Bachelors degree also has to consist of three (3) years of full-time study (minimum). Other
degrees are not eligible.
In addition, students with a BBA degree (tradenomi) from a Finnish polytechnic
(ammattikorkeakoulu) are eligible.

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Please note, that conditional admission is possible, if the applicant receives the degree certificate of the
previous degree after the application deadline, however at the latest 31.7.2010. Official statement (free
form) about the expected graduation date and degree certificate is required from the issuing university
as an attachment for the application, bearing a stamp and a signature of a university official.

2. Good command of English language skills. The approved methods of demonstrating English language
proficiency are stated under Selection criteria 4.2. Please note, that language tests (IELTS, TOEFL)
are valid for 2 years from the test date.
Please note, that the testing centre must send all the language test results directly to University
Admissions Finland (University Admissions, Snellmaninkatu 14 B, FI-00170 Helsinki, Finland) by the
application deadline. It is the applicants responsibility to make testing arrangements for her/himself.
When filling out the TOEFL Registration Form, please fill in University Admissions
Finlands Institution Code 3138 in the Score Report Recipient field.
When filling out the IELTS Application Form to take the test, please address the test
results in section 24 (Institution Applications) to University Admissions Finland.

3. Intake
Each programme has an intake of 10 students:
Finance and Economics (FE)
Financial and Management Accounting (FMA)
International Business (IB)

10 students
10 students
10 students

4. Selection Criteria
The selection criteria are listed below. The students are ranked based on these criteria.
1. Previous Studies
Relevance of the field in previous studies
Performance (grades) in previous studies
2. English Skills (documentation required)
Education in English:
o Upper Secondary Education in English in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Iceland, Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand
o Bachelors or Masters degree in English in any EU or ETA (*) country, or in USA,
Canada, Australia or New Zealand
or TOEFL (minimum 570 PBT / 89 IBT )
or IELTS (minimum 6.5)
Please note, that according to Finnish Law, mother tongue is not a separation policy as that cannot
be proven. Thus, all the applicants are required to demonstrate their English skills as stated above.
(*) EU and ETA countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

3. Motivation
a. Motivation letter, max. 2 pages (included in the electronic application form)
Reasons for applying (i.e. expectations, plans, interests etc.)
Reasons for order of priorities, if an applicant applies to several programmes (FE, FMA, IB)
Qualifications to be a successful prospective graduate (i.e. personal strengths,
achievements, business related work experience etc.),
The applicants personal contribution/input to the degree programme
Other merits

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b. Reference letters (2)

Two original reference letters must be attached to the application. Typically reference letters
are academic references (professors, faculty officials) or references from employers.
Reference letter form
c. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Please use the Europass CV Form

5. Admission Documents
Please note, that all photocopies must be officially certified (legalised) as true copies, i.e. they must bear
the stamp and signature of an official entitled to attest documents: an authorised school or university
official, a notary public, a commissioner of oaths etc. The documents have to be translated into
Finnish, Swedish or English by a sworn, official Translator. Other copies will not be accepted.
Document
1) Application Form

Required

Optional
X

2) Motivation Letter (included in the application

form)
Max. 2 pages long, see instructions in
Selection Criteria 4.3.
3) Passport Photo

X
4) English Skills Document
X
5) Copy of Passport/ ID-card.
X
6) Degree Certificate (Bachelors Degree)
in original language AND a translation
7) Transcript of Records (Bachelors Degree)
in original language AND a translation
8) Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records
(Higher Degree)
if there is another degree completed
9) CV (curriculum vitae)
Europass CV Form
10) Reference Letters
Two reference letters, see instructions under
Motivation 4.3.b.
Reference letter form
(11) Summary of Bachelors Thesis
Document of max. 2 pages
In English
(12) Statement for the Conditional Admission
Free form, see instructions under Eligibility 2.1.

X
X
X
X

X
X

6. Instructions on how to apply

After filling in the electronic Application Form, please complete your application by following the instructions
given below:

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Print out the Application Form. You can also send it as a pdf-document to your personal email and print it out later.
Remember to sign the Application Form.
Collect the enclosures which the programme requires. They are listed above and also at the
first page of the printed Application Form. Mark down your Application Form number into
every document, and the number together with the name of the university into the lower left
corner of the envelope.
If you apply to more than one programme, make sure to fill in the electronic application form
and collect the set of documents separately to each programme you want to apply.
Send the application via mail to University Admissions:
University Admissions
Snellmaninkatu 14 B
FI-00170 Helsinki
FINLAND
Only applications send via post mail are considered. All application documents have to
reach University Admissions by the deadline (February 26, 2010 16.15 (GMT +2). Late
applications will not be processed.
If you use a courier service please also mark down the University Admissions Finlands
phone number +358 (0)9 191 23528
Please note, that Oulu Business School will not return application documents.

7. Admission results
Applicants will be informed about the admission results by the end of April 2010 by email. Accepted applicants
will also receive an acceptance letter and information package via post mail during May/June 2010.