Entrance Exams

Degree Programme in International Business

On 10 April 2019 for January 2019 application

On 11 April 2019 for March 2019 application 

Both exams are organized at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, School of Business and Information Management,
Teuvo Pakkalan katu 19, 90130 Oulu Finland. (Entrance A; guidance from the lobby)

Applicants are required to read pre-reading material. You can find the instructions and material from this pdf file.

There will be an integrated Language Test in the exam. Applicants must complete all sections to an acceptable standard.

The entrance examination consists of the following sections (min./max. scores):

The Entrance Exam Essay and Multiple-choice Questions will be based on the pre-reading material.

The total duration of the written part of the International Business / Business Management entrance examination will be 3 hours. In addition, there will be a group discussion after the written part.

The Degree Programme in International Business co-operates in the national entrance examination that is common for all programmes within the study field of Business and Administration.

Detailed instruction about the entrance examination will be given in the invitation letter.

Degree Programme in Information Technology

On 15 April 2019 The exam date is the same for both application periods.
Exam is organized at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, School of Engineering and Natural Resources, Kotkantie 1, 90250 Oulu Finland.

An entrance examination is a written test lasting 4 hours. It measures study skills and aptitude for technological fields (logical reasoning skills and basic competence in mathematics and physics/chemistry), as well as English language proficiency. The language test is compulsory for all applicants and it will be assessed on a scale of pass/fail. Only applicants passing the language test will be considered for admission. The examination is common to everyone regardless of their educational background. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

Detailed instruction about the entrance examination will be given in the invitation letter.

The Degree Programme in Information Technology co-operates in the national entrance examination that is common for all programmes within the study field of Technology, Communications and Transport.

Applicants are not allowed to take calculators with them to the exam.

Degree Programme in Information Technology

Entrance examination in English

An entrance examination is a written test lasting 4 hours. It measures study skills and aptitude for technological fields (logical reasoning skills and basic competence in mathematics and physics/chemistry), as well as English language proficiency. The language test is compulsory for all applicants and it will be assessed on a scale of pass/fail. Only applicants passing the language test will be considered for admission. The examination is common to everyone regardless of their educational background. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

Please get acquainted with the General Admission Criteria

Applicants are not allowed to take calculator with them to the exam.

Degree Programme in International Business

Entrance examination in English

Applicants are required to read pre-reading material. You can find the instructions and material from this pdf file.

There will be an integrated Language Test in the exam. Applicants must complete all sections to an acceptable standard.

The entrance examination consists of the following sections (min./max. scores):

The Entrance Exam Essay and Multiple-choice Questions will be based on the pre-reading material.

The total duration of the written part of the International Business / Business Management entrance examination will be 3 hours. In addition, there will be a group discussion after the written part.

In the International Business / Business Management entrance exam no materials, no dictionaries, no mobile phones nor calculators are allowed.

Please get acquainted with the General Admission Criteria

The Degree Programmes in International Business are involved in admissions co-operation.

Pre-reading material for entrance exam 2018

Pre-reading material must be read before the entrance exam. Material won't be available during the exam. The essay and the multiple choice questions are based on the reading material.

For the Field of Business Entrance Exam 2018 we have selected the following two articles as your pre-reading material.

1.Towards a Sustainable Well-being Society:

https://media.sitra.fi/2017/06/19134752/Towards_a_Sustainable_Wellbeing_Society_2.pdf

Authors: Eeva Hellström, Timo Hämäläinen, Vesa-Matti Lahti, Justin W. Cook and Julia Jousilahti
Place of publication: Helsinki
Year of publication: 2015
Publisher: Sitra (The Finnish Innovation Fund)
ISBN (PDF): 978-951-563-912-7

2. The Future of Work

http://ec.europa.eu/epsc/sites/epsc/files/strategic_note_issue_13.pdf

Year of publication: Issue 13/2016
Publisher: EPSC Strategic Notes (European Political Strategy Centre)