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Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

OULU BUSINESS SCHOOL

International Masters Degree Programmes
21.11.2011


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


1. General Information

The admission period for International Masters Degree Programmes is from 21
st
November 2011 to 31
st

January 2012 (21.11.201131.1.2012).

Students are selected for the following three programmes:
Finance (MF)
Financial and Management Accounting (FMA) and
International Business (IB).

Applicant can apply to a maximum of three (3) programmes. When applying to more than one (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. In order to apply to all three programmes, applicant needs to provide
three sets of application documents.

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 2012.

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 institute
(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
st
July 2012 (31.7.2012). 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 the TOEFL language test results directly to University
Admissions Finland (University Admissions, Yliopistonkatu 2, FI-00170 Helsinki, Finland) by the
application deadline. Original IELTS test score report can be sent by the testing centre to University
Admissions Finland OR applicant can send attested copy of the IELTS test score report by him/herself.
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


Finance (MF) 20 students
Financial and Management Accounting (FMA) 10 students
International Business (IB) 25 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 20 ECTS credits of studies conducted in English in a higher education institution in
Finland
o Bachelors or Masters degree in English in any EU or ETA (*) country, or in USA,
Canada, Australia or New Zealand
or TOEFL (minimum 580 PBT / 92 IBT )
or IELTS (minimum overall score 6.5, with a minimum of 5.5 per every section)

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.)





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Reasons for order of priorities, if an applicant applies to several programmes (MF, 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

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 Required Optional
1) Appl ication Form


X

2) Motivation Letter (included in the application
form)
Max. 2 pages long, see instructions in
Selection Criteria 4.3.

X

3) Passport size Photograph
X

4) English Ski lls Document


X

5) Copy of Passport/ ID-card.
X

6) Degree Certificate (Bachelors Degree)
in original language AND a translation

X

7) Transcript of Records (Bachelors Degree)
in original language AND a translation

X

8) Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records
(Higher Degree)
if there is another degree completed

X

9) CV (curri culum vitae)
Europass CV Form
X
10) Reference Letters
Two reference letters, see instructions under
Motivation 4.3.b.
Reference letter form

X

(11) Summary of Bachelors Thesis
Document of max. 2 pages
In English

X
(12) Statement for the Conditional Admission
Free form, see instructions under Eligibility 2.1.
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6. Instructions on how to appl y

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

Print out
Remember to
the Application Form. You can also send it as a pdf-document to your personal e-
mail and print it out later.
sign
Collect
the Application Form.
the enclosures
If you apply to more than one programme, make sure to fill in the electronic application form
and collect the set of documents separately
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.
to each programme
Send the appl ication via mail to University Admi ssions:
you want to apply.
University Admi ssions
Yliopistonkatu 2
FI-00170 Hel sinki
FINLAND
Only applications send via post mail are considered. All application documents have to
reach University Admissi ons by the deadline (January 31, 2012 at 16.15 (GMT +2)
If you use a courier service please also mark down the University Admissions Finlands
phone number +358 (0)9 191 23528
.
Late applications will not be processed.
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 2012 by email. Accepted applicants
will also receive an acceptance letter and information package via post mail during May 2012.