Degree programme in Tourism, joint application 2012

From this page you can read details about admission. Please read the admission criteria from Applying through the joint application system 2012 -page.

Other useful information like frequently asked questions, Applicant's Guide, Admissions offices of all UAS in Finland etc., you can read from Information for Applicants -page

  • Campus: Porvoo
  • Title: restonomi (AMK) (Bachelor of Hospitality Management), 210 credit points (ECTS)
  • Student intake: 40
  • Online application form: www.admissions.fi
  • The application period is from 9 January to 14 February 2012.
  • Online application closes at 4.15 pm Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT) on 14 February 2012
  • Invitation letters are posted on 19 March 2012 
  • The entrance examination will be held on 26 April 2012
  • Application results will be sent by post by 17 July 2012 at the latest
  • The studies begin in August 2012
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Entrance examination

All eligible applicants will be invited to the national entrance examination taking place on Thursday 26 April 2012 in Porvoo Campus, Taidetehtaankatu 1. Please reserve the whole day for the examination as there will also be information on the programme content, as well as interviews.

Porvoo Campus Map


The entrance examination consists of two parts:
- written tasks: multiple-choice questions, essay and mathematics-logical tasks
- oral part with interviews to test the English language skills as well as motivation and preparedness for studies in higher education and travel and tourism industry

The maximum and minimum points in the examination parts are the following:

Examination Part

Minimum
Points

Maximum
Points

Multiply-choice Questions 4 points 30 points
Essay Writing 5 points 10 points
Mathematics-logical
Questions
2 points 20 points
Interview/Language Test 19 points 40 points
Total 30 points 100 points

If an applicant fails to reach the minimum point level in any of the examination parts, he/she will be disqualified in the entrance examination.

There are no pre-reading materials for the exam but all materials will be provided on the examination day. Further information and a detailed programme will be included in the invitation to the examination.

Please note that it is not possible to take examination abroad, but the degree programme in Tourism, Porvoo, accepts results from the same field taken in other Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland.

Co-operation in the entrance examination with other UAS/degree programmes

Applicant who has applied to 1-4 degree programmes that are included in the same field of study and accept each other's results will be invited only to one entrance examination, the result will be accepted in all the co-operating degree programmes that the applicant has applied to. Please note, that only the highest option within the same examination group can invite you to the entrance examination. HAAGA-HELIA's DP in Tourism co-operates with the following UAS/degree programmes:

  • Central Ostrobothnia UAS: DP in Tourism,
  • JAMK UAS: DP in Facility Management,
  • Kajaani UAS: DP in Tourism,
  • Laurea UAS: DP in Facility Management, DP in Tourism,
  • Rovaniemi UAS: DP in Tourism,
  • Saimaa UAS: DP in Tourism,
  • Tampere UAS: DP in Tourism and
  • Vaasa UAS: DP in Tourism.

Note

HAAGA-HELIA does use discretionary admissions.

Further information

For further information please contact:

HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
Admissions office
Ratapihantie 13
00520 Helsinki
Finland

Tel. +358 (0)400 230409 9am - 3pm Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT)

Email: admissions(at)haaga-helia.fi

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