• campus: Vierumäki

• the entrance examination: on 30-31 May 2011 at Vierumäki campus
• the studies begin in August 2011
• application statistics

Admission criteria
Potential candidates are required to have
- a Bachelor’s Degree in the field of business, sport studies, sport sciences or sport management,
- a good command of English language, and
- at least three years of work experience in sport management or development area before 31 July 2011 after completing their B.Sc. degree 

Work experience preceding a completed degree can also be accepted, if the applicant has a Finnish Certificate called Opistoaste or korkea-asteen tutkinto and thereafter has a polytechnic or university degree in the same or corresponding field of study. Note that this Certificate level of education is not being offered any more.

The selection of students is based on a distance assignment (40 points), on a written entrance exam (40 points), and on a personal or group interview (20 points). The entrance exam and the interview will be organized 30-31 May 2011. In case of a tie in the total admission points, the applicants are ranked on the following basis: 1. the interview 2. a lottery

• Print out and fill in the application form (www.haaga-helia.fi). Remember to attach all the following documents to the application:
  Copies of diplomas and transcripts of Bachelor education (and Finnish Certificate called Opistoaste or korkea-asteen tutkinto). If the documents are in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, you must also submit an authorized translation of the diplomas and transcripts. This means, that the authorized translation must include the signature and the stamp of the translator. Copies of relevant certificates and authorized translations must arrive to Admissions office by 29 April 2011 3.00 pm. The copies must be sent by post, scanned or faxed copies will not be accepted. The copies of documents will not be returned to the applicants. All accepted students are asked to present the original documents to the HAAGA-HELIA UAS Officials during the Orientation day in August (the UAS will withdraw the admission, if the student has given inadequate or false information). 
• Letters of reference or work certificates issued by prior and current employers based on the applicant's work record in the field of sport management or development area. Job certificates must have a start and an end date of employment and a brief job description. If the applicant has worked part-time, the work certificate must clearly indicating the number of work hours per month, 150 work hours or 20 working days (the minimum length of one full working day is 7 hours) compares with one month of work experience.  If the applicant has run or is running his own correct field business in Finland, it can be considered as work experience by showing a certificate of YEL or MYEL insurance details.  If the documents are in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, you must also submit an authorized translation of the work certificates. All accepted students are asked to present the original references to the HAAGA-HELIA UAS Officials during the Orientation day in August.

Other useful information like Applicant's Guide, Work Time Counter etc., you can read from Information for Applicants -page.

Entrance examination
If qualified, you will receive an invitation letter to the examination and to the interview together with the instructions for the home assignment. Please note that the programme does not organize entrance examinations abroad.

Tuition fee 

There will be a tuition fee applicable to students who are citizens of countries outside the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA). The tuition fee doesn't concern those students who have permanent residence permit in Finland based on the Aliens Act. The fee, i.e. 3.750 euro per semester, must be paid at the same time when the student confirms the study place received. The tuition fee for Autumn Semester 2011 must be paid by 2 August 2011 at 4.15 pm Finnish time. The tuition fee for Spring Semester 2012 must be paid by 9 December 2011 at 4.15 pm Finnish time.

A scholarship scheme which covers the tuition fee for the second and third semester is available. The scholarships are meant for non EU or non EEA students who show good results in their studies, i.e. the number and level of the ECTS credits, during the first and second semester. A free form application for the scholarship together with the transcript of records must be submitted to the Programme Director for each semester not later than 10 January for the Spring Semester and 10 September for the Autumn Semester. 

Appeal

In case the applicant finds that the selection has not been made according to the criteria, he/she should first contact the Admissions Office of HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences.

Appeal can be made, if the applicant can prove satisfactorily that an error was made by the authority in the polytechnic/university of applied sciences in evaluation of the applicant according to the rules and regulations of the admission process.

Appeal based on personal circumstances (difficult life situation, misunderstanding, health reasons, incapability to participate in the entrance examination) or e.g. possible errors made by post offices and so on will not be considered as valid reasons for appeal. Student admission decision can be changed only in those cases where it is clearly shown that the polytechnic/UAS has not followed the student admission criteria. Therefore, the appeal must be well-grounded and it should contain accurate information on where the polytechnic/UAS has not followed the criteria.

Applicants not satisfied with the decision may appeal in writing to the address below within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision. The period allowed for the delivery of the notification letter is 7 days from the posting of the letter. The notification date of the decision is not included in the 14-day appeal period. The polytechnic/UAS is not responsible of possible delays in postal delivery and therefore, the above mentioned time frame applies even if the post is not received within the mentioned time frame. The appeal should be sent to the Admissions Office. During the previous application processes the following are examples of reasons for appeal which have not changed the decision made on selection: the certificate of language skills is missing, late arrival of any certificates, or deadlines have not been followed.

The appeal must be made in writing and it must contain:

• applicant’s name, occupation, municipality of residence, postal address and daytime phone number
• the original or a certified copy of the eligibility decision and the date the decision was received
• what is appealed against and the changes required
• grounded reasons for the appeal
• signature of the appellant or the writer (if only the writer has signed the appeal, it has to include writer’s occupation, municipality of residence and postal address)

Further information

For further information please contact:

HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences
Admissions office
Degree Programme in International Business Management
Ratapihantie 13
00520 Helsinki
Finland

Fax +358 9 147 063

e-mail: admissions(at)haaga-helia.fi

or

Kari Puronaho, PhD, M.Sc.
kari.puronaho(at)haaga-helia.fi