Entrance examinations, pre-reading materials and advance assignments

These three Bachelor's degree programmes below will use the International UAS exam in the autumn 2024 joint application. More information about the International UAS exam, language requirements and identification documents on the uasinfo.fi -webpage. 

• Business Information Technology, Pasila campus
• International Business, full-time, Pasila campus
• Strategic Hospitality Management, full-time online studies

The students are selected based on 

• Entrance examination – 80% of study places (16 students) 

• GMAT test selection – 20% of study places (4 students) 

Application period: 28 August – 11 September 2024 at 15.00 Finnish time on Studyinfo.fi 

Start of studies: Haaga-Helia’s Master degree programmes will start with a compulsory orientation in the beginning of January 2025. 

The preliminary reading materials and CV template have been published on 28 August 2024 here, on Haaga-Helia's website below this chapter. Please use Haaga-Helia's own CV template. Attach your CV in pdf/jpg/png format to your application form. If you cannot submit your attachments online, please contact Haaga-Helia's Admission Services. The attachments must be submitted or returned by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time at the latest. Any delayed CVs are not considered.   

• CV template, Sustainable Aviation Business

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test pre-materials 

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 2 - Remote platform work and the flexible workforce: what global dynamics can we see?, pages 29-43  

    • Chapter 9 - Digital and remote work: pushing EU labour law beyond its limits, pages 163-183  

    • Chapter 10 - Remote work in private international law, pages 185-199 

GMAT test selection 

You can apply to Haaga-Helia's Master's degree programme with the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It is a standardised test that is used internationally for student admissions to Master's degree programmes. The tests measure analytic and linguistic skills as well as quantitative reasoning skills. Haaga-Helia does not organise GMAT test. In questions concerning the test, contact the test organisers. 

The lowest score that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process is 530 from the GMAT™ Exam (10th Edition) Total Scores and 515 GMAT™ Exam (Focus Edition) Total Scores. Only the Total Score is considered in the admissions.  

• The GMAT Exam and GMAT Focus Edition will be accepted in the admission process. Both exams are equivalent in master’s admissions, i.e. neither is considered superior to the other. 

• See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (www.mba.com): GMAT 

• The scores from GMAT Focus Edition are converted to GMAT Exam result. Please see the website.

• The official test result must be delivered directly from the test organiser to Haaga-Helia UAS by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time at the latest. Please also take the print screen of your test results and attach it to your application form by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time. 

• Only an unofficial test report submitted by the applicant will not be accepted.  

• Test times may fill up closer to the application time and it is the applicant's responsibility to book a test time well in advance. Confirm the time taken to deliver the official results from the test organizer. 

• If the GMAT test result does not arrive by the deadline, or the scores are below the minimum requirement, the application will be rejected. 

• GMAT Tests: Sending Your Scores  

• GMAT test results are valid for five (5) years after the test day. For 2024 admissions, the oldest acceptable test day is 23 October 2019 

• You also need to fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period. 

• Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available. 

Entrance examination 

The entrance examination consists of two phases: 

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test based on pre-materials 

• Phase 2. An online group interview  

All eligible applicants and all applicants whose eligibility may not have been checked will be invited to the entrance exam phase 1. The invitations to the entrance examination phase 1 has been sent via email on 3 October 2024. (Please also check your spam folder. In some cases, entrance examination invitations are automatically redirected to junk mail). 

Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test based on pre-materials 

The entrance examination will be held online on 10 October 2024, from 18.00 to 19.00 Finnish time on Webropol. Phase 1 pre-materials have been published on 28 August 2024. Read the pre-materials carefully before the multiple-choice test. 

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test pre-materials 

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 2 - Remote platform work and the flexible workforce: what global dynamics can we see?, pages 29-43  

    • Chapter 9 - Digital and remote work: pushing EU labour law beyond its limits, pages 163-183  

    • Chapter 10 - Remote work in private international law, pages 185-199 

Phase 2. Online group interviews 

The online group interviews will be held on Wed 23 October 2024 from 10.00 to 15.00 Finnish time in Zoom. The invitations and instructions to phase 2 of the entrance examination will be sent via email on 16 October 2024. You must choose a suitable interview time for you in Lyyti booking system by 17 October 2024 at 12.00 o’clock Finnish time. (Please also check your spam folder. In some cases, entrance examination invitations are automatically redirected to junk mail). 

You will be interviewed in a group of applicants. There will be two evaluators assessing every individual of the group. The length of the online session is 45 minutes. The interview (max. 50 points) assesses the applicants’ fluency in English, motivation, interaction skills and the ability to discuss the given topic. Be on time. All interviews will begin on schedule. Applicants who arrive late will not be admitted and will receive a zero score for their interview and therefore, fail the whole entrance exam. 

Entrance exam points 

The multiple-choice test in the entrance exam is checked first. (min. 10 points / max. 50 points) 

• Part A: min 4 p, max 20 p  

• Part B: min. 3 p, max. 15 p  

• Part C: min. 3 p, max. 15 p 

If based on the total points of the multiple-choice test section, several candidates have equal points, they will be eliminated based on three different parts (A, B, C) in the test and the points obtained from them. In the case of equal points, part A is decisive. If there are still equal points, Part B will be decisive. If there are still equal points, Part C will be decisive. 

Based on the results of the multiple-choice test, at least twice the number of applicants in relation to the study places will be invited to the second phase of the entrance examination: 

• Sustainable Aviation Business: 32 applicants 

The group interview (min. 10 points/ max. 50 points) 

There are no prior reading requirements. To pass the group interview you need to earn at least 10 points. Failing the group interview automatically means failing the whole entrance exam. 

The lowest accepted score in the entrance examination is 20/100. Applicants must participate and pass each part in order to qualify for the selection process. Missing or failing the one part means failing the whole entrance examination automatically. 

Hardware and network requirements 

The entrance exam is a digital exam, completed by the applicant’s own computer. The exam has been designed to be completed by computer. You cannot complete the entrance exam by your phone or tablet. Errorless completion of the entrance exam by phone or tablet cannot be guaranteed.  

For the entrance exam you must have a laptop with internet access. The applicant is responsible for the functionality of the internet connection, the laptop and its power supply. The university of applied sciences cannot be held responsible for problem situations related to taking the entrance exam, due to the applicant’s network, hardware or software. We recommend that you use a mouse to navigate in the exam system instead of the keyboard. 

The multiple-choice test will be completed on a platform called Webropol. Recommended operating systems are Windows 10, macOS 11, and Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS or later. We do not recommend using Chromebook with Google Chrome OS. Webropol supports the following up-to-date browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari.  Other modern browsers may also work. Do not use Internet Explorer. Please make sure that you have JavaScript and cookies enabled. Note that JavaScript and cookies are enabled automatically in modern browsers. 

Identification 

Your identity will be checked before the online group interview. The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:   

• passport 

• Finnish identity card with a photo, issued by police 

• Finnish driver’s license 

• another EU/ETA country identity card with a photo 

An expired passport or a Finnish ID card is acceptable, if it has expired max. one year ago. We must be able to identify you from the picture on your ID. Without a valid ID you cannot attend the entrance exam. 

Individual arrangements in the entrance examination 

If you need individual arrangements for Haaga-Helia's entrance exam, please fill in and submit the relevant application to Haaga-Helia by 18 September 2024, 15.00 o'clock Finnish time. 

Co-operation with other universities of applied sciences 

Kindly note that Haaga-Helia's Master degree programmes accept only entrance examination results gained in its own examination. Scores received in the entrance examinations of other degree programmes in Finland or abroad are not transferrable / accepted to this programme. Also, note that Haaga-Helia UAS does not arrange the Master degree programme’s entrance examination abroad. 

The students are selected based on 

• Entrance examination – 80% of study places 

  - Business Technologies – 24 students 
  - Leading Business Transformation – 40 students
  - Strategising in Organisations – 32 students 
  - Tourism and Hospitality Business – 24 students 

• GMAT test selection – 20% of study places 

  - Business Technologies – 6 students 
  - Leading Business Transformation – 10 students 
  - Strategising in Organisations – 8 students 
  - Tourism and Hospitality Business – 6 students 

Application period: 28 August – 11 September 2024 at 15.00 o'clock Finnish time on Studyinfo.fi 

Start of studies: Haaga-Helia’s Master Degree Programmes will start with a compulsory orientation in the beginning of January 2025. 

The preliminary reading materials, advance assignment and CV template have been published on 28 August 2024 here, on Haaga-Helia's website. Please use Haaga-Helia's own CV template. Attach your CV in pdf/jpg/png format to your application form. If you cannot submit your attachments online, please contact Haaga-Helia's Admission Services. The attachments must be submitted or returned by 18 September 2024 at 15.00 o'clock Finnish time at the latest. Any delayed attachments are not considered.  

• CV template Business Technologies

• CV template Leading Business Transformation, Strategising in Organisations & Tourism and Hospitality Business

• Advance assignment, Haaga-Helia Master's Degree Programmes

• Online multiple-choice test preliminary reading materials

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 3 - Remote work and the green transition, pages 45-59  

    • Chapter 11 - Enforcing the rights of remote workers: the case of digital nomads, pages 201-219  

    • Chapter 12 - Parallel universes: the future of remote work and the remoteness of future work, pages 221-234 

Every applicant participating in the entrance exam must register for the entrance exam by submitting the advance assignment. In order to be invited to the entrance exam an applicant must submit the advance assignment by 18 September 2024 at 15.00 o'clock Finnish time at the latest. The advance assignment will not be scored separately. The advance assignment has been published on on Haaga-Helia's website on the 28 August 2024 (see above).

GMAT test selection 

You can apply to Haaga-Helia's Master's degree programmes with the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). It is a standardised test that is used internationally for student admissions to Master's degree programmes. The tests measure analytic and linguistic skills as well as quantitative reasoning skills. Haaga-Helia does not organise GMAT test. In questions concerning the test, contact the test organisers. 

The lowest score that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process is 530 from the GMAT™ Exam (10th Edition) Total Scores and 515 GMAT™ Exam (Focus Edition) Total Scores. Only the Total Score is considered in the admissions.  

• The GMAT Exam and GMAT Focus Edition will be accepted in the admission process. Both exams are equivalent in master’s admissions, i.e. neither is considered superior to the other. 

• See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (www.mba.com): GMAT 

• The scores from GMAT Focus Edition are converted to GMAT Exam result. Please see the website. 

• The official test result must be delivered directly from the test organiser to Haaga-Helia UAS by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time at the latest. Please also take the print screen of your test results and attach it to your application form by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time. 

• Only an unofficial test report submitted by the applicant will not be accepted.  

• Test times may fill up closer to the application time and it is the applicant's responsibility to book a test time well in advance. Confirm the time taken to deliver the official results from the test organizer. 

• If the GMAT test result does not arrive by the deadline, or the scores are below the minimum requirement, the application will be rejected. 

• GMAT Tests: Sending Your Scores  

• GMAT test results are valid for five (5) years after the test day. For 2024 admissions, the oldest acceptable test day is 22 October 2019. For 2024 admissions, the oldest acceptable test day is 22 October 2019. 

• You also need to fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period. 

• Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available. 

Entrance examination 

The Master’s degree programmes above will use a joint entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of an online multiple-choice test based on pre-materials and a written part (two essays) based on the material provided in the exam. Both parts of the exam will be done on the same day in the same exam session. The written part assesses the applicants’ analytical skills and capability to write a text that is coherent, correct, and appropriate for the given task. Please find below the preliminary reading materials for the multiple-choice test.

• Multiple-choice test preliminary reading materials

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 3 - Remote work and the green transition, pages 45-59  

    • Chapter 11 - Enforcing the rights of remote workers: the case of digital nomads, pages 201-219  

    • Chapter 12 - Parallel universes: the future of remote work and the remoteness of future work, pages 221-234 

Every applicant participating in the entrance exam must register for the entrance exam by submitting the advance assignment. In order to be invited to the entrance exam an applicant must submit the advance assignment by 18 September 2024 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest. The entrance examination will be held on 22 October 2024, from 17.30 to 19.30 Finnish time at Pasila campus. The address is Ratapihantie 13, 00520 Helsinki, Finland. NB! You must register for the entrance exam between 16.15-17.05 Finnish time in the lobby of Haaga-Helia, Pasila campus. Applicants arriving late cannot participate in the entrance examination. It is not possible to participate in the exam remotely. Haaga-Helia is not responsible for visa-related matters.  

All eligible applicants and all applicants whose eligibility may not have been checked will be invited to the entrance exam. The invitations to the entrance examination has been sent via email on 7 October 2024. (Please also check your spam folder. In some cases, entrance examination invitations are automatically redirected to junk mail). 

The schedule of the exam: 

• From 16.15 to 17.05 - Registration in the lobby of Pasila campus.

• At 17.10 - The classroom doors will be closed. Make sure that you enter the classroom before that. After 17.10 o’clock it is not possible to enter the classroom. 

• From 17.30 to 19.30 – Entrance exam

• You may leave the entrance exam at 18.00 o'clock at the earliest. 

  The exam begins at 17.30 o'clock and the exam's duration is 2 hours. The exam will be supervised in the classrooms. There will be two supervisors in the room. The supervisors will record the detected cases of suspected fraud and they may lead to the rejection of the entrance exam. The exam answers must be submitted via the Webropol exam platform no later than 19.30 o’clock.

On the exam day at Pasila campus 

The applicant must bring the following things to the exam room: 

• a valid ID 

• a laptop and its power cord 

The applicant may also bring the following things to the exam room: 

• a wired mouse and keyboard 

• a pen 

• small snacks & drink 

Everything else, including a closed cell phone, must be put in a bag and left next to the wall in the classroom. The use of protective film for the computer screen is not allowed. Devices using wireless network connections, such as a mouse using Bluetooth connection, keyboards, headphones, smart watches, or activity bracelets must be put in the bag. The applicants can leave their bags and coats next to the walls of the exam room. In the room, there will be paper available for everyone to take their own notes. 

Entrance exam points 

The multiple-choice test in the entrance exam is checked first and the applicants will be ranked based on the points obtained from the multiple-choice test. If based on the total points of the multiple-choice test section, several candidates have equal points, they will be eliminated based on three different parts (A, B, C) in the test and the points obtained from them. In the case of equal points, part A is decisive. If there are still equal points, Part B will be decisive. If there are still equal points, Part C will be decisive.  

Online multiple-choice test based on the pre-material (min. 14 points / max. 70 points): 

• Part A: min. 6 p, max. 30 p 

• Part B: min. 4 p, max. 20 p 

• Part C: min. 4 p, max. 20 p 

Based on the results of the multiple-choice test, at least twice the number of applicants' essays in relation to the study places will be evaluated. 

- Business Technologies – 48 essays  
- Leading Business Transformation –80 essays 
- Strategising in Organisations – 64 essays 
- Tourism and Hospitality Business – 48 essays 

Written part (two essays) (min. 2 x 3 points / max. 2 x 15 points)  

• Essay 1: min. 3 points / max. 15 points

• Essay 2: min. 3 points / max. 15 points

Total: min. 20 points / max. 100 points  

To pass the entrance exam, the applicant must obtain the minimum points for each section. Failing any part of the exam automatically means failing the whole entrance exam. 

Hardware and network requirements 

The entrance exam is a digital exam, completed in Webropol on the applicant’s own computer. The exam is designed for computer completion. You cannot complete the entrance exam by your phone or tablet. Errorless completion of the entrance exam by phone or tablet cannot be guaranteed. The laptop must support modern WiFi/WLAN standards and you must be able to connect to the wireless exam network provided by Haaga-Helia with your laptop. 

The applicant is responsible for the functionality of the laptop, including its power supply. The university of applied sciences cannot be held responsible for problem situations related to taking the entrance exam, due to the applicant’s hardware or software. The laptop’s battery must be fully charged before coming to the written exam. You must take the power supply of the laptop with you so that it is possible to charge the laptop if necessary. We recommend that you use a mouse to navigate in the exam system instead of the keyboard. 

The entrance exam will be completed in a platform called Webropol. Recommended operating systems are Windows 10, macOS 11, and Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS or later. We do not recommend using Chromebook with Google Chrome OS. Webropol supports the following up-to-date browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari. Other modern browsers may also work. Do not use Internet Explorer. Please make sure that you have JavaScript and cookies enabled. Note that JavaScript and cookies are enabled automatically in modern browsers. 

Identification 

The applicant must show a valid ID when attending the exam at Pasila campus. The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:   

• passport 

• Finnish identity card with a photo, issued by police 

• Finnish driver’s license 

• another EU/ETA country identity card with a photo 

An expired passport or a Finnish ID card is acceptable, if it has expired max. one year ago. We must be able to identify you from the picture on your ID. Without a valid ID you cannot attend the entrance exam. 

Individual arrangements in the entrance examination 

If you need individual arrangements for Haaga-Helia's entrance exam, please fill in and submit the relevant application to Haaga-Helia by 18 September 2024, 15.00 o'clock Finnish time. 

Co-operation with other universities of applied sciences 

Kindly note that Haaga-Helia's Master degree programmes accept only entrance examination results gained in its own examination. Scores received in the entrance examinations of other degree programmes in Finland or abroad are not transferrable / accepted to this programme. Also, note that Haaga-Helia UAS does not arrange the Master degree programme’s entrance examination abroad. 

Application period: 28 August – 11 September 2024 at 15.00 Finnish time on Studyinfo.fi 

Start of studies: Haaga-Helia’s Master Degree Programmes will start with a compulsory orientation in the beginning of January 2025. 

The preliminary reading materials, instructions for motivation letter and CV template have been published on 28 August 2024 here, on Haaga-Helia's website below this chapter. Please use Haaga-Helia's own Europass-CV template. Attach your CV, Motivation letter, proof of your language skills, ID and your educational certificates in pdf/jpg/png format to your application form. If you cannot submit your attachments online, please contact Haaga-Helia's Admission Services. The attachments must be submitted or returned by 18 September 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time at the latest. NOTE: Delayed attachments are not taken into account.  

• Europass-CV template AI for Business Transformation

• Motivation letter AI for Business Transformation

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test pre-materials 

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 2 - Remote platform work and the flexible workforce: what global dynamics can we see?, pages 29-43  

    • Chapter 9 - Digital and remote work: pushing EU labour law beyond its limits, pages 163-183  

    • Chapter 10 - Remote work in private international law, pages 185-199 

Motivation letter 

A motivation letter explains why the applicant has selected this degree programme, describes purposes and interests, and showcases the relevance of one’s studies and work experience within the intended Master’s degree. Instructions for the motivation letter will be published here, on Haaga-Helia's website on 28th of August. 

The motivation letter is not scored, but assessed with the mention ‘Pass’ or ‘Fail’. If the candidate does not submit a motivation letter, it is not possible to participate in the entrance examination. 

Admission criteria and language skills requirements 

More detailed admission criteria and language skills requirements can be found in Studyinfo. 

Entrance examination 

All entrance exam assignments will be in English. The examination is free of charge. The entrance examination consists of two phases: 

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test based on pre-materials 

• Phase 2. A group interview at Pasila campus, in Helsinki, Finland

Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test based on pre-materials 

The entrance examination will be held online on Thu 10 October 2024, from 18.00 to 19.00 Finnish time on Webropol. Phase 1 pre-materials have been published on 28 August 2024. Read the pre-materials carefully before the multiple-choice test. The invitations to the entrance examination phase 1 will be sent via email by 3 October 2024. (Please also check your spam folder. In some cases, entrance examination invitations are automatically redirected to junk mail).  

• Phase 1. An online multiple-choice test pre-materials 

  • Countouris, N., De Stefano, V., Piasna, A., Rainone, S., Messenger, J. C. Rani, U., Akgüç, M., Béla Galgóczi, Meil, P., Arabadjieva, K., Franklin, P., Zwysen, W., Vandaele, K., Dedden, B., De Spiegelaere, S., Hick, M., Grušić, U., Rasnača, Z., Ekbia, H. R. (2023, June 22). The future of remote work. In ETUI, The European Trade Union Institute. Available online: https://www.etui.org/publications/future-remote-work  NOTE! Read only:  

    • Chapter 2 - Remote platform work and the flexible workforce: what global dynamics can we see?, pages 29-43  

    • Chapter 9 - Digital and remote work: pushing EU labour law beyond its limits, pages 163-183  

    • Chapter 10 - Remote work in private international law, pages 185-199 

Phase 2. Group interviews 

The group interviews will be held on Thu 24 October 2024 from 10.15 to 16.00 o’clock Finnish time at Pasila campus, in Helsinki, Finland. NB! You must register for the group interview 30 minutes before your interview time in the lobby of the Pasila campus.  

The invitations and instructions to phase 2 of the entrance examination will be sent via email on 15 October 2024. (Please also check your spam folder. In some cases, entrance examination invitations are automatically redirected to junk mail). You must book your interview time by 17 October 2024 at 23.59 Finnish time in the booking system Lyyti. The link to booking system Lyyti will be sent in the entrance exam invitation. 

You will be interviewed in a group of applicants. There will be two evaluators assessing every individual of the group. The length of the interview session is 45 minutes. The interview (max. 50 points) assesses the applicants’ fluency in English, motivation, interaction skills and the ability to discuss the given topic. The applicant’s motivation letter and CV will be used as supporting information in the interview. NB! You must register for the group interview 30 minutes before your interview time in the lobby of Pasila campus. Be on time. All interviews will begin on schedule. Applicants who arrive late will not be admitted and will receive a zero score for their interview and therefore fail the whole entrance exam. 

Entrance exam points 

The multiple-choice test in the entrance exam is checked first. (min. 10 points / max. 50 points) 

• Part A: min 4 p, max 20 p  

• Part B: min. 3 p, max. 15 p  

• Part C: min. 3 p, max. 15 p 

To pass the multiple-choice test you need to earn at least 10 points. If based on the total points of the multiple-choice test section, several candidates have equal points, they will be eliminated based on three different parts (A, B, C) in the test and the points obtained from them. In the case of equal points, part A is decisive. If there are still equal points, Part B will be decisive. If there are still equal points, Part C will be decisive. 

Based on the results of the multiple-choice test, at least twice the number of eligible applicants in relation to the study places will be invited to the second phase of the entrance examination i.e. 60 applicants.   

The group interview (min. 10 points/ max. 50 points) 

There are no prior reading requirements. The applicant’s motivation letter and CV will be used as supporting information in the interview. To pass the group interview you need to earn at least 10 points. Failing the group interview automatically means failing the whole entrance exam. 

The lowest accepted score in the entrance examination is 20/100. Applicants must participate and pass each part in order to qualify for the selection process. Missing or failing the one part means failing the whole entrance examination automatically. 

Total points: min. 20 points / max. 100 points 

To pass the entrance exam, the applicant must obtain the minimum points for each section. Failing any part of the exam automatically means failing the whole entrance exam. 

In a case of equal admission scores, student selection will be ranked firstly by the applicant´s order of preference of the programmes he/she applied and if needed finalized by a random computer-generated selection.   

Hardware and network requirements 

The phase 1 online multiple-choice test is a digital exam, completed by the applicant’s own computer. The exam has been designed to be completed by computer. You cannot complete the entrance exam by your phone or tablet. Errorless completion of the entrance exam by phone or tablet cannot be guaranteed.  

For the multiple-choice test you must have a laptop with internet access. The applicant is responsible for the functionality of the internet connection, the laptop and its power supply. The university of applied sciences cannot be held responsible for problem situations related to taking the entrance exam, due to the applicant’s network, hardware or software. We recommend that you use a mouse to navigate in the exam system instead of the keyboard. 

The multiple-choice test will be completed on a platform called Webropol. Recommended operating systems are Windows 10, macOS 11, and Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS or later. We do not recommend using Chromebook with Google Chrome OS. Webropol supports the following up-to-date browsers: 

• Chrome 

• Edge 

• Firefox  

• Safari 

Other modern browsers may also work. Do not use Internet Explorer. Please make sure that you have JavaScript and cookies enabled. Note that JavaScript and cookies are enabled automatically in modern browsers. 

Identification 

Your identity will be checked before the group interview when you arrive to the Pasila campus. The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:   

• passport 

• Finnish identity card with a photo, issued by police 

• Finnish driving license 

• another EU/ETA country identity card with a photo 

An expired passport or a Finnish ID card is acceptable, if it has expired max. one year ago. We must be able to identify you from the picture on your ID. Without a valid ID you cannot attend the entrance exam. 

Confirming attendance  

Confirm your attendance to the group interview by booking your interview time in the booking system Lyyti by 17.10.2024 at 23.59 Finnish time (UTC +2). Check the available interview slots and book one slot. The link to booking system Lyyti will be sent in the entrance exam invitation. 

Individual Arrangements in the Entrance Examination 

If you need individual arrangements for Haaga-Helia's entrance exam, please fill in and submit the relevant application to Haaga-Helia by 18 September 2024, 15:00 Finnish time. 

Co-operation with other universities of applied sciences 

Kindly note that Haaga-Helia's Master degree programmes accept only entrance examination results gained in its own examination. Scores received in the entrance examinations of other degree programmes in Finland or abroad are not transferrable / accepted to this programme. Also, note that Haaga-Helia UAS does not arrange the Master degree programme’s entrance examination abroad. 

Application period: 19 August – 26 August 2024 at 15.00 Finnish time on Studyinfo.fi  

Start of studies: Haaga-Helia’s Master Degree Programmes will start with a compulsory orientation in the beginning of January 2025.  

The preliminary reading materials and CV template is published on 19 August 2024 here, on Haaga-Helia's website (see below). Please use Haaga-Helia's own CV template. Attach your CV in pdf/jpg/png format to your application form. If you cannot submit your attachments online, please contact Haaga-Helia's Admission Services. The attachments must be submitted or returned by 26 August 2024 at 15:00 Finnish time at the latest. Any delayed CVs are not considered. Please check other required attachments on Studyinfo. 

Preliminary reading materials:

• Hiebert, J. , Cai, J. , Hwang, S.,  Morris, A. K. & Hohensee, C. 2023. Doing Research: A New Researcher’s Guide. NB! Only chapter 1 & chapter 2 (pages 1-49). Available online. 

  • Chapter 1: What Is Research, and Why Do People Do It? (pages 1-15)

  • Chapter 2: How Do You Formulate (Important) Hypotheses? (pages 17-49) 
     

• CV template
   

Golden Gate Pathway applicants are ranked based on the grade point average of their pathway studies, and at least twice the number of applicants compared to the study places are invited to the interview. In the calculation of the average value, 30 credits of pathway courses are taken into account. Please read more specific admission criteria on Studyinfo. 

Eligible applicants will be selected on the basis of: 

Interview 

Interviews will be conducted from 18 September 2024 to 20 September 2024 via Zoom, a video conferencing platform. Invitations to the online interview will be sent by 11 September 2024. Interviews are conducted by Haaga-Helia to test the applicant’s language skills, aptitude, understanding of the subject of the preliminary material. The interview will be assessed on a scale of pass or fail. An applicant who fails the interview cannot be granted admission. 

Hardware and network requirements  

For the interview you must have a laptop with internet access. The applicant is responsible for the functionality of the internet connection, the laptop and its power supply. The university of applied sciences cannot be held responsible for problem situations related to taking the interview, due to the applicant’s network, hardware or software. 

Before participating in the interview, make sure of the following:  

• Ensure that you have a computer with a camera, microphone and speaker.  

• It is recommended you have headphones with a microphone.  

• Download the Zoom app on your computer. It is recommended that you test Zoom beforehand. You can also join a test meeting provided by Zoom to familiarize yourself with it. Link to download: https://zoom.us/download  

• Check your computer´s privacy settings and allow desktop apps to access your microphone. 

• Ensure that you have the power supply to your computer, and make sure you have a quiet environment and appropriate lighting, to guarantee clear sound and good image quality.  

• Ensure that you have a good internet connection so that the interviewers can see and hear you well at all times. It is recommended that you use a wired network, if possible. If you use Wi-Fi, please make sure all other devices are offline during your exam. Also make sure you are as close as possible to the router and that there are no thick walls in between you and the router.  

• Be punctual. Join the Zoom on time. The applicants arriving late cannot participate in the online interview. We cannot reschedule online interview times.   

The applicants will receive more specific technical instructions in the interview invitation letter.  

Identification  

Your identity will be checked before the online interview. A valid ID is a passport or an EU/EEA country Identity Card. Other types of IDs are not accepted. Without a valid ID the applicant cannot attend the interview. An expired passport is acceptable, if it has expired max. one year ago. We must be able to identify you from the picture on your ID. 

These seven Bachelor's degree programmes below will use the International UAS exam in the spring 2025 joint application. More information about the International UAS exam, language requirements and identification documents will be updated on the uasinfo.fi -webpage. 

• Aviation Business, full-time, Porvoo campus
• Business Information Technology, full-time, Pasila campus
• Digital Business Innovations, full-time, Porvoo campus
• International Business, full-time, Pasila campus
• International Business, blended learning, Pasila campus
• Hospitality and Tourism Experience Management, full-time, Haaga campus
• Sustainable Tourism and Event Management, full-time, Porvoo campus

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The majority of Haaga-Helia's bachelor degree programmes use the International UAS online exam. You can participate in the International UAS exam from your own country. Please check the detailed information for each application period from Studyinfo.fi. Master's degree programmes and Sports Coaching and Management arrange their own entrance examinations. 

As an option to entrance examinations in Joint Application, you can apply to Haaga-Helia with SAT test scores or Certificate selection as well. It is possible to take the SAT test outside Finland with the College Board. There is an online interview in this selection method. Please read more about Rolling Admission. 

You will receive an invitation to Haaga-Helia`s own entrance examinations via email. Invitations will be sent a week before the entrance examination. 

Please read more information about the inivitations to the International UAS exam, language requirements and identification documents on the webpage: https://www.uasinfo.fi/to-the-applicant/ 

As an alternative to entrance examinations, you can apply for some of our degree programmes conducted in English with the SAT test. The SAT test is an exam used by many colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a multiple-choice test administered by the College Board. There is online interview in this selection method. Please read more about Rolling Admission. You can apply to Haaga-Helia without the SAT test as well.