Information concerning the entrance examination of Master’s Degree Programmes in autumn 2021 application
Haaga-Helia´s Master Programmes in
- Business Technologies
- Leading Business Transformation
- Strategising in Organisations
- Tourism and Hospitality Business
uses the joint advance assignment and entrance examination. If you choose more than one of these three Haaga-Helia’s Master programmes to your application form, you need to submit only one advance assignment and attend only one entrance examination.
Student selection for these Master´s degree programme's is carried out on the basis of:
Part 1. Advance assignment (min 10 points / max 25 points)
Part 2. Online written examination (min 10 points / max 35 points)
Part 3. Online group interview (min 15 points / max 40 points)
Advance assignment and CV template has been published on 1 September 2021 here, in Haaga-Helia's webpage. (Please, scroll down. The links are below this text.) Use Haaga-Helia's own CV template. The CV template is the same in all Haaga-Helia's Master programmes. Attach your Advance assignment and CV in pdf/jpg/png –format in to your application form. If you cannot submit your attachments online, please contact Haaga-Helia´s admission services. The attachments have to be submitted or returned by 22 September 2021 at 3 pm Finnish time at the latest.
The entrance examination will be fully online and it consists of written section and group interview section. The lowest accepted score in the entrance examination is 35/100. Applicants must participate and pass each part in order to qualify for the selection process. Missing or failing one part means failing the whole entrance examination automatically. All assignments will be in English. The entrance examination will test applicants' written and oral English language skills. A separate English language test will not be arranged.
Written section
Written section will be held in Webropol on 29 October 2021 from 9 to 11.15 Finnish time (GMT +3). There will be only one examination date for the written section, therefore changing the date of the written section will not be possible. Based on the advance assignment result, we invite applicants maximum three times the number of study places per degree programme to the written section.
- Leading Business Transformation maximum of 135 applicants
- Business Technologies maximum of 75 applicants
- Strategising in Organisations maximum 90 applicants
- Tourism and Hospitality Business maximum 105 applicants
Invitations and instructions to the written section will be send by email by 22 October 2021. The written exam (max. 35 points) assesses the applicants’ analytical skills and capability to write a text that is coherent, correct, and appropriate for the given task. There are no prior reading requirements. To pass the written exam you need to earn at least 10 points. Failing the written exam automatically means failing the whole entrance exam.
Interview section
Online group interviews will be held on 16 - 17 November 2021 from 12:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Zoom. Based on the advance assignment result and written section result, we invite applicants maximum two times the number of study places per degree programme to the interview section.
- Leading Business Transformation maximum of 90 applicants
- Business Technologies maximum of 50 applicants
- Strategising in Organisations maximum 60 applicants
- Tourism and Hospitality Business maximum 70 applicants
Invitations and instructions to the interview section will be send by email on 8 November 2021. You must choose a suitable interview slot for you by Wednesday 10 November 2021 at 11:59 p.m.
In cases of equal admission scores, we select all applicants with identical score when inviting applicants to the written section and to the interview section.
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. 40 points) assesses the applicants’ fluency in English, motivation, interaction skills and the ability to discuss the topic of the written exam. To pass the interview you need to earn at least 15 points. Failing the interview automatically means failing the whole entrance exam.
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.
Identification
The applicant must show a valid ID when attending the group interview. A valid ID is a passport or a Finnish official ID card or a Finnish Driving License or an EU/EEA country Identity Card. Other types of IDs are not accepted. Without a valid ID the applicant cannot attend the group interview.
Entrance examination costs
The examination is free of charge.
Co-operation with other Universities of Applied Sciences
Kindly note that Haaga-Helia's Master Degree Programmes accepts 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.
Special arrangements in the entrance exam
If you require special arrangements in the entrance examinations to Haaga-Helia UAS due to health conditions, learning disability or other special reason, fill in and submit a written request for special arrangements in entrance examinations to the Admissions Services. Please attach a medical doctor’s certificate. The Admissions Services will inform you about the possible arrangements. More information and the request form available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/individual-arrangements-entrance-examination
Student selection
Students will be selected from those applicants who participate and pass all three parts of the entrance examination. There will be a ranking list according to the total points earned. In case of equal admission scores, applicants will be ranked on the following grounds in the final selection:
- Total points
- The preferred programme ranking on the application form
If these criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, a random computer-generated selection will be employed.
Please note that you may accept only one study place during one academic term (1 January – 31 July 2022) in Universities of Applied Sciences and Universities in Finland.
Applicants accepted to the programme will be informed by email. Those applicants who are not accepted will also be notified. The results of the student selection will also be published in www.studyinfo.fi in the My Studyinfo section on 26 November 2021 at the latest. You must confirm your study place by 3 December 2021 at 15.00 Finnish time at the latest. You can confirm your study place online in Studyinfo through My Studyinfo using electronic identification, e.g. account codes of a Finnish bank, or by submitting a paper confirmation form to the Student Services of Haaga-Helia by the deadline.
Please note also that the admission of a student is conditional until Haaga-Helia has checked the applicant's educational and work certificates and other relevant certificates (copies and originals). Haaga-Helia may withdraw the admission, if the applicant has given false information. All relevant documents will be checked if you get accepted to the programme, so please do not take those to the entrance examination.
Start of studies
Haaga-Helia’s Master Degree Programmes will start with a compulsory orientation in the week beginning 10 January 2022. Accepted applicants will receive detailed information about the schedule from Haaga-Helia's Student Affairs Office.
More information
If you have any further questions regarding the entrance examination or the application process, please contact Admissions Services, e-mail: admissions(at)haaga-helia.fi or telephone +358 400 230409.
We wish you the best of luck in the examination!
