University of Vaasa Admissions 2025: Application Deadline, Requirements & Costs

International students whose native language is not English must meet the University of Vaasa English language requirements. We have mentioned below the minimum score required for admission at Vaasa University:

·      IELTS test results (academic band) with minimum overall band score of 6.0 (each section minimum 5.5). IELTS Online is accepted.

·      TOEFL iBT (internet-based), TOEFL iBT Home Edition or TOEFL iBT Paper Edition minimum overall score 80, MyBest scores are accepted

·      PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English, Academic band) or PTE Academic Online results with minimum overall score of 54

Students can apply for Vaasa University master’s programs by submitting either a Rolling admission application or a Joint admission application. For the University of Vaasa admissions, applicants just need to submit the latest transcript of records as the Admission decisions are based on your application documents. We have mentioned below the points following which students can easily apply for admissions:

·      Check the general University of Vaasa admission requirements and the programme-specific criteria

·      Read the instructions on submitting your documents carefully

·      Submit the application forms and click on the programme you want to apply to, which leads you to Studyinfo

·      Check the list of required application documents

·      Make sure your educational documents are certified correctly and submit the official translations of these documents if necessary

·      Keep your documents with you and fill in the application in Studyinfo. Upload your documents to your application and save the application form

·      See the country-specific requirements for your degree-awarding country.

·      Wait for the admission results!

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According to the Finnish Parliament decision, Finnish universities charge tuition fees from non-EU/EEA students. At the University of Vaasa tuition fees vary from 10,000 to 12,000 euros per academic year, and are billed to degree students in international Master's degree programmes.

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The University of Vaasa acceptance rate is around 20%, which means out of 100 applications only 20 admitted.  The high acceptance rate makes the admission highly competitive for international students. Students must require a good academic profile to get admission to the university.

The University of Vaasa cost for international students is vary from INR 9 L to INR 11 L as per the program. The below table includes the Vaasa fees for master’s programs:

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The University of Vaasa requirements for international students are mentioned below:

• Officially certified copy of Degree certificate (s) if graduated
• Officially certified copy of Transcript (s) of records (an explanation of the grading system used is mandatory if it is not clearly stated in the Transcript)
• Proof of language proficiency
• Copy of passport's information page / official ID card
• Document to prove your exemption from tuition fees

The University of Vaasa ranking is among the top 10 Universities in Finland by Times Higher Education. Vaasa also ranks among the top universities in the world by THE 2024 ranking. The University of Vaasa QS ranking is 317 in Europe University rankings in 2024. The below table includes the latest University of Vaasa world ranking and other ranking provided by major ranking sources:

The University of Vassa scholarships are offered to international students through various programs. The scholarships can be granted for the target time of the programme, which is two years in the Master’s programmes. Students can check the available scholarships at the Vassa University:

First-year scholarships

·      International Excellence Scholarship - EUR 3 000 (Finance, International Business, Strategic Business Development) or EUR 1 000 (Industrial Management, Industrial Systems Analytics, Smart Grids, Strategic Project Management, Sustainable and Autonomous Systems)

Second-year scholarships

·      Conditional Achievement scholarship - EUR 5 000 (Industrial Management, Industrial Systems Analytics, Smart Grids, Strategic Project Management, Sustainable and Autonomous Systems) or EUR 6 000 (Finance, International Business, Strategic Business Development)

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We have mentioned below the University of Vaasa cost of living for international students:

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The University of Vaasa MS in Sustainable and Autonomous Systems is a part of the master’s programme in Computing Sciences. The duration of the programme is 2 years (full-time) and the University of Vaasa MS fees in Sustainable and Autonomous Systems is INR 9 L. Students will learn to apply the advanced knowledge and related technologies of sustainable autonomous systems to conduct research and product development.

International students whose native language is not English must meet the University of Vaasa English language requirements for admission in Master's Programme in Sustainable and Autonomous Systems. We have mentioned below the minimum score required for admission at Vaasa University:

• TOEFL test results with minimum score of 92 in iBT (with minimum of 20 in Writing section)
• IELTS Academic or IELTS Indicator test results 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 per each section)
• PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English) test results with minimum overall score of 62 (with minimum of 52 in Writing Section)

The University of Vaasa fees for MS in Sustainable and Autonomous Systems is around INR 9 L for first year. We have mentioned below the complete first year package to study at Vaasa: