Entrance examinations
Xamk is involved in the International UAS Exam, a joint digital entrance exam of the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). Some programmes at Xamk arrange their own entrance exams or interviews.
January 2026 intake
- The following degree programmes at Xamk are involved in the International UAS Exam in the Joint application:
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Digital International Business
- Bachelor of Engineering, Game Technologies
- Student selection is based on entrance examination points. Online entrance examination consists of two parts. The minimum score for a passed examination: 50/100 points. Every given task must be completed successfully. In addition, English language skills are assessed in the exam.
- Part 1: Instructions are sent out to all applicants by email after the joint application period. Online entrance examination dates 24-29 September 2025.
- Part 2: Applicants with the best points of Part 1, will be invited by email. The second part of the examination is an online entrance examination on 3 November 2025.
- The student selection is based on a pre-task and an interview.
- A pre-task is published by the start of the joint application.
Individual arrangements
You may request individual arrangements for entrance examinations on particular grounds. Individual arrangements can be granted for the International UAS Exam.
Requests concerning the International UAS Exam must be submitted to the university of applied sciences/study programme using the International UAS Exam that is first on your application form. Please check details regarding the International UAS Exam on UASinfo website.
The request for individual arrangements must be submitted by 18 September 2025, 3 pm Finnish time.
You are notified of the granted arrangements by email. The announcement on individual arrangements for the entrance exam is exam-specific and valid only in that particular entrance exam.
Requests for individual arrangements sent after the deadline are processed only in acute, exceptional cases. Individual arrangements cannot be granted if the request is submitted too late, with regard to the timetable of the entrance examination, or individual arrangements are otherwise deemed impossible to arrange.
After you have got the final admission results in joint application, you can request adjustment to the decision on individual arrangement as a part of student selection appeal procedure.
Attachments to the request for individual arrangements
Attach to the request a medical or expert opinion, which will tell why and what kind of individual arrangements you need. An official translation of the document into English, Finnish or Swedish is additionally required, if the document is not originally written in one of the mentioned languages.
The issuer must have sufficient professional qualifications to assess your operational limitations and the needs of individual arrangements. For example, due to an injury or illness, a person requesting individual arrangements should attach a medical certificate to the request.
The expert opinion must
- Contain the reason why you need individual arrangements (possible diagnoses and other justifications for requesting support measures)
- Specify what kind of individual arrangements are recommended for you,
- Include your personal data
- Include the name and position of the issuer (profession/expert role), and
- Include a date of issue.
The term of validity of the statements is considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the persistence of injury, illness or learning difficulty. For dyslexia, statements acquired at or after the age of 16 are considered.
Be prepared to present original certificates at the start of the studies if you are admitted. Information on the health of the applicant is confidential (Article 24 of Act on the Openness of Government Activities).
Contact Admission Services
Xamk’s Admissions Services primarily assists with matters related to applying for degree studies. You can contact us by phone or through our online form.
Mon-Fri 09.00-12.00
Degree education in Finnish:
- +358 44 702 8891
- +358 40 585 6610
Degree education in English:
- +358 40 585 6610
Contact request via online form: