Postgraduate Admission: How to Apply

Postgraduate admission is only meant for applicants who have already completed a Master-level degree at an established and recognised foreign university.

Postgraduate applications are handled by the Postgraduate Studies Coordinator Marjukka Laakso, and all enquiries etc. should be directed to her (marjukka.laakso[at]helsinki.fi. There are two application deadlines per year: 15 April and 15 October. The applicants are required to submit the following documents:

1. Official information on the curriculum and course contents of your Master's degree. This information should be as detailed as possible.
2. Information on your Master's thesis: title and brief summary.
3. Short curriculum vitae.
4. Preliminary research plan (Requires a contact with the appropriate department/unit of the University of Helsinki).
5. The application itself. The application form will be open appr. six weeks before each deadline. More information here.
   
6. The language certificate.

The student selection is based on the applicant's academic background and on a research plan made by the applicant. The selection of postgraduate students is completed from four to six weeks after the closing dates.

For more information, please refer to the web site on reserach and postgraduate studies.