Studies
Why study for an EBA double degree with us?
European Business Administration (EBA) is a 3.5 year double-degree programme. This means that you will study for two years in Finland and spend a full academic year at one of our EBA partner universities. When you successfully complete the requirements of both institutions, you will graduate with two Bachelor degrees: one from Metropolia UAS and the other from our partner institution. This gives you a clear competitive edge in the job market!
Aim
The EBA degree programme aims to give the student the practical tools and general knowledge required in global business life. You will graduate as a mature business professional with good hands-on know-how and essential practical skills. You will be an effective team player, have good language, communication, intercultural and IT skills and be a true asset for international companies in Finland and abroad.
Structure of the EBA double degree programme
The EBA degree programme is 210 ECTS in terms of workload and 3.5 years in duration. You spend one full year (third year of studies) at a partner university. The double degree year abroad is compulsory if your target is to receive two degree certificates at the end of your studies. Some of our partner universities require students to complete 240 ECTS in order to get their degree.
The first two years of your studies take place at Metropolia Business School in the Myyrmäki campus of Metropolia UAS.
You will gain a good grounding in general business fields such as economics, marketing, accounting, management and business law, with a European Union focus. All bachelor degree programmes at Metropolia UAS include an Innovation Project which EBA students complete in their second year. In your second year you will also do your work placement, 30 ECTS.
EBA students apply for their third-year of studies at a partner institution in the first semester of their second year. The content of the third year of EBA varies depending on the courses offered by the partner institution. You choose your partner school according to the options you wish to explore in more depth, e.g. finance, marketing, management or supply chain management.
To complete your BBA studies at Metropolia UAS you will research a topic on a field of particular interest to you for your bachelor’s thesis, 15 ECTS.
EBA double degree partners
Our EBA double degree partners are:
- Krems University of Applied Sciences (Austria)
- Berlin School of Economics and Law (Germany)
- Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin (Germany)
- Münster University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
- HFT Stuttgart (Germany)
- ESC La Rochelle (France)
- ESC Rennes (France)
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) (Switzerland)
Please note that we agree a quota of places with each partner institution.
Graduation
You will graduate as an effective international team player with extensive business know-how and hands-on skills that are needed and valued by international companies in Finland and abroad. Many students attend graduation at the partner university as well as graduation with us in Finland. You can be proud of your achievement - after all a double degree is more work and you have deserved two celebrations!
Join our multinational community of students, faculty and staff!
Scholarships and tuition fees
Annual tuition fee
- 10 000 € for those, whose right of study starts before 1 August 2024
- 11 000 € for those, whose right of study starts after 31 July 2024.
This fee applies only to non-EU/EEA degree students.
Students' and Alumni's experiences
Shweta tells about her studies in EBA
Arin Ali talks about studying EBA
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Alfred tells about his EBA studies
Campus
For the time being, business studies are held at Metropolia's Myyrmäki campus, but it is likely that the reorganization of the premises, which will start in 2026, will lead to the possibility of moving the studies to the Myllypuro campus.
Ask about EBA studies and study plans
Send your question to eba [at] metropolia.fi (eba[at]metropolia[dot]fi) and the Study Coordinators or Head of Degree Programme will get back to you.
**We reserve the right to change the MBS curricula, partner network and schedules.
Applying
- Application period-Start of studiesautumn 2024
- Day-time studies
The Application on the Basis of Metropolia’s Open UAS Studies is aimed at those who have completed open UAS studies at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Studies are considered to be Metropolia's if they are entered in the Metropolia's study register, and open studies if they have not been completed with the right to study for the degree-leading education.
Application period: 1 May 2024 8:00 am - 31 October 2024, all times refer to local time in Finland https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki.
Application instructions: published at Studyinfo.fi
- Application period-Start of studiesspring 2025Apply now!
- Day-time studies
The Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies is aimed at those who have completed higher education studies in Finland. Studies are taken into account regardless of whether they have been completed as open studies or in education leading to a degree, or whether the right to study is valid or has expired.
Application period: 1 November 2024 8:00 am - 30 April 2025, all times refer to local time in Finland https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/finland/helsinki.
Application instructions: published at Studyinfo.fi
This pre-assignment applies to the following application procedures for studies starting in the spring term 2025
- Application on the Basis of Finnish Higher Education Studies
The pre-assignment consists of two parts. Please attach in your application:
- A table e.g. in word / pdf document where you have clearly marked name, scope and description of each course proposed to be accredited (i.e. accreditation of prior learning), and for each course proposed to be accredited, indicate which course in Metropolia European Business Administration curriculum would be replaced with the course in question. Check also the curricula.
- Motivation letter (length max 1 A4). Explain in your motivation letter your reasons for applying to Metropolia UAS and why you should get a study place in European Business Administration degree programme. Also share your plans and schedule how you aim to complete your studies in Metropolia UAS.
Please note! The student's proposal is not binding on the degree programme.
The pre-assignment is evaluated as pass/fail.
The pre-assignment must be submitted during the application period as an attachment to the electronic application form at Studyinfo to the application form at the time of submitting the application. The pre-assignment is submitted as a single attachment.
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For more information on the application process please contact
Metropolia's Student and Admission Services:
+358 40 712 5100
admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi)
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Starting studies
How to start your studies in Metropolia
Welcome to study for a degree at Metropolia!
Congratulations! You have been admitted to Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and we are delighted to have you as a new member of our vibrant community of more than 16 000 students!
You have made an excellent choice - Metropolia offers you unique multidisciplinary opportunities throughout your studies with its strong connections to working life and active role in innovations built around socially significant phenomena.
We are happy to have you with us and help you with any questions you might have. Welcome to Metropolia!
The below information applies to students who have been accepted to study for a full degree at Metropolia. Make sure to complete all the steps in order to secure your study place.
Confirming a place of study requires certain formalities to be completed by the deadline. More detailed instructions below:
Non-EU/EEA students need a student residence permit. You can begin the student residence permit application online at Enterfinland.fi. Remember that you must personally visit a Finnish embassy or consulate as part of this process. Start your residence permit process as soon as possible, carefully following the immigration authorities' instructions and regulations, so that you can receive your permit in good time before your studies begin! You can find detailed information and advice on the residence permit requirements and procedures on the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) website.
Note that participating online programmes does not entitle you receiving residence permit. See more about the topic in Finnish Immigration Service websites.
All Metropolia's students who do not have a Finnish personal identity code, have to apply for it before their arrival or register at the local registry office after their arrival to Finland to apply for one.
Students who have to apply for residence permit (i.e. non-EU/non-EEA citizens) before their arrival to Finland should ask to be registered in the Finnish Population Information System when they apply for their first residence permit. This way they will receive a Finnish personal identity code at the same time as they are issued with the permit. More information on this for residence permit applicants
Other students have to apply for the personal identity code from the local registry office of the city where you are living in.
More information on Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV).
More information on registration to the Finnish Population Information System
After you have received the personal identification code, remember to inform it to the Student and Admission Services.
Metropolia does not have housing services to offer. Thus, it is the student's responsibility to find an accommodation for the period of their studies. There is a lot of competition in affordable housing, so it is important to start searching for a room many months prior to arrival. More information on accommodation
All foreign students (who are not EU citizens or citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland) who come to Finland for the purposes of studying are required to have a health insurance, if the studies endure longer than three months.
More information on insurances
Student financial aid is for Finnish citizens. Foreign citizens are entitled to student financial aid if they live in Finland on a permanent basis for the purpose other than studying and they have registered as permanent residents in the Finnish population register system.
- Find out where your campus is located
- If you have a smart phone you can download the free HSL mobile app to get access to the public transportation Journey Planner and tickets (e.g. for travelling from the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to your apartment or from your apartment to the campus).
- If you have a smart phone you can download the Tuudo mobile app for free to get your digital student ID and student discounts (ID and discounts are available from the first day of the studies onwards)
- Information on student life and well-being, costs and finance, study environment etc.
When you start as a new student you need to activate your user account. Activation is possible when the right to study begins. For joint application, activation is possible from 1 August.
The purpose of the activation is that you personally accept the rules of the account usage policy and start using your account. Activate your user account primarily using Mobile Certificate and Netbank User ID. Please read first the instructions in IT Services wiki.
Tuudo is a mobile app with which you can use various Metropolia web services easily on your smart phone. With Tuudo you can get VR, HSL, Matkahuolto and Kela student discounts immediately. The benefits are free for all Metropolia students.
In Tuudo you can check Metropolia, Admission Services, and student union METKA announcements, your schedule, study attainments, and cafeteria menus.
Get Tuudo on your phone from the app store for free and start using it!
During your studies, your support of well-being and health is Finnish Student Health Services (FSHS). The specialist in student health care offers you general, mental and oral health services and supports the well-being of study communities.
Our services can be used by students completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree at a university or a university of applied sciences who have registered as attending for the semester.
Master the facts! Familiarize yourself with our services and user instructions on the address fshs.fi, and the Health information resource on the address yths.fi/en/health-information-resource. You can also find information about appointments as well as current information about your service unit on the address yths.fi/en/service-units.
Start using Self! Self is the student’s own online service for health care issues at FSHS. In Self, you can manage appointment bookings, communicate via SelfChat and start a remote consultation. Log in to Self as a user immediately from the beginning of the semester and keep your contact details up to date for as long as you are a student. Read more: yths.fi/en/self-info.
The health care fee for students in higher education will be paid to Kela on your initiative (kela.fi/web/en/healthcare-fee-for-students-in-higher-education).
If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services.
Already excited about starting your studies in Metropolia and meeting new people? On this page you will find welcome letters for each degree program.
Welcome letters are information packages prepared by your future tutors. They include, for example, important dates as well as information about studying, student benefits, or student life.
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Starting EBA studies
Congratulations - we are happy that you have chosen to join us at Metropolia Business School!
You have been accepted to the European Business Administration (EBA) Programme! Your program code is LXA24S1. Below you can find more information about the programme.
Providing that you satisfactorily meet the degree requirements you will be awarded the following upon graduation:
- Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
- Bachelor’s degree from a partner university (the exact title depends on which partner’s double degree programme you will follow during the 3rd year of studies)
The degree program is a 210 ECTS scope program (some partners require 240 ECTS) and the study right is 3.5 years. The 3 first semesters of the studies are conducted at Metropolia Myyrmäki Campus, Leiritie 1 Vantaa, and the third year is conducted at one of the partner universities.
In your third year, you will study full-time at one of our partner universities for which you will be selected during your second year of studies. Please remember that the EBA programme is a double degree programme and students are obliged to complete one year of studies abroad.
Orientation days and the start of studies
The studies will start with orientation days on Monday 19th August at 9 a.m. During the orientation days 19.-20.8. and 23.8. we get to know different practical aspects of the studies. Your presence at the orientation days is essential. You can expect the orientation days to be over at 16:00 at the latest. In the evenings there is a voluntary program organized by the tutors (more information later).
The autumn semester teaching starts on 26.8.2024 and runs until the middle of December.
The Spring semester teaching starts on 13.1.2025 and runs until the middle of May.
More details and schedules of the orientation days will be sent by email to all new students by the end of week 32. Then as well everyone will receive the schedules of the autumn semester.
You can learn more about both studying at Metropolia and the contents of the International Business and Logistics degree from the Study Guide. Please check your group's curriculum to explore what you will be studying.
Questions about studies?
You can contact study coordinator Ann-Sofie Shevlane with questions related to the studies: ann-sofie.shevlane [at] metropolia.fi (ann-sofie[dot]shevlane[at]metropolia[dot]fi) or by phone +358 50 325 2559. Questions related to the application process can be directed to Metropolia's Admission Services admissions [at] metropolia.fi (admissions[at]metropolia[dot]fi) . Please note that July is a holiday month in Finland, and the majority of the staff is on holiday. Your inquiry will be responded to in early August at the latest.
If you have a lot of previous university studies, Edunation path studies or otherwise need to plan your studies, book an appointment with the study coordinator by emailing ann-sofie.shevlane [at] metropolia.fi (ann-sofie[dot]shevlane[at]metropolia[dot]fi). Attach the certificates of previous studies to the email.
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Welcome to study Business Administration at Metropolia!
Suvi Moll, Head of European Business Administration programme
Ann-Sofie Shevlane, Study Coordinator of European Business Administration