Bachelor’s Programme in Sustainable Urban Development – Technology

About the course

This course gives a theoretical grounding in the technology and civil engineering used to build sustainable towns and cities. Some multidisciplinary courses are shared with students on the social sciences and administrative sciences options, and an Urban Lab course has you work on real projects with partners such as the City of Tampere. The 3-year BSc (Tech) comes with the right to continue to a 2-year MSc (Tech).

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Tampere accepts foreign qualifications that give eligibility for an equivalent university degree in the country where they were awarded, so a completed Leaving Certificate that meets Irish university entry rules should count. Tampere does not mention the Leaving Cert by name, sets no minimum Leaving Cert grades (H1-H8, O1-O8) and does not use CAO points. Confirm your eligibility with Tampere admissions.
• Admission group II (certificate-based) is only for the Finnish matriculation exam, the IB Diploma, the European Baccalaureate and a Reifeprüfung/DIA completed in Finland. Leaving Cert holders therefore apply in admission group I, which ranks you on the SAT (Reading and Writing plus Maths) or ACT (English, Reading and Maths). Superscores are not accepted; only a single test date counts. The test must be taken after 1 January 2025, December 2026 at the latest. Check the programme’s admission criteria on Studyinfo.fi for minimum scores.
• English: if you are admitted on SAT or ACT scores, you do not need any other proof of English. Tampere also accepts upper secondary education taught in English in an EU/EEA country, or IELTS Academic (6.0, Writing 5.5), TOEFL iBT (78, Writing 20), PTE Academic or Cambridge C1/C2.

How to apply

1. Book the SAT or ACT nowRegister straight away. Only tests taken after 1 January 2025 count, December 2026 is the last usable date, and superscores are not accepted.
2. Apply on Studyinfo.fiSubmit the joint application between 7 January (08:00) and 21 January 2027 (15:00 Finnish time), choosing Technology, Sustainable Urban Development.
3. Upload documentsBy 28 January 2027 (15:00), upload your school documents and SAT/ACT scores as Studyinfo and Tampere instruct.
4. Results and final certificateGroup I results come out by 15 April 2027. Accept by 13 July 2027, then send officially certified Leaving Cert results by 23 August 2027.

Costs

• No tuition for EU/EEA citizens. Only non-EU/EEA students pay tuition (EUR 10,000 a year for the bachelor’s, EUR 12,000 for the master’s). The EUR 100 application fee mentioned on Tampere’s applying page applies only to non-EU/EEA applicants; Finland’s Ministry of Education confirms EEA citizens are exempt. Budget for SAT or ACT test fees.

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