Robotics, Bachelor of Engineering

About the course

A 240 ECTS engineering degree taught in English that combines electrical and mechanical engineering. Students get hands-on work with industrial robots, collaborative robots (cobots), mobile automation and machine vision in SAMK’s RoboAI laboratory, with project-based learning alongside local industry.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Finland accepts a completed Leaving Certificate that makes you eligible for higher education in Ireland. No Finnish body sets minimum Leaving Cert grades, subjects or Higher/Ordinary levels, and CAO points are not used. At universities of applied sciences, Leaving Cert holders are usually ranked by the online International UAS Exam rather than by school results. SAMK says its full 2027 admission criteria will be published later, so confirm the selection methods with SAMK admissions.
• The course is built on maths and physics, so strong Leaving Cert Maths (ideally Higher Level) is useful preparation for the exam and the course. There is no published Leaving Cert maths requirement.
• English: SAMK accepts an upper secondary qualification completed in English in an EU/EEA country. The Leaving Cert certificate does not state the language of teaching, so get a letter from your school confirming you were taught and assessed in English. Gaelscoil students should expect to need a test such as IELTS (minimum 6.0) or TOEFL at the level SAMK sets.

How to apply

1. Check SAMK’s 2027 rules (autumn 2026)Read SAMK’s admissions page for the final 2027 selection methods, which SAMK says will be published later, and the final-certificate deadline.
2. Apply on Studyinfo.fi (7-21 January 2027)Submit the joint application on Studyinfo.fi and list Robotics at SAMK.
3. Prove your English (by 28 January 2027)Upload a school letter confirming you were taught and assessed in English, or an accepted test result, plus your ID documents, by 15:00 Finnish time.
4. Sit the International UAS Exam (23 March 2027)Complete pre-identification between 10 and 12 March, then sit the online exam on 23 March. Results come by 14 April 2027. If you get a conditional offer, send your final Leaving Cert by SAMK’s deadline. Studies start in August 2027.

Costs

• No tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens, including Irish students. Non-EU/EEA students pay €10,500 a year. You pay your own living costs in Pori.

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