International Business, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

About the course

A 210 ECTS (3.5-year) full-time business degree taught in English on VAMK’s Vaasa campus. It includes a 30 ECTS internship and a three-month stay abroad for practical training or exchange studies. Students need their own laptop.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• You must meet the general eligibility rules for higher education, so a completed Leaving Certificate that gives access to higher education in Ireland should make you eligible. No Finnish body sets minimum Leaving Cert grades, subjects or Higher/Ordinary levels, and CAO points are not converted. Eligible applicants are invited to an interview, scored 0 to 5. If you have not finished school yet, upload your latest transcript of results plus a letter from your school confirming your expected graduation date.
• English: VAMK accepts an upper secondary qualification completed in English in the EU/EEA, or a test such as IELTS Academic (5.5+), TOEFL iBT (46+), PTE Academic (42+) or Cambridge English (162+). The Leaving Cert certificate does not state the language of teaching, so ask your school for a letter confirming you were taught and assessed in English. Gaelscoil students should expect to need a test. The interview also checks your English, and weak English leads to rejection.

How to apply

1. Check the criteriaRead VAMK’s ‘Rolling Admission for Bachelor’s Degrees 2’ page and this programme’s listing on Studyinfo.fi for eligibility, required documents and English proofs.
2. Apply on Studyinfo.fiApply between 1 October 2026 and 30 April 2027. Apply early, because the round can close once places are filled.
3. Upload documentsUpload your passport, your school results (or latest transcript plus a school letter confirming your expected graduation date) and proof of English by the deadline in the application form.
4. Interview and acceptEligible applicants are interviewed (scored 0 to 5, including an English check). If offered a place, accept it on Studyinfo.fi and send your final Leaving Cert results as VAMK instructs. Studies start in autumn 2027.

Costs

• No tuition for EU/EEA citizens, including Irish students. VAMK charges tuition only to non-EU/EEA students (EUR 10,500 a year for bachelor’s degrees from August 2026). You pay your own living costs in Vaasa.

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