For the applicants

The main purpose of university of applied sciences education is to provide students with practical competence so that they can meet the challenges of working life. The aim is to respond to the constantly changing needs and challenges of working life.

The educational offerings of universities of applied sciences cover a broad range of fields, in all of which the focus is on providing the students with practical competence. Universities of applied sciences provide:

• teaching for a Bachelor’s degree
• teaching for a Master’s degree
• professional specialisation studies and other types of continuing education
• open university of applied sciences education
• vocational teacher training

University of applied sciences studies can be on a full-time basis, which mainly concerns the young, or in the form of adult education, which is attractive to those already in working life.