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By the end of the application period yesterday, the MDPs starting in autumn 2023 had in total 6,023 applications that compete for 305 study places in 15 programmes. The total number of applicants was 4,662 because one person can apply for several programmes. Last year the number of applicants was 2,011 and the number of applications 2,676.

As in previous years, the most popular programmes in terms of applications were at JSBE:

·       International Business and Entrepreneurship (997 applications),
·       Banking and International Finance (727) and  
·       Digital Marketing and Corporate Communication (673).

Largest proportional growth took place in the Biological and Environmental Science programme, which more than tripled to 572 applications. More than 400 applications were also received in Educational Sciences (education), Development, Education and International Cooperation DEICO (education and social sciences) and Corporate Environmental Management (JSBE). The number of applicants more than doubled in almost all programmes.

The application for JYU’s international master’s degree programmes took place in the first joint application of the spring. Each applicant was able to apply with the same electronic form for at the most six study options at any higher education institution participating in the joint application.

MDPs are a great path to internationalisation

The applicants came from 119 different countries from which the largest is Finland with 917 applicants. The number of applicants outside the EU/EEA countries was 4,303.

“The growth in the number of applicants to our international MDPs was visible already in last year and continues now magnificently, which is an excellent achievement. One of the most important goals of our University is to strengthen internationalisation, and attractive, high-quality international master’s degree programmes play a key role in achieving it. This great result encourages us in our work towards a genuinely more international university. I am still happy about that our international MDPs also attract plenty of students from Finland. While this helps our domestic students in internationalisation, it also supports the integration of international students with our University community and Finnish society,” says Vice Rector Marja-Leena Laakso.

The MDPs are available for both Finnish and international applicants with a suitable bachelor’s degree from Finland or elsewhere. The programmes last for two years, and their extent is 120 ECTS credits. Students from outside the EU and EEA countries are charged a tuition fee. For some of them, the University awards a grant to cover tuition costs.

JYU has more than 1,000 international students every year. Around 250 of them study in international MDPs and the rest in doctoral programmes or as exchange students.

Further information

Marja-Leena Laakso
Vice Rector
+358 40 805 4024, marja-leena.laakso@jyu.fi

Emilia Tolvanen
Coordinator, team leader (international student admission)
+358 40 805 3018, emilia.tolvanen@jyu.fi