Separate Application to Fine Arts 30 March - 13 April 2027

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Fine Arts, blended studies

Description of entrance examinations for study programme

Pre-task
Applicants are required to submit a CV, a Personal Statement, and a Portfolio.

The Portfolio shall be submitted as a single multi-page PDF document containing 10-15 examples of artistic work completed within the last five years. The portfolio should demonstrate the applicant's artistic practice and may include examples of work in one or several artistic media and formats. Links to audiovisual works or other relevant digital content may be included in the PDF where appropriate. Each work should be accompanied by title, year, medium, dimensions or duration (where applicable), and a brief description.

The Personal Statement should outline the applicant's artistic practice, main areas of interest, previous studies and experiences relevant to the application.

The pre-task is assessed on the basis of artistic quality and originality, commitment to artistic practice, ability to present and contextualise artistic work, reflective capacity, development potential, and readiness for higher education studies in Fine Arts. No particular medium, genre, or artistic approach is given preference.

Only eligible applicants selected on the basis of the pre-task will be invited to the online interview.

The pre-task is assessed as follows: CV and Personal Statement (0-20 points, minimum points required is 10), Portfolio (0-60 points, minimum points required is 30).

Online Interview

The online interview is held between 31 May and 4 June 2027. Exact interview times will be communicated individually in the invitation.

No preparatory material is required. Applicants are expected to be familiar with their submitted portfolio, personal statement, previous studies, and artistic practice.

The interview focuses on the applicant's artistic practice, ability to discuss and reflect upon artistic processes, critical thinking, artistic maturity, development potential, motivation for higher education studies, and ability to engage in artistic dialogue. The interview is not primarily a language test. English proficiency is assessed only to the extent necessary for successful participation in the programme.

The interview is assessed on a scale of 0-20 points.

Applicants who do not participate in the interview cannot be admitted.

Entrance Examination Assessment
The pre-task and interview are assessed on a scale of 0-100 points. Assessment is based on CV and Personal Statement (0-20 points, , minimum point required is 10), Portfolio (0-60 points, , minimum point required is 30), and e-Interview (0-20 points, minimum point required is 10).

The assessment evaluates the applicant's artistic practice, reflective ability, critical thinking, artistic maturity and development potential. Applicants are ranked according to their combined results from the pre-assignment and interview. In the event of a tie, ranking is determined by lottery.

To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the eligibility requirements, complete all required components of the entrance examination, and obtain a minimum of 50 points out of 100.

Note: English is used throughout the admission process.

Information about the selection methods for our applications 2027 will be published in September.

Accessibility
Individual arrangements in the entrance exam

If an applicant is in need of individual arrangements during the entrance examinations at Novia University of Applied Sciences (for example, due to dyslexia or another disability), they should submit a written application by post or email to the Admissions Services no later than xx.xx.2027 at 3 pm Finnish time. (Date will be published later)

  • Admissions Services at Novia UAS, PB 6, 65201 Vaasa, Finland
  • admissions@novia.fi (to protect your personal data, please use our secure email service: securemail.novia.fi)
     

Please attach copies of attestations that support your application (e.g. medical certificate or equivalent statement on the nature of your disease or disability, or certificate on dyslexia or learning difficulty). If it is written on another language than Finnish, Swedish or English, the applicant has to provide, in addition to the original attestation or statement, a translated copy of the document with an authorized translator’s name, signature and stamp.

Those who request support measures, such as additional time, on the grounds of dyslexia have to attach a statement of a trained special needs teacher, an expert psychologist, speech therapist or specialist medical doctor (e.g. child neurologist, neurologist or phoniatrician). The statement shall indicate that you need support measures for taking the exam due to dyslexia. The UAS may accept an equivalent decision made by The Finnish Matriculation Examination Board if it contains the granted support measures.

The validity of statements is assessed on a case-by-case basis depending on the persistence of disability, disease or learning difficulty. For dyslexia, only statements that have been obtained at the age of 16 or later are considered.

The applicant will be notified of the arrangements that can be made by the University of Applied Sciences.

An identification document must be submitted with your application

The identification document that you show during the online entrance examination/interview must be the same document as the one you supplied with the application form.

The following documents are accepted as proof of identity:

  • passport
  • Finnish identity card with a photo, issued by the police
  • Finnish driver’s licence
  • EU/EEA country identity card with a photo
Go to

Admissions Office

Admissions Services
PO BOX 6
FI-65201 Vaasa, Finland

Phone hours: weekdays 12-13:45

Phone + 358 (0)6 328 5055
Fax +358 (0)6 328 5117

E-mail: admissions@novia.fi 

Securemail service: securemail.novia.fi