Applying to LUT Master's Programmes in Technology - Double Degree partner

Russia
December 2, 2019 – February 28, 2020
Studies starting in Fall

2020

Europe
Green for Real
Committed to energy efficiency and sustainable development
LAPPEENRANTA

students
1 000 staff members
70 nationalities
30% of the 1st year students

are international

LUT UNIVERSITY IN FIGURES

THE´s pioneering initiative to recognize universities across the world for

their social and economic impact
2019 LUT position 300+ among a total of 462 ranked universities

QS World University Rankings (QS)
Academic reputation, employer reputation, international faculty, citations per faculty member, the student-to-faculty ratio, and the number of international students
2019 LUT position 491 among a total of 1 011 world’s top universities
Special strength: Research intensity
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings
Research, teaching, international outlook, funding
2018 LUT position 501-600 among a total of 1 000 world’s top universities
Special strength: societal impact, particularly in industry collaboration

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LUT UNIVERSITY RANKINGS

Energy Systems Master’s Programme in Bioenergy Systems Master’s Programme in Nuclear

Engineering Master’s Programme in Electrical Engineering Master’s Programme in Sustainability Science and Solutions Master’s Programme in Mechatronic System Design Master’s Programme in Sustainable Production in Mechanical Engineering Master’s Programme in Advanced Structural Design and Robotised Welding

LUT School of Engineering Science Master’s Programme in Chemical Engineering Master’s Programme in Water Technology Master’s Programme in Computational Engineering and Technical Physics Master’s Programme in Software Engineering and Digital Transformation Master’s Programme in Global Management of Innovation and Technology (GMIT)

A list for partner universities for each LUT Master’s DD Programme can be found at the LUT website “Apply to LUT – Double Degree Studies”

a tuition fee of EUR 10 000 / academic year
Possibility

to apply for LUT Scholarship
1. Full Scholarship  covering for 100% of the tuition fee + the living expenses up to EUR 560/month (for 10 months/academic year)
2. 100 % Tuition Fee Scholarship  covering for 100% of the tuition fee
3. 50% Tuition Fee Scholarship  covering for 50% of the tuition fee
All the LUT Master’s Programmes are offering scholarships NOTE: All the programmes are NOT offering Full Scholarships
Scholarships granted in the order of the highest points achieved in the selection process Once the Scholarship Decisions are made, there will be no reconsidering done or changes made to them
Applied to on the same application form when applying to the Master's Programme

LUT Master's Programme/s
More information about the programmes: www.lut.fi/masters
You

can apply to a maximum of two different LUT Master’s Programmes for which your home university/faculty has a Double Degree agreement with LUT  A list for the partner universities for each LUT Master’s Programme can be found at the LUT website “Apply to LUT – Double Degree Studies”
Carefully go through the websites for the required programme-specific studies  www.lut.fi  Admissions  Apply to LUT  Master’s Studies  Detailed information given programme by programme

in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand

or the United States of America OR,
The present Master’s Programme in the partner university is in English

ACCEPTED LANGUAGE TESTS & MINIMUM REQUIRED SCORES

POSSIBLE !!
Only a limited number of tests and test dates

are available
Receiving the results usually takes several weeks
Not eligible to apply without an accepted language test result by the application DL
Language test result must reach LUT Admissions Services by February 28, 2020 at 15:00 (UTC+2)
A language certificate provided by the home university is NOT accepted

TAKING A LANGUAGE TEST

STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A LANGUAGE TEST RESULT The language of instruction mentioned in the Degree Certificate or ToR – if not, an additional, official* statement by the partner university about the language of instruction required. *The original stamp of the university or faculty on each page of each copy for the documents.

of the application period = on December 2, 2019
All the

accepted language tests are valid for 2 years from the date of taking the test

VALIDITY FOR THE LANGUAGE TEST

SUBMITTING THE TEST RESULT

Enclosing a copy of the test result to the application OR, mailing/e-mailing it separately to LUT Admissions Services – or, requesting it to be made electronically available to LUT by the test organizer The codes can be requested from LUT Admissions Services

The test result has to reach LUT Admissions Services by February 28, 2020 at 15:00 (UTC+2)

Transcript of Records (B.Sc.)
An up-to-date copy for the Transcript

of Records (M.Sc.)
+ Translations in English for all these documents (if applicable)

REQUIRED EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS

the awarding university or the present home university
There has

to be the original stamp of the university on each page of each copy for the documents
A plain copy of an officially certified copy is NOT accepted
Or, officially certified by Notary Public
Each page of every document must bear an original stamp/seal and signature of the certifying officer
ALL TRANSLATIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS
Can be done by the applicant – but they must be officially certified by the awarding university or the present home university
There has to be the original stamp of the university on each page of the translations
A translation without the original stamp of the university NOT accepted
…Or, the educational documents can also be translated by an official translator
Each page of every document must bear an original stamp/seal and signature of the official translator

AUTHENTICATION & TRANSLATIONS

the home university will first provide LUT Admissions Services with

a list of students applying to the programme
 Students & status for the language test (if applicable)
LUT Admissions Services will send the student a link to his/her personal application form

out and signing it
Enclosing all the required and officially

certified documents  Listed on the application form
One application form for each programme (max. 2 programmes)
One set of enclosures required for each programme

HOW TO APPLY? Application Forms & Enclosures

NOTE! The application documents will not be returned or accessed by the applicant anymore after having been received by LUT University

addressed to LUT Admissions Services to the LUT staff member

at “The House of Finland” in St. Petersburg
Schedules for bringing the documents informed to all the applicants
The documents will not be checked at The House of Finland
APPLICANTS IN OTHER CITIES

Mailing the application form + the enclosures to LUT Admissions Services by using a courier service
Address given on the application form

DELIVERING THE APPLICATION

DL for LUT Admissions Services to receive the application form + all the required documents is February 28, 2020 at 15:00 (UTC+2)
No additional supplementary period
Late applications will not be accepted

skills
Only when the language requirements are met with, LUT Admissions

Services will process the educational documents
LUT Admissions Services will notify the applicant by e-mail when having processed the documents
…and send him/her a request to supplement the application, if necessary
The student has to be able to supplement the application by the application DL of February 28, 2020 at 15:00 (UTC+2)
= No additional supplementary period after the DL
Applications NOT being enclosed/supplemented with the requested documents by the given DL will automatically be rejected as incomplete applications

VERIFYING THE ELIGIBILITY

each programme
Applications evaluated by the Admissions Committee for the programme
All

the eligible applicants will go through a video interview as part of the evaluation/selection process To be admitted, an eligible Double Degree applicant must score at least 70% of the maximum points for the interview

EVALUATIONS & INTERVIEWS

2020
Admitted students will be first informed by e-mail about

the admission and scholarship decision
Admitted students in St. Petersburg: Students can pick up their Admission Letter at the House of Finland
Admitted students in other cities: Admission Letters will be sent to the contact person in the home university
If having been granted a scholarship, the official Scholarship Decision will be enclosed as well
Non-admitted applicants will be informed by e-mail

30, 2020

Studies starting at the end of August 2020
The

exact date given on the Certificate of Admission