Admission criteria

IMLEX Admission Requirements 2027

Minimum eligibility criteria

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Electronical Engineering, Photonics, or in related field with good grades, issued by an internationally recognised university.
  2. Good command of English language. TOEFL iBT 92 or overall score 4.5; IELTS Academic 6.5; PTE 68
    or in limited cases, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree conducted in English language. See details below.

Application form and enclosures

The online application form must be filled in and the required enclosures need to be attached  (in pdf format) with the on-line application.  At the application state we require only scanned enclosures attached (uploaded) to the application form. Paper copies are not required during the application period. Please see further instructions and how to submit your application documents at UEF admissions website.

Enclosures:

  1. B.Sc. degree certificate or equivalent, and an English translation of it, see admission requirements below
  2. An official transcript of academic records, and an English translation of it, see admission requirements below
  3. English language certificate, see admission requirements below
  4. Two recommendation letters
  5. Motivation letter; applicant is required to answer a set of questions specified in the admission requirements
  6. Curriculum vitae
  7. A copy of passport
  8. A motivation video. The video format must be one of the following: x-m4v, x-matroska, x-msvideo, mpeg, ogg, webm, 3gpp, 3gpp2, mp4, MP2T, quicktime, x-ms-wmv, x-ms-vob. Maximum duration of the video is 2 minutes, and maximum size of the video file is 1 GB.

All above-mentioned enclosures are compulsory for the selection process.

Admission requirements 2027

Degree certificate

In 2027, a maximum of 25 students will be selected into the programme. The application period opens on 2 December 2026 and closes on 13 January 2027 at 11:59 p.m. (UTC+2). The applicants need to apply through the national Studyinfo portal at studyinfo.fi.

A previous Bachelor’s degree corresponding to at least 3 years of full-time academic studies from an institution for higher education is required from all Master’s degree applicants. The degree must be awarded by an internationally recognized university or university of applied sciences. Eligible IMLEX applicants need to have a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Electronical Engineering, Photonics, or in related field.

The degree should include enough relevant studies completed at excellent levels, so that the admitted students will have sufficient background for the IMLEX studies. The relevant fields that will give points in the evaluation process are (list is not exhaustive, also other topics can be considered as merit)

  • mathematics,
  • physics,
  • data structures and algorithms,
  • programming skills,
  • imaging; XR; computer graphics; electronics; lighting

In addition to the academic studies, skills gained from work experience or other studies can be taken into consideration. These skills are separately evaluated for each candidate and evaluation points given taking into consideration the suitability for the IMLEX curriculum.

Admission is conditional if applicant applies to UEF with a degree that is not finished during the application period. It is required that the applicants deliver officially certified copies of the final degree certificate and the transcript of records to the programme coordinator by 30 July 2027.

The applicants should follow the guidelines given for the temporary (provisional) degree certificate and for official translations and country-specific regulations at UEF required documents website.

Language requirements

Applicants must demonstrate the required level of language proficiency for admission by either (1) achieving at least the minimum required results in one of the approved language tests or (2) meeting the language proficiency criteria outlined below. These requirements apply to all applicants. No exceptions or waivers of language proficiency requirements will be given. 

  • Applicants must complete one of the following language tests, with at least the minimum section scores listed:
  • TOEFL iBT,
    • Total score 92 (the test was completed before January 21, 2026)
    • Overall score: 4.5 (the test was completed on or after January 21, 2026) 
  • IELTS (academic) overall score 6.5
  • PTE (academic), total score 68
  • C1 Advanced overall score C
  • C2 Proficiency overall score level C1

Kindly note that the University of Eastern Finland also accepts the following tests:

  • IELTS Academic online and UKVI tests, IELTS One Skill Retake test results.
  • PTE Academic online and UKVI tests
  • TOEFL iBT Home Edition tests, MyBest Scores

TOEFL, IELTS and PTE certificates are valid for two years from the day they are issued, i.e. the language test needs to be in effect during the application period. We accept language tests that are completed from 2 December 2024 onwards. The language test results must be verifiable from the online verification service of the organiser.

(2)  Applicants who hold one of the following do not have to take an English language test

  • 2. a) A language test is not required if the applicant has completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or higher degree in an English-taught programme in EU/EEA -countries, or in one of the following countries:

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Dominica, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South-Africa, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The applicants from these countries must prove the language of instruction. The medium of instruction must be clearly stated on the educational documents. If your documents do not explicitly mention English as the medium of instruction, you must provide an additional official statement issued by a representative of your educational institution confirming this.

  • 2. b) A language test is not required if the applicant has completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or higher degree in an English-taught programme in Australia, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, the United Kingdom or the United States.  The applicants prove their language skills with a university degree.

The degree/programme must be taught and assessed in English (at least 50 % of the degree must be completed in English). When language proficiency is demonstrated through the education degree, the language of instruction must be clearly indicated in the educational documents.

Online studies or studies completed on offshore campuses outside the accepted countries/area cannot be used to indicate language skills, even if the degree-awarding institution is in one of the accepted countries.

No other degrees or statements of language proficiency will be accepted.

Motivation

In the motivation letter, applicant is required to answer a set of questions. Applicants are allowed to use generative AI when making the motivation letter. The letter should be maximum one A4 page. An optional motivation video may be considered as part of evaluation.

  1. Reflect their present situation and background to IMLEX curriculum and prerequisites;
  2. Which IMLEX courses and/or semesters they find the most interesting and why;
  3. Ideas of applied research related to IMLEX academic content;
  4. Professional development plan

In the motivation video, applicant is required to reply to the questions:

  1. Why are you interested in studying Extended Reality?
  2. How do your abilities help you to succeed in your studies in IMLEX?