Student selection

IMLEX student selection process

The admission process in the Master’s Degree Programme in Imaging and Light in Extended Reality aims at fair selection of high-quality applicants. Student selection is based on the application documents and evaluation how the applicant’s skills and competences gained by the previous academic studies correspond to the Master’s studies applied for. Meeting the minimum application requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the programme.

Applicants will be ranked according to the selection criteria. The best 25 applicants are accepted to the program and the rest of the applicants are rejected. The programme may accept more applicants by discretion to fill the available study places in the programme.  Applicants are not placed on the waiting list.

Complete eligible applications will be evaluated by IMLEX Academic and Management Board members, grading each criterion for each application. The selection criteria in the first evaluation round are:

  • Recognition of home institution/recognized first degree (0 – 10 points)
  • Rank/grade/distinction (0 – 30 points); threshold 10 points
  • Letters of recommendation (0-10 points)
  • Personal motivation (0-20 points)
  • Adequate academic courses, experience, former international mobility (0-20 points)

Applications receiving less than 10 points for the Rank/grade/distinction will not be evaluated further. Maximum total points in the first evaluation round are 90.

Shortlisted applicants will be evaluated by IMLEX partner universities in the second evaluation round. In addition to the above-mentioned criteria, the motivation video will be evaluated in the second evaluation round:

▫ Personal motivation, video (0-10 points)

Maximum total points after the second evaluation round are 100.

Among the criteria used for the selection of IMLEX applicants, the following aspects will be considered:

Academic records: Excellence of the candidate: outstanding achievement in the applicant’s BSc degree level (i.e. 180 ECTS in the EU system) or equivalent, in a relevant field of study. The applicants must have at least a C average on the ECTS grading scale or equivalent (e.g. GPA, CGPA) during their undergraduate studies;

Motivation letter: In the motivation letter, applicant is required to answer a set of questions:

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

Applicants are allowed to use generative AI when making the motivation letter. The letter should be maximum one A4 page.

Adequate academic courses: 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 and lighting. In addition to academic studies, skills gained from work experience or other studies can be taken into consideration.

Motivation video (max. 2 minutes, evaluated only in the second evaluation round). 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?

If necessary, IMLEX AMB may invite top applicants to an online interview to verify their skills and motivation. The list of selected students will be finalized during the selection meeting. The ranking list is made according to the total score. Whenever two or more applicants have the same total points, the admission committee can take into account the gender balance of the students. If this is not necessary, the one who has higher score in academic excellence will be placed first.

The final ranking of the applications will be defined in the selection committee meeting. The selection result and ranking will be sent to the applicants latest on mid-April 2027.