As a graduate of the Industrial Information Technology degree programme, you can work in designing and developing digital solutions in industrial environments. In your work, you will utilize new IT technologies and methods and can build a career focusing on software production, networks, embedded systems, IoT, and research and development.
As an IT engineer, you can find work in Finland, Europe, and around the world.
Interesting and versatile working opportunities
The Industrial Information Technology graduates can pursue roles in various industries and the information technology sector as
Studies include work-based projects and cooperation with local partners
The Industrial Information Technology students will study, train, and learn through various work-based projects. The studies are conducted in close cooperation with local partners.
During their studies, students practice project management and team-leading roles and learn to communicate, work and negotiate with people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Higher education institutions in Finland charge tuition fees for students from outside the EU/EEA area. Be sure to check the details ontuition fees, available scholarships, and the early bird discount.
The Industrial Information Technology degree programme equips engineering students for global careers in industrial IT, focusing on
◆ software production ◆ networks ◆ embedded systems ◆ IoT ◆ research and development.
Graduates can pursue roles as technological experts, managers, designers, developers, and sales engineers in various industries and the information technology sector.
Industrial Information Technology students learn, how to design and develop digital solutions in industrial environments using new IT technologies and methods.
During their studies, students act as project managers or leaders of individuals and larger teams, communicating, working and negotiating with people from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Tuition fees
Non-EU/EEA students are subject to tuition fees. The annual tuition fee for students in bachelor's degree programmes is € 8 000 per year. Applying for the 50 % scholarship is possible after the first academic year. To be able to use the given option, you must be able to study full-time during the first academic year – meaning that you must complete a minimum of 60 ECTS credits of studies that are included in your personal study plan.
The earned qualification is an undergraduate degree (a bachelor’s degree). After earning the degree, you can apply for work in private sector businesses as well as public sector organisations that require an applicable university degree.
The bachelor’s degree programme includes a 15-ECTS thesis. This can either be a research-based project or a so-called functional thesis project. The thesis project aims to broaden and deepen your professional expertise and knowledge and provide you with the expertise needed to operate in development tasks in your field. The thesis project improves your information retrieval and problem-solving skills.
The thesis can be conducted as a project commissioned by an external organisation, or as part of a development project. The thesis project can be carried out individually, in pairs or in a group, including a written report. At its best, the thesis project can serve as a pathway to your future career.
We offer you excellent opportunities to gain valuable international expertise and language skills for your future career. Future workplaces and positions require multicultural skills, language skills and international understanding. Learning takes place in an international, multicultural environment, as our degree students come from all over the world.
Go international!
You can complete part of your studies at our partner institutions in different countries around the world or do your practical training abroad. Every year, we welcome a large number of students from different countries, so the programme is genuinely international.
Your studies will be closely connected with the development of working-life practices, together with businesses and work communities. Multidisciplinary working-life projects and different learning environments, such as student cooperatives, will strengthen your connections with authentic working-life interactions throughout the programme.
At LAB University of Applied Sciences, our goal is to renew the working life and ways of working. Together with our partners, we test new innovations and ways of doing things.
We focus on supporting responsible, regenerative growth through intangible value creation, multipurpose materials, and human well-being.
This international engineering degree programme offers excellent opportunities to work in Finland, Europe, and around the world. During their studies, students will study, train, and learn through work-based projects, in close cooperation with local partners.
After earning a bachelor’s degree and having two years of professional work experience, you are eligible to apply to the university of applied sciences (UAS) master’s degree programmes. You are also eligible to apply to master’s degree programmes offered by universities.
