International Master’s Programmes

The CSE department provides three international Master’s programs and in addition three majors for the new EIT ICT Labs Master School for both foreign and domestic students with a B.Sc. degree or equivalent. In these intensive , two-year programmes studying takes place in international environment in Finland and/or abroad.

EIT ICT Labs Master School

EIT - European Institute of Innovation & Technology - offers two year programmes where you can choose two universities in two different European countries to build a curriculum of your choice based on your skills and interest. EIT ICT Labs Master School offers double degrees, which combines technical competence with a set of skills in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. While you get an excellent theoretical education, you also get the opportunity to work with European top research institutes and leading business partners. CSE department provides three different majors for EIT ICT Labs Master Shool: Embedded Systems, Human Computer Interaction Design and Service Design & Engineering. Deadline for applications is February 15th. Visit also

NordSecMob – Erasmus Mundus Master’s Programme in Security and Mobile Computing

The Erasmus Mundus NordSecMob programme offers a highly competitive study environment for motivated students from around the world. During the two-year time you will study at two top-quality technical universities of the Northern Europe: Aalto (Finland), KTH (Sweden), DTU (Denmark), NTNU (Norway) and UT (Estonia). European students can apply for a scholarship of 20 000 e for two years and non-Europeans can apply for a scholarship of 48 000 e for two years. The NordSecMob curriculum covers a broad range of engineering and theoretical topics giving the students a solid understanding of fundamental mobile computing technologies and an opportunity to choose their own focus areas. The technical basis of the programme consists of the current and future Internet and wireless network technologies, mobile devices, and general software engineering skills. The subject areas include key architectural and management issues in future online services such as mobility, quality of service, security, usability, charging and business models, as well as tools for safe software development and formal and mathematical validation and analysis. Throughout the programme, special attention is paid to the information security.

Master’s Programme in Mobile Computing – Services and Security

In the Mobile Computer – Services and Security Master’s Programme you can learn the latest technology in Internet services and applications, cloud computing, mobile and wireless networks, future network architectures, energy-efficient communication, along with information security and privacy. You will study as part of a motivated international group of students and will have industry contacts already during the studies. Dual degree and mobility to partner universities in Spain or Portugal is optional. The programme has a tuition fee, but you can apply for a scholarship.

SDE – Master’s Programme in Service Design and Engineering

The world is moving towards a service economy. To be successful, established companies must provide new and innovative services to an increasingly demanding and international customer base. Start-ups and their business models are increasingly based on Internet and web-based services. The SDE program is an intensive, 2 year deep-dive into this dynamic world of digital services. The program has a diverse intake profile resulting in a very international and multi-talented student base. The curriculum favors modern learning methods including lots of teamwork, a big part of the SDE experience is the co-operation within the program. Students also engage in projects with high profile Finnish companies and organizations.

Participants in the program prepare themselves for careers in innovating, implementing and managing digital services. The program spans the full service lifecycle from concept to operation. At the core of the program are is IT knowledge and the skills needed for world-class service development. On top of the IT foundation, the program offers unique opportunities for learning business and entrepreneurial skills.