Interview

Applicants who apply through one of the following:

an SAT score or
an OMPT score or
a 12-year education certificate/diploma issued in Estonia, India, Latvia, Morocco, Turkey or Vietnam

and meet Arcada's threshold criteria will be invited to an online interview.

Interview

There is no material to read in preparation for the interview. The interview is held as a group discussion with members of staff and other applicants. The interview is graded as either pass or fail, and participants are scored on the following aspects:

Interaction with interviewer
Quality of contributions
Clarity and fluency of language
Range and accuracy of language.

Timetable

The interview will be arranged on Teams. Applicants will receive a link to the Teams meeting in the invitation email. Applicants should therefore make sure that they have access to the email address they have submitted in their application throughout the application process, and that they also check all folders including the spam folder.

An applicant may not choose which interview batch they attend, but they will be invited to the closest following interview after the applicant has been found to meet the criteria of the chosen selection method, and an Identity document is found in the application. Interviews are planned to be held bi-weekly and applicants will receive an invitation one week prior to the interview. The allocated time can not be changed. Arcada reserves the right to make changes in the timetable depending on the number of applicants.

Technical requirements

As an applicant who has received an invitation, it is your responsibility to make sure that the equipment you use meets the following criteria. To attend the interview, you need to have:

a computer (desktop computer or laptop, not a mobile device or tablet), including:
- a web camera
- a headset (recommended), or speakers and microphone
a stable internet access.

You can either download the Teams app on your computer or access the Teams meeting directly in your web browser .

Arcada is not responsible for, or in any legal liability if your equipment and/or connections do not meet the above-described criteria, if the interview is interrupted, or if you cannot finish it because of technical issues.

Identification documents

Please note that your identity will be checked during the interview. Make sure that you have one of the following:

passport
National Id card issued in EU/EEA country
Finnish driving license, or Finnish ID card.

You should present the same identification document that you submitted to Studyinfo in your application.

An expired passport or identity card is accepted if its validity has expired no later than one year prior to your interview date. For example: if your interview is on 25 January 2026, we will accept ID:s that expired on 25 January 2025 or later. Also, the applicant has to be identifiable on the document’s picture.

How to attend the interview

You should attend the interview by clicking the Teams link five minutes before the start of the interview. The given time is local Finnish time (EET). After you click the link, please make sure that you:

join the meeting through a browser as a guest
fill in your name in the following format: given name last name (e.g. Sarah Johnson, or Sarah J.).

You should also make sure that:

your camera, headset or microphone, and speakers are working
you have already read both the instructions above and the ones in the email sent to you
you have the needed identification documents next to you
you have a quiet environment and optimal lighting for clear sound and good-quality video picture; make sure that you attend the interview by yourself in a private and calm environment that allows you to concentrate.

Arcada will check the eligibility only of applicants who have passed the SAT or OMPT test and the interview. You can only be admitted if you have proven your eligibility and your skills in English by the deadline.

The results from the interview will be published within seven days of the interview.