The department of Computer Science accepts annually some five new foreign students to start their undergraduate studies. These students are either beginning their computer science studies or complementing their studies. The department offers only occasionally courses lectured in English and thus a knowledge of Finnish is helpful for successful completion of undergraduate studies.
Each year usually five to ten Finnish students from the department complement their studies at other European universities. The department is involved in the ERASMUS Inter-University Coordination Program, financed by the Commission of the European Communities. Through this program it is possible for students of the department to study at several European universities, including the Technical Universities of Darmstadt and of Graz, the University of Kent at Canterbury, and the University of Catalonia in Barcelona. The department also accepts visiting students from these and other partner institutions. Exchange of students within the Nordic countries is also easy with the financial support of NORDPLUS, a program coordinated by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Post-graduate studies at the department can usually be accomplished in English. The department may admit foreign post-graduate students, who want to study for either the M.Sc. or Ph.D. degree, or visiting students. The Academy of Finland and the Ministry of Education and Science offer grants for foreign post-graduate students within the international exchange programs.