University of Helsinki
In no time at all it will be January and we are looking forward to greet all our new exchange and visiting students here at the University of Helsinki.
Your exchange experience will begin with a visit to the Welcome Fair on January 8th, 2015, as well as your Faculty orientation. So you need to take part in both! Remember to bring your official ID (passport, ID card) with you – otherwise you won’t be able to get all of the official matters out of the way.
The Welcome Fair is the perfect place to get to know the University and the Campuses as well as to get all the official matters out of the way. The venue for the Welcome Fair in January 2015 is the Language Centre of the University of Helsinki (address: Fabianinkatu 26). Please see our Welcome Fair and orientation week map for locations.
At the Welcome Fair you can among other things:
- pick up your certificate of attendance and local transport discount certificate,
- pick up your user ID for the University computer network,
- get information on e.g. language courses and on how to register for them,
- talk to people from the Student Union and student organisations such as the Erasmus Student Network (ESN),
- and of course meet a lot of new friends!
Those exchange students who have not paid the Student Union fee in advance, should visit the Student Union Customer Service (Mannerheimintie 5 A), where you have the opportunity to pay the Student Union membership fee. You will more information on the website of the Student Union.
In order for your studies in Helsinki to begin as smoothly as possible, we encourage you to take some time and go through the materials on our New students website. You will find all necessary information on the practicalities there.
Another great resource is the Orientation Handbook. In it you can find answers to almost all questions that you have regarding your life in Helsinki and studies at UH. Have a look at the pdf-version already before your arrival, you will get a hard copy at the Welcome Fair.
The Faculties at the University of Helsinki also arrange Faculty specific orientations. During these you get to know your Faculty and department and get a good start in your studies.
All dates, hours and locations for the different orientations, sessions and the Welcome Fair, are available on the New students website.
We have also created a Facebook event for the Welcome Fair, if you are on Facebook, please join the event and you will see who else is coming:
https://www.facebook.com/events/595142407257158
During the Christmas holidays and New Year’s most of the staff at the University of Helsinki have some time off, so if you do not get an answer to your emails straight away we ask you to be patient.
See you all at the Welcome Fair!