Welcome Fair – Thank you and info for those arriving late

The University of Helsinki Welcome Fair for new international students is once again over for this spring term.

A big thank you from all of us at the International Exchange Services and Student Services to you who visited and worked at the Fair! Once again, an awesome Fair!

All in all about 200 new international exchange and visiting students paid the Welcome Fair a visit. Some pictures from the Fair can be found on the New Students Facebook page.

The next Welcome Fair is going to be in late August 2014.

Did you miss the Welcome Fair?

In case you missed the Welcome Fair or did not have a chance to get all official things sorted out at there, we have gathered a checklist of the things you will need to do after your arrival:

• If you want to join the Student Union you have to pay the membership fee at the Student Union Office by the end of January.
  • If you arrive after January  you first need to collect a certificate of your late arrival from the International Exchange Services before going to the Student Union Office
• Go to the International Exchange Services to get your Certificate of Attendance and a student discount certificate for public transportation.
• Go to the public transportation service office (HSL) and get your travel card with student discount. Remember to have your ID with you.
• If you are an Erasmus student, please take a look at our previous blog post for info on where to go with your learning agreement and arrival certificate etc.
• Go to the IT Services to receive your IT-user account and password:
  • University of Helsinki Main Library Kaisa (City center campus)
• If you have joined the Student Union, apply for the Student Card
  • You need the student number, which you can find on your Certificate of Attendance
• Registration for courses may have ended
  • Contact the teacher and ask if you can join the course
  • If the registration for a course has not ended, please register in Weboodi, as soon as possible (IT-user account is needed)
  • If you have questions about course selection, please contact your host faculty at UH

If you have any other questions, come and see us at the International Exchange Services Office, we are here to help you!

Enjoy your stay in Helsinki!