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The First of May celebrations in Helsinki

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In Helsinki the May Day, Vappu in Finnish, Vappen in Swedish, celebrations begin 30th of April, which is commonly also called “Finnish Carneval”. On the day the different student organisations have their own program all around the city, for example students of history climb on the roof of Finnish National Archives to wear garland on the statue of Flora, some organisations go for piknik in Suomenlinna fortress or on the parks of Helsinki, and many statues get their own hats, garlands or other decorations. On 6 pm exactly is the high point of Vappu, when the statue of Havis Amanda (nicknamed Manta) gets her own student cap at Market Square in city center. Capping of Manta is big national celebration and if you want to get a good spot, be early on the place, because the square and Esplanad Park will be full of people. This year the Student Union of Aalto-University (AYY) has the honor of capping the Manta statue and they organize parade from Hietalahti Square to Manta, parade starts on time 15.30. Continue reading “The First of May celebrations in Helsinki”

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Tips: applying for housing

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My name is Jibril Taufiq Iddriss and I am currently one of the University of Helsinki’s International Student Ambassadors. I am passionate about helping students out, especially those coming from Africa with a different culture and outlook on life.

By now, most of you are just jumping up and down telling the whole town or on a lighter note village that you have received an admission into the University of Helsinki. University of Helsinki is one of the 100th best universities in the world. All said and done, you are told to apply for accommodation as soon as possible from this site (Hoas.fi) or any other sources provided by the university website. Continue reading “Tips: applying for housing”

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Applying to University of Helsinki as an exchange student

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Has your home university selected you for exchange at the University of Helsinki? Thinking about what to do next? Congratulations, the application round for the academic year 2015/2016 just started!

Every spring about 600 students from UH’s partner universities apply to UH as exchange students, planning to come here for one semester or a year. In total, University of Helsinki welcomes about 1000 exchange students each year, for one term or for the full academic year. Continue reading “Applying to University of Helsinki as an exchange student”

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The job market has expectations – but what are they?

The career skills course can help students decide what they want to be when they grow up.

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Milica Maksimovic stands at one of the crossroads of her life. This January, she will defend her doctoral dissertation on neuroscience, but after that her future is open. To navigate the jungle of different options, Maksimovic took the Career Services course for English-speaking doctoral students, first one course for her own field and then another one for a multidisciplinary audience.

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Welcome Fair – Thank you for visiting and info for those exchange students arriving late

WF_01_2015The University of Helsinki Welcome Fair for new international students is once again over for the spring term. Totally about 300 new international students paid the Welcome Fair a visit.

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!

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Interactions in Urban Space – Meeting each other and interacting in the city

The story began several years ago in my freshman year as a geography student. One day in a lecture a friend of mine asked me to join him in a monthly meeting and a newbie’s evening of an international student organization, EGEA Helsinki. On my own I never would have gone to the meeting, but with friends I became interested and enthusiastic. EGEA Helsinki is an entity of EGEA Europe (European Geography Organization for geography student and young geographers), which organizes various kind of events in Finland and in the European level. It was easy to participate in the events and already in my first year of studies I found myself travelling in Poland for an EGEA exchange. Continue reading “Interactions in Urban Space – Meeting each other and interacting in the city”

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Happy holidays!

SeasonsGreetings2014_smallChristmas is just a week away and the activities at the University of Helsinki are quieting down.

Most of the staff is taking a few days off during Christmas and the New Year, so we ask you to be patient if you do not get an answer to your email straight away. Please note that the Faculties are also closed during Christmas and the New Year. Continue reading “Happy holidays!”

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Student Ambassadors in dialogue in Beijing

The Student Ambassador programme was launched at the university two years ago. The university waves the baton, but making the music sound fresh is ultimately down to the team of current student ambassadors.

Among the student ambassadors are M.A. students Chen Shuo and Dong Junru from China, who act as ambassadors and provide vital support to fellow international students in getting to know the university.

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Begin your stay in Helsinki with a visit to the Welcome Fair!

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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.

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