Welcome to University of Helsinki
News, stories and updates for applicants and international students at the University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki Welcome Fair for new international students is once again over for this fall 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!
All in all about 700 new international exchange and visiting students paid the Welcome Fair a visit! Thank you for coming 🙂
Welcome to the opening of the academic year on the 2 of September from 2pm-6pm at the university´s main building at Fabiankatu 33.
OPENING CARNIVAL
From 2pm to 6pm the City Centre Campus will be filled with carnival atmosphere when the University, the Student Union, student nations, subject associations and interest clubs will present themselves to the new and old students in the Main Building and Porthania. The carnival includes music, dance, performances, beverages and snacks, presentations of different organizations, etc. The complete program will be available on the HYY website at the end of August. If you want to find a nice organization to join, and have fun with other students with the same interest as you, this is the place to be. Continue reading “The opening carnival and party”
If you are interested in learning Finnish or Swedish but for some reason cannot attend the university classes, don’t worry there are other options too!
The Learn the Local Lingos™ -event on 30.8.2013 at 15:00-18:45, Helsinki City Hall, Pohjois Esplanadi 11-13, focuses on learning Finnish and Swedish in the Helsinki region. The event is organized as part of the programme of the Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks.
During the event you can register for Finnish or Swedish courses and from 17:15 onwards you can come to the language café and have a chat in Finnish or Swedish! Read more about it from the Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks pages.
Find a Flatmate! event on August 29th, 2013, 3-7 p.m. at Think Corner, Porthania, Yliopistokatu 3 brings together landlords and students in need for a flat/mate to connect and get to know each other.
It’s also a great place to find information on the housing market, renting and letting. You can ask questions directly from the professionals – representatives of institutions, companies and organisation connected to the housing market. And if you happen to have a room or a flat you’d like to let for short-term or long-term you can come and meet potential tenants face to face.
Read more about the event and register for it at the Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks website! You can also contact Aino Jones, Helsinki Education and Research Area – HERA (aino.mt.jones(a)helsinki.fi) for more information about the event.
Once you have received information on your studies and the University at the orientation and Welcome Fair, you can turn your attention to what the City of Helsinki and the entire Metropolitan Area has to offer to you. Continue reading “Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks – get to know the Metropolitan area!”
The time to register for the Autumn Semester’s Finnish courses is starting soon! You can study Finnish in The University of Helsinki on all our four campuses: City centre, Viikki, Meilahti and Kumpula campus, and in several different levels of study too.
Why study Finnish you might ask? Because, learning Finnish will help you to settle in, to stay informed of what is happening in the university and in Helsinki and ultimately – if you’re planning on staying in Finland for a longer time – help you in finding a job! It is also part of the degree requirements in some faculties that international students will study at least some Finnish or Swedish. Continue reading “Moi, are you interested in learning Finnish?”
This autumn the University of Helsinki is giving about 50 start-up grants to our international degree students. The International Student Grant, or ISG as we say, is meant for students who are accepted to study in one of the chosen International Master’s Degree Programmes. The amount of each grant will be 1000-1500 euro (paid once) and the application time is open until August 31st 2013 11:59 p.m. (Finnish time GMT +2).
If you are an international degree student moving to Finland from abroad and have already been accepted to the University of Helsinki, you can apply for the grant. You are eligible to apply as soon as you have accepted your placement and registered for studies at the University of Helsinki.
Learn more about the grant and applying for it from the ISG web pages.
As you’ll be starting your studies here at the UH in a couple of weeks you can be sure to find a lot of friendly faces and helping hands to make the start of your studies as easy as possible. One of the most important people you’ll encounter are our student tutors.
All our degree and exchange students will be assigned a tutor by the faculties and you will meet your tutor in the beginning of the orientation week. Each tutor will take care of a group of students, so you’ll also get to know other students from your field of study at the same time! Continue reading “Tutors, your friendly guides to university life”
Kallio neighbourhood, known as the urban heart of Helsinki, will act as a stage for bands, dance acts, poetry recitation and several other activities this weekend as the annually organized Kallio Block Party closes down the entire Kolmas Linja Street for the whole day tomorrow, the 3rd of August. The free of charge city festival (see programme and map of festival area) organized by the Kallio-liike is open for all and has something for everyone. Continue reading “See the 3rd Line come to live with Kallio Block Party 2013”
You might have already gotten to know the online version of the Orientation Handbook 2013-2014. Now the book is also available in printed form and if you are already in Helsinki you can come and get your own copy from the Student Services at the university main building (Fabianinkatu 33, ground floor). For those who will be arriving in Helsinki at the beginning of the academic year, the handbook will be handed out at the Welcome Fair 28/8-29/8. Until then we advise you to use the online one.
The handbook contains a lot of practical information that will help you get started with your student life and to navigate through daily life. It includes for example general information about living in Finland and studying in the University of Helsinki. It’s the ultimate survival guide for new students so browse through and also let your friends know!
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