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Apply for the Get Your Master’s Thesis Written! Grant

The application time for the Spring round 2013 of the Get Your Master’s Thesis Written! Grants is on until the 22nd of May 2013.

The aim of the grant is to promote the finalizing of the master’s thesis by providing for an intensive thesis writing period at one of the field stations of the University. The grant is meant for those students of the University of Helsinki that are close to the end of their thesis work. The field stations are located in Hyytiälä, Kilpisjärvi, Lammi, Tvärminne and Värriö. The grants from this application round can be used during June-November 2013.

For more information go to: FLAMMA (flamma.helsinki.fi):
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Coming to UH as an exchange student? application time ends May 15th, 2013!

If your home university has selected you for an exchange at the University of Helsinki, you still have some days left to apply. The deadline for applications for the autumn semester 2013 and the full academic year 2013-14 is May 15th, 2013!

Detailed application information for exchange students can be found on our website. Also take a look at our previous post here, it will give you some useful information about the application process.

Once you have applied, your application first goes to UH’s International Exchange Services, where the staff checks that you have included everything. After this your application will be sent to the appropriate Faculty for their consideration. You’ll hear the results via e-mail by the end of June.

We hope to meet you in Helsinki!

International Exchange Services

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Vappu – celebrating spring and student life!

Spring has now finally arrived in Finland and with it, of course, the big carnevalistic spring celebration: Vappu. For many students it is the highlight of the year. On the 30th of April and 1st of May you can see people wearing the Finnish student cap, ylioppilaslakki, and students wearing overalls and doing silly things all over Helsinki. The celebration begins on Tuesday afternoon and continues all Wednesday. Here follows some practical info and tips to help you to experience the best of it: Continue reading “Vappu – celebrating spring and student life!”

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Applying to the University of Helsinki as an exchange student for 2013-14: questions you may be thinking about

University of Helsinki welcomes exchange students from partner universities all around the world. Last month, we had the pleasure of meeting two exchange student applicants for 2013-14 at their home university, the University of Hong Kong.

We asked the applicants what they wanted to know more about, and the answer was very clear, “the Learning Agreement”. “How should one select courses for the Learning Agreement?” “What does a course number mean?”

We have gathered the answers to these questions here for all exchange student applicants, in case you are thinking about the same questions. Continue reading “Applying to the University of Helsinki as an exchange student for 2013-14: questions you may be thinking about”

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An Academic Forum for the Chinese Scholars in Finland will be held in the University of Helsinki

Text: Zhongqing Jiang
Pictures: Chen Yongchen, Wang Fang

Annually, there are about 3000 Chinese students and scholars doing their studies or research work in many cities of Finland. CSSA-UH in full name is the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the University of Helsinki. It is an association opens for all the Chinese students and scholars in Helsinki, enriches their lives in culture, science, sports etc., and promotes communication. CSSA-UH has been registered under HYY since 1995.

CSSA-UH in the past 3 years, has kept the activity in improving the atmosphere of studying, researching and communication for the Chinese students and scholars in Finland. This year, CSSA-UH is going to arrange the Academic Forum for the Chinese Scholars in Finland (AFCSF2013) on April 20th 2013. Moreover, for this event, CSSA-UH has received the support from the University of Helsinki in a form of the Grant for Student Organizations. CSSA-UH is grateful and willing to make this annual event better and better!

Continue reading “An Academic Forum for the Chinese Scholars in Finland will be held in the University of Helsinki”

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“To be innovative is to see and do things different way”

Maybe you have already heard about Academic Action -network from your friends or from our blog, but I will write again a short post about the network. It’s important to show also the university’s perspective; when a research university embraces an entrepreneurial mindset – what happens? Erto Örnberg from University of Helsinki shares his insights and experiences on Academic action -network. Continue reading ““To be innovative is to see and do things different way””

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Meet our students: Belarusian and Georgian students happy in Helsinki

Elene Sonya Chumburidze, Elena Natenadze and Katsiaryna Ivanova (picture: Laura Quist)

The first three exchange students from Belarus and Georgia have arrived in Finland in January 2013 via the Baltic Sea Region – Caucasus Network (BASERCAN*) coordinated by the Aleksanteri Institute.

Two of the students, Katsiaryna Ivanova (Belarusian State University, Minsk) and Elene Sonya Chumburidze (Ilia State University, Tbilisi), shared their first impressions of the University of Helsinki and Finnish university culture with Aleksanteri News.

“The studying process is quite different from what I have experienced at my home university. I really like it that students here have so much freedom in their studies and this keeps them motivated all the time. The university library pleased me a lot. I found many good books on the topic of my course paper. I think the best thing here is that the students can actually get access to almost anything they need for their studies,” said Ivanova. Continue reading “Meet our students: Belarusian and Georgian students happy in Helsinki”

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Meet our students: Shristi Neupane from Nepal wants to promote peace and understanding

Shristi Neupane studies at International Master’s Degree Programme in Plant Production Sciences (picture and text: Dina Nitisa)

In spite of freezing temperatures outdoors, Helsinki is possibly the warmest place one might choose to spend the winter. I’m not talking about the heating system (though it is generally excellent), rather – the remarkable people one meets daily in the campuses of University of Helsinki: the teachers and students, each carrying their own unique story of their past and future, but all sharing their current common belonging to the university. Enrolled in the International Master’s Degree Programme in Plant Production Sciences, a student from Nepal Shristi Neupane enjoys the high standard of the studies, as well as embraces herself in a variety of extracurricular activities the City of Helsinki offers. Continue reading “Meet our students: Shristi Neupane from Nepal wants to promote peace and understanding”

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Introducing Finland: Today is Kalevala Day!

Kullervo Departs for the War, by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1901)
©Ateneum Art Museum, Finnish National Gallery, Central Art Archives. Photo: Jouko Könönen Antti Kuivalainen

Today is Kalevala Day, marking the anniversary of the publication of Kalevala, compiled by Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884) from Finnish and Karelian oral folklore and mythology.

Kalevala, the Finnish national epic,  is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala is a major part of Finnish culture and history, and has also impacted the arts in Finland. Also Kalevala characters still live on in business life, in the names given to many Finnish companies such as in the banking sector; Tapiola, Pohjola and Sampo (there is also the icebreaker called Sampo). Other companies in Finland related to Kalevala names are Lemminkäinen (asphalting company), Kaleva (insurance company), Ilmarinen (pension incurance company) and many more. The Kalevala is a unique trademark in the marketing world. Continue reading “Introducing Finland: Today is Kalevala Day!”

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