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Interested in becoming a student ambassador for the year 2016?

Picture-082We are looking for motivated master’s students to become international student ambassadors. Want to join the crowd?

Student ambassadors are student volunteers who love to share their experiences and introduce new students to the university community. The ambassadors work in
co-operation with the Education Services to better the university’s services for the students and convince prospective students why the University of Helsinki would be the perfect match for them.

Meet our International Student Ambassadors for the year 2013, 2014 and 2015! Continue reading “Interested in becoming a student ambassador for the year 2016?”

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The application time for incoming exchange students ended on 15.10.2015!

SONY DSCThe University of Helsinki received once again hundreds of exchange applications from around the World in various programmes for the spring 2016! We want to thank you all warmly for applying!

If your application is approved, you will receive your acceptance letter by e-mail, sent by your host faculty. Acceptance information is usually available by the end of November latest. Before that your application is considered by your host faculty. Please try to wait patiently!

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Come Celebrate the New Academic Year!

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Listen to a Commissioner, jump around in a bouncy castle and check out the pop-up shows at the opening festivities for academic year 2015-2016!

The 2015–2016 academic year is launching in style on Monday 31st August. The opening ceremony in the Great Hall of the University’s Main Building at 12.15 will feature Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Carlos Moedas, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation. After the event, the guests will form a procession and move to an ecumenical service at Helsinki Cathedral. At the same time, a nondenominational event will be held in the Language Centre festival hall.

Following the official ceremonies, at 14.00 the streets and alleyways of the City Centre Campus will become the setting for the opening carnival. The programme will feature a bouncy castle, a science sauna on wheels, pop-up shows put on by students and cheap ice cream in seasonal flavours.

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Hello Universe!

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Helsinki Observatory, built in 1834, nowadays serves as a Centre for Astronomy, a visitor centre of the Helsinki University Museum. The Observatory would also like to welcome all international students to get to know the Universe around us. Have you ever dreamed about touching a real meteorite (which is almost five billion years old), or wondered what the scales would say on planet Mars? After that you could take a peek into the cloud chamber and see the invisible world: tracks of alpha particles, protons, muons etc.

However, if astronomical digits are too much, it’s not just about hard science: on your visit to the Observatory you can also learn about the history of the building.

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

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

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

All in all over 900 new international exchange, visiting and degree students paid the Welcome Fair a visit. Some photos from the fair can be found on the New Students Facebook page.

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Freshman Adventure 2015: get to know your fellow students and the students’ city!

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The Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) organises Freshman Adventure on 30 Sept 2015. Gather a team with your fellow freshmen, complete tasks at the checkpoints of HYY, student organisations and the university and win great prizes.
Have you ever thought what all kind of organisations there is within the Student Union? The Freshman Adventure is definitely the best way to experience the best pieces of the various field of 250 organisations.

volunteer_iso (00000002)The event will start at 1pm at Kaivopiha, from where the teams spread out to the checkpoints across Helsinki. Race ends at the afterparty at The Circus with distribution of prizes and the most incredible party of the freshman autumn.
So what are you waiting for? On you mark, get set and sing up your team here. Enrollment starts at 12noon on 31 Aug. You find the event also on Facebook. The Freshman Adventure is free for members of the Student Union.

If you’re not a freshman, we are also looking for enthusiastic volunteers to execute the most epic event of the autumn! Read more and volunteer here.

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The Opening Carnival of the Academic Year at the University of Helsinki

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 The Academic Year of the University of Helsinki begins officially on the 31st of August, when the Opening Carnival takes over the Main Building of the University (Fabianinkatu 33/Unioninkatu 34) and its surroundings.
Carnival starts twelve o’clock by the opening ceremonies at the Great Festival Hall of the Main Building, where there are speeches from the University and Student Union and other program. After the ceremonies on the Great Hall, the academic parade walks from the University to the Cathedral of Helsinki (Tuomiokirkko), where the opening service takes place. Same time there is secular occasion at the Festival Hall of University’s Language Center (Fabianinkatu 26). Continue reading “The Opening Carnival of the Academic Year at the University of Helsinki”

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Find out more about your University!

Yleiskuva1_pienennetty_yliopistomuseo_Timo_HuvilinnaWelcome to the University of Helsinki! It’s not only an excellent university, but also a university with a long (375 years and counting) and fascinating history. An integral part of that history have always been students from near and far.

University of Helsinki and its’ students are remarkably visible in the cityscape. The university has always been a great builder and you can see university buildings on all four campuses. Also, the Student Union and many student nations have built beautiful buildings. When the university moved to Helsinki from Turku in 1828, the new Main Building was given a prime site in the then city centre directly opposite the new Senate building. A few decades later the students wanted to build a Student House (nowadays called the Old Student House) for their meetings and parties. The house was built at the edge of the city centre, where it was thought the rowdy students would not disturb other townspeople. Ironically, over time the city centre moved and nowadays the Student House is smack in the middle of downtown Helsinki! Continue reading “Find out more about your University!”

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