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The University of Helsinki received once again hundreds of exchange applications from around the World in various programmes for the spring 2015! We want to thank you all warmly for applying!
Continue reading “The application time for incoming exchange students ended on 15.10.2014!”
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 International Exchange Services and Student Services to you who visited and worked at the Fair! Once again, an awesome Fair!
Has your home university selected you for student exchange at the University of Helsinki for the spring semester 2015? Congratulations, you are making a good choice! In total, University of Helsinki welcomes about 1000 exchange students each year, for one term or for the full academic year.
If you have already been nominated by your own university, you have taken the first steps towards becoming an exchange student. The next steps of the application process are outlined below.
Continue reading “Applying to University of Helsinki as an exchange student”
In no time at all it will be the end of August and we are looking forward to greet all our new international students here at the University of Helsinki. Continue reading “Begin your stay in Helsinki with a visit to the Welcome Fair!”
The Orientation Handbook for the academic year 2014-15 is now available online. 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.
A printed copy will be given to all new international students at the Welcome Fair in August 2014.
It’s the ultimate survival guide for new students, so have a look at it!
The University of Helsinki received this spring from Europe over 600 Erasmus and Nordplus applications and from the other continents in various programmes altogether over 100 applications for the autumn 2014 or for the whole academic year 2014-2015! 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 around the mid-June or latest by the end of June. Before that your application is considered by your host faculty. Please try to wait patiently! Continue reading “The application time for incoming exchange students ended on 15.05.2014!”
Most of you are probably soon heading home and we would like to thank you for sharing this experience with us!
Below you will find important information on what to do before you are heading home:
Continue reading “Heading home exchange student?”
The beginning of my international master story dates back to the spring of 2011 when I was deciding where to spend my next semester as an Erasmus exchange student. After a very long consideration of all the other possibilities, I chose Helsinki, a nice city with a well-known university. From the point of view of a real ice-hockey fan, Finland itself seemed like a very interesting country and promised a lot of unforgettable experiences. Though, at that time I didn’t know that this place will reserve a special spot in my heart forever. Continue reading “Helsinki stole my heart and transformed me from Erasmus to Master’s Degree Student”
Has your home university selected you for exchange at the University of Helsinki? Thinking about what to do next? Congratulations! You are making a good choice.
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.
If you have already been nominated by your own university, you have taken the first steps towards becoming an exchange student. The next steps are outlined below. Continue reading “Applying to University of Helsinki as an exchange student”
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 or 9th, 2014, 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. Continue reading “Begin your stay in Helsinki with a visit to the Welcome Fair!”
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