News, stories and updates for applicants and international students at the University of Helsinki
We warmly welcome you to the Science in Dialogue event, which will be jointly hosted by Peking University and the University of Helsinki on the 26th of November 2014.
Venue: Moonlight Hall, Yingjie Overseas Exchange Center, Peking University
Time: from 9:00 to 20:30 Continue reading “In November, the University of Helsinki will head east, to Peking University”
Thinking of study, but not sure where? Find out what our international students and graduates have to say about us – The University of Helsinki might be the perfect match for you!
For international applicants the University of Helsinki offers a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary, two-year International Master’s Programmes. They provide students with skills needed in demanding professions and give a solid foundation for doctoral studies.
Continue reading “Next application period opens on December 1, 2014”
For all those pondering if, why and what to study at the University of Helsinki. Now it is explained also in Chinese! Enjoy!
The same video in English is available here.
Rector Jukka Kola invites all international scholars, staff and students to join for drinks and snacks in International Evening at the University Main Building, 1st floor Cafeterias, on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 5 p.m.
Good music, talking, and meeting new friends will charge your batteries before the winter.
Come as you are, no registration is needed for this yearly and popular event.
The Representative Council elections of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) will be organised on 4-5 Nov. In the elections, the highest decision-making body of the Student Union, the Representative Council of 60 members will be elected. All student union members, nearly 28,000 students are entitled to vote in the elections.
On the election days, campus areas are taken over by the campaigns of candidate groups, election tents, candy distributors and election ads. The elections are visible particularly in the vicinity of polling stations, such as outside Porthania at Yliopistonkatu Street. In the elections, students may vote at a total of 12 polling stations on the four campuses of the University. In addition, students may also vote in the offices of the UH in Lahti and Vaasa.
We began planning the trip already in the fall of 2013. Our student organisation Synkooppi had not been abroad for quite a while, and some of us were eager for traveling abroad. At the meeting of the board of Synkooppi we chose the Perspectives on Musical Improvisation II conference in Oxford as the main objective of our study trip.
After applying for the grant for student organisations from the Student Services, getting the people together, booking hostels and flights, registering for the conference, and sending dozens of emails, our 9-person-group of students varying from undergraduate to PhD-student was ready to set course for London Gatwick on 8th of September 2014.
Come and listen to the students’ experiences on student life, studying at the University of Helsinki and career prospects in the International Master’s Programmes in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences. Event is open to everyone interested.
You can also follow the event through live webcast: http://
Time: November 11, 2014, 15:30 – 17:00
Venue: Think Corner (Tiedekulma), Yliopistonkatu 3, street level, Helsinki
Language of the event: English
Continue reading “Study Humanities and Social Sciences event 11.11.2014”
Name: Danny Eastman
Study field: Religious Roots of Europe Master’s programme
Graduation year: 2013
Employer and position: PhD Student at Yale University
How did you end up in Finland and studying in the programme?
I came to Finland from South Korea, where I had been living for a couple years after finishing my undergraduate degree in history in the US. I wanted to continue my education, but I wasn’t yet ready to return to the US or to enroll in a very narrowly defined program. I decided on the RRE program in Helsinki because of the wide breadth of coverage offered by the program, the chance to travel in Europe, and the obvious benefit of Finland’s universal free education policy.
Continue reading “Meet our Alumnus! “I would generally describe my studies in the RRE program as rewarding””
The Finnish way to survive the gloomy days of winter is to increase the consumption of coffee, but are there other ways to overcome the winter blues?
“Avoid sitting inside waiting for summer. It will be a long time coming!” says Gretchen Repasky, employed at the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland FIMM.
Originally from Alabama, USA, Repasky was used to winter temperatures before moving to Finland, but her first winter in Finland in 2010 still proved a memorable experience. It was the coldest winter in ages, with record amounts of snow.
“The most surprising thing to me was the excitement shown by most people to the snowy winter and the numbers of people outside all winter long. The snow provided a great environment for fun outdoor play,” Repasky reminisces.
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!”
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