Instructions for the Bscba Ambassador Presentation The

Instructions for the BScBA Ambassador Presentation

The purpose of these notes is to support and act as a guideline for the presentation – you can always add and emphasize your own study experiences. Have fun and remember Mikkeli Spirit!

SLIDE 1 – Aalto University Start the presentation with welcoming everyone and thanking for this opportunity. With a few words, tell about your background (where you come from, what you study in Aalto University and that you are an exchange student in local university) then, if you want to, you can show the video about Aalto University (slide 2).

SLIDE 2 – Video about Aalto University NOTE! If the PowerPoint does not play the video in the right way or quality is not good enough. You can show the video by using straight link to Youtube and opening the video in the new window https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E6Z36lGevg

SLIDE 3 – Aalto University, Six different campuses and three fields of sciences: business, engineering, and art & design.

 Aalto University is a university primarily located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. The close collaboration between the scientific, business and arts communities is intended to foster multi-disciplinary education and research.  The university is composed of six schools with 18 000 students and 4,000 staff members, making it Finland's second largest university. The main campus of Aalto University is located in Otaniemi, Espoo. Other functions of the School of Business are located in Töölö and Mikkeli. The School of Arts, Design and Architecture is mainly located in Arabianranta Helsinki and Pori. (All of the university's activities will be located on the Otaniemi campus by 2020 (except Mikkeli and Pori).

 Six Schools: o School of Arts, Design and Architecture o School of Chemical Technology o School of Business o School of Electrical Engineering o School of Engineering o School of Science

 Aalto University has also Europe’s largest and most active student entrepreneurship community that has founded major concepts such as Startup Sauna accelerator program and Slush startup event.

Rankings :

 Number 7 among the best universities under 50 years of age in the world (Qs Top 5 Under 50)

 Number 2 among Nordic Business Schools (Financial European Business Schools 2016 report)  Number 3 in Bachelor’s programmes in fashion in the world SLIDE 4 – What you can study in Aalto University?

 Aalto University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as well as post-graduate degrees, which are licentiate and doctoral degrees.  In accordance with the European standards for higher education, at Aalto University, the extent of bachelor's degrees is 180 ECTS credits, and the extent of master's degrees is 120 ECTS credits.  The BScBA Program is the only Bachelor’s degree program in business that is taught entirely English. Aalto University also has a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Science and Technology that is also taught in English, but in Otaniemi Campus.  Aalto has to options in the Bachelor’s Program in Science and Technolgy: Digital Systems and Data Science.  You can shortly tell that Aalto University has over 100 different degrees in different fields (Bachelor’s degrees mostly taught in Finnish, but Master’s and doctoral degrees also available in English).

SLIDE 5 – Studying in Finland Tell shortly general information about Finland and studying in Finland. Choose a few points that you tell to the audience (The point is not to read the whole list out loud, but to point out a few examples.) . Finland has a first-class education system . Everyone is important, the principle of “no one is left behind” still thrives . Equality, low levels of hierarchy, co-operation . Smart use of resources . Open society, low levels of corruption, safety . Freedom of speech and a free press . Competitiveness . Gender Equality . Clean environment, closeness to nature . Efficiency . Investments in R&D, a strong innovation culture, a high number of patents per capita . The powerful rule of law . Original and highly diverse cultural life

SLIDE 6 -7 Bachelor’s Programme in Science and Technology  You can tell shortly that Aalto University has also a Bachelor’s Degree Program in Science and Technology that is also taught in English, but in Otaniemi Campus.  Aalto has to options in the Bachelor’s Program in Science and Technolgy: Digital Systems and Data Science. o Digital Systems and Design educates specialists in various fields of digital systems. This major gives you competence in engineering design, as well as project planning and management, employing tools from embedded systems, control theory and signal processing. o Data science gives you the foundations to become a top-level expert in the modern knowledge society. You will obtain the required skills to solve real-world problems

using methods of algorithm design, machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical inference, operations research, and optimization. o Tell that more information about the program can be found from aalto.fi/studies

Slide 8 – 11 Studying in the BScBA Program Tell shortly about the program and (show the video if you have enough time) NOTE! If the powerpoint does not play the video in the right way or quality is not good enough. You can show the video by using straight link to Youtube and opening the video in the new window https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVTsAJqEvSk  Est. 1989  Major: International Business  Taught entirely in English  Degree appreciated in the international job market  Gives a good foundation for further/advanced studies  Followed by automatic entrance to Master’s programs at the main campus  The only place in Finland/Nordics where you can get a Bachelor’s Degree in Business in English!  180 ECTS and duration: 2 years in Mikkeli + semester abroad

SLIDE 12-13 How is studying like? What was your favorite course? What did you learn in Mikkeli that has benefitted you the most?  An exciting and innovative learning environment  intensive = 3-week modules, studying one subject at a time  difficult and demanding  you learn to be productive, like in business life  time management skills  cultural aspects: how our studies DIFFER from other business schools’ and how you have to be alert of different viewpoints and cultures affecting business decisions  Summer courses! (don’t spend too much time) What was your favorite school project? What did you learn from it?

These are just some examples of how our studies DIFFER from other business schools’ and how you get excellent chances to develop yourself professionally: you get work experience and great contacts!  Most of our coursework is conducted in a similar way (case studies: you pick a company, study and examine it, and finally you combine theory and real-life case.)  emphasize the learning and self-development (work experience) possibilities  Our professors are professional, come from top universities all over the world  It is easy to communicate with professors and ask for advice and feedback. Every professor is evaluated after courses and students can say, what was good and what to improve on.  Remember to mention that our professors always provide office hours and sometimes demand that you talk with them about your project. After a course, some of them return your papers with grades and comments, so you know what to polish next time.

Slide 14 – Study abroad period How did you choose your exchange country?  Experience student life and culture outside Finland o study abroad is 3-6 months depending on where you go (one semester)  Choose from about 50 partner universities; map is showing all of them

SLIDE 15-16 What about after graduation? (Master’s degree) What are you planning to do?  Further studies (examples) o The program also provides a firm foundation for advanced academic studies in Master’s programs in Finland and abroad. Students of the BScBA program have an automatic study right to Master's degree programs at the Aalto University School of Business in Helsinki. o Aalto University School of Business offers many different Master’s Programs which are taught in English o Many of our students continue their studies in Master’s programs abroad, e.g., London School of Economics, Harvard…

SLIDE 17– What about after graduation? (Straight to work) o talk about readiness to enter real business world o Mikkeli graduates hold excellent positions through Finland and around the world o pricing analyst, marketing manager, research, and development analyst, corporate account manager, IT account manager, operations manager

SLIDE 18 – Success story form Mikkeli Tell shortly about Roope Heinilä and his career. SLIDE 19–21 How to apply?  9-24 January 2018 (in March for other university programs taught in Finnish) o Make it clear that they can apply to our program only in JANUARY  Application form can be filled at studyinfo.fi  Three admission groups –Applicants can apply in all admission groups in which they are eligible.  Most of the foreign students can apply in Admission group III: SAT Test  IB & EB students apply in Admission group I: IB/EB high school diploma scores or Admission group II: IB/EB + SAT  Note! If the high school you are giving the presentation in is not an IB or EB school, the students will apply in the admission group III with SAT test results. In this case, you do not have to go through slides 20-21.

SLIDE 22 – IB Diploma Admission based on points awarded for grades while obtaining the diploma  Admission group I  Examples of how to calculate your total score and other information about the application process is available on aalto.fi/studies/Mikkeli

You can skip this slide if it does not concern the audience (not IB students)!

SLIDE 23 Reifeprüfung Diploma

You can skip this slide if it does not concern the audience (not Reifeprüfung students)!

SLIDE 24- EB Diploma

Admission based on points awarded for grades while obtaining the diploma  Admission group I  Examples of how to calculate your total score and other information about the application process is available on aalto.fi/studies/mikkeli

You can skip this slide if it does not concern the audience (not EB students)!

SLIDE 25 – SAT SAT Test is required from applicants in admission groups II & III. For applicants who DO NOT have IB or EB Diplomas  apply in Admission group III (Admission group II: IB/EB + SAT Test) Admission is based on the SAT Test scores  tests your skills in mathematics, critical reading, and writing  more info on collegeboard.org  If they ask: min requirements for SATs: writing 500 and math+ critical reading 1050.  Minimum points in admission group III in 2017: 1260 points

SLIDE 26– Scholarships

• Tuition in English-taught degree programmes is starting on 1 August 2017 or later are subjected to annual fees for citizens of non-EU/EEA countries. • In the Bachelor’s programme the fee is 12 000 € per academic year, and in Master’s programmes, the fee is 15 000 € per academic year applicants apply for the scholarship at the same time they apply for their preferred study option. Scholarship decisions, based on academic merit, are given together with the admission decision.

SLIDE 27 - Your story

Here you can tell more about your own story. How you found the program, why you chose to study in Finland and Aalto University and this program? What has been the best in the BScBA Program? Why you recommend this program?

SLIDE 28 – What kind of things are done at Aalto?

You can tell here more what makes Aalto University and The BScBA Program unique.

Encourage to follow Aalto University and especially the BScBA Program social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat: @aaltomikkeli and @Aaltouniversity).

SLIDE 29 -Check out more information Briefly, tell where they can find more information (websites) and thank for listening. Q&A – if you do not know the answer, write the question on the contact list with contact details! Ask if someone would like to get more information and collect contact details.