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International Tutors 1 TYY GuiDE For INTERNATIONAL TUTORS Tutoring International StuDents 2016–2017 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 2 Contents 1 WELCOME, NEW INTERNATIONAL TUTOR! 4 2 THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TUTOR 6 2.1 What is international tutoring? 6 2.2 Responsibilities 6 2.3 Orientation 7 3 THE STUDENT UNION OF TURKU UNIVERISTY 8 3.1 Membership of Student union 8 3.2 Membership benefits of TYY in a nutshell 8 3.2.1 Degree student 8 3.2.2 Exchange student 9 3.2.3 Doctoral candidates 9 3.2.4 Ordering the student card online 9 3.2.5 Before getting the card 10 3.2.6 Starting package storage (exchange students) 10 3.3 Getting involved 11 3.3.1 TYY international 11 3.3.2 International organisations at TYY 11 4 LIVING AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN TURKU 16 4.1 Living and housing 16 4.2 Bank Issues 17 4.3 Finnish Authorities 18 4.3.1 Registration for exchange students 18 4.3.2 Registration for degree students 18 4.4 Finnish Student Health Services 19 4.4.1 General information 19 4.4.2 In case of an emergency 20 4.4.3 Municipal health care and private services 20 4.5 Local transportation 21 4.6 Working in Finland 22 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 3 5 STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU 23 5.1 Registering 23 5.2 Scholarships 23 5.3 IT Services 24 5.3.1 Usernames 24 5.3.2 Mailing lists 24 5.4 Language Courses 24 5.5 University Sports 25 5.6 Libraries 25 6 TO-DO LIST 26 7 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 28 Authors: Satu Nurmi & Julia Litokorpi, revised in 2016 by Satu Nurmi & Tuomas Dahlström, 2016 Turku. Images: TYY. Press: X-Copy. Copies: 150. Please send any comments, corrections or improvement suggestions to [email protected] TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 4 1 WELCOME, NEW INTERNATIONAL TUTOR! The purpose of this guide is to provide attitude and common sense will get you you with some basic knowledge about through your tutoring! Tutoring is very international tutoring and help you do rewarding and we are happy that you have your job as well as possible. The guide decided to become an international tutor! for international tutors goes through Eventually, the international student practicalities and tips for international him/herself is responsible for his/her tutors in guiding the international student studies, health and free time activities. during his/her first few weeks in Turku. Neither you, the University of Turku nor We hope that this guide will be helpful for TYY is responsible for the new student’s you. happiness in Finland. Even though you Your role as an international tutor is might face some challenges while tutoring, really important when the international it is your job to help your student at the students are settling down in Turku beginning, and you are representing the and in the community of the University University of Turku during your tutoring. of Turku. Even though you have a lot Bring your international student to of responsibilities, remember that different kinds of events, for example you are supposed to have a great time parties of sub-organisations and during tutoring. Do not be nervous or remember to tell your students about the disappointed for little things, a good Finnish student culture. In addition, help TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 5 them to join the mailing lists of TYY and Tuomas Dahlström, Responsible for different sub-organisations and encourage international affairs, communication and them to take part in everything they find tutoring, TYY Executive Board ([email protected] interesting. You are the strongest link between your international student and Satu Nurmi, Specialist in International the university. TYY and the University of affairs ([email protected]) Turku want to thank you in advance for your valuable work. We hope you have a On behalf of the International Office: great and rewarding tutoring year! Please Elina Mannonen & Lassi Yli-Muilu: contact us if you need any help or advice, [email protected]. we are here for you. And do not forget to give us feedback, on this guide or on On behalf of Student and Admission matters concerning your time as a tutor. Services: Enni Laaksonen: [email protected] On behalf of TYY: TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 6 2 THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUTOR 2.1 What is international tutoring? The University of Turku is one of the While reading this guide, you should universities that welcome the highest remember that there are three different types number of international students in of international students that you can tutor: Finland. Every year, almost 2,000 foreign • Exchange students, who stay in Finland students study at the University of Turku. for 1 or 2 semesters without completing In the scale of Finland, the University of any Finnish degree. Please note that Turku is one of most popular targets of exchange students can sometimes have international exchange students. the status of a doctoral candidate. The large number of exchange students • Degree students who complete a Master’s and international students means that degree and stay for 2-3 years. the role of the international tutor is even • Visiting students or interns who stay for more important. Tutoring is, above all, a short time in Turku (no tutoring for about supporting, helping and being there visiting students nor interns) for the student. International tutoring is a great manner to make a new student International tutoring is about giving support, at the University of Turku feel welcome helping and being involved in the everyday life and to become friends with international of the international student. It is a great way students. to make international students feel welcome. 2.2 ResPonsiBilities Your job as an international tutor is to be Master’s degree students, the Student and your student’s first Finnish/local contact Admission Services is open on weekdays person, a friend and a guide. In academic from 12-14 and ready to help you with matters, your student should contact questions about, e.g., registration, the directly the staff of the International study register and transcripts. Office (exchange students: www.utu.fi/ The exchange students will have their exchange) or his/her own Master’s tutors appointed during summer. The degree coordinator (degree students: application times of the international www.utu.fi/en/studying/masters- degree students may vary from programme degree-programmes). to programme, but you should get your The International Office is normally student’s contact information at the open on Monday-Friday at 12-14. For beginning of August at the latest, when TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 7 the accepted students have enrolled in you do not get any response to your the university. When you know who your e-mail, please contact the International student is, contact him/her as soon as Office ([email protected] for exchange possible. In academic matters, the staff of students) or the faculty office (for the university will provide the best help. Master’s degree students). Your student You do not have to be a study advisor. might have accidentally only informed The most important responsibility of the universi-ty about his/her arrival. the tutor is meeting his/her student upon We recommend that you meet your student arrival to Turku. So, if you cannot make at least five times during the semester. it there yourself, it is your responsibility Take him/her with you to different to find someone else to do your job and student events: more people your student meet your student. In this case, contact knows, more fun he/she will have! your fellow tutors well in advance. If 2.3 Orientation Student and Admission Services organises During the orientation, the students will an orientation course for the new receive an abundant information package international degree students during the about living and studying in Turku. It is first week of September. For international important that all the new international exchange students, the orientation course is held during the last week of August students attend the orientation course. and during the first week of January. You should help your student find the The timetables of the orientation will be various lecture halls. There will be published online: plenty of useful information provided throughout the course, and you should For the exchange students: advise your student to participate in www.utu.fi/en/studying/exchange-students/ all of the presentations. If, for some Pages/Orientation-Course.aspx reason, the new international student arrives after the orientation course, you For the Master’s Degree students: should advise your student in finding the www.utu.fi/en/studying/ material online and tell who to contact at masters-degree-programmes/Pages/ the university. Orientation-course.aspx TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2016-2017 8 3 THE STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU 3.1 MemBershiP OF StuDent union There is a student union in every Finnish you a variety of benefits locally and university. Membership of a student union nationwide. Benefits and membership is compulsory by law for all undergraduate fees differ depending on whether you’re and master’s degree students studying for an exchange student, degree student a Finnish degree. For exchange students or doctoral candidate. Please see more the membership fee is voluntary but highly information on how to join The Student recommended. Union at: www.tyy.fi/en/students/ As a member of the Student Union welcome-turku.
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