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Guide for INTERNATIONAL TUTORS TUTORING INTERnatIONAL STUDENTS 2017–2018 GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS The Studen Union of the University of Turku 1 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2017–2018 Authors: Satu Nurmi & Julia Litokorpi, revised in 2017 by Satu Nurmi & Ali Benkherouf. Images: TYY. Design: Frida Pessi. Press: X-Copy. Copies 150. Please send any comments, corrections or improvement ideas to [email protected]. 2017 Turku. 2 CONTENTS 1 WELCOME, NEW INTERNATIONAL TUTOR! 5 2 THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUTOR 6 2.1 What is international tutoring? 6 2.2 Responsibilities 6 2.3 Orientation 7 3 THE STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU 8 3.1 Membership of Student union 8 3.2 Membership benefits of TYY in a nutshell 8 3.2.1 Exchange student 8 3.2.2 Degree 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 12 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 4.4 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 20 4.6 Working in Finland 21 5 STUDYING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU 22 5.1 Registering 22 5.2 Scholarships and tuition fees 23 5.3 IT Services 23 5.3.1 Usernames 23 5.3.2 Mailing lists 24 5.4 Language Courses 24 5.5 Campus Sport 24 5.6 Libraries 24 6 TO-DO LIST 26 7 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION 28 3 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2017–2018 4 1 WELCOME, NEW INTERNATIONAL TUTOR! The purpose of this guide is to provide remember to tell your students about you with some basic knowledge about the Finnish student culture. In addition, international tutoring and help you do help them to join the mailing lists of your job as well as possible. The guide TYY and different sub-organisations for international tutors goes through and encourage them to take part in practicalities and tips for international everything they find interesting. You tutors in guiding the international are the strongest link between your student during his/her first few weeks international student and the university. in Turku. We hope that this guide will be TYY and the University of Turku want to helpful for you. thank you in advance for your valuable Your role as an international tutor is work. We hope you have a great and really important when the international rewarding tutoring year! Please contact students are settling down in Turku us if you need any help or advice, we are and in the community of the University here for you. And do not forget to give of Turku. Even though you have a lot us feedback, on this guide or on matters of responsibilities, remember that concerning your time as a tutor. you are supposed to have a great time during tutoring. Do not be nervous or disappointed for little things, a good On behalf of TYY: attitude and common sense will get you Ali Benkherouf, Responsible for through your tutoring! Tutoring is very international affairs, communication rewarding and we are happy that you and working life, TYY Executive Board have decided to become an international ([email protected]) tutor! Eventually, the international student Satu Nurmi, Specialist in International him/herself is responsible for his/her affairs ([email protected]) studies, health and free time activities. Neither you, the University of Turku On behalf of the International Office: nor TYY is responsible for the new Kaija Kangasjärvi & Lassi Yli-Muilu: student’s happiness in Finland. Even [email protected]. though you might face some challenges while tutoring, it is your job to help your On behalf of Admission and Student student at the beginning, and you are Affairs: representing the University of Turku Enni Laaksonen: [email protected] during your tutoring. Bring your international student to Please send any comments, corrections different kinds of events, for example or improvement suggestions to: parties of sub-organisations and [email protected] 5 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2017–2018 2 THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL TUTOR 2.1 WHat IS INTERnatIONAL 2.2 RESPONSIBILITIES TUTORING? Your job as an international tutor is to be your student’s first Finnish/ The University of Turku is one of the local contact person, a friend and universities that welcome the highest a guide. In academic matters, your number of international students in student should contact directly the staff Finland. Every year, almost 2,000 foreign of the International Office (exchange students study at the University of Turku. students: www.utu.fi/exchange) or his/ In the scale of Finland, the University of her own Master’s degree coordinator Turku is one of most popular targets of (degree students: http://masters.utu.fi/). international exchange students. The The International Office is normally large number of exchange students and open on Monday-Friday at 12-14. For international degree students means Master’s degree students, the Admission that the role of the international tutor and Student Affairs is open on weekdays is even more important. Tutoring is, from 12-14 and ready to help you with above all, about supporting, helping and questions about, e.g., registration, the being there for the student. International study register and transcripts. In the tutoring is a great manner to make a new autumn, The International Office will student at the University of Turku feel be part of “Opiskelijakeskus” (“Student welcome and to become friends with Centre”). Read more about changes on international students. the website of the International Office. While reading this guide, you should The exchange students will remember that there are two different have their tutors appointed during types of international students that you summer. The admission times of the can tutor: international degree students may vary from programme to programme, but • Exchange students, who stay in you should get your student’s contact Finland for 1 or 2 semesters without information at the beginning of August completing any Finnish degree. Please at the latest, when the accepted students note that exchange students can have enrolled in the university. When sometimes have the status of a doctoral you know who your student is, contact candidate. (TYY membership voluntary) him/her as soon as possible. In academic • Degree students who complete a matters, the staff of the university will Master’s degree and stay for 2-3 years. provide the best help. You do not have to (TYY membership compulsory) be a study advisor. 6 The most important responsibility of the The timetable will be published online: tutor is meeting his/her student upon arrival to Turku. So, if you cannot make FOR THE EXCHANGE STUdents: it there yourself, it is your responsibility www.utu.fi/en/studying/ to find someone else to do your job and exchange-students/Pages/ meet your student. In this case, contact Orientation-Course.aspx your fellow tutors well in advance. If you do not get any response to your e-mail, FOR THE MASTER’S DEGREE STUdents: please contact the International Office http://www.utu.fi/en/studying/ ([email protected] for exchange students) info-accepted/Pages/Orientation.aspx or the faculty office (for Master’s degree students). Your student might have During the orientation, the students accidentally only informed the university will receive an abundant information about his/her arrival. package about living and studying We recommend that you meet your in Turku. It is important that all the student at least five times during the new international students attend the semester. Take him/her with you to orientation course. You should help your different student events: the more people student find the various lecture halls. your student knows, the more fun he/she There will be plenty of useful information will have! provided throughout the course, and you should advise your student to participate 2.3 ORIEntatION in all of the presentations. If, for some reason, the new international student arrives after the orientation course, you Orientation for the new exchange and should advise your student in finding the the new international degree students material online and tell who to contact at is held at the end of August and it is the university. common to all international students. 7 TYY GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL TUTORS 2017–2018 3 THE STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TURKU • YTHS (Finnish Student Health 3.1. MEMBERSHIP OF Services, see more at: www.yths.fi/en) THE STUDENT UNION • Subsidised student lunches • Travelling discount for long distance There is a student union in every trains and buses Finnish university. Membership of a • Starting package (for exchange student union is compulsory by law for students) all undergraduate and master’s degree • TYY rentals students studying for a Finnish degree. • Student Newspaper Tylkkäri For exchange students the membership • Student card fee is voluntary but highly recommended. As a member of the Student Union Please note that TYY’s benefits are you are entitled to a Finnish student card slightly different for exchange students, (opiskelijakortti) issued together by the degree students and doctoral candidates. National Union of University Students in Finland and TYY. This card offers 3.2.1 EXCHANGE STUDENT you a variety of benefits locally and nationwide.
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