Orientation and Student Tutors
Orientation Dates for the Academic Year 2020-2021
The next orientation will be held on 26 - 28 August 2020
The first two days of the orientation is organized in Zoom and the third day is organized on the university campus. The third day is not obligatory. If you wish to participate in the third day of the orientation, you must have self-quarantined for 14 days prior to the orientation.
You will be appointed a student tutor who will assist you with practicalities after your arrival in Turku. The contact information of your peer tutor will be emailed to you.
Please see also a list of things to do during your first days in Turku, and the orientation programme below!
More information
NB! The orientation presentations will be uploaded here after the orientation.
Common for all international students
IT services
Finnish Student Health Services
Campus Sport
The Finnish Language and Society presentations
Orientation for exchange students
Information on the Centre for Language and Communication Studies
Faculty Session Information Sessions for exchange students
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Social Sciences
Turku School of Economics
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Education
Orientation for Degree Students
26.8.2020 Information session
- Presentation Studying at the University of Turku
- Video, part 1
- Video part 2
- Presentation: Information for Scholarship holders
- Career Services for degree students at University of Turku
- Information on the Centre for Language and Communication Studies
As an exchange or a degree student you will have a student tutor to help you with the practicalities and guide you through the student life in Turku. Tutors are Finnish or foreign students who are interested in foreign cultures and languages. They have volunteered to help you to get a smooth start in your studies and stay in Finland! Each tutor has about 3-5 exchange or degree students.
Once accepted to the university, you will receive the contact information of your tutor by email.
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Exchange students receive the email usually in June or November - early December and will always have a Finnish tutor.
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Degree students receive the email during the summer and their tutors can be Finnish or of another nationality.
Inform your tutor about your arrival day, time and place as soon as possible so that s/he can make arrangements to meet you upon your arrival.
If you do not need or want a tutor, please inform your faculty (degree students) or the International Office (exchange students) as soon as possible.
- Exchange students: International Office: incoming(at)utu.fi
- Degree students: Your faculty or programme at UTU
* list will be updated during the summer 2020*
BDP in Early Childhood Teacher Education: 26-31 August - see the programme
DP in Primary Teacher Education: 26-31 August - see the programme
MDP in Biomedical Sciences: 25 August
MDP in Biosciences: 31 August
MDP in Future Studies: 25 August
MDP in Global Innovation Management: 25 August
MDP in Human Neuroscience: 31 August 14:00-16:00
MDP in Information and Communication Technology (inc. EIT): 31 August 10-12
MDP in Law and Information Society: 31 August, 12-14 (online in Zoom)
Welcome to UTUGS -orientation day is organised 1-2 times a year. You will receive more information from your doctoral programme after you have been accepted.
NB! These presentations are mainly intended for degree students.
Welcoming words & University in Brief
Studying at the University Turku (degree students)
Registration of Foreigners and Finnish ID code
Student Union (degree students)
Career Services and Degree Studies
Language and Communication Studies
