SIMHE - Education and Guidance Services for Immigrants
SIMHE Services of the University of Turku offers study and career guidance to immigrants on higher education and questions of working life related to it. In addition, SIMHE services include Finnish language courses in small groups and individual training, job search training, and training for language proficiency tests in Finnish. Guidance and courses are provided in personal meetings, in classrooms or via Zoom or Teams.
You are warmly welcome to join our network!
The University of Turku is one of the higher education institutions in Finland that participate in SIMHE (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland). Read more about SIMHE on the website of the Finnish National Agency of Education.
Services and trainings
We offer personal guidance both via remote connection online and in the International House Turku (IHT)
Guidance online
- you can send inquiries and book appointments either by e-mail at simhe@utu.fi or book a time straight from the University of Turku SIMHE booking calendar
- after booking your appointment you will receive a web link for online meeting either in Zoom or Teams
Guidance in the International House Turku (IHT)
- face-to-face guidance is available every other Thursday from 12:30 to 15:30 in IHT at Monitori Market Square, Aurakatu 8
- you can book an appointment either via IHT's Wellcome Desk, multilingual advisors or by e-mail at simhe@utu.fi
Trainings for language proficiency tests in Finnish are provided from language level B1. Check up the Finnish version of this page!
Job search trainings are provided only in Finnish from language level A2. Check up the Finnish version of this page!
Finnish Language Clinic services are provided only in Finnish from language level B1. Check up the Finnish version of this page!
