TALENT TURKU KICK-OFF will take place on 22 May 2018 at 13:30-15:30 on riverferry Jakke Jokilautta.

Launch of the Talent Turku takes place in a kick-off event organized in conjunction with the Shift Business Festival 2018. The event is targeted at companies, universities, institutional partners, communities and individuals contributing to talent attraction and retention.

Economic boom is shaping Southwest Finland. However, lack off skilled labour is a major bottleneck for growth. City of Turku is committed to tackle this challenge and support the industries to fully benefit from the positive structural change.

Among other initiatives the city is aiming to make Turku more attractive to international experts. Talent Turku is a new network facilitating interaction between all stakeholders willing to make the city internationally appealing place to live and invest in.

Programme includes keynotes about challenges and opportunities related to the global race for talents. In addition, both upcoming and ongoing activities related to this issue will be presented.

Join us and share your ideas!

The event is facilitated by Pärtel-Peeter Pere, CEO and co-founder of Future Place Leadership.

INVITATION (pdf)

Please register by 17 May 2018 at  https://www.lyyti.in/talent_turku_kickoff

Detailed programme will be available soon.

For more information, please contact Pipa Turvanen:
pipa.turvanen@turkubusinessregion.com
+35840729 5364

When? Tuesday 24th of April at 3:15pm-4:45pm.

Where? Turku University of Applied Sciences, Joukahaisenkatu 3A (room C1031), Turku

As part of POLKU-project we are organizing an evening for new international students about Finnish culture, customs and working life during the summer holiday time.

Your are welcome to  listen about summer holiday time and Finnish culture and tradition and their relations to working life. We will concentrate on summer time (from 1st of May until autumn) and discuss how the summer traditions affect the working life.

We have seats for 24 students.

You are welcome to book one seat for yourself by contacting Anu Lehtinen by e-mail: anu.lehtinen(at)turkuamk.fi by the 19th of April.

Come and solve LOST IN TURKU- mystery with your friends!

When? 11.4.2018,  12 -15 p.m
What? LOST IN TURKU- mystery orienteering path in the city center of Turku
Whom?  The event is open for all higher education students

Sign up for the Mystery Path in groups of 2 to 6 persons:
https://www.lyyti.in/LOST_IN_TURKU_Mystery_Path_2684

Lost in Turku event on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/125063335002766/

The mystery path is approx. 4 km long and begins at the Main Library of Turku (Linnankatu 2). Along the Path, there will be 10 crosspoints, which are presenting cultural- and everyday life services by the City of Turku as well as associations and organizations in Turku.

From the start area you’ll get a route map and passport. To the passport you’ll be collecting marks from every crosspoint. Full passport will solve the LOST IN TURKU- mystery and it will be returned to the end zone and each member of the group gets product prizes.

Day@Work events for international students from May to August 2018.

Would you like to be acquainted with the Finnish working culture, particulary in a Turku-based company?

Brahea Center at the University of Turku in collaboration with OpiskelijaKaupunki Turku is organising this spring a second round of Day@Work for international degree students at the universities in Turku.

The concept is that the international degree students get to know about Finnish business culture and what is it like to work in a startup for 1 day.

The schedule for the event is as follow:

• Application deadline: March 30^th
• Information session to students on Finnish business culture, organized by Turku World Trade Center: tbc, mid-April 2018
• Final selection of students to participate in Day@Work and matchmaking: by April 27^th
• Day@Work: to be organized between May and August 2018, depending on the students and startup availability

Day@Work 2018 flyer (pdf)

Contact: Céline Charpentron, project manager, University of Turku, celine.charpentron@utu.fi

Studying in Turku and interested in staying here after graduation?
Annual Working in Finland, organised by the Career Services of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi and the student unions is here again!

Come to hear about employment services and working experiences of international students on Wednesday 14 March at 12:15-15:45 in Educarium 2,  Turun Yliopisto, Assistentinkatu 5.

Programme:
12:15-12:45 Services for international students in Turku. Jan Kraufvelin, Coordinator.
12:45-13:15 How to find work in Finland? Oscar Nyman, Planner.
13:15-13:45 Business Turku.

13:45-14:00 Break

14:00-15:45 Three former students will tell about their working experiences in Finland. After short presentations there will be discussion.

• Enguerrand Lanoire, Law and Information Society Master’s Programme, the University of Turku. Currently working as Patent Administrator at Sandvik
  
• Irina Kulkova, European heritage, digital media and the information society Master’s Programme, the University of Turku. Currently small business owner, illustrator and stationery designer at Crocus Paperi. 
• Stephen Phillips, Human Rights Law, Master’s Programme, Åbo Akademi University.  Currently employed as a doctoral researcher at Åbo Akademi.

Please sign up through the following link.
We are also happy if you can send us some questions beforehand: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/F564FEE5767E5BC1

International student as a resource for expanding companies

When? Wednesday January 24th, 9:00-12:00

Where? Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU), Centre for Lifelong Learning, Tehtaankatu 2, Turku (Arken)

Whom? For international degree students as well as for university teachers, study advisors and other staff from all higher education institutions in the Turku area

SEMINAR PROGRAM

8.30-9.00 Morning coffee & registration

9.00  Welcome by Gurli-Maria Gardberg, Head of Education services, ÅAU & Chairman of the Steering group of the POLKU project

9.15 Opportunities for international talents in Turku region – a business perspective, Niko Kyynäräinen, CEO, Turku Science Park

9.45 Research results on international students’ integration in Turku, Mona Riska, coordinator, the POLKU project, CLL/ÅAU
Presentation by Elli Heikkilä, Head of research, Migration Institute of Finland (PPT presentation in pdf)

Short break

10.30 Integration of international students in Finland – obstacles and support, Irma Garam, Researcher, Finnish National Agency for Education (PPT presentation in pdf)

• Tutkimus ja selvitys: Suomalaisten yritysten kokemuksia ulkomaalaisten opiskelijoiden palkkaamisesta
• New competence for SMEs
• Uutta osaamista pk-yrityksiin hanke

11.00        Presentations by the POLKU project partners

• Services at the arrival stage and integration into the Turku area
  Anu Lehtinen, Turku University of Applied Sciences (PPT presentation in pdf)
• Services for employability
  Jan Kraufvelin & Lotta Metsärinne, Career services, ÅAU (PPT presentation in pdf)
• Services for potential entrepreneurs and the Ambassador network of South-West Finland
  Kaisu Paasio, Brahea Centre, University of Turku  (PPT presentation in pdf)

Research reports on international students’ integration into  Turku:

1. International Degree Students; A survey of studying, working
   and living in Turku (Tytti-Maaria Laine)
   www.migrationinstitute.fi/dl/International-Degree-Students-in-Turku-C28-2016.pdf
2. International Degree Students and Graduates; A Follow-up Study on Employment and Social Integration into Turku (Tytti-Maaria Laine)
   www.migrationinstitute.fi/files/pdf/julkaisuja-sarja/j-13-isbn-978-952-7167-32-8-international-degree-students-and-graduates.pdf

Dear student,

Are you looking for a job? Do you want a new direction for your career? Are you interested in working with international exports?

Finnish Export Sales House (www.fesh.fi/english/) trains export specialists and is now looking for students for the 2018 export training (the dates will be agreed later).

– after that our company markets them to the Finnish exporting companies

Finnish Export Sales House welcome you warmly to participate in the Web Export Training. The training is very practical and it will help you to gain new skills of international exports.

Where will it be held?
The education is held as a web education with an education programme ‘Go To Meeting’ to the persons who have send us their confirmation of the participation.

When does it start?
The export training will be starting in January 2018. The dates will be agreed later.

Language for the education
The education will be held in English.

Duration of the education
The education lasts 1,5 months and contains 15 lectures,  2-3 hours in the evenings between 5pm and 8pm.

What do you need for the education?
You need for the education a computer with an internet connection.

For the training there are following two possibilities:

1.) Only training

Including:
-web education
-sending  about 15 lessons of export
-certificate of the education

Price: 200,00  EUR

2.) Training and Marketing to Export Enterprises

a) Personal skype interview
– only the persons who are matching to export sales are chosen for the education

b) Web education:
– sending  about 15 lessons of exports
– sending questionnaires of these lessons and as reply corrected lessons
– certificate of the education

c) Intensive marketing to export enterprises
– after the education the information (picture and other basic information)  of these persons will be updated on our webpage http://www.fesh.fi/vientihenkilot/

–  Finnish Export Sales House makes a contract with the exporting company for ex. for 6 Months.
– after this trial period the company may employ our person

This project gives a real possibility to get permanent job in an Finnish exporting company

Price: 300,00 EUR

More information of the training in Video:
https://www.dropbox.com/l/scl/AADEbAK0C2eKTbGn2SObRgr4nOw2rA2Rxy0

Are you interested?

Please inform us as soon as possible by replying to this email if you are interested in this offer / possibility or by sending your application to info@fesh.fi :

Send an email if you want to participate in: 1) Only training or 2) Training and Marketing to Finnisch Export Enterprises

It is also possible to pay the education in partial payment.

For more information, please contact Lauri Karppanen, 040 728 9498, email: lauri.karppanen@fesh.fi

Greetings / terveisin

Mr. Lauri Karppanen
toimitusjohtaja
Managing Director

Viennin Kauppahuone FESH
Finnish Export Sales House

Köykkyrintie 38
90450 KEMPELE
Suomi Finland

Internet: www.fesh.fi
Puhelin:  040-728 9498
Tel.:  +358 40-7289498

”Korkealaatuista osaamista vauhdittamaan yrityksenne vientiä”

The brochure below present the Finnish Summer course arranged  4.6 – 25.8 2018 at Lärkkulla in Karjaa/Karis.

Finnish Summer course 2018 brochure

Welcome to participate in the Friendship Programme! 

WHAT IS THE FRIENDSHIP PROGRAMME?
The Friendship Programme offers the international visitors of the higher education institutions in Turku (students, teachers and researchers) and the local friends a chance for mutual cultural exchange and unforgettable experiences.

The student tutor helps with study related issues, but with the Friend from the local community it is possible to learn more about the Finnish culture and everyday life.
All activities within the Friendship Programme are voluntary. It is up to the international visitor and his/her Friend to decide what they want to do together and how often they meet.

WHO ARE THE FRIENDS?
The participants of the programme are ordinary Finnish persons and families living in Turku or in the neighbouring area. The Friends can be of different ages ranging from students to pensioners.

HOW TO TAKE PART?
If you are interested in participating in the programme, you’ll find the application form on the programme’s website (see address below).

The deadline for applications is January 21st, 2018

MORE INFORMATION
www.tuas.fi/friendshipprogramme

or get in touch with
friendship.programme@turkuamk.fi

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