The Career Services of Åbo Akademi University and the University of Turku offer our international students a career coaching opportunity – Find your career – from March 19 to May 11!

The coaching will include a kick-off event on March 23 in Turku and an interactive 6 week online coaching for identifying career possibilities and giving valuable information on how to find a job in Finland and globally.

After the program students will have a better understanding of what employers’ value, where vacant positions can be found and how the labor market works. The career coaching will also help students identify their own possibilities, interests and skills. A completed program is awarded with a certificate.

Covered themes:
– your interests and skills
– employers expectations
– CV’s, cover letters and applications
– finding a job/internship
– contracts and labor market rules

The Find your career -coaching is coordinated by the universities’ career counselors, who have an active role during the online activities.

REGISTRATION for the program is open from Jan 2 to March 15, 2018.

Find your career – interactive career coaching online is part of the POLKU-project.

Are you a student in Turku and interested to know more about working life in Finland? Then you can take part in the POLKU Mentorship program!

Next round starts in January 2018.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/polkumentorship/

The aim of the mentorship program is to provide basic information about Finnish working life for the mentees, as well as a possibility to discuss with a mentor and the mentoring group about problems and issues when it comes to the Finnish labour market. The Mentoring Program will be conducted in groups of 3-6 and we aim to have 1-2 mentor(s) for each group, of which one with international background her-/himself.

For more information contact:
Coordinator Jan Kraufvelin
jan.kraufvelin( )abo.fi, +358 50 5365886
Career Services at Åbo Akademi University

HYGIENIAPASSIKURSSI JA -TESTI
SELKOKIELELLÄ KAHDESSA VIIKOSSA

Järjestää Pisara-yhdistys (Facebook.com/pisarary) yhteistyössä Auralan Kansalaisopiston kanssa. Tervetuloa!

Kurssilla on opetusta 9 tuntia ja testi 2 tuntia tammikuussa 2018:
15.1. klo 14-16 ja 18.1. + 22.1. + 25.1. klo 13-15,
kertaus ja testi 29.1. klo 13-16

Missä: Auralan Kansalaisopisto, Louhenpolku 5 (Satakunnantie 10:n kohdalla poikkikatu), luokka 3. Pohjolan kaupunginosassa. Bussit 2, 2a, 2b,2c, 60, 6,7a, 7, 300 jne, torilta neljän pysäkin päässä.

Testi on 29.1. klo 14-16. Ole paikalla klo 13, silloin alkaa lyhyt tärkeimpien asioiden kertaus. Esitä testin alussa passi tai muu kuvallinen henkilöllisyystodistus ja ota mukaan sanakirja.

Opettaja ja testaaja on Maisa Saloniemi, kouluttaja ja oppimateriaalien tekijä.

Opetus ja testaus selkokielellä eli helpolla suomenkielellä.

Oppimateriaali: Kirjastosta, ja Maisalta on saatavana kirja Ruokaa
hygieenisesti. Kirjaan kuuluu myös ilmainen nettimateriaali.

Hinta: Opetus, testi ja todistus maksavat 75 EUR (sis. ALV 24 %). Se
maksetaan opettajalle käteisellä 15.1. tai laskutetaan kurssin alussa. Ilman opetusta testin hinta on 40 EUR (sis. 24 % ALV). Testin voi uusia samaan hintaan.

Ilmoittaudu 12.1.2018 mennessä sähköpostilla osoitteeseen
pisarary@gmail.com ja hygieniakonsultti@gmail.com tai 050 5907924

Kurssiesite: Hygieniapassi koulutus kevät 2018

The first meeting for university staff-members, who provide guidance for international students, was held on 28.9.2017 at Turku AMK . During the first meeting the participants discussed how they would like to co-operate in the future.

It was decided, that it would be beneficial to meet a couple of times per semester and discuss topics of common interest during these meetings.

The topic of our next meeting will be visa and residence permit issues. Everyone who find the topic useful is welcome to attend the meeting.

The meeting will be held on 8^th of December 2017, since an expert from Migri can join us this day. If you are interested in attending the meeting please contact Mr. Martin van Wetten at Turku AMK, martin.vanwetten@turkuamk.fi.

If you are interested in being informed about upcoming meetings in general, please contact Anu Lehtinen, anu.lehtinen@turkuamk.fi and you will be enrolled on the group’s mailinglist.

Welcome to learn more about Finnish culture and traditions during Christmastime, related to working life. We will share experiences with you about Finnish culture, customs and working life during Christmastime and winter months.
We will also have some gingerbread and non-alcoholic mulled wine.

When? Monday 4^th of December at 4-6pm
Where? Turku University of Applied Sciences, Joukahaisenkatu 3, Turku

Please send and e-mail to Anu Lehtinen, anu.lehtinen(at)turkuamk.fi if you intend to participate by 30^th of November.

Let’s Start UP

Boost Turku presents a workshop for those who dream of starting their own start-up business – or working in one.
Take part in a journey that takes you from an idea to a real business – developing your idea and finding the right people, pitching it and finally launching your product. You’ll have the chance to create an idea and put it to the test with our super star professionals of Boost Turku!

There will be cookies.

When? 23rd of November at 17:00-19:00
Where? Turku University of Applied Sciences, ICT-City,
Classroom C2032 (C-wing, 2nd floor)

Sign up: by 22nd of November, e-mail to: martin.vanwetten@turkuamk.fi

The Åland Islands Peace Institute offers an opportunity for one or two trainees to experience a dynamic and flexible internship during the spring semester of 2018.

We are looking for applicants interested in issues concerning peace, security, minorities and autonomy. The work assignments include arrangements of seminars, information dissemination and website development. Thus suitable fields of study background are i.a. social, legal or political sciences but also IT, communication and information management. We also appreciate a background or interest in infographics, conflict studies, and/or the law of the seas.

The working languages at the Institute are Swedish and English. Knowledge of Finnish and other languages are meritorious. To be eligible for an internship at the ÅIPI you should have completed at least one year of university studies. Priority will be given to applicants who not yet holds a Master’s degree.

The internship period can last from two to five months. The first internship period begins in mid-January or according to agreement.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for funding from external sources such as the university, foundations or other sponsoring programs.

Your internship application should include your CV and a short letter of motivation, stating why you are interested in an internship at the ÅIPI and what your skills and areas of interest are. Please also provide relevant information about your institution and/or sponsoring programme.

In case you are currently writing your Bachelors- or Master’s thesis, please let us know, as there may be a possibility to continue working on your thesis during the internship.

Send your application by email to elias[at]peace.ax no later than the 27th of October 2017.

You can find more information on internships at the Ålands Islands Peace Institute on our website: http://peace.ax/en/about-us/internship

Contact: Research Coordinator Elias Vartio elias[at]peace.ax, +358 18 15574

You can also contact Deputy Director Susann Simolin, +358 18 15570.

International Student!

Would you like to be acquainted with the Finnish working culture, in particular a Turku-based company and its daily routines? Would you like to tell about customs and culture related to work in your home country?

If You say “yes”, then You are welcome to join the event DAY@WORK!

Turku Chamber of Commerce and World Trade Center together with POLKU project organize a whole day visit in a Finnish company during the period of November 2017- January 2018. The exact day of the visit will be set by You and the company. We will kick-off this event on the 24th of October with a briefing session where You will get more detailed information on e.g. the Finnish working culture.

You will have a unique possibility to get to know and experience the Finnish business culture in practice and free-of-charge! Take advantage of this opportunity and supply your application by 15.10 via this link. In the application, we ask you to explain why you would be a good candidate, and also to attach your CV.

We will send you additional information after the registration has closed.