Tampere University organises a mandatory Welcome Week for all new exchange students at the beginning of each semester. The Welcome Week will include programme both on campus and online.

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	<li>Welcome Week: 22 - 28 August 2022</li>
</ul>

The expected time frame for arrivals is 1 - 21 August 2022. Your <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-university-exchange-students">registration with the University</a> will take place online already before the Welcome Week.

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The Student Union of Tampere University - Fresher’s Guide 2022-23

A pre-arrival information session was organised online on 26 July and the slides were sent to all exchange students on 27 July. For the video, please go to:

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	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1ef26836-c3a5-40a5-b401-aedf007cb3f5">Pre-arrival information session for exchange students of the autumn semester 2022</a> (video, 1:27.52)</li>
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We also recommend you to see the Sisu, study and course related information video called <a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=98a8bbb2-200e-4598-804e-aeb700e636c7">Academic information for exchange students of the autumn semester 2022</a> (video, 13:13) that can be found also below in the pre-recorded videos before sending any study-related questions.

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A pre-arrival information session on 26 July 2022

During the Welcome Week, you will receive information on studying at Tampere University, our student guidance and counselling services, the Student Union and <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-authorities-new-exchange-students">registration with the relevant local authority</a>. As a part of the Welcome Week programme, some faculties may arrange information sessions. Please notice that main <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-courses-and-study-practices-exchange-students">registration for courses</a> happens during July-August and perhaps during the first days of the Welcome Week, but the deadlines for registrations can vary in different courses.

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We know that starting university can be a daunting experience and a big adjustment, especially when it involves moving to another country. But be assured that there are plenty of other students in the same position as you are and we will do our best to organise some get together events as well.

All Welcome Week presentations (and almost all live meetings and information sessions held on Zoom/Teams) will be uploaded to the Welcome Week's <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398">Moodle course page</a>, which you will be able to access with an activated TUNI user account.

You can also download the following (mobile) apps to receive push notifications on your smartphone and to get the best user-experience from our Welcome Week:

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	<li><a href="https://download.moodle.org/mobile">Moodle mobile app</a> (you can scan your QR code from your <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/user/profile.php?">Moodle profile page</a>)</li>
	<li>Office 365 apps <a href="https://www.office.com">on your computer</a> or <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/mobile">apps for mobile devices</a> (Teams, Outlook)</li>
	<li>Zoom <a href="https://zoom.us/download">apps</a></li>
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All apps are accessible with your TUNI user account.

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General information

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This page is not final yet and final updates will be made before the Welcome Week.
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<ul>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=397caa6a-de09-4929-bf7a-aee700634abd">Welcome words from Mari Walls, the president of Tampere University</a>, TUNI login required (video, 2:06)</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dd1ZYvFEw_w">Welcome to the campuses of Tampere University</a> (video, 4:58)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=98a8bbb2-200e-4598-804e-aeb700e636c7">Academic information for exchange students of the autumn semester 2022</a> (video, 13:13)</li>
	<li><a href="https://content.tuni.fi/sites/default/files/proxy/public/2022-06/academic-information-for-exchange-students-autumn-2022.pdf">Academic information for exchange students of the autumn semester 2022</a> (.pdf)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=1ef26836-c3a5-40a5-b401-aedf007cb3f5">Pre-arrival information session for exchange students, autumn semester 2022</a> (video, 1:27.52)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=5385d427-e9db-48d5-b347-aee50092f0b1">INTO Tampere</a>, mainly for exchange students of Hervanta campus (video, 4:20)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=71c38a12-1014-4a24-a765-aee700867c62">ESN FINT</a>, mainly for exchange students of the city centre and Kauppi campuses (video, 7:20)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=da305765-26b1-448a-8630-ad8e00c63527">TREY - Student Union of Tampere University</a> (video, 1:59)</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqD4w31my0">Dive into IT Services</a> (video, 1:34)</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wvt6gjLIp0">Tips for mastering communication channels for Tampere University students</a> (video, 1:37)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=097d85ec-88d0-432d-aaa2-aecb00b2f99d">Introduction to intranet of Tampere University, basic info</a>, TUNI login required (video, 2:49)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=34ad9e7d-bf4b-4df8-b385-aecb00c29d45">Introduction to intranet of Tampere University, news and events</a>, TUNI login required (video, 1:32)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=149d81ed-b617-4d85-985b-aecb00af4393">Introduction to intranet of Tampere University, study-related widgets</a>, TUNI login required (video, 2:30)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=d8545cbb-4fe8-49e7-aacf-ada400ee8457">Introduction to the electronic examination system EXAM</a> (video, 4:17)</li>
	<li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=920bdb36-4b96-4009-a7b0-ac9f00dbd66a" target="_blank">Eating on the campus restaurants</a>, face masks are not required anymore (video, 2:02)</li>
	<li><a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=2167">Moodle course on information security and privacy</a> (a self-paced course, TUNI login required)</li>
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Welcome Week programme, autumn semester 2022 - pre-recorded videos and tasks

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The programme is incomplete and will be updated and published in mid-August. The programme is subject to minor changes during the Welcome Week. The most up-to-date information will be published in Moodle only.
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Monday, 22 August 2022

<ul>
	<li>10:00 - 12:00 - LIVE on Teams - First things first

	<ul>
		<li>A short greeting from the International Mobility Services and an overview of your next steps and the most important up-to-date information. The session will be recorded and published in Moodle.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Tuesday, 23 August 2022

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	<li>10:00 - 15:00 - LIVE on our campuses - Welcome Fair

	<ul>
		<li>The Welcome Fair will be organised on two campuses, please attend the campus you have been accepted to - different services will be presented

		<ul>
			<li>Location on the city centre campus: main lobby of the Main building</li>
			<li>Location on Hervanta campus: main lobby of the Main building</li>
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	<li>10:00 - 14:00 - LIVE on our campuses - Get to know your host faculty and your study field
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		<li>Most of our faculties and study fields will have a live meeting with their exchange students. Please note that these meetings will not be recorded and please attend only the meeting of the study field you have been accepted to.
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			<li>10:00 - 11:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Automation Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, room TBA</li>
			<li>11:00 - 12:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Architecture, room TBA</li>
			<li>12:00 - 13:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Civil Engineering, room TBA</li>
			<li>12:00 - 13:00 - LIVE on city centre campus - Faculty of Social Sciences, room TBA</li>
			<li>13:00 - 14:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Ecology, room A223 (Kampusareena building)</li>
			<li>13:15 - 14:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Computing, Engineering (Electrical engineering), room TB109 (Tietotalo building)</li>
		</ul>
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	</ul>
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</ul>

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

<ul>
	<li>10:00 - 15:00 - LIVE on our campuses - Welcome Fair

	<ul>
		<li>The Welcome Fair will be organised on two campuses, please attend the campus you have been accepted to - different services will be presented

		<ul>
			<li>Location on the city centre campus: main lobby of the Main building</li>
			<li>Location on Hervanta campus: main lobby of the Main building</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>10:00 - 14:00 - LIVE on our campuses - Get to know your host faculty and your study field
	<ul>
		<li>Most of our faculties and study fields will have a live meeting with their exchange students. Please note that these meetings will not be recorded and please attend only the meeting of the study field you have been accepted to
		<ul>
			<li>11:00 - 12:00 - LIVE on city centre campus - Language Studies, room Pinni B4115 (Pinni B building)</li>
			<li>12:00 - 13:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, room TBA</li>
			<li>13:00 - 14:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Industrial Engineering and Knowledge Management, room FA032 (Festia building)</li>
			<li>13:00 - 14:00 - LIVE on city centre campus - Business and Administration Studies, room Pinni B1096 auditorio (Pinni B building)</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>14:00 - 16:00 - LIVE on Nokia Arena - Q &amp; A with the International Mobility Services
	<ul>
		<li>Come to meet staff members of the International Mobility Services and ask us anything! You can drop by anytime between 14 and 16, as there is no official program.
		<ul>
			<li>Location: Nokia Arena (close to the city centre campus), room <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/paidia-living-lab-play">Paidia</a></li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Thursday, 25 August 2022

<ul>
	<li>10:00 - 12:00 LIVE on Teams - How to master your exchange in Tampere

	<ul>
		<li>Description is coming soon! </li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>13:00 - 14:00 LIVE on Zoom - Adapting to studies abroad
	<ul>
		<li>Get to know on how to adapt to your new life in Tampere and how to handle a possible culture shock</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Friday, 26 August 2022

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	<li>12:00 - 15:00 - A free bus tour for exchange students around the city

	<ul>
		<li>Get to know the best places in Tampere and meet other exchange students!</li>
		<li>Pre-registration and a ticket will be required, the bus tour is free of charge</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Welcome Week programme, autumn semester 2022 - live meetings and recordings

The language proficiency evaluation tests for language studies within the following degree programmes will be organised during the Welcome Week. The tests are organised on campus and are compulsory for all students planning to select courses from these study fields. The required language level for language studies are C1 for English and B2 for all other languages. We are unable to make any exceptions.

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	<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in English language

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		<li>24 August at 12:00 - 14:00</li>
		<li>Register in Sisu: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39412">KIE.EN.001 Proficiency Evaluation Test</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

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	<li>Finnish Language and Culture / Suomen kieli ja kulttuuri

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		<li>30 August at 10:00 - 12:00</li>
		<li>Register in Sisu: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-34250">KIE.SUKK.001 Proficiency Test in Finnish Language and Culture</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in Spanish language
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		<li>25 August at 10:15 - 11:45</li>
		<li>Register in Sisu (select the option for exchange students): <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39557?year=2022">KIE.ES.001 Proficiency Test in Spanish Language</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in Scandinavian languages
	<ul>
		<li>Register in Sisu: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39413">KIE.POA.001</a><a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39413"> Proficiency Test in Swedish Language</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Language studies at our Language Centre are open for all exchange students and do not require any tests. Only courses organised by our faculties have proficiency tests for exchange students.

Language proficiency evaluation tests, autumn semester 2022

You are welcome to join our Facebook group starting from mid-June 2022 and after you receive an official invitation by email:

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	<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/tauexchange">Tampere University incoming exchange students (autumn 2022)</a></li>
</ul>

Facebook is not used for official communication with exchange students but is one way to get to know other students and get some answers to your practical questions. Also, we might post some events that might be interesting for exchange students on Facebook.

Tampere University Student's Handbook

Welcome Week for exchange students

Tampere University Student's Handbook

Welcome Week for exchange students

OpenA pre-arrival information session on 26 July 2022

OpenGeneral information

OpenWelcome Week programme, autumn semester 2022 - pre-recorded videos and tasks

OpenWelcome Week programme, autumn semester 2022 - live meetings and recordings

OpenLanguage proficiency evaluation tests, autumn semester 2022

OpenJoin our Facebook group for exchange students, autumn semester 2022