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 our campuses and online. The online programme will be recorded and published <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" target="_blank">in Moodle</a>.<ul><li>Welcome Week: 19 - 23 August 2024</li></ul>Your <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-university-exchange-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">registration with the University</a> has to be done online already before the Welcome Week. We also welcome you to our sustainable community, as Tampere University is committed to UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. To stay informed about the sustainability work and to take actions before and during your exchange studies, please check our guide on <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/internationalisation-during-studies/instructions-outgoing-students/sustainability-student-exchange" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sustainability in student exchange</a>.

Pre-arrival information session, 19 June

You should arrive before the Welcome Week

Arrival period,  1 - 18 August

Monday is mostly online and the rest is in-person

Welcome Week, 19 - 23 August

Over 2-hour long pre-arrival online information session was organised for exchange students on 19 June at 12:00 - 14:00 Finnish time. The slides and the recorded video from the information session were sent to all exchange students during the same week.All slides with active links (pdf)<figure role="group"><div class="embedded-file"><svg height="25" width="25" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><polygon points="22 18 22 20 2 20 2 18 0 18 0 20 0 22 2 22 22 22 24 22 24 20 24 18 22 18"></polygon><polygon points="12 18 18.55 11.46 17.09 10 13 14.09 13 2 11 2 11 14.09 6.91 10 5.46 11.46 12 18"></polygon></svg>Download<a href="https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/proxy/public/2024-06/pre-arrival-information-session-on-19-june-2024-tau-toas-esn-fint-into.pdf">The pre-arrival information session, all slides (TAU, TOAS, ESN FINT and INTO) (PDF, 3.26 MB) </a></div></figure>Full video with captions for easy navigation (no login required)<ul><li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e0da4332-c668-4f01-b0db-b19400c5b378&amp;start=0" target="_blank">Pre-arrival information session for exchange students on 19 June 2024</a></li></ul>At least the following themes were covered during the summer's pre-arrival information session:<ul><li>How to understand our campuses and our higher education community</li><li>Your next steps and good things to know​</li><li>The identification and registration process with the university</li><li>Your TUNI account</li><li>All important deadlines to remember</li><li>Our international student tutoring and what it means</li><li>The Student Union membership fee and how to get a student card​</li><li>Erasmus+ certificates and other confirmations, other required forms</li><li>Our mobile app to meet other students already before your arrival</li><li>How to live with TOAS</li><li>Greetings from INTO and ESN FINT, their services and upcoming events and trips</li><li>We have also answered some of your questions sent to us beforehand</li><li>A Finland and Tampere Quiz where a student from Singapore won a hoodie of Tampere University - congratulations!</li></ul>

Pre-arrival information session from 19 June, autumn semester 2024

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/pre-arrival-information-exchange-students/checklist-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Checklist for exchange students, autumn semester 2024</a></li>
</ul>

Beside the steps in our checklist for exchange students starting their studies in the autumn semester 2024, always follow our email instructions and note the fun events that will be organised for exchange students by ESN FINT and INTO Tampere during the Welcome Week and after! Some events will be advertised on our mobile app as well.

Checklist for exchange students, autumn semester 2024

During the Welcome Week, you will receive information on studying at Tampere University, our student guidance and counselling services, the Student Union, living in Tampere as a student and the <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-authorities-new-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">required registrations to be completed</a> after arrival. As a part of the Welcome Week programme, some study fields may arrange their own information sessions. Please notice that <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-courses-and-study-practices-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">final registration for courses</a> happens before the Welcome Week (during August and in December) and 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-togethers and fun activities as well.

Almost all (online) Welcome Week presentations will be uploaded to the Welcome Week's Moodle course page (<a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" rel="noopener" target="_blank">TUNI Moodle - Welcome Week for exchange students</a>), which you will be able to access with an activated TUNI 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:

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://download.moodle.org/mobile" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Moodle mobile app</a> (scan your QR code from your <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/user/profile.php?" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Moodle profile page</a> after login)</li>
	<li>Microsoft 365 apps <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/products-apps-services" rel="noopener" target="_blank">on your PC</a> or <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/mobile" rel="noopener" target="_blank">mobile devices</a> (Teams, Outlook)</li>
	<li>Zoom <a href="https://zoom.us/download" rel="noopener" target="_blank">apps</a> for any device (however, we use mainly Teams)</li>
</ul>

All apps are accessible with your <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-university-exchange-students" rel="noopener" target="_blank">activated</a> TUNI account.

<div class="embedded-video-container" data-youtube-id="sy-UHhh234M" style="background-image: url(https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/video_thumbnails/sy-UHhh234M.jpg)"><a class="link-to-video" target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/sy-UHhh234M"><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M16 0c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16s7.163 16 16 16 16-7.163 16-16-7.163-16-16-16zM16 29c-7.18 0-13-5.82-13-13s5.82-13 13-13 13 5.82 13 13-5.82 13-13 13zM12 9l12 7-12 7z"></path></svg>Welcome new students!.Play the video on YouTube (opens in a new tab).</a><iframe id="ytplayer" "0b857cd6-9553-4317-8cf7-69c0f6633d0f" type="text/html" title="Welcome new students!" width="854" height="480" allowFullScreen="true" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sy-UHhh234M?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0" frameBorder="0"></iframe></div>

General information about the Welcome Week

<blockquote><h3>&nbsp;New videos (and files) might be coming up in summer 2024!</h3></blockquote><ul><li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=e0da4332-c668-4f01-b0db-b19400c5b378&amp;start=0" target="_blank">Pre-arrival information session for exchange students on 19 June 2024</a> (video, 2 h)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVMPO9VAWsA">Welcome to Tampere University!</a> (video, 1:50)</li><li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=eb26e8b6-2223-4fee-9e4d-b02100a4a7e3" target="_blank">University President Keijo Hämäläinen's welcome words</a> (video, 2:32)</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=Zy1sRvGnaFs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Welcome to SportUni!</a> (video, 3:10)</li><li><a href="https://tuni.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=50d0401a-c8a0-4aa1-9d46-b16f00839e85" target="_blank">Welcome to Tampere University Library!</a> (video, 5:22)</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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4maWXCi0hSQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Goin' to Tampere University mobile app</a> (video, 00:40)</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=d8545cbb-4fe8-49e7-aacf-ada400ee8457">Introduction to the electronic examination system EXAM</a> (video, 4:17)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAFtfdp7hXE">Introduction to FabLab on Hervanta campus</a> (videos, 2:21)</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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjxR5g4LoAo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why Tampere University is the best place for exchange students?</a> (video, 2:38)</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></ul>*Completing the course is mandatory for all exchange students of Tampere University within 30 days <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/handbook/uni/exchange-studies/information-exchange-students-university/registration-university-exchange-students" target="_blank" rel="noopener">after activating</a> your TUNI account

Pre-arrival videos and tasks, autumn semester 2024

<blockquote><h3>The final programme will be published in August 2024 - schedule changes are possible</h3></blockquote><h2>Monday, 19 August (mostly online, all exchange students)</h2>Location: online<ul><li>10:00 - 11:30 - <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" target="_blank">Online webinar on Teams</a> - First things first by the International Mobility Services</li><li>11:30 - 13:00 - Lunch break</li><li>13:00 - 13:30 - <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" target="_blank">Online webinar on Teams</a> - Living with TOAS</li><li>13:30 - 14:00 - <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" target="_blank">Online webinar on Teams</a> - How to use Sisu - online course registrations</li><li>14:00 - 14:45 - <a href="https://moodle.tuni.fi/course/view.php?id=1398" target="_blank">Online webinar on Teams</a> - ESN FINT and INTO Tampere</li></ul>Evening programme by ESN FINT and INTO, all exchange students:<ul><li>Coming up!</li><li>ESN FINT starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://www.esnfint.org/get-in-touch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule and updates here</a></li><li>INTO starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://into-tampere.org/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule in the news section</a></li></ul><h2>Tuesday, 20 August (both campuses, all exchange students)</h2>Location: City centre and Hervanta campuses<ul><li>10:00 - 15:00 - LIVE on the city centre and Hervanta campuses - Welcome Fair<ul><li>Services that are not meant for exchange students: Kela,&nbsp;Finnish Student Health Service FSHS</li></ul></li><li>Faculty-specific information sessions<ul><li>10:00 - 11:00 - Automation Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Robotics (Hervanta campus, Konetalo K1702)</li><li>10:00 - 11:00 - Building and Civil Engineering (Hervanta campus, Rakennustalo RG202)</li><li>10:15 - 11:00 - Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (Hervanta campus, Sähkötalo SM221)</li><li>11:00 - 12:00 - Architecture (Hervanta campus, Rakennustalo, RD203)</li><li>12:00 - 13:00 - Civil Engineering (Hervanta campus, Rakennustalo, RD203)</li><li>13:00 - 14:00 - Language studies, Business Studies, Administrative Studies (City centre campus, Main building TBA)</li><li>13:15 - 14:00 - Computing, Computer Sciences, Electrical engineering, Mathematics and Statistics (Hervanta campus, Tietotalo TB109)</li></ul></li></ul>Evening programme by ESN FINT and INTO, all exchange students:<ul><li>Coming up!</li><li>ESN FINT starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://www.esnfint.org/get-in-touch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule and updates here</a></li><li>INTO starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://into-tampere.org/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule in the news section</a></li></ul><h2>Wednesday, 21 August (both campuses, all exchange students)</h2>Location: City centre and Hervanta campuses, Nokia Arena&nbsp;<ul><li>10:00 - 15:00 - LIVE on the city centre and Hervanta campuses - Welcome Fair<ul><li>Services that are not meant for exchange students: Kela,&nbsp;Finnish Student Health Service FSHS</li></ul></li><li>Faculty-specific information sessions<ul><li>12:30 - 13:15 - Industrial Engineering and Knowledge Management (Hervanta campus, Tietotalo TB109)</li></ul></li><li>14:00 - 16:00 - LIVE at Nokia Arena - Meet &amp; greet with the International Mobility Services<ul><li>Come and meet staff members of the International Mobility Services</li><li>Get your documents signed and ask us anything</li><li>You can drop by anytime between 14 and 16, as there is no official programme</li><li>Location: <a href="https://nokiaarena.fi/en/directions/" target="_blank">Nokia Arena</a> (close to the city centre campus), room <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/paidia-living-lab-play">Paidia</a>&nbsp;</li></ul></li></ul>Evening programme by ESN FINT and INTO, all exchange students:<ul><li>Coming up!</li><li>ESN FINT starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://www.esnfint.org/get-in-touch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule and updates here</a></li><li>INTO starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://into-tampere.org/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule in the news section</a></li></ul><h2>Thursday, 22 August (<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/campuses/hervanta-campus-hub-science-technology-and-collaboration" target="_blank">Hervanta campus</a>, all exchange students)</h2>Location: Hervanta campus<ul><li>10:00 - 10:45 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Coffee with the International Mobility Services<ul><li>Come to chat with other exchange students and with us, free coffee/tea and a cinnamon bun will be offered</li></ul></li><li>11:00 - 11:30 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Studying Finnish at the Language Centre and a course assistance programme</li><li>11:30 - 12:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - The Student Union TREY</li><li>12:00 - 12:15 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - The SportUni services</li><li>12:15 - 13:00 - LIVE on Hervanta campus - Ask me anything with the International Mobility Services</li><li>13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch break</li></ul>Evening programme by ESN FINT and INTO, all exchange students:<ul><li>Coming up!</li><li>ESN FINT starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://www.esnfint.org/get-in-touch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule and updates here</a></li><li>INTO starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://into-tampere.org/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule in the news section</a></li></ul><h2>Friday, 23 August (<a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/about-us/campuses/city-centre-campus-pulse-tampere">City centre campus</a>, all exchange students)</h2>Location: City centre campus<ul><li>9:30 - 10:00 - LIVE on the city centre campus - Ask me anything with the International Mobility Services</li><li>10:00 - 10:30 - LIVE on the city centre campus - Welcome to the City of Tampere!</li><li>10:30 - 12:00 - LIVE on the city centre campus - How to master your exchange studies</li><li>12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch break</li><li>13:00 - 15:00 - LIVE on the city centre campus - Sightseeing bus tour around Tampere for exchange students<ul><li>Free of charge, but with limited capacity</li><li>Professional guides, about 2 hours long with stops</li></ul></li></ul>Evening programme by ESN FINT and INTO, all exchange students:<ul><li>Coming up!</li><li>ESN FINT starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://www.esnfint.org/get-in-touch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule and updates here</a></li><li>INTO starting kits pickups, check the <a href="https://into-tampere.org/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schedule in the news section</a></li></ul>

Welcome Week programme, autumn semester 2024 - info sessions and recordings

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Check the instructions below, if you are interested in courses from the English Department or the Finnish language and Culture study module
</blockquote>

The language proficiency evaluation tests for language studies <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/?q=KIE.EN&amp;lang=en&amp;audience=international-students&amp;size=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">within the English Department</a> and from a study module of <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/modules/otm-1d6637fa-df93-4826-9d2c-3bb7ec7b2cbd" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Finnish Language and Culture</a> will be organised during the Welcome Week. The tests are organised on campus and are compulsory for all students planning to select any courses from the two study options below. The required language level for courses in language studies are C1 in English and B2 in Finnish). We are unable to make any exceptions and your language level will be determined with the proficiency evaluation test (even if you are a native speaker).

<ul>
	<li>Degree Programme in Languages, specialisation in English language (C1)

	<ul>
		<li>The test will be organised on 21 August 2024 at 12:00 - 14:00 (City centre campus, Pinni B1100)</li>
		<li>The test is required for all exchange students who are willing to take <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/?q=KIE.EN&amp;lang=en&amp;audience=international-students&amp;size=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">the following courses</a></li>
		<li>Register in Sisu before the test: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-39412" rel="noopener" target="_blank">KIE.EN.001 Proficiency Evaluation Test</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Finnish language and Culture (B2)
	<ul>
		<li>The test is required for all exchange students who are willing to take courses from <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/modules/otm-1d6637fa-df93-4826-9d2c-3bb7ec7b2cbd?year=undefined&amp;activeTab=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Finnish Language and Culture</a></li>
		<li>Register in Sisu before the test: <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/en/students-guide/curriculum/course-units/uta-ykoodi-34250" rel="noopener" target="_blank">KIE.SUKK.001 Proficiency Test in Finnish Language and Culture</a></li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

The English courses organised by the Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences (ITC) and the English Language Specialisation of the Degree Programme in Languages (courses starting with <a href="https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/curriculum/course-units/?q=KIE.EN&amp;lang=en&amp;audience=international-students&amp;size=50" rel="noopener" target="_blank">KIE.ENxxxxx</a>) are meant particularly for English specialists (nominated for English studies), but are open also for other exchange students who pass the test (max 10 ECTS credits).

Language proficiency evaluation tests (English / Finnish), autumn semester 2024

<blockquote><h3>Autumn semester 2024 exchange students were invited to our new mobile app by email on 20 June 2024. Please follow the registration instructions from that email.</h3></blockquote>The mobile app will not be used for official communication with exchange students but is one way to get to know other international students (both international degree and exchange students) and get some answers to your practical questions. Also, we might post some events that might be interesting for exchange students in the mobile app.<div class="embedded-video-container" data-youtube-id="4maWXCi0hSQ" style="background-image: url(https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/video_thumbnails/4maWXCi0hSQ.jpg)"><a class="link-to-video" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4maWXCi0hSQ"><svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32"><path d="M16 0c-8.837 0-16 7.163-16 16s7.163 16 16 16 16-7.163 16-16-7.163-16-16-16zM16 29c-7.18 0-13-5.82-13-13s5.82-13 13-13 13 5.82 13 13-5.82 13-13 13zM12 9l12 7-12 7z"></path></svg>Goin' to Tampere University.Play the video on YouTube (opens in a new tab).</a><iframe id="ytplayer" "111eb8d1-74b5-4a34-adfd-56ac364b50ba" type="text/html" title="Goin' to Tampere University" width="854" height="480" allowFullScreen="true" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4maWXCi0hSQ?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0" frameBorder="0"></iframe></div>&nbsp;

Welcome Week for exchange students

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