ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

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ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

AUTUMN SEMESTER 2015

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ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR DEGREE STUDENTS

Welcome to Tampere University of Technology!

In this programme you will find the details for the official presentations as well as the free-time activities organised during the orientation week. This programme also includes the timetables for your Introduction to Graduate Studies course which starts already during the orientation week.

On Monday, you will receive information on the practical side of becoming an official student at TUT and

will register at the International Office in person.

The degree programmes will hold a Study Guidance session on programme-specific and study-related matters during the orientation week. You should attend the session of your own degree programme.

Please check from this programme on which day of the orientation week your degree programme is organising their session. After the study guidance sessions you will sign up for courses together with your

tutor group.

On Tuesday, you will attend a General Study Information Session to find out more about TUT’s grading system and to learn how to enrol for courses and exams through the POP student portal. The day will end with a city tour around Tampere (for those who have signed up).

On Thursday there will be an information session on Finnish language courses at TUT and an introduction

to IT services and security.

Friday’s sessions will focus on the services that are available to students registered at TUT.

We hope that the sessions and activities organised throughout the orientation week help you get started with your studies at TUT and settle in Tampere!

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Monday, 17 August 2015

Lecture Room TB 104 (Tietotalo building)

09:00-09:15 Welcoming words and introduction to TUT

Professor Mika HANNULA, Vice President

09:15-09:30 Introduction to TUT

Ms Minna HAKA-RISKU

Head of International Relations

09:30-09:45 Information on registration

Ms Meeri OIKEMUS and Ms Orsolya KASZAS Student Services, Admissions office

09:45-10:00 Information on the international students’ club

ESN INTO

10:00-10:15 Information on the Student Union TTYY and

the student guilds

10:15-10:45 Information on language courses

Language Centre

10:45-11:00 Information on practical matters

Ms Meeri OIKEMUS and Ms Orsolya KASZAS Student Services, Admissions office

Delivery of personal reference numbers for paying the Student Union membership fee

International Office, 2nd_{Floor (TB225d and TB225e, Tietotalo building)}

12:00-16:00 Personal registration for new arrivals:

- Please take your passport or other official ID with you! - Students coming from outside the EU/EEA area need to have their residence permit card with them!

- Spring 2015 graduates: You need to submit your original Bachelor’s degree certificate, transcript of records and the English translations of both documents at registration

Ms Meeri OIKEMUS and Ms Orsolya KASZAS

INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES: Degree Programme-specific Study Guidance at the Faculties

14:00-16:15 Master’s Degree Programme in Materials Engineering

Ms Outi Väisänen

K0101A+B (Konetalo building)

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Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Lecture Room TB104 (Tietotalo building)

09:00-10:00 General Study Information Session for all new

international students

Ms Terhi KIPINÄ Degree Services

10:15-12:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Automation

Engineering

Ms Johanna HEINOLA-LEPISTÖ Room: K0101B (Konetalo building)

12:00-13:30 Master’s Degree Programme in Architecture

Ms Stefanie KOHLHOFF

Room: RO104 (Rakennustalo building)

12:15-14:45 Master’s Degree Programme in Electrical

Engineering and Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology

Ms Anna-Mari VIITALA

Room: TB103 (Tietotalo building)

Tutor groups meet for lunch and a campus tour

Your tutor will inform you about the time and place.

Meeting point: in the main lobby of Tietotalo building at 14.45

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Wednesday, 19 August 2015

09:00-11:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Electrical

Engineering - Introduction to Studies Ms Anna-Mari VIITALA

Room TB111 (Tietotalo building)

10:15-12:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Bioengineering

Room:SJ212A (Sähkötalo building)

10:15-12:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Science and

Engineering

Room: SJ212B (Sähkötalo building)

12:00-15:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Industrial

Engineering and Management

Room: FA128 Kappelisali (Festia building)

12:00-14:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Information

Technology - Introduction to Studies

Ms Anna-Mari VIITALA

Room: TB111 (Tietotalo building)

Thursday, 20 August 2015

09:15-11:00 Master’s Degree Programme in Architecture

Ms Stefanie KOHLHOFF RD203 (Rakennustalo building)

Iso Sali 1 (Festia building)

12:00-13:00 INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES:

Introduction to IT Services and Security

Mr Jari SEPPÄLÄ

The sign-up for the courses taking place during the 1st teaching period

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Friday, 22 August 2015

Tea and Coffee will be served before the sessions at 9.30 Lecture Room Iso Sali 1 (Festia building)

10:00-10:30 Sports at TUT

Mr. Markku TAMMINEN

10:30-11:00 Student housing – TOAS

11:00-11:15 Health services for students at TUT

Ms. Sari HARTIKAINEN

11:15-11:30 Opiskelijan Tampere ry (Student’s Tampere

Association)

Mr. Veikko MÄKELÄ

11:30–12:00 Introduction to TUT’s international student club

ESN INTO

12:00–12:30 Culture shock

Mr. Adrian BENFIELD

Free-time activities organised by INTO and the tutors during the orientation week:

Monday 17th_{August 18:00 - 22:30 (some snacks provided)} Presentation: Finland for Dummies

Presentation: Introduction to Teekkari Culture

Movie night: A Finnish movie that introduces the culture! Room: K1705

Tuesday 18th August 17:00 - 23:00

Picnic at Suolijärvi (pickup from obeliski at 1630)

Afterparty / Karaoke at Herwood Stage Bar & Grill (21h and onward)

Wednesday 19th_{August 17:00 - 19:00}

Recess and yard games (TUT front lawn / obeliski)

Thursday 20th August 19:00 - 03:00

Pubcrawl (start between 1800 and 1830 from obeliski, event is in the centre)

Friday 21st_{August 18:00 - 22:00}

Campus Scavenger Hunt (Starts from 18h at Obeliski, teams of 4-5 people)18:00 Campus Scavenger Hunt (Starting point: Obelisk)

You can visit the storage room (SA105 in Sähkötalo lobby) of International

Students Club INTO to borrow household items: Monday, 17.08. at 12-14 Wednesday, 19.08. at 12-14 Friday, 21.08. at 13-15 Tuesday, 25.08. at 17-18 Thursday, 27.08. at 17-18

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Introduction to Graduate Studies

Introduction to Graduate Studies is a mandatory course for all new international degree students which aims at providing useful information on studying at TUT and working in Finland. The faculty study guidance sessions and the session Introduction to IT services and security that are organised during the orientation week are part of the course. The course continues after the orientation week. In addition to the sessions mentioned below, your Faculty may arrange additional sessions as part of the course. Please check the requirements of your Faculty in POP > Studies > Study guide and sign-up.

Course schedule after the orientation week:

Personal Study Plan (PSP) workshops

Date Time Lecture room Degree programme 24 August 2015 10:15-11:00 PC201A Automation Engineering

24 August 2015 11:15-12:00 PC201A Materials Engineering

Choose one of these: 24 August 2015 25 August 2015 26 August 2015 27 August 2015 28 August 2015 10:15-11:45 14:15-15:45 09:15-10:45 14:15-15:45 14:15-15:45 SB202 PC201A SB202 PC201A PC201A Electrical Engineering Information Technology

25 August 2015 10:15-12:00 PC201A Bioengineering Science and Engineering

24 August 2015 14:15-15:00 PC201A Architecture

31 August 2015 10:00-11:30 TB205 Industrial Engineering and Management

Library Tour and Information Retrieval

Date Time Lecture room Degree programme 24 August 2015 9:00-10:00 K3105 Industrial Engineering and

Management

31 August 2015 10:00-11:00 A119IT Automation Engineering

31 August 2015 11:00-12.00 A119IT Materials Engineering

31 August 2015 10:00-11:00 SB202 Bioengineering Science and Engineering

Choose one of these: 31 August 2015 1 September 2015 2 September 2015 3 September 2015 4 September 2015 15:00-16:00 15:00-16:00 15:00-16:00 9:00-10:00 9:00-10:00 PC201A PC201A PC201A PC201A PC201A Electrical Engineering Information Technology

2 September 2015 10:00-11:00 A119IT Architecture

Lecture Room S1 (Sähkötalo building)

7 September 2015 10:00-12:00 Workshop on intercultural communication in TUT

Mr Carlos MENDOZA SANTANA

14 September 2015 10:00-12:00 Study skills and note taking

techniques Ms Tiina NIEMI

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Talent Tampere Career Event

28 September 2015 16:00-18:00

In the Talent Tampere Career Event you will learn about various aspects of working in Finland and hear career stories from former TUT students. The event is part of the Introduction to Graduate Studies course.

Lecture Room TB103 (Tietotalo building) Programme:

Talent Tampere – Linking Bright Business with

Internationals Ms Laura LINDEMAN, Tredea

TUT Career Services and Working in Finland Ms Kaisa NISKANEN, Career Services, TUT

Unipoli Tampere Services for Jobhunting Ms Katariina MIKKONEN, Unipoli Tampere

I need Finnish language – why? Ms Heli HARRIKARI, Language Centre, TUT

TUT Alumni Stories TUT Alumni

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Registration checklist

Collect your reference number for the Student Union membership fee at the Registration info session on Monday

Pay the Student Union membership fee. Remember to use your personal reference number!

Complete your registration at the International Office (remember to take your passport and your address in Finland with you)

Spring semester graduates!: Present your original

Bachelor’s degree certificate, transcript of records and the English translations of the both documents at registration.

Apply for your student card at the Student Union Office (Main Building, 2nd_{floor). The card costs 10 euros (cash} only). The receipt of the Student Union membership fee will work as a temporary student card.