ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
AUTUMN SEMESTER 2016
Monday, 22 August 2016
Lecture Room TB104 (Tietotalo building)
09:00-09:15 Welcoming Words
Mr Petri SUOMALA Vice President 09:15-09:30 Introduction to TUT
Ms. Minna HAKA-RISKU
Head of International Relations, Partnerships Office 09:30-09:45 Information on Registration
Ms. Ulla VARTIALA and Ms. Meeri OIKEMUS Student Services
09:45-10:00 Health Services for Students at TUT
Ms. Sari HARTIKAINEN
Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS/YTHS) 10:00-10:15 Information on the Student Union TTYY and
the Student Guilds
Ms. Stiina KINNUNEN, Student Union TTYY 10:15-10:30 Information on the International Students’ Club
ESN INTO
10:30-10:45 Information on Practical Matters
Ms. Ulla VARTIALA and Ms. Meeri OIKEMUS Student Services
Admissions Office, Lecture Room TC161 (Tietotalo building)
12:00-16:00 Personal Registration for New Arrivals.
- Please take your passport (or other official ID), your address in Tampere and the receipt of the Student Union payment with you. Be also prepared to tell your Finnish ID number (should you have one already).
- You need to submit your original secondary school certificate at registration
- Spring 2016 graduates: You need to submit also your transcript of records and the English translations of your transcript and certificate at registration
The Student Services will collect sign-ups for a guided Tampere City Tour (held on Tuesday). You can also sign up at the Student Services Office in the afternoon.
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Lecture Room TB104 (Tietotalo building)
09:00-10:00 General Study Information Session for New International Students
Ms. Terhi KIPINÄ Degree Services
Lecture Room TC163 (Tietotalo building)
10:30-12:00 Welcome to the International Degree Programme in Science and Engineering, BSc (Tech)
Ms Terhi KIPINÄ Prof Esa RÄSÄNEN
12:00-13:00 Introducing the guilds: TiTe and Hiukkanen Lunch and a campus tour in tutor groups
Meeting point: Tietotalo Building (Main Lobby) at 14:45
15:00-16:30 Tampere City Tour (please sign up beforehand)
The student card is ordered from the Student Union of TUT. You may get the application either from the Student Union once at TUT or you can fill the electronic application form already beforehand and print it at
http://www.ttyy.fi/ttyy/sites/webhotel2.tut.fi.ttyy/files/sisalto/Opiskelijakorttihakemus.pdf
The correctly filled application must be delivered with a passport photo to the Student Union Office (Tietotalo Building, 1st Floor) where you can also get the card about one month later. The price for
the card is 10 euros in cash, and the price is collected when you get the card. The receipt of the
Student Union membership fee will work as your temporary student card. For Late Arrivals:
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Lecture Room K2108 (Konetalo building) Intercultural communication workshop
Mr Carlos MENDOZA SANTANA Language Centre
10:00 – 10:45 Ice breaker: mapping cultures
10:45 – 11:15 Intercultural misunderstandings
11:15 – 12:30 Model of culture shock and adaptation
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 16:00 Outdoor activities
For Late Arrivals:
Thursday, 25 August 2016
Lecture room TB110 (Tietotalo building)
10:00-11:00 Mathematics test
Iso Sali 1 (Festia building)
12:00-13:00 Introduction to IT Services and Security
Mr. Jari SEPPÄLÄ and Mr. Tero RANTALA IT Services
13:00-13:30 Introductions to the Library services
Ms. Mervi MIETTINEN TUT Library
13:30-14:00 Information on language courses
Ms. Jenni HAKANEN and Ms. Minna VANHASALO Language Centre
Lecture room FA128 (Kappelisali, Festia building)
14:00-16:00 Planning language studies
Language Centre teachers
For Late Arrivals:
Registration at the Student Services Office (Kampusareena Building)
between 10:00-13:00.
The sign-up for the courses taking place during the 1st teaching period
Friday, 26 August 2016
Lecture Room Iso Sali 1 (Festia building)
10:00-10:30 Sports at TUT
Mr. Markku TAMMINEN
Unipoli Sport – University Sports in Tampere 10:30-11:00 Student housing – TOAS
Ms. Amanda JOUTI-MIETTINEN
Tampere Student Housing Foundation (TOAS) 11:00-11:15 Opiskelijan Tampere - Students’ Tampere
Ms. Venla MONTER Opiskelijan Tampere
11:15–11:45 Introduction to TUT’s international student club
ESN INTO
Kampusklubi (Kampusareena building)
12:00- Informal welcome get-together
Students, student tutors, teacher mentors, teachers and staff
Registration checklist
ü Registration is possible between 22 August - 7 September 2016. During the first days of the orientation week (22 – 24 August) the registration takes place at the Admissions Office (Tietotalo Building) and after that at the Student Services Office (Kampusareena Building).
ü If you have taken the Finnish matriculation examination or International Baccalaureate, have a Finnish ID number and access to Finnish online banking, registration is also possible online in advance. Please follow the instructions you have received by email from the TUT Admissions Office.
How to proceed when registering on arrival:
ü Print out your personal registration form (sent to you by e-mail in August) before your arrival at TUT and take it with you to Finland
ü Pay the Student Union membership fee once in Finland. Remember to use your personal reference number and keep the receipt safe! Payment from
abroad is not recommended due to the high risk of failed money transfer.
ü Complete your registration at the Admissions Office (TC161) with the receipt of the payment (From Thursday 25 August onwards at the Student Services Office)
ü Remember to present your passport, your address in Finland and your original secondary school certificate at registration. Be also prepared to tell your Finnish ID number (should you have one already).
ü Spring semester 2016 graduates: Present your original secondary school
certificate, transcript of records and the English translations of the both documents at registration
Once you are registered as a student:
ü Apply for your student card at the Student Union Office (Tietotalo Building, 1st
floor). The receipt of the Student Union membership fee will work as a temporary student card.
ü Pick up your basic user account and password from the IT Helpdesk (Kampusareena Building, 2nd Floor)
ü Sign up for courses via POP Portalwww.tut.fi/pop. Please note that students
need to enroll for the courses taking place during the 1st teaching period by Thursday, 25 August.
