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  • ISOT and TAMY said “NO” to the introduction of tuition fees

    May 3, 2010 by Sebastian
    Source: 
    Margarita and Stefano

    Helsinki. ISOT participated in the demonstration in favour of free university education. The demonstration was organised by the Finnish Student Unions (SYL & SAMOK) in order to make the students voice heard after several signals from some political forums to introduce study-fees for all university students.

  • ISOT AGM Election Results

    February 19, 2010 by Sebastian
    Source: 
    ISOT Annual General Meeting

    ISOT is happy to present the board for the coming year. The following six people will start their duty on March 1st. We would like to thank all participants of the Annual General Meeting and wish everybody all the best for the next 12 months.

    President: Torsten Seidel
    Vice-President: Michaela Batorova
    Treasurer: Eloise Kok

  • ESN FINT Language groups

    October 10, 2009 by Sebastian
    Source: 
    http://esn.tamy.fi

    ESN FINT invites you to any of their language groups:

    CHINESE LANGUAGE GROUP
    Start Time: Monday, October 12 at 5:30pm
    End Time: Monday, October 12 at 7:00pm
    Where: Juvenes Café Aulabaari (downstairs at the university main building)

    SPANISH LANGUAGE GROUP
    Start Time: Monday, October 12 at 6:00pm
    End Time: Monday, October 12 at 7:30pm

  • Academic Culture and Degree Studies at UTA - Tuesday at 13.00-15.45

    September 7, 2009 by michaela.batorova
    Source: 
    International office

    Following message is forwarded to the attention of international
    students who are here in a degree programme (i.e not exchange students):
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    Dear new international degree students,

    we would like to remind you that Introduction to Academic Culture and Degree Studies at UTA

  • The bluffer's guide to Finglish

    September 27, 2008 by admin
    Source: 
    6 Degrees (www.6d.fi)
    Published: 
    06/2008

    Unfortunately we only managed to get it as a scanned image of the article. Read the full-sized version.

  • “I’m a legal alien in UTA” - Diary of an exchange student

    July 9, 2008 by mairabc
    Source: 
    Aikalainen (10/2008)

    Finnish universities have an international reputation for being highly service minded and technologically developed. Thus, I was expecting to benefit from all kinds of amenities a student could need in the 21st century. The first time I strolled through the University of Tampere, I was surprised by the amount of effort put into making the university not only a place to study, but also a place to feel comfortable.

  • Move your body – you are in Finland

    July 9, 2008 by mairabc
    Source: 
    Aikalainen (10/2008)

    The statement that “sports are very important for a society” is a cliché. What is the realistic situation? States subsidize sports organizations, because they consider sports a benefit for society. Business sponsors professional sports: Finnish teams are no exception. A lot of students and others are involved in different kinds of sports. This means that exercise is an integral part of people’s everyday routine. It’s common to see people jogging, walking, or exercising in other ways. For some foreigners, it seems surprising and even strange.

  • TOAS cares about the rent, not the tenants

    July 9, 2008 by mairabc
    Source: 
    Aikalainen (10/2008)

    Quality of living is important for students to be able to concentrate on their studies. According to TOAS’ environmental policy, tenants will enjoy a high standard of living, which doesn’t represent the truth. Most TOAS buildings have the appropriate amenities for student living. Unfortunately, one particular building, Lapinkaari, does not. During the past several months, residents have complained about the way they were treated by TOAS.

  • Interview with a member of Tamy’s board

    July 9, 2008 by mairabc
    Source: 
    Aikalainen (10/2008)

    The first debates about fees for students from outside EU and ETA started in 2005. Why does the problem come back to the public debate now?
    Mikko Niemelä: The government is preparing a reform of law on universities which will be introduced in one year. Besides that, there are also efforts to provide more professional leadership and management at the universities. The idea is that the boards would include an in creasing number of members outside universities to allow more objective decision-making and a stronger ability to react to the needs of surrounding society.

  • Education is Business?

    July 9, 2008 by mairabc
    Source: 
    Aikalainen (10/2008)

    Recently, the Ministry of Education introduced a controversial proposal: tuition fees for degree students from outside of the European Union and European Economic Area studying in Finland. Prime Minister, Matti Vanhanen claims that such fees can help universities increase their budgets as the number of foreign students is on the rise. Political supporters also argue that fee-based tuition is used in several European countries, while Finland is “giving its education away to thousands for free” – according to Vanhanen.