NORTH KARELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES www'pkamk'fi

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NORTH KARELIA UNIVERSITYOF APPLIED
SCIENCESwww.pkamk.fi
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Services for incoming exchange students
Before arrival Acceptance, information package
via air mail Accommodation in Joensuu Housing
Company Joensuun Elli (www.joensuunelli.fi)
Student tutor
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• Role of a student tutor Arrival - during the
  stay
• meeting the student tutor at airport/railway
  station
• signing the lease, opening a bank account,
  registration for residing in Finland
• practical issues (grocery store, bus ticket,
  bike, pharmacy, Finnish sim-card, post office)
• show around the town libraries, sport
  facilities, movie theatres, free time
  activitiesother places of interest
• introduction to campus/degree programme

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• Orientation programme
• Studying at NKUAS
• Library and information services
• Student Union POKA (www.varmapoka.fi)
• Housing in Joensuu (Joensuun Elli)
• North Karelia Police Department
• City of Joensuu
• Welcoming party by the student tutors

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Orientation to the Finnish Language and Culture
course (3ects) (Course code KV3005)  
Orientation Programme on 7 9 January 2009  
Introductory Finnish Language course (lessons on
Mondays Wednesdays, first lesson on Monday 12
January)   Visits to foreign language classes -
Reporting on experiences   Reporting under a
theme Living in a new culture
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• During the stay
• International Office
• general administration
• Centres/degree programmes
• information regards to studies, practicalities
  at campus
• Student tutors, Student Union Poka
• freetime activities, social life

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Challenges

• Students arriving during the semester

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