Departure orientation 23-24 April

The International Office will organize a departure orientation on 23-24 April for outgoing exchange students and students completing an internship abroad during the academic year 2026-2027. Please notice that the majority of sessions will be organized in Finnish and some in English but the orientation slides will be published in English after the event on this website.
Published
7.4.2026

THU 23 April

Place: C1 (main building on Seminaarinmäki campus)   

PROGRAMME

  • 12.00 - 12.30  Facing new - how to get most out of your stay abroad?  
    Movi, Lotta Kokkonen, yliopistonlehtori
  • 12.30 - 14.00 Käytännön tietoa vaihtareille In Finnish
    Kansainväliset palvelut
  • 14.00 – 15.00 Break
  • 15.00 - 16.00 Country-specific orientations: JYU students who have been on student exchange will share their experiences. Participants will divide into country/region-specific groups. 

    Please notice that we are unfortunately not able to organize a separate group for all the countries. Rooms for each country/region specific group will be updated to the this website before the orientation.

    Please notice that former exchange students will not answer questions related to practical arrangements of your upcoming student exchange, such as Learning Agreements, scholarship, travel insurance, etc.

FRI 24.4.

Place: Zoom https://jyufi.zoom.us/j/62622403643

PROGRAMME

  • 09.00 - 09.30 Kielivalmentautuminen, kielikurssit ennen vaihtoa ja kielikurssien hyväksiluku vaihdon jälkeen In Finnish
    Movi, Juhani Moisio, Expert
  • 09.30 – 10.00 Matkustusturvallisuus In Finnish
    Head of Risk Management and Security Teemu Keränen
  • 10.00 – 10.30 Mental Wellbeing During Exchange – How to Prepare and Cope Well In English In English
    Student Life - Wellbeing Support for Students Team, Panajiota Räsänen, University Teacher

Cannot make it to the orientation? 

The orientation will be recorded apart from the country-specific orientations. The recording and the slides will be available on this website after the orientation.
Please also study the departure check-list where we have listed the most important practical things concerning your study abroad period. 

Come and join the orientation sessions held in English!   

Organizer: 
JYU International Office
Further information: HelpJYU