Departure orientation Thu 25 April

The orientation will be organized in Finnish but the orientation slides will be published in English after the event on this website.
Published
5.4.2024

Come and join the country-specific orientation to find out more about studying and living in your host country

14.30 - 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. 

Country / Region Hall
Germany Ag B121.1, Beeta
Austria Ag D214.1
France Ag D225.1
Spain Ag D213.1
Czech Republic Ag C222.1
Netherlands S204
Belgium L221
Italy B247 Päätelmä
UK & Ireland P302 Lyhty
Nordic countries L 209
North America B348 Puro
Latin America D304
Taiwan L310B
Japan B339 Virta
Korea AgD215

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. Please study the departure check-list where we have listed the most important practical things concerning your study abroad period.

Please also study the slides of the orientation programme as they may answer a lot of the questions you may have:

Departure orientation for students going abroad - International Office 

Encountering a new culture - Lotta Kokkonen, Movi

Language preparation for outgoing exchange students - Juhani Moisio ja Elena Kirk, Movi

Safety abroad - Teemu Keränen, Head of Risk Management and Security

Student health care advice for students going abroad - YTHS 

If you need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us via HelpJYU.   

Organizer: 
JYU International Office
Further information: HelpJYU