FORTHEM internationalisation possibilities for students
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The Buddy-Programme is starting
Directed to first-year students, the FORTHEM Buddy Programme is a great opportunity to get to know fellow students from other universities within the FORTHEM Alliance. First-year students will be put in touch with other first-year students from FORTHEM-universities to form a Buddy group and get to know each other through different group activities. The activities will take place once a month and will be organized remotely, starting from the end of November.
The Buddy groups may even have a chance to meet later, for example by taking part in a FORTHEM short-term mobility programme or even by going on exchange to a FORTHEM university. Participating in the Buddy Programme is a great way to start creating international networks, improve language skills and make lifelong friendships.
First-year student: registration to the Buddy Programme is open until 5.11.2021, you can still sign up! Registration form and more information
Application round for FORTHEM Short Term Mobilities is now open!
FORTHEM Short Term Mobilities are 5-day intensive programmes organised in our partner universities. Students are invited to apply to these programmes according to their interests. These short term mobilities are organised in each FORTHEM-university, and a travel grant will be given to the selected students. Accommodation and meals are also covered. The application round for spring and summer 2022 opened on 29.10.2021. More information here.
List of spring and summer 2022 Short Term Mobilities.
Students can also go on individual short term mobilities to a FORTHEM university for up to 10 days. A travel grant is also given to students who go on individual short term mobilities. More information and application instructions.
Apply for the FORTHEM Campus student exchange to Riga for the spring semester 2022
The FORTHEM Campus for the spring semester 2022 will be organized in Riga, at the University of Latvia. The theme of the exchange is Resilience, Life quality and Demographic Changes. Studies and events related to this theme will be organised during the exchange period. Studies include disciplinary studies, transversal studies and open studies. Disciplinary studies are offered in business and economics, social sciences, law and biology.
You can apply for the FORTHEM Campus by filling the online application form in the Mobility Online application system (instructions). The application deadline is 1.12.2021.
Internships
Internship placements are offered for students, in FORTHEM universities, local schools, in companies and organizations operating in the region of the universities. The application round is always open, and the list of available internships is updated as soon as new placements become available. See more information about the school internship placements (for teacher education students) and for the company internship placements (for all students).
Civic engagement projects
Civic engagement projects are volunteering projects realized by a group formed by students from at least three FORTHEM universities, about issues they are interested in and concerned about.
There are ready proposals for these Civic Engagement Projects from different organisations, but students can also contact the partner organization themselves and propose a project. There is FORTHEM funding available for these projects, and the participating student groups will be supported with a course on project management. More information and application instructions .
FORTHEM Labs
Are you interested in networking and collaborating internationally in research? Would you for example want to make connections with local partners in Jyväskylä, Mainz, Palermo or other FORTHEM cities while working on your Master's thesis? Familiarize yourself with the networks of experts and the activities of the FORTHEM Lab and join them! There are seven different themes in the Labs, and their activities are coordinated by the University of Jyväskylä. More information on FORTHEM Labs.
