Services

The Career Services can help you with questions concerning career planning and job search in Finland. Since the emphasis of our work is in career guidance and counseling we do not offer placement services.

For a personal career guidance session, you can make an appointment with one of our careers advisors. Contact information can be found here.

Services for students:

• career guidance and counseling
• job search strategies, assistance with cover letters and CV's
• follow-up information on graduate employment

In questions related to personal study plans, course work requirements, scheduling your studies, etc. please contact your programme coordinator or study advisor.

In the map of guidance services (pdf) you can find information of all the services that are available for you and designed to support your studies at the University of Oulu.

Student Counseling Psychologist services

The Student Counselling Psychologist offers special guidance and counselling in questions related to learning, studying, life management and wellbeing. More information here.

 

International training grants 2012

Degree students of the University of Oulu can apply for a personal grant for training completed outside Europe that is a part of their major subject studies. Also practical training in those European countries that are not suitable in Erasmus program is possible. Post-graduate students are not eligible for this grant.  The grant can be awarded to a maximum of 7 students.

The international training grant is meant for those students who have independently acquired themselves a training position. The training grant is primarily meant for a training period where the student will not receive a salary from the employer. The grant is not purposed to the training in the student’s home country.

The international training grant is EUR 1 800/student in total.

The student is eligible to apply for the grant if:

• The training will last at least 3 months,

• The training is a part of the studies,

• The contents of the training have been approved of the student’s department/subject,

• The student will not receive any other financial support for the training from the University or CIMO     (Organisation for international mobility and cooperation) and

• The student has not previously completed a training period supported by the University.

A prerequisite for being awarded the grant is that the student commits to hand in a final report regarding the training in accordance with instructions provided by the Academic Affairs, and to submit a copy of the work certificate s/he receives for the training.

The training period must be started at 2012.

Application process:
The training position must be acquired before applying for the grant. The grant is applied for with a free-form application (motivation letter), which must show the grounds why the support is needed and a description of how the training will support the student’s studies, professional development and internationalisation.

Appendices:

• Transcript of records

• CV/résumé

• Certificate to show that the training will be accredited to the student’s studies (http://www.oulu.fi/careerservices/harjoittelu/kv-harjoittelu/certificate.doc). The student must fill in the form and have it undersigned by the person (from the student’s respective major subject) who will accredit the training to the studies.

• Preliminary contract/confirmation of the training position from the employer. If the employer is paying a salary for the trainee it must be mentioned.

The application period will end on 30 January at 15.00, by which time the applications must have arrived at the Academic Affairs , Student Center (Kemiankatu, door F2, 2nd floor, KE 224-1, KE 219). Applications sent by mail must also have arrived at the Academic  Affairs before the application period expires.  Mailing address: University of Oulu, Academic Affairs/Student Center, Elina Koskinen, P.O. Box 8100, FIN-90014 University of Oulu.
The amount of the grant is limited. If any grants remain, the rest of the grants will be awarded during 2012.  
More information: Elina Koskinen, elina.koskinen(at)oulu.fi, (tel. +358 8 553 3596)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact information & staff

Map of guidance services (pdf)

Application for special study arrangements (word)

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The Career Services is a member of the national network of Academic Career Services in Finland.