Orientation for International Degree Students

Welcome to study at the Oulu Business School!

This information is for new international master’s students.

Orientation week for the new students will begin on Monday, August 29th, 2022. There will be events organized by the University of Oulu, Oulu Business School and also the student association Finanssi ry.

Oulu Business School orientation week schedule 2022 for International Master's Programmes 

Completing studies

The Oulu Business School course catalogues gives you an overview of your degree program, its structure and the timing of your studies. The catalogues also describes practices related to studies, so please read it carefully. Full course catalogues for academic year 2022-2023 are published later during the Autumn semester. Currently there are degree structures until 2021-2022 available at our Study Guides web page.

Personal tutor teacher (coordinator) and tutor students (kummi)

Each student in Master’s degree programmes have a designated personal tutor teacher (coordinators) and tutor students (kummi) who will guide and advice the student. Coordinator and kummi will provide support and assistance to students in their studies.

Student affairs

If you have any questions regarding your studies, please contact the Oulu Business School student affairs service team by sending an email to: study.business (at) oulu.fi. NB! There can be a delay in responding to inquiries during the summer months (June-August).

Welcome to study Information Processing Science!

Students selected to International Master's Programme SEIS ( Software Engineering and Information Systems) and Master´s Programme in Information Processing Science.

Orientation Week Programme, autumn 2022 .

First timetable, autumn 2022.

Campus map.

Students in bachelor level please find orientation week details here.

If you have health reasons not to participate the welcome event in lecture room please take contact to tutor teacher Karin Väyrynen karin.vayrynen[at]oulu.fi 

Have a nice summer and see you in September!

SEIS students: For more information, please contact Marianne Kinnula, marianne.kinnula[at]oulu.fi or tutorteacher karin.vayrynen[at]oulu.fi

Welcome to study biomedical engineering!

In this page the new students will find information about important issues in the beginning of studies. Kindly note that this page concerning the orientation will be updated as the orientation programme and schedules are finalized (in August 2023 at the latest).

Master´s Programme in Biomedical Engineering in brief

Students of the programme have been selected in international call for applications. It is organized jointly by the Faculty of Medicine (FMED) and the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE). Students of the programme at the FMED will graduate as Masters of Health Sciences (MHSc) and at the ITEE - Masters of Science (MSc Tech).

Language of instruction is English.

General information about starting the studies

You will find general information about starting your studies and steps to be taken in university´s web-page For new degree students. Kindly study these pages carefully.

Orientation week 

The studies will begin with orientation, which is organized during week 35 from August 28 to Sept 1, 2023.  It will include general programme for university´s all new students and programme-specific programme.  In addition, during week 36 there are additional events, which you might like to consider and participate in (official opening ceremonies of the university and organizations presenting themselves on Linnanmaa campus and student festival in Kuusisaari). 

Briefing of the the BME students will be arranged in the beginning of the orientation week. Concrete date, time and place will be updated here later. 

In the briefing there will be participants from the degree programme, faculties´ academic affairs service teams and from the Guild of Medical Technology Students of Oulu (OLTO). You will hear more about the degree programme and starting and proceeding with your studies. Also, your student tutors will attend, and they will be your guide on campuses and tell you about the studies and studying from the student´s point of view. 

First courses will begin during week 36 in accordance with the course-specific schedules. 

For students – web pages

We also recommend you to study carefully university´s For Students web pages, where all information concerning studies and studying has been compiled by themes. Under some themes, in the end of the page, there is “For you” drop down menu, where you can choose your own programme for checking, whether there is any additional, programme-specific information. This “For you” information will be updated regularly, even during coming autumn, when necessary.

Study guide and schedule for academic year 2023-24

Schedule for autumn 2023 will be published by the end of March 2023 as a part of the Peppi study guide. Schedule for spring 2024 will be published at the turn of October - November 2023. In the study guide there is a general description of the programme (“Show description”) and its study structure (“Show structure”). By choosing an individual course in the structure you will find the course-specific description and further – course timetable by clicking the “blue ribbon” in the description page.

Tuudo mobile application is a versatile tool for supporting and managing your studies and includes, for example, possibility to prepare your personal schedule. After having uploaded the app you will be able to pick up the courses to your Tuudo-calendar first by choosing “follow” and then beginning from Aug 1, 2023 – enroll for the chosen autumn courses and beginning from Dec 1, 2023 - for the chosen spring courses.

Kindly note that the changes, updates to the schedules are possible, but as soon as made, they will automatically update in Peppi and your Tuudo-calendar also.

More information about the schedule, enrollment for the courses etc. will be available during the orientation week.

Contact

• Responsible professor of the programme, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Tapio Seppänen tapio.seppanen(at)oulu.fi
• Responsible for major of biomedical engineering at the Faculty of Medicine Mikko Finnilä mikko.finnila(at)oulu.fi
• In questions concerning different practical study administrative issues, kindly contact academic affairs service team
  • study.medicine(at)oulu.fi  
• In issues concerning your studies, personal study plan (PSP) you can contact your
  • tutor teacher - TBA
  • PSP instructor Eveliina Seppälä eveliina.seppala(at)oulu.fi 
• Your student tutors are 
  • Clarence Tan clarence.tan(at)student.oulu.fi
  • Dipika Chapagain dipika.chapagain(at)student.oulu.fi

Additional links / information 

University of Oulu

Faculty of Medicine

• Research Unit of Health Sciences and Technology

Faculty of Information Technology and Electric Engineering

• Center for Machine Vision and Signal Analysis (CMVS)

ICT-services for students

IT services for new students video

Finnish Student Health Service

University of Oulu safety info

OLTO

Rules and regulations of the higher education institutions of Oulu, University of Oulu

Email lists and social media 

Join the mailing lists WITH YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL ADDRESS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT (student.oulu.fi). University will only send emails to university´s own email addresses. 

Email list joint for all BME students

Email list for BME students at the Faculty of Medicine

Biomedical Engineering in Facebook 

Biomedical Engineering in Instagram 

Welcome to study biomedical engineering!

In this page the new students will find information about important issues in the beginning of studies. Kindly note that this page concerning the orientation will be updated as the orientation programme and schedules are finalized (in August 2022).

Master´s Programme in Biomedical Engineering in brief

Students of the programme have been selected either in international or national call for applications. It is organized jointly by the Faculty of Medicine (FMED) and the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE). Students of the programme at the FMED will graduate as Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) and at the Faculty of ITEE - Master of Science (MSc Tech).

Primarily all BME students have the same curriculum and study structure. There are some differences in the study structure depending on whether the student has been admitted in national or international call and on the target degree she/he has chosen.

The language of instruction is English.

General information about starting the studies

You will find general information about starting your studies and steps to be taken in university´s web-page For new degree students. Kindly study these pages carefully.

Orientation week

The studies will begin with orientation, which is organized during week 35 from August 29th to September 2nd, 2022. It includes general programme for university's all new students and programme-specific programme.

Programme

Briefing of the BME students will be arranged on August 29, 2022 at 1 p.m. - 4 p.m., on Linnanmaa campus in Room Lo128.

In the briefing there will be participants from the degree programme, faculties´ academic affairs service teams and from the Guild of Medical Technology Students of Oulu (OLTO). You will hear more about the degree programme and starting and proceeding with the studies.  Also, your student tutors (“kummis”) will attend, and they will be your guide on campuses and tell you about the studies and studying from the student´s point of view.

The Orientation Week of ITEE kick off with the opening remarks by the Education Dean & Prof. Jari Iinatti alongside the international programmes' directors and coordinators on Monday, August 29, 9-10 am in Linnanmaa Campus in lecture hall L2. It is also possible to attend the event via Zoom. 

General Orientation for International Degree Students will be arranged on August 30, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, on Linnanmaa Campus, Room L4.

The university will organize a  Self-Hack workshop  for all new students of the university on September 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022-2023 will be held on September 5, 2022 at 3:15 p.m., in Saalasti Hall in Linnanmaa Campus. Ragistration deadline for the event is August 22, 2022.

An Opening Event of the Academic Year "HURMOS" (organized by the Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY) and the Student Union of the Oulu Applied Sciences (OSAKO) ) will be arranged on September 8-9, 2022.

First courses will begin on September 5, 2022 in accordance with the course-specific schedules. 

For students – web pages

We also recommend you to study carefully the university´s For Students web pages, where all information concerning studies and studying has been compiled by themes. Under some themes, in the end of the page, there is a “For you” drop down menu, where you can choose your own programme for checking the additional, programme-specific information. This “For you” information will be updated regularly, even during coming autumn.

Schedule for academic year 2022-23

Schedule for academic year 2022-23 has been published as a part of the Peppi study guide. Schedule for spring 2023 will be published by the end of October. In the study guide there is a general description of the programme (“Show description”) and its study structure (“Show structure”). By choosing an individual course in the structure you will find the course-specific description and further – course timetable by clicking the “blue ribbon” in the description page.

Tuudo mobile application is a versatile tool for supporting and managing your studies and includes, for example, possibility to prepare your personal schedule. After having uploaded the app you will be able to pick up the courses to your Tuudo-calendar first by choosing “follow” and then beginning from Aug 1, 2022 – enroll for the chosen courses and beginning from December 1, 2023 - for the chosen spring courses.

Kindly note that the changes, updates to the schedules are possible, but as soon as made, they will automatically update in Peppi and your Tuudo-calendar also.

More information about the schedule, enrollment etc. will be available during the orientation week.

 Contact

• In questions concerning different practical study administrative issues, kindly contact your home faculty´s academic affairs service team
  • study.itee(at)oulu.fi  
• In issues concerning your studies, personal study plan (PSP) you can contact your
  • tutor teachers Tapio Seppänen tapio.seppanen(at)oulu.fi or Angelos Fylakis  angelos.fylakis(at)oulu.fi
• Your student tutor (”kummi”) is 
  • Sanaz Afsari  sanazafsari(at)gmail.com 

Additional links / information

University of Oulu

Faculty of Information Technology and Electric Engineering

• Center for Machine Vision and Signal Analysis (CMVS)

Faculty of Medicine

• Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology (MIPT)

ICT-services

ICT-services / students

OLTO – New students guide 2022

Rules and regulations of the higher education institutions of Oulu | University of Oulu

Email lists and social media

Email list for all BME students. You will be included to this list automatically.

Biomedical Engineering in Facebook 

Biomedical Engineering in Instagram 

Welcome to study!

Wireless Communications Engineering (WCE)

This information is for new international master’s students in Wireless Communications Engineering (WCE). The studies will begin on Tuesday 30th of August, 2022. You can find information about the orientation week below:

2022 Orientation week (WCE-RAN)

2022 Orientation week (WCE-RF)

• During the week, you will receive information about and material related to studies, get to know kummistudents, fellow students and staff of the degree program and acquaint with guild activities of Electronics and Communications Engineering students of Oulu (SIK guild) and with university's premises and study related IT facilities and tools.
• During the week, you also will meet your tutor teacher, with whom you will prepare your personal study plan (PSP). 

You can find all WCE-specific practical instructions and guides from here, and general study-related information from here.

On Friday 2nd of Sept, 2022 the Self-Hack event  will be organized for all new students of the university. 

The WCE program coordinator and your personal tutoring teacher is Dr. Kari Kärkkäinen (kari.karkkainen(a)oulu.fi)

Electronics (ECE)

This information is for new international master’s students in  Electronics (ECE). The studies will begin on Monday 29th of August, 2022. You can find information about the orientation week below:

2022 Orientation week (Electronics Design)

2022 Orientation week (Electronics Materials and Components)

2022 Orientation week (Photonics and Measurement Technology)

• During the week, you will receive information about and material related to studies, get to know kummistudents, fellow students and staff of the degree program and acquaint with guild activities of Electronics and Communications Engineering students of Oulu (SIK guild) and with university's premises and study related IT facilities and tools.
• During the week, you also will meet your tutor teacher, with whom you will prepare your personal study plan (PSP). 

On Friday 2nd of Sept, 2022 the Self-Hack event  will be organized for all new students of the university. 

The ECE program coordinator and your personal tutoring teacher is Dr. Marko Neitola (marko.neitola(a)oulu.fi).

General information for WCE and ECE students

Please follow the University of Oulu Coronavirus instructions for updates. 

Planning and starting your studies

You  can find the Programme Structure Diagram 2022-2023 from here.

University’s new study guide for academic year 2022-2023 is published at  https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi/en/index. The study guide includes information on degrees, curricula, courses and course timetables after those have been fed in there. Information about the courses can be found by adding course code or name to ‘Search box’. 

• WCE programme specific study guide for the purpose of planning your studies can be found from https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi/en/programme/27082?period=2022-2023
• ECE programme specific study guide for the purpose of planning your studies can be found from https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi/en/programme/27982?period=2022-2023

Students have to register for the courses in Peppi. For registering you will need user ID & password of UO computer network which you will get after registering as a present student for study year 2022-23 and paying  the UO student union membership fee.  Please see the checklist for new degree students for instructions on what to do before your arrival.

Student affairs

If you have any questions regarding your studies, please contact the  Information Technology and Electrical Engineering affairs service team by sending an email to: study.itee(at)oulu.fi

Academic Affairs Service team for the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering is located at the service point Compass (see campus map).

New Students at the Industrial Engineering and Management & Product Management Master’s Programme

Please register for events found under the course 555212P Orientation Course for New Master's Students. Check your email (also the spam folder) during August, we will send you a welcome letter with all necessary instructions. 

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First week program, Intercultural Teacher Education program

Studies will begin on Monday 28th of August 2023 at 9:00 with a welcome to the Faculty session . A more detailed schedule will be sent to all accepted students latest in early August.

Information for new OMS degree students

Here you can find information on the orientation events for new international Master's Degree students of Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining (MRSM): Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing or Geosciences, or the new EMJM PROMISE students arriving for the Autumn 2023.

(Incoming exchange students hosted by OMS have their own orientation events)

The academic year 2023 launches with Orientation Weeks, starting with Faculty of Technology and Oulu Mining School Information Sessions at the Linnanmaa Campus of the University of Oulu:

• For all new FTECH students: Mon 28.8.2023 at 15:15-16:00 in Lecture Hall L1 
• For MRSM: Tue ti 29.8.2023 at 14:15-16:00 in Lecture Room PR119
• For PROMISE: Tue 5.9.2023 at 8:15-14:00 in Lecture Room MA342

In addition, a general university level orientation for all new international degree students will be organized.

OMS Orientation Weeks for all new degree students will begin with the information session. The weeks also include other events, e.g. UniOulu Self-Hack, planning your personal studies (preparing a Personal Study Plan). Some of your courses will start already on the first week.  You will also be nominated a Tutor Teacher and a Tutor Student.

Personal Study Plan: Target to choose about 3 courses per one period which will give you about 15 cr  in one period:  15 cr per period / 30 cr per semester / 60 cr per academic year.

• MRSM / Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing (MEMP), M.Sc. (Tech.)
• MRSM / Geosciences (GEOS), M.Sc.
• EJMJ PROMISE, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Contact:

More info: Study.Technology@oulu.fi (write to the Subject MRSM/MEMP or MRSM/GEOS or PROMISE: Orientation)

Welcome to study!

This information is for new international students in DICE (Bachelor´s Degree) and Computer Science and Engineering (Master´s Degree) .

The orientation week for new DICE students starts with Welcome to ITEE -event on Monday August 28th 2023 at 10.15-12.00 in L10. Also available online (link will be updated later). After this, the new DICE students will meet at 12.15 in auditorium L8.

The orientation for new CSE Master´s Degree students starts with Welcome to ITEE -event on Monday August 28th 2023 at 10.15-12 in L10. Also available online (link will be updated later). The orientation continues on Tuesday 29.8.2023 at 8.15-12.00 (Orientation for International Degree Students, organised by University). 

• During orientation week, you will receive information about and material related to studies, get to know kummistudents, fellow students and staff of the degree programme and acquaint with guild activities of Computer Science and Engineering students of Oulu (OTIT) and with university's premises and study related IT facilities and tools.
• During the week, you also will meet your tutor teacher, with whom you will prepare your personal study plan (PSP).

More detailed orientation week 2023 timetables will be updated on this page later on during Summer. So please check the information again later.

Below you can see timetables 2022. 

Page updated 1.6.2023

Degree Programme in Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics:

Computer Science and Engineering (DICE/CSE)

Electronics and Communications Engineering (DICE/ECE)

Information Processing Science (DICE/IPS)

Master´s Degree (2 years, English)

Computer Science and Engineering

Useful Information

You find Programme Structure Diagrams 2022-2023 from here.  

University’s study guide for academic year 2022-2023 is published at https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi. The study guide includes information on degrees, curriculums, courses and course timetables. Information about the courses can be found by adding course code or name to ‘Search box’. 

Students have to register for the courses in Peppi. 

Moodle workspace is used on many courses.

Student affairs

If you have any questions regarding your studies, please contact your Tutor teacher or the Information Technology and Electrical Engineering academic affairs service team by sending an email to: study.itee(at)oulu.fi

Academic Affairs Service team for the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering is located at the service point Compass  (1st floor) (see campus map).

Welcome to study!

This information is for new international bachelor’s students in Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics.
On this page, we will publish information about the first two weeks of studies. Please note that changes are possible to please check this website again later in August. 

Website updated 25.8.2022.

The studies will begin on Monday 29th of August 2022 at 9.00-10.00 with Welcome to ITEE -event in L2 & Zoom. After this is the first meeting of all DICE students at 10.15 in auditorium PR119. 

You can find Programme Structure Diagram 2022-2023 from here.  

Orientation week schedule 2022:

• Electronics and Communications Engineering, Degree Programme in Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics
• Computer Science and Engineering, Degree Programme in Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics
• Information Processing Science, Degree Programme in Digitalisation, Computing and Electronics

Moodle workspace is used on many courses.

University’s new study guide for academic year 2022-2023 is published here. The study guide includes information on degrees, curriculums, courses and course timetables. Information about the courses can be found by adding course code or name to ‘Search box’. 

Students have to register for the courses in Peppi before the course starts.

During the orientation weeks you will meet your tutor teacher, with whom you will prepare your personal study plan (PSP) in Peppi.

Student affairs

If you have any questions regarding your studies, please contact the  Information Technology and Electrical Engineering affairs service team by sending an email to: study.itee(at)oulu.fi

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL DATA SCIENCE

Welcome to study in Master´s Programme in Epidemiology and Biomedical Data Science (EBDS)!
In this page the new students will find programme-specific information about important issues related to beginning of studies. 

General information about starting the studies

You will find general information about starting your studies and steps to be taken in university´s web-page For new degree students. Kindly study carefully this page.

Orientation week (preliminary programme)

The studies will begin with orientation, which is organized during week 35 from August 28 to Sept 1, 2023.  On Mon 28th of August your tutor students will welcome you on university´s campus “Kontinkangas” at the Faculty of Medicine, which is located near the Oulu University Hospital.  In addition during the week there will be a separate kick-off event in Nallikari camping area and other university level programme described in the linked programme. 

Kindly note that some orientation events will take place also during week 36 such as, for example, official opening of the academic year (Mon 4.9.23), student fair (Thur 7.9.23) and student festival (Fri 8.9.23).

During the orientation week  you will hear more about the degree programme and starting and proceeding with the studies. 

First courses will start in accordance with course-specific schedules in week 36 beginning on 4th of Sept, 2023.

For students - web pages

We recommend you to study carefully university´s For Students web pages, where all information concerning studies and studying has been collected by themes. Under some themes, in the end of the pages, there is “For you” drop down menu, where you can choose your own programme for checking, whether there is any additional, programme-specific information. EBDS “For you” information will be prepared and updated when necessary in these sites during coming autumn.

Schedule for academic year 2023-24

Schedule for academic year 2023-24 is a part of the Peppi study guide.  At the moment schedule for autumn 2023 has been published and the schedule for spring 2024 will be published in the beginning of November 2023. In the study guide there is a general description of the programme and its study structure. By choosing an individual course in the structure you will find the course-specific description and further – course timetable. 

Tuudo mobile application is a versatile tool for supporting and managing your studies and includes, for example, possibility to prepare your personal schedule. After having uploaded the app you will be able to pick up courses organized during the academic year to your Tuudo-calendar first by choosing “follow” and then beginning from Aug 1, 2023 – enroll for the autumn courses.  Registration for spring 2024 courses will begin on Dec 1, 2023. 

Kindly note that the changes, updates to the schedules are possible, but as soon as made, they will automatically update in Peppi study system and in your Tuudo-calendar also.

More information about the app, schedule, enrollment etc. will be available during the orientation week.

Contact

Professor responsible for the programme is Sylvain Sebért sylvain.sebert(at)oulu.fi

Coordinator of the programme is Miia Halonen miia.halonen(at)oulu.fi. She is also tutor teacher of the class 2023. 

Your tutor students are

- Chigere Adoration achigere22(at)student.oulu.fi

- Linda Kwiecinski Linda.Kwiecinski(at)student.oulu.fi 

All newly admitted students have received a welcome letter from one of the tutors so, when necessary, contact the tutor, who´s letter you have received. 

In different technical study administrative issues, you can contact faculty´s academic service team by sending an email to study.medicine(at)oulu.fi. 

Additional links / information 

University of Oulu

Faculty of Medicine

• Research Unit of Population Health (PopH) 

ICT-services for students

IT services for new students video

Finnish Student Health Service

University of Oulu safety info

Rules and regulations of the higher education institutions of Oulu, University of Oulu

Student Union of the University of Oulu

Email list for EBDS students - join the list in http://lists.oulu.fi/mailman/listinfo/ebds WITH YOUR UNIVERSITY EMAIL ADDRESS AS SOON AS YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT (student.oulu.fi). University will only send emails to university´s own email addresses. 

Welcome to study Business Analytics in Information Processing Science and in Computer Science and Engineering!

In this page the new students will find information about important issues in the beginning of studies. Kindly note that this page concerning the orientation will be updated as the orientation programme and schedules are finalized (in August 2022).

Master´s Programme in Business Analytics in brief

The Programme combines data technology and information processing with business knowledge, and is organized by two different faculties: the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) and the Oulu Business School.

The Master of Science in Technology degree (specializing in Computer Science and Engineering) and the Master of Science degree (specializing in Information Processing Science) are provided by the Faculty of ITEE. The Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration degree is provided by the Oulu Business School.

The choice of specialization and thereby the degree is made when applying for the programme. In Business Analytics Programme there is a curriculum and study structure for each of three specialization / degree.

The language of instruction is English.

General information about starting the studies

You will find general information about starting your studies and steps to be taken in university´s web-page For new degree students. Kindly study these pages carefully.

Orientation week

The studies will begin with orientation, which is organized during week 35 from August 29th to September 2nd, 2022. It includes general programme for university's all new students and programme-specific programme.

Programme

Briefing of the Business Analytics students will be arranged on August 31, 2022 at 9 - 12, on Linnanmaa campus in Room SÄ118. It is also possible to attend the event via Zoom

In the briefing there will be participants from the degree programme and faculties´ academic affairs service teams. You will hear more about the degree programme and starting and proceeding with the studies.  Also, your student tutors (“kummis”) will attend, and they will be your guide on campuses and tell you about the studies and studying from the student´s point of view.

The Orientation Week of ITEE kick off with the opening remarks by the Education Dean & Prof. Jari Iinatti alongside the international programmes' directors and coordinators on Monday, August 29, 9-10 am in Linnanmaa Campus in lecture hall L2. It is also possible to attend the event via Zoom. 

General Orientation for International Degree Students will be arranged on August 30, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon, on Linnanmaa Campus, Room L4.

The university will organize a  Self-Hack workshop  for all new students of the university on September 2, 2022 at 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022-2023 will be held on September 5, 2022 at 3:15 p.m., in Saalasti Hall in Linnanmaa Campus. Ragistration deadline for the event is August 22, 2022.

An Opening Event of the Academic Year "HURMOS" (organized by the Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY) and the Student Union of the Oulu Applied Sciences (OSAKO) ) will be arranged on September 8-9, 2022.

First courses will begin on September 5, 2022 in accordance with the course-specific schedules. 

For students – web pages

We also recommend you to study carefully the university´s For Students web pages, where all information concerning studies and studying has been compiled by themes. Under some themes, in the end of the page, there is a “For you” drop down menu, where you can choose your own programme for checking the additional, programme-specific information. This “For you” information will be updated regularly, even during coming autumn.

Schedule for academic year 2022-23

Schedule for academic year 2022-23 has been published as a part of the Peppi study guide for Business Analytics, Computer Science and Engineering and the Peppi study guide for Business Analytics, Information Processing Science. Schedules for spring 2023 will be published by the end of October. In the study guide there is a general description of the programme (“Show description”) and its study structure (“Show structure”). By choosing an individual course in the structure you will find the course-specific description and further – course timetable by clicking the “blue ribbon” in the description page.

Tuudo mobile application is a versatile tool for supporting and managing your studies and includes, for example, possibility to prepare your personal schedule. After having uploaded the app you will be able to pick up the courses to your Tuudo-calendar first by choosing “follow” and then beginning from Aug 1, 2022 – enroll for the chosen courses and beginning from December 1, 2023 - for the chosen spring courses.

Kindly note that the changes, updates to the schedules are possible, but as soon as made, they will automatically update in Peppi and your Tuudo-calendar also.

More information about the schedule, enrollment etc. will be available during the orientation week.

 Contact

• In questions concerning different practical study administrative issues, kindly contact your home faculty´s academic affairs service team

     • study.itee(at)oulu.fi 

• In issues concerning your studies, personal study plan (PSP) you can contact your tutor teachers (coordinators):

• Information Processing Science:  Pasi Karppinen pasi.karppinen(at)oulu.fi
• Computer Science and Engineering: Satu Tamminen satu.tamminen(at)oulu.fi

• Student tutors (”kummis”) are:

• Information Processing Science:  Shivam Singhal shivams2799(at)gmail.com
• Computer Science and Engineering: Syed Jawad Akhtar syed.akhtar(at)student.oulu.fi

Additional links / information

University of Oulu

Faculty of Information Technology and Electric Engineering

Oulu Business School

ICT-services

ICT-services / students

Rules and regulations of the higher education institutions of Oulu | University of Oulu

Dear new International Master’s student in the Chemistry of Sustainable Processes and Materials Master’s programme.

Welcome to the University of Oulu!

General information about starting the studies
You will find general information about starting your studies and steps to be taken in university´s web-page for new degree students (https://www.oulu.fi/en/for-students/new-students-welcome-university-oulu).

Orientation week

The studies will begin with orientation, which is organized from August 29 to September 2, 2022. Orientation for all new degree students will start with the welcome and information sessions.

Preliminary schedule for the Orientation week:

29.8.2022 at 14.15-16.00
– Welcome, briefing for the studies and personal study plan.
    Venue: Lecture room PR119, Linnanmaa campus.

You can use the Oulu Campus Navigator to find this venue (https://www.oulu.fi/en/university/campuses) 
                                                          
30.8.2022
- Info session for all new international students.
https://www.oulu.fi/en/for-students/new-students-welcome-university-oul… 

1.9.2022 at 8.15-10.00
- Peek into the chemistry research at the University of Oulu.
  Venue: Lecture room PR101, Linnanmaa campus.

2.9.2022 at 10.00-13.00 - Self-Hack Event. https://www.oulu.fi/en/self-hack 

Completing your studies

The course catalogues give you an overview of your degree program, its structure, and the timing of your studies. The catalogue also describes practices related to studies. Full course catalogues for academic year 2022-2023 can be found from Peppi (https://opas.peppi.oulu.fi/en/index?period=2022-2023).

Personal tutor teacher and tutor students (kummi)

All students have a personal tutor teacher appointed by the faculty. Tutor teacher's task is to guide and advice you in the early stages of studying. The tutor teacher will introduce to you your field of studies, occupational issues, and important questions in working life. Each student in Master’s degree programme have also a designated personal tutor students (kummi) who will help when studies start at University of Oulu.

Information for new OMS degree students

Here you can find information on the orientation events for new international Master's Degree students of Mineral Resources and Sustainable Mining (MRSM): Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing or Geosciences, or the new EMJM PROMISE students arriving for the Autumn 2023.

(Incoming exchange students hosted by OMS have their own orientation events)

The academic year 2023 launches with Orientation Weeks, starting with Faculty of Technology and Oulu Mining School Information Sessions at the Linnanmaa Campus of the University of Oulu:

• For all new FTECH students: Mon 28.8.2023 at 15:15-16:00 in Lecture Hall L1 
• For MRSM: Tue ti 29.8.2023 at 14:15-16:00 in Lecture Room PR119
• For PROMISE: Tue 5.9.2023 at 8:15-14:00 in Lecture Room MA342

In addition, a general university level orientation for all new international degree students will be organized.

OMS Orientation Weeks for all new degree students will begin with the information session. The weeks also include other events, e.g. UniOulu Self-Hack, planning your personal studies (preparing a Personal Study Plan). Some of your courses will start already on the first week.  You will also be nominated a Tutor Teacher and a Tutor Student.

Personal Study Plan: Target to choose about 3 courses per one period which will give you about 15 cr  in one period:  15 cr per period / 30 cr per semester / 60 cr per academic year.

• MRSM / Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing (MEMP), M.Sc. (Tech.)
• MRSM / Geosciences (GEOS), M.Sc.
• EJMJ PROMISE, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Contact:

More info: Study.Technology@oulu.fi (write to the Subject MRSM/MEMP or MRSM/GEOS or PROMISE: Orientation)

Welcome to the University of Oulu!

Our first Environmental Engineering programme info meeting is
on Monday August 29th at 14.15-16. Info will be organised as a hybrid event.

Link to the Teams-meeting will be sent to the new students via email
- you are warmly welcome!