1. Exchange Students / Anna-Kaisa Antinoja September 2019
ARTS Orientation
Exchange Students / Anna-Kaisa Antinoja
September 2019

2. Program for the afternoon Monday, 2 September
Arrival Info / Anna-Kaisa Antinoja, Coordinator for International Affairs
Code of Conduct / Iiris Kauppila, Manager of Academic Affairs
Studying at Aalto
Centre for General Studies YoYo / Sanna Väisänen, Study Coordinator
University Wide Arts Studies UWAS / Mari Partanen, Planning Officer
13.50 Aalto Online tools / Petteri Heinonen, Tokyo ry
14.20 Tokyo ry, Nehal Jain
Helping Hand, Yvonne & Bee
*Snacks*
14.45 Campus tour with the tutors

3. Arrival Information Anna-Kaisa Antinoja / Coordinator for International Affairs

4. Welcome to Finland Residence permit? Apartment? New culture?
Strange language?

5. After arrival in Aalto ARTS
Check that you have - Certificate of student status - Agreement concerning the Access Rights - Aalto IT account - Discount card for campus restaurants - HSL discount document (public transport) - your own arrival documents to be signed? Remember to register - Finnish Immigration Office or - Local Register Office (to receive a Finnish ID-number) - Course registration in WebOodi - Register your HSL card for getting access in Väre building - Meetings with study coordinators and/or teaching staff

6. Registering the Right of Residence:
Non-EU/EEA citizens
If you stay for more than 3 months -> you need a residence permit
Staying less than 90 days -> you might need a visa
In case of further questions:
please contact OR visit Immigration Service point:
Käenkuja 3 A, Helsinki, Open: Monday – Friday, EU/EEA citizens
You do not need a residence permit
You need to register your stay, if you are staying for more than 90 days (Finnish Immigration Service, enterfinland.fi and a personal visit)

7. Citizens of Nordic Countries
Apply for a Finnish personal identity code (not mandatory, but needed for a student card, municipal library card and opening a bank account)
Notify local register office about moving in Finland (for more than 3 months)
Helsinki Local Register Office (Maistraatti) Address: Lintulahdenkuja 2, tel Open: monday - friday 09:
Remember to inform us about your Finnish personal identity code

8. After arrival in Aalto ARTS
Remember to register your HSL card for getting access in Väre building
(card may be used for
printing and scanning
as well)

9. Aalto – Learning Services
Students Service Desk Starting Point:
Otakaari 1, room Y 199a
Open: Mon-Fri 10am – 4pm
ARTS Exchange Coordinator:
Anna-Kaisa Antinoja
Väre building, M-block
Book a meeting:

10. Code of Conduct Iiris Kauppila / Manager of Academic Affairs

11. Studying at Aalto

12. Six dynamic schools
School of Arts, Design and Architecture architecture; art; design; media; film, television and scenography
School of Electrical Engineering communications and networking; electronics and nanoengineering; electrical engineering and automation; signal processing and acoustics
School of Business accounting; economics; finance; management studies; marketing; information and service management
School of Engineering built environment; civil engineering; mechanical engineering
School of Chemical Engineering bioproducts and biosystems; chemistry and materials science; chemical and metallurgical engineering
School of Science applied physics; computer science; industrial engineering and management; mathematics and systems analysis; neuroscience and biomedical engineering
Scientific research, artistic activities and teaching are carried out at Aalto's six schools and their departments and units.

13. Study Coordinators / Aalto ARTS
Department of Architecture Architecture: Sanna Tekonen Urban Studies and Planning (USP): Tuula Jääskeläinen Interior Architecture: Meri Karjalainen Landscape Architecture: Niina Tikkanen Department of Design BA programme: Kristiina Tengvall Fashion, Clothing and Textile Design: Mari Partanen Collaborative and Industrial Design (CoID): Meri Arnala (MeDES: Naoko Nakagawa) Contemporary Design: Mervi Palva Department of Art Art Education: Viivi Poutiainen Visual Cultures, Curating and Contemporary Art (ViCCA): Anne Rautanen Department of Media New Media: Anna Arsniva Photography and Visual Communication Design: Susanna Koistinen Department of Film, Television and Scenography MA majors in Design for Theatre, Film and TV: Tuuli Asunmaa

14. Planning your studies
You are asked to plan and report your studies with:
- Learning Agreement (Erasmus)
- Study Plan (bilateral, Asia exchange, etc.)
The Study Coordinator (or Planning Officer) of the programme will guide you with practical questions related to studies, schedules and choosing courses
Study Coordinators sign your Learning Agreements
Degree programmes have tutoring teachers who guide you with academic questions
Please visit your Study Coordinator for more information and/or take part in the possible joint session of your programme!

15. Contact your Study Coordinator for more info! 
Choosing Courses
You should mainly choose courses from the programme
you have been selected to (check the Into site of your programme)
You can also choose
courses from Centre for General Studies (YoYo)
University Wide Art Studies (UWAS)
language courses, especially Finnish courses are recommended!
Aalto courses available to all students in Aalto University (Cross-school courses)
Updated information about each course is to be found in Weboodi (oodi.aalto.fi).
Follow for latest updates!
Contact your Study Coordinator for more info! 

16. Language of instruction
Languages of instruction are Finnish and English
Even if the language of the course is Finnish, there is often a possibility to complete the course in English, in case it’s a workshop or other type of practical work
contact the responsible teacher or
the study coordinator to find out

17. Academic calendar
5 periods per year, 6 weeks each Autumn 7.9. – Spring 7.1. –

18. Work load and grading
Grading 0 – 5 or Pass/Fail

19. General studies: Art studies and language studies for exchange students
Centre for General Studies (YOYO)
School of Arts, Design and Architecture ARTS Sanna Väisänen

20. University Wide Art Studies (UWAS) Mari Partanen, Planning Officer
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22. Aalto Online Tools – student point of view Petteri Heinonen

23. Student association Tokyo ry Nehal Jain
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24. Helping Hand
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25. Campus Tour Enjoy your week! (Snacks in the main entrance hall)
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