Orientation days

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Welcome!

Orientation days for new students are arranged in the beginning of each semester. Participation is mandatory and it is very important that all new students participate, as the orientation includes important information about organizing your studies, the university in general, living in Finland among other things. You also have an excellent opportunity to meet the other students and make new friends!

Orientation Days 2025-2026

Orientation days for Autumn semester : 25 - 29 August 2025

Orientation days for Spring semester: 7 - 9 January 2026

Note: Students will receive the programme before the orientation days. The progamme will be updated on the webpage closer to the date.

Access to Orientation Material

Orientation material will be shared later in the student intranet Jolla. You must have activated your university user account in order to access the material. You will find them through the section  For New Students.

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Orientation days for new Master’s Degree students 25-29 August 2025

Please follow the schedule for your own degree programme!

Monday 25.8.

9.00 – 12.15 Drop-In registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building

12.15 – 15.15 Information session
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building

12.15 – 12.30 Welcome new students

12.30 – 13.00 Studying at the University of Vaasa

13.00 – 13.15 Tritonia Library

13.15 – 14.00 Well-being services and FSHS

Break

14.15 – 14.45 Introduction to Education Systems

14.45 – 15.15 Code of Conduct

Tuesday 26.8.

9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building

9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour led by tutors for all master’s degree students 

13.30 – 15.00 Lukkarikone sessions led by tutors.

Wednesday 27.8.

9.00 – 12.00 Information session for Business degree students (Finance, International Business, Strategic Business Development, Industrial Management)
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building

9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security 

9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY

10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa 

Break 

10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture 

11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish  

12.00 – 15.15 Information session for Technology degree students (Electrical and Energy Engineering, Sähkötekniikka, Energiatekniikka, Computing Sciences, Automaatio ja tietotekniikka, Industrial Systems Analytics)
Venue:room D124, Tervahovi building

12.15 - 13.00 University community and Security 

13.00 – 13.15 Student Union, VYY

13.15-13.45 City of Vaasa 

Break 

14.00 – 14.30 Culture Lecture 

14.30 – 15.15 Survival Finnish  

Thursday 28.8.

13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present
Venue: Mathilda lobby

13.00 – 15.00 Café for new international and domestic Master students
Venue: Mathilda upper floor

                             Welcome to stop by for a coffee and meet other students! 

Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below

Friday 29.8.

Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below

Students who start their studies in our Master's degree programmes in English, will also have a kick-off meeting with their own programme where they can draft their own personal study plans and go through which courses to begin with. 

Kick-off meetings

Room: F212. 

Monday 25.8. 
9.00-12.00 Degree Verification (and Kela support meal card if not registered) 

Tuesday 26.8.
10.00–10.15 Welcome 
10.15-10.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa
10.45-11.00 Tritonia Library (Video) 
11.00-11.30 Brief introduction to Seinäjoki’s orientation week that is organized the following week. A reminder of which sessions it is useful to attend. 
11.30-12.30 Lunch
12.30-13.00 Welcome international students 
13.00-13.30 Code of conduct 
13.30-14.30 Introduction to Education systems 

Wednesday 27.8. 
9.00-10.30 Hops-session 
10.45-11.15 Culture lecture stream
11.15-12.00 Survival Finnish stream 
12.00-13.00 Lunch 
13.00-13.30 YTHS services (video) 
14.00--> Campus tour and City tour 
Tutors 

Thursday 28.8. 
9.00-11.00. SPM-programme kick off meeting for new students. 
11.00→ Lunch

Orientation in Pori 

Room:A504 
Degree verification- Will be informed to students at autumn. 
Pori Welcome week the week before. 

Tuesday 26.8. 
10.00–10.15 Welcome
10.15-10.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa 
10.45-11.00 Tritonia Library (Video) 
11.00-11.30 Code of conduct
11.30-12.30 Lunch 
12.30-13.30 Introduction to Education systems 
13.30-14.00 Hops-session 
14.15-14.45 SAMK credentials 

Wednesday 27.8. 
10.15.- 10.45 Programme kick off meeting 
10.45-11.15 Culture lecture streamed 
11.15-12.00 Survival Finnish streamed 
12.00-13.00 Lunch 
13.00-13.30 YTHS services (video) 
14.00--> Campus tour

Orientation for new Master's degree students 2025-2026: Online participation only in case you are not able to arrive physically onsite.

Monday 25.8.

Information session at 12.15 – 15.15 

Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/64629595741?pwd=bEOFlQ4P2n93TjwsYFQ0udqy7AEKqW.1
Password: 477786

9.00 - 9.15 Welcome New students

9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa

9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library

10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS

Break

11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems

11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct

Wednesday 27.8.

Information session at 9.00 – 12.00 

Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/66642761385?pwd=S3G84bQpYUzc3pOBebv3eZ7Vlh6hjJ.1
Password: 139942

9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security 

9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY

10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa 

Break 

10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture 

11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish  


Thursday 28.8.

Q&A session at 11.30 – 13.00 

Zoom link: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/64938400682?pwd=XOWBfwPwJbEJ88Vz2OkV0X0f2iCSpA.1

    Password: 324270

Orientation days for new Bachelor’s Degree (Business Administration) and Erasmus Mundus students on 25-29 August 2025

Please follow the schedule for your own degree programme!

Monday 25.8. 

9.00 – 12.15 Drop-In registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building

10.00 – 11.30 Information meeting for new Bachelor’s Degree students
Venue: room D102, Tervahovi building and online

Zoom: https://uwasa.zoom.us/j/67284265361?pwd=Da3MYUNIl6k4dMCEYk1cqq7y1SYynd.1
Password: 778043


Tuesday 26.8.

9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in registration and degree verification
Venue: room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building

Information session
Venue: room Wolff, Tervahovi Building

9.00 - 9.15 Welcome new students

9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa

9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library

10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS

Break

11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems

11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct

13.30 – 15.00 Lukkarikone sessions led by tutors.

Wednesday 27.8.

9.00 – 12.00 Information session for Bachelor’s degree students
Venue: room Levon, Tervahovi building

9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security 

9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY

10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa 

Break 

10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture 

11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish  

12.00 – 15.15 Information session for Erasmus Mundus students
Venue: room D124, Tervahovi building

12.15 - 13.00 University community and Security 

13.00 – 13.15 Student Union, VYY

13.15-13.45 City of Vaasa 

Break 

14.00 – 14.30 Culture Lecture 

14.30 – 15.15 Survival Finnish  


Thursday 28.8.

9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour, with Tutors

13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present (Mathilda lobby)

Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below

Friday 29.8.

Kick-off meetings for different programmes, please see times and locations below
 

Tuesday 2.9.

Orientation for new international Exchange and Double degree students at the University of Vaasa 25.8 - 29.8.2025 

Monday 25.8.

12.15 – 15.00 Drop-in registration (room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building)

 Bring your ID!
 

Tuesday 26.8.

Information session (room Wolff, Tervahovi Building)

9.00 - 9.15 Welcome new students

9.15 - 9.45 Studying at the University of Vaasa

9.45 - 10.00 Tritonia Library

10.00 - 10.45 Well-being services and FSHS

Break

11.00 - 11.30 Introduction to Education Systems

11.30 - 12.00 Code of Conduct

13.30 -15.00 Course registration session, led by tutors.

 Drop-in study counselling (room D124, Tervahovi Building)

Wednesday 27.8.

Information session (room Levon, Tervahovi building)

9.00 - 9.45 University community and Security 

9.45 - 10.00 Student Union, VYY

10.00 - 10.30 City of Vaasa 

Break 

10.45 - 11.15 Culture Lecture 

11.15 - 12.00 Survival Finnish  

Double Degree students: Information session at 13.00 – 14.00 (room Palomäki A201, Tervahovi building)

Thursday 28.8.

9.30 – 11.30 Campus and city tour, with Tutors

13.00 – 15.00 Fair with different student related organizations present (Mathilda lobby)

Friday 29.8.

9.00 – 12.00 Drop-in Q&A session (room D124, Tervahovi building)

                             Feel free to drop in if you have questions or documents to be signed

Double Degree Strategic Business Development student’s kick-off session at 9.15 – 11.00 (room C303, Tervahovi building) 

Tuesday 2.9. 

Double Degree International Business student’s kick-off session at 12.15 – 14.00 (room C303, Tervahovi building)

Double Degree Finance student’s kick-off session at 13-15 K218 Room Nissi (Ankkuri-building)

January 2025: to be confirmed later in autumn