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Workshop 2 - Exchange or Degree or Both?

Workshop 2 - Exchange or Degree or Both?. Exchange students – incoming & outgoing. IR build for student mobility and international cooperation (not int’l degree students), mostly same at national level Int’l cooperation depends on good personal contacts (esp. non-European contacts)

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Workshop 2 - Exchange or Degree or Both?

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  1. Workshop 2 - Exchange or Degree or Both?

  2. Exchange students – incoming & outgoing • IR build for student mobility and international cooperation (not int’l degree students), mostly same at national level • Int’l cooperation depends on good personal contacts (esp. non-European contacts) • All incoming services the same, regardless of programme (programme specific regulations&rules) • Central services (acceptance package, orientation etc.) and departmental services (academic support) International Relations 2009

  3. Exchange students – incoming & outgoing • Outgoing students & Bologna process • Master’s outside University of Oulu/Finland? • Pressure to graduate faster? • Outgoing students & PSP, when to go abroad? • Promotion for peers and academics, not from central services International Relations 2009

  4. Pressure to Change? • Incoming mobility excellent, outgoing mobility M&R has more challenges (why go?) • Number of staff members in IR going down and/or not in mobility • New mobility programmes (North-South-South) • Int’l master’s programmes: 2005 2 programmes, 2009: 12 programmes International Relations 2009

  5. International Degree Programmes • Master’s Degree Programme in Education and Globalisation • Master’s Programme in Financial and Management Accounting (FMA) • Master’s Degree Programme in Protein Science and Biotechnology • Master’s Programme in Finance and Economics (FE) • Master’s Programme in International Business (IB) • Master’s Degree Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (BCBU) • Barents Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering (BEE / BCBU) • Master’s Programme in Architectural Design Master’s Programmes, first intake autumn 2010 • Master’s Degree Programme in Wireless Communication Engineering (WCE) • Master's Degree Programme in Synchrotron Radiation Based Science and Accelerator Physics • Master’s Degree Programme in Software and Systems Development in Global Environment (GSD / BCBU) International Relations 2009

  6. International Degree Students International Relations 2009

  7. The Gap in Years between Exchange Studies and Degree Studies 25% of International Degree Students are former exchange students (2008) International Relations 2009

  8. Services for degree students • Information package with acceptance letter • Student tutors • Orientation (first days of September) • Guidance • Programme coordinators • General guidance at Student Affairs Office • Information sessions – How to write a CV, get a job etc. • International Student’s Newsletter International Relations 2009

  9. Central services for programmes • Programme development and launching • Int’l marketing and student recruitment • Central level and programme-specific • International Student application (online) • University Admissions Finland International Relations 2009

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