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Hello my name is Tiina Savela. I'm from the international office

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and I'm here to tell you in brief how you can become 

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more international during your University studies.

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We can begin with the question why, why should you 

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become more international in the first place?

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Well, there's a study by the European Commission from

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2014 which found out that students with international

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experience have better job prospects, receive higher

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salary and are assigned greater professional responsibility.

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So studying and working abroad develops your skills

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and competencies such as problem-solving skills,

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tolerance, curiosity, self-confidence which you will 

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need in order to work in a multicultural working

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environment after you graduate from us.

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In addition, you will be able to develop your language skills,

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and cultural knowledge, deepen your expertise, gain new

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friends and unforgettable experiences so

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internationalisation really does pay off.

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How to become international during your university studies?

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There are four main ways to do that.

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First, by doing a student exchange or a 

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short-term mobility abroad, or an internship abroad. You can 

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also become more international at home.

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I will tell you briefly about these four different options.

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During a student exchange you can study courses which

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are a part of your degree here at JYU including optional 

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and language studies as well.

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Please discuss with your study advisor at JYU and think 

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about which courses you could complete during a 

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student exchange and which would be the most useful for you.

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You can go for a student exchange after your first 

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semester if you are master's program student.

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Degree programs may have their own recommendations

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so talk about the timing as well with your study advisor

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and see what timing would be the most suitable

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for your degree.

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Please include language courses into your study plan as

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early as possible to make sure that your language skills

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are sufficient by the time of the possible exchange.

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A student exchange typically lasts for 4-5 months so one semester.

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We have exchange universities around the world 

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and you can find out more about our options on our website.

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You can you can apply for an exchange through our 

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exchange programs which are Erasmus+ to Europe,

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Nordplus and Nordlys to Nordic countries, First+ to Russia,

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and bilateral and ISEP exchange to our exchange 

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universities outside Europe.

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The studies that you complete abroad will be 

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counted towards the students JYU degree.

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You will also receive a travel scholarship from us for your study abroad.

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And of course you will receive help with practical matters

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from the International Office and also from the faculty

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level international coordinators.

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You can apply for a student exchange through 

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our online application called the Mobility-Online.

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The deadlines for applying divide in a way

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that during the spring semester you can apply to

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our sites in Europe and Russia.

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We will also have an extra application round to our

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partner universities outside Europe and to short-term mobilities at the same time.

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These application rounds will end on the 15th of February.

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And during the autumn semester you can apply for

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universities outside Europe and this application round 

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will end on the 1st of November.

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Please remember that you always need to apply during

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the previous academic year.

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So if you're interested in going abroad to a university

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outside Europe you should apply during the fall semester already.

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Another way to become more international during university 

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studies is to do a short-term mobility and these will only 

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last for 1 to 4 weeks.

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You can apply for grants through our office to the following

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short-term mobilities:

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FORTHEM network's short-term mobilities which take place in

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Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Latvia and Spain,

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Nordic Center in India Summer courses, Nordlys

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Express exchange in Nordic countries,

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First+ programme short-term mobilities in Russia,

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and for other short-term mobilities, for example any 

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summer or winter school abroad, basically, you can

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apply for a grant from your faculty.

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Another option to become more international is to do an

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internship abroad.

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The length of an internship is 2 to 6 months.

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You can apply for an internship abroad through an 

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internship program such as EDUFI or AIESEC or you can also 

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search for the placement independently.

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And after you have the internship placement, you can

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apply for a grant from the Career Services. More

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information about, for example, how to go about in finding an 

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internship placement abroad, you can find more information

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about that on the website of the Career Services.

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If you're in a situation where going abroad is not possible,

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you can become more international on campus as well.

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You can do that by doing courses in a foreign language

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offered by the faculties or by Movi, our former 

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Language Center.

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You can take part in one of our international summer 

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or winter schools.

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You can also become a tutor for our incoming international

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students or take part in the activities of the Student Union

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or other international organization such as the ESN.

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I highly recommend to take a look at our study abroad

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reports and blogs of former exchange students.

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You can find them on our website and you can usually get

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quite good tips from the reports on where you could go and what

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would be a good location for you.

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At the moment you can reach International Office best through email.

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So I'm looking forward to receiving an email from you 

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so we can start searching for the best study abroad

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location for you.

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Thank you for listening and best of luck with your 

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university studies.