WEBVTT Kind: captions; Language: fi 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.260 Hello! My name is Sanna Väisänen 2 00:00:05.260 --> 00:00:09.590 and I work at the international office of the University of Jyväskylä. 3 00:00:09.590 --> 00:00:15.590 In this presentation I will tell about students' possibilities 4 00:00:15.590 --> 00:00:21.160 to get international experience through the FORTHEM Alliance. 5 00:00:21.160 --> 00:00:26.800 FORTHEM Alliance is network of seven European universities, 6 00:00:26.800 --> 00:00:31.720 funded by the European Commission. We are one part 7 00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:36.900 of the European Universities initiative launched by the European Commission 8 00:00:36.900 --> 00:00:42.540 in 2019. Our mission is to promote 9 00:00:42.540 --> 00:00:47.150 mobility for students and staff of the university, to 10 00:00:47.150 --> 00:00:52.980 encourage cooperation between universities and external stakeholders 11 00:00:52.980 --> 00:00:57.970 at our regions, and to find new possibilities 12 00:00:57.970 --> 00:01:02.620 for cooperation between universities. 13 00:01:02.620 --> 00:01:09.250 Here you can see the partner universities of our Alliance. 14 00:01:09.250 --> 00:01:15.020 The Alliance is coordniated by the Johannes Gutenberg University 15 00:01:15.020 --> 00:01:20.770 of Mainz,in Germany, and the six other partners are from 16 00:01:20.770 --> 00:01:25.040 Finland, Poland, Latvia, 17 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:29.120 France, Italy and Spain. 18 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:34.680 So, we work with these six partners 19 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:38.720 to find new internationalisation 20 00:01:38.720 --> 00:01:42.700 possibilities for our students. 21 00:01:42.700 --> 00:01:48.130 Here are some of the opportunities that our students have 22 00:01:48.130 --> 00:01:53.640 as a part of this university network. I will shortly present 23 00:01:53.640 --> 00:01:58.040 all of these possibilities to you. 24 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:03.040 In autumn semester 2021 25 00:02:03.040 --> 00:02:07.630 we are going to launch the FORTHEM Digital Academy. 26 00:02:07.630 --> 00:02:14.230 This is acommon online platform for the students offered by our universities, 27 00:02:14.230 --> 00:02:18.150 so that the students would find 28 00:02:18.150 --> 00:02:23.440 courses through Moodle system from antoher FORTHEM university. 29 00:02:23.440 --> 00:02:28.590 You can just choose one or two courses 30 00:02:28.590 --> 00:02:33.880 from different FORTHEM universities, 31 00:02:33.880 --> 00:02:39.000 study online and get recognition of those 32 00:02:39.000 --> 00:02:43.660 courses into your degree at the home university. 33 00:02:43.660 --> 00:02:48.790 This is a very good way to gain international experience 34 00:02:48.790 --> 00:02:53.950 during your studies, not having to move to another country or to 35 00:02:53.950 --> 00:02:59.090 spend the whole semester with international exchange 36 00:02:59.090 --> 00:03:04.370 period. You can just take part in the courses 37 00:03:04.370 --> 00:03:09.160 that interest you in these partner universities. 38 00:03:09.160 --> 00:03:13.930 The system will be launched during the 39 00:03:13.930 --> 00:03:19.510 academic year 2021-2022, and we will 40 00:03:19.510 --> 00:03:23.130 give more information about that shortly. 41 00:03:23.130 --> 00:03:28.750 Antoher thing that is going to be launched during the autumn semester 2021, 42 00:03:28.750 --> 00:03:34.170 is the so called FORTHEM Friends. The idea is 43 00:03:34.170 --> 00:03:39.490 to help students in these universities to 44 00:03:39.490 --> 00:03:44.840 connect and to network with which it with each other. 45 00:03:44.840 --> 00:03:50.280 The idea is to create groups of 46 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:55.620 students from different universities, for the students to be able to 47 00:03:55.620 --> 00:04:00.200 get to know each other, to network, to maybe participate in 48 00:04:00.200 --> 00:04:05.090 courses together, to organize some online events and so on. 49 00:04:05.090 --> 00:04:09.890 For example, if you're planning to go for Erasmus exchange to one 50 00:04:09.890 --> 00:04:14.690 of these universities in the future, you might want to join the FORTHEM 51 00:04:14.690 --> 00:04:19.490 Friends activities in order to get to know your future 52 00:04:19.490 --> 00:04:23.990 destination university better, and maybe to know already somebody 53 00:04:23.990 --> 00:04:28.730 if you're planning to go there. If you want to act as a tutor 54 00:04:28.730 --> 00:04:33.570 for a student who comes from a FORTHEM university to Jyväskylä, you can already 55 00:04:33.570 --> 00:04:38.790 get to know each other beforehand. Also, you can promote the University of Jyväskylä 56 00:04:38.790 --> 00:04:42.890 to the FORTHEM Alliance students. 57 00:04:42.890 --> 00:04:48.220 These groups will be formed and the activities will be starting 58 00:04:48.220 --> 00:04:53.430 during the autumn semester 2021. 59 00:04:53.430 --> 00:04:58.920 Of course, the so called "traditional" 60 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:03.500 Erasmus student exchange is always possible. Within this 61 00:05:03.500 --> 00:05:08.090 alliance, we already 62 00:05:08.090 --> 00:05:13.020 know very well our partners, so it's great advantage for our student 63 00:05:13.020 --> 00:05:17.610 to be able to go to university that's very well known already 64 00:05:17.610 --> 00:05:22.590 by us. We have active contacts, and it's easier for us to plan 65 00:05:22.590 --> 00:05:27.040 your study abroad period together with you 66 00:05:27.040 --> 00:05:33.120 when you're going to one of these alliance universities. Naturally, 67 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:38.770 you will follow the normal application procedures 68 00:05:38.770 --> 00:05:43.090 and the normal application deadlines, 69 00:05:43.090 --> 00:05:47.250 as you would go to any other Erasmus student exchange. 70 00:05:47.250 --> 00:05:52.490 Also, as an Erasmus 71 00:05:52.490 --> 00:05:57.610 student exchange, you can participate in the FORTHEM Campus. 72 00:05:57.610 --> 00:06:02.450 This is a semester-long 73 00:06:02.450 --> 00:06:07.570 tailored exchange programme 74 00:06:07.570 --> 00:06:12.890 for FORTHEM university students. Each FORTHEM university 75 00:06:12.890 --> 00:06:17.380 on its turn is going to organize this FORTHEM Campus 76 00:06:17.380 --> 00:06:23.160 and ´we are going to collect a set of studies for one semester for FORTHEM students, 77 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:27.700 so that you can go together with other students of the FORTHEM 78 00:06:27.700 --> 00:06:32.600 Alliance, join the FORTHEM Campus for 79 00:06:32.600 --> 00:06:37.410 the whole semester. The first FORTHEM Campus semester is organized in autumn 80 00:06:37.410 --> 00:06:41.380 semesters 2021 in Dijon. 81 00:06:46.620 --> 00:06:51.480 This is a new activity at least from the university the point of 82 00:06:51.480 --> 00:06:56.640 view. Now we are able to organize and to give funding 83 00:06:56.640 --> 00:07:02.550 for students for short term mobility programmes. 84 00:07:02.550 --> 00:07:06.690 These are of organized by the FORTHEM Alliance 85 00:07:06.690 --> 00:07:11.800 universities or by some other actors in the university area. 86 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:16.980 The idea is to offer of five-day intensive programmes 87 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:22.320 for students, to select five students from each FORTHEM university 88 00:07:22.320 --> 00:07:27.180 and to provide a grant for the students to participate 89 00:07:27.180 --> 00:07:31.790 in the programme. The selected students will get a full scholarship for 90 00:07:31.790 --> 00:07:36.770 for the five-day period, so they will get a travel grant 91 00:07:36.770 --> 00:07:41.770 and also accommodation and meals during that week. The students will 92 00:07:41.770 --> 00:07:46.610 work intensively in the group of 35 students 93 00:07:46.610 --> 00:07:51.350 together during that week. This 94 00:07:51.350 --> 00:07:56.150 is a very easy, low-threshold way for you to 95 00:07:56.150 --> 00:08:01.510 to maybe get your first, or 96 00:08:01.510 --> 00:08:07.450 of one of the first experiences to visit another university 97 00:08:07.450 --> 00:08:12.290 and to work with such an international group of students. Well-prepared, 98 00:08:12.290 --> 00:08:17.130 well-planned, short period of time. 99 00:08:17.130 --> 00:08:22.330 It is also possible to leave for an individual visit to one of these 100 00:08:22.330 --> 00:08:27.560 partner universities and also to get funding for that visit. These individual 101 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:32.870 short time abilities can last maximum of ten days and 102 00:08:32.870 --> 00:08:38.130 you should have an academic host from the hosting university. 103 00:08:38.130 --> 00:08:43.270 Typically, you would be working on your thesis, 104 00:08:43.270 --> 00:08:48.350 collecting data etc. in that specific university. 105 00:08:48.350 --> 00:08:53.660 This would be an individual visit for you. For these short term 106 00:08:53.660 --> 00:08:58.700 mobilities, we havas an application period twice a year; 107 00:08:58.700 --> 00:09:03.840 in autumn semester and then during the spring semester. 108 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:09.550 Also what is new 109 00:09:09.550 --> 00:09:14.720 for international activities for the students and where we can work 110 00:09:14.720 --> 00:09:20.220 together with students, is the FORTHEM internship network. 111 00:09:20.220 --> 00:09:25.880 Every FORTHEM university works in their own area, to contact 112 00:09:25.880 --> 00:09:30.880 local organizations, local schools, local companies and so on, 113 00:09:30.880 --> 00:09:36.030 to find internship placements for students. When 114 00:09:36.030 --> 00:09:41.440 we get these contacts and ready-made internship placements, 115 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:46.420 we collect the placements on our website 116 00:09:46.420 --> 00:09:52.170 and the students can apply through the application form 117 00:09:52.170 --> 00:09:56.380 to these FORTHEM internship placements. 118 00:09:56.380 --> 00:10:01.530 These are tailored and targeted 119 00:10:01.530 --> 00:10:06.330 internship placements just for the FORTHEM universities. 120 00:10:06.330 --> 00:10:11.160 It is easy to find internships targeted 121 00:10:11.160 --> 00:10:16.770 exactly for Alliance stundents, 122 00:10:16.770 --> 00:10:20.740 and actually the chances of getting 123 00:10:20.740 --> 00:10:25.590 an internship placement through this network are quite high. 124 00:10:25.590 --> 00:10:31.000 This is an on-going process, we are constantly negotiating these placements 125 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:36.680 and new placements are updated on our website 126 00:10:36.680 --> 00:10:41.160 all the time. It is good idea to check every once in a while 127 00:10:41.160 --> 00:10:46.750 128 00:10:46.750 --> 00:10:51.340 if there are new opportunities for internships. 129 00:10:51.340 --> 00:10:56.520 If the internship is long enough [at least two months] 130 00:10:56.520 --> 00:11:01.680 you will get an Erasmus grant, but if it's going to 131 00:11:01.680 --> 00:11:06.890 be shorter, then there's a possibility to get a travel grant from 132 00:11:06.890 --> 00:11:12.860 the FORTHEM Alliance. The internship can always 133 00:11:12.860 --> 00:11:17.650 be recognised in your in your Master's 134 00:11:17.650 --> 00:11:22.180 or Bachelor's degree at the home university. 135 00:11:22.180 --> 00:11:27.270 Another possibility for students 136 00:11:27.270 --> 00:11:31.900 to gain of international work experience are the Civic Engagement 137 00:11:31.900 --> 00:11:36.830 Projects. The idea is 138 00:11:36.830 --> 00:11:41.880 that agroup of students from at least three different FORTHEM universities 139 00:11:41.880 --> 00:11:46.680 will create a project on their own together 140 00:11:46.680 --> 00:11:52.540 with students or with an external stakeholder. 141 00:11:52.540 --> 00:11:56.910 The student group will 142 00:11:56.910 --> 00:12:00.760 crate a project application, apply for funding and 143 00:12:00.760 --> 00:12:05.680 get support for their project. 144 00:12:05.680 --> 00:12:10.400 Not only financial support, but also 145 00:12:10.400 --> 00:12:16.590 guidance. We offer a 146 00:12:16.590 --> 00:12:21.190 project management course for the selected projects, there are professionals 147 00:12:21.190 --> 00:12:25.980 guiding and giving advice 148 00:12:25.980 --> 00:12:30.910 for student projects all the way during the 149 00:12:30.910 --> 00:12:36.040 project, so that it will reach its targets and all stakeholders 150 00:12:36.040 --> 00:12:41.040 and participants are happy with results. 151 00:12:41.0400 --> 00:12:46.390 There is a 1000 euro funding for one project available 152 00:12:46.390 --> 00:12:51.120 and the application round is 153 00:12:51.120 --> 00:12:55.900 constantly ongoing. When you have your project 154 00:12:55.900 --> 00:13:00.570 idea ready, just start preparing the application and submit it 155 00:13:00.570 --> 00:13:05.300 when it's ready, no deadlines. 156 00:13:05.300 --> 00:13:10.830 157 00:13:10.830 --> 00:13:15.000 For more scientific cooperation, we 158 00:13:15.000 --> 00:13:20.120 have FORTHEM Labs. We have seven different topics 159 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:24.440 where students and academic staff 160 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:29.670 work together with the university-external stakeholders, make 161 00:13:29.670 --> 00:13:34.460 different projects, research, different actions 162 00:13:34.460 --> 00:13:39.100 together, to bring scientific knowledge and to 163 00:13:39.100 --> 00:13:43.730 have discussion with university external 164 00:13:43.730 --> 00:13:48.510 stakeholders. Especially if you are if you're thinking 165 00:13:48.510 --> 00:13:53.110 about a Master's thesis project in one of these topics, 166 00:13:53.110 --> 00:13:58.760 it would be very interesting to take look, to join the activities 167 00:13:58.760 --> 00:14:03.730 and to add some international aspect to your thesis, for 168 00:14:03.730 --> 00:14:09.130 example. We very warmly welcome students of all levels 169 00:14:09.130 --> 00:14:14.090 to join the FORTHEM Lab activities as well. 170 00:14:14.090 --> 00:14:19.840 171 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:25.060 Here in the end you you will have the contact information and the website address 172 00:14:25.060 --> 00:14:30.290 where you can find more information. If you have any questions or 173 00:14:30.290 --> 00:14:35.480 ideas for this cooperation and if you are interested to join some of these activities, 174 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:40.050 you can always send email to forthem@jyu.fi 175 00:14:40.050 --> 00:14:45.830 and you will be connected with other ones who are interested in the same topics, 176 00:14:45.830 --> 00:14:50.380 either from our university or from 177 00:14:50.380 --> 00:14:53.360 one of our partner universities in Europe. Thank you.