Guidance and counselling services at the University
The University provides students with academic counselling and guidance services that not only help you maintain academic progress and wellbeing but also encourages you to expand your expertise and take responsibility for your learning!
We offer support for study planning, studying, study practices, regulations, career planning and well-being. Support for your questions is available in the form of group and individual guidance, as well as various self-study and support materials, lectures and events.
Study counselling and support is divided into three levels:
1) Faculty guidance services
The main focus of guidance is on individual and group guidance provided in degree programs and faculties. Your faculty and degree programme are the most important source for guidance. You get support for:
- planning of your studies
- course selections
- learning
- internship
- thesis process
- reflection on your own field of study, from the start of your studies to graduation
Support and guidance are offered by study advisors and student tutors, education specialists, academic tutors, teachers and mobility specialists. You may also be aided by the PSP and Sisu guidelines.
See more information: Guidance and counselling services in faculties and degree programmes
2) Joint guidance and counselling services
In addition to guidance at your faculty, you may also get guidance from the joint guidance and counselling services no matter in which degree programme you study. We offer self-study materials, low-threshold support service without prior booking (Navigaattori), group and individual counselling
You get support for:
- well-being
- career planning
- study skills
- individual study arrangements
Support is offered by guidance counsellors, career counsellors, study psychologists and specialists handling individual study arrangements.
See more information: Joint guidance and counselling services
3) Other support services
There are numerous other support services available in and around the university community, as well, like:
- Student Affairs Office (advice in practical matters related to your studies; registration, right to study, documents)
- IT Helpdesk (IT services)
- International Mobility Services (internationalisation during studies)
- Exam services (examination procedures and support)
- Language Centre (communication and language studies)
- Library (materials and help for finding resources)
- HUBS (community of entrepreneurially inclined students)
- Trey (advocacy & (hobby) associations)
and personalised guidance
- University chaplains (conversation support)
- S2/L2 instructor (guidance in matters related to the Finnish language, language skills and language skills requirements)
- SportUni’s exercise counselling
Welfare or other support outside the university
- FSHS (health service) & Student health meeting (if a student’s ability to study is impaired, the student, the institution of higher education and FSHS representatives should meet to discuss the support measures)
- Hidden Gems (aims to facilitate networking and full integration of international spouses in Tampere Region)
- International House Tampere (single service point for supporting internationals with studying, working and living in Tampere)
- Mainio (multilingual information and guidance services of the City of Tampere)
- Relocation Guide to Tampere (for example housing, banking & insurance)
- InfoFinland (information on all kinds of aspects about living in Finland)
- Also remember Nyyti ry, Opiskelijan Tampere, Mieli ry and Kela.
Guidance for exchange students, doctoral students and open university students
Exchange student read more about exchange student’s health services, well-being and safety.
Doctoral student, please see the pages of Doctoral studies to find more information about postgraduate students` guidance, well-being and career planning.
Open university student, the staff at the Student Affairs Office will be happy to offer you practical advice and guidance. You can also schedule a personal appointment by contacting the designated education specialist of your field of study. Read more from Open university's pages.
Study counselling at Tampere University in nutshell
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