For the International Student

Round 5 starting in October 2024!

The next round of Vaasa International Talent Talents, is set to kick off in the autumn of 2024. 

The application period has now finalized! All applicants, both selected and non-selected, have been notified via email. If you haven’t received our email, please remember to check your junk email.

The image showcases our International Talents together with the Programme's stakeholders at the kick-off event in the last round, autumn 2023.

(Photo Credit: City of Vaasa)

Vaasa International Talents

The programme admits international degree students from each of the higher education institutions in Vaasa, that is; University of Vaasa, VAMK University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Åbo Akademi University and Hanken School of Economics.

As a participating degree student, you will be equipped with must-know facts about Finnish and local working life and its expectations on job applicants and employees.

The programme provides you with competence development knowledge and tools of different kinds. It further provides possibilities needed to develop Finnish working-life skills and to connect with companies and other actors within the region.

The aim is to help the students to integrate into the Finnish job market and establish themselves in the region after graduation.

Time investment needed and programe schedule

The programme runs from October to February and the estimated required time investment in the lectures and individual coaching is roughly 25 hours. In addition, you will need to reserve time between the sessions for keeping a journal of your learning and for work on your job application materials and other related assigned tasks. At the end of Module 1, you will need to hand in your learning journal for review in order to secure a seat on Module 2.

Please note the following dates for our programme sessions, which will be held on-site on Wednesdays after office hours (17:00 -20:00). Please ensure your availability for these sessions when applying.

Additionally, there will be a mandatory session organized by Talent Coastline and other events and opportunities. The dates for these will be communicated to all programme participants in due course. Individual coaching sessions are planned to continue during February.

When and how to apply?

The official application period starts on Monday 9th September at 08:00hrs and ends Sunday 6th October at 23:59hrs. The application period is now closed.

Eligibility

You are eligible to apply if:

• you hold a valid residence permit in Finland or have a Finnish citizenship
• you are an international Master student in one of the following programmes
• you are an international Bachelor student and you have completed at least your first year of studies in one of the following programmes
• you have graduated from any of the following programmes since September 2023

Selection criteria

• 30 students will be selected to the programme.
• Seats will be reserved for students from each higher education institution.
• As for Bachelor students, priority will be given to students on 2nd year and onwards.
• The programme reserves the right to select the participants.
• The final selections will be made by mid-October. All applicants to the programme will be informed once the selections have been completed.
• Please note that incomplete applications will be discarded.

What do we expect from you?

We expect the selected participants to

• be physically present in Vaasa
• attend the “Competence development - Skills for Finnish working life” sessions
• attend the individual coaching sessions
• keep a learning journal throughout the programme. At the end of the programme this journal will include your personal reflections and insights related to what you learn during the lectures, discussions, coaching sessions, etc.
• at the end of Module 1 you will need to hand in your learning journal for review, in order to secure a seat on Module 2.
  complete other related tasks, such as work on job application materials.
• actively contribute to learning from each other by sharing questions, insights, lessons learned and best practices etc. with the other participating students, companies and other working life actors.
• actively network with the other students in the programme.

Questions?

Drop us an email at info@vaasainternationaltalents.fi 

All programme participants will at the end of the programme receive a certificate of participation which can be used as future reference.

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