International Student Guide

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International student guide is designed to give you an overview of the key-persons of Finanssi, several useful places and communities as well as what to do while you are here. More on the following pages.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Petrus Vuorentausta 040 755 3655 julkaisuvastaava@finanssi.org WRITERS Anniina Puhilas, Atte R채in채, Mikko Puhakka, Jenna Suorsa, Sauli Sohlo, Sonja Meht채l채 LAYOUT Petrus Vuorentausta COVER Juho Kemppainen ILLUSTRATION p. 4 and p. 10 - 15, Adobe Stock PUBLISHING Finanssi ry Oulun Yliopiston kauppakorkeakoulu Oulu Business School PL4600 90014 Oulun Yliopisto ISSUES 90 PRINT Multiprint Oy

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GUIDE

WELCOME!

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elcome to the most northern business school here in Finland!

You have a gotten a spot to study here at Oulu Business School and have successfully made it to here for your degree studies, so congratulations are in order. Congratz! While you are here in Finland it is good to make the most of your time. There are plenty of ways to get to know the students here and our organization Finanssi will make sure it is also easy for you to attend all the events and happenings.

I am the editor-in-chief of the board of Finanssi, one of the biggest guilds at the university of Oulu and we organize a whole lot of events and parties. We also take care of your rights as a student. We are known for the colour purple and you might see a lot of our students wearing purple overalls during the year. Finanssi also provides the chance to get the true business student overalls so make sure you join as a true member (degree students).

Your exchange semester will start with numerous informative lectures and there will be so much new things in front of you that it will be almost impossible to catch all the new information at first. This is why I encourage you to visit our website, social media channels and guild room to get familiar with Finanssi and Oulu Business School.

This guide has been designed to let you know about Finanssi ry and organizations relevant to you. By turning the page you get to know certain good-to-know key-figures in our violet-hearted community as well as learn what you can do to boost your experiences here in Oulu.

By taking full advantage of the facilities here and being open-minded towards new and exciting things I can guarantee you will be many, many experiences and friends richer.

This opportunity will not be coming your way twice. It will be legendary, and I think a little bit more if you choose to!

We wish you a smooth landing, an enjoyable stay and many memorable moments. Hope we bump into each other!

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petrus vuorentausta Editor-in-chief

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WELCOME TO OULU!

06 THE BOARD The team piloting the student guild of Finanssi

5 FINANSSI RY

Our guild’s chairman sends regards and tells about Finanssi ry

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Every business student’s dearest dwelling place in the university. Grab a coffee, have a chat with a colleague, play some Playstation or read a magazine. Place for relaxation and networking

08 SUOMEN EKONOMIT Student liaison’s greetings and info about the Finnish Business School Graduates

18 AACSB The dean reveals the meaning of AACSB-accreditation to our students

ORGANIZATIONS

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OuluES Interested in developing yourself while having fun at the same time? This might just be for you!

TellUS The living room of Oulu University, and a little bit more

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CHAIRMAN

FINANSSI ry

The association of Oulu Business Students

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inanssi ry is the Association of Oulu Business School Students. In Oulu student associations are often called student guilds and Finanssi is the very own student guild for all the business students in the University of Oulu. Finanssi was founded in 1991 when business degree education first began in the University of Oulu. At the time, teaching was organised in the Department of Business of the Faculty of Technology. Finally in 2000, Oulu Business School as a separate faculty was founded for teaching economics and business administration.

These days Finanssi has over 1600 members, which makes it one of the largest business students’ associations in Finland. All degree students at the University of Oulu can join as full members who get all the membership benefits. Exchange students are welcome to join as support/associate members and gain access to the many services offered by Finanssi.

Many activities to business students are organized by Finanssi. The activities include workshops, visits to interesting companies, and many different events. All members of Finanssi are warmly welcomed.

One of Finassi’s most important tasks – if not the most important one – is to protect the interests of business students at the University of Oulu. Finanssi’s representatives work actively in the Faculty, in the Representative Council, committees and sections of the Student Union as well on the national level. Lobbying therefore covers local as well as national issues important to business students.

Now I think is a good time to introduce myself: my name is Sonja Mehtälä and I’m the chairman of the Finanssi’s board. So if you have any questions come to the guild room and feel free to ask.

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Chairman

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THE BOARD FINANSSI RY 2017

Vili Vesanto Education Policy

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Sonja Mehtälä Chairman

Jermu Korvenheimo Projects, vp

Anna-Stina Vähänen Chief of NESU

Veera Pitkänen Events

Juuso Metsola Communications

Juha-Matti Veikkolainen Socio-political representative

Aleksi Räikkönen Treasurer

Lauri Härkönen Corporate Relations

Petrus Vuorentausta Editor-in-chief

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HELLO THERE!

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armest of welcomes to Oulu Business School and to Suomen Ekonomit community (the Finnish Business School Graduates). Our key mission is to promote the career interests of all business school graduates in Finland- and to help you maximize your potential already while studying.

The membership is limited only to degree students (B.Sc and M.Sc in Econ. Bus. Admn) in Finnish universities. So by joining Finanssi ry and paying the membership fee, you will become part of Suomen Ekonomit, too.

Our services to members are tailored to benefit you in all stages of your studies: you can seek for coaching in career planning, find info about salaries and about setting up your own business. We also have lots of tools to polish your cv and job application letters.

You can find all the info here: www.ekonomit.fi/web/en/ My job as a Student Liaison is to keep you updated about new services and what is going on with Suomen Ekonomit, as well as to organize and coordinate local events together with Finanssi and Oulun Ekonomit. You will be seeing me during freshmen weeks but also in class rooms as I am 4th year Economics student. I am also a regular visitor at Finanssi guild room so if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me by email, on Facebook or just to have a chat over coffee at the guild room.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all!

Anniina Puhilas Student Liaison Suomen Ekonomit anniina.puhilas@ekonomit.fi +358 50 4002309 www.ekonomit.fi/web/en/

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ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS OuluES (Oulu Entrepreneurship Society) is a student run organization which promotes entrepreneurship.

It represents active students from both universities (University of Oulu and Oulu University of Applied Sciences).

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OULUES Hello there! First of all, congratulations for safe landing to your new hometown of Oulu. Now that you are here and your studies are starting, you may wonder what else there is to Oulu than studying? .

OuluES is there to help you.

Our goal is to inspire, help students and enthusiastic entrepreneurial minded people to gain new skills, network, but most importantly TRY! OuluES organizes lot of great events in which you will meet lot of new people with the same mind set and get to know

the awesome entrepreneurial community we have here in Oulu. If you are interested in our upcoming events and activities, you should definitely check out our Facebook page (Oulu Entrepreneurship Society) and website (www.oulues.com)

ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY OuluES is part of the entrepreneurial community here in Oulu and especially part of Business Kitchen activities. Business Kitchen is the entrepreneurship hub of both of our universities here in Oulu, the University of Oulu and the Oulu University of Applied Sciences. It is an open co-working space located

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in both the University of Oulu in within the Tellus Innovation Arena and the OUAS Kotkantie campus.

OuluES is part of Oulu’s startup scene and it is also involved in Startup Weekend Oulu. Startup Weekend Oulu is a 54-hour event where developers, designers and business development folks come together to form teams, validate their ideas, build new products and launch startups, all in one weekend.

It is a great opportunity to test startup ideas, meet potential co-founders, build the community in Oulu and launch your next startup! Next Startup Weekend Oulu will be on September

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29th-October 1st at Cowork by OP Labs (Hallituskatu 12, 90100 Oulu). For more information about the event and tickets can be found here: bit.ly/SWoulu Make your student exchange experience unforgettable and join these awesome programs. I hope to see you in our upcoming events and activities! On September 21st we will have our Season Kick-Off! More information about that can be found on our FB page.

Jenna Suorsa President OuluES jenna@oulues.com

TellUs is Oulu University’s very own living room and there is always something happening. It fills the functions of many: a place for collaboration and exchange of ideas, a place for relaxation, but also of energizing speeches. It also acts as a fertile ground for making new connections.

Turn the page and see what is in it!

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Tellus Innovation Arena is an inspiring open space at the heart of University of Oulu’s Linnanmaa campus and its multidisciplinary community. Being free and open for all, Tellus serves as a living room of the University and is an ideal place to meet people and get involved in the community. It is designed to make connections, work together and create new. However, good work requires good rest, too. That’s why Tellus has plenty of places to chill - from silent napping area filled with bean bags to a cosy cafÊ.

You can use Tellus spaces independently or participate in our facilitated activities (mentoring, volunteering, events and more) related to university-company collaboration, entrepreneurship and international affairs.

All the room reservations are free of charge.

Sounds confusing? No worries, friendly and helpful Tellus staff is here for you every day from Monday to Friday during the service hours to answer all your questions.

Tellus Volunteering programme provides a great way to get valuable work experience, to acquire and utilize skills, to build network and become a part of various events. For more info: http://www.oulu.fi/ tellusarena/tellusvolunteers University of Oulu mentoring programme aims to support the students with study and career related path by connecting them with mentors (experienced professionals, University alumni etc.) for 6 months.

For more info: http://www.oulu.fi/tellusarena/ mentoring Opening hours: 24/7 Tellus Service Point open: Monday-Friday 9:00 - 16:00 Further info: www.oulu.fi/tellusarena +358 50 3077130 / tellus@oulu.fi

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BUSINESS KITCHEN Business Kitchen is Oulu universities’ entrepreneurship hub located in Tellus – a community and co-working space to boost action and discover new opportunities in business and in life.

It provides programs, events and facilities to support entrepreneurship and business development and promotes networking and co-operation between students and businesses.

Students can earn credits by participating in Business Kitchen programs such as: Avanto Accelerator to build new businesses, Demola to co-create innovations with companies and International Business Corridor to help companies enter new markets.

Application periods for Business Kitchen services: International Business Corridor: Ongoing! https://www.businesskitchen.fi/services/business-x-universities/international-business-corridor Demola: Ongoing until 10.9.2017! https://oulu.demola.net/apply Avanto Accelerator: Ongoing until 2.10.2017! http://www.avantoaccelerator.com/ All of the programs mentioned above can be completed as one course of Oulu Business School’s Entrepreneurship minor studies. This minor is open for all university students and it provides you with entrepreneurial knowledge and practical skills in the context of responsible business. www.businesskitchen.fi

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GUILD ROOM

The guild room of Finanssi, also known as ‘kiltis’ is found in the corridor of business school by following the logos of our guild (Finanssi). The guild room is located at the lowest floor of the university - in the catacombs. At the middle-point of Kauppakatu there exists a glass door, after which you will see stairs on your right side. After stepping the stairs down, turn right in the catacomb passage and after a few steps the guild room opens to your right.

The guild room exists to promote the well-being of our students and all the business schools students are welcome, regardless of class. At the guild room you can, for example, hang out with friends, play Playstation or take power-naps in-between classes. At the guild room you will find students from every class and it pays off being courageous and starting a conversation with them, because they can usually give pretty sound advice for new students. The guild room acts as a good place for relaxation and networking for our members. Coffee and tea will be served daily!

After registering for membership (Finanssi) you are entitled to enjoy free coffee and tea for the duration of your studies. If you happen to have a serious coffee-addiction, then it is a great idea to bring your own mug to the guild room! Mugs can be stored in the closet of the kitchen, but you should wash you mug every now and then for hygienic reasons.

We organize events in the guild room too every now and then. For example during the Valentine’s Day you may find a sweet surprise over there! You should not fear missing these, as our communications team will let you know through e-mail and Facebook.

We warmly welcome you, hope we meet there during fall!

HOX! Remember to take off your shoes at the door to the guild room. Thank you!

Juha Veikkolainen Socio-political representative

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Linnanmaa / Pääkirjasto

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Humanistinen tiedekunta / Faculty of Humanities

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Kasvatustieteiden tiedekunta / Faculty of Education

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Eläinmuseo / Zoological Museum

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Saalastinsali / Saalasti Hall

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Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta / Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

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Esteetön sisäänkäynti / Entrance for the disabled

Ravintola / Restaurant

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Esteetön pysäköinti / Parking for the disabled

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Oulun keskusta / Oulu city centre | Lentokenttä / Oulu Airport

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Oulun yliopiston Kauppakorkeakoulu / Oulu Business School

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AACSB-accreditation AACSB-accreditation is world-widely recognized, longest -standing mark of quality which institutions and their business programs can earn. Next Mikko Puhakka, the professor of economics, and Sauli Sohlo, the vice president of Martti Ahtisaari Institute, reveal the meaning behind accreditation from the viewpoints of our school and students.

TEXT: MIKKO PUHAKKA & SAULI SOHLO

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here exists approximately 17,000 business schools worldwide, of which 800 – from 53 different countries – have earned the most renowned and respected recognition of all, the AACSB International’s (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation (ks. www.aacsb.edu). For the number crunchers among you, that is just 5% of the schools.

AACSB-accreditation is a recognition of the high quality of different functions within a business school.

It is globally the most well-known and well-respected accreditation which comprises all the programs and activities. This is a major point of difference compared to the other,

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program-specific, national and regional accreditations.

To get the international AACSB-accreditation the business school has to pass a fundamental AACSB-standards -based peer review, in which the deans and professionals from business schools around the world review the management, education and research as well as other functions’ quality. In addition, the core of the review is formed from continuous improvement, interaction, available resources and co-operation with stakeholders. Critical part of the review is the competency, knowhow and capabilities of the personnel and students alike. What is also noteworthy is that the first time around a typical process takes from three to a whopping seven years.

AACSB-accreditation has, critically, at least two kinds of effects on all of our functions. It is equally about our activities’ continuous improvement according to the quality criteria developed jointly with the most renowned international business schools. On the other hand it is about securing and improving our status and reputation in an ever more international job market and in business schools international competition.

We in Oulu can be proud of obtaining the AACSB-accreditation among the first four scandinavian business schools, part of which were the universities of Aalto, Århus and Copenhagen business schools. In addition we made it quite rapidly under three years. At the moment accreditation has also been achieved by Hanken. Scandinavian AACSB-schools club has grown into the total of eight.

According to the principle of continuous improvement AACSB International has a system of five-year reviews. It looks like we are getting the review panel as our guests on fall 2018. To prepare this we review the education programs’ effectiviness, the quality of our research, the abilities of our personnel and we make this self-review report 2017-2018.

For preparation we need the contribution of our students and especially of Finanssi ry’s -- let’s take care of this recognition being preserved for the next five years too!

”CRITICAL PART OF THE REVIEW S THE COMPETENCY, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPABILITIES OF THE PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS ALIKE.”

Mikko Puhakka is a professor of economics in the Oulu Business School of Oulu University. He has completed the degrees of economist and the bachelor of business administration in the Helsinki Business School. Puhakka has debated in the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) with economics as his main subject in 1985. He has taught in the Helsinki Business School, in Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) and in the University of Lapland. Puhakka has also been the head of national Economics Advanced Training Program. He has also been a guest researcher in the University of California at Los Angeles, the University of Pennsylvania and in the research department of Finnish National Bank.

Puhakka has acted as the manager of Finnish Economic Assocation.

At the moment he is a member of the Economical Policy’s review-panel as well as the vice president.

He is a member of Finnish Science Academy.

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