Arrival and integration

Arrival And Orientation

The international students are requested to ensure that they make their travel arrangements so that they arrive in time for the orientation days. EU/EEA nationals are recommended to arrive in time to handle the EU registration at the Finnish Immigration Services before the Orientation Days start (see page 7). The Orientation Days take place in the end of August and the detailed programme is published on the Orientation Days pages.

The primary aim of the orientation is to introduce the new environment, the university and study related matters that the student needs to know in order to study successfully at Hanken.

At the beginning of the Orientation Days, Students who delivered officially certified hard copies of their educational documents upon admission, must bring their educational documents in ORIGINAL for verification. The students this applies to, will be informed during the summer.

STUDENT UNION & THE STUDENT UNION MEMBERSHIP FEE

According to the Finnish Universities Act all universities must have a Student Union and all Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students need to be members of the Student Union at their home University.

The student union looks after the interests of the students at the university in question, e.g. by representing the Hanken students in decision-making bodies at the University and on a national level. The Student Union is not part of the University, but an independent organisation. The Student Union at Hanken School of Economics is also known for offering varied leisure time activities for students - its different student committees and sub-associations organise all kinds of events, from company and career events to dinners and social gatherings.