For Immi­grants

Guidande and coun­celling services for immigrants

 

The Ministry of Educa­tion and Culture in Finland has selected Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences as one of the higher educa­tion insti­tutes respon­si­ble for support­ing immi­grants in inte­gra­tion. The aim is to give guid­ance to immi­grants to help them find study oppor­tu­ni­ties in higher educa­tion and to produce services for recog­nis­ing the prior compe­tence of highly educated immi­grants in order to facil­i­tate the process of integration.

Activ­i­ties

These services are imple­mented within the national SIMHE network (Support­ing Immi­grants in Higher Educa­tion). Besides Karelia UAS, SIMHE services are also given by Oulu and Metropo­lia Univer­si­ties of Applied Sciences and Helsinki, Turku and Jyväskylä Universities.The aim of the activ­i­ties is to serve adult immi­grants by guiding them towards mean­ing­ful educa­tional and career paths. In prac­tice, the aim is to give infor­ma­tion on the educa­tional oppor­tu­ni­ties and on the appli­ca­tion process for higher educa­tion insti­tu­tions for those immi­grants who are eligi­ble to study in higher educa­tion. The aim is also to provide infor­ma­tion on the recog­ni­tion of prior learn­ing (RPL) for highly educated immi­grants who reside in Finland with various statuses, and to guide them about the differ­ent ways of comple­ment­ing their higher educa­tion studies.
The purpose of these activ­i­ties is to ensure that highly educated immi­grants arriv­ing in Finland can have their prior learn­ing, prior studies and prior degrees recog­nised and acknowl­edged swiftly accord­ing to national prac­tices, and that they will be guided towards mean­ing­ful educa­tional and career paths. The guid­ance activ­i­ties will be imple­mented in close coop­er­a­tion with other regional higher educa­tion insti­tutes and other regional actors involved in the process of support­ing the inte­gra­tion and employ­ment of immi­grants in Eastern Finland.
 

Services

SIMHE-Karelia serves the immi­grants living in the area of Eastern Finland. The guid­ance and coun­selling services of SIMHE-Karelia consist of infor­ma­tion distri­b­u­tion on the higher educa­tion system in Finland and on the appli­ca­tion oppor­tu­ni­ties and prac­tices. The staff of SIMHE-Karelia also provide personal guid­ance related to study oppor­tu­ni­ties for immi­grants inter­ested in higher educa­tion studies. In addi­tion, support will be provided regard­ing the prac­tices used in the recog­ni­tion of prior learn­ing as well as guid­ance in career plan­ning for those immi­grants who have already completed some higher educa­tion studies before.
 
At SIMHE-Karelia guid­ance and coun­selling is provided by Project Manager/Cousellor Hannele Niskanen.
You can receive personal guid­ance by sending her email to [email protected]. or phone +358505750823
 
Find more infor­ma­tion on our webpages: Guid­ance services for immigrants
and https://www.facebook.com/simhekarelia/
 
Contact infor­ma­tion:
 
Guid­ance requests: [email protected] (Hannele Niskanen)

 

Hannele Niska­nen
Project Manager
hannele.niskanen(at)karelia.fi
 

Liisa Timonen
Head of Inter­na­tional Affairs

liisa.timonen(at)karelia.fi