Haaga, Hospitality and Tourism Experience Management, full-time | Orientation days

August

Orientation Days

9:00 - 0:00

Welcome to study to Haaga-Helia! Orientation Days are mandatory for all new students. Please note that you will have to have a fully functioning PC (not an iPad nor a smartphone) at your disposal during the Orientation Days from Mon 15.8.2022 onwards.

Orientation Days are arranged at Haaga-Helia UAS Haaga Campus, Pajuniityntie 11, 00320 HELSINKI.

If you have completed earlier higher education studies, skills or gained knowledge at work or hobbies, you have a chance to transfer credits to your current degree. Please book an appointment with your guidance counsellor: Taina.pallonen@haaga-helia.fi starting from 8.8.2022.

Meetings could be arranged 10.-11.8 during office hours (8-16)

More detailed info on recognition of competences please find here haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-competences

Programme L302

Monday 15.8.

9.00-9.30 Registration in Valopiha, Official ID will be checked. Have your picture taken by student tutors.
9.30-10.30 Welcome to Haaga Hospitality Campus: Risto Karmavuo | Degree programme info
10.30-11.15 Haaga Campus house rules
11.15-12.15 Lunch at Caffeli (meal cards and Slice application)
12.15-12.30 Hotel Haaga Tour
12.30-13.15 Haaga Campus tour & getting to know each other
13.30-15.00 Logging into Haaga-Helia systems. Bring your own laptop!

Tuesday 16.8.

8.30-9.30 Recognition of prior learning; Substitutions and credit transfers: Guidance Counsellor Taina Pallonen
9.45-11.30 Digi start ICT, (login check-up)
11.30-12.15 Lunch with student tutors
12.15-13.00 1st semester courses and course timetables
13.15-14.00 Registration for 1st semester courses
14.00-16:00 Brush up Business Mathematics (Moodle test)

Wednesday 17.8.

8.00-9.00 Welcome to Finland / Exchange info: International Coordinator Jenni Mäkelä
9.15-11.15 ICT, part 2 (digi start)
11.30-12.15 Lunch with student tutors
12.15-13.15 Mara: Welcome to Hospitality Business
13.30-15.00 Greetings from Student Unions; Pore ry & Sure
15.00-16.00 Language info for Finnish students
15.00-17.00 Finnish skills test part 1; Written Finnish language test for international students

Thursday 18.8.

8.30-9.45 Swedish skills test (only for Finnish students) L40X
10.00-12.00 Finnish skills test part 2: Oral test ( only for international students) L318

Additional information: Guidance Counsellor Taina Pallonen will have weekly counselling sessions for the new students in the Degree Programme in Tourism and Event Management from the 2nd school week (30.8. onwards).

Orientations Days