Caisa and SIMo in Helsinki

22.05.2014

Caisa cultural centre

It is situated in the centre just near the railway station. It is easy to get for foreigners. They can gather here, get information, celebrate cultural national holidays, have a room, hall for conferences, parties, exhibition. This week they had an exhibition of African week. We could enjoy design, art of African tribes. There were amazing, beautiful ornaments, pictures depicted on clothes. They colored materials with natural dying plants, drew pictures by hands. These masks are made from pans, recycled materials. The pictures in the gallery mostly refer to abstractionism. Women's images, spiritual images, non existing creatures are depicted on the pictures.

 

CIMO - Centre for International Mobility

CIMO is independent organization under the Ministry of Education and Culture. 

CIMO provides information about internationalization, supports international communication in education, funds projects, individuals, universities and schools for internationalization all over Finland. Then universities decide whom they will spend abroad. Some unis send apply to CIMO, prove their afficiency, prove efficacy of previous projects and ask for funding international projects, events.

CIMO itself is funded by National Board of Education, European Union, different programs, other external sources.

Most international degree students in Finland are from Russia, China, Vietnam, Nepal, Estonia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Germany. International students ratio is 1/10. They apply for university, take exams of university. Education is free till 2016 then is unknown, No scholarship.

Finnish students go to study to UK, Estonia, Sweden, Germany. Approx 600 students every year.

The most valuable competences appreciated by employers in foreign workers in Finland.

Traditional competences: tolerance, language skills, cultural knowledge.

New: resilience, curiosity, productivity.

Useful:

Erasmus + programme started this year and will continue for 7 years.

Information for foreign students can be found in:

Studyinfinland.fi

Cimo.fi