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WELCOME TO TURKU!

WELCOME TO TURKU!. You’ve heard it before, but to us you are new friends!. What is ISTU?.

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WELCOME TO TURKU!

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  1. WELCOME TO TURKU! You’ve heard it before, but to us you are new friends!

  2. What is ISTU? • The International Students of Turku Universities (ISTU) is a registered non-profit organization of international bachelor’s, and master's students, as well as PhD candidates, researchers and staff from all universities in Turku (University of Turku, ÅboAkademi, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Open University, among others). • ISTU also welcomes exchange students. • And of course FINNS!!!

  3. What Does ISTU Do?

  4. Cultural Events • Cultural Dinners (Finnish, Russian, Hungarian, Azerbajani, Mexican, Vietnamese, Dutch, Slovak, and many more…) • Coming soon: Finnish!! • Photography Walks • Museum crawl • International Movie Nights • Karaoke Nights

  5. Trips and Sports • We’ve done Tampere, Jyväskylä and Stockholm, • We’re Planning the Baltic States, Rauma and others! • Indoors and Outdoors we play: • Ice Hockey • Flow Park • Lasertag • Finnish Baseball • Mölkky Tournament • Bowling • And many others

  6. We Work With • Your Student Union (TYY, Kåren, TUO) • ESN Uni Turku, ESN Åbo Academic • CIA TuKy • UTU Debate Club • International Welcome Services • Also – AIESEC Finland and SHO

  7. Representation • ISTU is charged with representing you in the student union and in the university. • Study related issues • University policy issues • Living in Finland • Promoting Internationalisation • Meeting with Finns • International student community

  8. How to Join? • Just come along! • Formal membership by paying membership fee • Membership for 1 year = 5 euros • Membership for 2 years = 7 euros • Currently 111 active members • Benefits? • Discounts on events • Special services for members: Bicycle rental

  9. Jonathan Josue Loaiza - ISTU President • Matti Karinen – ISTU VP • Paulina Chávez – Treasurer • Yaroslav Lotus – Social Affairs • JasirAfridi – Political Affairs • Kate Pak - Secretary The Board

  10. Office: Rehtorinpellonkatu 4B, opposite TSE, near bar Proffan (same office as ESN Uni Turku) • Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/isturku • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/isturku

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