International Week

Guests are invited to give lectures on their own area of expertise or research. We would wish the lectures to be connected to the main theme or the subthemes of the International Week and hope (but not limit) the teaching to be more practical, i.e. that it would be arranged in a form of a workshop, group work or other methods. ​

If you wish to have lectures during the week, please, describe the way of your teaching (lecture, workshop, group work, etc.), wishes for room conditions, materials you would need as well as the preferred group size in your abstract. Our normal group size is between 20-40 students. In addition, please, describe how you wish to divide your teaching hours (e.g. 2 hours of lectures and 4 hours in a form of a workshop, group work, etc. = a total of 8 hours, which is the minimum amount in Erasmus+ teacher exchanges; STA). Our lessons consist of 45-minute sessions, i.e., for instance, 1.5 hours is calculated as two full teaching hours.

You may also participate in the week’s programme without giving any lectures, for instance, through Erasmus+ staff exchange (STT). In this case, you could also give lectures but there is no minimum amount of teaching hours.

Along with teaching, the International Week is a great opportunity for networking with new international partners and discussing future cooperation possibilities (research and development, projects, exchanges, development of pedagogical methods, online courses, etc.). You are also welcome to bring students (max. 15 students/group) with you to participate in the week. Also students need to enrol for the week. 

Please do not make any travel arrangements before you have received confirmation information from the contact person of the campus of your destination.

To Kotka

Kotka is situated some 130 km from Helsinki and 60 km from EU Border.. Depending on where you are coming from, there are different means of transport you might find convenient:

By Coach
If you are travelling via Helsinki Airport, you most likely will prefer to use a bus connection. You need to take airport train to Helsinki city center and then from Kamppi Travel Center with bus, please, check  Onnibus.com bus company or Matkahuolto web-pages for the options.

By Train
For timetables and fares, please, see the website of the Finnish railways.

Useful information:

From the airport to Helsinki with Train P or I : terminal T1 arrivals floor

Helsinki – Kotka: Onnibus 

Matkahuolto Travel & transport services 

Kouvola – Kotka: VR railway company

You will get more detailed instructions before the event.

To Mikkeli 

Mikkeli is situated app. 260 km from Helsinki. Depending on where you are coming from, there are different means of transport you might find convenient:

By Coach
If you are traveling via Helsinki Airport, you most likely will prefer to use a bus connection, please, check Matkahuolto Travel Services or Onnibus bus company web-pages for the options.

By Train
If you are coming from Helsinki Airport through Kouvola, we recommend using train. For timetables and fares, please, see the website of the Finnish railways.

To Savonlinna

The distance from Helsinki to Savonlinna by road is 335 km.

By Coach
Depending on the route, the coach travel from Helsinki to Savonlinna takes 5 to 8 hours. Most coaches to Savonlinna leave from the Helsinki city centre but there may also be some coaches leaving directly from the airport. For coach timetables and fares, please, see www.matkahuolto.fi and www.onnibus.com.

By Train
An express train journey from Helsinki to Savonlinna takes about 5 hours. If you take a train from the airport, you will have to change the train twice, at Tikkurila and at Parikkala. Please, note that there are two train stations in Savonlinna: Pääskylahti station and Kauppatori station (the end stop in the centre of Savonlinna). If someone is coming to pick you up from the station, tell them at which train station you will get off. Please, also note that it is not possible to purchase tickets on trains but they should be bought beforehand. Information on the timetables and fares can be found at www.vr.fi/en (web pages of the State Railways).

By Plane
There are flights between Helsinki and Savonlinna from Mondays to Fridays. Flights can be booked without a service fee at norppa.aero or at finnair.com (if your trip includes a connecting flight from Helsinki by Finnair).