“Quite an amaz­ing expe­ri­ence“ – Inter­na­tion­al stu­dent day com­pa­ny vis­it

Oulu Tal­ent Hub along with Oulu Cham­ber of Com­merce as part of their inter­na­tion­al week activ­i­ties, had orga­nized the inter­na­tion­al stu­dent day where stu­dents were invit­ed to meet and learn more about com­pa­nies oper­at­ing in Oulu, Fin­land on the 3rd of Novem­ber 2022.

Nokia, Flex LTD, ilLOQ LTD, Fin­ger­soft LTD, and Ostro­both­nia Val­ue Invest­ment Coop­er­a­tive were the five com­pa­nies open­ing their doors to inter­na­tion­al stu­dents and for­eign degree hold­ers of var­i­ous study fields.

We had fifty stu­dents attend­ing the event. Bus ser­vice was pro­vid­ed to stu­dents to access some com­pa­nies.

The agen­da for the com­pa­nies was to intro­duce them­selves to the stu­dents with info about var­i­ous work oppor­tu­ni­ties, appli­ca­tion process­es, etc. Great dis­cus­sions were made over some cof­fee and snacks!

Vis­i­tors at Nokia.

The event was a great suc­cess and the ini­tia­tive was appre­ci­at­ed by both stu­dents and com­pa­nies. These are some of the com­ments from stu­dents about the vis­it:

“This is a much-need­ed moti­va­tion to apply for Nokia!”

“It was quite an amaz­ing expe­ri­ence vis­it­ing iLOQ and get­ting to know what they are doing. The tech­nol­o­gy behind the sto­ry, busi­ness and also the oppor­tu­ni­ties we have as stu­dents. The ses­sion was ener­getic and friend­ly. Very nice and valu­able expe­ri­ence.”

“The vis­it to Flex was great. I dis­cov­ered many new areas of the com­pa­ny and how they work with their inter­na­tion­al team. Also, I learned about the dif­fer­ent work posi­tions and how could I apply to them.”

Vis­i­tors at Flex.

“The event was well orga­nized and infor­ma­tive. I have got a lot of new infor­ma­tion about co-oper­a­tive activ­i­ties, strat­e­gy, and struc­ture. I am inter­est­ed in get­ting more infor­ma­tion about, for exam­ple, how to become a co-oper­a­tive mem­ber of Arvo-osu­uskun­ta.”

“It was a good expe­ri­ence vis­it­ing Fin­ger­soft. It was engag­ing, and I learned new things and steered up my insights on learn­ing new skills. Also, it was an oppor­tu­ni­ty to vis­it a com­pa­ny on Oulu and see how the orga­ni­za­tion­al struc­ture of a com­pa­ny looks like in Fin­land.”

Vis­i­tors at Fin­ger­soft.

Simul­ta­ne­ous­ly, the com­pa­nies had excel­lent reviews as well:

“There were excel­lent dis­cus­sions, and it was great to meet inter­na­tion­al stu­dents!”

“The event was very good, warm, inspir­ing, and ener­giz­ing!”

“They had a lot of great ques­tions about the com­pa­ny, prod­ucts, etc.”

Both employ­ers and stu­dents expressed a strong desire for more of such events con­nect­ing inter­na­tion­al job seek­ers and employ­ers. This event was orga­nized as part of the diver­si­ty and inclu­sion of inter­na­tion­al tal­ents in Fin­land.

Fol­low Oulu Tal­ent Hub and Uni­ver­si­ty of Oulu Career Cen­ter to keep your­self updat­ed for all the upcom­ing events for inter­na­tion­al stu­dents!

Text: She­fat Islam