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Minne katosivat vaihto-opiskelijoiden suomen kielen opinnot?</span></p>
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20.9.2013</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Tänä
syksynä 350 vaihto-opiskelijaa saapuu Oulun yliopistoon
kehittämään kansainvälistä osaamistaan ja tutustumaan
suomalaiseen elämään. Valtaosa tulijoista jää kuitenkin ilman
minkäänlaista suomen kielen ja suomalaisen kulttuurin opetusta.
Oulun yliopistossa ei vuonna 2013 ole järjestetty juuri lainkaan
vaihto-opiskelijoille suomen kielen kursseja kovasta kysynnästä
huolimatta.</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Oulun
yliopiston ylioppilaskunta ja Erasmus Student Network -jaosto
ovat hyvin pettyneitä nykyiseen tilanteeseen. Suomen kielen
opetuksen rahoituksen siirto yliopistolta tiedekunnille on
saattanut eri tieteenalojen vaihto-opiskelijat eriarvoiseen
asemaan. Avoin alkeiskurssi on tarjolla ainoastaan
kasvatustieteiden tiedekunnassa ja muutamassa oppiaineessa
muualla yliopistossa. Perus- tai jatkokursseille
vaihto-opiskelijoilla ei ole asiaa.</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">OYY:n
keväällä teettämän kyselyn mukaan kielenopetuksen puute on ollut
shokki saapuville vaihto-opiskelijoille, jotka pitävät kielen ja
kulttuurin oppimista tärkeänä osana vaihtoa. Tämä ei yllätä ESN
-jaoston Laura Riuttasta. “Mahdollisuus oppia tuntemaan
paikallista kieltä ja kulttuuria on yksi vaihtokokemuksen
kulmakivistä”, hän kertoo.</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Suomen
kielen opinnot auttavat vaihto-opiskelijaa kiinnittymään
ympäröivään kulttuuriin ja yhteisöön ja helpottavat arkea
uudessa kotimaassa. Kielikurssien puute sen sijaan heikentää
merkittävästi Suomen ja Oulun yliopiston kansainvälistä
houkuttelevuutta ja vaikeuttaa opiskelijarekrytointia. “Monet
vaihto-opiskelijat ovat potentiaalisia tulevaisuuden
tutkinto-opiskelijoita. Suomen taitojaan kehittäneillä on pienin
kynnys jäädä jatkamaan opintojaan Oulussa”, muistuttaa
ylioppilaskunnan hallituksen jäsen Juuli Juntura.</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Heikko
tilanne on Junturan mukaan osa laajempaa ongelmaa Oulun
yliopistossa. “Valitettavasti eriarvoiset mahdollisuudet
opiskella kieliä ovat arkipäivää valtaosalle opiskelijoita”, hän
kertoo. “Sietää ihmetellä, miksi juuri kukaan ei ole tähän
mennessä kantanut vastuuta opiskelijoiden kieliopinnoista, kun
kansainvälistyminen on yliopistomme päätavoitteita.”</span></p>
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justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Elokuussa
Oulun yliopiston johto hyväksyi uuden Kansainvälinen Oulun
yliopisto -toimenpideohjelman, jossa luvataan muodostaa
yliopistolle kielipoliittinen linja ja tehostaa suomen kielen
opetusta. Ylioppilaskunta on iloinen uusista tavoitteista ja
odottaa, että yliopistoyhteisö lunastaa lupauksensa ja että
opiskelijoita kuullaan tässä työssä. </span></p>
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YLIOPISTON YLIOPPILASKUNTA</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Valle
Uimonen Ilari Nisula Laura Riuttanen</span></p>
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justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Hallituksen
puheenjohtaja Pääsihteeri ESN Leader, ESN OYY Oulu</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Kansainvälisten
asioiden sihteeri Henni Saarela, </span><a
href="mailto:henni.saarela@oyy.fi" style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">henni.saarela@oyy.fi</span></a><span
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040 861 0868</span></p>
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jäsen Jaana Isohätälä, koulutuspolitiikka ja kansainväliset
asiat, </span><a href="mailto:jaana.isohatala@oyy.fi"
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">jaana.isohatala@oyy.fi</span></a><span
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, 050 407 8431</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">OYY:
What happened to Finnish language courses for exchange students?</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">COMMENT
20.9.2013</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">This
autumn 350 exchange students arrived at the University of Oulu.
These newcomers are eager to expand their international skills
and explore Finnish culture and customs. However, most of them
will not receive any teaching in Finnish language and culture
during their time abroad. During 2013 our university community
has generally failed to offer Finnish language courses to
arriving exchange students.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
Student Union (OYY) and the local Erasmus Student Network (ESN
Oulu OYY) are extremely disappointed with the current situation.
With funding of Finnish courses having recently been moved from
the central level to the faculty level, exchange students in
different study fields face highly unequal opportunities to
learn Finnish. Only a few programmes and the Faculty of
Education offer Survival Finnish courses that are open to their
exchange students. Currently, exchange students are not able to
study in Beginner’s or Intermediate level Finnish courses at the
university.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">For
most exchange students, language and culture studies are an
important part of their time abroad. An OYY survey last spring
indicates that the lack of Finnish courses can be a shock to
arriving exchange students. This does not surprise Laura
Riuttanen from ESN. “Opportunities to learn the local language
and culture are the cornerstone of a successful exchange
experience.”</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Studies
in Finnish help exchange students with daily life in their host
country, allowing them to connect with local culture and
community. Lack of language courses, however, has a negative
impact on the international image of the University of Oulu and
Finland in general. This harms endeavours to attract
international talent. “Many of our exchange students are
potential future international degree students. Those with a
grasp of Finnish language and culture are more likely to
continue studies in Oulu,” says Juuli Juntura from the OYY
Executive Board.</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">According
to Juntura, the current situation is symptomatic of a far wider
problem. “Unfortunately, unequal opportunities to study
languages are a part of daily life for University of Oulu
students,” she says. “It begs to question why practically no one
has taken responsibility for our students’ language studies at a
time when internationalisation is one of the university’s main
objectives.”</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">The
university’s Board of Directors recently ratified the
“International University of Oulu” action plan, which promises
the formulation of language policies and the improvement of
mobility-enhancing language teaching. Students are extremely
glad about these developments, but call for the university
community to stand up to these promises, and for decision-makers
to listen to students during this work. </span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">THE
STUDENT UNION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OULU</span></p>
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justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Valle
Uimonen Ilari Nisula Laura Riuttanen</span></p>
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style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:
justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Chair
of the Executive Board Secretary General ESN Leader, ESN
OYY Oulu</span></p>
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information</span></p>
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justify;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">International
Officer Henni Saarela, </span><a
href="mailto:henni.saarela@oyy.fi" style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">henni.saarela@oyy.fi</span></a><span
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040 861 0868</span></p>
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style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;">Member
of the Executive Board Jaana Isohätälä, Academic and
International Affairs, </span><a
href="mailto:jaana.isohatala@oyy.fi"
style="text-decoration:none;"><span
style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">jaana.isohatala@oyy.fi</span></a><span
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Henni Saarela
Kansainvälisten asioiden sihteeri
Koulutuspoliittisen sihteerin sijainen
Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta OYY
Ms Henni Saarela
International Officer
Academic Officer (until 31.7)
Student Union of the University of Oulu (OYY)
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:henni.saarela@oyy.fi">henni.saarela@oyy.fi</a>
Tel: +358 40 861 0868
Visiting address:
Erkki Koiso-Kanttilankatu 1, X-ovi, 2.krs (2nd floor)
90570 Oulu
Postal address:
OYY
PL 250
90014 Oulun yliopisto
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oyy.fi">www.oyy.fi</a>
A g o o d l i f e f o r s t u d e n t s
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