Tutors play an important role in guiding new students and relaying important academic information. They should remind students about exam dates, absences, and other deadlines. Tutors also help international students by providing information before and after their arrival about accommodations, transportation, and local practices. Tutors must maintain confidentiality, give constructive feedback, and guide students to the proper resources if issues arise. They also assist exchange and degree-seeking international students in settling in.

2. Tutor as a part of study guidance
0 Tutor is an imporant relayer of information to the new
student settling down to the academic world
0 Tutors should remind their students
0 Annoucement of precense and absence for the academic
year
0 Repeat exams dates and practices related to it
0 Other dates related to academic year

3. About the flow of information
0 Tutor teachers and study councellors relay the big
lines and content associated with them
0 Flow of academic years us not necessarily familiar to
many
0 A good way to remind people is some peer to peer
marketing when you meet them or contacting them
trough social media before the deadlines
0 There are always unic specific ways of action, working
with the study councellors should always be
interactive

4. Responsibility in tutoring
0 The tutor is the closest peer support the student
has, this position should not be abused in any way!
0 Remain confidential about the talks with the student
0 Confidentiality  Duty to disclose
0 Don’t draw lines yourself, consult
0 Remeber that you are acting in the group as a
guide, not as a leader
0 Relay the independancy to the group bit by bit

5. About the operational enviroment
in general
0 Tutors work in a network of our institution and in
accordance to the big lines set by Study Councellors
and International Coordinators
0 Give constructive feedback to all the parties involved
0 Serious lack in education should alwaways be relayed
forwards either by the group itself or the students
0 The Student Union has the tools if the group itself is
not willing to take the case forward

6. Guiding role
0 When the problems show up, the most important
thing is the forward guidance
0 Tutor guides the student to take the issue forward

7. The international sector -
Exchange
0 Echange students arrive at steady intervals for the spring
and autumn periods.
0 The average time of stay is three to four months
0 Currently the accomodation is arranged in Otokylä
0 Students need to be contacted prior to their arrival and the
students they pick up are assigned by International
Coordinators
0 Tutor students need to arrange the keys from the
dormitory manager as soon as possible, even if there is
plenty of time
0 Both of the managers are part time workers and students just
like you

8. 0 Not every exchange student is here just to party
0 Make sure you check on their needs and provide them
information they need
0 Once you do the initial contact it is good to do
premilinary check
0 Many of them usually need/want bikes for themselves
so it is good to check the possibilities before they arrive

9. The international sector -
Degree
0 People that come here for the duration of their
studies, just like you
0 They come to stay in a foreign culture for a long time
so they might need more information of the practices
0 Related to the magistrate and continuation of visa for
example
0 They don’t always need to be picked up but this
information is relayed by the International
Coordinators

10. 0 As they get accepted they get notified that they need
to arrange their accomodation themselves
0 However some people still expect there to be some form
of emergency accomodation available
0 With good premilinary information from them you are
able to check on places you need to show
them, especially if they arrive after the orientation
days

11. General things about
international sector
0 Many people are active practicers of various religion
0 Also many people turn to the church with problems of life
even though they are not actively taking part in the sermons
0 Lutheric church is also providing a lot of services that are
religiously neutral
0 They can also guide people to their specific religious
institutions that act in oulu area
0 When many people arrive here there can be having a
bundle of questions
0 Have an open mind and be ready to explain things that seem
natural to you 

12. Transparency
0 Always give a trusworthy image
0 Treat others in a way you would like to be treated
0 Always be on time, if you agree something with the group
0 Keep them informed, if something changes
0 Try to remain objective, if the topics take a more serious
tone
0 Remember to contact the group as a whole, not just the
closest people that you are confortable being around
0 Don’t expect information to travel, make sure it does