Dr. Charles Mathies is a US scholar who currently resides in Finland. His main research focus is on International student migration and mobility in Finland and the EU. During the discussion, Dr. Mathies explains why and how Finland makes an effort to retain foreign talents in the country. His level of expertise makes him an ideal personality to discuss what should be changed in the Finnish higher education system and labour market. He also explains how urgent it is for the Finnish systems to deviate from their traditional structures to enable foreign talents to enter the labour market with the necessary skills and competencies.

As you know, we believe that continuous learning and networking is the key to a successful career and confidence. Many international talents in Finland found their professional path in entrepreneurship, including us. Entrepreneurship can be challenging, especially if you are a foreigner, and have a lack of knowledge about the…

On April 10th, 2022, TEDxOulu will be organised for the second time! The “Call for Speakers” is already open and will continue until the end of August. The topic is “Spotlight on health”. We talked to Aaltje Bos, Lead Organizer of TEDxOulu, to find out how she got inspired to…

Cheering the Pride Week in Oulu and our wonderful international community who lives here, we would like to share one more great story of the wise person, LGBTQ+ activist and coordinator at Oulu Pride RY, Kajetan Żelech-Alatarvas. — Kajetan is originally from a small place called Zielona Góra, a beautiful town in Poland that is surrounded by vineyards. He has completed his bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and master’s degree in Enterprise Management from Wrocław School of Banking. He also has a post graduate diploma in IT…

How to integrate into Finland, help other people, and build a friendship. — Mahmoud Yousef was born in Luxor, Egypt. Before coming to Finland, he worked in Hurghada as a tourist guide and studied remotely at Cairo University. He interacted with people from all over the world and learned English, Russian, Polish, German, and Czech languages. Nowadays, Mahmoud also speaks fluent Finnish. Then…

A discussion with Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao, the initiator of the #ReformMigri movement. — Julia Hsiao-Pei Liao is from Taiwan, and she came to Finland in 2017 to pursue the Master’s degree in Creative Sustainability at Aalto University. Before coming to Finland, Julia has had a career in Events, Theatre and Communications. Her university experience in Finland has been pleasant. …

A few months ago, we met a wonderful and hardworking person, a young mother and a talented storyteller, Maria Anca Catana. She moved to Finland about eight years ago and tried to find her way to a successful career. Luckily, she found a job during these two months, and we’re…

Many of you might have heard about Startup Refugees, but not all of you know its story. This organisation has helped hundreds of people in Oulu, Helsinki and Rovaniemi to get employed, develop entrepreneurial skills and literacy, and many more. We talked with Pietu Niinimäki, Business Program Manager (Oulu), about…

The story of Bhavna Rawat, an international talent living in Oulu This time we got the opportunity to interview Bhavna Rawat, an international talent who lives in Oulu. She moved to Finland in 2018 to pursue her master’s degree in Learning Education and Technology (LET) at the Faculty of Education, University of Oulu. …