BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CERN//INDICO//EN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Multicultural Work-Life Coaching DTSTART:20260918T060000Z DTEND:20261120T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260920T091600Z UID:indico-event-311@eve.utu.fi DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Lotta Metsärinne (Koto/Opiskelun tuki)\n\nThe coach ing program\, organised by UTU Career Services and UNICOM+\, brings togeth er a group of 25 international and domestic students from different study backgrounds for a shared experience of learning\, growth\, and exchange. You’ll gain valuable insight into:\n\nHow your values\, background\, an d personality shape your career identity\nWhat it takes to navigate cult ural differences in the workplace\nHow to understand the local job marke t and communicate with employers\nWhat cultural intelligence looks like in real working life situations\nHow to become more confident in your o wn story\, skills\, and aspirations\n\nThe coaching is based on career the ories\, including narrative career counselling\, life design and career construction theory\, as well as cultural intelligence frameworks. You ’ll be encouraged to explore your experiences deeply and creatively\, bu ilding a personal career portfolio as the output of this coaching.\nWhat ’s included?\nThe coaching includes a mix of group and individual sessio ns:\n\n3 joint sessions with all participants (dates in the application f orm)\n3 small group sessions focused on reflection and peer learning (dat es in the application form)\nAn individual career counselling session wi th a career counsellor\nAn employer visit with your small group to meet professionals and learn from the field\n\nSessions are interactive and ref lective\, designed to help you learn from each other’s stories\, worldvi ews\, and career goals in an encouraging space.\nSCHEDULE\nAll sessions ar e held on campus in Turku.\nDates for the mandatory joint sessions are:\n- Friday 18 September\, 9:00-12:00- Friday 30 October\, 9:00-12:00- Friday 20 November\, 9:00-12:00\nMandatory Small group sessions (you will be part of one group\, choose your preference in the application form): \nSmall group 1: Sept 28\, 9:30-11:00 / Oct 8\, 9:30-11:00 / Nov 12\, 9:30-11:00Sm all group 2: Sept 28\, 12:00-13:30 / Oct 8\, 12:00-13:30 / Nov 11\, 9:30-1 1:00Small group 3: Sept 28\, 14:00-15:30 / Oct 8\, 14:00-15:30 / Nov 12\, 14:00-15:30Small group 4: Sept 29\, 9:30-11:00 / Oct 9\, 9:30-11:00 / Nov 13\, 9:30-11:00\nApplying\nThe coaching is open to students at the Univers ity of Turku and Åbo Akademi University\, curious about how culture\, ide ntity\, and self-awareness connect to career choices:\n\nInternational stu dents seeking to understand Finnish working life and reflect on their car eer development\nFinnish- or Swedish-speaking students interested in work ing internationally or in diverse teams\n\nYou don’t need to have a clea r career plan. What matters is that you’re open to exploring who you are \, where you’re going\, and how to get there\, with others who are doing the same.\nThe application period is open until September 9th.\nIf there are more than 25 applicants\, participants will be chosen based on:- progr ess in studies (priority to degree students on master's level)\,- motivati on\, and - nationality (our aim is 50 % international and 50 % domestic s tudents).\nPlease note that the coaching is held in English. \nCONTACT\nF or more information\, contact:Lotta Metsärinne\, Career Counsellor / UNIC OM+lotta.metsarinne@utu.fi\n______________________________________________ _____________\nThe Multicultural Work-Life Coaching is part of the univers ity’s UNICOM+ -project\, co-funded by the European Union and aiming at i ncreasing the employability of international university talents in the reg ion.\n\n\nhttps://eve.utu.fi/event/311/ URL:https://eve.utu.fi/event/311/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR