We are alumni

I joined the Alumni Association soon after my graduation. I enjoyed my studies and recognized their importance in my life, so I wanted to stay in touch with the University after graduating. Yliopisto magazine, one of the perks available to members, has kept me up to date with what’s happening at...

Alumni can help students – and the university – as mentors to find their place in their field. I learned a great deal about the expertise available at the university during my time on the advisory committee of university of Helsinki Funds. now i participate in alumni events to engage in similar,...

I arrived at the University of Helsinki as an exchange student during the academic year 1989–1990, at the end of the Soviet era. After completing my master’s degree at the University of Tartu, I came back to Helsinki to write my doctoral dissertation, working as a researcher. I lived in Helsinki...

Ever since my graduation, it’s been clear to me that I want to stay in close contact with the University of Helsinki Alumni association. My identity is inextricably linked to the academic community, and the University of Helsinki is my alma mater. It was also my work­place for some 15 years....

I eagerly participated in establishing the Alumni Association at the end of the 350th anniversary of the University of Helsinki. At the time, I worked as a PR and press officer at the University, but soon after transferred to a communications position in the private sector. For six years, I served...

During my time as a student, I was active in the Student Union, and served for three years as its secre-tary general. This is why it’s important to me to maintain contact with the University and the younger generations even now. During the early stages of the Alumni Association, I was a member of...

I joined last spring when I was still finishing my master’s thesis in early childhood education. I graduated in the summer, and in the autumn, I decided to attend some alumni events. I volunteered and managed an alumni control-point during the Freshman Adventure where freshmen had to come up with...