Guiding students

On this page you will find the instructions for the duties and objectives of a teacher providing guidance, and material to support guidance.

This page provides information on guidance at the University of Helsinki and elaborates on the subjects of guidance and the roles of supervisors.

Guidance can be both personal or group-based. On this page you can find information about how to organise guidance and support for creating a safe environment and community spirit in group-based guidance.

On this page you will find tips for supervising teachers related to students’ most common questions and needs in guidance situations. Here you can also find to which services you can direct students in different situations, if necessary.

Here you will find information about the collaboration between study psychologists and university staff.

On this page you will find information on the early support model. The early support model consists of faculty-wide guidelines on how to address students’ low concern problem situations at an early stage at the initiative of either the student or a teacher.

On this page you will find information and guidelines for challenging supervision and guidance situations where, for one reason or another, interaction with a student or group of students is not working.

This page provides information on career counselling and mentoring for students.

This page contains guidelines on what to do in guidance and teaching situations involving students with illnesses, disabilities or impediments to learning.

On this page you will find a career resource developed by career counsellors. You can use it to integrate the themes of career and future planning, expert identity development and professional orientation into your teaching and supervision in a new way.

On this page you will find information on how you can support a student in practising academic writing.

On this page you will find information on supporting the language skills of international students in guidance. For example, you can instruct the student to consider studying languages independently using the Language PSP, which can be found on this page.

Guidance Corner is a low threshold meeting place for University employees and close cooperation partners to organise various activities related to the progress of studies and wellbeing for our degree students. On this page you will find information on Guidance Corners and how to book them.

Career Services coordinates a group mentoring program for international students.