Friend Programme for international students and local friends

You may participate in the Friend Programme if you are a local individual or family living in Tampere Region or an international student at TAMK.

• Do you want to learn about other languages, cultures and people from other countries?
• Do you want to learn or tell about Finnish language, culture, its people, nature and habits?
• Do you want to get a friend from another country and origin?
• Do you want to be more international and have multicultural activities in your life?

If you answered yes to these questions, this friend programme is something worth committing and participating. Please note that your English does not have to be perfect, as many of the students are not native English speakers either. The most important criteria is that you open-minded and willing to meet people from other cultures and learn together. Come and join us!

The aims of the Friend Programme are to:

• bring together international students and local individuals or families 
• enable participants to develop their language and intercultural communication skills
• offer students and families an opportunity to broaden their perspectives by learning from each other’s cultures
• in the best case scenario, enable unforgettable experiences and long-lasting friendships

The programme lasts eleven months, February – December annually. We will organise two joint meetings for the families and the students. Other activities will be individually agreed upon between the families and the students themselves. At the end of the year, we collect feedback from the participants.