How to apply for to become a tutor?

We are looking for tutors for incoming international exchange and degree students and for Finnish students for each academic year. Apply to become tutor by filling in Webropol questionnaire. Application period is open until 12th of February 2024.

Degree student tutors will be interviewed and selected by the faculties/degree programmes. Exchange student tutors will be interviewed and selected by LUT Student Services. The results will be sent to the applicants by e-mail by 15th of March.

Info lecture about applying to be a tutor will be held on the 2nd of February starting at 12.00. On February 7th on Lappeenranta campus.

Lappeenranta Campus: Lecture hall 1316 on February 7th

Lahti Campus: In Teams

• International tutoring info (Lahti) 2.2. at 12-12.30: Click here to join the meeting
• Info suomenkielisten maisteriohjelmien tuutoreille (Lahti) 2.2. klo 12.30-13: Click here to join the meeting

Kouvola: Lecture hall P1027

Mikkeli: Lecture hall 130

Questions?

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the student services. Contact persons of each city is listed below.

Lappeenranta: Tutoring secretary Kia Dillström (tuutorointisihteeri@lut.fi) or LUT Welcome Team leader Tanja Karppinen (tanja.karppinen@lut.fi).

Lahti: First Year Experience Coordinator Lotta Kopo (lotta.kopo@lut.fi)

Kouvola: Anna-Maija Wörlin (anna-maija.worlin@lut.fi)

Mikkeli: Mirka Viitala (mirka.viitala@lut.fi)

Tutor training and payment

Students chosen to be tutors need to take part in tutor training. International Student's Peer Tutoring course is held in the fourth period, and it is organized by the Student Services. The training is compulsory for all tutors, and students who do not take part in the training will not be able to tutor in the coming academic year. If the tutor has taken part to the training previous years the training is not needed.

In the training the tutor will get tools for leading an international group of students, learn the tasks of the international tutor and get familiar with the services for international students. In addition to this the training includes lectures on themes like cross-cultural communication, motivation, and time-management.

In the end of the semester tutors will return a tutoring report and feedback questionnaire to Student Services and receive 3 credits for their elective studies and the tutoring payment.

Tutoring payment changes from spring 2024 onwards. It is 30€ per tutor + 43€ per tutee with international background + 10€ per tutee with Finnish background. The background is determined by the tutee's living country when applying to program. The maximum payment is for the group of ten tutees. 

Apply to become a tutor

All tutoring applications are taken via Webropol. Remember to choose the correct city you study in so your application will be allocated to the correct city. Apply by February 12th.

Link to the application: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/B095CAA6DAB398C3 

Materials of the introduction to international tutoring

Lappeenranta

Slides of the info lecture (year 2023)

Recording of the info lecture (year 2023)

Lahti, Kouvola & Mikkeli

Slides of the info lecture (year 2024)

Recording of the info lecture (year 2024)