Are you looking to identify your competence and to gain new insights in your career opportunities in Finland? Or, would you like to learn something new?
Metropolia SIMHE services (Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland) help highly educated immigrants and those aiming at higher education to succeed with their career planning in Finland.
Metropolia is a part of national SIMHE - Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland - network.
Recognise and develop your competence and discover your career opportunities
- Career guidance and counselling
- Guidance generalia open lectures
- Recognition of competence
- Study opportunities
- Tips
- Information on SIMHE
For Ukrainians
In response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, universities and The Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland offer services and study opportunities for Ukrainians. Read more about our services for Ukrainian refugees.
Career guidance and counselling
SIMHE Career Guidance for immigrants
A one-to-one discussion with a SIMHE Career Coach helps you to map your competences and identify suitable study and career paths in Finland.
Guidance Generalia lectures
The Guidance Generalia are lectures and info sessions open to all immigrants. The topics are selected to help you navigate your study options and develop your career prospects in Finland.
Recognition of competence and study opportunities
Recognition of competence
How can you get started with recognising your key competences? Metropolia also provides recognition of competence by a professional in selected fields of study and for limited target groups.
Study opportunities and developing competence
Are you interested to study Finnish or to develop your field-specific competence? Metropolia offers you a wide range of options from individual courses to tailored programmes and full degrees.
More information and about SIMHE
Tips for information search
Useful tips and links for immigrants on career planning in Finland e.g. professional qualifications, studies, employment, entrepreneurship and learning Finnish.
Information for experts in integration
Do you work with topics related to integration and employment of international professionals? Metropolia has developed SIMHE operations, not only guidance and recognition of competence but also several projects, publications and events, since 2016.
Personal data processing and customer register in SIMHE services
We collect personal data of customers for the purpose of SIMHE customer service and statistics. For more information, see the privacy notices:
- unemployed jobseekers in the employment services of Helsinki, Espoo or Vantaa-Kerava: Personal data register of the Metropolia competence center functions for highly educated immigrants in the Helsinki region
- other customers: Personal data register of SIMHE-Metropolia services.
