The role of an International Captain is to ensure that all students, no matter the cultural distance to Finland, feel welcome in the guild.
This is done by building bridges between international students and domestic members. In practice this includes:
- Offering translation services to the guild actives
- Working on fuksi matters alongside the guild’s phuksi committee, where the fuksi captains and the ISO coordinator will be working alongside you!
- Providing support to international students
- Leading the guild’s own international committee
- Lastly, working alongside the International Committee of AYY (also known as KvTMK)
One thing that you should keep in mind when applying is that you are more than likely to have the most fuksis as your responsibility out of anyone in Otaniemi This is why you shouldn’t think of it as anything less than practically being a fuksi captain, just for international students.
Below, I have listed the three most important things (in my mind!) that are required from you
- Motivation until the possible Wappu 2024!
- Be brave enough to step out of your own comfort zone and face challenges!
- A preliminary vision for your year!
You are not required to be part of the guild’s board to fill the position and I would not recommend more than one person from the guild’s phuksi committee to apply to the board, unless you have high motivation towards the management side of the guild.
If you have any questions about being the International Captain, do not hesitate to contact the current International Captains @jompsku or @servinkummitus.