This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 4/2013

AYY’s third annual party will be celebrated next week on Saturday, 2 Feb. Please sign up for the party at the address vuosijuhlat.fi by this week’s Sunday, 27 Jan.

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s 3rd annual party 2-3 Feb
3. Come and hang out – hang out night on 24 Jan
4. Join the interest group workshop for campus brainstorming on 29 Jan
5. The 1st application round of TTE-Fund in 2013, DL Sun, 3 Feb
6. Exercise together – apply for a peer instructor position and get yourself and others to exercise
7. AIESEC Aalto welcomes applications for team member positions starting 2013
8. Contact Forum recruitment fair at Kaapelitehdas on 24 Jan 2013
9. EntreMill – working life-oriented career training programme for higher education students! Application process ongoing NOW!
10. Call for outstanding candidates for Stanford University International Summer School 2013
11. Grants of Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion in 2013
12. Opening of ADD Café on Mon, 28 Jan, 12noon
13. Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 28 Jan. Basic course for beginners to begin on 31 Jan
14. PSK Kupla’s basic course of scuba diving and the try-out dive in 2013

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 4

• Tue, 22 Jan – Winter day
• Tue, 22 Jan – Summer jobs! day (BIZ)
• Wed, 23 Jan – Aalto Russian Career Evening
• Thu, 24 Jan – Blood donation in Otaniemi
• Thu, 24 Jan – Polijazz’s spring dance season begins
• Thu, 24 Jan – Representative Council meeting 1/2013
• Thu, 24 Jan – Hang out night
• Fri, 25 Jan – Aalto Beer Pong: Back to school pong
• Sat, 26 Jan – KYN & PK: Gala concert in the same hall
• Sat, 26 Jan – AEGEE-Helsinki Social Meeting @ Office

WEEK 5

• Mon, 28 Jan – Opening of ADD Café
• Mon, 28 Jan – CV and application workshop for technology students
• Mon, 28 Jan – KYL’s audition for the spring of 2013 (2)
• Tue, 29 Jan – Interest group workshop for campus brainstorming
• Wed, 30 Jan – Tools for summer job search
• Wed, 30 Jan – Audition of KYN
• Thu, 31 Jan – Kylteri days
• Thu, 31 Jan – CV clinic
• Thu, 31 Jan – Club Lagoon
• Sat, 2 Feb –AYY’s 3rd annual party

2. AYY’s 3rd annual party on 2-3 Feb

Welcome to celebrate AYY’s third annual party in a festive atmopshere at Event Arena Bank on Saturday, 2 Feb! There will be a three-course dinner with speeches, music performances, stand up, a balloon artist, as well as a joyful afterparty. The dresscode of the night is ”cocktail”. On Sunday, 3 Feb, the anniversary brunch is served at Design Factory from 12noon onwards. There is a bus service to the brunch.

Registration and further information on the party is available at vuosijuhlat.fi and facebook.

Tickets to the afterparty will be sold separately during week 4.

3. Come and hang out – hang out night on 24 Jan

During the spring, AYY will organise four hang out nights in Otaniemi. Events are free and open to everyone and you do not have to sign up in advance. Many come to the hang out night either alone or for the first time, so you do not have to worry if you know anyone there. You can just stop by or stay for the entire evening. The first hang out night will be held on Thursday, 24 Jan, 6pm-10pm in Otaniemi in the small section of OK20 at the address Otakaari 20. Snacks are provided during the night. Welcome to hang out! Further information: sopo@ayy.fi.

4. Join the interest group workshop for campus brainstorming on 29 Jan

The workshop includes brief outlining and informative presentations and workshops for deepening and extending the themes described below. Themes have been prepared for workshops and other measures during the autumn of 2012. Work is carried out under supervision as table group work, similar to Learning Cafés.

The event will be held at Dipoli on Tuesday, 29 Jan from 8.30am onwards.

Further information and registration instructions can be found here.

5. The 1st application round of TTE-Fund in 2013, DL Sun, 3 Feb

The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2013 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €1000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.

The first application round of 2013 will end on Sunday, 3 Feb 2013, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: http://tter.ayy.fi/hae-avustusta/

Deadlines for the application rounds in the spring of 2013 and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

 6. Exercise together – apply for a peer instructor position and get yourself and others to exercise

AYY, UniSport and FSHS offer you the opportunity to gain new student experiences. At the turn of February-March, a new group is established in Otaniemi. The objective of the group is to activate those students to exercise who find it challenging to exercise alone or who do not get desired social contact from their current hobby. The main emphasis is in the creation and strengthening of social relations, along with fun exercise. Now we are looking for 4-6 peer instructors for this group from among Aalto University students.

A peer instructor meets once a week with the group and they try out fun and new or already familiar sports. A peer instructor does not have to have experience in sports instruction, enthusiasm for learning new things and group leading are enough. Peer instructors are trained for their duty before the course begins. The training lasts for a total of approx. 6 hours (3 x 2h). The groups will start in February-March and meet 10 times during the spring, according to agreed schedules. UniSport provides services for the group for free. Peer instructors receive a free UniSport season pass for their full-term contribution.

Please send an informal application by 23 Jan 2013 via e-mail to liikunta@ayy.fi. Please tell about yourself and why you would like to become a peer instructor and what are your expectations of the task. Elected persons are announced via e-mail by 30 Jan 2013. Participation in the training is a prerequisite for the election.

For further information, please contact Heidi Heiskanen at liikunta@ayy.fi

7. AIESEC Aalto welcomes applications for team member positions starting 2013

You will be part of the world’s largest student run organisation and will have a chance to make a positive impact on society! AIESEC provides its members with a unique practical leadership experience, which is much appreciated by employers nowadays! You will be able to apply your theoretical knowledge in practice and develop your business negotiation skills, communication skills, sales skills, project management skills, etc. Through working with various real-life companies and organizations with an international team of students, in a supportive environment. And last, but not least, you will meet a lot of cool people and make some great friends for life!

Joining is simple. Fill in the form here.

We will get in touch with you regarding the exact selection procedure. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at aalto@aiesec.fi or +358 41 708 2411.

8. Contact Forum recruitment fair at Kaapelitehdas on 24 Jan 2013

The interdisciplinary student company CF-Opiskelijamessut Ltd will organise the largest one-day recruitment fair in Finland for university students at Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on Thursday, 24 Jan 2013, 10am-5pm. The event has annually gathered about 70-90 companies and 5,000 students. The event is free of charge.

In addition to fascinating encounters with company representatives, you can also engage in problem-solving this year, as we have launched the case clinic along with the super-popular CV clinic. You can also take photos for your CV with a professional photographer at an affordable price. This is neither just a so-called ”candy and pen” fair. Some students have been recruited directly at the fair. The fair atmosphere is built by speakers in the public eye, who include Parliament Member Mikael Jungner and Director General of the Confederation of Finnish Industries Jyri Häkämies. The fair goers are entertained by stand up comedian Tomi Haustola. Free buses will take you conveniently to your destination from each campus. Further information on the fair and the participating companies is available on our website www.contactforum.fi. You can also find job postings on the website.

9. EntreMill – working life-oriented career training programme for higher education students! Application process ongoing NOW!

EntreMill is a career training programme related to the working life, including contact teaching, mentoring and consulting, combined with on-the-job learning in companies and/or working on your own business idea. Training is based on measures promoting effective employment and development of those professional skills that are not learned at school. The training programme is ideal for students as you can study, work on your thesis or work part-time at the same time.

The training programme is intended for enthusiastic and motivated students who study in higher education institutions or who are graduating (polytechnic/university) or recent graduates who need sparring in their transition to the working life and the development of professional skills. The training programme is free for students who are elected in the programme!

Further information and application instructions are availabla here.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity and apply by 3 Feb 2013!

10. Call for outstanding candidates for Stanford University International Summer School 2013

Advanced bachelor/beginning master students at Aalto University have an excellent opportunity to apply for Stanford Summer School International Honors Program (SSIHP) on June 22 – August 18, 2013 in California. Aalto University, in conjunction with SSIHP, will provide maximum of six full scholarships. Please read more here.

11. Grants of Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion in 2013

The application period for the grants of Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion (TES) in 2013 will begin on 11 Jan 2013 and end on 10 Feb 2013. Further information on the application process is available on the website of the foundation: www.tekniikanedistamisaatio.fi

The foundation awards grants for technical research, primarily for post-graduate studies and post-doc studies. The foundation wishes to encourage the internationalisation and international studies of the Finnish students. The foundation also awards grants for international post doc researchers who work at a Finnish university.

12. Opening of ADD Café on Mon, 28 Jan, 12noon

A new, first-class espresso cafe ADD Café will open in Otaniemi at 12noon on Monday, 28 Jan. The café is the first of its kind in the region and its labour force is also unique, as it consists of Aalto students. The goal of the café is to act as the link between students, professors and guests, and promote the café culture on the campus. The café is located in a characteristic environment in the lobby of the new Aalto Digital Design Laboratory at the address Sähkömiehentie 4G (courtyard), Espoo. The café is open on weekdays from 8am to 6pm.

Opening offer: espresso for one euro!

13. Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 28 Jan. Basic course for beginners to begin on 31 Jan

Aalto Aikikai will organise an aikido performance on Monday 28 Jan in the tatami hall at Jämeräntaival 5. Basic course for beginners will begin at 5pm on Thursday, 31 Jan. Further information on the website of the club: www.aaltoaikikai.ayy.fi

14. PSK Kupla’s basic course of scuba diving and the try-out dive in 2013

The info lecture of the spring course will be held at the building of Aalto University’s Civil and Environmental Engineering at the address Rakentajanaukio 4 A at 5.30pm on Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013.

At the beginning of the course we will also organise the try-out dive on Tue, 5 Feb. The event provides basic information on scuba diving and you can try out scuba diving in the pool led by an experienced instructor. After the try-out, you can still join the spring course if you wish to do so. The course and the try-out dive are held only in Finnish.

Further information (in Finnish)

The course website is open here.