This is AYY’s weekly newsletter XX/2016

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

AYY’s scholarship application period is now open at ayy.fi/stipendit. Now is also an excellent time to apply to do Wappu period events e.g. the Academic Quarter (https://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/akateeminen-wartti-tyontekijahaku-academic-quarter-volunteering-recruitment/), OtaWappu (https://lomake.ayy.fi/jtmk/tyontekijaksi-wappubileisiin-2016/) or perhaps the Wappu radio (http://radiodiodi.fi/ohjelmailmo/)!  A nice week to you all!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Apply scholarships from AYY
3. International student, are you already familiar with Finnish academic culture?
4. The AYY is looking for the Learning Promotion Deed and the International Deed of 2015!
5. AYY’s 6th Annual Ball 14.5.2016
6. Come and do Radiodiodi
7. The Mild Songs Sauna 5.4.
8. WappuAalto carnival on Alvari square 20th Apr
9. 66. Akateeminen Wartti (Academic Quarter) in Otaniemi 20.4.
10. Sitsi competition 23.4.2016
11. Summer of Startups application period ends 5.4.
12. Visit to the offices of Nasdaq Helsinki 14.4.
13. Aalto Adventure Race 7.5.2016
14. OFC’s kickboxing 101 course is starting in April!
15. Beginner’s riding course and the Back to the Saddle course
16. Are you interested in trying climbing?

1.    This and next week’s events

Week 14

• 4.4. Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/
• 5.4. Mietojen laulujen sauna (the sauna of mild songs) /blog/events/mietojen-laulujen-sauna/
• 7.4. Club America
• 8.4. OFC’s kickboxing course begins /blog/events/ofcn-potkunyrkkeilykurssi-alkaa/
• 9.4. The spring concert of the Polytech Orchestra /blog/events/polyteknikkojen-orkesterin-kevatkonsertti-3/
• 9.4. Teekkari Girls: 15th anniversary celebrations /blog/events/teekkaritytot-15-vuosijuhla/

Week 15

• 12.4. The mischief-making period is ending /blog/events/jaynaysaika-loppuu/
• 13.4. Cafe Lingua /blog/events/cafe-lingua-3/
• 13.4. ESN Aalto Poker Tournament /blog/events/esn-aalto-poker-tournament/
• 13.4. April’s Cooper test /blog/events/huhtikuun-coopperin-testi/
• 14.4. KYL (the Helsinki Academic Male Choir): music greater than the film /blog/events/kyl-elokuvaa-suurempaa-musiikkia/
• 16.4. ESN Aalto international sitsis /blog/events/esn-aalto-international-sitsit/
• 17.4. Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 Alumni performance /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860-alumninaytos/

2.    Apply scholarships from AYY

AYY is distributing exchange, community and study scholarships this spring to support the internationalisation of students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life.

The spring application period for the scholarships is Wednesday 30.3., 12:00, – Wednesday 20.4., 23:59.

More information: /en/students/services/scholarships/

3.    International student, are you already familiar with Finnish academic culture?

Do you feel that some practices or rules are different in Finland and in your country? AYY is working together with Aalto to develop guidance of international students into academic practices in Aalto. For this we need your valuable feedback about the current situation. Help us to integrate you better into academic culture in Aalto and answer the form below by 11.4., it takes only few minutes.

Thank you for your cooperation! https://www.webropolsurveys.com/Answer/SurveyParticipation.aspx?SDID=Fin1094765&SID=8ca67b45-94fa-4d9a-9a9e-65eddeadf20c&dy=1945517778

4.    The AYY is looking for the Learning Promotion Deed and the International Deed of 2015!

It’s time once again to award the Learning Promotion Deed and the International Deed of the year! Did a professor, student association or someone else that you know do something special to promote learning or the internationality of Aalto in 2015? Does some party or person you know deserve recognition for a brilliant idea or effort to promote learning or internationality? If so, nominate their deed to receive the award! The award can be given to a person, group or association that operates in the sphere of Aalto.

Send your nomination with the following forms by 13.4.2016:

The Learning Deed of the Year: https://lomake.ayy.fi/kv/oe/

The International Deed of the Year: https://lomake.ayy.fi/kv/kv/

Include a description of the deed and reasons why this deed should win the award. The award will be presented at the annual ball of the Aalto University Student Union on 14.5.2016.

5.    AYY’s 6th Annual Ball 14.5.2016

AYY’s – Aalto University Student Union’s 6th Annual Ball is celebrated on Saturday 14th of May 2016. The Ball begins with a cocktail reception open for all guests in the headquarters of Varma in Salmisaari. The main venue of the Ball is Loistosali, also in Salmisaari, where a delicious three-course-menu will be served. The celebration continues with Biitsi Afterparty in a beach atmosphere downstairs at Biitsi.fi Arena. After afterparty is held at Rantasauna in Otaniemi.

Tickets to the Annual Ball are available for AYY’s members and other students at the price of 80 € and non-students at the price of 100 €. Registration for invited guests is open 28.3-20.4. Other guests can purchase tickets 4.-24.4. In addition, there will be a restricted amount of tickets for sale to the Biitsi Afterparty at the price of 12 € between April 11 and 24.

The dress code for the Annual Ball is dark suite/cocktail dress with Academic medals of honour.

More information about the Annual Ball and events of the Annual Ball Week at www.vuosijuhlat.fi. Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/961130467274918/

6.    Come and do Radiodiodi

One of the sure signs of spring and the coming Wappu is the broadcast of Radiodiodi (107.4MHz 18.-30.4.), sent from the heart of Otaniemi.

So who’s behind running that diverse show? Students of course, like you for example. So grab a couple of good friends with you and book your own radio show where you can get to share your own Wappu feelings or tell stories about other subjects! All your own band try-outs and other music projects are really welcome too to broadcast to all of our potential audience of around 440,000 FM listeners. Or you can play your own favourite tracks, do sports commentary or even make a radio play! There have been all of these in recent years, so just go ahead and boldly book a time for your own programme: http://radiodiodi.fi/ohjelmailmo/

We also transmit a web stream which can be heard at that time (18.-30.4.) at our address http://radiodiodi.fi

7.    The Mild Songs Sauna 5.4.

Is the clink of the grocery store bag lacking melody? Does your beer feel lonely without a song? Why is nobody singing about lemonade?

No worries, Lukkaritoimikunta saves the day! Dive into the depths of teekkari songs dedicated to beverages found from regular Finnish grocery store in the Mild Songs Sauna. The event takes place at Rantasauna, Tuesday 5th of April starting from 18 o’clock. Come enjoy song, sauna, chilling and theme-appropriate food and drinks. The hot tub might also heat up. The event is free and open for everyone so grab your towel and take a friend with you too!

• What: The Mild Songs Sauna
• Where: Rantasauna, Otaniemi
• When: Tuesday, April 5th, 18 onwards
• Cost: Nothing!
• Why: Because singing! And mild drinks!

8.    WappuAalto carnival on Alvari square 20th Apr

Wappu is coming!  Let’s start Aalto’s Wappu with a traditional bang in WappuAalto! This carneval for the entire Aalto community will take place at Alvari square on 20th of April from 3 p.m. onwards. Come enjoy the Wappu atmosphere and enjoy the activities and program organized by various Aalto associations! This year also the academic running competition Akateeminen Wartti is held as a part of WappuAalto. You can read more about Akateeminen Wartti here: https://www.facebook.com/events/434153056791964/

At sunset it is time to wrap up the party and move it to Smökki! KY’s Culture Committee KUJ organizes an amazing afterparty from 8 p.m. onwards. Even if you couldn’t make it to Alvari’s square, come find you Wappu mood in Smökki! More information about the afterparty later.

Don’t be bored at home when you can start your Wappu the way we in Aalto do it: with a blast! Wappu is happening!

• What: WappuAalto, a Wappu carneval for the whole Aalto community
• When: 20.4. at 15 ->
• Where: Alvari square
• Price: free!
• Dresscode: overalls + Wappu
• Why: Because it’s Wappu!
•  FB-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/970880509616068/

9.    66. Akateeminen Wartti (Academic Quarter) in Otaniemi 20.4.

A speedy 15-minute relay run is coming back to Alvari in Otaniemi on 20.4.2016. The event is part of the WappuAalto happening on the same day.

In the Akateeminen Wartti, the aim is to run as far as you can in 15 minutes. There are seven stages in the run, which can be divided between 5-7 runners. A runner cannot be changed in the middle of a stage. The last runner runs until the time is up.

The run is competed in three different categories: the competition category, the fun category and the cigar category. In the competition category, those runners who are as fast as lightning race against each other, whereas in the fun category competing is to do with the stylishness of the group. With stylishness, being showy is the be-all and end-all, so investing in costumes, props and group spirit are highly advisable. In the cigar category, the companies that support the event come up against each other.

The participation fee includes boilersuit badges for the participants and the winners will get a prize!

wartti.wappu.fi

Do you want to get involved in doing the Akateeminen Wartti? You can apply to be a volunteer via this link.

Everyone who organises the Wartti will get a boilersuit badge for the event and entry to the closing do for the workers of Wartti and WappuAalto held after Wappu.”

10.                 Sitsi competition 23.4.2016

It’s time to get teams together and hone sitsi behaviour to its peak, because on Saturday 23.4. the traditional sitsi competition is being held! So put your team together and come to the square in front of Alvari to present your theme, offerings and other assets. The competition begins at 2 pm and the Distinguished Jury will choose the winners on the basis of the best theme, goings-on and execution.The presentation of prizes will be in association with the declaration of Wappurieha on 30.4.

Sign your team up for the competition by 11.59 pm on Wednesday 20.4. Registering is now open at http://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/sitsikilpailut-2016/

Remember that what’s most important in these competitions is to get involved in a relaxed way and that Alvari is left neat and tidy.

The event can also be found on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/948824018548243/

11.                  Summer of Startups application period ends 5.4.

If you have an idea for a startup and a team, apply to Summer of Startups. 10-15 teams will get accepted and provided with coaching from the most experienced serial entrepreneurs and professionals from multiple business areas. Also Summer of Startups gives a grant of up to 5000€ per team and free office spaces to work through the summer.

This is the best chance to try out your business idea in a low-risk environment and learn a lot about product development, market research and business strategy among other things, in practice!

More info: Apply through our website summerofstartups.com!

12.                  Visit to the offices of Nasdaq Helsinki 14.4.

Remburssi is arranging a visit to the Helsinki Stock Exchange on Thursday 14.4. from 1 pm to 2 pm. The event suits both those who are interested in share trading and those who don’t know about the field yet. The Managing Director Henrik Husman will tell you about the activity of the Stock Exchange and its significance. https://www.facebook.com/events/968854623206417/

The visit is free and there are 40 places reserved. Register soon so that you get to come along. Welcome!

Register through the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rVeaYIw1qGA2V7JtvDj81goIKAYuS0RvTIO4MymkqyI/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

13.                  Aalto Adventure Race 7.5.2016

Aalto Adventure Race is an adventure sports race held on 7.5.2016, in which the competitors go from checkpoint to checkpoint by bike in teams of 3-4 people and carry out the tasks that they are given. There is a total of 35 checkpoints around the capital city area and the time allowed to do them all is ten hours.

In the Aalto Adventure Race, you will get to challenge other Aalto students with your own group, Experience sport in a different way and grab the title of the most adventurous group of Aalto for yourself. For the winners, in addition to renown and honour, great prizes are also on offer.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1700465150238679/

14.                  OFC’s kickboxing 101 course is starting in April!

Otaniemi Fight Club organizes an affordable eight session course in kickboxing. Read more and register at: http://ofc.ayy.fi/pgs/courses/2016-04-08__kickboxing.php

15.                  Beginner’s riding course and the Back to the Saddle course

Have you ever thought about starting riding or has it been too long since you were last on a horse? The Teekkari Riders, in co-operation with the Riding School of South Espoo, is organising a beginner’s riding course and a Back to the Saddle course in Matinkylä, Espoo from 5.5.2016. The beginner’s course includes two hours of theory and eight hours of riding; the Back to the Saddle course consists of ten hours of riding.

The price of the course for members of Tera is 300 euros. If you are not a member of Tera, register as a member through our events calendar.

Registrations by 8.4.2016 at http://tera.ayy.fi/tapahtumakalenteri.php. You can also find more information about the course and Tera on the pages.

More information about the stables: http://www.eerk.fi/

16.                  Are you interested in trying climbing?

Aalto University’s Kiipeilykerho Oranki climbing club is organising a beginner’s course in wall-climbing on Tuesday 5.4. If you want to learn the secrets of wall-climbing, then come and get to know the sport in good company. You can register from here:

https://holvi.com/shop/oranki/product/c64ab02cfbdde017703d602ffc4589cc/

There is room on the course for the first ten applicants. You can find more information here: www.oranki.fi or on the pages of Kiipeilykerho Oranki on Facebook.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 12/2016

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

The Weekly Newsletter will be on Easter vacation next week. The Newsletter will be out again as usual on Monday, April 4. (DL for submissions Thursday, March 31, 10 AM). Happy Easter everyone!

 

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s 6th Annual Ball 14.5.2016
3. Come and work at the Wappu Party 2016!
4. Join Aava’s Afterparty Committee 2016
5. Report delayed course grading
6. The Tools for Nervous Situations workshop
7. Easter in Lapland? Some places left in TOKYO’s trip to Kuusamo
8. Last chance to apply for a plot at Aalto Garden
9. Engineering competition EBEC 1.4 @Urban Mill
10. The Students Sing! – recording the oral traditions of student song culture, March 15 – June 30, 2016
11. Aalto Adventure Race May 7, 2016
12. Late Night with Unisport in Kumpula on 1.4.2016
13. Registration for TRIP practical sailing courses is open!

 

1.    This and next week’s events

Viikko 12

• Tue 22.3. – Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/
• Wed 23.3. – ESN Aalto Dinner in the Dark /blog/events/esn-aalto-dinner-in-the-dark/
• Wed 23.3. – Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/
• Fri 25.3. – Opiskelijoiden Beer Pong SM-kisat /blog/events/opiskelijoiden-beer-pong-sm-kisat/
• Sun 26.3. – World Dinner /blog/events/world-dinner-2/

Viikko 13

• Sun 3.4. – ESN Aalto goes to the Pirates of the Baltic Sea /blog/events/esn-aalto-goes-to-the-pirates-of-the-baltic-sea/
• Sun 3.4. – Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/

Viikko 14

• Sat 9.4. – Spring concert of Polytechnics Orcestra /blog/events/polyteknikkojen-orkesterin-kevatkonsertti-3/
• Sat 9.4. – 15^th Annual ball of Teekkaritytöt /blog/events/teekkaritytot-15-vuosijuhla/

2.    AYY’s 6th Annual Ball 14.5.2016

AYY’s – Aalto University Student Union’s 6th Annual Ball is celebrated on Saturday 14th of May 2016. The Ball begins with a cocktail reception open for all guests in the headquarters of Varma in Salmisaari. The main venue of the Ball is Loistosali, also in Salmisaari, where a delicious three-course-menu will be served. The celebration continues with Biitsi Afterparty in a beach atmosphere downstairs at Biitsi.fi Arena. After afterparty is held at Rantasauna in Otaniemi.

Tickets to the Annual Ball are available for AYY’s members and other students at the price of 80 € and non-students at the price of 100 €. Registration for invited guests is open 28.3-20.4. Other guests can purchase tickets 4.-24.4. In addition, there will be a restricted amount of tickets for sale to the Biitsi Afterparty at the price of 12 € between April 11 and 24.

The dress code for the Annual Ball is dark suite/cocktail dress with Academic medals of honour.

 

More information about the Annual Ball and events of the Annual Ball Week at www.vuosijuhlat.fi. Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/961130467274918/

3.    Come and work at the Wappu Party 2016!

“The 2016 Wappu Party will be held near Otaniemi on April 30, and we also need lots of workers for the most important party of the year! We need people for different tasks, such as ticket sales, security, carrying stuff, decoration, technology, cooking, bar help, van driving as well as filming/photography or making a promotional video.

You can sign up for work from Wednesday, March 23 onwards through this link: https://lomake.ayy.fi/jtmk/tyontekijaksi-wappubileisiin-2016/

Workers will get free admission through a separate VIP entrance, a patch for their overalls, one of the two points needed for getting a pink ribbon and a Wappu basket for a survival kit at Ullis! All workers are also guaranteed a seat in the group bus transportation from Otaniemi straight to Ullis on May 1!

Mail any questions to the party organizers at jtmk@list.ayy.fi. The electronic form will be closed when we have enough workers, so don’t waste time.

4.    Join Aava’s Afterparty Committee 2016

The Aalto Afterparty is one of the biggest events of the year and at the same time the first chance for the new students to see the party culture at the Aalto University. To celebrate the fifth party anniversary we are gathering an Afterparty Committee for the first time ever. The committee will get to plan and execute this spectacle that kicks off the school year! Would you like to be a part of making this year’s party even bigger?

The tasks of the Afterparty Committee will be divided according to everyone’s strengths and interests. The committee will meet once every few weeks and more frequently once the event gets closer. Aava’s Celebrantti and Bilefantti lead the committee together. Whether you’re interested in marketing or decorating or just want to be a part of organizing what will probably be the year’s biggest party, apply now to join!

Apply here /stop/en/culture-events/afterparty-committee/ ! Application period: 21.3.-4.4.

5.    Report delayed course grading

“Aalto University’s teaching and study regulations provide that exams and other study performances must be reviewed and recorded in the study register within one month. If your exam results or credits are late, you can report it to Aalto University administration.

• ARTS: Leena Koskinen (leena.koskinen@aalto.fi)
• BIZ: Margareta Soismaa (margareta.soismaa@aalto.fi)
• CHEM: Hanne Puskala (hanne.puskala@aalto.fi)
• ELEC: Perttu puska (perttu.puska@aalto.fi)
• ENG: Marjo Immonen (marjo.immonen@aalto.fi)
• SCI: Mari Knuuttila (mari.knuuttila@aalto.fi)

 

6.    The Tools for Nervous Situations workshop

Nervous about performing in public? Or about group work? Does it feel difficult to get to know new people? How about answering questions in class?

This workshop is for students whose studies are distracted by nervousness and who would like to find ways of coping with it. There are many types of nervousness: one person is nervous about public performance, another about social situations, a third about something else. The workshop provides an opportunity to process different situations and nervousness. The workshop is in Finnish.

Meetings are on Mondays at 12 AM – 2 PM, from April 11 to May 16, 2016. Sign up at opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi by April 4. For more information: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=18387906

7.    Easter in Lapland? Some places left in TOKYO’s trip to Kuusamo

“TOKYO, the Student Association of Aalto ARTS, warmly welcomes you to join us to our traditional winter excursion to Kuusamo, Northern Finland!

The dates for this trip are 23-27.3. (mostly during Easter holidays) and the travelling will be done by a private bus (it will take 10 hours to get there). TOKYO has several cottages reserved at Juuma Camping area (http://www.juumanleirintaalue.fi/index.php?lang=en) where there are also multiple saunas, and hopefully lots of snow!

For TOKYO’s member, the trip will cost 150e (this includes travelling costs and accommodation, for non-TOKYO member the price is 200e) plus the possible extra activities (skiing at Ruka Ski Center, ski rents, pony riding etc.) You can also hike, make art, have parties or just relax in the middle of snowhere.

You can register to this trip by visiting us at TOKYO’s service point (Arabia Campus, 5th floor, next to Meccala restaurant). The payment should be done by cash. If you cannot pay a visit, contact TOKYO’s international team for any questions related to this trip: international@tokyo.fi.

Find more information and photos from last year’s trip from the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/692091227600653/

You can invite your friends from other schools to join the trip as well, the more the merrier!”

8.    Last chance to apply for a plot at Aalto Garden

Springtime and the planting season are approaching. There’s still a chance to rent a plot from the Otaniemi Urban Gardening Association. The plots are located in Martti Levón’s Park in Otaniemi, near Ossinlampi. The price of the plot depends on its size (fixed plot fee 13 EUR, 6.50 EUR per square meter). If you’re interested, contact the board of the Otaniemi Urban Gardening Association at garden-hal@list.ayy.fi.

9.    Engineering competition EBEC 1.4 @Urban Mill

“BEST Helsinki organizes once again a preselection round for the international engineering competition EBEC. The winners of the preselection will be sent to Copenhagen where the second round of the competition takes place. Teams of four will solve a Case Study provided by Sweco. The event is free of charge and open for all studying in Aalto at the moment. In addition to the free Copenhagen trip there will be good prizes, the participants will be provided with a warm lunch and after party at Tieto-sauna. More information and sign up at Facebook and website

http://best.ayy.fi/ebec16/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1670753833142323/

10.                  The Students Sing! – recording the oral traditions of student song culture, March 15 – June 30, 2016

”Students sing and have sung throughout time almost anywhere: at matinees, dinner parties, demonstrations, in the sauna, at appros, on the road and in processions. Songs are an integral part of student culture. They are part of both ordinary and special days, expressing sometimes criticism, sometimes appreciation. Song traditions live in associations, but they also bring together looser communities. Singing is a way of expressing togetherness and passing on traditions.

What are your memories of student songs? Tell us your memories and experiences with student song culture. We are collecting the memories of both current and former students from the perspectives of both associations and individual students. We also want to record students’ own lyrics and stories related to them.

We hope to get submissions nationally irrespective of subject or university background. The collection is organized by the Finnish Literature Society, the Student Union of the University of Helsinki and HYYHY ry.

For more information about the collection and participating in it: www.finlit.fi/fi/arkisto-ja-kirjastopalvelut/hankinta-ja-kokoelmapolitiikka/keruut/opiskelijat-laulavat/

 

11.                  Aalto Adventure Race May 7, 2016

Aalto Adventure Race is an adventure/sports contest held on May 7, 2016 where the contestants ride bicycles from one checkpoint to the next in teams of three or four and carry out tasks given to them. There are a total of 35 checkpoints all over the Helsinki metropolitan area, and the time limit is 10 hours.

In Aalto Adventure Race, you get to challenge other Aalto students with your own group. Experience sports in a new way and grab the title of the most adventurous group in Aalto. Besides fame and glory, winners will also get some great prizes.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1700465150238679/

12.                  Late Night with Unisport in Kumpula on 1.4.2016

Time: Friday night on the 1st of April

Location: The UniSport in Kumpula (Väinö Auerin katu 11)

Price: €0 with a UniSport season card or €5 without a season card, regardless of customer group.

Come and enjoy and refresh yourself with friends and meet other UniSport people! What’s on store is a colourful range of exercise and well-being and plenty of good feelings until midnight!

Take part in the Facebook Event of the event (https://www.facebook.com/events/234712290199856/) and invite your friends to come along too!””

13.                  Registration for TRIP practical sailing courses is open!

Would you like to learn how to sail? TRIP (students’ sailing organization) organizes practical sailing courses also in English! The registration for the courses is open at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=231

 

The basic course is for those who have none or just a little experience in sailing. Advanced course focuses on deepening the sailing skills and gives you the basic acquirements to operate as a skipper. You can read more information about the courses on our website: http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=231

The course costs 190e for students and 340e for graduated participants. To attend a course, you have to be a member of TRIP. Joining is easy, you can do it at the same time as you registrate for the course. Membership fee is 25e for AYY students, 35e for other students and 55e for the graduated.

If you have any questions, please contact our Vice Commodore Elina Valkonen elina.valkonen(at)helsinki.fi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 11/2016

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

The weekly bulletin will be published as normal on 21.3., but in week 13, i.e. on Easter Monday, 28.3., the bulletin is on a break.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Reply to the survey on living in shared flats or sign up your shared flat for the development project!
3. International Sitsit – Flying away
4. FSHS’s hay fever theme day
5. Application for the BEST summer courses is open until March 20!
6. Apply for AIESEC’s internship abroad
7. Late Night with Unisport in Kumpula on 1.4.2016
8. Start lead climbing now with a course organized by Climbing Club Oranki!
9. The sailing courses of the Teekkari sailors
10. The Students’ Beer Pong Championships in Smökki 25th March!
11. Rainbow-sitsit
12. Teekkarispeksi (technical student musical theatre show) tickets on sale
13. Global Mindedness survey for college students
14. Education opposition – Discussion on education, culture and science

1.    This and next week’s events

Week 11

• 14.3. Teekkarispeksi (technical student musical theatre show) 2016: Atlantis 1860 premiere /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860-ensi-ilta/
• 15.3. KYN 35 festival concert /blog/events/kyn-35-juhlakonsertti/
• 16.3. Education opposition – Discussion about education, culture and science /blog/events/koulutusoppositio-keskustelua-koulutuksesta-sivistyksesta-ja-tieteesta/
• 19.3. Cuba Night 101 /blog/events/cuba-night-101/
• 20.3. Cuba Night Sillis /blog/events/cuba-night-sillis/

Week 12

• ti 22.3. – Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/
• Ke 23.3. – ESN Aalto Dinner in the Dark /blog/events/esn-aalto-dinner-in-the-dark/
• Ke 23.3. – Teekkarispeksi 2016: Atlantis 1860 /blog/events/teekkarispeksi-2016-atlantis-1860/
• Pe 25.3. – Opiskelijoiden Beer Pong SM-kisat /blog/events/opiskelijoiden-beer-pong-sm-kisat/
• Su 26.3. – World Dinner /blog/events/world-dinner-2/

2.    Reply to the survey on living in shared flats or sign up your shared flat for the development project!

The campus department is carrying out a project which is intended to improve a sense of community and comfort in the shared flats of the AYY. Reply to a short questionnaire on shared flat living! You can reply until 22.3. Survey: https://goo.gl/Dfse1C

For the shared accommodation development project, we’re looking for 2-5 of shared accommodation groups of at least three people, with whom we’ll workshop several times in the spring and autumn and support them to realise ideas to improve the comfort of their accommodation, for example in the form of furnishings or common operating models. On the basis of the results, we’ll seek to make the development of the shared flats of the AYY more systematic in the future. You can state your interest in the project at the end of the questionnaire or to the address kampusjaosto@ayy.fi!

3.    International Sitsit – Flying away

Are you planning a quick getaway to the Canaries? Or flying on business to an important meeting in Berlin? Heading to Vietnam for a backpacking trip with some friends? Whichever the case, book your journey with the IC Travel for March 31st and enjoy the flight of a lifetime from the Smökki International Airport!

Seats on the flights are limited to 180, so be quick and book yours from the following three branches of the IC Travel: Otakaari 1 main lobby, Kipsari (Arabia), Töölö main lobby. You may only book your flights on March 21st, between 13:45–16:00. Be fast as these tickets are extremely wanted! (You can buy only 2 at a time.)

The plane ticket will cost you 15 euros, no matter your destination. When booking, the travel agency will need to take note of any dietary requirements you may have and if you’re travelling in a group, names of your fellow passengers. When you have secured a booking, you will be given your boarding pass, which you will need to present when boarding the plane.

The boarding begins at 18:00 on March 31st. Be on time, as the flights will depart at 18:30 from the Smökki International Airport towards your desired destinations. During the flights, you will be tended to by the IC Travel’s flight attendants.

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/576855279145772/
• WHAT: International Sitsit – Flying Away
• WHERE: Smökki International Airport
• WHEN: March 31st, boarding at 18:00, departure at 18:30
• DRESSCODE: Suitable clothing according to your destination
• COST: 15€

4.    FSHS’s hay fever theme day

Tuesday 15th of March 2016 at 12-15

Tuesday 12th of April 2016 at 12-15

at FSHS, Otaniemi Unit, Otakaari 12

During the hay fever theme day, you will be able to meet with a doctor to renew your prescription with ease and with no advance appointment required. In addition, you will be able to obtain information about hay fever (allergic rhinitis) and its treatments.

All the visiting hay fever patients will receive an inquiry concerning their symptoms so that their medication can be made more effective or changed, when appropriate.

5.    Application for the BEST summer courses is open until March 20!

Conquering space in Greece or green energy at the sandy beaches of Spain? Intelligent urban planning in Portugal or beer brewing in the Czech Republic? What will your summer consist of?

BEST offers 50 different opportunities to see Europe during a one-week course in the summer. During the one-week course, you’ll get introduced to the topics chosen for the course through lectures, projects and visits to companies organized together by the local BEST group and university. The courses are not just about academic achievement; volunteers will entertain course participants, and you’ll get to party with other participants during the evening program. The courses are a most efficient way of networking internationally during your studies while also having fun and increasing your own skills in subjects that interest you.

You don’t want to miss this! And best of all, the courses cost Aalto students a maximum of 27 Euros, which includes everything in the target country: the academic part of the course, accommodation, food, transportation during the course and leisure activities for every day.

For all courses, see https://best.eu.org/student/courses/coursesList.jsp  Application instructions: http://besthelsinki.fi/kurssit/  Also follow our page on Facebook to get up-to-date information about our events and tips for applying for courses at https://facebook.com/BESTHelsinki

6.    Apply for AIESEC’s internship abroad

Looking for summer jobs? Why not try something different and do an internship abroad.

Work in start-ups or NGO’s around the world and gain the experience you need to kick start your career. With over 126 country possibilities AIESEC offers internships everywhere in every field. Travel and impact to make your summer unforgettable!

Application period is now open!

Find out more from our Facebook page and visit our webpage www.aiesec.fi/internships

7.    Late Night with Unisport in Kumpula on 1.4.2016

Time: Friday night on the 1st of April

Location: The UniSport in Kumpula (Väinö Auerin katu 11)

Price: €0 with a UniSport season card or €5 without a season card, regardless of customer group.

Come and enjoy and refresh yourself with friends and meet other UniSport people! What’s on store is a colourful range of exercise and well-being and plenty of good feelings until midnight!

The programme for the evening will be published soon!

Take part in the Facebook Event of the event (https://www.facebook.com/events/234712290199856/) and invite your friends to come along too!”

8.    Start lead climbing now with a course organized by Climbing Club Oranki!

If you already know how to climb and belay, come to try something new on a lead climbing course on Tue 22.3. Be quick and sign up for the course

here: https://holvi.com/shop/oranki/product/6a4adde06c2e63f5dcfa9c7f4783a8f4/

9.    The sailing courses of the Teekkari sailors

Do you want to learn how to sail? Come to the sailor and helmsman courses of the Teekkari sailors! On the sailing course, you’ll learn comprehensively how to handle the boat and the basics of sailing. The course is meant for beginners and there are no requirements for preliminary information. If you already have some sailing experience, or you’ve already done a sailing course, you can continue learning with the helmsman course. The courses consist of theory and practice components.

Signing up for the courses will be available on the web pages of Trip at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=2on Thursday, 17.3.2016 at 12 o’clock. On the same page, you can find further information on courses and the latest details on the timetables of courses will also be updated there.

Notice that we also arrange basic and advanced sailing courses in English.

10.                  The Students’ Beer Pong Championships in Smökki 25th March!

Aalto Beer Pong hosts Students Beer Pong Championship races on 25.3. in Otaniemi. There will be 96 teams at to achieve the title of a Beer Pong Champion!

Registration opens at http://abp.ayy.fi/ 11.3. 12.00, and registration is binding. The price of participation is 6e / pair at including at least two certain game. Price does not include game drinks. You can also come to encourage your own favorites towards the championships and play fun games. Admission is free.

The tournament starts at 16:00 and the tournament takes place in Otaniemi Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4, Espoo, Finland.

The tournament schedule will be announced about one week before the event, and the rules of the game you find from: http://abp.ayy.fi/the-game/rules/.

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/events/1564460977199582/”

11.                  Rainbow-sitsit

GAYY welcomes everybody to Rainbow sitsit on friday 18th of march! The sitsit starts at 6:30 pm with cocktailparty. Put on the most colourful costume of the galaxy and invite all your friends with you!

You can sign up for the sitsit here: http://www.gayy.fi/sitsit/

• WHAT: Rainbow sitsit
• WHERE: Otakaari 20 “”small side””, Otaniemi, Espoo
• WHEN: 18.3.2016, 18:30
• HOW MUCH: 17 €
• WHY: because
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/625286020967477/

12.                  Teekkarispeksi (technical student musical theatre show) tickets on sale

“The premiere of the spring 2016 Teekkarispeksi “”Atlantis 1860″” is approaching and tickets are on sale! This time, the production takes the spectators to the coast of Britain in the year of 1860. In a village community living on an isolated island, people fear God, dream of London and are building a railway bridge to the mainland. The tranquility of the small village begins to become fractured when Madame Blavatsky, who is devoted to mystical learnings, appears on the island and arouses a state of fixation on Atlantis. Whose faith is the true one? Who stays and who leaves? Will the mythical Atlantis be found?

The premiere is on 14.3. at 7 p.m. and there are shows during March and April in Kuopio, Oulu, Turku and Tampere, in addition to the capital city area. Tickets are priced from €12 to €26. On the page http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi you can get a taste of what’s to come! There is also a ticket store on the pages; be sure to buy your ticket soon!”

13.                  Global Mindedness survey for college students

Have you been studying your current subject for at least 2 years and haven’t been abroad as part of your studies as an exchange student or in an apprenticeship? If you are one of this group, go and reply to the Global Mindedness survey and say what you think about encountering different kinds of people and points of view.

Survey: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/782FE868CBD00220.par

Global Mindedness is a survey of CIMO (The Centre of International Mobility and Co-operation), which produces information on the attitudes of college students to international interactive situations and different kinds of encounters. The survey has been carried out with students going abroad and now also with those who have not been on an exchange programme.

The survey contains statements on situations of interaction and questions about your background. The questionnaire is in Finnish and replying takes about 10 minutes.”

14.                  Education opposition – Discussion on education, culture and science

“The cuts, which are of a record-high level, to higher education, the mauling of the upper secondary level, the cuts on student financial aid, the restrictions set on study time and the new division of the funding of science. The cilviised discussion has an effect under the buried economic crisis and there are surprisingly many balls in the air at the same time.

The Greens of Aalto, the left of Espoo and the Student Social Democrats of Otaniemi are organising a discussion event on the state of education, culture and science on Wednesday, 16.3. at 7 p.m. in the upstairs section of Otakaari 20. What alternatives are there to the current situation and how to proceed?

The  representatives will be Li Andersson, Jyrki Kasvi and another to be specified later by the Social Democrats. The discussion will be in Finnish.

Send your questions or thoughts in advance to the speakers from here: http://goo.gl/forms/BN0XJ2JAkR

Coffee will be offered at the event.

The event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2083748775097748/