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20.7.2015

Year tags and student calendars are available

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All students, who have paid their AYY membership fee for the academic year 2015 – 2016, can pick up ayear tag from Monday August 3rd 2015 on and a new student calendar from Monday 10th 2015 on. The year tags and calendars can be picked in following locations:

Otaniemi service point Kalenterit 2015
Opening hours: mon – fri 9 – 16

Arabianranta servicepoint
Opening hours: mon & fri 12 – 14, tue – thu 12 – 15

Töölö servicepoint
Closed June 12th – August 28th 2015
Open normally to June 11th and from Aug 24th 2015 on.
Opening times: Mon-Thu 10.30 – 14.30
NB! The office is open August 5th – 27th during “afterwork hours” on Wed-Thu at 16-18

In addition, year tags can be picked from a temporary service point in the Learning Hub of Otakaari 1 during August 17th – August 31st AND in the lobby of Otakaari 1 during September 1st – September 11th 2015.
Opening hours: Mon – Fri 12 noon – 18:00.

Read the payment instructions for AYY membership fee here. Please note that all year tags will only be given directly on student cards to avoid any misuse.

It’s also time to update your student status on your travel card

The right to discount is valid from the beginning of the autumn term till the end of August next year; for those who finish their studies in the autumn, the discount right is valid till the end of December the same year. The right to discount has to be renewed annually at a service point. If a student does not renew their right to discount, they can only load their travel card with normal priced period and value tickets from September 1st on.

You can renew your student status in HSL’s service points or in temporary service point in Otaniemi:

Aalto University, in the Learning Hub of Otakaari 1 during August 17th – August 31st AND in the lobby of Otakaari 1 during September 1st – September 4th 2015.
Open: August 17th – September 4th 2015: Mon-Fri 12 (noon) – 15.45.

 

 

 

17.6.2015

Aalto IT: Security bulletin

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Scam and phishing campaign continues at high volume. Aalto It Service has produced two sets of instructions for users to help to battle against this menace. The first is a top-10 list of how to recognize a malicious email and the other is a advisory on how to send the samples to us for analysis.

The first has been published earlier (our email lecture and latest ITS newsletter) but have been a lot shorter. This new version is more self-explanatory. The other is an advisory based on the counterpart from Sophos (producer of our junk email filter) and advices how to send samples to us in a specific form so we can pass the on to Sophos if needed. Sophos says our filter is a learning one and if we send them samples, it will be more efficient even against messages written in exotic languages like (bad) Finnish. After sending a bit less than 200 samples we have seen first signs of this and would like to keep on feeding them in the future too.

English translations of these two will be published later. The work has started but we saw the need to publish Finnish versions as soon as possible. Find the instructions in Finnish here and here.

Several companies have released updates lately. Microsoft released a big and important June update bundle. Adobe updated Flash Player with critical patches and OpenSSL got fixed too – again with very important pathces. Please, keep your boxes updated as the summer holidays are about to start (or have started for some).

More information:

Aalto IT services also inform that the LastPass service reports it has been hacked. As far as we know this service is not widely used in Aalto but we would like to pass this warning just in case. If it has been used, a password change is more than recommended .

More informatio: https://www.viestintavirasto.fi/kyberturvallisuus/tietoturvanyt/2015/06/ttn201506160944.html

2.6.2015

Welcome to Otaniemi: Reading material for the summer!

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A calculator counting days to the removal of business bachelor students shows that there are only 90 AaltoParty2012_smallerdays left to the removal and the beginning of a new academic year.

Summer and summer holidays are ongoing – do you need something to read?! Don’t worry! AYY has compiled reading material for the summer. By reading this material, anyone can be an expert in Otaniemi matters at the beginning of the autumn. We recommend that you deepen your knowledge by participating in community events and activities throughout the academic year and your studies.

Basic level

By getting to know Otaniemi-Finnish dictionary, you can handle daily situations in Otaniemi and understand what people are talking about.

Comprehensive basic level

Are you familiar with the glossary? Deepen your knowledge by learning overalls presentations. If you want to go even deeper, also read what kind of strings  you can earn to decorate your overalls with.

Average level

You have learned the glossary by heart and can recognise students based on their overall colours. Next, it is time to get to know buildings, nature and stories in Otaniemi. Where is the most visible ”fifth facade”? Which building is located at the highest spot in Otaniemi? An excellent tool for this is KĂ€vellen kampuksella map. The map is available in English here.

Hifi level

Now you can handle the glossary, overalls and the environment, but still something is missing? Get prepared for the academic parties of the coming year by reading Tavoistaan teekkari tunnetaan custom guide (in Finnish).

Hifi level+

You can polish your Otaniemi awareness by reading the memoirs of Ota-Ossi, or more familiarly, Ossin LÀssyt. Ossi Törrönen was a long-term leader of Teekkari Village and he has written stories about Teekkari Village over the years. Read Ossin LÀssyt (in Finnish) here.

Congatulations! You are now familiar with Otaniemi and you don’t have to worry about the autumn. Or if you don’t have the time to read this package, don’t worry, you will certainly have all necessary information in the autumn. Have a great and sunny summer!

1.6.2015

Weekly Newsletter 23/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 23/2015

Association-related issues are available in the association newsletter. Read the association newsletter at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

The weekly newsletter will take a summer break! The first weekly newsletter of the autumn will be published on 24 Aug 2015. Have a sunny and unforgettable summer!

  1. Events in June
  2. Exceptional opening hours at service points in the summer
  3. AYY is looking for a graphic designer in non-military service as well as organisation and communications specialist
  4. AYY Events – AYY opens a Facebook group for event marketing!
  5. ENG student: share your view on ENG facilities by 8 June and win a jopo bicycle!
  6. HelleAalto strikes Helsinki again!
  7. Nominations for the Aalto High 5 award
  8. Work at Aalto-kymppi race on 20 Sept!
  9. Come and develop the future digital Finland!
  10. Graffathon, a computer graphics hackathon 12 – 14 June @Startup Sauna

1. Events in June

In the summer, you can check out events in the calendar on AYY’s website and AYY Events facebook group that will be opened soon.

2. Exceptional opening hours at service points in the summer

AYY’s service points are partly closed during the summer months in June, July and August. Service points in Arabia, Töölö and Otaniemi and the housing office in Otaniemi are open in the summer as follows:

Arabia Service Point
Open 1-17 June 2015 Tue-Wed, 12noon-3pm.
Closed 18 June-27 July 2015
Open normally starting on Tuesday, 28 July.
Opening hours: Mon & Fri, 12noon-2pm and Tue-Thu, 12noon-3pm

Töölö Service Point
Closed, 1 June-23 Aug 2015
Open normally until 11 June 2015, opens again on 24 Aug 2015
Opening hours: Mon-Thu, 10.30am–2.30pm
NB! Between 22 July-27 Aug 2015, the office is open every Wednesday and Thursday at 4pm-6pm.

Otaniemi Service Point and Housing Office
Closed, 6 July-26 July 2015
Open normally until 3 July 2015, opens again on 27 July 2015

Opening hours:

  • Service point: Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm. From 15 June onwards, closed on weekdays at 11am-12noon.
  • Housing office: Mon-Fri, 12noon-4pm.

NB! When the office is closed, services are provided at the Otaniemi Service Point every Monday at 2pm-6pm. The housing office will respond to emails when possible (address asuntotoimisto@ayy.fi).

3. AYY is looking for a graphic designer in non-military service as well as an organisation and communications specialist

AYY is looking for a graphic designer in non-military service as well as an organisation and communications specialist for a temporary post of approximately 6 months.

The position of the graphic designer will begin in September 2015 or as agreed. The position will be filled when a suitable candidate is found. Further information: /ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/siviilipalvelus/

The call for communications and organisation specialist applications is open until 9 June. The position is a temporary post of approx. 6 months starting on 1 Aug or as agreed.  Further information: /ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/ayy-hakee-viestinta-ja-jarjestoosaajaa-noin-6-kuukauden-sijaisuuteen/

4. AYY Events – AYY opens a Facebook group for event marketing!

AYY opens a Facebook group ”AYY Events”, where different organisers can advertise their events. The closed group will be opened during June, after which any of our students can request to join the group. AYY will provide more information when the group is opened. In the group, members can publish non-commercial events aimed at Aalto students. The group can be used by all AYY’s members and associations. The group is unofficial and informal and events published in the group are not transferred to AYY’s other communication channels.

5. ENG student: share your vision on ENG facilities by 8 June and win a jopo bicycle!

A student version of the survey that reviews Aalto ENG facilities is now open. The survey is part of the research project initiated by ENG and concerns preparations the upcoming renovations at K block (/Puumiehenkortteli).

Now is a good time to have effect on the development of ENG facilities and activities! You can respond to the survey by 8 June at http://maptionnaire.com/fi/645/. You can respond anonymously but you can submit your contact details at the end of the survey and participate in the raffle for a Jopo bicycle (value €370). You can also submit your contact details if you are interested in participating in the autumn workshops where the future facility arrangements of ENG will be further discussed.

6. Heat wave will strike Helsinki!

Save the date 8 Aug, as the sunniest event of summer is coming again to Helsinki! Aalto students with their friends will gather to Hietsu beach to enjoy a laid back summer day and outdoor activities. Beach volley and beach tennis tournaments, chilling out with friends and great music will leave a smile to your face for a good while. Click “attending” and keep updated! https://www.facebook.com/events/874145819331796/

7. Nominations for the Aalto High 5 award

Six Aalto High 5 Awards will be handed out at the opening of the academic year. They reflect Aalto’s key functions: teaching, research, artistic activities and societal impact. There will also be awards for promoting community and multidisciplinarity. 

At the High 5 event at the end of February, Vice President Eero Eloranta proposed awards for members of the Aalto community to reward excellent work.

“We live to work, rather than working to live. There is a lot of talent at Aalto, and I believe that talent should be rewarded,”Eloranta said to justify stealing the microphone from the President during her opening speech.

According to Eloranta’s suggestion there will be six awards, and anyone within the Aalto community can nominate a member of staff or faculty, a student or a group for an award.

Each award is worth 1000 euros and a diploma. The winners will be announced at the opening of the academic year on 1 September 2015, together with the Aalto Act of the Year award. More information about the opening ceremony can be found here.

Nominate a member of the Aalto community and give us your reasons for nominating them by Friday 31st July by using this link. 

Further information on Into (https://into.aalto.fi/display/enaalto/Nominations+for+the+Aalto+High+5+award ) or Vice President Eero Eloranta (eero.eloranta@aalto.fi)

8. Work for Aalto-kymppi race on 20 Sept!

Aalto University recruits at least 30 people for Aalto-kymppi race on Sunday, 20 Sept, to help at the registration point, refreshment stations and at the finish line. Workers are provided with a running shirt, food on the day of the race and €40 gift certificate for Intersport Forum or the possibility to have free admission for half-marathon or marathon on Saturday, 19 Sept 2014.

Further information is available at /blog/2015/05/06/lahde-toimitsijaksi-aallon-yhteiseen-juoksutapahtumaan/

9. Come and develop the future digital Finland!

All About Me competition invites students to develop new kinds of creative and visual ways of presenting the public administration register data of Finnish citizens. The goal is to design the visual display of information: how figures, labels, and names are to be presented as clearly as possible and in a visually impressive way. The final result is an innovative internet service or webpage!

The All About Me competition winner’s proposal will be made use of in marketing the renewed citizen’s service view in the Suomi.fi service, for example by taking the winner’s work and trying it out in public places. The beta.suomi.fi trail version of the citizen’s service view will be launched at the end of 2015.

Competition entries must be submitted by 4pm on 31 August 2015 at the latest.

Additional information and the competition rules can be found at kaikkiminusta.suomi.fi.

10. Graffathon, a computer graphics hackathon 12 – 14 June @Startup Sauna

Graffathon is a three-day computer graphics hackathon aimed for novices organized by DOT and AaltoES. Every participant will create a computer program that produces a non-interactive multimedia presentation also known as demo. The event is targeted at real beginners who have no previous graphics coding and/or demoscene experience. The demos can be done in small groups of two or three people. One can also make the demo by themselves or find a group at the event.

The program consists of helpful presentations and workshops which guide you on how to create your first demo. In addition, we teach you the basics of demoscene and democulture.

 

28.5.2015

The summer opening hours 2015 of AYY’s service points

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AYY’s service points will partially be closed during the summer months of June – August. The service points in Arabia, Töölö and Otaniemi as well as the housing office of Otaniemi will be serving students as follows:

Arabia Service Point
Open June 1.-17. Tue-Wed at 12 noon – 3 pm
Closed June 18. – July 27. 2015
Open normally from Tue July 28. on
Opening times: Mon & Fri: 12 noon – 2 pm and Tue-Thu 12 noon – 3 pm

Töölö service point
Closed June 12. – August 28. 2015
Open normally to June 11. and from  Aug 24. 2015 on.
Opening times: Mon-Thu 10.30 am – 2.30 pm
NB! The office is open August 5.-27. during “afterwork hours” on Wed-Thu at 4-6pm

Otaniemi Service Point & Housing Office
Closed July 6.-26. 2015
Open normally until July 3. and from 27. 2015 on

Opening times:
Service point: Mon – Fri 9 am – 4 pm on. From June 15. on the service point is closed for lunch hour (11am-12noon)
Housing office: Mon – Fri 12 noon – 4 pm

NB! When the office is closed, please schedule a meeting with the real estate assistant to collect the keys to the rentable facilites no later than the preceding Monday (call hours at 2-6pm, tel. 050 5209437, ville.kapanen (a) ayy.fi). The housing office will answer emails when possible (asuntotoimisto (a) ayy.fi).

25.5.2015

Weekly Newsletter 22/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 22/2015

Association-related issues are available in the association newsletter. Read the association newsletter at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

The last weekly newsletter of the spring will be published next week. Have a nice end of May!

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016 DL TOMORROW
  3. Check your income and pay back student financial aid by the end of May if necessary!
  4. Student, apply for student financial aid for the summer now!
  5. Study grants available for projects
  6. Read a story about Giant Leaper Jesse
  7. HelleAalto strikes Helsinki again!
  8. Follow Tieto on social media and stay up-to-date on new jobs and internships
  9. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!
  10. They have escaped movie screening for students and the staff on 27 May
  11. Out of Sight art exhibition of virtual reality
  12. Nyyti’s theme chat on the combining of studies and family on 28 May
  13. Nominations for the Aalto High 5 award
  14. Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures
  15. PoliSprint 2015 orienteering event

1. This and next week’s events

Week 22

Week 23

Wed, 3 June – KY’s official entrance exam party

2. Submit your events for AYY’s year calendar 2015-2016 DL Tomorrow

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Tuesday, 26 May 2015. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 26 May 2015, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2015

Questions and comments to AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 520 9440).

3. Check your income and pay back student financial aid by the end of May if necessary!

You can check your income easily on KELA’s electronic customer service, for example. If you do not pay back the excess financial aid voluntarily and KELA will claim it back after income control, an increase of 15% will be added to the amount. So act now!

Further information: http://www.kela.fi/opiskelijan-omat-tulot_vapaaehtoinen-palauttaminen

4. Student, apply for student financial aid for the summer now!

Students may receive student financial aid for the summer if they study full-time completing courses included in their degree. Student financial aid may be granted for lecture courses, literature examinations, internships or for writing a thesis.

Apply for student financial aid for the summer either online at Kela’s customer service www.kela.fi/asiointi or submit the the notification of changes to student financial aid (form OT 15).

Further information: online www.kela.fi/opintotuki or student financial aid service number 020 692 209 weekdays, 8am–6pm

5. Study grants available for projects

Aalto University and its student union allocate in cooperation study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning. You can apply for the grant by yourself, together with your friend or association. The application period is continuous and applications are processed on a monthly basis, the idea is that your good idea does not get old and you could implement it straight away.

Act as follows:

  1. Get an idea.
  2. Get to know the allocation criteria (below).
  3. Refine your idea.
  4. Apply for funding (application form below).
  5. Execute the project.
  6. Tell us how it went.
  7. Congratulate yourself and count how many likes your project gets on social media.

If you need help in any of the above-mentioned phases or want to discuss your idea before submitting the application, please do not hesitate to contact kopo@ayy.fi!

Read more and apply at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2015/04/15/oppirahaa-kansalle/

We will respond to applications submitted in May before the summer holidays!

6. Read a story about Giant Leaper Jesse

How is it like to work as a Giant Leap intern at Vaisala? Jesse’s first days as a Giant Leaper in software team included lots of post-it notes, but what else? Read the story via link below! /blogi/2015/05/21/my-first-two-weeks-as-a-giant-leap-intern-at-vaisalas-software-team/

7. Heat wave will strike Helsinki!

Save the date 8 Aug, as the sunniest event of summer is coming again to Helsinki! Aalto students with their friends will gather to Hietsu beach to enjoy a laid back summer day and outdoor activities. Beach volley and beach tennis tournaments, chilling out with friends and great music will leave a smile on your face for a good while. Click “attending” and stay updated! https://www.facebook.com/events/874145819331796/

8. Follow Tieto on social media and stay up-to-date on new jobs and internships

Check out the latest news on our Facebook site, like us and participate in our contests! In this way, you are one of the fist ones to hear about our internships, Master’s thesis positions and our next trainee programme. In addition, you can follow us on Twitter with #Tietolife hashtag and see what it is like to work for us.

Our blog is available at perspectives.tieto.com.

9. Aalto Festival is here soon – come enjoy this spring’s most inspiring festival!

Aalto Festival is a collection of over 30 events, exhibitions, and seminars, showcasing the talents of Aalto University students, graduates and faculty. The festival takes place in various locations in Espoo and Helsinki on 18–31 May.

See the full programme at www.aaltofestival.fi and join also the festival’s Facebook event to stay updated. See you at Aalto Festival!

10. They Have Escaped movie screening for students and the staff 27 May

Welcome to the screening of the movie They Have Escaped on Wednesday 27 May at 5.15pm at Kino Sheryl (Media Centre Lume, HĂ€meentie 135 C). The screening is open for all Aalto University students and the staff members. Please arrive early as the seating at the screening is first come, first served. Free entry.

They Have Escaped is a road movie of a boy and a girl who meet at a detention center for problematic youth. The film is spoken in Finnish, English subtitles.

The event is part of Aalto Festival.

Read more

11. Out of Sight art exhibition of virtual reality

Aalto University’s PdP course Team Espoo proudly presents the virtual reality art gallery at Rautatieasema and Kamppi metro stations. The exhibition is open until 31 May. The exhibition was created by Aalto’s interdisciplinary student group during the academic year. The exhibition presents works of art from EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art) and the artwork of Aalto students in a completely new way. The exhibition uses augmented reality technology and the Finnish mobile application Arilyn. Further information and instructions on how to participate are available on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/777427875708795/

12. Nyyti’s theme chat on the combining of studies and family on 28 May

Nyyti will organise two group chats with themes during the spring. The second chat is held on Thursday, 28 May, 6pm-8pm with the topic ”combining studies and family”.

Chats are open to all students and you do not have to sign up in advance. So if you need someone to talk to and want to exchange ideas, join the chat. Nyyti’s employees also participate in the chat. The chats are organised in cooperation with Perheasiaa.fi service of the Family Federation of Finland, where the chatting also takes place (https://www.perheaikaa.fi/live-chat/).

Further information on chatting is available on Nyyti website: https://www.nyyti.fi/nettiryhmat/.

13. Nominations for the Aalto High 5 award

Six Aalto High 5 Awards will be handed out at the opening of the academic year. They reflect Aalto’s key functions: teaching, research, artistic activities and societal impact. There will also be awards for promoting community and multidisciplinarity. 

At the High 5 event at the end of February, Vice President Eero Eloranta proposed awards for members of the Aalto community to reward excellent work.

“We live to work, rather than working to live. There is a lot of talent at Aalto, and I believe that talent should be rewarded,”Eloranta said to justify stealing the microphone from the President during her opening speech.

According to Eloranta’s suggestion there will be six awards, and anyone within the Aalto community can nominate a member of staff or faculty, a student or a group for an award.

Each award is worth 1000 euros and a diploma. The winners will be announced at the opening of the academic year on 1 September 2015, together with the Aalto Act of the Year award. More information about the opening ceremony can be found here.

Nominate a member of the Aalto community and give us your reasons for nominating them by Friday 31st July by using this link. 

Further information on Into (https://into.aalto.fi/display/enaalto/Nominations+for+the+Aalto+High+5+award ) or Vice President Eero Eloranta (eero.eloranta@aalto.fi)

14. Tenured Professors’ Installation Lectures

Aalto University celebrates its Tenured Professors with popular lectures presented by the new tenure track professors of Associate or Full level.

Welcome to hear about Aalto University’s research on Thursday 28 May 2015 at 15.15 at Open Innovation House (Otaniementie 19–21, Espoo). All lectures will be held in English and are open for everyone: professors, students, faculty, staff, and the public.

The multidisciplinary lectures will be followed by a reception hosted by Ilkka NiemelÀ, the Provost of Aalto University.

Welcome!

Read more about the lecturers.

http://www.aalto.fi/en/current/events/2015-03-11-002/

15. PoliSprint 2015 orienteering event

Would you like to try out orienteering or refresh your skills? Teekkarisuunnistajat organises PoliSprint orienteering event in Otaniemi on Monday, 25 May. Routes start near the parking lot in Otaranta and go around Otaniemi on an excellent sprint map. We provide routes of different lengths and difficulties that are also suitable for first timers! Maps cost EUR 5/route or EUR 8 /two routes.

Further information on the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/932389273491377/