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20.4.2015

Welcome to Otaniemi: #Aaltowappu in Otaniemi

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#Aaltowappu in Otaniemi

All Aalto members have their own kind of way to celebrate May Day. For some, May Day only lasts for a moment, whereas others celebrate for a week or even more! The May Day events organised by the student union and various communities are worth experiencing and a great opportunity to meet new people. Otaniemi May Day includes a wide range of events that guarantee the May Day spirit for everyone.

Radiodiodi keeps up the May Day spirit. Radiodiodi is the May Day radio of Otaniemi, and broadcasts start on Monday, 20 Apr, and continue until May Day eve. You can listen to Radiodiodi online or on the frequency 103.1 MHz.

Pranks are one of the best-known aspects of the engineering student culture. Prank is a humorous practical joke that utilises technology. The purpose is to entertain those who make the prank, the target of the prank and the general public. Pranks should not cause annoyance or material damage and they should not (in accordance with the current definition) be targeted at the authorities. The prank finale presents the best pranks of the year, of which the jury and the audience will select the winner. This year, the prank finale will be organised at Hall M starting at 3pm on 22 Apr.

The May Day magazines of Otaniemi are published in alternate years and their publication event has traditionally started the May Day celebrations. The oldest May Day magazine in Finland, Äpy, started in 1948 and it is published in odd-numbered years, which means that it is also published this year. The magazine is known for its unique design, over the years we have seen an egg-shaped Ägy-Äpy and RĂ€pylĂ€-Äpy which anticipated the era of mobile phones. The May Day magazine Julkku was established to increase the quality of May Day magazines, which is published in even-numbered years. Julkku keeps up the May Day spirit throught the academic year, and it is published on May Day. Julkku has traditionally been published in the form of a magazine.

This year, Äpy will be published in an incredible gala in Hall A at 6pm on 22 Apr. Before the gala, a VIP cocktail party with delicious catering is organised for the sellers of the magazine. When you participate in the cocktail event, you are guaranteed an access to the gala – as traditionally the gala is filled with enthusiastic May Day celebrators.

When you sell the May Day magazine, you can make money in a fun way, get benefits and spread the good atmosphere. You can sign up to sell Äpy at http://diilikone.apy.fi/

After the prank finale and Äpy gala, AYY’s community section Aava fires the starting shot for the entire Aalto May Day when the festival spirit of WappuAalto fills the Alvari Square in Otaniemi. Great bands will perform in the event and the student cap for the Manta statue is published! WappuAalto on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1633885503499619/

The idea of the sitsi contest is to compete in the noble sport of ”sitsing”. On Saturday before the May Day, 25 Apr, Alvari Square will be filled with inventive sitsi groups which compete more or less seriously for the coveted title of the winner, which is chosen by the prestigious jury. The award ceremony will take place at the declaration of  May Day celebrations on 30 Apr. Please sign up by Wednesday, 22 Apr at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/sitsikilpailut-25-4-2015/

The year of engineering freshmen will end in ”fuksipeijaiset”, where the teams of the guilds compete against each other in the night prank and the freshman spex. In the freshman spex, the freshman teams of the guilds prepare a short spex which they perform in the event on 29 Apr. The first part of the night prank is held already before May Day but the last part is always held on the night between 29-30 Apr and the starting shot gathers people to Alvari Square to cheer for their own guilds. The results of the ”fuksipeijaiset” will determine the order in which student caps are distributed.

Crazy John gathers groups of friends to compete in Otaniemi in the checkpoint tour around Otaniemi in the night preceding the May Day eve, right after the starting shot of the night prank. The best checkpoint and the best team are rewarded! Host a checkpoint or participate in the contest by signing up your team here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/hullu-jussi-crazy-john-2015/

May Day Eve

Teekkari freshmen must deserve their student cap by gaining freshmen scores during the year. Freshmen who have gained enough scores will receive engineering student caps at 8am in the morning of May Day Eve. Student hats are distributed according to the guilds in the order determined by ”fuksipeijaiset”. After the distribution of student caps, freshmen carry the freshman captain and major to Otaniemi where they are thrown into the sea one by one. Students get their student cap already in the morning but traditionally they will press the cap on their head at midnight, accompanied by the festive Teekkari hymn.

Declaration of May Day celebrations takes place on the roof of Servin Mökki in Otaniemi at 1pm on May Day Eve. In the declaration, everyone is encouraged to have a great May Day and take care of their friends and good manners.

After the declaration, students travel to the centre of Helsinki either by May Day boats and buses organised by the guilds or by the epic May Day bus 102W.

This year, AYY has the honour to crown the Havis Amanda statue at the Market Square in the centre of Helsinki. Before the crowning, the carnival-like May Day parade will proceed from Hietalahti Square to the Manta statue. The parade will be formed at the square starting at 3.30pm and the crowning itself starts at 6pm.

Dipoli May Day is the place to be, when student caps are pressed on students’ heads at midnight along with the tunes of RWBK. This year, Aikakone and Jeremy Folderol will entertain the crowd. Tickets to the party will be sold starting on 22 Apr and you should buy your ticket in advance as the May Day parties have been sold out in previous years. Dipoli will be renovated in the summer so this is the last Dipoli May Day party for a while!

http://dipolin.wappu.fi/

https://www.facebook.com/events/1648394185389883/

What else? Check out the May Day event calendar at wappu.fi and you know where to be.

 

16.4.2015

Changes to mental health services in FSHS Helsinki-Espoo unit

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There have been operational changes in FSHS Helsinki-Espoo Unit in regard to mental health. The foundation provides basic health care services supported by special services in mental health. The main issue for students is to have access to health care. There is a need to standardise the services and tighter financing directs FSHS to primarily focus on services provided in the regulations. It is important that students receive services within the time limit set by legislation. It has been necessary to consider in more detail how much the specialists – in this case, psychiatrists – participate in treatment.

FSHS has introduced a one-channel model for access to treatment (assessment on the need for treatment over phone) and job descriptions have been re-organised. The administration has been streamlined and resources have been transferred to clinical work. Working hours released from psychiatrists have been changed into the working hours of psychologists. Students can receive support for short-term psychotherapy services from Kela and therefore FSHS no longer provides these services. Helsinki-Espoo Unit has previously had much better resources for psychiatric services than other health care units. Throught natural attrition, the level of psychiatric services is currently on the average level of the foundation. In the future, psychiatrists will more clearly have a role which consults and supports basic health care (support for general practitioners, public health nurses and psychologists).

The care relationships of the patients of psychiatrists (duration and content) are re-evaluated individually. Some of the patients treated by psychiatrists are now transferred to treatment/follow-up of general practitioners. The referral practices of FSHS to third parties are re-evaluated (coming to treatment from psychiatric health care and guidance to psychiatric health care for follow-up treatment).

These changes will transfer the responsibility for care to general practitioners and public health nurses. Due to the decrease in psychiatric health care, the reception of these professional groups may become overloaded at the beginning. The purpose of the changes is to secure the availability and equality of mental health services regardless of the municipality as well as to ensure the national range of services according to the definition of student health care.

Further information:

Tapio HyrkÀs, Director of Helsinki-Espoo Unit
tapio.hyrkas@yths.fi

Marja-Leena Hauhia, Head Physician of Mental Health at Helsinki-Espoo Unit
marja-leena.hauhia@yths.fi

14.4.2015

AYY Weekly Newsletter 16/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 16/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

News on the removal of business bachelor students: /blog/2015/04/09/tervetuloa-otaniemeen-kylterikandit-144-paivaa-muuttoon/

P.S. Advance voting in the parliamentary elections is ongoing today Tuesday, 14 Apr. You can vote in advance at any advance polling station. You only need a photo ID. On the actual voting day on Sunday, 19 Apr, you can only vote at the polling station stated for you.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. Apply for an AYY scholarship by 19.4.!
  3. #Aaltowappu is here – check out the events on wappu.fi site
  4. AYY is looking for social policy specialist
  5. Engineering student – introduce Otaniemi to business students
  6. Come and have coffee at Cafe Ă„Ă€ni
  7. ÄPY training session for sellers on 14 Apr and GALA 2015 on 22 Apr
  8. Aalto in the Game – Recruitment and Networking Event
  9. A few tickets left for Teekkarispex performances
  10. Become international in summer and short courses
  11. Students’ event day at Ateneum on 15 Apr
  12. Join the urban survival day

1. This and next week’s events

Week 16

Week 17

Wappu.fi and you know where to go! 🙂

2. Apply for an AYY scholarship by 19.4.!

AYY distributes community, study and exchange scholarships to its members in the spring. The purpose of the scholarships is to support community activities and encourage the successful combination of studies and student life and internationalisation of students. The application period is from 12pm, 16th March 2015 to 11.59pm, 19th April 2015.

3. #Aaltowappu is here – check out the events at wappu.fi site

A huge number of events are organised in Aalto community during the weeks before May Day. By following the site wappu.fi you know what is happening! This year’s main event takes place at Kauppatori Square on May Day Eve when it is AYY’s turn to press the student cap on Havis Amanda statue.

AYY declares open the traditional #AaltoWappu contest, the purpose of which is to share positive May Day photos and updates on social media. So publish your photo or update with the hashtag #AaltoWappu on instagram and/or twitter and participate in the contest. The contest is open between 00:01am, Mon, 13 Apr 2015 – 11.59pm on 1 May 2015. The best May Day photos and updates are rewarded with AYY’s hoodies and t-shirts. You can also participate in the contest by sending your photo by email to tiedottaja@ayy.fi.

4. AYY is looking for social policy specialist

AYY is looking for a social policy specialist for fixed-term employment starting on 4 May 2015 or as agreed.

The specialist engages in the student union’s advocacy work in the social policy sector as well as the campus and municipality sector. In addition, the student union has two specialists, one of whom focuses on academic affairs and the other one focuses on academic affairs and social policy. The job description includes, for example, issues related to students’ health and well-being as well as advocacy work on municipalities and zoning. The position also includes equality and gender equality affairs. Finnish skills are required in the position.

Read more and apply by 12noon on 17 Apr: /ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/ayy-hakee-sosiaalipoliittista-asiantuntijaa/ (in Finnish)

5. Engineering student – introduce Otaniemi to business students

When business bachelor students arrive in Otaniemi in the autumn, we need a reception committee to welcome them. We are now looking for active and positive engineering students who are ready to take care of business students in the autumn. So if you have the time and motivation to help business students to get to know Otaniemi in the autumn of 2015, please sign up through the following form (https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/ilmoittaudu-kummiksi-auta-ekonomia-niemessa/). We will get in touch with those who sign up during the summer and they will guide freshmen, 2nd or 3rd year business students in August-September 2015.

6. Come and have coffee at Cafe Ă„Ă€ni

Aalto Greens have opened a pop up election café at Otaniemi shopping centre. Cafe ÄÀni provides coffee daily on 11.30am-1pm. The café is open during this week.

Events at the café:

  • Free coffee on weekdays at 11.30am-1pm
  • Tue, 14 Apr, 4pm, Aalto Greens’ newbies’ night feat Jyrki kasvi, Saara Hyrkkö and Jarno Lappalainen (https://www.facebook.com/events/377560095783117/)
  • Wed, 15 Apr, 12noon-1.30pm, the election bus of the Green Party stops at Otaniemi shopping centre (https://www.facebook.com/events/1554946024760444/)
  • Wed, 15 Apr, 6pm, Future of Otaniemi debate night. Mayor of Espoo Jukka MĂ€kelĂ€ attends the event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1419329471708752)
  • Thu, 16 Apr, 5pm, Jarno Lappalainen’s information-based evening of politics, parliamentary election candidate and the member of Helsinki City Council Otso KivekĂ€s

Welcome to have coffee, meet the candidates and other key influencers!
Read more about the schedule of the café www.aaltovihreat.fi/kahvila

The café is organised by support associations of the main candidates of Aalto Greens, Saara Hyrkkö and Jarno Lappalainen.

7. ÄPY training session for sellers 14 Apr and GALA 2015 on 22 Apr

Äpy organises a training session for sellers at Startup Sauna (Betonimiehenkuja 3) on Tuesday, 14 Apr 2015 at 6pm. Come and see how professionals sell the magazine. Due to our great tips, you can enjoy the selling of Äpy and you will make profit! In addition to great company, we provide food and drinks. If you have not signed the deal yet, you can do it at the spot and get some great advice.

The event is open to all so please invite your friends as well!
Further information: www.facebook.com/wappulehti

Äpy 2015 will be published at Äpy gala on Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015! Come to Hall A at Otakaari 1 on Wednesday, 22 Apr! Before the gala, there is an exclusive cocktail event for Äpy sellers starting at 5pm in front of Hall A and the most anticipated show of May Day will start at 6pm.

ÄPY GALA 2015

  • Wed, 22 Apr 2015
  • SHOW TIME 6pm @ Hall A, Otakaari 1
  • Cocktail event for sellers 5pm @ in front of Hall A

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/931420570213896/

8. Aalto in the Game – Recruitment and Networking Event

Aalto in the Game is a recruiting event for students, alumni and young experts fascinated by the game industry. It will take part in two venues:

Game Industry Pros Take the Floor Urban Mill (Betonimiehenkuja 5E) at 12-14
Meet the top employers of the field Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja  5C) at 14-17

Enjoy also the Game Demo Studio showing demos made at Aalto University at Design Factory!

More information and enrollment at:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/cooperation/career_services/meet_students/aalto_in_the_game/for_event_visitors/

9. A few tickets left for Teekkarispex performances

Final tickets for Teekkarispex performances on 20-21 Apr are running out, so act fast if you want to see the spectacle of this spring. Ticket sales for each performance will end on the day of the performance but the rest of the tickets are sold at the theatre entrance starting one hour before the performance. Welcome!

10. Become international in summer and short courses

A huge number of various summer and short courses are organised across Europe and around the world. Students often receive support or discount on course fees and living expenses. Check out the available courses through the links below and become international!

CHEM https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=17328899
ELEC https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6308683
ENG https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6312134
SCI https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6309391
BIZ https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=10585616

11. Students’ event day at Ateneum on 15 Apr

Students can enjoy culture at Ateneum on Wednesday, 15 Apr, when they have a free admission throughout the day. The Art for Us! event is now organised for the tenth time and this time the event is greater than ever. So come and see what Helsinki looked like fifty years ago and enjoy the urban culture and music of today.

Read more: http://www.ateneum.fi/fi/taidetta-meille

Event on facebook: www.facebook.com/events/1561815064079480/

12. Join the urban survival day 

HSY climate info and its partners organise an event which tells about extreme weather phenomena, climate change, the consequences and how to get prepared. Come to the urban survival day on 22 Apr, 12noon-6pm at Lasipalatsi Square to experience storm, wind and heat – and hear how you can get prepared!

More detailed programme and further information: www.urbaaniselviytyminen.fi

8.4.2015

Weekly Newsletter 15/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 15/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Advance voting in the parliamentary elections will begin today. Advance voting is possible at all advance polling stations by showing an identity card. You do not need the notice on the right to vote mailed to your home. In Otaniemi, you can vote in advance at Aalto University Library at the address Otaniementie 9. On Töölö Campus, the most convenient place to vote is the Post Office (Mannerheiminaukio 1). In Arabia, you can vote at Arabianranta Library (HÀmeentie 135 A).

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week
  3. Apply to organise AYY’s 6th anniversary celebration
  4. Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  5. Sitsi contest at Alvari Square on 25 Apr
  6. Aalto Greens open a pop up cafĂ© to Otaniemi shopping centre – opening on 7 Apr
  7. Become international in summer and short courses
  8. Additional tickets to Teekkarispex performances
  9. Mindfulness workshops
  10. Graphics code training session at 6pm on Wed, 15 Apr @Rantasauna
  11. Come and develop the future digital Finland!
  12. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr

1. This and next week’s events

Week 15

Week 16

2. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week

The development cooperation theme week is part of the communication and global education project coordinated by the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) that is implemented with the project grant of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The coordinator is responsible for the arrangements of AYY’s local theme week. The coordinator collects a voluntary team consisting of students, who help to implement the theme week. The planning work takes place in the spring. Most work is to be done during the theme week organised in the autumn and the reporting process will take place approximately one month after the event. A one-time fee of approx. €1,400 is paid for the position.

Applications and CVs should be submitted to milla.ovaska@ayy.fi  by 5pm on Wednesday, 8 Apr 2015. The coordinator’s orientation period will take place at SYL office in Helsinki on 20-21 Apr 2015. It is important that the dates of the training session are suitable for the coordinator’s schedule at least to a large extent.

Further information on the position and the development cooperation week: International Affairs Specialist Milla Ovaska, milla.ovaska@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9446.

3. Apply to organise AYY’s 6th anniversary  

Based on the decision of AYY Board, the Student Union’s anniversary celebration will be organised from now on in May on Saturday near Flower Day. Therefore, the next year’s anniversary will take place on 14 May 2016. If you are interested in the organising of the 6th anniversary, now is the time to apply. The application period for the anniversary committee will open on 7 Apr and close at 28 Apr at ayy.fi/stop. The anniversary committee will be organised in May 2015 and the committee will work until the end of May 2016. The anniversary committee is led by Chairperson Sanna Unkuri who provides further information on the committee via e-mail sanna.unkuri@ayy.fi.

4. Mosaic’s Running Dinner

Running Dinner is a concept of cooking, meeting people and partying in the end. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal while meeting 12 new people during one evening, only for a price of the meal you cook. In teams of two, participants prepare one dish, either an appetizer, main dish or dessert, and enjoy the rest of the dinner at two different places. There is no admission fee, but every team should aim to spend approximately 16 € on their course, drinks not included.

Further information: /en/blog/events/mosaics-running-dinner-2/

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  • WHEN: Monday 13/04, 7 pm till late
  • WHERE: Dinner around Otaniemi, afterparty at Otakaari 20
  • HOW MUCH: No admission fee, €16/team for the food
  • WHY: Enjoy a three-course dinner with 12 (guest) stars!
  • SIGN-UP: https://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/running-dinner/

5. Sitsi contest at Alvari Square on 25 Apr

It is time for the traditional sitsi contest on Saturday, 25 Apr! In this event, you can let your imagination run wild and execute your wildest sitsi dreams. So gather together a merry group of enthusiastic participants and plan sitsit for your team, including the theme, setting and catering. You have the opportunity to organise the sitsit that you have planned at Alvari Square on 25 Apr, starting at 2pm. A prestigious jury will choose the winners based on the best theme, attitude and implementation. The awards ceremony will take place in connection with the declaration of May Day celebrations on 30 Apr.

Please sign up your team here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/sitsikilpailut-25-4-2015/ by 11.59pm on Wednesday, 22 Apr.

Please remember that the most important thing in this contest is a good atmosphere and that Alvari is left in a tidy condition.

6. Aalto Greens open a pop up cafĂ© at Otaniemi shopping centre – opening on 7 Apr

Aalto Greens will open the election cafĂ©, CafĂ© Ă„Ă€ni, to Otaniemi shopping centre. The opening ceremony will start at 4pm on Tuesday, 7 Apr and the cafĂ© will close on the election day on 19 Apr. The cafĂ© is organised by support associations of the main candidates of Aalto Greens, Saara Hyrkkö and Jarno Lappalainen.

  • What: Cafe Ă„Ă€ni – pop-up cafĂ© at Otaniemi shopping centre
  • When: Tue, 7 Apr – Sun, 19 Apr. Opening on 7 Apr: Refreshments provided, Saara Hyrkkö, Jarno Lappalainen and the Party Secretary of the Finnish Green Party Lasse Miettinen attend the event
  • Free coffee on weekdays at 11.30am-1pm
  • Daily: Current discussion, theme nights, interesting speakers
  • Who: Aalto Greens led by their main candidates Saara HyrkkĂ€ and Jarno Lappalainen

Welcome to have coffee, meet the candidates and other key influencers!

7. Become international in summer and short courses

A huge number of various summer and short courses are organised across Europe and around the world. Students often receive support or discount on course fees and living expenses. Check out the available courses through the links below and become international!

8. Additional tickets for Teekkarispex performances

Tickets for Teekkarispex performances on 12-13 Apr and 20-21 Apr were already sold out but we made some arrangements to receive additional tickets for all the performances. So if you want to see the spectacle, go quickly to the online ticket shop and get your ticket as soon as possible! Ticket sales for each performance will end on the day of the performance but the rest of the tickets are sold at the theatre entrance starting one hour before the performance. We also aim to update information on the ticket situation to the Facebook event for performances in Helsinki. Welcome!

9. Two mindfulness workshops for Aalto students begin in April

Mindfulness means approving presence, a deliberate choice to know how to stop and focus on this moment – our thoughts wander easily either to the future or the past. Mindfulness skills help you to be aware of the present moment and live in it.

Workshops meet five times (2hours/session). The workshop schedule:

  • Group I Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 9.30am-11.30am
  • Group II Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 1pm-3pm

Workshops are held at the address Otakaari 1, Classroom Majakka (M140). Workshops are held in Finnish.

Registration and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi, https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6300082

10. Graphics code training session at 6pm on Wed, 15 Apr @Rantasauna

The next training session of DOT at Rantsu will tell you about BVH tree structure essential in raytracing and how to use it to construct trillions of 3D triangles and how to use the epic Unreal Engine. The evening is free for everyone and no specific information is required, however, it is useful to have knowledge in computer graphics. After the presentations, you can go to the sauna and the hot tub; the facilities and free food and drinks are sponsored by NVIDIA.

  • https://www.facebook.com/events/368199146708356/
  • http://dot.ayy.fi

11. 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.

The competition begins at 12pm on 1 April 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.

Further information: Leena NĂ€rekangas, Producer, Aalto University Media Factory, leena.narekangas@aalto.fi, tel. 050 342 7114

12. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr

The former studio room of OUBS and Aate in the basement of JÀmerÀntaival 1 is currently vacant. AYY has decided to rent the studio on a one-time basis and OUBS is responsible for its repairment and maintenance.

We invite all interested parties to a planning and brainstorming evening in the studio on Friday, 10 Apr, starting at 6pm. Our aim is to have the studio available by the advance booking session in the autumn, so we need volunteers for the spring! Questions on the studio project can be presented on Facebook or via email hallitus@oubs.fi

https://www.facebook.com/events/964502790250861/

 

30.3.2015

Weekly Newsletter 14/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 14/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Due to the Easter, the next week’s newsletter will not be published until Tuesday, 7 Apr. DL for the material is 10am on Thursday, 2 Apr, as usual.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar
  3. Cancellation of the reservation right for facilities rented on a one-time basis
  4. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week
  5. Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  6. ARTS student: participate in the indoor air survey
  7. Apply to represent students in Aalto University’s Equality Committee
  8. Nyyti challenges you to tell your motto
  9. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr
  10. Give feedback on WLAN coverage at the university
  11. Mindfulness workshops
  12. Don’t miss this year’s Youth to Business Forum!
  13. Problem gambling peer group to begin in Helsinki
  14. Students’ Finnish Championships 2015 are approaching!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 14

Week 15

2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar

Student housing! The future of higher education! Current major political issues!

In AYY’s and HYY’s #Kotioiskiva election panel of Uusimaa electoral district, representatives of the parliamentary parties are questioned about these themes, among other things. Join us to see how the candidates deal with pressure!

The panel in Otaniemi is hosted by stone-hard AYY and SYL operators Lauri Lehtoruusu and Noora Laak, and the panel consists of the following persons:

  • Anne Berner (Centre)
  • Carl Haglund (Swedish People’s Party)
  • Saara Hyrkkö (Greens)
  • Mikko Kiuttu (Christian Democrats)
  • Teemu Lahtinen (Finns Party)
  • Antti Lindtman (Social Democrats)
  • Pia Lohikoski (Left Alliance)
  • Raija Vahasalo (National Coalition Party)

You are cordially welcome to the panel! You can also follow the live stream online at ayy.fi/live. The discussion will be held on Finnish.

HYY and AYY organise #Kotioiskiva election panel for candidates in the Helsinki electoral district on 9 Apr.

The Helsinki district panel: https://www.facebook.com/events/811635222204907/

3. Cancellation of the reservation right for facilities rented on a one-time basis

At its meeting 14/2015, AYY Board decided that the reservation right of facilities rented on a one-time basis will be removed from those who do not pay the bill after the first reminder. The reservation right is returned immediately after the payment is received on AYY’s account. The change enters into force immediately and applies to all the users.

4. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week

The development cooperation theme week is part of the communication and global education project coordinated by the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) that is implemented with the project grant of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The coordinator is responsible for the arrangements of AYY’s local theme week. The coordinator collects a voluntary team consisting of students, who help to implement the theme week. The planning work takes place in the spring. Most work is to be done during the theme week organised in the autumn and the reporting process will take place approximately one month after the event. A one-time fee of approx. €1,400 is paid for the position.

Applications and CVs should be submitted to milla.ovaska@ayy.fi by 5pm on Wednesday, 8 Apr 2015. The coordinator’s orientation period will take place at SYL office in Helsinki on 20-21 Apr 2015. It is important that the dates of the training session are suitable for the coordinator’s schedule at least to a large extent.

Further information on the position and the development cooperation week: International Affairs Specialist Milla Ovaska, milla.ovaska@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9446.

5. Mosaic’s Running Dinner

Running Dinner is a concept of cooking, meeting people and partying in the end. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal while meeting 12 new people during one evening, only for a price of the meal you cook. In teams of two, participants prepare one dish, either an appetizer, main dish or dessert, and enjoy the rest of the dinner at two different places. There is no admission fee, but every team should aim to spend approximately 16 € on their course, drinks not included.

Further information: /en/blog/events/mosaics-running-dinner-2/

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  • WHEN: Monday 13/04, 7 pm till late
  • WHERE: Dinner around Otaniemi, afterparty at Otakaari 20
  • HOW MUCH: No admission fee, €16/team for the food
  • WHY: Enjoy a three-course dinner with 12 (guest) stars!
  • SIGN-UP: https://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/running-dinner/

6. ARTS student: participate in the indoor air survey

The survey on indoor air problems at ARTS is now open. The survey covers problems related to working and learning environment and symptoms due to indoor air. Based on the results, more specific research will be conducted and required repairments are made. The survey will be conducted annually. The survey results will be published in the briefing on Wednesday, 20 May 2015 on Arabia Campus and there is a live broadcast.

Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey! You can respond until 15 Apr 2015. https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/86CB4846B20BB8DF.par. You can respond anonymously, however, you can submit your contact details at the end of the survey if you want to participate in the raffle for Kino Sheryl cinema tickets.

7. Apply to represent students in Aalto University’s Equality Committee

The University’s Equality Committee is looking for two student members. Student representatives can have effect on the University’s equality affairs and plan the future operations of the committee. Please apply by 15 Apr at https://www.halloped.fi/fi/aalto

8. Nyyti challenges you to tell your motto

Nyyti collects inspiring and positive mottos from a student’s perspective. Participate and write your own motto and share it on Twitter by using the hashtags #motto15 and @nyyti_ry. If you want, you can also attach a photo related to your motto. You can also publish your motto on our Facebook site or write it to our website. 2 x 2 pcs of Finnkino movie tickets are raffled among those who share their motto by 2 Apr!

Further information on the campaign and the rules are available on Nyyti website.

9. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr

The former studio room of OUBS and Aate in the basement of JÀmerÀntaival 1 is currently vacant. AYY has decided to rent the studio on a one-time basis and OUBS is responsible for its repairment and maintenance.

We invite all interested parties to a planning and brainstorming evening in the studio on Friday, 10 Apr, starting at 6pm. We provide refreshments and consider what could be done in the studio, which includes 100 square metres, almost 4 metres of room height and the majority of the former technique of Aate!

Our aim is to have the studio available by the advance booking session in the autumn, so we need volunteers for the spring! The first working bee will most likely be organised already on 2-4 Apr.

Questions on the studio project can be presented on Facebook or via email hallitus@oubs.fi

https://www.facebook.com/events/964502790250861/

10. Give feedback on WLAN coverage at the university

Aalto reviews the quality and coverage of WLAN reception. The aim is to find facilities on the campus with no WLAN reception in order to improve and extend the coverage.

Share your experiences with Aalto IT specialists by filling in the survey below.

https://www.webropolsurveys.com/Answer/SurveyParticipation.aspx?SDID=Fin918266&SID=7e0774f2-538d-4d1d-ae4e-3bc499101aaa&dy=53864834

11. Mindfulness workshops

Two mindfulness workshops for Aalto students begin in April.

Mindfulness means approving presence, a deliberate choice to know how to stop and focus on this moment – our thoughts wander easily either to the future or the past. Mindfulness skills help you to be aware of the present moment and live in it.

Workshops meet five times (2hours/session). The workshop schedule:

  • Group I Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 9.30am-11.30am
  • Group II Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 1pm-3pm

Workshops are held at the address Otakaari 1, Classroom Majakka (M140). Workshops are held in Finnish.

Registration and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi, https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6300082

12. Don’t miss this year’s Youth to Business Forum!

Have you ever heard about Youth to Business Forum? Do you know what it is? Maybe you missed this splendid event last year? Join us this year! Youth to Business forum is an event powered by AIESEC and aims to bring us students to top business leaders by discussing relevant topics in Finland to generate actionable ideas and thoughts about the future.

The event will take place on 7 Apr 2015 at 1pm-7pm at Messukeskus (Messuaukio 1, 00521 Helsinki). The event is held in English.

Learn more about the topics and our speakers at: https://www.facebook.com/FinlandY2B Early bird sign-ups will get FREE tickets! Sign up now: http://finlandyouthtobusiness.com/sign-up/

13. Problem gambling peer group to begin in Helsinki

Free peer groups are intended for those who have problems with gambling. You can join the group after meeting with the instructor. The instructor discusses with the person who wants to join the group, finds out their wishes and tells about what will happen in the group.

Meetings for plaers have begun on Thu, 19 Mar, 6pm-8pm. Please sign up by calling the instructor on Mon, 4pm-6pm or Wed, 6pm-8pm. At other times, you can leave a callback request. Tel: 044 939 7341. You may join the group although the meetings have already begun.

Meetings for relatives will begin on 7 Apr, 6pm-8pm. Please sign up by calling the instructor on Wed-Thu, 4pm-6pm. At other times, you can leave a callback request. Tel: 044 720 2501.

Further information: pelirajaton.fi​

14. Students’ Finnish Championships 2015 are approaching!

Students’ Finnish Championships (OSM) are the national championships of higher education students and thousands of students from polytechnics and universities across Finland participate in the event. The purpose of the championships is to provide a fun contest format for students, regardless of their skill level, where the most important thing is that students enjoy sports and do things together! There is a competitive series and an amateur series for beginners. The winners of the competitive series have the right to represent their sport in the next year’s students’ European championships or EUSA Games multi-sport event.

Registration is ongoing and you can sign up to represent AYY. The upcoming OSM championships and the registration links are available here: http://www.oll.fi/tapahtumat/opiskelijoiden-sm-kisat/. Further information: liikunta(a)ayy.fi

23.3.2015

Weekly Newsletter 13/2015

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 13/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Thank you for everyone who participated in the amazing housing carnival on Friday! Pictures of the event will be published on AYY’s Flickr in the near future.P.S. #Kotioiskiva!

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar
  3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course!
  4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016
  5. Report delayed course grading
  6. Mosaic’s CafĂ© Lingua – magical mystery tour
  7. Dominante performs the Easter passion and looks for new male singers
  8. Grants of Polytech Choir Fund open for applications – DL 27 Apr, 11.59pm
  9. Storage campaign for students in Otaniemi on 25 Mar 2015
  10. Earth Hour on the last Saturday of March
  11. Interested in pancakes, coffee and good deals?
  12. Master student, apply for the Aalto University mentoring programme!
  13. Download free Microsoft Office on your computer
  14. Apply for AIESEC’s Summer Program Abroad!
  15. Sailor and helsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat
  16. LĂ€nsivĂ€ylĂ€juoksu run on 26 Apr 2015 – discount for Aalto students

1. This and next week’s events

Week 13

Week 14

2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral district election panel on 31 Mar

Student housing! The future of higher education! Current major political issues!

In AYY’s and HYY’s #Kotioiskiva election panel of Uusimaa electoral district, representatives of the parliamentary parties are questioned about these themes, among other things. Join us to see how the candidates deal with pressure!

The panel in Otaniemi is hosted by stone-hard AYY and SYL operators Lauri Lehtoruusu and Noora Laak, and the panel consists of the following persons:

  • Anne Berner (Centre)
  • Carl Haglund (Swedish People’s Party)
  • Saara Hyrkkö (Greens)
  • Mikko Kiuttu (Christian Democrats)
  • Teemu Lahtinen (Finns Party)
  • Antti Lindtman (Social Democrats)
  • Pia Lohikoski (Left Alliance)
  • Raija Vahasalo (National Coalition Party)

You are cordially welcome to the panel! You can also follow the live stream online – the link will be published later.

HYY and AYY organise #Kotioiskiva election panel for candidates in the Helsinki electoral district on 9 Apr.

The Helsinki district panel: https://www.facebook.com/events/811635222204907/

3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course!

AYY trains 20 people in the security officer course in the middle of April. The course is free of charge if you commit to act as a security officer in four (4) AYY’s events by the end of the year 2016.  Those who pass the course can apply for the actual security officer card from the police. If you have the card, you can work as a security officer in other events and earn money.

The duration of the course is 32 hours and the intensive course is organised on 10-13 Apr 2015. The course is organised on AYY’s facilities in Otaniemi.

Registration and further information is available here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/vapaaehtoiset/kouluttaudu-jarjestyksenvalvojaksi/

4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016

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).

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.

6. Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Magical Mystery Tour

Do you think that your language skills are a bit rusty? Would you like to learn how to speak like a native or chat with people from all around the world? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then Café Lingua is definitely meant for you! Once every month, one of the lovely venues of Otaniemi will turn into a café hosting an open language exchange event, the Café Lingua. All the cafés will have a unique theme.

People interested in a certain language will gather around the same table to talk in that language with native speakers. The point is to practice languages in small groups, meet people, learn about cultures and enjoy a cup of coffee or other refreshments! When you arrive to the café, find a table of your interest or start a new one. All languages and skill levels are warmly welcome!

Get ready to meet fellow wizards and sorceresses in our next CafĂ© Lingua on the 31st of March, when Mosaic’s cozy little coven welcomes you for a magical evening at the OK20 in mystical Otaniemi. The doors will open at 6 pm. so be there to hear the latest legends and enjoy our delicious concoctions.

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Magical Mystery Tour
  • WHEN: Tuesday, 31 March from 6 pm. till late
  • WHERE: Otakaari 20, Otaniemi
  • HOW MUCH: Free of charge
  • WHY: Wizardry and witchcraft for everyone!

7. Dominante performs the Easter passion and looks for new male singers

Are you interested in choral singing in one of the leading choirs in Finland? Dominante is constantly looking for new singers. This time, we particularly need more male singers. So would you like to become a tenor or bass? If you want to join us, please contact Artistic Director Seppo Murto (0400 607 606 | conductor@dominante.fi), and book an audition.

DOLORUM – Bach: St John Passion, Temppeliaukio Church, Tue, 31 Mar, 7pm!

Dominante’s Easter passion is coming to Helsinki after a few years break. Soloists include Ilona Jokinen, Jeni PackalĂ©n, Tobias Hunger, Elja Puukko and Esa Ruuttunen and the orchestra is Sinfonia Lahti. The choir, orchestra and soloists are led by Seppo Murto.

Tickets starting from EUR 10 from choir members and at the address www.dominante.fi.

8. Grants of Polytech Choir Fund open for applications – DL 27 Apr, 11.59pm

The purpose of the Polytech Choir Fund is to provide scholarships and grants and thus support and promote the singing hobby of the members of AYY and its associations. The Polytech Choir Fund opens scholarhips for applications for the period 2014-2015.

The Polytech Choir Fund will be discontinued and therefore this is the last application round, during which the entire capital of the fund will be allocated.

Applicants should describe their singing hobby and justify their need for the grant. The application should include the applicant’s personal identity number, tax municipality, contact details and account number, copy of AYY’s membership receipt or student card and a clarification on the expenses of the singing hobby during the period September 2014-August 2015.

Applications must be delivered electronically in the PDF format by 11.59pm on Monday, 27 Apr 2015 to the address pkr-hakemukset@polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi

9. Storage campaign for students in Otaniemi on 25 Mar 2015

Campus Services (CAS) organise a recycling day of furniture and household items for students on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2015 at 8.30am-4pm in Meritekniikka Hall (Tietotie 1, Otaniemi). We provide furniture, household appliances, dishes, linen, etc., from former guest houses. Items are free of charge but they are donated only for the holders of Aalto student card.

Persons who pick up the items are responsible for transport and carrying. Otaniemi Recycling Centre provides transport in the afternoon. The van leaves immediately when it is full and then comes and picks up the next load. You cannot book transport in advance and it is very limited.

Further information: Tanja PietikÀinen, tel. 0400 492859, tanja.pietikainen@aalto.fi
Campus Services, sustainable practices: www.aalto.fi/ecocampus

10. Earth Hour on the last Saturday of March

Aalto University, AYY and Aalto University Properties Ltd encourage everyone to celebrate WWF Earth Hour event on Saturday, 28 Mar2015, 8.30pm-9.30pm. Let’s give a break to the world and ourselves and switch off the lights. This year, Aalto University Properties will switch off interior lighting for one hour on six locations on Otaniemi Campus. AYY participates in the campaign by switching off the lights at the Otaniemi Central Office, Arabia and Töölö service points and by encouraging students to switch off the lights in student apartments and rented facilities.

11. Are you interested in pancakes, coffee and good deals?

Join the pancake carnival on Thursday when Äpy provides pancakes, coffee and other refreshments in the lobby of Kanditalo building. We provide pancakes between 10am-4pm and present opportunities to sell Äpy magazine!

  • What? Pancakes, coffee and deals
  • When and where? On Thursday, 26 Mar, 10am-4pm, lobby of Kanditalo building, on the side of Alvari Square
  • Why? Because pancakes are good and Äpy deals are excellent!
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569725919979492/

12. Master student, apply for the Aalto University mentoring programme!

Mentors are University graduates, our alumni. As a student (mentee) you will get support and guidance how to face working life, especially in another culture, a chance to improve your job application skills and a unique possibility to build your network among a cross-disciplinary group of professionals.

Application period 10 Mar-10 May

Grab the chance for a great opportunity: http://alumninet.aalto.fi/mentoring

13. Download free Microsoft Office on your computer

Aalto University provides you with the opportunity to download safe and familiar Office tools on your own computer for free in the form of Office 365 ProPlus package.

Office 365 ProPlus includes a useful programme package which can be donloaded on five devices. Instructions for smart phone/tablet downloads is available here: http://sovellus.info/

Further information on Into: https://into.aalto.fi/display/fiit/Maksuttomat+Office-ohjelmistot+opiskelijoille

14. Apply for AIESEC’s Summer Program Abroad!

We at AIESEC offer you a unique alternative, maybe something you have never heard or thought about. Together with Poland, Uganda, Colombia, Greece and the Philippines we are organizing social internships, one could also describe them as volunteering abroad. If you would like to start your adventure abroad in May or June this year, you have until 12 April to apply through the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ocRFdyhsf4WCsNnIQbw-wg4X16jktYfPVHymivSDcj8/viewform

We will then get back to you as soon as possible and invite you for a meeting to help you find your dream internship and destination. We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!

For further information please contact Mira Mielonen at mire.mielonen@aiesec.net OR Zarrin Fatima at zarrin.fatima@aiesec.net

15. Sailor and helmsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat

Would you like to learn how to sail? Participate in the sailor and helmsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat! In the courses, you will learn the basics of sailing and how to control a boat. The course is intended for beginners and no advance information is required. If you already have experience in sailing or you have already completed the sailor course, you can continue to the helmsman course. The courses consists of theoretical and practical sessions.
Registration for courses will open on Trip website at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=231 at 12noon on Monday, 30 Mar. On the same page, you will find further information on the courses and the latest information on the courses is updated on the website.

16. LĂ€nsivĂ€ylĂ€juoksu run on 26 Apr 2015 – discount for Aalto students

The traditional opening of the running season, LÀnsivÀylÀjuoksu, is now organised for the 39th time on Sunday, 26 Apr 2015.

Admission fees for Aalto members are valid until 20 Apr. Prices include a t-shirt and a medal.

  • Running (women and men) 6 km, €20 // 17.3 km, €25
  • Walking (women and men) 6 km, €10

Registration at: https://fi.mynextrun.com/lansivaylajuoksu?eventEditionUuid=81aee3b70ac8423b8669b68349f6796c&register=true&formUuid=a344f946c7b345d589acaa2fc9934e95