This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 12/2015

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

The second #Otakylteri newsletter has been published on AYY’s site. Read the newsletter (in Finnish) at: /blog/2015/03/11/tervetuloa-otaniemeen-kylterikandit-174-paivaa-muuttoon/

1. This and next week’s events
2. #Kotioiskiva – Housing carnival in Otaniemi on 20 Mar
3. Intendants elected for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum
4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next application round is 22 Mar 2015
5. Aino magazine asks: how Aalto-minded are you?
6. FSHS Otaniemi organises hay fever theme days on 24 Mar and 21 Apr
7. Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus
8. ARTS& CULTURE debate and newcomers introduction
9. Cuba Night 100: Afterparty & After after party on 28-29 Mar
10. Teekkarispex tickets (possibly) sold at the theatre before the performances
11. Engineering contest EBEC 21 Mar 2015 @ Design Factory
12. Apply for BEST summer courses by 22 Mar
13. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi
14. OtaKoppi women’s baseball team is looking for new members
15. Aalto Predators’ home match 21 Mar @Otahalli

1. This and next week’s events

Week 12

• Mon, 16 Mar – KYL’s spring audition /blog/events/kyln-kevaan-koelaulut/
• Tue, 17 Mar – Kavitaatio goes St. Patrick’s day /blog/events/kavitaatio-goes-st-patricks-day/
• Wed, 18 Mar – Polirytmi’s spring jamming session /blog/events/polirytmin-kevatjamit/
• Fri, 20 Mar –  – Housing carnival /blog/events/kotioiskiva-kamppakarkelot/
• Fri, 20 Mar  – Partial solar eclipse /blog/events/osittainen-auringonpimennys-partial-solar-eclipse/
• Fri, 20 Mar – KYN and Philomela /blog/events/kyn-philomela-tast-on-kulta-kulkenunna/
• Sat, 21 Mar – ESN Aalto’s poker tournament /blog/events/esn-aaltos-poker-tournament-2/
• Sun, 22 Mar – AEGEE-Helsinki Game Day /blog/events/aegee-helsinki-game-day
  

Week 13

• Wed, 25 Mar – CBMC: The kingdom of God in the business world /blog/events/cbmc-jumalan-valtakunta-liike-elamassa/
• Wed, 25 Mar – ESN Aalto Midterm party /blog/events/esn-aalto-midterm-party/
• Thu, 26 Mar – Tikelo Movie Night /blog/events/tikelo-movie-night/
• Thu, 26 Mar – Club afterski /blog/events/club-afterski/
• Fri, 27 Mar – Metal Club Mökä’s sauna evening in March /blog/events/metal-club-mokan-maaliskuun-saunailta/
• Fri, 27 Mar – Concert of Polytech Choir and RSO at the Helsinki Music Centre Hall /blog/events/polyteknikkojen-kuoro-radion-sinfoniaorkesteri-sostakovits-sinfonia-nro-13-babi-jar/
• Sat, 28 Mar – Cuba Night 100 /blog/events/cubanight100/

2. #Kotioiskiva – Housing carnival in Otaniemi on 20 Mar 

On Friday, 20 Mar, 12noon-4pm, a carnival-like building competition is organised in Otaniemi, which is intended to draw attention to the students’ housing situation and the excessive rental rates for students in the metropolitan area.

In the housing carnival, student groups build their own student houses. Apartments are planned and implemented in accordance with the ideas and visions of builders: they may consist of tarps, cardboard boxes or plywood. Buildings are evaluated by the jury, which consists of the Parliamentary election candidates, for example, and the best team is rewarded with one free reservation for Rantasauna and the hot tub.

Would you like to participate? You can sign up here: http://lomake.ayy.fi/edustajisto/?p=56

Come and cheer for your favourite team and enjoy good music and food. There are also election tents of political parties and you have an excellent opportunity to present questions to the parliamentary election candidates of Uudenmaa and Helsinki electoral districts.

The event is part of the joint election campaign of higher education students in the metropolitan area.

The event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/368468236690194/

3. Intendants elected for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum

At its meeting on 11 Mar 2015, AYY Board elected Samu Nurmi and Juho Sund as the intendants for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum until the end of the year of 2015. Both have previously worked in the museum section and now begin to act as intendants in the middle of the busy spring.

4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round is 22 Mar 2015 

The second application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €2000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.

The second application round of 2015 will end on Sunday, 22 March 2015, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/

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

5. Aino magazine asks: how Aalto-minded are you?

The next Aino magazine will feature an article about Aalto community’s identity. Aino conducted a survey on this topic 1,5 years ago and now we want to know if the situation has changed. Please help us to write a better article by responding to the simple survey here: https://fi.surveymonkey.com/s/PWTVJPN! It takes about 1.5 minutes to respond. Thank you! 

6. FSHS Otaniemi organises hay fever theme days on 24 Mar and 21 Apr, 12noon-2.30pm

During the hay fever theme day, you will be able to meet with a doctor to renew your prescription 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. Read more: http://www.yths.fi/yhteystiedot/toimipisteet/espoo

Welcome!

7. Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus 20 March 2015, 12-2 pm

Guests from Silicon Valley! Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus on 20 March 2015, 12noon-2pm. Would you be interested in working at Apple? Now you have an opportunity to know Apple better and to get in contact with people there. Welcome to boost your career!

More information on Aalto Career Web and registration (deadline 18 March) for the event: into.aalto.fi/careerweb  (see Events, please note that Aalto login is needed for Into)

8. ARTS & CULTURE debate and newcomers introduction

Is the pen mightier than the sword? Come find out, as Aalto Debating society ADS welcomes you to another round of debating at the Design Factory in Otaniemi at 18:00. This week’s theme will be arts & culture, which we will be going through in small warm-ups as well as in the main debate itself. More information can be found at our Facebook event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/777716918988297/

9. Cuba Night 100: After party & after after party on 28-29 Mar

Did you miss the epic 100^th anniversary celebration of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering? TTE-Fund and KIK offer the hottest after party of the year! The fastest hundred people have the opportunity to join the afterparty of the century!

Ticket sales at the main building 18-19 Mar, 10am-1pm or as long as there are tickets left

Price €25, paid in cash. The price includes transport from Otaniemi final stop to the after party venue at 10.30pm on 28 Mar. Bring your swimsuit!

After the after party, there is transport to the after after party at Smökki in Otaniemi. The after after party is open and free for everyone.

Please note that the summer time starts at 3am on 29 Mar!

• After party on facebook
• After after party on facebook
• http://100.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/

10. Teekkarispex tickets (possibly) sold at the theatre before the performances

There are still some tickets left for the first Teekkarispex performances in Helsinki on 16-17 Mar and 23-24 Mar. The ticket shop closes on the performance day but the rest of the tickets and possible cancellations are sold at the theatre entrance. So you should arrive early – and the safest thing to do is to buy tickets quickly on the web ticket shop before they are sold out!

We aim at updating information on the situation of each performance on Facebook event for Helsinki performances after the ticket shop closes (https://www.facebook.com/events/388441954657042/)

Teekkarispex website and ticket shop in the spring of 2015: http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi Teekkarispex Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/teekkarispeksi

11. Engineering contest EBEC 21 Mar 2015 @ Design Factory

BEST Helsinki organises the preselection for the international engineering contest EBEC now for the sixth time. The contest is organised at Design Factory in Otaniemi on Saturday, 21 Mar 2015.

This year, EBEC’s main partner is Granlund Ltd and the theme is the development of the Big Room concept. The contest is open to all Aalto University students regardless of their study field or for how many years they have studied. The idea of the concept is explained in the event and no advance information is needed. The winner team receives a trip to Gothenburg for the semifinals of the Nordic countries and there are also smaller prizes. The contest is free of charge and all participants will receive a free lunch during the day.

So gather a team of 4 people and come and solve a real problem of the working life! Interdisciplinary teams get additional scores 🙂

Further information and registration: besthelsinki.fi/ebec15/ Also like EBEC’s FB site: https://www.facebook.com/EbecHelsinki

12. Application period for BEST summer courses is open until 22 Mar

It is again that time of the year when BEST Helsinki offers summer courses for adventurous students.

• Locations: 47 cities across Europe
• Duration: 7-14 days
• Prices: EUR 28-45 (incl. accommodation/meals/programme/etc., no flights)
• Who: 25 students from different countries + YOU
• Application: Free, you can apply for 1-3 courses, in addition, you get one Aalto credit Aalto for a completed course (this is easy).
• Course listing: http://www.best.eu.org/student/courses/coursesList.jsp
• Information on the courses: http://besthelsinki.fi/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BESTHelsinki

13. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi 

Would you like to get local food from Otaniemi? Maybe grab herbs and a few tomatoes on your way home or during a lunch break? Maybe grow something special to eat? If you are interested, rent a farming plot from Otaniemi for the summer!
Otaniemi urban farming association rents farming plots in Martti Levón Park (next to Ossinlampi) in Otaniemi. The association promotes and develops urban farming activities and gardening among employees, students and associations at Aalto University. A total of 45 plots are allocated and the plot sizes range from 7-24 square metres.

After the first harvest season, there will be additional fertilisation which allows for better organic farming. A variery of tools are available for farmers to share.

So act now or no later than 22 Mar 2015. Further information (e.g. plot rents) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/aaltogarden

14. OtaKoppi women’s baseball team is looking for new members

OtaKoppi team plays in the women’s regional series, which is the lowest series in the Southern Finland. The team plays 10-16 matches during the summer (May-September) and the majority of the games are played in the metropolitan area.

The team includes players of different levels, come and try it out! Experience in sports, baseball and Aalto University student status (or alumni) are a plus.

Get in touch as soon as possible and ask more questions! The website of the team is available here: http://otakoppi.fi/index.php/joukkueet/naisten-aluesarja

15. Aalto Predators’ home match 21 Mar @Otahalli

Aalto Predators plays the second game of the season on Sat, 21 Mar, at 5.30 pm. Predators will face its arch rival Black Knights from National Defence University at Otahalli. Come and support Predators to a win in the in fight for the top seed in the division! Free entry. Detailed information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/658185437618959/

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 10/2015

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

On this week’s Friday, 6 March, 11am-4pm, SPR’s blood donation will visit Dipoli in Otaniemi. Come and offer your helping hand!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Additional call for applications for the position of the intendant of the Technical Students’ Museum is ongoing!
3. Mosaic’s Café Lingua – Neptune’s realm
4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round: 22 Mar 2015
5. International tutors are needed!
6. One week left to plan a new logo for Mosaic
7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee
8. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi
9. Radiodiodi is here again!
10. Students’ Beer Pong Championships 2015
11. Apply for Summer Program Abroad!
12. Aalto University’s Women’s Day seminar on 9 Mar
13. OFC organises a marshial arts course in Otaniemi!
14. Rehearsal game of FC Kissat against FC Femuri

1. This and next week’s events

Week 10

• Wed, 4 Mar – Eco-efficient Construction & Building Services Recruiting Event
• Wed, 4 Mar – Prayer night
• Thu, 5 Mar – Mosaic’s Café Lingua
• Thu, 5 Mar – Coastal skipper course begins
• Fri, 6 Mar – Aalto Sustainable Business Club annual Spring General Meeting
• Fri, 6 Mar – Blood donation at Dipoli
• Sun, 8 Mar – Spring market
• Sun, 8 Mar – New DL for Mosaic’s logo contest

Week 11

• Ma 9.3. – AEGEE-Helsinki after work movie night
• Ma 9.3. – Aalto University’s Women’s Day seminar
• Ke 11.3. – Tuomas Annola: Jeesus Vanhassa Testamentissa
• Ke 11.3. – ESN Aalto’s Lasertag #2
• Ke 11.3. – Annihilaatio
• To 12.3. – AVS Quadrokopterin lennätystä
• Pe 13.3. – ESN Aalto visits the Finnish Parliament
• La 14.3. – Fuusio 68 /blog/events/fuusio-68/
• La 14.3. – Salibandya: FLOB – M-Team II
• Su 15.3. – ESN Aalto goes to Pirates of the Baltic Sea!

2. Additional call for applications for the position of the intendant of the Technical Students’ Museum is ongoing!

The intendant is responsible for managing the museum section, which maintains, presents and develops the Technical Students’ Museum established in 1958 and its operations. The additional call for applications is open from 8am on 2 Mar until 8am on 8 Mar. If you have already applied for the position in the autumn of 2015 or in early 2015, you do not have to send a new application. For further information, please contact the Museum Director Tiina Metso (museo(at)ayy.fi, +358 50 520 9441) or Board Member Rosa Nylén (rosa.nylen(at)ayy.fi, +358414680457). The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/museo/

3. Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Neptune’s realm

Do you think that your language skills are a bit rusty? Would you like to learn how to talk like a native speaker 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 the cafés will have an 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 refreshment! 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!

This time Mosaic brings out the submarines and tridents when Cafe Lingua goes underwater on the 5th of March. Join us in an adventure into Neptune’s realm full of marine wonders at Rantasauna and meet fellow adventurers in the spirit of Cafe Lingua. Tea, coffee and not-that-fishy treats will also be served.

• WHAT: Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Neptune’s realm
• WHEN: Thursday, 5 March, 6pm-10pm
• WHERE: Rantasauna, Otaniemi
• HOW MUCH: Free of charge
• WHY: Meet other (marine) mammals and learn their languages!
• FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/408391996005271/

4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round is 22 Mar 2015 

The second application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €2000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.

The second application round of 2015 will end on Sunday, 22 March 2015, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/

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

5. International tutors are needed!

Do you want to help international students to get a smooth start in their studies and guide them through student life at Aalto University? Would you like to try your intercultural skills in practice?

International tutors have a very important role in leading an international group, showing them around the campus and holding get-togethers. Tutors get to know new cultures, make new friends and have a great time! Tutors can also get a credit point, tutor certificate and reimbursement for the expenses.

More information about international tutoring can be found from AYY webpage.

Enthusiastic international tutors are searched right now. Student associations coordinate tutoring together with Aalto schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI, BIZ and ARTS). You find the tutor recruiting forms of different associations HERE.

6. One week left to design a new logo for Mosaic

Mosaic challenges all Aalto members to a great contest! Our logo needs to be renovated in order to better reflect the issues that are important for Mosaic: the exchange of ideas, world views and opinions between nations and cultures. How can we fit all this in one picture? This is an assignment and challenge for you!

Use your favourite tools to design a logo which, in your opinion, reflects the internal essence of Mosaic and send the logo by email to mosaic@list.ayy.fi with your contact details. When designing the logo, please use vector graphics. Please submit your entry by Sunday, 8 Mar, 11.59pm. After this, Mosaic and AYY’s internationality sector will evaluate the entries. The winner will receive eternal honour, in addition to which the main prize includes two VIP tickets to the international sitsit and two movie tickets to Finnkino. The second prize also includes cinema tickets. AYY reserves the right to edit and use the logo as it considers suitable.

7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee

Aalto Community Section Aava will organise the greatly popular Humans vs Zombies event again this spring. The event planning and organising require plenty of manpower and good ideas.  Therefore, a new committee is recruited this year to help Aava. If you like people, zombies, the organising of major events, innovations or cute kittens, you should definitely get involved! The committee is also a good way to get to know the activities of Aava and the entire AYY. Come and make the next Humans vs Zombies even more epic!

Please send an informal application to matti.suominen@ayy.fi by Mon, 9 Mar. Please tell us who you are and whether you have previously organised HvZ, in how many HvZ events you have participated, why you would be a good member of the committee, are you interested in organising the event both in the spring and in the autumn. In addition, you get additional points for good ideas and suggestions for improvement in relation to the plot or the overall conduct of the event, for example.

8. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi 

Would you like to get local food from Otaniemi? Maybe grab herbs and a few tomatoes on your way home or during a lunch break? Maybe grow something special to eat? If you are interested, rent a farming plot from Otaniemi for the summer!

Otaniemi urban farming association rents farming plots in Martti Levón Park (next to Ossinlampi) in Otaniemi. The association promotes and develops urban farming activities and gardening among employees, students and associations at Aalto University. A total of 45 plots are allocated and the plot sizes range from 7-24 square metres.

After the first harvest season, there will be additional fertilisation which allows for better organic farming. A variery of tools are available for farmers to share.

So act now or no later than 22 Mar 2015. Further information (e.g. plot rents) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/aaltogarden

9. Radiodiodi is here again!

Radiodiodi is here again in April! Are you interested in making a radio programme or do you have a great idea that you would like to share with other students? In the previous years, there have been radio programmes about endangered frogs, NHL hockey to excellent discussion programmes. The broadcast is ongoing around the clock on 20-30 Apr, so there is a suitable time for everyone.

Come and hear more in the recruitment sauna of Radiodiodi at Ossinlinna from 6pm onwards on Friday, 13 Mar (https://www.facebook.com/events/803776816344413) or get more information directly from Chief Editor Jere (paatoimittaja@radiodiodi.fi / radiodiodi.fi /facebook.com/radiodiodi)

10. The Students’ Beer Pong Championships 2015

The Students’ Beer Pong Championships is here again! Aalto Beer Pong is organizing their largest tournament of the year during Easter holidays, on Good Friday, 3 April. Smökki has never seen total amount of 84 teams at once trying to achieve the title of a Beer Pong Champion!

The tournament sign-up opens exactly one month before the event, on 3 March at 4:00 PM in http://abp.ayy.fi/ and the registration is binding.

Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1453023398321031

11. Apply for 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 4th of March 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

12. Aalto University’s Women’s Day seminar on 9 Mar

Welcome to Aalto University’s traditional Women’s Day event on Otaniemi Campus. The seminar starts at 8.15am with breakfast and at 8.45am with inspiring speeches about different forms of entrepreneurship.

The seminar is opened by Aalto University’s Vice President Tuija Pulkkinen and Aalto University’s student Marianne Vikkula tells about her experiences in entrepreneurship in major companies and the SLUSH conference.

In the event, D.Sc. (Econ.) Charlotta Sirén, post-doc researcher of entrepreneurship talks about hybrid entrepreneurship and our alumna Karla Nieminen who owns the company Jäänmurtajat talks about practical entrepreneurship.

Sign up through this link. https://alumninet.aalto.fi/Portal/Public/Event/Apply.aspx?EventID=478

Speaker presentations: http://www.aalto.fi/fi/current/events/naistenpaiva2015/

13. OFC organizes a martial arts course in Otaniemi!

Otaniemi Fight Club organizes a series of trainings on muay thai and submission wrestling and possibly a few on Hokutoryu jujutsu in Otaniemi. Everyone is welcome to try it out. Read more about the course and register online: http://ofc.ayy.fi/pgs/course.php

14. Rehearsal game of FC Kissat against FC Femuri

FC Kissat, the women’s football team of Aalto School of Economics organises a rehearsal match against the team of the Faculty of Medicine FC Femuri. The match is organised at Lehtikuusentie Field at 5pm on Sunday, 8 March. Come and join the rehearsal!

Please sign up no later than Thu, 5 Mar and get further information: fckissat@gmail.com.
The latest news of FC Kissat are available on Facebook group FC Kissat. Futsal rehearsals continue on Thursdays, 7.30pm-9pm in the multi-purpose building in Viikki until the end of April.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter  9/2015

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

Participate in the organising of AYY’s Representative Council elections 2015. You can apply for the Central Election Committee until 12noon on Wednesday at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/.

1. This and next week’s events
2. #Koulutuslupaus – campaign start in Tapiola, 25 Feb, 11am-1pm
3. Aalto High 5 on this Thursday
4. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!
5. International tutors are needed!
6. How could teaching of multicultural groups be improved in Aalto? Participate in AYY’s video
7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee
8. KYN concert at Kapsäkki on 27 Feb
9. Become a voluntary support person for children or young people!
10. ”Raised by two cultures” theme group
11. AaltoBuild – Eco-efficient Construction & Building Services Recruiting Event
12. Order the history book of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering or work in Cuba Night 100 party
13. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of 2015
14. Inspired in Finland idea contest
15. Summer of Startups – apply before the end of March

1. This and next week’s events

Week 9

• Mon, 23 Feb – Tikelo presents Moonrise Kingdom @ Orion
• Mon, 23 Feb – Treier’s lecture ”Kroppsspråket ljuger aldrig”
• Wed, 25 Feb – Tommi Ahonen: Jumalan lapseus
• Wed, 25 Feb – ESN Aalto’s Poker tournament
• Wed, 25 Feb – Leisure skipper course begins
• Thu, 26 Feb – Aalto High5
• Fri, 27 Feb – Metal Club Mökä’s annual meeting sauna
• Fri, 27 Feb – ESN Aalto’s trip to Saariselkä (7 days)
• Fri, 27 Feb – KYN concert
• Fri, 27 Feb – Nippoli’s sauna evening
• Sat, 28 Feb – Kondensatio 124
• Sat, 28 Feb – Mosaic’s logo contest DL
• Sun, 1 Mar – Horseback riding course for beginners

Week 10

• Wed, 4 Mar – Prayer night
• Thu, 5 Mar – Coastal skipper course begins
• Fri, 6 Mar – Blood donation at Dipoli
• Sun, 8 Mar – Spring market

2. #Koulutuslupaus – Campaign start at Tapiola on 25 Feb, 11am-1pm

Aalto University Student Union (AYY) collects the education promises of the Parliamentary election candidates in Tapiola on Wednesday, 25 Feb, from 11am onwards. At the same time, candidates can take the entrance examination to the Parliament prepared by students. Come and meet the candidates and require that they make an education promise. Coffee and buns provided!

The event is part of #Koulutuslupaus election campaign, which is the national Parliamentary election campaign of higher education students. The campaign is coordinated by the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences SAMOK and the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). The website of the national campaign will open on 25 Feb at  koulutuslupaus.fi and on Facebook www.facebook.com/koulutuslupaus. The hashtag of the election campaign on social media is #koulutuslupaus.

3. Aalto High 5 on this Thursday

On this week’s Thursday, 26 Feb, starting at 2pm, we have time to get inspired and get to know each other when all Aalto members meet at Dipoli.

At 2pm-6pm, you have the opportunity to experience Aalto University in a nutshell. Would you like to try out a chair developed by Aalto ELEC, which takes health measurements and is combined with a lie detector? Or challenge your friends in the game room of Aalto SCI? Or see the icebreaker in action in the Arctic room? Or ask any questions from professors in different fields?

The day climaxes at 6pm when Boston Promenade gets on the stage.

High 5 is easily accessible by bus from the Arabia and Töölö campuses. Buses from Arabia leave at 13.30 and 16.00, from Töölö at 13.45 and 16.30.

• Click and sign up!: https://eage.aalto.fi/?fs/AaltoHighFive
• Further information at Into: https://into.aalto.fi/display/events/Aalto+High5
• You can find the event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/895975483792520/?fref=ts

4. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!

Bachelor business students will move to Otaniemi in September. This is a major event that we need to celebrate and it deserves a permanent monument on our campus coloured with the student history.

Sign up for the event through the link https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/943-2/.

The workshop event is held on 5 Mar. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 25 Feb 2015. If you cannot attent the event, you can also send your ideas to the board member in charge of campus development Santeri Nuotio at santeri.nuotio(at)ayy.fi.

5. International tutors are needed!

Do you want to help international students to get a smooth start in their studies and guide them through student life at Aalto University? Would you like to try your intercultural skills in practice?

International tutors have a very important role in leading an international group, showing them around the campus and holding get-togethers. Tutors get to know new cultures, make new friends and have a great time! Tutors can also get a credit point, tutor certificate and reimbursement for the expenses.

More information about international tutoring can be found from AYY webpage.

Enthusiastic international tutors are searched right now. Student associations coordinate tutoring together with Aalto schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI, BIZ and ARTS). You find the tutor recruiting forms of different associations HERE.

6. How could teaching of multicultural groups be improved in Aalto? Participate in AYY’s video

During the spring of 2015, AYY will film a 10-15 min video to develop teaching of multicultural groups in Aalto and we are now looking for potential students to share their opinions on the video. What has bothered you in teaching in Aalto? How is teaching different in your country of origin? Is the concept of a good student the same in your country and in Finland? Have you had difficulties understanding the teaching or instructions you have received in Aalto? The video will be made for the teaching staff and it is meant to open their eyes to understand the variety of students they have in their class. In the video we also give advice on how to develop teaching of multicultural groups, so we appreciate your ideas for that as well.

If you are interested in joining the project and appearing on the video, please send a brief description of your ideas and experiences regarding the theme to international@ayy.fi by 28 Feb 2015. The filming will be done in March-April and your time is needed for the maximum of 30 minutes. All the persons appearing on the video will get a movie ticket as a present.

7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee

Aalto Community Section Aava will organise the greatly popular Humans vs Zombies event again this spring. The event planning and organising require plenty of manpower and good ideas.  Therefore, a new committee is recruited this year to help Aava. If you like people, zombies, the organising of major events, innovations or cute kittens, you should definitely get involved! The committee is also a good way to get to know the activities of Aava and the entire AYY. Come and make the next Humans vs Zombies even more epic!

Please send an informal application to matti.suominen@ayy.fi by Mon, 9 Mar. Please tell us who you are and whether you have previously organised HvZ, in how many HvZ events you have participated, why you would be a good member of the committee, are you interested in organising the event both in the spring and in the autumn. In addition, you get additional points for good ideas and suggestions for improvement in relation to the plot or the overall conduct of the event, for example.

8. KYN concert on 27 Feb 

On Friday, 27 Feb 2015, 7pm at Music Theatre Kapsäkki in Helsinki

The female choir KYN performs Anna-Mari Kähärä’s songs that have delighted audiences both in Finland and abroad. In the concert, the choir performs alone and together with the composer.

Tickets from Kapsäkki ticket sales (09 260 0907): €20 / €16
Tickets from www.lippu.fi: €22,50 / €18,50

KYN is an expressive choir that is passionate about making music, it wants to touch people and tell stories. KYN has broken musical boundaries by introducing rhythm music and jazz to choir repertoire. The choir is known for its expressiveness, unique sound and ehtnic jazz repertoire.
www.kyn.fi
www.facebook.com/KYNchoir
www.youtube.com/KYN1981

9. Become a voluntary support person for children and young people! 

As a voluntary support person, you can support a child by giving your attention and time. A support person is an adult who listens, encourages and meets the child a few times a month and does nice things together with the child. A support person and a child can go ice-skating or to the library, for example. EHJÄ is now looking for support persons for the Espoo region.

Adults who have their own life in order and are able to commit to activities may apply for the position of a support person.  Training and support are provided for the position.

The next training session will begin in March, please get in touch and tell us about yourself! tiina.tuomala@ehja.fi / tel. 045 125 6201

Also see:

• https://www.facebook.com/ehjatukihenkilotoiminta
• http://www.ehja.fi/fi-vapaaehtoiseksi.html

10. ”Raised by two cultures” theme group

”Raised by two cultures” theme group is organised online for young people (18-30 years) who have grown in the middle of two cultures, i.e. for young people whose parents were born in different countries. Participants exchange ideas and experiences in the group and discuss how the background of two cultures is visible and impacts their adulthood and the present. The group is organised on TukiNetti on 2 Mar – 18 Mar 2015 and is led by volunteers trained by Duo. Registration is ongoing, please fill in the registration form online: bit.ly/1unbmv0

Further information on the group is available on Duo’s website: duoduo.fi/teemaryhmaumlt. The group also has its own Facebook site (event) at: facebook.com/events/337497746458255.

11. AaltoBuild – Eco-efficient Construction & Building Services Recruiting Event

Wednesday 4 Mar 2015 at 11-14, Otakaari 1 lobby, Otaniemi campus

Career opportunities & networking for students and young experts interested in construction, building services and energy technology.

Get to know the companies and organizations, ask for traineeship, present your competences or open discussions about the idea of your thesis work.

Programme
11am – 2pm Meet the companies at stands in the lobby
2pm – 4pm Info flashes, E Hall (Only in Finnish)

More information:
Info flashes in Finnish.

Organisations at stands will be updated at the following site:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/cooperation/career_services/meet_students/aaltobuild/opiskelijoille/

Welcome!

12. Order the history book of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering or work in Cuba Night 100 party

The long journey of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering is compiled between the covers of the 100-year history book! You can order the book to your home by mail, please fill in the order form on the following link: http://www.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/Historiateos/

Further information:
http://100.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/historiateos/#historiateos

Work in Cuba Night 100 party

The Guild of Mechanical Engineering celebrates its 100^th anniversary on 28 Mar 2015. The event brunch is organised on 29 Mar 2015. Would you like to see what happens behind the scenes? The pink people make it possible. Are you interested? Please do not hesitate and make the party of the century with us! Registration: http://www.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/Ilmot/sata-rekry/

13. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of 2015

The navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat will begin again. The beginner’s course on navigation theory and maritime traffic regulations, the leisure skipper course is held on Wednesdays, from 25 Feb onwards, 5.30pm-8pm in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). In the course, you will learn how to find your way between the right signs, navigate on the map and identify other ships based on lights. Teaching begins from the basics, so previous knowledge is not required. The continuation course, the coastal skipper course, is held on Thursdays, 5.30pm-8pm starting on 5 March, in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). The course provides further information on tides, meteorology and the use of the radar.

More specific descriptions of the courses and schedules are available on the club’s website at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=229. The training sessions are intended for the members of Teekkaripurjehtijat, become a member on our website!

14. Inspired in Finland idea contest

The Savonlinna Opera Festival has brought together nine leading companies. Now we are looking for creative people and new ideas for the Finnish working life. Create a new way (method, product or service) to understand and serve the customer better. You can use one or several partner companies of Inspired in Finland or the Savonlinna Opera Festival as an example.

The following nine companies participate in Inspired in Finland project: Accenture, Ahlström Capital, Andritz, Finnair, Fortum, Gasum, Ilmarinen, OP and Sanoma Media Finland.
The winner will receive a paid trainee programme. In addition, the top three participants receive the prizes of EUR 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000.

• Contest website: http://www.operafestival.fi/fi/IIF/Ideakilpailu
• Fb page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/489421231195653/
• Fb group: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredinfinland

15. Summer of Startups – apply by the end of March 

The application period for Summer of Startups programme has begun and we are now looking for entrepreneurial-minded adventurers from universities to build their own dreams in the form of a startup.

Summer of Startups programme is a two-month programme aimed at students and recent graduates. The programme is organised in June-August, where the team (1-X persons) can build their idea into a growth company. Teams are offered work facilities, company-specific training from professionals, tools for organising a startup, accommodation if necessary, and a grant of €1,500-5,000 paid for the summer, depending on the size of the team.

The application period is ongoing and you can apply until the last day of March. Please fill in the application at www.summerofstartups.com.

For further information, please see our website (www.summerofstartups.com) or contact the programme leaders Riko Nyberg (riko@aaltoes.com) and Joona Karjula (joona@aaltoes.com).

“Take a leap of faith – and have fun”

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 7/2015

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

The first Aino magazine of the year will be published today! Aino’s first issue of the spring interviews the wellness queen Nelli Lähteenmäki, takes the parliamentary election candidates to a karaoke bar, scans the brain, reviews the background of Nyyti association and visits a yoga class for men. The magazine is available on the campuses and online from 10 Feb onwards: http://www.ainolehti.fi.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Club room at OK18A available for reservations from 9 Feb 2015 onwards
3. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee
4. Mosaic’s World Dinner on Thursday, 19 Feb
5. Aalto High 5 – come and celebrate our joint achievements at Dipoli and listen to Boston Promenade
6. Join the activities of Otaniemi Urban Farming Association
7. Antti Nurmesniemi scholarships for postgraduate design studies
8. Global Impact Competition Finland 2015 – for a better world
9. Participate in Universum Career survey, find your ideal employers
10. Industrial Internet seminar at 4pm on 12 Feb @ Saha
11. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of  2015
12. Students’ baseball club OtaKoppi is active in the winter season!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 7

• Mon, 9 Feb – ESN Aalto’s Shrove Monday Baking
• Mon, 9 Feb – AEGEE Helsinki Social meeting
• Tue, 10 Feb – Registration for horseback riding course for beginners 
• Wed, 11 Feb – Audiopoli’s speaker project evening
• Wed, 11 Feb – ESN Aalto visits Fazer Chocolate Factory
• Wed, 11 Feb – Bible quiz
• Thu, 12 Feb – AEGEE-Helsinki jumps into icewater

Week 8

• Mon, 16 Feb – ESN Aalto’s Movie Night
• Tue, 17 Feb – Gravitaatio 2015
• Wed, 18 Feb – Game night of Ristin kilta
• Thu, 19 Feb – World Dinner
• Sat, 21 Feb – ESN Aalto presents Beer Pong tournament
• Sat, 21 Feb – AEGEE-Helsinki Welcome party

2. Club room at OK18A available for reservations from 9 Feb 2015 onwards

The club room at OK18A is located in the staircase of Otakaari 18 A building. The size of the room is approximately 70 m2 and it includes a small kitchen. The facility is suitable for playing board games or having meetings, for example. The facility is modestly furnished and there are no kitchen utensils, for example. However, we aim at improving the room and you can send development suggestions to tilat@ayy.fi. The club room at OK18A is free of charge for the student union members and costs €60 / hour for others.

You can make reservations starting from 9 Feb 2015 onwards at https://tila.ayy.fi/.

3. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee

In addition to all the other exciting affairs, the year 2015 is the year of the Representative Council elections. The Central Election Committee is in the heart of the elections. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections the best so far? Applications for the Central Election Committee are submitted via the electronic form at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/. The deadline for applications is 12noon on 18 Feb 2015.

The members of the Central Election Committee may not run as candidates in the Representative Council elections in 2015.

The Central Election Committee decides on polling and advance polling stations, establishes the election committees, checks the candidacy notifications and agreements on electoral alliances and coalitions, performs the vote count audit and supervises the general order in the elections, among other things.

4. Mosaic’s World Dinner on Thursday the 19th of February @ Smökki

World Dinner is the perfect opportunity to enjoy exotic delicacies and show off your cooking skills. Joining in on this experience is simple: sign up at lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/world-dinner/, cook something delicious to serve and come to Smökki to enjoy the treats made by others. You can participate in the event individually, but it is easiest to gather a group of 2-5 people and cook a large meal together (meaning at least as much, as your group together would eat).

See you in Smökki!

• WHAT: World Dinner
• WHEN: Thursday, 19 Feb, 6pm to 10pm
• WHERE: Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
• WHY: Enjoy great food from all around the globe!
• SIGN-UP: lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/world-dinner/
• FB: www.facebook.com/events/1547186802208775/

5. Aalto High 5 – come and celebrate our joint achievements at Dipoli and listen to Boston Promenade

There are many exciting happenings going on at our university but we rarely have the time and the opportunity to explore what we all do and get excited about the successes of others. On Thursday, 26 Feb, starting at 2pm, we have time for inspiration and getting to know each other, when all Aalto members meet at Dipoli.

At 2pm-6pm, you have the opportunity to experience Aalto University in a nutshell. Would you like to try out a chair developed by Aalto ELEC, which takes health measurements and is combined with a lie detector? Or challenge your friends in the game room of Aalto SCI and Aalto ARTS? Or see the icebreaker in action in the Arctic room? Or ask any questions from the professors in different fields?

The day climaxes at 6pm when Boston Promenade gets on the stage.

All Aalto members are cordially welcome to the event. Transport to Otaniemi is organised from Töölö and Arabia campuses.

Click and sign up!: https://eage.aalto.fi/?fs/AaltoHighFive

Further information on Into: https://into.aalto.fi/display/events/Aalto+High5

6. Join the activities of Otaniemi Urban Farming Association 

Are you interested in growing your own food? Would you like to do it next to your study/workplace? In a good company? Easily? If your answer is yes, join the activities of Otaniemi Urban Farming Association! The association rents farming plots from Martti Levon park to individual persons, associations and communities.

If you want to make sure that you get yourself a plot, join the association board. The workload is not very demanding and you get to develop the new association and urban farming in Otaniemi! You get to know new people and gain valuable association experience!

Come to the additional annual meeting of Otaniemi Urban Farming Association, where the new board is elected for the association for the year of 2015. The meeting is held on Thursday, 12 Feb, at 4.15pm in the meeting room Alvar Aino Elissa at the address Lämpömiehenkuja 2.

Persons outside the association board may apply for plots later in the spring.

Further information: /blog/2015/02/05/lahde-mukaan-otaniemen-kapunkiviljely-yhdistyksen-toimintaan/

7. Antti Nurmesniemi scholarships for postgraduate design studies

In 2000, Askon Säätiö Foundation established scholarships bearing the name of Professor Antti Nurmesniemi to support postgraduate studies or internships abroad. Two scholarships (EUR 17,000 each) are allocated each academic year. One of the scholarships is intended for those who have completed the Finnish Master of Arts or similar degree for postgraduate studies or internship. The other scholarships is intended for those who have completed the Finnish Bachelor of Arts or similar degree for completing the master’s studies.

Antti Nurmesniemi 2015 scholarships for postgraduate design studies for the academic year 2015-2016 are open for applications on 1 Feb-30 Apr 2015.

You may apply for the scholarship with an informal, preferably electronical application, addressed to Askon Säätiö foundation. The application must be delivered to the representative by the end of April 2015. Further information and application instructions: www.askonsaatio.fi

8. Global Impact Competition Finland 2015 – for a better world

The Global Impact Challenge will be held in Finland for the first time ever this spring 2015, and is now open for entries. Singularity University, the Silicon Valley-based institute and startup-accelerator holds regional innovation competitions around the world each year, from where the winner gets awarded a seat and a fully funded scholarship worth €25,000 to a 3-month long intensive course based at NASA Ames Research Center in California.

Read more at Into https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=18386658

9. Participate in Universum Career survey, find your ideal employers

Share your opinion about employers and your priorities in future work life. By participating you can win EUR 1,000 gift card to a store of your choice. Start here: http://uledge.co/Aalto (choose English language on survey website)

10. Industrial Internet seminar 12 Feb, 4pm @ Saha

Industrial Internet seminar gathers together five companies in the field to share their views on a rising industrial trend. The participants include KONE, Konecranes, Tieto, IBM and Airbus. The event is open to anyone interested in the topic and participation is free of charge.

Registration http://koneinsinoorikilta.fi/iot

FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/638740439584907/

11. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of 2015

The navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat will begin again. The beginner’s course on navigation theory and maritime traffic regulations, the leisure skipper course is held on Wednesdays, from 25 Feb onwards, 5.30pm-8pm in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). In the course, you will learn how to find your way between the right signs, navigate on the map and identify other ships based on lights. Teaching begins from the basics, so previous knowledge is not required. The continuation course, the coastal skipper course, is held on Thursdays, 5.30pm-8pm starting on 5 March, in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). The course provides further information on tides, meteorology and the use of the radar.

More specific descriptions of the courses and schedules are available on the club’s website at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=229. The training sessions are intended for the members of Teekkaripurjehtijat, become a member on our website!

12. Students’ baseball club OtaKoppi is active in the winter season!

OtaKoppi is the students’ baseball association that provides its members with a wide range of opportunities to play baseball. OtaKoppi has diverse activities also in the winter season. We have rehearsals at Otahalli on Tuesdays, 9pm-11pm, where you can refine your hits and on Sundays, 3.20pm-4.40pm we exercise and play floorball. All who are interested are very welcome to keep up their shape in a great company!

In the summer, OtaKoppi plays in the men’s provincial league, the women’s regional league and the amateur league. Informal summer baseball is organised weekly in the summer, where everyone can participate, regardless of their background!

You can read more about OtaKoppi on its website (otakoppi.fi). The membership is free for the members of AYY and HYY. By becoming a member, you are added to the mailing list of OtaKoppi, which provides information on upcoming rehearsals and events.

• otakoppi.fi
• www.facebook.com/otakoppi