This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 7/2014

The judicial process of the property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation will begin in Helsinki District Court on Monday, 10 Feb 2014. Further information on the topic is available at ayy.fi/omaisuuskiista or facebook.com/omaisuuskiista (unfortunately mainly in Finnish).

1. This and next week’s events
2. Respond to the anniversary survey of Aino magazine
3. Apply for a garden plot from Aalto Garden at Ossinlampi
4. Aalto School of students – sign up as a teacher
5. Taekwon-Do beginner’s course
6. We Love Coffee, 13 Feb @ ADD CAFE
7. Apply for a full-ride scholarship to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer School 2014
8. Teekkarispeksi’s Restaurant Day Sun February 16, 2014 at 12-18
9. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

1. This and next week’s events

Week 7

• Mon, 10 Feb – Open lecture – Alexander Stubb: Suomi, Eurooppa ja maailma
• Tue, 11 Feb – Sat, 15 Feb – KY-Spex 2014 presents: Le Coq Magnifique
• Wed, 12 Feb – Career workshop – Identify your own areas of expertise and make concrete career goals (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI) 
• Wed, 12 Feb – Santeri Marjokorpi: Forced migration – Why?
• Thu, 13 Feb – We Love Coffee @ ADD CAFE
• Thu, 13 Feb – KYL’s internal quartet contest
• Thu, 13 Feb – Visit to Fazer chocolate factory
• Sat, 15 Feb – Equalisation of Potential 93

Week 8

• Wed, 19 Feb – Game night

2. Respond to the anniversary survey of Aino magazine

Have you attended an anniversary of your student organisation? If not, why is that? Please respond to Aino’s survey and help us to write a better article. The link to the survey will be published later today on Aino’s webpage. The survey is open until 11:59pm on Tuesday.

3. Apply for a garden plot from Aalto Garden at Ossinlampi

Have you dreamed of a garden plot in the middle of the campus by the pond? Now it is time to make this dream come true as the first farming season of Aalto Garden is approaching.

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

So act now or no later than 15 February 2014. Further information (garden plot rents, etc.) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/viljelypalsta.

4. Aalto School of students – sign up as a teacher

What is your passion? At Aalto School of Students, you can share it with others! The event is organised at Design Factory on Sunday, 23 March, 1pm-6pm. The day consists of lessons (duration 45 minutes) held by us, the students!

The lessons range from relationship skills to problem solving and the architecture of ships. We are now looking for teachers for the event. We believe that the best teachers are those who are genuinely enthusiastic about their topic. So you do not have to be the highest expert in your field – enthusiasm takes you far and the participants are interested beginners. Please note that you can teach in Finnish, English or Swedish. If you are interested, please contact us by 28 Feb by e-mail (aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com) and tell us briefly what you would like to teach. Further information is also available at: http://aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com/ .

If you do not want to be a teacher but would rather participate in the class, stay tuned!

5. Taekwon-Do beginner’s course

Taekwon-Do of the University of Helsinki organises the beginner’s course for the students and staff of the University of Helsinki and Aalto University. The course if free of charge and no previous experience is required. In the course, you can get in a better shape, strenghten abdominal muscles, learn kicking and punching techniques, as well as body control and maintenance.

Training sessions will be held in the sports hall of the administrative building on Wednesdays, 5.30pm-6.30pm and on Saturdays, 1pm-2.30pm. You can join throughout February!

Sign up: http://www.hytaekwondo.com/club/course.php

6. We Love Coffee, 13 Feb @ ADD CAFE

Valentine’s Day Eve is dedicated to the love of coffee. The coffee carnival organised by ADD CAFE and Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo roastery familiarises you with different types of coffee and preparation methods. Come, taste and be charmed!

During the day, you have the opportunity to attend two interesting lectures:

• 2pm: Benjamin Andberg, Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo: Kahvin lyhyt oppimäärä (”basics of coffee”)
• 3.30pm: Kivi Sotamaa, Aalto Digital Design Laboratory: 3D-tulostuksen maailma (”world of 3D printing”)

We Love Coffee, Thu, 13 Feb, 11am-5pm @ ADD CAFE

Coffee greetings, ADD CAFE and Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo

7. Apply for a full-ride scholarship to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer School 2014

The Brittingham Viking Organization is currently accepting applications for a full-ride scholarship to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer School 2014. The scholarship covers tuition, housing and the transatlantic round trip flight.

BVO wants to offer you the opportunity to:

• Study at one of the worlds highest ranked institutions of higher education for one summer
• Choose from a wide selection of classes offered every summer – it can, but doesn’t have to be related to what you are doing now
• Meet a variety of people from different backgrounds whilst traveling extensively in the United States
• Gain experiences and connections that shape your future
• Become a lifetime member of an active scholarship alumni organization

The scholar will be chosen based on a written application and an interview. The application should contain a one-page cover letter, a resume, university transcript(s), a tentative study plan for the summer school, a letter of recommendation and a receipt for paid application fee. The application fee is €10 and should be paid to the account Aktia 405540-232023 (IBAN FI4140554020032023) with the notification: BVO Scholarship. The application should be sent to bvofinland@gmail.com no later than 4pm on 21 February 2014. All attachments are to be in PDF.

Interviews will be held in Helsinki on 27 February and we ask that you reserve the evening of 28 February to be formally greeted by the organization in the event of your selection.

For additional information on the scholarship and the organization, visit: www.brittinghamvikings.org and on facebook, contact bvofinland@gmail.com or call Kristian Pentti +358503001221.

8. Teekkarispeksi’s Restaurant Day Sun February 16, 2014 at 12-18

Your holiday doesn’t have to be a Dance of Death, since the 25-years-old Teekkarispeksi will bring relief! Ease your hunger on Sunday February 16th at Ossin linna (Otakaari 18, Espoo) with the ham and cheese toast of cardinal du Brillant or be enchanted by the sinfully seductive chocolate dream of Venus.

You can find more information and the complete menu in the Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/582455671845434. Our restaurant also serves tickets to this spring’s performances.

Ticket sales for the 25th Teekkarispeksi, Danse Macabre, are also ongoing in the web: http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi. Ensure your participation in the festivities and get your tickets now!

9. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

Would you like to include your own news in the weekly newsletter? Please send your brief text, a maximum of three brief paragraphs, approximately 150 words, by 10am on THURSDAY to tiedottaja@ayy.fi. Please also add a title to your text and write a summary of a few sentences for the e-mail version of the weekly newsletter. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. The content of the newsletter is ultimately edited by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (firstname.lastname@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9440).

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 6/2014

NB! Aalto’s printing services have a maintenance break today on Monday, 3 Feb 2014, from 5pm onwards. The break lasts for about two hours when the print management server is updated. During the maintenance break, Canon printers and multifunction printers will not be available. Other manufacturers’ devices function normally during the break.

AYY celebrated its four-year-old journey at Event Centre Telakka during the weekend. AYY thanks all the participants!

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY granted awards and acknowledgments at its anniversary on Saturday
3. Apply for a garden plot from Aalto Garden at Ossinlampi
4. Breaks in Aalto e-mail services on Wednesday, February 5
5. FSHS neck and shoulder muscle maintenance course and relaxation group
6. Students’ Apple Day 2014
7. Aalto School of Students – sign up as a teacher
8. KY-Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique – premiere this week!
9. Teekkari Spex 2014: ticket sales to begin at 12noon on 5 Feb 2014
10. Tools for anxious situations
11. Easier and better writing intensive workshop!
12. Participate in a career and education survey and win great prices!
13. News from Aalto Career Services
14. Polijazz’s intensive courses of creative dance and oriental dance
15. PSK Kupla’s try-out dive CANCELLED – basic course in scuba diving organised as announced

1. This and next week’s events

Week 6

• Wed, 5 Feb – Janne Ropponen: How did I find my place as a missionary pilot
• Wed, 5 Feb –  Tools for summer job hunting (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Wed, 5 Feb – TEEKKARI SPEX ticket sales begin
• Wed, 5 Feb – Summer University Planning Meeting
• Fri, 7 Feb – Intensive courses of oriental dance and creative dance in February!
• Sun, 9 Feb – Capgemini Young Professionals Academy application deadline
• Sun, 9 Feb – Floorball: FLOB – GrIFK

Week 7

• Wed, 12 Feb – Career workshop – Identify your own areas of expertise and make concrete career goals (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI) 
• Wed, 12 Feb – Santeri Marjokorpi: Forced migration – Why?
• Thu, 13 Feb – We Love Coffee @ ADD CAFE
• Sat, 15 Feb – Equalisation of Potential 93

2. AYY granted awards and acknowledgments at its anniversary on Saturday 

AYY’s fourth anniversary was celebrated at Event Centre Telakka in Helsinki on Saturday, 1 Feb 2014. At the anniversary, AYY’s first acknowledgements, the Learning Promotion Deed and International Deed awards for the year 2013 were granted. The Learning Promotion Deed of the year 2013 was Uudet Koekäytännöt project. Read more: /en/blog/2014/02/03/ayy-awarded-the-international-deed-and-learning-promotion-deed-of-the-year-2013/

The International Deed of the year 2013 was the English performance of the Physicist Spex. In addition, Sergei Chekurov and Gaurav Das were awarded with honorable mentions. Read more: /en/blog/2014/02/03/ayy-awarded-the-international-deed-and-learning-promotion-deed-of-the-year-2013/

AYY’s first acknowledgments were also granted at the anniversary. For this first time, eleven community badges, fourteen badges of merit, one badge of honour and two hero badges were awarded. Proposals for the awarded badges were made in the years of 2012 and 2013.
Read more: /en/blog/2014/02/03/ayy-awarded-its-first-acknowledgments/

3. Apply for a garden plot from Aalto Garden at Ossinlampi

Have you dreamed of a garden plot in the middle of the campus by the pond? Now it is time to make this dream come true as the first farming season of Aalto Garden is approaching.

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

So act now or no later than 15 February 2014. Further information (garden plot rents, etc.) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/viljelypalsta.

4. Breaks in Aalto e-mail services on Wednesday, February 5

Aalto e-mail services will be updated on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. During the update users may encounter several short breaks in use of the e-mail service and it can also take longer than normal for mails to be delivered.

For example, for OWA (http://mail.aalto.fi) user the breaks are shown so that you are asked to re-login to the system.  Aalto look of the OWA login page will disappear during the update temporarily. Please, check the URL carefully when you re-login to the service.

This update affects all @aalto.fi e-mail users. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Contacts: servicedesk@aalto.fi

5. FSHS neck-shoulder muscle maintenance course and relaxation group

There is still plenty of room in the neck-shoulder muscle maintenance physiotherapy course of FSHS starting on 13 Feb! The course duration is 2x75min. The course is well suited for students who have mild neck-shoulder symptoms. It is also suitable for students with neck problems due to occlusion symptoms. The course includes an educative section, as well as self-care and massage guidance and exercises. The course is organised at FSHS Töölö Health Centre. More information is available on FSHS website at www.yths.fi. You can register for physiotherapy groups by calling the physiotherapy helpline: Mon-Fri, 11am-12noon, tel. 0467101503.

6. Students’ Apple Day 2014

Students’ Apple Day will be again celebrated in all FSHS units on Thursday, 13 Feb 2014. The theme of Students’ Apple Day in 2014 is the 60-year-old FSHS. Students’ Apple Day is a health promotion day of FSHS, when FSHS specialists share information on healthy living through various health promotion themes and tell you how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

7. Aalto School of students – sign up as a teacher

What is your passion? At Aalto School of Students, you can share it with others! The event is organised at Design Factory on Sunday, 23 March, 1pm-6pm. The day consists of lessons (duration 45 minutes) held by us, the students!

The lessons range from relationship skills to problem solving and the architecture of ships. We are now looking for teachers for the event. We believe that the best teachers are those who are genuinely enthusiastic about their topic. So you do not have to be the highest expert in your field – enthusiasm takes you far and the participants are interested beginners. Please note that you can teach in Finnish, English or Swedish. If you are interested, please contact us by 28 Feb by e-mail (aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com) and tell us briefly what you would like to teach. Further information is also available at: http://aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com/ .

If you do not want to be a teacher but would rather participate in the class, stay tuned!

8. KY Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique – premiere this week!

Mon Dieu! Sacré Bleu! The premiere of KY Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique takes place this week!  Le Coq Magnifique invites all spex friends to enjoy a restaurant evening filled with fabulous actors, incredible dancers and immersive music. Performances take place at Theatre Forum on 6, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 Feb. If you are not afraid of corky humour, click yourself to the ticket shop through the website (kyspeksi.fi)!

Ticket sales this week:

• School of Economics: Tue, 4 Feb, Wed, 5 Feb and Thu, 6 Feb, 12noon and 2pm breaks
• Otaniemi: Main building, Tue, 4 Feb, 11am-1pm

NB! You can pay with the card at KY Spex!

Tickets are also available at kyspeksi.fi

Are you a freshman? Welcome to watch KY Spex on 13 Feb. AFYE offers free tickets for the first hundred first-year students to the greatest spectacle of February. Like KY-Spex’s Facebook site, fill out the form (www.tinyurl.com/kyspeksi14) and make sure that you do not miss the hottest event of this month. Bienvenue!

9. Teekkari Spex 2014: ticket sales begin at 12noon on 5 Feb 2014

Your wait is over, Teekkari Spex is here again! Finland’s largest student musical celebrates its 25-year-old journey in 2014. So be ready at 12noon on Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014, when the veil of secrecy is revealed and the theme of the Teekkari Spex of the spring is announced at http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi. At the same time, ticket sales for the spring performances begin. Order an e-mail reminder about performance dates and ticket sales: http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi/teaser/. Get your ticket fast, in recent years they have been sold out and the best seats are reserved first!

10. Tools for anxious situations

The workshop is intended for students whose anxiety affects their studies and who would like to find tools for coping with anxiety. There are many types of anxiety, one is nervous to perform, others fear social situations or might be anxious about something else.

The workshop provides an opportunity to handle different situations and anxiety in general – from the participants’ own starting points. Course methods include discussion, as well as exercises done alone and in the group. The workshop includes six meetings (two hours/meeting). The workshop is led by Study Psychologist Minna Nevala. The course is held in Finnish!

• Meeting times: Tuesdays, 2pm-4pm, 25 Feb-1 Apr 2014
• Meeting place: Otakaari 1, training room Majakka (M140)
• Registrations and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi or 040 353 8112 (Minna Nevala).
• Further information on Into.

11. Easier and better writing intensive workshop!

Is your master’s thesis approaching? Should you finish an essay? Has it been a long time since your last major writing project? Participate in the writing workshop!

In three workshop meetings, students get familiar with various texts and their production. What makes a text persuasive, readable, understandable, or touching? The more specific workshop themes partly depend on the participants, but the meetings focus on the recognition of different texts, getting rid of the fear of the blank page, and helping the production of text by means of fiction. The functions of written expression are approached through various text samples and small writing exercises. Workshops will be held in Finnish.

The intensive workshops are held on three consecutive Tuesdays (11 Feb, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 5pm-8pm) at the central office of Aalto University Student Union at the address Otakaari 11. Participants will be informed about pre-assignments preceding the meeting. Participation in the workshop only requires an open mind, commitment to participate in all three meetings and advance registration to the workshop leader Lotta Aarikka (by e-mail to lamaar@utu.fi). Participants (6-10) are elected in the order of registration. Planning, implementation and documentation of the workshops are part of the leader’s creative writing studies at the University of Turku. Welcome!

12. Participate in a career and education survey and win great prices!

The annual student survey ´’trendence Graduate Barometer’ is open again. The survey is conducted online and is quick and easy to fill out.

The questions asked include how satisfied you are with our studies and what you expect from your future career. The survey gathers student opinions from across Europe and explores differences and similarities that exist among the individual countries. After completing the survey, you can compare your answers to the average results of students in Europe. To participate, please click here: www.trendence-gradbarometer.eu (not later than February 10th 2014. )

Furthermore, you have the chance to win one of the following prizes: 5 x Amazon vouchers of each €500. 10 x Amazon vouchers of each €200. This survey is conducted with our research partner the trendence Institut. We can reassure you that your answers will be anonymous and your data will be legally protected.

13. News from Aalto Career Services

The legendary contest, the Student of the Year, will begin again!

Universum and its partners are looking for students who have been successful in their studies or in some other area, such as student organisations or the working life, who are active, enthusiastic and forward-looking. The application deadline is 16 March 2014 and finalists will be awarded in the Employers of the Year event at Culture Factory Korjaamo in Helsinki on 6 May 2014. Further information on the contest is available at: http://www.vuodenopiskelija.fi/

Are you a contributor, developer or a proceeder? Find out your own motivation profile!

You can find out your motivation profile by responding to a renewed T-Media employer image survey! In the employer image 2014 research, T-Media clarifies the latest working life trends, attractiveness of employers in Finland and expectations related to the working life and employers. By responding, you can improve the quality of working life! Filling out the form will take about 15 minutes and a travel voucher of EUR 1,200 is raffled among the participants, as well as 5 pieces of gift cards worth of EUR 50 to presentcard.fi site. Research: http://www.t-media.fi/tyonantajakuva-2014/ (in Finnish). Please respond to the research by Fri, 14 Feb!

Doctors’ career follow-up 2013 has been completed!

The research covers the employment, career quality and the development needs of doctoral education of those who have graduated as doctors of science in the years of 2010-2011. The Career Services implement the career researches of masters and doctors in alternate years. You can find the latest and older career researches at CareerWeb.

14. Polijazz’s intensive courses of creative dance and oriental dance 

Polijazz organises two great intensive courses of oriental dance (beginners) and creative dance (open level) in February. Both courses will be held in Otaniemi on five Fridays: 7 Feb, 14 Feb, 21 Feb, 28 Feb and 7 March at 5pm-6pm (oriental) and 6pm-7pm (creative). The course fee is EUR 20 per course. Read more on the Facebook event and register at http://polijazz.ayy.fi/ .

15. PSK Kupla’s try-out dive is CANCELLED – basic course in scuba diving is organised as announced

The try-out dive organised by PSK Kupla will have to be cancelled due to a fire in the club room, as we do not have an adequate number of diving equipment by 6 Feb. The next try-out dive will most likely be held in the autumn of 2014.

The info lecture of the basic course in scuba diving is held at 5.30pm on Thu 6 Feb. Everyone who is interested in the course is welcome. Kupla’s website does not work at the moment but you can see further information on the basic courses, etc. on the temporary website at www.kupla.org.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 5/2014

This week, we celebrate AYY’s fourth anniversary. Happy birthday four-year-old AYY! HSL collects feedback on a draft route network plan for the West Metro feeder services. Now you have a real opportunity to have influence. Further information here.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Comment on a draft route network plan for the West Metro feeder services
3. Capgemini’s Young Professionals Academy application deadline 9 Feb 2014
4. The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open
5. Tools for anxious situations
6. Easier and better writing – intensive workshop!
7. Go to little shrovetide in Turku with Aava
8. Participate in a career and education survey and win great prices!
9. KY-Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique ticket shop is open!
10. Spend an excellent summer in the world class university: call for outstanding students for the Stanford University Summer School
11. EntreMill – working life oriented career training programme for higher education students! Apply now!
12. BOSTON 60’S CLUB FRI 31 JAN

1.  This and next week’s events

Week 5

• Mon, 27 Jan – Weekly dance lessons of Polijazz begin
• Tue, 28 Jan – CV clinic (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Wed, 29 Jan – Juha Latvala: Unfathomable mercy
• Wed, 29 Jan – Teekkari Sailors’ info night
• Thu, 30 Jan – Club Lagoon pre-party sitsit
• Thu, 30 Jan – Club Lagoon
• Thu, 30 Jan – Representative Council meeting 3/2014 
• Fri, 31 Jan – Shotokai-karate’s basic course begins
• Fri, 31 Jan – Blood donation at Dipoli
• Sat, 1 Feb – AYY’s fourth anniversary
• Sat, 1 Feb – Anniversary after party: REVOLUTION PARTY 
• Sun, 2 Feb – Anniversary brunch

Week 6

• Wed, 5 Feb – Janne Ropponen: How did I find my place as a missionary pilot
• Wed, 5 Feb – Tools for summer job hunting (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Wed, 5 Feb – TEEKKARI SPEX ticket sales begin
• Sun, 9 Feb – Capgemini Young Professionals Academy application deadline  

2. Comment on a draft route network plan for the West Metro feeder services

HSL has completed the draft route network plan for the West Metro feeder services and is inviting comments on the draft until 2 Feb. Please have a look at the draft and make comments on HSL website through the online questionnaire.

Resident associations, organisations and companies may submit their comments on the draft plan via e-mail to lansimetron_linjastosuunnitelma@hsl.fi.

On the basis of the comments, HSL will assess whether the plan should be modified. After this, the plan will be finalised and submitted to the HSL Executive Board for approval.

Further information: https://www.hsl.fi/linjastosuunnitelmat/lansimetron-liityntalinjasto

3. Capgemini’s Young Professionals Academy application deadline 9 Feb 2014

Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, which employs 130,000 employees in 44 countries. Of them, more than 1,600 work for the Finnish customers. The company helps its clients to succeed by designing and integrating technical solutions to support their changing and evolving business operations. Capgemini provides management, development and hosting services for applications and infrastructure, as well as the outsourcing of business processes.

Capgemini is looking for recently graduated students in technical and commercial sectors to our

Young Professionals Academy (YPA) programme 2–3 times a year. The programme provides an excellent opportunity to start a career as an IT consultant in a permanent job. During the introduction period, you work in client projects supported by an experienced mentor, deepen your technological know-how and learn the basics of consultation. YPA application period is ongoing and the deadline for applications is Sun, 9 Feb 2014.

Join the team! More information here.

4. The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open

The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

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

The first application round of 2014 will end on Sunday, 2 Feb 2013, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/

Deadlines for the application rounds in the spring of 2014 and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website a http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

5. Tools for anxious situations

The workshop is intended for students whose anxiety affects their studies and who would like to find tools for coping with anxiety. There are many types of anxiety, one is nervous to perform, others fear social situations or might be anxious about something else.

The workshop provides an opportunity to handle different situations and anxiety in general – from the participants’ own starting points. Course methods include discussion, as well as exercises done alone and in the group. The workshop includes six meetings (two hours/meeting). The workshop is led by Study Psychologist Minna Nevala. The course is held in Finnish!

• Meeting times: Tuesdays, 2pm-4pm, 25 Feb-1 Apr 2014
• Meeting place: Otakaari 1, training room Majakka (M140)
• Registrations and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi or 040 353 8112 (Minna Nevala).

Further information: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=5116000

6. Easier and better writing intensive workshop!

Is your master’s thesis approaching? Should you finish an essay? Has it been a long time since your last major writing project? Participate in the writing workshop!

In three workshop meetings, students get familiar with various texts and their production. What makes a text persuasive, readable, understandable, or touching? The more specific workshop themes partly depend on the participants, but the meetings focus on the recognition of different texts, getting rid of the fear of the blank page, and helping the production of text by means of fiction. The functions of written expression are approached through various text samples and small writing exercises.

The intensive workshops are held on three consecutive Tuesdays (11 Feb, 18 Feb, 25 Feb, 5pm-8pm) at the central office of Aalto University Student Union at the address Otakaari 11. Participants will be informed about pre-assignments preceding the meeting. Participation in the workshop only requires an open mind, commitment to participate in all three meetings and advance registration to the workshop leader Lotta Aarikka (by e-mail to lamaar@utu.fi). Participants (6-10) are elected in the order of registration. Planning, implementation and documentation of the workshops are part of the leader’s creative writing studies at the University of Turku.

Welcome!

7. Go to little shrovetide in Turku with Aava

Aava organises free transport to little shrovetide in Turku for all Aalto University students! Little shrovetide is a pub crawl organised in Turku, which is preceded by hill sliding in Puolalanpuisto Park. At departure and arrival, the bus drives through Otaniemi and Kamppi. When you register, please select your bus stop.

• Otaniemi bus stop: Otaniemi shopping centre (Otakaari 11)
• Kamppi bus stop: Bus parking space in front of KY Building on Eteläinen rautatienkatu

The price is EUR 30, including the ticket to the pub crawl. You will get payment details in a confimation e-mail. The after party takes place at Börs, Monkey and Amarillo. There are 50 seats and the registration will begin at 12noon on Thursday, 16 Jan at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/pl14/ Registration will end at 12noon on 2 Feb.

Further information http://www.pikkulaskiainen.fi/ and on facebook.

8.  Participate in a career and education survey and win great prices!

Annual student survey ‘trendence Graduate Barometer’ is open again. The survey is conducted online and is quick and easy to fill out.

The questions asked include how satisfied you are with our studies and what you expect from your future career. The survey gathers student opinions from across Europe and explores differences and similarities that exist among the individual countries. After completing the survey, you can compare your answers to the average results of students in Europe.

To participate, please click here: www.trendence-gradbarometer.eu (no later than 10 February 2014)

Furthermore, you have the chance to win one of the following prizes: 5 x Amazon vouchers of each €500, 10 x Amazon vouchers of each €200. This survey is conducted with our research partner the trendence Institut. We can reassure you that your answers will be anonymous and your data will be legally protected.

9. KY-Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique – ticket shop is open!

C’est magnifique! KY-Spex 2014 has been published. Le Coq Magnifique invites all spex friends to enjoy a restaurant evening filled with fabulous actors, incredible dancers and immersive music. The premiere takes place at Theatre Forum on 6 Feb. If you are not afraid of corky humour, click yourself to the ticket shop through the website!

Tickets are sold at the School of Business every week, ticket sales on other campuses are announced later. NB! You can pay with the card at KY Spex!

Are you a freshman? Welcome to watch KY Spex on 13 Feb. AFYE offers free tickets for the first hundred first-year students to the greatest spectacle of February. Like KY-Spex’s Facebook site, fill out the form and make sure that you do not miss the hottest event of next month.

Bienvenue!

10. Spend an excellent summer in the world class university: call for outstanding students for the Stanford University Summer School

As the student of Aalto (bachelors at the final phase and masters at the early stage), you have the opportunity to apply for the summer school organised by the Stanford University – Stanford Summer International Honors Program SSIHP – which is organised on 21 June–17 Aug 2014 in California. Aalto University, in cooperation with the Stanford University Summer School, supports the studies of the maximum of six Aalto members with full scholarships.

Deadline for applications is 31 Jan 2014. Application instructions and further information on Into.

11. EntreMill – working life oriented career training programme for higher education students! Apply now!

Do you need sparring in your job search? Are you interested in entrepreneurship? EntreMill career training programme is the answer to these and many other questions! EntreMill is a career training programme connected to the working life, which includes contact teaching, counselling and consulting, as well as a final project carried out during the programme. Training is based on measures promoting effective employment and development of those professional skills that are not learned at school. The training programme is ideal for students, as you can study, work on your thesis or work part-time at the same time. The training programme is intended for enthusiastic and motivated students who study in higher education institutions or who are graduating (polytechnic/university), or recent graduates who need sparring in their transition to the working life and the development of professional skills.

The training programme is free for students who are elected to the programme!

Further information and application instructions are available here.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity and apply no later than 4pm on 31 Jan 2014!

12. BOSTON 60’S CLUB FRI, 31 JAN

This year, Boston Promenade, which has entertained the friends of versatile big band music already for decades, celebrates its 50^th anniversary. The monthly organised Boston Clubs give you the opportunity to time travel from past decades to the current day. During the same night, you will hear amazing performances of both the former and current Boston Promenade! Would you like to participate? Further information on facebook.

WHEN: FRI, 31 JAN, 8PM->  | WHERE: Music Theatre Kapsäkki, Hämeentie 68 | STUDENT TICKETS: €8 (entrance) / €9.50 Lippu.fi

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 4/2013

This week, you still have time to register for AYY’s incredible anniversary, the revolutionary after party and/or anniversary brunch. Read more and register at www.vuosijuhlat.fi

1. This and next week’s events
2. Sign up for AYY’s fourth anniversary, after party and/or herring breakfast
3. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?
4. Go to little shrovetide in Turku with Aava
5. Aalto chaplains on duty on the campus during the academic terms
6. New FSHS language strategy took effect on 1 Jan 2014
7. KY-Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique ticket shop is open!
8. International mining, mineral and environmental Master’s programme EMMEP’s info and sauna evening at Rantsu at 5pm on 22 Jan
9. Environmental Stewardship – Summer scholarship for university students to the United States
10. Spend an excellent summer in the world class university – Apply now for Stanford Summer Session
11. Teekkari sailors’ info night at Ossinlinna at 6pm-11pm on Wed, 29 Jan
12. Welcome to try out futsal with FC Kissat at Unisport Kumpula, 5pm-7pm, Wed, 29 Jan
13. PSK Kupla’s basic course in scuba diving and try-out dive 2014

1. This and next week’s events

Week 4

• Mon, 20 Jan – Summer Job! day (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 21 Jan – Chamber Choir Dissonanssi’s auditions
• Fri, 24 Jan – Registration for AYY’s anniversary ends

Week 5

• Tue, 28 Jan – CV-clinic (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Thu, 30 Jan – Club Lagoon
• Fri, 31 Jan – Shotokai karate’s basic course begins
• Sat, 1 Feb – AYY’s fourth anniversary
• Sat, 1 Feb – Anniversary after party: REVOLUTION PARTY 
• Sun, 2 Feb – Anniversary brunch

2. Sign up for AYY’s fourth anniversary, after party and/or herring breakfast

AYY’s fourth anniversary will be arranged at Event Center Telakka on Saturday, 1 Feb 2014. All student union members are cordially welcome. The price of the main celebration is €85 for students and €95 for other guests, including a festive casino dinner with endless catering and a revolutionary after party.

If you are not interested in the anniversary dinner with speeches and the dinner is too expensive for you, you can also participate in the anniversary as part of the revolution. The party begins at 9.30pm at the beer house in Telakka. The admission fee is €25 and you are entertained in the anniversary spirit until the early morning.

A happy herring breakfast is held on Sunday, 2 Feb. The breakfast price is €15.

The anniversary dresscode  is dark suit with academic honorary badges. In the after party, you can dress according to the revolution theme. Herring breakfast dresscode is casual.

Registration and further information: www.vuosijuhlat.fi

3. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

Would you like to include your own news in the weekly newsletter? Please send your brief text, a maximum of three brief paragraphs, approximately 150 words, by 10am on THURSDAY to tiedottaja@ayy.fi. Please also add a title to your text and write a summary of a few sentences for the e-mail version of the weekly newsletter. The news will be translated, so you can submit your text in one language. The content of the newsletter is ultimately edited by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (firstname.lastname@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9440).

4. Go to little shrovetide in Turku with Aava

Aava organises free transport to little shrovetide in Turku for all Aalto University students! Little shrovetide is a pub crawl organised in Turku, which is preceded by hill sliding in Puolalanpuisto Park. At departure and arrival, the bus drives through Otaniemi and Kamppi. When you register, please select your bus stop.

• Otaniemi bus stop: Otaniemi shopping centre (Otakaari 11)
• Kamppi bus stop: Bus parking space in front of KY Building on Eteläinen rautatienkatu

The price is EUR 30, including the ticket to the pub crawl. You will get payment details in a confimation e-mail. The after party takes place at Börs, Monkey and Amarillo. There are 50 seats and the registration will begin at 12noon on Thursday, 16 Jan at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/pl14/ Registration will end at 12noon on 2 Feb.

Further information http://www.pikkulaskiainen.fi/ or on Facebook.

5. Aalto chaplains on duty on the campus during the academic terms 

Aalto Chaplains Jenny Vainio and Juha Lassila are on duty at Otaniemi Main Building (Otakaari 1) in room M136, Mon-Thu, 9am-12noon. The university chaplains are there for you, regardless of your religion or conviction, when you want to talk about life, relationships or studies.

See the contact information of chaplains on other campuses and their office hours at Into.

6. New FSHS language strategy took effect on 1 Jan 2014

The new FSHS language strategy, approved by the Board of Trustees on 2 Sep 2013, became effective on 1 Jan 2014. The aim of the strategy is to guarantee equal services for all students.

The language strategy contains a service promise for FSHS clients. According to this promise, students in bilingual areas will receive service in good Finnish and Swedish; those whose first language is not Finnish or Swedish will receive service in at least acceptable English.

The FSHS website publishes current information on services and other information for clients in Finnish, Swedish and English. The most important patient guides and health promotion material are also published in Finnish, Swedish and English.

Read more on our language strategy and service promise.

7. KY-Spex 2014 Le Coq Magnifique – ticket shop is open!

C’est magnifique! KY-Spex 2014 has been published. Le Coq Magnifique invites all spex friends to enjoy a restaurant evening filled with fabulous actors, incredible dancers and immersive music. The premiere takes place at Theatre Forum on 6 Feb. If you are not afraid of corky humour, click yourself to the ticket shop through the website (kyspeksi.fi)!

Tickets are sold at the School of Business every week, ticket sales on other campuses are announced later. NB! You can pay with the card at KY Spex!

Are you a freshman? Welcome to watch KY Spex on 13 Feb. AFYE offers free tickets for the first hundred first-year students to the greatest spectacle of February. Like KY-Spex’s Facebook site, fill out the form and make sure that you do not miss the hottest event of next month. Bienvenue!

8. International mining, mineral and environmental Master’s programme EMMEP’s info and sauna evening at Rantasauna at 5pm on  22 Jan

Aalto University Laboratory of Rock Engineering together with the Rock Engineering Club, KTK, will organise an information and sauna evening to everyone who is interested in a two-year Master’s programme European Mining, Mineral and Environmental Program, EMMEP, starting in the autumn of 2014. The programme is a two-year Master’s programme, which is organised in various universities across Europe. Aalto University, RTWH Aachen (Germany), TU Delft (Netherlands), Miskolc (Hungary) and Wrocklaw (Poland) participate in the programme. In the programme, you can specialise in either mining, mineral engineering or geotechnical engineering.

Come and listen to general information presented by professors in charge and the thoughts of students who have completed the programme at Rantasauna at 5pm on Wednesday, 22 Jan 2014. Good food and drinks are provided by our sponsors Normet and Caterpillar!  Glück Auf!!!

Register for the event at: http://ik.ayy.fi/ilmomasiina_raksalle/signup/421

Further information on the programme:
www.emmep.org
www.femp.org

9. Environmental Stewardship – Summer scholarship for university students to the United States

Fulbright Center has declared Environmental Stewardship scholarship open for applications. The scholarship is intended for 18-22 year old Finnish students undertaking the lower academic degree. With the scholarship covering all costs, you can study for five weeks at the Institute on Environmental Stewardship programme in the United States in the summer of 2014. During the training, you also learn about the American culture and society, in addition to the environmental sciences. Students of all disciplines may apply for the scholarship.

Deadline for applications is 10am on Thursday, 23 Jan 2014.

Further information on the scholarship and application forms are available on the website of Fulbright Center.

Inquiries from 13 Jan 2014 onwards: Johanna Lahti, Assistant Manager, Fulbright Center tel. 044 5535 278, johanna.lahti(at)fulbright.fi

10. Spend an excellent summer in the world class university – Apply now for Stanford Summer Session

Advanced bachelor’s/beginning master’s students at Aalto University have an excellent opportunity to apply for Stanford Summer School International Honors Program (SSIHP) held between 21 June – 17 August 2014 in California. Aalto University, in cooperation with SSIHP, will provide a maximum of six full scholarships. Deadline for applications 31 of Jan, 2014.

Please see more information on Into.

11. Teekkari sailors info night at Ossinlinna at 6pm-11pm on Wed, 29 Jan

Are you interested in fresh sea air and noble sailing skills? Do you want to learn how to read a nautical chart and identify the worst reefs in the foreground of Helsinki? Would you like to camp in the beautiful Finnish archipelago in a laid-back and good company, finding the most atmospheric campfire places, warm beach saunas and the most beautiful sunsets?Are you only really alive when a log displays double-digit figures and water splashes around? Do you enjoy scraping a boat in the spring sun? Whether you are a more experienced sea dog or a landlubber, come to Ossinlinna sauna on Wednesday, 29 Jan, to hear about the activities of Teekkari Sailors and about different activities organised throughout the year! There is information about courses in the winter and spring, the working bee in the spring, sailing trip in the summer and Trip Venture 2014, the trip to the Mediterranean Sea. We also provide food, drinks and sauna, and everything is free of charge!

• What: Trip’s info night
• Where: Ossinlinna
• When: Wed, 29 Jan, starting at 6pm, info: approx. 7pm-8pm
• Price: Free!
• Equipment: yourself, open mind and sauna gear. And bring your friend too.

12. Welcome to try out futsal with FC Kissat at Unisport Kumpula, 5pm-7pm, Wed, 29 Jan 

The event is suitable for all females, regardless of their condition and skills. You do not need previous experience – everyone is welcome!

The purpose of the event is to get to know futsal led by our nice coach, and have a fun training session according to the participants’ skill level. Naturally, our aim is to get as many people as possible to get excited about futsal! 😉

You need indoor sports clothing (shorts and a shirt, for example) and suitable indoor sport shoes. If you have a football or futsal ball, please bring it with you so we can have a versatile training session! You do not have to be a member of Unisport.

Please register no later than Tue, 28 Jan, by sending e-mail to fckissat@gmail.com. See you there!

• What? Futsal try-out
• Where? Unisport Kumpula (Väinö Auerin katu 11)
• When? Wed, 29 Jan, 5pm-7pm

13. PSK Kupla’s basic course in scuba diving and try-out dive 2014

The info lecture of the spring course will be held at 5.30pm on Thursday, 6 Feb 2013. The location will be confirmed on the course website well in advance.

At the beginning of the course we will also organise the try-out dive on Thu, 6 Feb. The event provides basic information on scuba diving and you can try out scuba diving in the pool led by an experienced instructor. After the try-out, you can still join the spring course if you wish to do so. The course and the try-out dive are held only in Finnish.

Further information (in Finnish)