This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 3/2014

Reminder: From the beginning of the year 2014, material for the weekly newsletter must be submitted by 10am on Thursdays to tiedottaja@ayy.fi. In this way, the newsletter can be translated before the weekend and published also in Swedish and English on Monday. Happy New Year 2014 to all of you!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Register for AYY’s fourth anniversary
3. The first application round of TTE-Fund in 2014 is open!
4. Sano se suomeksi! campaign encourages international students to use the Finnish language
5. Mindfulness workshops in the spring of 2014
6. Apply now for the Vaisala Giant Leap Internship Program!
7. Participate in a career and education survey and win great prices!
8. ADD CAFE and 3D printing workshops
9. EntreMill – working life oriented career training programme for higher education students! Apply now!
10. Apply now for AIESEC Aalto
11. Apply for CEMS Master in International Management
12. Aalto Management Consulting Association (AMCA): Application Open Now!
13. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

1. This and next week’s events 

Week 3

• Mon, 13 Jan – The first rehearsals of the spring term of Polytech Choir
• Tue, 14 Jan – Auditions of Chamber Choir Dissonanssi
• Tue, 14 Jan – KY-Mission’s welcome night of the spring
• Wed, 15 Jan – Auditions of Polytech Choir
• Sat, 18 Jan – Floorball FLOB -Jokerit

Week 4

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

2. Register for AYY’s fourth anniversary

AYY’s fourth anniversary will be arranged at Event Center Telakka on Saturday, 1 Feb 2014. All student union members are warmly welcomed. 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. 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. Herring breakfast dresscode is casual.

Registration and further information: www.vuosijuhlat.fi

3. 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 February 2014, 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 of spring 2014 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.

4. Sano se suomeksi! campaign encourages international students to use the Finnish language 

A campaign called Sano se suomeksi! is launched at Aalto University, which encourages international students to speak Finnish in everyday situations. Similar campaigns have been previously organised at other Finnish universities. Poor Finnish skills are one of the major obstacles for the employment of international students and any language skills help both employment and settling into Finnish society. The campaign also encourages the Finns to serve international students in Finnish.

In various service situations at the university, students can practise the Finnish language in practice. During the campaign, students can take care of their affairs in Finnish and collect signatures to their ”Finnish passport” at the same time. You can pick up the passport from the Aalto Language Centre, the Student Services Office and AYY’s office. After the campaign, those who have collected the highest number of entries will be rewarded. You can receive an entry when speaking Finnish in everyday situations in student restaurants, guild room, KY’s office or AYY.  Other teaching and staff members at Aalto can also sign your passport after having a conversation in Finnish. The entry is made by signing your name, place and date to the passport. Detailed instructions for the staff are available on the back of the passport. The campaign will begin on 13 Jan and end on 14 March 2014. The campaign symbols are badges, which identify the students who participate in the campaign and the staff who are involved in the campaign. Service points included in the campaign also have Sano se suomeksi! poster on display. Aalto staff was informed about the campaign at the end of 2013, when campaign posters and badges were distributed. The international staff may also choose to participate in the collection of entries.

The campaign is organised in cooperation by the Language Centre, AYY and Aalto University. More information on the campaign is available on facebook site at www.facebook.com/SanoSeSuomeksiAtAalto. You may also contact Finnish Teaching Coordinator Inkeri Lehtimaja (inkeri.lehtimaja@aalto.fi) at the Language Centre or Study Coordinator at the School of Science Jaakko Kölhi (jaakko.kolhi@aalto.fi).

5. Mindfulness workshops in the spring of 2014

Mindfulness is a state of open attention on the present. It’s living here and now. Mindfulness involves nonjudgmental conscious awareness of one’s feelings, thoughts and surroundings.

The workshop consists of five sessions. There are two workshops in English: on Mondays 9.30am-11.30am from 13 Jan until 10 Feb and on Mondays 9.30am-11.30am from 24 Feb until 24 March. The workshop is free of charge.

The address is Lönnrotin katu 23 a 7, Helsinki.

You can sign up by sending e-mail to opintopsykologi@aalto.fi. For more information please see Into.

6. Apply now for the Vaisala Giant Leap Internship Program!

Interested in a summer internship, but don’t want to settle for just anything? Apply now for the Vaisala Giant Leap Internship Program!

Are you looking for a summer internship that would really let you show what you can do? One that would give you meaningful assignments on real-life challenges that have genuine business relevance? Then look no further – Vaisala Giant Leap Internship Program is the one for you.

Challenging but rewarding, the program is designed for 3+ year students in a university or polytechnic with a variety of skills, qualities and educational backgrounds. We will hire altogether up to 21 students for a period of three months over the summer 2014 to work in our offices in Helsinki, Finland; Birmingham, United Kingdom; and Boulder, CO, United States. The projects this year deal with sustainability reporting, quality metrics and mechanics, software development, life cycle cost calculation, eLearning development and weather radar display development, for example.

The application period has started – go to www.vaisala.com/giantleap for more details on project contents, requirements and instructions on how to apply, and follow us on Facebook to get updated info on the next summer projects and to stay in the loop of the recruitment process. Via this link, you can get to know our Giant Leap Alumni Juuso’s story in the form of a video. Juuso is now working as Vaisala’s environmental engineer. To find out about last year’s interns’ experiences, check out this video. Read also blog entry at /blogi/2014/01/10/vaisalas_giant_leap_intenship/. Be sure to send in your application by February 9th!

7. 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.

8. ADD CAFE and 3D printing workshops

The student union-led ADD CAFE is open between 11am-5pm on weekdays in the spring of 2014. Meet your friends, study and explore 3D printing, while enjoying high-quality coffee!

3D printing workshops of the spring will be organised at ADD Lab on 18 Feb, 4 Mar, 18 Mar, 1 Apr, 15 Apr and 29 Apr, 10.30am-4pm. Advance knowledge is not required, sign up at the café!

Welcome! ADD CAFE

9. 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 in 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!

10. Apply now for AIESEC Aalto

Winter holiday is over. Do you want a fresh start for the new semester, develop leadership skills, get intercultural experience and work in an international team? Go get it now. First start by applying to become a member of AIESEC.

Read more about AIESEC Aalto and learn how joining AIESEC brings new experience to your life.

11. Apply for CEMS Master in International Management

Are you interested in working within international business? Would you like to acquire a top-ranked double degree with just one year more of studies? CEMS MIM offers you this – and so much more. All the Aalto students with min. 60 ECTS of business-related studies and a bachelor’s degree (by June 2014) are eligible to apply. Read more about the CEMS MIM here. Application period is open until January 20th!

12. Aalto Management Consulting Association (AMCA): Application Open Now!

If you have a genuine interest in Management Consulting industry and would like to find out more, as well as prepare yourself for the reputably tough interview process, then AMCA is for you.

We are a career-oriented student association. Our list of Corporate Partners this year has included the biggest names in consulting business such as McKinsey, The BCG, Accenture, etc.

Become one of us would mean you will have access to our unique excursions to the partner companies, and get a head start in your future career as a consultant.

So wait no more! Please apply now at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/L87KWSZ

Deadline for applications is 24 January. We look forward to welcoming you, future members!

13. 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 49/2013

The weekly newsletter will not be published in week 50. The last newsletter of the year will be published in week 51 and the first newsletter of the year of 2014 will be published on Monday, 13 Jan 2014, in week 3/2014.

You still have time to apply for AYY’s volunteer positions for the year of 2014. See more information and apply at ayy.fi/stop.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Call for applications open for AYY’s sections and committees!
3. University students’ traditional torchlight procession on Independence Day, 6 Dec
4. The ordering system for teekkari caps is open
5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
6. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the student hub at Otakaari 1
7. Aalto chaplains on duty on the campus during the academic terms
8. Noppa unavailable on 6 December, 10am–8pm
9. Get to the Christmas spirit in the Christmas concerts of Aalto’s music associations
10.  May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20 main room
11. Application period for CEMS Master in International Management

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 49

• Wed, 4 Dec – Game night and election meeting
• Wed, 4 Dec – Polytech Orchestra Christmas concert in Kauniainen 
• Wed, 4 Dec – Julkku’s Christmas party editorial night
• Wed, 4 Dec – Missionary night
• Thu, 5 Dec – Christmas party / Pikkujoulut
• Thu, 5 Dec – Cocktail sitsit
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Orchestra Christmas concert in Concert Hall of Sibelius Academy
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Choir Christmas concert at Tapiola Church
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Choir Christmas concert at Paavalinkirkko Church
• Sun, 8 Dec – ESN Christmas party sitsit
• Sun, 8 Dec – The most beautiful Christmas carols at Otaniemi Chapel

WEEK 50

• Mon, 9 Dec – Advance booking of facilities: special status associations and guilds 
• Mon, 9 Dec – Chamber Choir Dissonanssi’s music night
• Tue, 10 Dec – Cafe Lingua
• Wed, 11 Dec – Welcome lectures of new professors
• Wed,11 Dec – Game night
• Fri, 13 Dec – Christmas party
• Fri, 13 Dec – The most beautiful Christmas carols for the staff of Aalto University and VTT
• Sat, 14 Dec – AYY’s junk bike collection: opportunity to get your bike back 
• Sat, 14 Dec – The great porridge event

2. Call for applications open for AYY’s sections and committees!

Come and make the student union look more like you! For the year of 2014, we have tasks in various sections and committees. You will certainly not regret a year at AYY’s service! The call for applications is open until 9 Dec for AYY’s sections and 19 Dec for the committees. A more detailed application schedule can be found at /stop/hakuaikataulu-2013/.

Further information on the positions is also available at /stop.

3. University students’ traditional torchlight procession on the Independence Day, 6 Dec

The university students’ traditional torchlight procession will be held again on the Independence Day on 6 Dec. Due to the renovation of the Presidential Palace, there are changes to the procession route. The website of the event can be found at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi. Joint transport of flags is organised from Otaniemi to the torch procession and back. Please register your flag for the procession by sending e-mail to arkisto@ayy.fi. Flags must be delivered to Otaniemi Service Point by 12noon on Thursday, 5 Dec. If you need the Finnish flag ribbons for your flag, please inform us at arkisto@ayy.fi. Further information is available at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi and arkisto@ayy.fi

4. The ordering system for teekkari caps is open

The ordering system for teekkari caps is open at: https://lakkitilaus.ayy.fi/

Wahlman cap can be ordered at the lowest price by 10 Dec and Seifert’s cap until the end of the year. Further information is available at https://lakkitilaus.ayy.fi/ or Otaniemi Service Point.

5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the positions of property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website at /siviilipalvelus/.

Both of these positions are filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

6. Welcome to the opening ceremony of the student hub at Otakaari 1

A new student hub will be opened at the address Otakaari 1 on 11 Dec 2013. The hub is located on the former premises of the physics laboratories on the first floor, along the corridor connecting the old and new facilities, close to the IT Service Desk. Join the opening ceremony on 11 Dec 2013, from 1pm onwards. At the opening ceremony, you can have coffee and snacks and get to know new ideas on learning. In addition, the name contest for the facilities will be launched in the event. You do not have to register in advance, just come by!

The student hub is a learning facility intended for all Aalto University students, which can be accessed around the clock. The hub includes study, teaching and group work facilities. In addition, there are computers, printers and a kitchen.

Please leave your shoes in the cloakroom and bring your woolen socks to warm up your feet. Welcome to get to know our new study facilities!

7. 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.

8. Noppa unavailable on 6 December, 10am–8pm

Noppa is unavailable due to the data centre arrangements on Friday, 6 December, 10am-8pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

9. Get to the Christmas spirit in the Christmas concets of Aalto’s music associations 

Dominante

• Tue, 17 Dec, 7pm, Helsinki Cathedral
• Wed,18 Dec, 7pm, Tapiola Church

KYL

• Tue, 17 Dec, 6pm and 8pm, German Church
• Thu, 19 Dec, 7pm and 9.30pm, Temppeliaukio Church

Tickets from Tiketti, choir members or at the entrance

KYN – Quiet Christmas Carol 

• Thu, 19 Dec, 7pm, Pyhän sydämen kappeli
• Sat, 21 Dec, 7pm, Temppeliaukio Church.

Tickets from choir members,Tiketti, www.kyn.fi and at the entrance one hour before the concert.

Christmas concerts of the Polytech Choir

• Sat, 7 Dec, 3pm Tapiola Church
• Sat, 7 Dec, 7pm Paavalinkirkko Church
• Thu, 19 Dec, 6pm and 8pm St. John’s Church

Tickets from AYY’s service point in Otaniemi, joulukonsertti.fi and choir members

Polytech Orchestra

• Wed, 4 Dec, 7pm Uusi Paviljonki in Kauniainen
• Sat, 7 Dec, 4pm, Sibelius Academy Concert Hall in Helsinki

Tickets and further information here and on facebook.

10. May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20, main room 

Where do all the jokes come from and who comes up with them? Now is your chance to get your own funny ideas between the covers. Engineering students’ May Day magazine Julkku organises a public editorial night, where the aim is to come up with jokes and develop them for the May Day magazine. If you do not have anything on your mind, you can seek inspiration from the earlier material of Julkku through the e-book service of Elisa. Electronic Julkku has only been published from the 80s, but there is more to come.

• What? Julkku’s public editorial night in Christmas party spirit
• Where? OK20 main room + Sauna
• When? 4 Dec

Follow Julkku on facebook. Will Julkku 2014 include your joke?

11. Application period for CEMS Master in International Management

Are you interested in studying in an international environment? Would you like to acquire a top-ranked international double degree with just one more year of studies? CEMS MIM offers you this – and so much more. All the Aalto students with min. 60ECTS of business-related studies and a bachelor’s degree (by June 2014) are eligible to apply. Read more about the CEMS MIM here.

Come and join us at the CEMS info evening organized by the current CEMS students on 3 December at KY Yläkertsi at 6pm->! You’ll have a chance to ask about anything you are wondering while having a great time with current, older and potential future CEMSies! CEMS – What, Who, Why? on Facebook.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 48/2013

Apply for the position of a student representative in administration NOW and influence the future studies and research. Further information on the positions and the application form are available at halloped.fi. You still have time to apply for AYY’s volunteer positions. Further information is available at ayy.fi/stop

NB! The weekly newsletter will not be published in week 50. The last newsletter of the year will be published in week 51 and the first newsletter of the year 2014 will be published on Monday, 13 Jan 2014, in week 3/2014.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Application for student representatives in administration open until the end of the month!
3. AYY’s association training at Design Factory on 26 Nov
4. Torchlight procession on the Independence Day
5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
6. MP3 Experience of the autumn, 7pm, Wed, 27 Nov
7. Teekkarin työkirja guide on the campus on 26 Nov and 27 Nov
8. JAZZ SERVICE of the First Advent at Otaniemi Chapel
9. May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20 iso
10. ESN Aalto: International Sitsit Pre-Christmas edition
11. CEMS Stage 2013 and application period to CEMS MIM

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 48

• Tue, 26 Nov – President’s Aalto Coffee in Töölö
• Tue, 26 Nov – Association training
• Tue, 26 Nov  – Perspective Day 2013 – Terveysteknologiasta hyvinvointia ja kasvua
• Tue, 26 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Tue, 26 Nov  – Cafe Lingua
• Wed, 27 Nov – MP3 Experience
• Thu, 28 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Thu, 28 Nov – Top wine tasting
• Thu, 28 Nov – Jazz, soul, funk jam session at Keltsu
• Fri, 29 Nov – SYL’s union meeting
• Fri, 29 Nov – Election sauna
• Fri, 29 Nov  – TOKYO’s Christmas sale
• Sat, 30 Nov – Chalmersspexet Bellman
• Sun, 1 Dec – Chalmersspexet Bellman
• Sun, 1 Dec – Jazz service of the First Advent at Otaniemi Chapel

WEEK 49

• Wed, 4 Dec – Game night and election meeting
• Wed, 4 Dec – Polytech Orchestra Christmas concert in Kauniainen 
• Wed, 4 Dec – Julkku’s Christmas party editorial night 
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Orchestra Christmas concert in Concert Hall of Sibelius Academy
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Choir Christmas concert at Tapiola Church
• Sat, 7 Dec – Polytech Choir Christmas concert at Paavalinkirkko Church
• Sun, 8 Dec – ESN Christmas party sitsit
• Sun, 8 Dec – The most beautiful Christmas carols at Otaniemi Chapel

2. Application for student representatives in administration open until the end of the month!

Halloped application is open at halloped.fi! Hallopeds, student representatives in administration, are students’ voice in the University’s decision-making organs. Get something meaningful to do for the next year! The application form and further information are available at www.halloped.fi

The call for applications will end on 30 Nov. AYY Board will decide on the elected student representatives at its meeting on 13 Dec 2013. For further information, please contact AYY’s Specialist for Academic Affairs Juha Isotalo (juha.isotalo@ayy.fi or 050 520 9438).

3. AYY’s association training at Design Factory on 26 Nov

AYY’s association training is organised at Espoo Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5) from 5pm onwards on Tuesday, 26 Nov. Training is intended for old and new operators in the member associations of AYY’s association register. You can also show up if you are interested in organisational activities or consider the establishment of a new association. Training is suitable both for beginners in association activities and more experienced actors. If you are very experienced, you should consider in advance in which training sections you would like to participate and attend accordingly.

The first common section for everyone mainly addresses issues related to AYY and Aalto community as well as the operating grants, whereas the latter group-specific programme covers the twists and practical arrangements of association activities. Training will end at 8pm at the latest.

Training lasts for three hours and is quite intensive, so it is advisable to take refreshments with you. Unfortunately, training is arranged only in Finnish. Facilities are accessible in a wheelchair.

A more detailed schedule and programme is available at /yhdistyskoulutus-2013/. After getting to know the programme, you can sign up at http://tinyurl.com/yhdistyskoulutus-2013. If you have any training-related questions or suggestions, please contact us at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi.

4. Torchlight procession on the Independence Day

The university students’ traditional torchlight procession will be held again on the Independence Day on 6 Dec. Due to the renovation of the Presidential Palace, there are changes to the procession route. The website of the event at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi will be updated in the coming days, immediately after the final route is confirmed. Joint transport of flags is organised from Otaniemi to the torch procession and back. Please register your flag for the procession by sending e-mail to arkisto@ayy.fi. Flags must be delivered to Otaniemi Service Point by 12noon on Thursday, 5 Dec. If you need the Finnish flag ribbons for your flag, please inform us at arkisto@ayy.fi. Further information is available at itsenaisyyspaiva.ayy.fi (updated in the next few days) and arkisto@ayy.fi

5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the positions of property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website at /siviilipalvelus/.

Both of these positions are filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

6. MP3 Experience of the autumn, 7pm on Wed, 27 Nov 

Join the MP3 Experience that has attained an incredible international reputation! This event is definitely something that you have never experienced before and if you have, you can’t wait for the next time!

Mosaic will organise AGAIN this hugely successful event again on Wednesday, 27 November. The only thing that you need for the event is a functioning mp3 player and a watch, not forgetting the MP3 spirit! You are welcome on your own or with a group of friends.

The purpose is to attract positive attention, delight other people and have fun in a great group, within the limits of law.

This is how it works:

1. Go to MP3 Experience site at http://mp3.ayy.fi/
2. Download MP3 file.
3. Show up at the Narinkkatori (next to Kamppi centre) at 7pm on Wednesday, 27 November, and wait for the countdown.
4. Press PLAY!

Fb-event.

The original idea of the event can be found here.

7. Teekkarin työkirja guide on campus on 26 Nov and 27 Nov

The most anticipated job search guide of the year is here. The guide includes CV and application samples, interview tips, tips for utilising social media in job search, stories about students’ summer job experiences and so much more!

Come and get your own guide from the campus on the day of the launch! Guides are available in front of Restaurant Alvari in Otaniemi (Otakaari 1) on Tuesday, 26 Nov, 10am-2pm and T-Building (Konemiehentie 2) on Wednesday, 27 Nov, 10am-2pm. New overall badges, handy dishclothes and sweets are distributed.

On facebook.

http://teekkarintyokirja.fi/fi

8. JAZZ SERVICE of the First Advent at Otaniemi Chapel

JAZZ SERVICE of the First Advent at Otaniemi Chapel 1 Dec, Sunday, 11am. Liturgy and sermon Jenny Vainio

Music by:

• Airi Saloniemi, vocals
• Esko Laiho, vocals
• Ilari Lähteenmäki, saxophone
• Ville Toiviainen, guitar
• Esko Järnfors, bass
• Jyri Salpakari, drums
• Jarno Kukkola, piano and hymn arrangements

Welcome!

All Christmas events at Otaniemi Chapel can be found on the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Parishes of Espoo.

9. May Day magazine Julkku’s public editorial night on 4 Dec @ OK20, main room 

Where do all the jokes come from and who comes up with them? Now is your chance to get your own funny ideas between the covers. Engineering students’ May Day magazine Julkku organises a public editorial night, where the aim is to come up with jokes and develop them for the May Day magazine. If you do not have anything on your mind, you can seek inspiration from the earlier material of Julkku through the e-book service of Elisa. Electronic Julkku has only been published from the 80s, but there is more to come.

• What? Julkku’s public editorial night in Christmas party spirit
• Where? OK20 main room + Sauna
• When? 4 Dec

Follow Julkku on facebook.

Will Julkku 2014 include your joke?

Kind regards, Julkku 2014

10. ESN Aalto: International Sitsit Pre-Christmas edition

ESN Aalto warmly welcomes you to international Sitsit Party of the semester, Pre-Christmas edition!

We are welcoming the upcoming Christmas with this academic dinner party along with ESN-HYY Helsinki and ESN Helga. Join us to enjoy this colorful event with special Christmas Menu and of course lots of singing and celebrating together with the international students of University of Helsinki and Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences. Later on, we’ll be heading to Rantasauna for the afterparty.

• WHEN: Sunday, 8 Dec 2013 at 7pm
• WHERE: Smökki, Otaniemi (Jämeräntaival 4)
• PRICE: With ESNcard EUR 14/non-alcoholic EUR 12 (without ESNcard EUR 15/13)
• DRESSCODE: Smart casual

Ticket sale for Aalto students will begin on 25 Nov, Monday. You can get your tickets in Living Room of Teekkari Village in Jämeräntaival 5 or in the Main building, Otaniemi during the following hours:

• – Monday, 25 Nov, 11am-1pm & 4pm-5.30pm in Main Building
• – Tuesday, 26 Nov, 11am-1pm & 3pm-5pm in Main Building
• – Wednesday, 27 Nov, 4pm-7pm in JMT 5 Living Room

(More help desks will be announced if there are tickets left) Be fast to reserve your place as the number of participants is limited! Event on Facebook.

11. CEMS Stage 2013 and application period to CEMS MIM

CEMS Stage 2013 invites you to an amazing speaker and networking event on 27 November at 5pm at the School of Business! We will hear four inspiring and international speeches about the theme “Personal Growth” (e.g. Speaker of the year 2012 André Noël Chaker and the ice hockey legend Juhani “Tami” Tamminen). After this the networking event will take place along with a glass of sparkling wine. More information and instructions for your free ticket on Facebook.

Application period to CEMS Master in International Management is now open!

CEMS MIM is a highly appreciated master’s degree in International Business, which has been continuously ranked among the top10 degrees by the Financial Times. At Aalto University, CEMS offers a great chance for a double degree with approximately one year more of studies. All students at Aalto University with business-related studies worth of 60 ECTS are eligible to apply. CEMS year consists of one semester at home university, one semester abroad and a minimum of 10-week internship in a foreign country. Read more about the CEMS MIM here.

Also, come and join us at the info event arranged by the current CEMS students on 3 December at 6pm at KY Yläkertsi to find out more! CEMS – What, Who, Why? on Facebook.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 47/2013

Don’t you have any plans for the next year? Apply for AYY Board or volunteer positions. Further information is available at ayy.fi/stop.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Aura informs: Apply for Tieto’s Generation-T programme!
3. AYY’s association training at Design Factory on 26 Nov
4. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
5. AYY’s recruitment night, Tue, 19 Nov
6. MP3 Experience of the autumn, Wed, 27 Nov, 7pm
7. Junk bikes were collected from AYY’s locations in Teekkari Village
8. TransHelsinki 2013 – events around the metropolitan area, 19–24 Nov 2013
9. CEMS Stage 2013
10. Physicist Spex presents: Limbo — No loitering. Buy your tickets now!
11. Join Startup Weekend Helsinki and go from idea to launch in 54 hours!

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 47

• Wed, 20 Nov – Making a thesis for a company (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Wed, 20 Nov – Mikko Sivunen: Uusi taivas ja maa
• Thu, 20 Nov – Teekkarikamerat photo and sauna night
• Thu, 21 Nov – Teekkarispex props workshop
• Thu, 21 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Thu, 21 Nov – Excursion to the Finnish Museum of Photography
• Fri, 22 Nov – E20V – 20 Years of Entropy
• Fri, 22 Nov – Teekkari girls’ election meeting at 5pm @OK20i
• Fri, 22 Nov – Teekkari girls’ Christmas party with cadets at 6.30pm @OK20i
• Sat, 23 Nov – Skill training workshop with top debater!

WEEK 48

• Tue, 26 Nov – President’s Aalto Coffee in Töölö
• Tue, 26 Nov – Association training
• Tue, 26 Nov  – Perspective Day 2013 – Terveysteknologiasta hyvinvointia ja kasvua
• Tue, 26 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Tue, 26 Nov  – Cafe Lingua
• Wed, 27 Nov – MP3 Experience
• Thu, 28 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Thu, 28 Nov – Top wine tasting
• Thu, 28 Nov – Jazz, soul, funk jam session at Keltsu
• Fri, 29 Nov – SYL’s union meeting
• Fri, 29 Nov – Election sauna
• Fri, 29 Nov  – TOKYO’s Christmas sale
• Sat, 30 Nov – Chalmersspexet Bellman
• Sun, 1 Dec – Chalmersspexet Bellman

2. Aura informs: Apply for Tieto’s Generation-T programme!

Tieto has constructed Generation-T programme for young professionals, which is full of opportunities. The participants will gain experience and information and develop diversely during the programme. Tieto’s Generation-T programme is tailored for you who wants a flying take-off for your career! The application period is 4-24 Nov 2013 and the programme starts on 17 Feb 2014.

In the Generation-T programme you will work as Junior Consultant within the following areas:

• Software architecture
• Infrastructure architecture
• Software engineer in Telecom and Cloud R&D
• Business consulting
• Analyst
• Sales
• Project management
• Marketing

For more information on the programme and the positions, please visit our website (link: http://www.tieto.com/careers/tieto-careers-students-and-young-professionals/generation-t) and apply for a vantage point in an international IT company!

3. AYY’s association training at Design Factory on 26 Nov

AYY’s association training is organised at Espoo Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5) from 5pm onwards on Tuesday, 26 Nov. Training is intended for old and new operators in the member associations of AYY’s association register. You can also show up if you are interested in organisational activities or consider the establishment of a new association. Training is suitable both for beginners in association activities and more experienced actors. If you are very experienced, you should consider in advance in which training sections you would like to participate and attend accordingly.

The first common section for everyone mainly addresses issues related to AYY and Aalto community as well as the operating grants, whereas the latter group-specific programme covers the twists and practical arrangements of association activities. Training will end at 8pm at the latest.

Training lasts for three hours and is quite intensive, so it is advisable to take refreshments with you. Unfortunately, training is arranged only in Finnish. Facilities are accessible in a wheelchair.

A more detailed schedule and programme is available at /yhdistyskoulutus-2013/. After getting to know the programme, you can sign up at http://tinyurl.com/yhdistyskoulutus-2013. If you have any training-related questions or suggestions, please contact us at jarjestoasiat@ayy.fi.

4. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the positions of property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website at /siviilipalvelus/.

Both of these positions are filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

5. AYY’s recruitment night, Tue, 19 Nov

We Want You! Do you know what AYY’s volunteers do? Would you like to be a part of our colourful team? Do you have a great idea that you would like to implement? Are you interested?

Come to Otaniemi Rantasauna to laid-back AYY atmosphere at 6pm on Tuesday, 19 Nov. Snacks are provided and you have the opportunity to get to know the participants of the year 2013. Further information on AYY’s volunteer recruitment is available at www.ayy.fi/stop/ and facebook

6. MP3 Experience of the autumn at 7pm on Wed, 27 Nov 

Join the MP3 Experience, which has attained an incredible international reputation! This event is definitely something that you have never experienced before and if you have, you can’t wait for the next time!

Mosaic will organise AGAIN this hugely successful event again on Wednesday, 27 November. The only thing that you need for the event is a functioning mp3 player and a watch, not forgetting the MP3 spirit! You are welcome on your own or with a group of friends.

The purpose is to attract positive attention, delight other people and have fun in a great group, within the limits of law.

This is how it works:

1. Go to MP3 Experience site at http://mp3.ayy.fi/
2. Download MP3 file.
3. Show up at the Narinkkatori (next to Kamppi centre) at 7pm on Wednesday, 27 November, and wait for the countdown.
4. Press PLAY!

Fb event.

The original idea of the event can be found here.

7. Junk bikes were collected from AYY’s locations in Teekkari Village

Junk bikes were collected by the Village Senate on Tuesday, 5 Nov. Bikes are stored in two containers at JMT 6 parking lot and the adjacent lawn area. Containers are locked and also the bikes outside the containers are locked in a chain. Bikes are now stored for three (3) months, until the beginning of February 2014.

Bikes are still the property of their original owners and should not be touched. If you did not remember to take the pink paper band off your bike or if you are in any doubt whether your bike is still in a safe place, be sure to check the matter right away. If your bike is not where you left it, please contact the Village Senate (kylasenaatti@list.ayy.fi). Please spread the word to your friends who are undertaking student exchange, etc. Please note that bikes were also collected from bike stores and cellars.

The destiny of the bikes is still being discussed with the authorities and any auction, etc. will be announced later on the e-mail list of Teekkari Village, the official facebook site of the village and AYY’s weekly newsletter.

8. TransHelsinki 2013 – events around the metropolitan region on 19–24 Nov 2013

TransHelsinki is a nationwide event aimed at gender minorities, which provides programme targeted at trans persons and people close to them, as well as seminars open to all. The goal of the week is to bring up the main human rights violations subject to sexual minorities, but also to give voice to creativity, knowledge and experiences among trans persons and intersex persons.

The event week includes discussions, political speeches, parties and coffee evenings where we celebrate the diversity of gender and network with people arriving from across Finland. On Wednesday afternoon, a memorial service is held in for trans persons who have died as hate crime victims. TransHelsinki events are directed to everyone whose life is touched by gender diversity, to professionals in different fields, as well as for those who want to know more about gender diversity.

TransHelsinki events are organised by Seta and its Transgender Support Center, Trasek, Dreamwear Club, Amnesty’s Finnish department and Culture Collective Utopia Helsinki. Events are mainly free of charge.

The programme of the week and information on TransHelsinki is available at http://transhelsinki.fi

9. CEMS Stage 2013

CEMS Stage 2013 invites you to an amazing speaker and networking event on 27 November at 5pm at the School of Business! We will hear four inspiring and international speeches about the theme “Personal Growth” (e.g. Speaker of the year 2012 André Noël Chaker and the ice hockey legend Juhani “Tami” Tamminen). After this the networking event will take place along with a glass of sparkling wine. More information and instructions for your free ticket on Facebook.

10. Physicist Spex presents: Limbo — No loitering. Buy your tickets now!

Is blood thicker than whale oil? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? The Physicist Spex 2013 presents you an epic tale of two brothers. Come witness the dramatic plot of Hamlet, the historical accuracy of Julius Caesar and the witty turns of the Importance of Being Earnest combined!

The performance is at the following time:

• 4 Dec, 4.30pm (in English)

The performance is held at Stella Theater at Kaapelitehdas (Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki, entrance from door T). Tickets from here and Alvari Lobby, Otaniemi, weekdays 11 Nov-4 Dec, 10am-2pm

Further information: http://www.fyysikkokilta.fi/en/speksi and https://www.facebook.com/events/318035555005765/?fref=ts

11. Join Startup Weekend Helsinki and go from idea to launch in 54 hours!

Startup Weekends are 54-hour-events, where developers, researchers, scientists, marketers and other entrepreneurial enthusiasts meet each other to create and develop ideas into business in multidisciplinary teams.

The next event takes place on Viikki campus from 22-24 Nov 2013. It is organised as a joint force between voluntary students and staff from both University of Helsinki and Aalto University. The aim is to strengthen the entrepreneurial culture at the universities, and bring hands-on entrepreneurship closer to the students’ everyday lives.

Startup Weekend is supported by the Kauffman Foundation (one of the world’s largest organisations supporting entrepreneurship), and has been executed hundreds of times around the world.

The target group is in particular the students or alumni from universities and the universities of applied sciences in the capital area. However the event welcomes anyone interested in entrepreneurship regardless of their age or background!

Find us on facebook and register through the SW website:

• Website and registration
• Twitter
• Facebook ‘Startup Weekend Helsinki’

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 46/2013

AYY’s third Representative Council elections took place last week. The turnout was 27.3%. The entire election results are available at ayy.fi/vaalit/tulokset. Congratulations to all elected candidates!

1. This and next week’s events
2. Turnout in AYY’s third Representative Council elections was 27.3%
3. Junk bikes were collected from AYY’s locations in Teekkari Village
4. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
5. AYY’s recruitment night, Tue, 19 Nov
6. ARENA Career Fair is here
7. Fyysikkospeksi presents: Limbo — No loitering. Buy your tickets now!
8. Explore the world with AIESECS’s “global citizen” program
9. Mayor Pajunen challenges you to develop the city: Do you have a five million dollar idea?

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 46

• Tue, 12 Nov – Job interview workshop (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 12 Nov- Teekkarispex makeup workshop
• Tue, 12 Nov- Cafe Lingua
• Tue, 12 Nov – Liukuhihna 2013: Liberation
• Tue, 12 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Wed, 13 Nov – Rector’s Aalto coffee break in Töölö
• Wed, 13 Nov – Acti goes Dublin
• Wed, 13 Nov – ARENA fair
• Wed, 13 Nov – Game night
• Wed, 13 Nov – Debating 101 – Prep time strategies & Weekly Debate
• Thu, 14 Nov – International supermeeting
• Thu, 14 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Fri, 15 Nov – ******sauna
• Fri, 15 Nov – Lyrical jazz and dance technique courses
• Fri, 15 Nov – Teekkarispex castings
• Fri, 15 Nov – Music Hack Day
• Sat, 16 Nov – Teekkarispex dance audition tanssikoe
• Sat, 16 Nov – Stimulaatio 2013
• Sun, 17 Nov – Floorball: FLOB-FBC Raseborg

WEEK 47

• Mon, 18 Nov – Teekkarispex castings
• Tue, 19 Nov – AYY recruitment night
• Tue, 19 Nov  – KYN and Rudirok Sound Fusion at Apollo
• Tue, 19 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Wed, 20 Nov – Making a thesis for a company (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Wed, 20 Nov – Mikko Sivunen: Uusi taivas ja maa
• Thu, 21 Nov – Teekkarispex props workshop
• Thu, 21 Nov – Radio amateur course 2013
• Fri, 22 Nov – E20V – 20 Years of Entropy
• Fri, 22 Nov – Teekkari girls’ election meeting at 5pm @OK20i
• Fri, 22 Nov – Teekkari girls’ Christmas party with cadets at 6.30pm @OK20i
• Sat, 23 Nov – Skill training workshop with top debater! –

2. Turnout of AYY’s third Representative Council elections was 27.3 %

The voting in the third Representative Council elections of Aalto University Student Union ended on Wednesday, 6 Nov. The turnout was 27.3%, which is a decline of 3.7 percentage points from 2011. A total of 4,039 eligible voters used their right to vote. The elections were conducted entirely electronically for the first time.

The vote-puller of the elections was Pro Arte’s Verna Kuntsi, who gathered 68 votes for herself. This year, 320 candidates were nominated in AYY’s elections. The elections had four electoral alliances, which included a total of 16 electoral coalition.

The Representative Council of 45 members is the highest decision-making body in the Student Union. The new Representative Council will meet for the first time in November, when it elects the chairperson for itself and appoints the former of the next year’s Board, among other things.

Election results can be found at: /vaalit/tulokset/.

3. Junk bikes were collected from AYY’s locations in Teekkari Village

Junk bikes were collected by the Village Senate on Tuesday, 5 Nov. Bikes are stored in two containers at JMT 6 parking lot and the adjacent lawn area. Containers are locked and also the bikes outside the containers are locked in a chain. Bikes are now stored for three (3) months, until the beginning of February 2014.

Bikes are still the property of their original owners and should not be touched. If you did not remember to take the pink paper band off your bike or if you are in any doubt whether your bike is still in a safe place, be sure to check the matter right away. If your bike is not where you left it, please contact the Village Senate (kylasenaatti@list.ayy.fi). Please spread the word to your friends who are undertaking student exchange, etc. Please note that bikes were also collected from bike stores and cellars.

The destiny of the bikes is still being discussed with the authorities and any auction, etc. will be announced later on the e-mail list of Teekkari Village, the official facebook site of the village and AYY’s weekly newsletter.

4. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service 

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the positions of property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website.

Both of these positions are filled as soon as suitable candidates are found.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

5. AYY’s recruitment night, Tue, 19 Nov

We Want You! Do you know what AYY’s volunteers do? Would you like to be a part of our colourful team? Do you have a great idea that you would like to implement? Are you interested?

Come to Otaniemi Rantasauna to laid-back AYY atmosphere at 6pm on Tuesday, 19 Nov. Snacks are provided and you have the opportunity to get to know the participants of the year 2013. Further information on AYY’s volunteer recruitment is available at www.ayy.fi/stop/ and facebook

6. ARENA Career Fair is here

ARENA Career Fair will be held on Wed, 13 November in the Aalto University School of Business main building from 9.30am to 4pm. All the business students at Aalto (including industrial engineering) are welcome! This year there are almost 60 exhibitors participating in the largest annual contact fair organized for business students in Finland. Check out the fair program and the participating exhibitors on Into. For more news and employers’ postings can be found on ARENA’s’ Facebook page!

Ps. Remember to check free slots for CV Clinic on the ARENA day! (Reservation list will be available by the CV Clinic door (C-331)).

7. Fyysikkospeksi presents: Limbo — No loitering. Buy your tickets now!

Is blood thicker than whale oil? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? The Physicist Spex 2013 presents you an epic tale of two brothers. Come witness the dramatic plot of Hamlet, the historical accuracy of Julius Caesar and the witty turns of The Importance of Being Earnest combined!

The performance is at the following time:

4 Dec, 4.30pm (in English)

The performance is held at Stella Theater in the Kaapelitehdas (Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki, entrance from door T).

Tickets: http://www.fyysikkokilta.fi/en/speksi/tickets and Alvari Lobby, Otaniemi, weekdays 11 Nov – 4 Dec, 10am-2pm

Further information: http://www.fyysikkokilta.fi/en/speksi and facebook event 

8. Explore the world with AIESECS’s “global citizen” program

Would you like to have an advantage over other students? Would you like to embrace exotic culture? Would you like to make international friends? Would you like to explore new sceneries? Would you like to learn a new language? Then go for AIESEC’s “Global Citizen” volunteer abroad program with projects in Environment, Economic Growth, and Education. No matter what country you are coming from, no matter your grades or previous work experience, you can apply for it and gain personal growth and create a positive impact in society through our program and make your spring an everyday adventure! Visit us at our website: www.globalcitizen-fi.com Contact: van1311.dang@aiesec.net

9. Mayor Pajunen challenges you to develop the city: Do you have a five million dollar idea?

The city of Helsinki is taking part in The Mayors Challenge, which is an ideas competition for European cities—a chance to win funding for a bold new solution to a major urban challenge. Mayor Jussi Pajunen now challenges you and all other students to come and seek for the best idea. You are welcome to join the Mayors Challenge workshop for students in Helsinki on Thursday 14 Nov 2013 at 3pm-7pm. The workshop will mainly be conducted in Finnish and will have room for 20 students. Please join our workshop using creative brainstorming methods. You can come alone or as a group. For more information and registration (in Finnish).