This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 45/2013

Please remember to vote in the Representative Council elections. Voting is conducted through the electronic system with Aalto username between Tue, 5 Nov, 00:01am – Wed, 6 Nov, 6pm. The election night party will take place from 7pm onwards at Yläkertsi in KY Building! Welcome!

NB! Please keep your Oodi information up to date and particularly update your e-mail address to the one that you will certainly read. Contacts from the student union, such as matters related to facility reservations or the arrival of your student card, are usually submitted via email and Oodi is the source of the email address. Happy November to everyone!

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s third Representative Council elections will culminate on Tue, 5 Nov and Wed, 6 Nov 2013 – please remember to vote!
3. Central office at Otakaari was named – Keto is the home of AYY members!
4. AYY’s administrative regulation for the halls of residence was revised
5. Pricing of summer weekends for Servin mökki has changed
6. AYY’s Recruitment Night on Tue, 19 Nov
7. AYY’s and KY’s Representative Council election night party at KY Building at 7pm, Wed, 6 Nov
8. Thousands of students have created Citizen’s accounts – should you do, too?
9. News from Aalto Career Services
10. Tell your opinion on the university facilities and win a Jopo or Ipad!
11. ADS Presents: Debating 101 workshop series
12. Mayor Pajunen challenges you to develop the city: Do you have a five million dollar idea?
13. Retuperän WBK’s concerts in Helsinki Music Centre on Saturday, 9 Nov 2013 – ticket sales extended to Otaniemi Campus
14. Join Startup Weekend Helsinki and go from idea to launch in 54 hours!
15. Music Hack Day Helsinki on 15-17 Nov @Startup Sauna

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 45

• Tue, 5 Nov – The first actual voting day of the Representative Council elections
• Tue, 5 Nov – Taiji beginner’s course
• Tue, 5 Nov – Real Aalto Show @ ADF
• Wed, 6 Nov – Jason Lepojärvi: Ruumis Jumalan kuvana: Seksuaalisuuden teologia
• Wed, 6 Nov – Presenting expertise in interviews
• Wed, 6 Nov – The second official voting day of the Representative Council elections
• Wed, 6 Nov – Polin Appro
• Wed, 6 Nov – Election night party
• Wed, 6 Nov – Polku’s beer course
• Wed, 6 Nov – Debating 101 – Argumentation Weekly Debate
• Thu, 7 Nov – TalentIT Career Fair 2013
• Thu, 7 Nov – Aalto Beer Pong goes KY
• Fri, 8 Nov – Teekkari tradition party
• Sat, 9 Nov – Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts
• Sat, 9 Nov – Teekkari herring breakfast
• Sat, 9 Nov – Arabia Maskerad – From Tsernobyl with love
• Sat, 9 Nov – Floorball: FLOB – Greasers

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
• Wed, 13 Nov – Rector’s Aalto coffee break in Töölö
• Wed, 13 Nov – Acti goes Dublin
• Thu, 14 Nov – International supermeeting
• Fri, 15 Nov – ******sauna
• Fri, 15 Nov – Teekkarispex castings
• Sat, 16 Nov – Teekkarispex dance audition
• Sat, 16 Nov – Stimulaatio 2013

2. AYY’s third Representative Council elections will culminate on Tue, 5 Nov and Wed, 6 Nov 2013 – please remember to vote!

AYY’s third Representative Council elections will culminate on the actual voting dates on Tue, 5 Nov and Wed, 6 Nov 2013. The posters of electoral alliances are on display in the lobby of Otakaari 1 and the lobby of Sähkötalo (Otakaari 7) in Otaniemi, at Rafla in Töölö and the main entrance of Arabia. Posters are also on display on Mikkeli and Pori campuses. Candidate lists are also available at ayy.fi/vaalit.

Entitled to vote are all AYY’s members who have paid the Student Union’s membership fee by Friday, 11 Oct 2013.

Voting takes place through the electronic voting system. The electoral system can be found at: http://vaalit.ayy.fi. If you are unable to vote even if you are entitled to vote, please immediately contact the Secretary of the Central Election Committee Johanna Pietiläinen (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi tai 0505209434).

Authentication in the electronic electoral system is done using Aalto University’s username and password. If your Aalto user name does not work for some reason, please contact the University’s IT Service Desk by email at servicedesk@aalto.fi, or by phone +358 50 513 2000.

Preliminary election results will be published on Wednesday, 6 Nov. You can wait for the results in AYY’s and KY’s election night party at Yläkertsi in KY Building (Pohjoinen rautatiekatu 21b) from 7pm onwards. The event on facebook.

Please vote and have influence!

Candidate lists and further information on the elections are available at ayy.fi/vaalit.

3. Central office at Otakaari is named – Keto is the home of AYY members!

The central office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari 11 during October and November. Currently, the central office at Lämpömiehenkuja is called Lämppäri and Otakaari Service Point is called Otaniemi Service Point. Along with the removal, we wanted a new name for the entire facilities at Otakaari. The best suggestion was Lauri Lavanti’s proposal Keto. The abbreviation of the central office (keskustoimisto) is dry and concise enough, but you can still make jokes about it.

The new name is used in the design of visual looks and communications.

4. AYY’s administrative regulation for the halls of residence was revised 

AYY’s administrative regulation for the halls of residence was revised in cooperation with resident operators. Preparatory work that began in June was completed on 10 Oct 2013 when the Student Union’s Representative Council approved the new regulation for the halls of residence.

• Press release
• New regulation

5. Pricing of summer weekends for Servin mökki has changed

AYY Board decided at its meeting 42/2013 to change the pricing of Servin mökki (Smökki), so that the summer weekends (Fri-Sun) between 1 June-31 Aug will be rented with the following prices in the future:

AYY members €900 / day, non-members €1,200 / day. The prices of other additional costs, such as the kitchen rent and the night use remain the same as before.

Associations in AYY’s association register will no longer have the right to make advance reservations for the summer weekends and the weekends for the following summer can be booked by anyone annually from 1 Sept onwards.

For further information, please contact Vice Chairperson of the Board Jori Jämsä (jori.jamsa@ayy.fi or 050 520 9426) or Administrative Director Johanna Pietiläinen (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi or 050 520 9434).

6.  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

7. AYY’s and KY’s Representative Council election night party at KY Building at 7pm on Wed, 6 Nov

AYY and KY invite everyone to wait for the results of the Representative Council elections! The traditional election night party is organised at Yläkertsi at KY Building at 7pm on Wednesday, 6 Nov. There is double the amount of excitement when the Representative Council election results of both AYY and KY will be published in the same event. We provide snacks and drinks, music and way too much political analysis.

Whether you dress in a jacket, designer glasses or your guild hoodie, you are cordially welcome. After the results, you can continue to Circus where Polin appro is already in full swing.

Event on facebook.

8. Thousands of students have created Citizen’s accounts – should you do, too?

Since September, the FSHS has been using Citizen’s accounts in contacts between students and the FSHS.

More than 10,000 students have already started using Citizen’s accounts. The FSHS invites you to create a personal Citizen’s account online at www.asiointitili.fi

You can give your consent to receive messages related to your care in connection with an appointment or online at yths.fi/ajat. NB. In addition to consenting, you must also create a Citizen’s account before the FSHS can send any messages to your address. So remember to create your Citizen’s account!

Read more at yths.fi/en/citizensaccount

9. News from Aalto Career Services

BIZ and Industrial Engineering students: now it’s time to start preparing for the ARENA Career Fair!

The annual ARENA fair is organized on Wed, 13 November at 9:30-16:00 at the School of Business main building. All the business students at Aalto (including industrial engineering) are welcome to the largest contact fair organized for business students and companies in Finland!

Check out the fair program, descriptions of employer presentations and open positions for speed interviews on Into’s ARENA page.

You can already tune yourself to the fair mood on ARENA Career Fair Facebook page, where ARENA-On-Line fair is already under way!

See you at the fair!

10. Tell your opinion on university facilities and win a Jopo or Ipad!

We need the students’ opinions again, this time on the university’s indoor facilities. Please respond to the survey by 5 Nov at: https://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=1081415&chk=3XCFUPBB

Among all respondents who respond to the survey by the deadline we will raffle a Jopo bicycle and  Apple IPad 16 GB. The raffle will take place on 6 Nov 2013.

Further information at Into

11. ADS Presents: Debating 101 workshop series

Improve your reasoning, learn to argue better. On Wednesday, 6 Nov, 5:45pm, Aalto Debating Society will give you a sneak peak into the theory & practice of argumentation, after which you can immediately learn by doing! Argumentation exercises will follow in teams and/or in pairs. It’s a comfortable setting, so newcomers, please do not hesitate to join! The place to be is room Marskin Kabinetti on the 3^rd floor of KY Building (Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 b).

Following issues will be addressed, among others:

• What key issues of argumentation are most relevant to debating practice?
• What is the difference between a statement and an argument?
• How do you choose your main points and develop them well?
• How do you win an argument?

Debating is a great mind game that requires logic, decision-making, quick reactions & improvisation.

Link to thefacebook event for registration

This argumentation workshop is part of the series of workshops. Still coming up are:

• Wednesday, 13 Nov at 5.45pm: Preparation time
• Wednesday, 20 Nov at 5.45pm: Judging criteria

12. 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 be mainly 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).

13. Retuperän WBK’s concerts in Helsinki Music Centre on Saturday, 9 Nov 2013 – ticket sales extended to Otaniemi Campus

Retuperän WBK celebrates its 80-year-old journey as number one in the genre of newer French horn music. The world’s best teekkari fire brigade orchestra has two concerts in the mecca of the Finnish art music, Helsinki Music Centre, on Saturday, 9 Nov, at 12noon and 4pm. The soloist in the concert starting at 12noon is piano artist Jukka Nykänen and horn maestro Jörgen Gachuabel is the soloist in the concert staring at 4pm.

NB! The concert starting at 4pm is sold out. Tickets for the concert starting at 12noon are sold through lippu.fi service. In addition, tickets can be purchased from the lobby of TKK’s main building on weekdays between 11am-2pm.

Price: 12noon – €50/35/25/15 (Deluxe/1st class/2nd class/students)

Catering can be ordered in advance at:

• www.rwbk.fi/viini12
• www.rwbk.fi/viini16

14. 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 organized 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 organizations 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 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 http://helsinki.startupweekend.org

Twitter

Facebook ‘Startup Weekend Helsinki’

15. Music Hack Day Helsinki on 15-17 Nov @Startup Sauna

The first ever Music Hack Day is finally here in Helsinki! – brought to you by Aaltoes, the largest and most active student-run entrepreneurship community in Europe.

Are you an artist, programmer or designer interested in creating the future of music? Stay tuned because this event is definitely for you! Music Hack Day is an international 24-hour event where hackers of all talents come together to conceptualize, build and demo the future of music. Software, hardware, mobile, web, instruments, art – anything goes as long as it’s music related.

The weekend starts with a brief introduction, API workshops and demos by partner companies explaining what they offer and how participants can leverage it. After team selection and settling of ideas, the 24-hour hackathon starts and continues well throughout the night. Hackers will then be able to show off the fruit of their labor at demo time (open to the public), followed by prizes and awards to the best achievers in different categories.

So – ready to hack music? Remember to register early as the slots seem to fill up pretty quickly.

You can find further information here or facebook

Registration via Eventbrite

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 44/2013

You still have time to apply for AYY’s exchange scholarship during the autumn round of applications until Thursday this week.

Please remember to vote in the Representative Council elections. Advance voting is in progress until Sunday, 3 Nov, at the address vaalit.ayy.fi.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Advance voting of the Representative Council elections to continue until 3 Nov
3. Still time to apply for AYY’s exchange scholarship during the autumn round of applications
4. Junk bikes in Teekkari Village are collected on Fri, 1 Nov 2013
5. Administrative manager is now responsible for AYY’s facility sector
6. Craft room and living room in the village available for bookings again
7. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
8. AYY’s recruitment night, Tue, 19 Nov
9. New student print model to be introduced gradually
10. Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts in Helsinki Music Centre on Sat, 9 Nov 2013
11. Real Aalto Show: Obligatory Swedish
12. Influenza vaccinations
13. Tell your opinion on university facilities and win a Jopo or Ipad!
14. TEK’s halloped info, 31 Oct
15. Participate in the production of Teekkari Spex 2014 – important dates for the autumn

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 44

• Tue, 29 Oct – Cafe Lingua
• Tue, 29 Oct – Teekkari Spex band jamming session
• Wed, 30 Oct – Recognise your strengths and areas of expertise in job search
• Wed, 30 Oct – CV clinic (ELEC)
• Wed, 30 Oct – Massage and DIY cosmetics
• Wed, 30 Oct – Aalto Beer Pong: Roadtrip!
• Wed, 30 Oct – Aalto Runners’ group run + sauna evening (OK20, small side)
• Thu, 31 Oct – CV clinic (SCI)
• Thu, 31 Oct – TEK’s halloped info
• Fri, 1 Nov – Youth to business forum
• Fri, 1 Nov – On the couch goes Degrowth
• Fri, 1 Nov – Fossil Free Europe tour live from London @ Aalto Design Factory
• Sun, 3 Nov – Advance voting of the Representative Council elections ends

WEEK 45

• Mon, 4 Nov – Participate in Unisport’s beachvolley tournament
• Mon, 4 Nov – Teekkari Spex costumes workshop
• Mon, 4 Nov – Club night
• Tue, 5 Nov – The first actual voting day of the Representative Council elections
• Tue, 5 Nov – Taiji beginner’s course
• Tue, 5 Nov – Real Aalto Show @ ADF
• Wed, 6 Nov – Presenting expertise in interviews
• Wed, 6 Nov – The second official voting day of the Representative Council elections
• Wed, 6 Nov – Polin Appro
• Wed, 6 Nov – Election night party
• Thu, 7 Nov – TalentIT Career Fair 2013
• Thu, 7 Nov – Aalto Beer Pong goes KY
• Fri, 8 Nov – Teekkari tradition party
• Sat, 9 Nov – Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts
• Sat, 9 Nov – Teekkari herring breakfast

2. Advance voting of the Representative Council elections to continue until 3 Nov

Advance voting of AYY’s third Representative Council elections is ongoing until 11.59pm on Sunday, 3 Nov. Actual voting dates are Tuesday, 5 Nov and Wednesday, 6 Nov 2013.

The posters of electoral alliances are on display in the lobby of Otakaari 1 and the lobby of Sähkötalo (Otakaari 7) in Otaniemi, at Rafla in Töölö and the main entrance of Arabia. Posters are also on display on Mikkeli and Pori campuses.

Entitled to vote are all AYY’s members who have paid the Student Union’s membership fee by Friday, 11 Oct 2013.

Voting takes place through the electronic voting system. The electoral system can be found at: http://vaalit.ayy.fi

Authentication in the electronic electoral system is done using Aalto University’s username and password. If your Aalto user name does not work for some reason, please contact the University’s IT Service Desk by email at servicedesk@aalto.fi, or by phone +358 50 513 2000.

Vote for your favourite candidate to represent your issues!

Candidate lists and further information on the elections is available at ayy.fi/vaalit.

3. Still time to apply for AYY’s exchange scholarship during the autumn round of applications

AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.

The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500.

In the autumn of 2013, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2013– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form.

Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)

4. Junk bikes in Teekkari Village are collected on Fri, 1 Nov 2013

Dear residents of Teekkari Village,

this autumn we will carry out junk bike collection, which covers the entire Teekkari Village. All bikes (also the bikes in bike storage and bike sheds) are marked with pink paper bands with the text: ”I will go to the bin on 1 Nov 2013”. All bikes, which still have the paper band on 1 Nov, will be collected so please remove the paper band from your bike immediately. Official releases concerning the matter have been delivered to the notice boards/stairwell doors of all AYY buildings.

The aim is to collect unused junk bikes lying around from blemishing our beautiful living environment and taking space from bike racks. On 1 Nov, bikes with the paper band on will be collected to containers that are located in Otaniemi. After collection, bikes are restored for another three (3) months, in case that someone’s bike is among junk bikes by mistake. All collected bikes are documented and photographed. In this way, also misplaced bikes among junk bikes can be found easily and given back to their owners. After three months, usable bikes will be recycled and the ones rated as useless will be destroyed.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Village Senate: kylasenaatti@list.ayy.fi.

Kind regards, Village Senate ’13

5. Administrative manager is now responsible for AYY’s facility sector

AYY has reorganised duties in such a way that from now on Administrative Manager Johanna Pietiläinen is responsible for the organising of all facility issues. If you have any questions, comments or feedback concerning association facilities or facilities rented on a one-time basis, you can directly contact Johanna (johanna.pietilainen@ayy.fi; 050-5209434).

6. Craft room and living room in the village available for bookings again

The craft room of the village at Jämeräntaival 6 and the living room at Jämeräntaival 5 are available for bookings again. From now on, these facilities can be booked by AYY’s members in the same way as the facilities rented on a one-time basis.

Available hours can be checked in the booking calendar of facilities, which is available on AYY’s website, and you can make the reservation by visiting the service point, by phone or by filling out the facility reservation form online.

Both of these facilities are free of charge.

7. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities

The Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities (TTE-Fund) operates within Aalto University Student Union. The purpose of the fund is to grant scholarships in order to promote the aspirations of AYY and its members and associations, awake and maintain interest in technical, scientific, economic and social issues, as well as cultural activities.

The board of the fund consists of four members appointed by AYY and three members appointed by the Guild of the Round Tower. The board members are elected for two years at a time and the chair is elected from among the persons appointed to the board by AYY. The board is appointed by the Representative Council of the Student Union. The board is responsible for the granting of scholarships based on applications, while managing the fund’s assets is the duty of AYY Board. The board offers its members a unique vantage point to student activities, as the fund’s opportunity to allocate grants is very significant on AYY’s scale.

Based on the resignation section, two positions in the board of the fund will become vacant at the end of the year, and we are looking for smart and versatile persons to fill these positions. Please fill out the application form by 4pm on 30 Oct 2013 and tell us why you should be appointed to the board. The secretary general confirms the reception of the applications after verifying that the attachments are readable. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a personal view (the maximum of one page) on how the fund could best implement its duty. If you believe that you are suitable for the chairperson’s position, please mention this in your application. The board members are elected directly on the basis of applications.

8. 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

https://www.facebook.com/events/442845252500384/?fref=ts

9. New student print model to be introduced gradually

A new cloud print model will be introduced, which allows the user to print to one queue and retrieve the document from any student printer with card identification. A new model brings resiliency and flexibility. In case of defect or peak hours, the user can retrieve the document from an available device without re-printing at a workstation. The new operation also reduces the amount of misprints.

At the first phase, new devices are available in the following locations in Arabia, Töölö and Maarintalo:

• Arabia, 5^th floor/art lobby, opposite the classroom 5003
• Arabia/6^th floor/classroom 6091
• Arabia/8^th floor/lobby
• Otaniemi, Maarintalo,1^st floor, lobby
• Töölö, Main Building, C-250
• Töölö, Main Building, C-332

New devices in the above-mentioned locations have already been introduced. Unigrafia’s service advisors present a new printing model and help with the registration of printing cards on campuses during the Smart Services fair on 29-31 Oct 2013.

Printing cards are sold at Unigrafia’s nearest service points in the centre of Helsinki, Vuorikatu 3, and Maarintalo in Otaniemi at Sähkömiehentie 3. In addition, cards are sold at AYY Service Point in Töölö, Runeberginkatu 14-16.

Further information at Into.

10. Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts in Helsinki Music Centre on Saturday, 9 Nov 2013

Retuperän WBK celebrates its 80-year-old journey as number one in the genre of newer French horn music. The world’s best teekkari fire brigade orchestra has two concerts in the mecca of the Finnish art music, Helsinki Music Centre, on Saturday, 9 Nov, at 12noon and 4pm. The soloist in the concert starting at 12noon is piano artist Jukka Nykänen and horn maestro Jörgen Gachuabel is the soloist in the concert staring at 4pm.

NB! The concert starting at 4pm is sold out. Tickets for the concert starting at 12noon are sold through lippu.fi service. Price: 12noon – 50/35/25/15€ (Deluxe/1^st class/2^nd class/students)

Catering can be ordered in advance at:

• www.rwbk.fi/viini12
• www.rwbk.fi/viini16

11. Real Aalto Show: Obligatory Swedish

Real Aalto Show: Obligatory Swedish @ Aalto Design Factory // Participants include Alexander Stubb and Elina Lepomäki!

The Swedish language is guaranteed to be one the topics that people have strong opinions about in Finland. Real Aalto together with Technology Students in the National Coalition Party brings a heated panel to Otaniemi! Participants in the panel discussion include Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb, Libera’s Research Manager Elina Lepomäki, Vice Chair in Student Union of National Coalition Party Sofi Weckman and Vice Chair of Technology Students in the National Coalition Party Jyri Tiimonen. The event is organised at The Stage at Aalto Design Factory starting at 4pm on Tuesday, 5 Nov. Free refreshments. Welcome!

12. Influenza vaccinations

Influenza vaccines for medical risk groups have arrived.

If you are entitled for an influenza vaccination, make an appointment for a public health nurse tel. 046 710 1027.

If you need additional information about influenza vaccines or risk groups, call 046 710 1027.

13. Tell your opinion on university facilities and win a Jopo or Ipad!

We need the students’ opinions again, this time on the university’s indoor facilities. Please respond to the survey by 5 Nov at: https://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=1081415&chk=3XCFUPBB

Among all respondents who respond to the survey by the deadline we will raffle a Jopo bicycle and  Apple IPad 16 GB. The raffle will take place on 6 Nov 2013.

Further information at Into

14. TEK’s halloped info on 31 Oct

Welcome to hear about TEK’s student advocacy at Design Factory Studio (Betonimiehenkuja 5C) at 5pm on Thursday, 31 Oct! In the event, former student representatives tell about committees and their operations, after which there is room for discussion. Coffee will be served.

TEK’s Teekkari Committee has opened a call for student representatives for TEK’s committees for the year 2014. You can also apply for the position of the student representative and the vice member in TEK Board, as well as TEK’s representative seat in Akava’s student council. Join the front line of operations in your professional interest and service organisation. As a student representative, you can have effect on the working life that you would like to see in the future.

Each student member of TEK can apply for the position of TEK’s student representative in administration. We are looking for active students who want to have influence as student representatives and to improve the working life and trade union. Student representatives are responsible for acting as a link between all students and bringing up issues and perspectives that are important to young people in committee meetings. As a student representative, your duty is to initiate discussion among other student representatives in administration and report to them about the committee activities. Halloped activities are very independent but, if necessary, there is a wide group of other students to support you. We will offer a short training session for student representatives at the beginning of the year.

Are you interested? Be there!

More information on how to apply

15. Participate in the production of Teekkari Spex 2014 – important dates for the autumn

Are you interested in participating in the production of Teekkari Spex, which is presented to 4,500 people in the spring of 2014?!? Get involved! More information on all events and calls in the event calendar of Teekkari Spex.

Here is the summary of important dates! Application periods / auditions for the stage group (registration instructions through the link above):

1. Band jamming session (audition for the band) – Tuesday, 29 Oct and Wed, 30 Oct in the band rehearsal room of Pelmu
2. Castings (audition for actors) – Friday, 15 Nov, 4pm-10pm at Design Factory AND on Monday, 18 Nov, 4pm-10pm in the game room at JMT3
3. Dance tests (audition for dancers) – Saturday, 16 Nov, at MTT (Multi-purpose facilities, JMT3)

Workshops (Hanging out and having fun informally, does not require any commitment. The event is open to all):

• Mon, 4 Nov costumes @takkis
• Tue, 12 Nov make-up @takkis
• Thu, 21 Nov props @pelitila

All queries relating to the above topics or in general concerning Teekkari Spex can be addressed to yours truly.

Kind regards, Hannu Teittinen, hannu.teittinen@aalto.fi , Teekkari Spex Communications Officer 2013 – 2014

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 43/2013

Advance voting in the Representative Council elections will begin on Wednesday, 23 Oct. You can find a suitable candidate for yourself with the help of the candidate matcher, for example, at the address edustajistovaalit.fi.

Also remember that you can apply for the exchange scholarship during the autumn round of applications until the end of the month. Further information is available at ayy.fi/stipendit

1. This and next week’s events
2. Candidate matcher of the Representative Council elections is open – advance voting to begin on 23 Oct
3. AYY’s Piia Kuosmanen is a candidate for the position of SYL’s chairperson for the year 2014
4. Polin Appro 2013 Pub Crawl
5. Introductory course to Mixed Martial Arts in Otaniemi
6. Smart Services fair on campuses in October, 29-31 Oct 2013
7. Finland Youth to Business Forum
8. Study abroad with Brittingham Viking Organization’s (BVO) scholarship for 2014-2015

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 43

• Tue, 22 Oct – CV and application lecture (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 22 Oct – Teekkari spex fun workshop
• Wed, 23 Oct – Advance voting in the Representative Council elections begins 
• Wed, 23 Oct – Welcome to the life skills course
• Wed, 23 Oct – Game night
• Thu, 24 Oct – Dominante’s autumn concert
• Thu, 24 Oct – Aaltoes Speed Dating
• Thu, 24 Oct- Aaltoes Breakfast with Startup Life
• Fri, 25 Oct – Recombination
• Fri, 25 Oct – Brothel
• Sat, 26 Oct – Gig night
• Sat, 26 Oct- Participate in Espoo Mölkky event
• Sat, 26 Oct – REGGAETON and DANCEHALL intensive courses at Polijazz 
• Sun, 27 Oct – KY Economics goes Hong Kong

WEEK 44

• Mon, 28 Oct – KYL & Psaldo – Eino Leino’s poems as songs
• Tue, 29 Oct – Teekkari spex band jamming
• Wed, 30 Oct – Recognise your strengths and areas of expertise in job search
• Wed, 30 Oct – CV clinic (ELEC)
• Wed, 30 Oct – Massage and DIY cosmetics
• Wed, 30 Oct – Aalto Beer Pong: Roadtrip!
• Thu, 31 Oct – CV clinic (SCI)
• Fri, 1 Nov – On the couch goes Degrowth
• Sun, 3 Nov – Advance voting of the Representative Council elections ends

2. Candidate matcher of the Representative Council elections is open – advance voting begins on 23 Oct

AYY’s third Representative Council elections will be organised on 5-6 Nov 2013. You can find yourself a suitable candidate with the help of a candidate matcher, for example. The candidate matcher is available at edustajistovaalit.fi. The posters of electoral alliances are on display in the lobby of Otakaari 1 and the lobby of Sähkötalo (Otakaari 7) in Otaniemi, at Rafla in Töölö and the main entrance of Arabia. Posters are also on display on Mikkeli and Pori campuses.

Entitled to vote are all AYY’s members who have paid the Student Union’s membership fee by Friday, 11 Oct 2013.

Voting takes place through the electronic voting system in advance on Wed, 23 Oct, 00:01am–Sun, 3 Nov, 11.59pm or on the actual voting dates on Tue, 5 Nov, 00:01am–Wed, 6 Nov 2013, 6pm. The electoral system can be found at: http://vaalit.ayy.fi

Authentication in the electronic electoral system is done using Aalto University’s username and password. If your Aalto user name does not work for some reason, please contact the University’s IT Service Desk by email at servicedesk@aalto.fi, or by phone +358 50 513 2000.

Vote for your favourite candidate to represent your issues!

Candidate lists and further information on the elections is available at ayy.fi/vaalit.

3. AYY’s Piia Kuosmanen is a candidate for the position of SYL’s chairperson for the year 2014

Piia Kuosmanen is a candidate for the position of SYL’s chairperson for the year 2014. In her current position as the chairperson of AYY Board, she has led the daily operations of the Student Union. Previously, Piia has acted in her guild, as a student representative in administration and as the 1st Vice Chairperson in AYY’s Representative Council. She also had a key role in the introduction of POP – For Better Learning – project at Aalto.

The chairperson and the Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) lead one of the largest organisations in Finland. SYL represents and supervises the interests of approximately 135,000 university students in various negotiations and working groups, and actively contributes to national and international decision making through personal meetings, as well as public speeches and activities.

You can follow Piia’s campaign on facebook at facebook.com/piia2014

4. Polin Appro 2013 Pub Crawl

The road from Polysteekki towards the nightlife of Helsinki is anything but straight when the bar adventure begins again at Polin Appro. Finland’s largest legendary pub crawl, led by technology students, gathers together all students and student-minded people from around the globe. Come and wobble through the heart of Helsinki, skip your work, sip beer and dance along to Teflon Brothers and DJ Rony Rex at the after party at The Circus.

POLIN APPRO

• Wednesday, 6 Nov
• Takeoffs at 4pm-7pm @ LeBonk (Yrjönkatu 24, Helsinki)
• Afterparty starts at The Circus (Salomonkatu 1, Helsinki) at 9pm
• Appro tickets EUR 10 (Tickets from tiketti.fi EUR 12), after party only EUR 6, Tickets do not include cloakroom service (EUR 2.50)

After party programme:

• 11:00pm TEFLON BROTHERS
• 00:15am DJ RONY REX

Degree levels:

• CAN – 7 markings from different pubs
• SIX PACK – 11 markings
• SAUSAGE DOG (Finnish idiom for a set of 12 beer bottles) – 15 markings

Ticket sales will start on 21 October on Aalto University and the University of Helsinki campuses. The age limit is 18 years. Further information and ticket sales: www.polinappro.fi

Facebook event.

The event is arranged by IE ’13

5. Introductory course to Mixed Martial Arts in Otaniemi

An intensive introductory Mixed Martial Arts course by Otaniemi Fight Club will begin in November! Both experienced and inexperienced fighters and both women and men are welcome for the course.

Read more and register here.

The course has a Facebook event at http://on.fb.me/19Lhi9p

6. Smart Services fair on campuses in October, 29-31 October 2013

Come and listen, ask questions and discuss what kind of services you need!

• Otaniemi: Tuesday, 29 October, 10am-2pm, Main Building hall
• Töölö: Wednesday, 30 October, 10am-2pm, Main Building hall
• Arabia: Thursday, 31 October, 10am-2pm, in front of Sampo Hall

Presenting:

• IT Services
• Alumni relations
• Archive and registry services
• Unigrafia
• Aalto ARTS Books
• Campus and facility services
• International relations
• Library and information services
• Strategic Support for Research and Education, TOST
• Research support services
• Career services for students
• Communications, Marketing and Events
• Corporate relations

On IT stands: laptop clinic, Aalto workstations and telephones, IT Service Desk, wlan, software and licenses, Email and calendar, Printing, Password Change, AV services.

Welcome!

7. Finland Youth to Business Forum

AIESEC, is organizing Youth to Business Forum again! Everyone who is interested in creating sustainable solutions on behalf of better future is welcome! Sign up is required.

In Youth to Business Forum we look for solutions and new innovative strategies. As themes we have corporate social responsibility, service design thinking and entrepreneurial leadership. We give answers to question of what is y-generations role and how y-generation can create a better future for Finnish companies.

Event gathers students and recently graduated under same roof with international companies and society’s responsible people. Come and learn about Finland’s company life’s future ways and learn from gurus of professional fields. Hear the opinions and visions about challenges in the future and grasp the chance to be heard along them.

Finland Youth to Business Forum is organized 1st of November 2013 starting from 9.00 in Aalto university’s Töölö Campus (Runeberginkatu 14-16).

Auditorium holds 450 students so be quick and register! This event is free.

Register for Youth to Business Forum here.

Links:

http://www.finlandy2b.com/

https://www.facebook.com/FinlandY2B

8. Study abroad with Brittingham Viking Organization’s (BVO) scholarship for 2014-2015

The Brittingham Viking Organization is currently accepting applications for a full-ride scholarship to study at the University Of Wisconsin-Madison for the academic year 2014-1015. The BVO has provided scholarships for Scandinavian students interested in studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1953. The Scholarship covers tuition, housing and the transatlantic round trip flight. Deadline for applications 1st of November.

BVO wants to offer you the opportunity to…

• Study at one of the worlds highest ranked institutions of higher education for one academic year;
• Choose from over 4,000 classes offered each year – it can, but does not 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

More information can be found from http://www.brittinghamvikings.org

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 42/2013

AYY’s exchange scholarships for the autumn are open for applications during October. Further information is available at ayy.fi/stipendit.

If you have graduated as a bachelor in the spring, please remember to respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey you have received to your email. Each response gives more information to the university on how to develop the university. This is the first survey based on which the Ministry of Education and Culture allocates part of the basic funding to universities.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey!
3. AYY’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point – changes to opening hours and entrances
4. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
5. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user rights for the teekkari cap
6. Matlab now available for students’ own computers
7. FSHS: new websites related to oral health, nutrition and exercise
8. Study psychologists’ relaxation workshop
9. Art of Living life skills group
10. On the Couch goes Degrowth
11. Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary
12. Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola and Helsinki
13. Scholarships available for Aalto students and teachers (until 15 Oct 2013)
14. Respond to surveys and have effect on the future of Otaniemi Campus

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 42

• Tue, 15 Oct – Teekkari spex staging workshop
• Tue, 15 Oct – CV clinic (ENG)
• Tue, 15 Oct – Café Lingua
• Wed, 16 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate
• Wed, 16 Oct – Matti Niemelä: Nuori aikuinen, kasvu ja kriisit
• Fri, 18 Oct – HIPHOP intensive course at Polijazz
• Fri, 18 Oct – MasterChef AEGEE edition
• Sat, 19 Oct – Floorball LOB – KGB Agents
• Sun, 20 Oct – Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary
• Sun, 20 Oct – Teekkari spex arrangement-lyrics-band workshop

WEEK 43

• Tue, 22 Oct – CV and application lecture (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 22 Oct – Teekkari spex fun workshop
• Wed, 23 Oct – Advance voting of the Representative Council elections begins 
• Wed, 23 Oct – Welcome to the life skills course
• Wed, 23 Oct – Game night
• Thu, 24 Oct – Dominante’s autumn concert
• Fri, 25 Oct – Recombination
• Fri, 25 Oct – Brothel
• Sat, 26 Oct – Gig night
• Sat, 26 Oct – Participate in Espoo Mölkky event
• Sat, 26 Oct – REGGAETON and DANCEHALL intensive courses at Polijazz 
• Sun, 27 Oct – KY Economics goes Hong Kong

2. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

3. AYY’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point – changes to opening hours and entrances

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will change the location of  housing and member services. The member services currently operate on the ground floor of the building. The entrance to member services is located on the Alvari Square side. Opening hours are as usual. The entrance to the housing office and cashier upstairs will temporarily change when the lobby is under renovation. During the renovation, you can enter the housing office through the white door right next to the regular entrance. After the renovation, the entrance is through the glass doors as usual. The opening hours of cashier services will change during the renovation of Otakaari Service Point. In the future, AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point cashier services will be available on weekdays between 12noon-4pm. Opening hours will be similar to the opening hours of the housing office. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will take place by mid-November.

4. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities

The Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities (TTE-Fund) operates within Aalto University Student Union. The purpose of the fund is to grant scholarships in order to promote the aspirations of AYY and its members and associations, awake and maintain interest in technical, scientific, economic and social issues, as well as cultural activities.

The board of the fund consists of four members appointed by AYY and three members appointed by the Guild of the Round Tower. The board members are elected for two years at a time and the chair is elected from among the persons appointed to the board by AYY. The board is appointed by the Representative Council of the Student Union. The board is responsible for the granting of scholarships based on applications, while managing the fund’s assets is the duty of AYY Board. The board offers its members a unique vantage point to student activities, as the fund’s opportunity to allocate grants is very significant on AYY’s scale.

Based on the resignation section, two positions in the board of the fund will become vacant at the end of the year, and we are looking for smart and versatile persons to fill these positions. Please fill out the application form by 4pm on 30 Oct 2013 and tell us why you should be appointed to the board. The secretary general confirms the reception of the applications after verifying that the attachments are readable. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a personal view (the maximum of one page) on how the fund could best implement its duty. If you believe that you are suitable for the chairperson’s position, please mention this in your application. The board members are elected directly on the basis of applications.

5. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap

In connection with Teekkarius 141 celebration on 8 Nov, you have the opportunity to nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap. Both are traditions from TKY’s era and today they are acknowledgments arranged by Guild of the Round Tower (PTK) and Teekkari Section. Teekkari h.c. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap have been granted to persons who have worked long-term and successfully in favour of students. More detailed descriptions on the acknowledgments and the recipients are available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ .

The deadline for nominations is Sun, 20 Oct 2013 at 11.59pm and nominations are submitted electronically to PTK’s recorder to the address ptk-kirjuri@list.ayy.fi. You can also get answers to your questions at the same address.

Nominations (max. one A4) should include at least the following:

• Who?
• User permission for the teekkari cap or Teekkari h.c.?
• In which position the nominee acts /has acted?
• Grounds?

6. Matlab is now available for students’ own computers

Aalto University is the first university in Finland to offer Matlab’s software package for students’ home use. Students can download the installation media and installation instructions through download.aalto.fi service by logging in with Aalto username. Home use of Matlab licence requires that you create Mathworks account.

TAH licence used by the staff will remain unchanged.

Further information from Into and at the address servicedesk(at)aalto.fi

7. FSHS: New websites related to oral health, nutrition and exercise

The site “Keys to good oral health” provides information on matters such as tooth attrition, how the use of intoxicants affects the mouth, and on student health care services. The site also describes the key factors behind good oral health. The site “Healthy teeth throughout life” provides information on matters that influence dental health during your life.

FSHS has compiled information on healthy eating and exercise habits for students on a new website dealing with nutrition and exercise. The website also offers help with managing habits.

Visit FSHS’s new Nutrition and exercise website http://www.yths.fi/en/nutritionandexercise

Many students want help or support with weight control, nutrition and exercise. In total, 41% of the male and 23% of the female students who answered the University Students’ Health Survey 2012 were overweight. One out of five university students and one out of four students of universities of applied sciences say that they only exercise a little.

8. Study psychologists’ relaxation workshop

Always in a hurry? Worries on your mind? Feeling stressed out?

Anxiety, hurry and stress can waste your resources. In the relaxation workshop, you can offer yourself the opportunity to learn ways to relax your mind and body along with your studies. In the workshop, you get current information on the stress reaction and stress management, and practise various ways to stop stress with the help of breathing exercises. The aim of breathing exercises is to learn how to better recognise how your body and mind react to stress and find ways to unwind. Workshop themes:

• what is stress, how the body and mind react to stress
• processing stressful thoughts with the help of cognitive methods
• time management and mindfulness
• encountering and utilisating stress-related emotions

Every time, we also practise bodily methods related to breathing in stress management.

• Time: Mondays, 12noon-2pm, 28 Oct, 4 Nov, 18 Nov and 25 Nov
• Location: Otakaari 1, Classroom M140 (Majakka)

Registrations and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi. Please sign up no later than 21 Oct. Four workshop sessions form an entity and you get the most out of the workshop if you participate each time.

9. Art of Living life skills group

Art of Living life skills group will convene on Thursdays, 31 Oct-5 Dec, 4pm-6pm at Otaniemi Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5 c). In a pleasant atmosphere, we immerse in various sections of life through functional means. Topics include time management, self-esteem, relationships and spiritual issues. 12 participants may participate in the group. Further information and registrations to Aalto Chaplains minna.tuominen@evl.fi (050 5965417) and jenny.vainio@evl.fi (050 3652256)

10. On the Couch goes Degrowth

What would be better than spending your Friday night with pizza, beer and Degrowth? On The Couch, organized by Sustainable Business Club (SBC), is an event where opinion leaders and students get together to discuss and debate about critically acclaimed issues. Instead of lecturing, the event is informal and challenges all kinds of opinions and students from different fields of expertise. To give everyone the change to participate in the discussion, the number of participants is limited to 15 – first come first serve.

The first On The Couch invites Timo Järvensivu, a degrowth activist and researcher at Aalto University, to join the Couch to discuss and answer your critical question around “Growth vs. Degrowth”? What? Why? How? For who? The event takes place on Friday, 1 Nov at 7pm in a central location in Helsinki.

There are only 15 seats so be fast and sign up by 23 Oct 2013 by sending an email to aaltosbc@gmail.com with the headline “On the couch”. Tell who you are and what do you study. Pre-material about the topic and more information will be provided later to the first 15 who signed up. SBC gladly answers further questions.

11. Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary

Welcome to the Sunday service in Otaniemi Chapel on 20th of Oct at 11am, Jämeräntaival 8. Coffee and cake after service! You are warmly welcome!

12. Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola and Helsinki

Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola on 21 Oct 2013 and in Helsinki on 22-23 Oct 2013

The Finnish-Spanish Society in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain organises the week of Spanish cinema on 21-23 Oct 2013. Free admission to screenings (within the age limits). The language of the films is Spanish, subtitles in English  (with the excepion of La Vaquilla, which is screened without subtitles)

Further information and the detailed schedule is available on the website of the Finnish-Spanish Society.

13. Scholarships available for Aalto’s students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)

Scholarships allocated from the profit of the funds of the School of Electrical Engineering are available for application.

Scholarships from the student fund and Julius Tallberg’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s engineering students, scholarships from Ernst Wirtzen’s fund, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki fund and Strömberg Ltd’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s teachers.

14. Respond to surveys and have effect on the future of Otaniemi Campus 

How, why and when do you move around the campus? Where do we need more bins or bike racks? Aalto University Properties Ltd invites you to respond to a survey that maps out ways to move around Otaniemi Campus and opinions on outdoor areas on the campus. You can respond to the survey at ayk.asiatkartalle.fi. The survey is open until 25 Oct.

There are plans to set up new premises for retail stores in connection with the future Otaniemi metro station. To ensure that the services will address the needs of the consumers in the campus area as well as possible, Aalto University Properties Ltd would like to know the types of services you would like to see in the area. Please respond by 15 Oct at Into.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 41/2013

All AYY’s members may vote in AYY’s Representative Council elections. The right to vote, that is AYY’s membership, in the elections of the autumn 2013, will be reviewed this week on Friday, 11 Oct. If you want to vote in the autumn elections, you must register for attendance and pay the Student Union’s membership fee no later than Thursday, 10 Oct 2013.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
3. District court hearing of property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation to begin in February 2014
4. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point
5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
6. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!
7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013
8. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct
9. Teekkari tradition party 2013
10. Application now open for Startup Life Internships in Silicon Valley
11. “The Art of Change” seminar at 6pm on Wed, 9 Oct
12. KYN & RudiRok Sound Fusion at Apollo on 19 Nov – special priced tickets for Aalto students until 13 Oct
13. Available places in students’ quiet retreat
14. What are the services you would like to have in Otaniemi?

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 41

• Tue, 8 Oct – Kehy’s meeting
• Wed, 9 Oct – Humans vs zombies
• Wed, 9 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate –
• Wed, 9 Oct – Niilo Räsänen: Predestination –
• Thu, 10 Oct – Cleaning bee in Teekkari Village
• Thu, 10 Oct – International sitsit
• Fri, 11 Oct – Neon Rave
• Fri, 11 Oct – Mökä’s sauna night

WEEK 42

• Mon, 14 Oct – Freshman tasting!
• Tue, 15 Oct – CV clinic (ENG)
• Tue, 15 Oct – Café Lingua –
• Sat, 19 Oct – Floorball: FLOB – KGB Agents

2. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct

AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.

The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500.

In the autumn of 2013, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2013– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form can be found here.

Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)

3. District court hearing of property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation to begin in February 2014

The preliminary hearing of the property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation began in the district court on Monday, 7 Oct 2013. The preliminary hearing decided that the main hearing will take place in February 2014.

The property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation began in 2010, when the student unions of the School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design merged into Aalto University Student Union. In connection with the merger, it became clear that the Student Union of the School of Economics transferred over EUR 42 million of its property to KY Foundation it had established out of reach of the new student union.

”The dispute is clarified in the district court, because the funds transferred to the foundation by KY should be controlled by the changing Aalto community and students themselves. It is possible to build Aalto community to a sustainable, stable and solid ground only if the construction begins with a clean slate, and now we are cleaning this slate”, says Chair of AYY Board Piia Kuosmanen.

Further information on the property dispute is available at ayy.fi/omaisuuskiista (unfortunately at the moment mainly in Finnish. Translation coming later) and facebook.com/omaisuuskiista

4. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will cause exceptional arrangements and changes in housing and member services during October-November. Member services will move downstairs at the beginning of week 41 (7-13 Oct) and the entrance is located on the side of the shopping centre. Due to this, Otaniemi member service point will be closed on Monday, 7 Oct. At the same time, entrance to the housing office will change temporarily when the lobby upstairs is being renovated. Services are open as usual and there should be no inconvenience caused by the renovation. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will be organised by the middle of November.

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

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

The IT support person can take up the duties immediately. The duties of the property assistant will begin on 21 Oct 2013.

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

6. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the bachelor feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT? WHAT’S IT LIKE TO WORK IN FINLAND? HOW ABOUT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? Take part of the Development Cooperation Week to find out!

Programme for the week:

Mon, 7 Oct, 6pm, World Dinner of Development Cooperation Week and Mosaic, Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4.  Further information on facebook.

Thu, 10 Oct, 7pm, International Sitsit, (Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4). Further information on facebook.

Further information on Development Cooperation Week on Mosaic’s facebook page and at kehitysyhteistyo.syl.fi/kehyviikko

8. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct

1. Let’s make Otaniemi clean and fresh again at 3pm on 10 Oct. Join the work party with your friends and gather the autumn trash from our living surroundings! The Village Senate provides the cleaning equipment. Freshmen and exchange students can earn work points to their freshmen cards. Sauna will be warm for the participants in Rantasauna at 7pm where food and drinks will also be served!

We start the cleaning party tomorrow at 3pm in front of Smökki where you will get all the needed equipment.

2. All the junk bicycles hanging around in Teekkari Village will be gathered in November. During the cleaning party, all the bikes will be clearly marked and you should take the mark away from your own bike before 1 Nov. After that date all the bicycles that still carry the mark will be gathered together and after certain period of time (3 months), they will be given away/disposed.

Join the event on facebook.

9. Teekkari tradition party 2013

Aalto University Student Union’s Teekkari Section has the honour to invite all technology students and their friends to celebrate the teekkari tradition party on Friday, 8 Nov 2013.

The party will be celebrated from 6pm onwards at Hotel Haaga in the Eastern harbour city.The traditional herring breakfast will be served at Servin Mökki on Saturday, 9 Nov, starting at 12noon.

The price of the dinner card for students is EUR 85 and the price for graduates is EUR 105. The price of herring breakfast is EUR 12.

Registrations by 24 Oct to teekkariperinnejuhla.ayy.fi

10. Application now open for Startup Life Internships in Silicon Valley

Would you like to have the opportunity to work at an exciting startup in an entrepreneurial hotspot of the world? To work with amazing entrepreneurs and make connections that will last a lifetime? This is your chance, as the application for the Startup Life internship program is now open!

Here at Startup Life we gather the best talents in engineering, design, and business, and connect them with the most interesting startups in Silicon Valley and New York. The application process is convenient and hassle-free.

Submit your application and find more information at startuplife.fi Join us and learn more about the opportunities at our info event at 6pm on 10 October held at the Startup Sauna co-working space in Otaniemi.

11. “The Art of Change” seminar at 6pm on Wed, 9 Oct

Welcome to the seminar “the Art of Change” provided by International Week Helsinki. The seminar’s panel discussion is hosted by Professor Janne Tienari who works in the Department of Management and International Business at Aalto University.

The seminar will take place at KY-building, 3th floor, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21B, on Wednesday 9 Oct at 6pm. Please be there on time! During the evening we will provide you with some snacks and drinks. After the panel discussion feel free to talk and mingle with the partner representatives. The event will be held in English and it is open for all students at Aalto.

• Event on Facebook
• Event on Kyweb

12. KYN & RudiRok Sound Fusion at Apollo on 19 Nov – special priced tickets for Aalto students until 13 Oct 

Choir singing + beatbox + voice acrobatics + stand up

Come to hear and experience an unforeseen show at Apollo Live Club when the Academic Female Choir KYN and Finland’s most virtuoso voice acrobat Rudirok will take over the stage! We guarantee immersive music, rhythms, sound miracles, laughter and good times! The concert will begin at 8pm and the doors to Apollo open at 7pm.

Advance tickets (until 13 Oct) for Aalto students at a super cheap price of EUR 13. You can buy tickets from AYY’s service points (cash only), the choir members or at the address www.kyn.fi.

Other advance tickets cost €18 (Aalto’s employees, alumni, the members of Helsingin Ekonomit and students outside Aalto) and €23.

From 14 Oct onwards, tickets for Aalto students cost €15, for discount groups €20 and for others €25.

Advance ticket sales in the lobby of the School of Business on 8 and 10 Oct, 11.30am-12.15noon

13. Available places in students’ quiet retreat

Due to cancellations, there are still a few places available in the retreat held at Hila Camping Centre in Kirkkonummi on 11-13 Oct 2013. Immediate registrations to yst.toimisto.espoo@evl.fi or by phone Niina Heinonen 09 8050 2359. Inquiries: University Chaplain Jyri Hakala, tel. 09 8050 22374.

14. What are the services you would like to have in Otaniemi?

There are plans to set up new premises for retail stores in connection with the future Otaniemi metro station. To ensure that the services will address the needs of the consumers in the campus area as well as possible, Aalto University Properties Ltd would like to know the types of services you would like to see in the area.

Among the respondents, we will raffle an iPad Mini 16Gb (EUR 459.90) in November. The winner will be notified in person.

The market potential survey is intended for residents, students and employees in the Otaniemi area. All responses are important and we hope that you will actively participate in the research! Please respond by 15 Oct 2013.

You can respond to the survey through this link.

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 40/2013

This week is Aalto’s well-being week. See the programme at voihyvin.ayy.fi

Next week, it is the time for the development cooperation week. Further information on the development cooperation week programme is available on Mosaic’s facebook site.

• This and next week’s events
• 323 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections
• Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
• Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!
• This week: Voi hyvin Aallossa week (well-being week)
• Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point
• AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013
• Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar on 21 Oct. Registration is open now!
• Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct
• Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user rights for the teekkari cap
• Teekkari tradition party 2013
• Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter by 13 October!
• Scholarships available for Aalto students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)
• Otaniemi-goer – tell us what you think and win a Jopo bike!
• Art of Living life skills group
• Humans vs zombies in Otaniemi on 9-13 Oct
• Chamber Choir Dissonanssi is looking for new singers
• Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts on 9 Nov

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 40

• Wed, 2 Oct – DOT info sauna –
• Wed, 2 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate
• Wed, 2 Oct – Freshman party of Teepakki
• Thu, 3 Oct – Entrepreneurship Roadshow in Otaniemi
• Thu, 3 Oct – Battle for the Mastery of Otaniemi
• Thu, 3 Oct –ADS Debate Kick-Off with BCG!
• Thu, 3 Oct – TeTy vs. RWBK “football match”
• Fri, 4 Oct – Quo Vadis Architectura? “Baroque Magic”
• Sat, 5 Oct – Kokoomusteekkarit 45^th anniversary
• Sun, 6 Oct – Mini riding course for beginners

WEEK 41

• Mon, 7 Oct – Teres Cooper
• Mon, 7 Oct – World Dinner
• Wed, 9 Oct – Humans vs zombies
• Wed, 9 Oct – Is fair trade fair?
• Thu, 10 Oct – Cleaning bee of Teekkari Village
• Thu, 10 Oct – International sitsit
• Fri, 11 Oct – Neon Rave
• Fri, 11 Oct – Mökä’s sauna evening

2. 323 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections

This year, there are 323 candidates in the elections of Aalto University Student Union. Four electoral alliances participate in the elections, which include a total of 16 electoral coalitions. AYY’s Representative Council elections will be organised for the third time between 23 Oct–6 Nov 2013. In the elections, the Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year term. The Representative Council is the highest decision-making body in the student union. Candidate lists in their entirety are available at ayy.fi/vaalit/ehdokkaat

AYY’s Representative Council elections will be organised on 5–6 Nov 2013 and you can vote in advance between Wed, 23 Oct–Sun, 3 Nov. Further information on the operations of the Representative Council is available at inside.ayy.fi.

3. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct–31 Oct

AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.

The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500.

In the autumn of 2013, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2013– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form can be found here.

Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)

4. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

5. This week: Voi hyvin Aallossa week (well-being week)

Would you like to take it easy for a while in the middle of exhausting studies? Or are you interested in a more exotic sports tryout? In this case, Aalto’s well-being week organised this week (30 Sept–4 Oct) is for you.

The programme of the week includes tryouts, parties, mass events, display stands at universities and other events. The programme for the entire week is gathered on one event website at http://voihyvin.ayy.fi/, check it out and see you there!

Please note that you have to register for some events, so please act quickly (registrations are available through the link above).

6. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will cause exceptional arrangements and changes in housing and member services during October-November. Member services will move downstairs at the beginning of week 41 (7-13 Oct) and the entrance is located on the side of the shopping centre. Due to this, Otaniemi member service point will be closed on Monday, 7 Oct. At the same time, entrance to the housing office will change temporarily when the lobby upstairs is being renovated. Services are open as usual and there should be no inconvenience caused by the renovation. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will be organised by the middle of November.

7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT? WHAT’S IT LIKE TO WORK IN FINLAND? HOW ABOUT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? Take part in the Development Cooperation Week to find out!

Programme for the week:

Mon, 7 Oct, 6pm, World Dinner of Development Cooperation Week and Mosaic, Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
Further information on facebook.

Thu, 10 Oct, 7pm, International Sitsit, (Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4)
Further information on facebook. 

Further information on Development Cooperation Week on Mosaic’s facebook page and at kehitysyhteistyo.syl.fi/kehyviikko

8. Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar on 21 Oct. Registration is now open!

A sub-project Kyky of Campus Conexus II project is now approaching its finale. On Monday, 21 Oct 2013, we will organise Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar at Dipoli in Otaniemi, which addresses study ability and celebrates the achievements of the three-year Kyky project. In addition, the latest student barometre of Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus will be published. The target group of the seminar includes university and student union operators, such as professionals in academic affairs, counselling and teaching. Operators in various organisations and central government are also welcome.

Sign up for the seminar here.

When you sign up, please select the session in which you would like to participate; more detailed descriptions are available through the link above. Registration will end when positions are filled or on 7 Oct at the latest. The seminar is free of charge with the exception of lunch.

Further information: Producer Liisa Lähteenaho, tel. 040 764 7276, firstname.surname@syl.fi

9. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct

1. Let’s make Otaniemi clean and fresh again at 3pm on 10 Oct. Join the work party with your friend and gather the autumn trash from our living surroundings! The Village Senate provides the cleaning equipment. Freshmen and exchange students can earn work points to their freshmen cards. Sauna will be warm for the participants in Rantasauna at 7pm where also food and drinks will be served!

We start the cleaning party tomorrow at 3pm in front of Smökki where you will get all the needed equipment.

2. All the junk bicycles hanging around in Teekkari Village will be gathered in November. During the cleaning party, all the bikes will be clearly marked and you should take the mark away from your own bike before 1 Nov. After that date all the bicycles that still carry the mark will be gathered together and after a certain period of time (3 months), they will be given away/disposed.

Join the event on facebook.

10. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap

In connection with Teekkarius 141 celebration on 8 Nov, you have the opportunity to nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap. Both are traditions from TKY’s era and today they are acknowledgments arranged by Guild of the Round Tower (PTK) and Teekkari Section. Teekkari h.c. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap have been granted to persons who have worked long-term and successfully in favour of students. More detailed descriptions on the acknowledgments and the recipients are available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ .

The deadline for nominations is Sun, 20 Oct 2013 at 11.59pm and nominations are submitted electronically to PTK’s recorder to the address ptk-kirjuri@list.ayy.fi. You can also get answers to your questions at the same address.

Nominations (max. one A4) should include at least the following:

• Who?
• User permission for the teekkari cap or Teekkari h.c.?
• In which position the nominee acts /has acted?
• Grounds?

11. Teekkari tradition party 2013

Aalto University Student Union’s Teekkari Section has the honour to invite all technology students and their friends to celebrate the teekkari tradition party on Friday, 8 Nov 2013.

The party will be celebrated from 6pm onwards at Hotel Haaga in the Eastern harbour city.

The traditional herring breakfast will be served at Servin Mökki on Saturday, 9 Nov, starting at 12noon. The price of the dinner card for students is EUR 85 and the price for graduates is EUR 105.

The price of herring breakfast is EUR 12.

Registrations by 24 Oct to teekkariperinnejuhla.ayy.fi

12. Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter by 13 October!

Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter to aaltonaut@aalto.fi by 13 October!

Would you like to challenge yourself in interdisciplinary teamwork as well as combine theory and practice in problem-based learning? Do you wonder where all the interdisciplinary activities and new innovations are in Aalto? Are you interested in product development?

Aaltonaut is Aalto University’s new Bachelor’s Minor Programme, which is built on interdisciplinary product development, entrepreneurial mindset and problem-based learning. Aaltonaut consists of five courses, integrated language and communication studies in English, and academic mentoring. In addition, Aaltonaut offers possibilities for internships, exchange studies, and an interdisciplinary Bachelor’s thesis seminar. The programme is mainly held in English.

30 first and second year students will be selected to pioneer the Aaltonaut programme. The selection is based on a motivation letter and performance at Bootcamp (26– 27 October). For more information on the application and selection, please see  http://aaltonaut.fi/applying/.

Interested? Check out our website or Facebook: facebook.com/aaltonaut

For more information, please contact: aaltonaut@aalto.fi

13. Scholarships available for Aalto’s students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)

Scholarships allocated from the profit of the funds of the School of Electrical Engineering are available for application. Further information can be found here.

Scholarships from the student fund and Julius Tallberg’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s engineering students, scholarships from Ernst Wirtzen’s fund, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki fund and Strömberg Ltd’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s teachers.

14. Otaniemi-goer – tell us what you think and win a Jopo bike!

How, why and when do you visit the campus? Would you like to see more bins at Otaniemi? Or do we need more bike racks? Aalto University Properties invites you to respond to our survey, which is designed to find out more about how people access the Otaniemi campus area and to discover your opinions on outdoor facilities.

You can complete the survey at ayk.asiatkartalle.fi. The survey is open until 25 October*.*

It will only take about 10 minutes of your time to respond to this map-based questionnaire and all respondents will be entered into a draw to win a JOPO bike (value EUR 369). The winner will be announced in October.

A summary of the findings will be published at www.aaltonet.fi later in the autumn. The survey results will be used in the planning and development of the Otaniemi campus area as well as for research purposes at Aalto University. “In future, we want to establish ourselves as a biker and pedestrian-friendly campus. What we want to see is an area that invites interaction with users and is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. That is why we want to hear from the people who actually use this area,” explains Aalto University Properties CEO Kari Kontturi.

The survey will be carried out by Mapita Oy, whose map-based service is used to collect the survey data. All responses will treated as confidential and respondents’ personal details will remain separate from their responses at all times.

We value your opinion – help us shape the future of the campus!

15. Art of Living life skills group

Art of Living life skills group will convene on Thursdays, 31 Oct-5 Dec, 4pm-6pm at Otaniemi Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5 c). In a pleasant atmosphere, we immerse in various sections of life through functional means. Topics include time management, self-esteem, relationships and spiritual issues. 12 participants may participate in the group. Further information and registrations to Aalto Chaplains minna.tuominen@evl.fi (050 5965417) or jenny.vainio@evl.fi (050 3652256)

16. Humans vs zombies in Otaniemi on 9-13 Oct 

A zombie virus has escaped from secret laboratories in Otaniemi! Humans have to join the resistance or the future is lost!

Supported by TTE-Fund, the Guild of Physics will organise Humans vs Zombies game in Otaniemi in the second week of October. The event is open to everyone, free for participants, and it provides excitement and stimulus both for the body and the mind. Join the battle, get to know new people and take part in the greatest activity of the autumn! Further information and registrations here.

17. Chamber Choir Dissonanssi is looking for new singers

Would you like to sing in other places than just parties? Have you been afraid to apply for choirs because of auditions? Would you like to sing in a choir which has rehearsals only once a week? Chamber Choir Dissonanssi sings with a laid-back attitude and rehearses on Tuesday nights between 5.30pm-8pm. Our little mixed choir is easily approachable and you do not have to be afraid of difficult auditions. We only require a little bit of experience in choral singing or otherwise relatively clean singing skills. If you are interested in joining our choir, please contact our Artistic Director Yki Kortesniemi (yki.kortesniemi(at)gmail.com) You can also find us on Facebook.

18. Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts on 9 Nov

Retuperän WBK celebrates its 80-year-old journey as number one in the genre of newer French horn music. The world’s best teekkari fire brigade orchestra has two concerts in the mecca of the Finnish art music, Helsinki Music Centre, on Saturday, 9 Nov, at 12noon and 4pm. The soloist in the concert starting at 12noon is piano artist Jukka Nykänen and horn maestro Jörgen Kakkuaapeli is the soloist in the concert starting at 4pm.

Ticket sales for the concert starting at 12noon will open at 1.32am on 1 Oct and tickets are sold at  www.lippu.fi.

NB! The concert starting at 4pm is sold out.

Further information: www.rwbk.fi and on facebook