This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 8/2013

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY is looking for a Secretary General
3. AYY awarded the learning promotion deed of the year 2012
4. AYY’s housing keys from Töölö also in March
5. Start Exercising course to begin on 26 Feb
6. Apply for the campus guerrilla group
7. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014
8. Aalto in Africa: apply now!
9. Participate in Radiodiodi’s activities
10. Antti Nurmesniemi postgraduate scholarships for design are now available
11. Scholarships for studies in China
12. Become an International Tutor
13. Welcome to NSCN seminar on 5- 6 March 2013
14. Participate in a career and education survey and win amazing prizes!
15. Participate in the studio audience for the new talkshow of YLE TV2

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 8

• Tue, 19 Feb – Interview workshop for engineering students
• Wed, 20 Feb – Miikka Niiranen: How satan operates in Finland
• Thu, 21 Feb – EBEC Helsinki 2013
• Thu, 21 Feb – Polirytmin Uusien ilta – New Players’ Night
• Thu, 21 Feb – KY-Spex Vanki-La
• Thu, 21 Feb – Laughter club
• Thu, 21 Feb – Kondis party 2013 VENDETTA 
• Fri, 22 Feb – Energy industry <3 TeTy movie night
• Fri, 22 Feb – KY-Spex: Vanki-La
• Sat, 23 Feb – KY’s 102nd anniversary
• Sat, 23 Feb – Kondensatio 122

WEEK 9

• Tue, 26 Feb – Thu, 28 Feb KY-Spex: Vanki-La
• Wed, 27 Feb – Cafe Lingua
• Wed, 27 Feb – Erkki Jokinen: As a stranger in the world
• Thu, 28 Feb – Basic course in photography
• Thu, 28 Feb – Representative Council meeting 2/2013
• Thu, 28 Feb – Hang-out night
• Thu, 28 Feb – Sitsit of the misunderstood
• Fri, 1 March – Application for AYY’s operating grant begins
• Fri, 1 March – Workshop: tools for stressful situations (reg. DL)
• Fri, 1 March – Towards the new quarter – kick-off for the spring

2. AYY is looking for a Secretary General

Aalto University Student Union (AYY) has approximately 15,000 students. AYY employs more than 50 permanent employees and dozens of volunteer actors and approximately 200 associations operate within AYY. The student union’s policy priorities are strong advocacy and services. In addition, the student union offers its apartments for about 3,000 members. AYY’s property is approximately EUR 150 million and the annual turnover is approximately EUR 15 million.

We are looking for a full-time SECRETARY GENERAL

for the period 1 Sept 2013 – 31 Aug 2016.

The Secretary General’s role is to act as the supervisor of the secretariat in the non-profit sector and as a link between different operators in the student union. The Secretary General participates in AYY’s financial management, as well as in the meetings and activities of the Board, Representative Council and Financial Committee. In daily work, activity planning and continuous improvement have a large role. The Secretary General’s key duties also include work with interest groups and the representation of the student union.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the student union/organisational activities
• Knowledge of financial management
• Management skills
• Ability to endure stress
• Academic studies
• Fluent Finnish language skills, Swedish and English language skills

The following are considered advantages:

• Managerial experience
• Knowledge of AYY and Aalto University
• Academic degree
• Spelögan

We offer you a diverse and inspiring workplace, as well as a unique view on the construction of Aalto University Student Union and Otaniemi campus area. The Secretary General’s position offers a wide range of challenges, a wide-ranging field of action and a competitive salary. The vibrant and inspiring atmosphere of our office is created by the student union’s active volunteers and highly skilled specialists. During your period of employment, you are entitled to live in AYY’s housing. The position includes a paid training session starting in May if possible.

The applications with CVs and salary requests are submitted to Teemu Halme, the secretary of the working group set by AYY’s Representative Council to prepare the election of the secretary general, to the address teemu.halme@ayy.fi by 12noon on 22 Feb 2012. Applications are acknowledged as received. Applications are confidentially handled by the secretary general’s election working group. Interviews will be held during the weeks 10-11. Based on the interviews, the working group will make a proposal on the most suitable candidate for AYY’s Representative Council which makes the final decision on the election of the Secretary General in April.

For further information on the position, please contact the chair of the election working group Martin Aalto (martin.aalto@ayy.fi, 050 342 4360) or secretary Teemu Halme (teemu.halme@ayy.fi, 050 512 5852).

3. AYY awarded the learning promotion deed of the year 2012

At its 3rd anniversary party on 2 Feb 2012, Aalto University Student Union (AYY) awarded the learning promotion deed of the year 2012. The award was granted to ”Paremman oppimisen puolesta! (POP)” project of Aalto University School of Science. The purpose of POP project is to create a community and culture around learning. Another aspect which makes POP an excellent project is that it involves both students and the staff. Along with POP, Learning Hub Greenhouse was established in Building T and the basics of optimisation course was developed, among other things. AYY also awarded a grant of EUR 300 for the further development and spreading of the project among the academic community of Aalto University. AYY wishes the dozens of POP members enthusiasm and success in the continuation of the project that began well.

AYY annually awards the learning promotion deed of the year. The award is intended to make visible and to support concrete deeds and projects that have been done at Aalto University for the promotion of learning. This year, the learning promotion deed was the first of its kind. The new prize replaces the teacher of the year award.

Next time, the learning promotion deed will be awarded at AYY’s fourth anniversary party in February 2014. AYY encourages Aalto members from students to professors and janitors to improve learning and learning conditions at Aalto University.

Further information: Board Member Perttu Karjalainen, education policy (firstname.surname@ayy.fi)

4. AYY’s housing keys from Töölö also in March

Keys to AYY’s housing in Helsinki are handled through Töölö Service Point. However, the service point is closed on Fridays.

In March, the moving date happens to be Friday. Therefore, AYY will organise service for Töölö Service Point on the moving day in March. Keys are handled at Töölö Service Point as usual and you not have to agree on anything separately. Please return and collect your keys only from Töölö Service Point on 1 March. The housing office in Otaniemi will NOT be able to receive the keys for apartments in Helsinki in order to prevent that new and old residents go to different locations and the keys will not change the owner.

The key service is available at Töölö Service Point according to regular opening hours between 10.30am-2.30pm.

5. Start Exercising course to begin on 26 Feb

Would you like to exercise more? Need some company? Is it hard to exercise on your own? Would you like to receive guidance on various sports opportunities?

If you answered yes, Start Exercising course is for you. The course organised in cooperation with AYY, UniSport and FSHS will start on Tuesday, 26 Feb. The purpose of the course is to introduce new sports and, above all, make friends who inspire each other to exercise. There are three groups and one of them is organised in Helsinki. Group members exercise 1-3 times per week and they can have effect on the course content. All course participants will receive UniSport card for three months, which they can use to try out various sports at UniSport.

Come and try out new experiences together and make new friends. The course is free and will last for 12 weeks. Previous experience and knowledge of different types of sports is not required. However, it is necessary to commit yourself to the group.

Register for the course by e-mail at liikunta@ayy.fi. Deadline for registration is Fri, 22 Feb. Further information on the course is available at heidi.heiskanen@ayy.fi.

6. Apply for the campus guerrilla group

Do you want to influence the world’s best campus through concreteness? AYY is looking for a campus guerrilla group to implement a concrete idea generation platform on Otaniemi Campus. The project generates ideas and constructs concrete physical brainstorming facilities for the campus. The facilities will be located in Urban Mill building next to Design Factory. The physical brainstorming space implemented in the project will remain after the project as a space where you can view and comment on the development of the campus. In the project, you have the opportunity to concretely influence Otaniemi Campus in a compact project team of 7 members. One chairperson and 6 members are recruited to the team. We are looking for team members ranging from freshmen to old hands.

Background: Aalto University’s main campus will be located in Otaniemi, where students of different fields encounter. Our main campus will also be a key part of T3 area (science, arts and economics) located in Otaniemi, Keilaniemi and Tapiola in Espoo.

Schedule:

• Recruitment for the project team is open: 8 Feb-25 Feb
• Implementation of the project: February-April
• Opening of the facilities in April
• The facilities are open to students, staff, researchers and the city from April onwards.
• The application form is available at http://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/kampus/

7. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 26 May 2013. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 26 May 2013, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2013

Questions and comments are received by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 520 9440).

8. Aalto in Africa: apply now!

We are looking for people who are ready to take the initiative and co-create an awesome learning experience together. Application period is open for a week – until 25th of February. Aalto in Africa is a student-driven innovation project. It will be a unique learning experience; participants with different backgrounds are going to learn from and teach each others in exotic places and situations together with local communities, companies and universities.

Read more and apply & http://www.facebook.com/AaltoInAfrica

9. Participate in Radiodiodi’s activities

Aalto’s May Day radio had its debut in May Day 2012 and will make a comeback in 2013. Now the channel is known as Radiodiodi and it is looking for new people to guarantee even a better radio year! Have you always wondered what you would sound like on the radio? Do your friends laugh at your stories? Have you always wanted to speak to large audiences? Come and participate in making a radio programme! Get in touch with our artistic directors Ilkka Rekola (ilkka.rekola@aalto.fi) and Katharina Jokinen (katharina.jokinen@aalto.fi). If you already have ideas for the programme, tell us about it so we can implement your idea together. Finished programme ideas, however, are not a requirement, as long as you have enthusiasm!

If you are sure that you are not the radio personality that we are looking for, don’t worry, as we need other kind of people as well. If you want to be in the studio without speaking, become a producer, and get in touch with the maestro Markku Leppälä (markku.leppala@aalto.fi). Those interested in radio and studio technology can contact the person in charge of technology Juha Biström (juha.bistrom@aalto.fi).

If none of the previous positions does not sound like your thing, but you would still like to participate or you have something particular that you would like to do, get in touch with Chief Editor Anna Mannila (anna.mannila@aalto.fi) as we have plenty of things to do and will invent something for you.

Welcome! – Radiodiodi’s editorial staff

10. Antti Nurmesniemi postgraduate scholarships for design are now available

In the year 2000, Askon Säätiö established scholarships that bear the name of Professor Antti Nurmesniemi to support further education or internships abroad. Two scholarships of EUR 17.000 each are allocated per academic year. One scholarship is reserved for a Finnish student who has completed the Master of Arts or a similar degree for doctoral studies or internship. The other one is reserved for a student who has completed a Finnish Bachelor of Arts or a similar degree for completing one’s studies.

Antti Nurmesniemi postgraduate scholarships 2013 for the academic year 2013-2014 are now available. Further information and application instructions: www.askonsaatio.fi (in Finnish)

11. Scholarships for studies in China

Scholarships provided by the Chinese government for studies and research in Chinese universities can be applied for beforre 15 March. Scholarships can be applied through CIMO. Further information and the application form are available on the website of CIMO.

12. Become an International Tutor

Do you remember how it was when you first came to Aalto and got a student tutor? Perhaps you want to be as good or better than your tutor was?

Or maybe you just want to get to know interesting people and new cultures, improve your language skills and have a great time? Now it is your chance to make incoming international students feel welcome and help them to be part of the community by becoming an international tutor!

You can apply at http://tinyurl.com/kv-tutor. DL is 2 March.

In case of any questions, please feel free to contact your Grand Vizire:

• Matleena Kukkonen (matleena.kukkonen@aalto.fi), ELEC
• Arne Kiaupa (arne.kiaupa@aalto.fi), SCI
• Reetta Repo (reetta.repo@aalto.fi), CHEM

13. Welcome to NSCN seminar on 5- 6 March 2013

NSCN (Nordic Sustainable Campus Network) is a network of sustainability professionals of ESD and campus greening in the Nordic Universities. Now it is time to bring these professionals and students together by organising a seminar at Aalto University in the following March. The NSCN seminar focuses on sustainable development in education and campus development. The seminar also has a special emphasis on student engagement.

Sustainability professionals aim to connect people across the university by sharing information, tools, and inspiration for the sustainability challenges at hand. By enhancing sustainable campus development and change in the curricula, this field of work is making universities more sustainable for the long term.

We are more than happy to invite you all to Aalto University campus area in Otaniemi, Finland! The seminar is free of charge and lunch/coffee is offered for all the participants. And for letting you all participate in an active manner to this seminar, we encourage you to contribute. So please bring posters, reports, videos and other relevant information on good practices concerning student engagement in sustainability projects of your institution! Contact hille.hakkinen@aalto.fi for additional info.

Registration is open until 26 Feb 2013. Registration link: https://eage.aalto.fi/?fs/nscn

For additional info:

• aalto.fi/nscn
• nordicsustainablecampusnetwork.wordpress.com/

14. Participate in a career and education survey and win amazing prizes!

You recently received an invitation to participate in the student survey trendence Graduate Barometer 2013 – Finland Edition. We thank everyone who has already completed the survey. And if you have not participated yet, this is your last chance! To participate, please click here: www.trendence-gradbarometer.eu

After completing the survey, you can compare your answers to the average results of students in Europe. 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

Thank you for participating and good luck for the prize draw!

15. Participate in the studio audience for the new talkshow of YLE TV2:SUORANA: KORTESMÄKI

The programme hosted by Joona Kortesmäki does not lack anything. Except commercials. There will be almost 80 episodes this year, which will include the most interesting characters and topical guests! The programme will also include intimate music performances by Finnish artists.

BE PART OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE!

Sign up by e-mail to suorana.kortesmaki@yle.fi. Please include your name, phone number, e-mail address, how many participants there are and which broadcast you would like to participate in. The programme is broadcasted live in Pasila from 4 March onwards on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 8:30pm – 9pm. We will send a ticket to registered persons as confirmation, which includes precise time, location and arrival instructions. Further information: tel. 040 190 9180 / Tea

https://www.facebook.com/SuoranaKortesmaki

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 7/2013

On Tuesday, you should grab your sleds and sliders and head to Ullanlinnanmäki where the students’ traditional Shrovetide celebrations take place. http://www.laskiaisrieha.fi/ The evening continues at Gravitation party at The Circus! http://www.gravitaatio.fi/ The last tickets will be sold at Ullanlinnanmäki on Tuesday from 1pm onwards.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Aino magazine is looking for a subeditor and AD
3. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee by 12 Feb
4. Apply for the campus guerrilla group
5. Support the initiative on basic income and other citizens’ initiatives
6. Apply for the position of the chair or the member of the anniversary committee 2014
7. EBEC Helsinki 2013
8. Respond to Employer Profile 2013 research
9. Study psychologists’ workshops in February-March
10. News from Aalto Career Services
11.  Travel free on the Kutsuplus service on 14 Feb

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 7

• Tue, 12 Feb – Shrovetide celebrations
• Tue, 12 Feb – Career workshop – Identifying your own areas of expertise and concretisation of career goals (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI) 
• Tue, 12 Feb – Taiji beginner’s course
• Tue, 12 Feb – Cocktail Shrovetide
• Tue, 12 Feb – Gravitation
• Wed, 13 Feb – ARTS: Dean’s question time 
• Wed, 13 Feb – Audition of Polytech Choir
• Wed, 13 Feb – Game Night
• Thu, 14 Feb – Murjottelu, Aaltonaut & Startup sauna internship kick-off
• Thu, 14 Feb – Darkroom night
• Fri, 15 Feb – Short course in improvisation at Polijazz 
• Sat, 16 Feb – Helsinki Photowalk
• Sat, 16 Feb – Equalisation of potential 92 
• Sun, 17 Feb – Deadline for registration for Otetta opiskeluun workshop 

WEEK 8

• Mon, 18 Feb – Archipelago skipper course
• Tue, 19 Feb – Interview workshop for engineering students
• Wed, 20 Feb – Miikka Niiranen: How satan operates in Finland
• Thu, 21 Feb – EBEC Helsinki 2013
• Thu, 21 Feb – Laughter club
• Fri, 22 Feb – Energy industry <3 TeTy movie night
• Sat, 23 Feb – KY’s 102^nd anniversary
• Sat, 23 Feb – Kondensatio 122

2. Aino magazine is looking for a subeditor and AD

Student magazine Aino is recruiting! We are looking for a subeditor and AD for part-time employment (approx. 10 h /week). We offer the chance to renew the concept of AYY’s magazine in cooperation with the chief editor. We appreciate previous experience, initiative, understanding about Aino’s target group and the ability to inspire others. Further information: ainolehti.fi or Chief Editor Annaleena Kuronen (tel. 050 520 9428, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi). Send your application NOW or no later than 4pm on 15 Feb. Positions will be filled as soon as suitable persons have been found.

3. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee by 12 Feb 

In addition to other exciting affairs, the year of 2013 is the Representative Council election year for the student union. In the beating heart of the Representative Council elections, the elections are led by the Central Election Committee. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections THE best and most excellent elections so far?

The application period for the central election committee has been extended until this week’s Tuesday, 12 Feb, 12noon. In addition, the Student Union has been informed that some applicants who have filled out the form have not received confirmation of their application. If you have NOT received the confirmation e-mail when sending the application, please fill in the form and send your application again.

The form is available here. 

The member of the Central Election Committee cannot run as a candidate in the Representative Council elections in 2013.

4. Apply for the campus guerrilla group 

Do you  want to influence the world’s best campus through concreteness? AYY is looking for a campus guerrilla group to implement a concrete idea generation platform on Otaniemi Campus. The project generates ideas and constructs concrete physical brainstorming facilities for the campus. The facilities will be located in Urban Mill building next to Design Factory. The physical brainstorming space implemented in the project will remain after the project as a space where you can view and comment on the development of the campus. In the project, you have the opportunity to concretely influence Otaniemi Campus in a compact project team of 7 members. One chairperson and 6 members are recruited to the team. We are looking for team members ranging from freshmen to old hands.

Background: Aalto University’s main campus will be located in Otaniemi, where students of different fields encounter. Our main campus will also be a key part of T3 area (science, arts and economics) located in Otaniemi, Keilaniemi and Tapiola in Espoo.

Schedule:

• Recruitment for the project team is open: 8 Feb-25 Feb
• Implementation of the project: February-April
• Opening of the facilities in April
• The facilities are open to students, staff, researchers and the city from April onwards.

The application form is available at http://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/kampus/

5. Support the initiative on basic income and other citizens’ initiatives

The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union (AYY) updated its subsistence policy paper and added a unanimously favourable opinion on basic income. The initiative on basic income was introduced on 1 Feb 2013 and it requires the parliament to prepare the legislation of basic income, a social benefit with the amount similar to the current basic security, which would be paid to everyone. You can submit your support signature for basic income initiative at  https://www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/44.

At the address www.kansalaisaloite.fi, you can also support other initiatives, such as initiatives related to Finnish Copyright Law or more equal sharing of parental expenses.

Get involved and collect signatures on paper. Not everyone wants to use the electronic form so there is a need for face-to-face collection. Own collection teams are set up for various units at Aalto University. Please register by e-mail to aleksi.rossi@avoinministerio.fi.

The citizens’ initiative is a recent institution as it came into use on 1 March 2012. Now, about a year later, the first initiative will be addressed in the Parliament after receiving approx. 70,000 signatures. The Open Ministry crowd-sources legislation. The Open Ministry and its volunteers help in high-quality and open preparing and campaigning of citizens’ initiatives.

6. Apply for the position of the chair or the member of the Anniversary Committee 2014

Come to organise AYY’s 4th anniversary. The application period is now open and ends on 28 Feb at https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/stop/

The Anniversary Committee annually organises AYY’s anniversary in February. The anniversary is the student union’s most important event for members and interest groups. The concept of the party aims at including the latest phenomena in the world and emphasises innovativeness.

A person in charge of the anniversary is annually appointed to lead the committee in Aava. The person in charge recruits new members after the party of one’s predecessor at the beginning of the year. The term continues after the official year until the end of February. Four to ten anniversary adjutants are appointed either directly to various duties or as committee members to the areas of responsibility to be decided later in the manner selected by the chair.

7. EBEC Helsinki 2013

The Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) organises ‘EBEC Helsinki 2013’ Competition, a software development competition for Windows Phone with Nokia at Aalto Design Factory in Otaniemi during 21-22 Feb 2013.

No prior experience is required for Windows Phone programming, as there will be a training day on 15 February, 10am-2pm, at Venture Garage. It is enough that you are interested in the topic and willing to learn more! The trainings before the event and the tutoring during the competition will support your success.

The competition time is 24 hours and the theme is Do-Good-apps. During the competition, there will be food and drinks served, video games and other activities available for breaks and accommodation in the guest rooms in OK20 available if you need some rest.

It will be a unique learning experience unlike any regular schoolwork. Don’t miss it! The registration happens at www.ebecaalto.fi. We can take only a limited amount of participants so register yourself or your whole team of 4 Aalto students quickly to make sure you are included!

If you have any questions, please contact the Main Organisers Vili Auvinen and Lauri Blomberg (first.last(at)aalto.fi).

8. Respond to Emploer Profile 2013 research

T-Media clarifies the most recent labour market trends, the attractiveness of employers operating in Finland and expectations related to employers. Among all participants of the researches in the spring of 2013, we will raffle a gift voucher of 1000 euro, iPad, and gift vouchers for presentcard.fi website. In addition, you get a motivation profile description based on your answers, which tells about your attitude towards the working life.

You can access the survey form via the link below: http://www.t-media.fi/tutkimus2013/

It takes about 20 minutes to fill out the form. Please respond to the survey by 17 Feb! Questions related to the research: essi.vesterinen@t-media.fi

9. Study psychologists’ workshops in February-March

Otetta opiskeluun (sign up no later than 17 Feb 2013)

Simplify your everyday life, advance your studies and sign up for Otetta opiskeluun workshop: you can get to know the strenghts and pitfalls of your own learning style and learn new ways to promote studies with less stress.

Työkaluja jännittäviin tilanteisiin (registration DL Fri, 1 March 2013)

The workshop is intended for students whose studies are affected by anxiety and who need tools for coping with anxiety

More information and detailed schedules are available on the study psychologists’ website at Into.

10. News from Aalto Career Services

The call for applications for IAESTE programme 2013 is open between 4-15 Feb 2013 (4.15pm).

There are 26 positions mainly directed to students in technical fields, some positions are also suitable for economics students. There are 22 local committee positions directed at students with German skills. Available positions, application instructions and the filling instructions of the electronic form are available at www.iaeste.fi | Hakijalle. You can access language versions on the top sections ”På svenska” and ”In English”. The call for applications will end soon, so be sure to apply in time!

For further information, please contact Aalto University’s Career Services in Otaniemi.

The Kutsuplus service will celebrate Valentine’s Day by offering its test users free travel for the whole day. An unbeatable opportunity to test the next-generation on-demand public transport!

Starting from Monday 11 February, you can register for the service as a user on the address kutsuplus.fi/sign-up and invite your friends to join – but bear in mind that there are only a limited number of places available.

11. Travel free on the Kutsuplus service on 14 Feb

The Kutsuplus service will celebrate Valentine’s Day by offering its test users free travel for the whole day. An unbeatable opportunity to test the next-generation on-demand public transport!

Starting from Monday 11 February, you can register for the service as a user on the address kutsuplus.fi/sign-up and invite your friends to join – but bear in mind that there are only a limited number of places available.

Kutsuplus is an intelligent on-demand bus service, piloted by Helsinki Regional Transport Authority HSL. You can travel on the buses in the area south of Ring Road I (Kehä I), with the eastern border lying just east of the Viikki campus. There are several hundreds of stops where you can hop on and off the bus. The mini buses run from 7.30 to 18.30 on weekdays. Travel reservations can be made from 7.15 onwards.

The first pilot users will be treated to low-price rides: the basic price of a journey will be EUR 1.50, in addition to which a charge of EUR 0.15 per kilometre will apply. Of a journey of 10 kilometres you will pay only 3 euros.

Read more at www.kutsuplus.fi

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 6/2013

Shrove Tuesday is approaching. Have you already registered for the academic sledding contest? Further information: http://www.laskiaisrieha.fi/ Also remember to get your ticket to the official after party Gravitation.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Aino magazine is looking for a subeditor and AD
3. AYY Shop survey
4. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee
5. Apply for AYY’s Rule Committee
6. Teekkarispex performs: Agent – tickets sales to open on 6 Feb
7. Gravitation 2013
8. Shrovetide celebrations on 12 Feb @Ullis
9. Respond to Employer Profile 2013 research
10. Participate in a career and education survey and win amazing prizes!
11. Aaltoes Insights – Open Data @ Startup Sauna, 6 Feb, 3pm
12. ESN Aalto: A bunch of events for ERASMUS students coming this week
13. Apply for AIESEC GLOBE Programme!

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 6

• Tue, 5 Feb – Archipelago skipper course
• Tue, 5 Feb – Scuba diving course for beginners and try-out diving
• Wed, 6 Feb – Students’ common responsibility campaign
• Wed, 6 Feb – Aaltoes Insights
• Wed, 6 Feb – Hessu Kärhä: New faith, old hymn
• Wed, 6 Feb – Karate basic course
• Thu, 7 Feb – Mini Shrovetide by Aava
• Thu, 7 Feb – Social media in job hunting
• Thu, 7 Feb – Calibration night of universal meters
• Fri, 8 Feb – Great debate night – the city’s hottest discussion event

WEEK 7

• Tue, 12 Feb – Shrovetide celebrations
• Tue, 12 Feb – Career workshop – Identifying your own areas of expertise and concretisation of career goals (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 12 Feb – Cocktail Shrovetide
• Tue, 12 Feb – Gravitation
• Wed, 13 Feb – ARTS: Dean’s question time
• Thu, 14 Feb – Murjottelu kick-off
• Thu, 14 Feb – Darkroom night
• Fri, 15 Feb – Short course in improvisation at Polijazz
• Sat, 16 Feb – Equalisation of potential 92

2. Aino magazine is looking for a subeditor and AD

Student magazine Aino is recruiting! We are looking for a subeditor and AD for part-time employment (approx. 10 h /week). We offer the chance to renew the concept of AYY’s magazine in cooperation with the chief editor. We appreciate previous experience, initiative, understanding about Aino’s target group and the ability to inspire others. Further information: ainolehti.fi or Chief Editor Annaleena Kuronen (tel. 050 520 9428, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi).

3. AYY Shop survey

Are you interested in Aalto University students’ own university hoodies? Or do you want to express your wishes concerning the future by-products of AYY’s or Aalto?

The survey related to AYY Shop, which will open in the spring, is now open. By responding to the survey you will help to develop the products of AYY Shop to better match the preferences and wishes of all students. You can also suggest your own idea on university hoodies by e-mail to verkkokauppa@ayy.fi. The best idea wins cinema tickets!

In addition, three respondents will win the prize of two movie tickets. The survey is available in English. Survey can be found here.

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

In addition to other exciting affairs, the year of 2013 is the Representative Council election year for the student union. In the beating heart of the Representative Council elections, the elections are led by the Central Election Committee. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections THE best and most excellent elections so far?

The applications for the Central Election Committee are submitted through the electronic form here.

The member of the Central Election Committee cannot run as a candidate in the Representative Council elections in 2013. The Central Election Committee decides on voting and advance voting stations, reviews the candidate notifications and agreements on electoral alliances and coalitions, performs the vote count audit and supervises the general election procedure.

5. Apply for AYY’s Rule Committee

Are you interested in the Associations Act and particularly the rule issues of the student union and student associations? Join AYY’s rule committee! The rule committee acts as the observer and developer of the student union rules and helps the associations operating within AYY with rule technical issues. The rule committee has drafted the model rules provided for the associations, among other things. In accordance with the

The term of office of the rule committee is a calendar year and the committee members are appointed by AYY’s Board.

The application period is open between 23 Jan–6 Feb 2013. You can apply here.

6. Teekkarispex performs: Agent – ticket sales to open on 6 Feb

The wait is now over, Teekkarispex is here again! Finland’s largest student musical presents a chilling drama about agents, the outsourcing of morality and the orbital laser. Have a look at what’s really going on behind the iron curtain!

Agent is a full-blooded musical created by more than a hundred people, where improvisation wondrously brings the last finishing touch. In this play, you do not only have to sit still but you can participate in creating the play.

So buy your ticket and get an unforgettable experience!

Tickets are sold at: http://teekkarispeksi.fi – Act quickly, as these tickets will be sold out!

7. Gravitation 2013

Bring it on! Gravitation is here again! The biggest interdisciplinary party of the early part of the year will burst into flames on Shrove Tuesday, 12 Feb!

Gravitation party is the official afterparty of Shrovetide Celebrations at Ullanlinnanmäki (Laskiaisrieha). After buns and sledging, come and warm yourself up in The Circus, where our performers French Films and Cheek, DJs and karaoke take care of the atmosphere.

The party in a nutshell:

• What: Gravitation 2013
• When: Shrove Tuesday, 12 Feb
• Where: The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3, 00100 Helsinki
• How: Ticket in advance €12. Tickets at the entrance or from Tiketti €15
• Why: French Films and Cheek! The greatest, wildest and the most interdisciplinary student party of the early part of the year. You do not want to miss this party!

Ticket sales start on monday 4 Feb at Aalto University and University of Helsinki campuses and at Tiketti. Check out the details on our website www.gravitaatio.fi or the FB event.

Also check out www.laskiaisrieha.fi!

8. Shrovetide celebrations on 12 Feb @Ullis

On Shrove Tuesday, the 12th of February, it’s time to find you something that passes for a sled and head over to Kaivopuisto, Helsinki! Students from all over are showing up for an action-packed afternoon outdoors – you should join as well!

The most daring and ambitious take part in the legendary downhill race, where teams pilot their home-made sleds down the Ullanlinnanmäki hillside in the hope of winning the grand prize! They are judged not only by their run’s distance, but creativity and showmanship as well. Enter the race by signing up at www.laskiaisrieha.fi or on the spot in Kaivopuisto, but do it before 2PM on Shrove Tuesday!

In addition to the race, there will be all kinds of activities including smaller competitions and live music. The hill is of course also open for casual sledders. The best time to enjoy the great outdoors is between 1PM and 5PM. Grab a sled, dress warmly and come join the festivities! After party Gravitation will warm you up after a long day outdoors!

Questions? Get answers here or by e-mail at: info@laskiaisrieha.fi

P.S. Help keep the park clean by picking up your trash. Thanks!

9. Respond to Employer Profile 2013 research

T-Media clarifies the most recent labour market trends, the attractiveness of employers operating in Finland and expectations related to employers. Among all participants of the researches in the spring of 2013, we will raffle a gift voucher of 1000 euro, iPad, and gift vouchers for presentcard.fi website. In addition, you get a motivation profile description based on your answers, which tells about your attitude towards the working life.

You can access the survey form via the link below:
http://www.t-media.fi/tutkimus2013/

It takes about 20 minutes to fill out the form. Please respond to the survey by 17 Feb! Questions related to the research: essi.vesterinen@t-media.fi

10. Participate in a career and education survey and win amazing prizes!

Welcome to the annual student survey trendence Graduate Barometer 2013 – Finland Edition! The survey is conducted online and is quick and easy to fill out. To participate, please click here: www.trendence-gradbarometer.eu

The questions asked include how satisfied you are with your 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. 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.

Thank you for participating and good luck for the prize draw!

11. Aaltoes Insights – Open Data @ Startup Sauna, 6 Feb, 3pm!

Aaltoes presents a valuable insight into the world of Open Data especially for students and budding entrepreneurs.

Open data is the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control. It has huge potential in all kinds of business, but most of it is going to waste. Come join us for an inspiring and insightful evening to hear more about the industry. For further information visit our Facebook event and sign up at Eventbrite!

Facebook: Aaltoes Insights – Open Data

12. ESN Aalto: A bunch of events for ERASMUS students coming this week

Exchange students, we have 3 awesome events for you! Check out the Facebook page of each event and mark them down in your calendar:

• Lapland Trip Info Session at 5pm on Wednesday 6/2 Design Factory;
• Erasmus in School Info Session + MOVIE TICKETS at 5pm on Thursday 7/2 Design Factory;
• Sauna Party at 7pm on Sunday 10/2 Otaniemi

Come and make the most of your student exchange!

13. Apply for AIESEC GLOBE Programme!

This Spring AIESEC Aalto is offering various international volunteer programs. Lasting for 6-12 weeks, this intense experience is a unique combination of working for meaningful social projects in cultural or health education, exploring the most exotic landscapes and cultures of Latin America and Asia, and having the time of your life with the fellow volunteers coming from all parts of the world! Application deadline is 12 Feb 2013. For more information go to www.aiesec.fi/globe or contact program coordinator Dung Vu at dung.vu@aiesec.net.