This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 39/2012

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1. This week’s events
2. Apply for the committee discussing the policy paper and future of AINO
3. Apply for the acknowledgement working group
4. Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards
5. We became process engineers
6. Join AYY’s advocacy community
7. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012
8. Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140
9. Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct
10. Aalto Lunch Beat vol. 4 – THE TIME MACHINE 26 Sept, 12noon-1pm
11. Come to sail
12. Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct
13. Anniversary and herring breakfast of the polytech drinking game association
14. Choral Evensong – an evening prayer with relaxing and beautiful music for students
15. Teekkarispeksi’s spex night on Tuesday, 25 Sept, 6pm-> @OK20
16. ESN Aalto info session for Erasmus in School project
17. Call for applications for student exchange in Asia
18. Scholarships for teachers and post-graduate students in the field of technology

1. This week’s events

• Mon, 24 Sept – Audition of Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL
• Tue, 25 Sept – Teekkarispeksi’s spex night
• Wed, 26 Sept – Audition of Polytech Choir
• Wed, 26 Sept – Game night
• Thu, 27 Sept – Dominante’s audition
• Thu, 27 Sept – Cocktail party at sea

2. Apply for the committee discussing the policy paper and future of AINO

Do you have a vision of what AYY’s magazine should be like in the future? Apply for the committee through this form!

The application period is open until Thursday, 27 Sept 2012. The working group will convene during the autumn of 2012 as necessary.

Background: AYY’s Representative Council decided on the so-called media issue in its meeting on 6 Sept. Due to the decision, Aate student media will be discontinued from 1 March 2013 onwards and Aino magazine will continue its operations with a new concept (further information on the Representative Council wiki at edustajisto.ayy.fi, meeting 8/2012, meeting item 10). The Representative Council also approved a resolution in which the Board was ordered to convene a working group from among the members, which duty is to prepare Aino’s new policy paper and reconceptualise the magazine.

3. Apply for the acknowledgement working group

Would you like to be involved in discussing who should be awarded with the Student Union’s acknowledgements? The duty of the acknowledgement working group is to invite applications for the recipients of the Student Union’s acknowledgements, process applications and make a presentation to the Student Union Board on the recipients of acknowledgements.

Administrative Manager Janne Koskenniemi acts as the secretary and Archivist/Museum Director Tiina Metso acts as the specialist member of the acknowledgement working group. The acknowledgement working group, which is now elected, will operate until the end of 2013. It is possible to complete the group during the year of 2013. The members of the acknowledgement working group should be motivated and come from different backgrounds.

Application form here.

4. Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards

The rent in shared apartments in Teekkari Village and Leppävaara has included regular cleaning service of common facilities in shared apartments by the maintenance company. As of 1 Oct, a new property maintenance agreement will come into force, which no longer includes the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments. After this, residents must ensure the cleanliness of their apartment by themselves. Stairways and common premises in the building will be cleaned as usual.

Cleaning of common premises in shared apartments is discontinued due to high costs and equal treatment of AYY’s tenants. In the properties in Helsinki, the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments has never been included in the rent.

After 1 Oct, the residents must ensure the cleanliness of common facilities and keep their apartment in a generally acceptable condition. The storing of waste in common facilities or balconies, for example, is strictly prohibited and may result in warnings and even the termination of a rental agreement. If a shared apartment is found to be in an unsuitable condition, a cleaning request is submitted. After the request, the apartment can be cleaned by AYY and cleaning costs will be charged from all residents of the shared apartment. If problems arise, residents may contact the castle warden in their building or AYY’s housing office.

Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi) answers any questions and provides additional information.

5. We became process engineers

On Saturday, 15 September, 53 Aalto University students established a new association which purpose is to unite the students in the School of Chemical Technology. In the founding meeting of the association, the first rules and the board for the rest of the year 2012 were approved. The association did not want to be named a chemist or forest guild even if it would be suitable with the school subjects. Prosessiteekkarit (process engineers) were chosen as the name and the abbreviation is PT. Association activities consist of freshman education, interest representation, corporate visits in cooperation with the guild and fun activitities. Actual operations will begin next year, the end of 2012 will be used for planning and creating relations.

Mikaela Mirsch was elected as the first chair of process engineers. ”During the autumn, our main task is to make the association fill the criteria of AYY’s special status associations in 2013″, says the new chair. Other elected board members are Emilia Stenman, Mikko Kiviluoma, Laura Lundell, Mikko Laine, Julia Nyström, Anni Nisov and Paavo Mälkönen.

Today, the students took a step towards the autumn of 2013. Now the bachelor reform should try to keep up with the school. The association website is available at prosessiteekkarit.ayy.fi.

6. Join AYY’s advocacy community

Do you want to know what happens in the student advocacy field in Aalto, Finland or the world? Are you troubled with issues related to student advocacy? Have you encountered drawbacks in the student advocacy field, which you would like to discuss?

Join AYY’s advocacy community on Facebook.

Aalto University Student Union’s advocacy community is a completely unofficial and independent platform for advocacy discussion and operations in AYY, Finland and abroad. Joining the community does not bind you to anything and you do not have to be student representative in administration or even a student at Aalto University. AYY’s advocacy sectors follow the community closely and aim to deliver the students’ insight to decision-makers.

7. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012

On 1 October, there will be a huge blast in Otaniemi! In the dusk of the evening Lakinlaskijaiset 2012 will have its spectacular start! The biggest party of the student union offers awesome experiences for everyone. Kuningasidea, Ruudolf and Pariisin Kevät will perform on the stage! In addition, great music is brought to you by Entropy, the association for electronic music, and by a variety of entertaining DJs! And of course, at midnight it is time to lower your cap with all the traditions involved.

Tickets are available on various campuses in the metropolitan area and Tiketti. More information on the event and ticket sales is available at www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi or on Facebook .

8. Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140

On Lakinlaskijaiset Day on 1 Oct, Otatarhan ajot race will be held from 2pm onwards at Alvari Square. It is a competition of man-powered vehicles you don’t want to miss!

NättiJussi.140 competition will be held to find the King of Otaniemi on the same day. This Wipeout -styled competition will be the wildest thing you will experience this autumn.

Registration for both events is open! Read more on Facebook.

9. Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct

Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion at Apollo Live Club (Mannerheimintie 16) on Wednesday, 3 Oct, 7pm. The doors will open at 6pm.

Debators:

• Samuli Putro–Jone Nikula: Do people improve as they get older?
• Anni Sinnemäki–Wille Rydman: Is a man the master of his own destiny?
• Matti Vanhanen–Eero Heinäluoma: Incentive vs. justice of taxation

Commentator is a journalist Ruben Stiller. Debates are held in Finnish.

DJ Mikko Mattlar. Tickets 5/6 euro. Advance tickets from Tiketti.

10. Aalto Lunch Beat vol. 4 – THE TIME MACHINE 26 Sept, 12noon-1pm

The self claimed Aalto dancing authority brings you the next installment of lunchtime disco-getaways. As always, guests are served with a ONE HOUR of DJ-led dancing experience spiced up with rhythms, bass lines and moves from the past, present and the future!

Registration required, further information.

Note! If you do not care to dance like there’s no tomorrow, have your lunch break somewhere else.

Note 2! No prior dancing experience required.

11. Come to sail

Are you interested in sailing? Would you like to try it out? Come to the sailing presentation of Teekkari Sailing Club Teekkaripurjehtijat!

If you missed Campus Expo and you have not yet signed for the sailing presentation of TRIP, it is not too late! Sailing presentations are organised in the evening between Mon-Thu on 24‒27 Sept and Mon-Thu on 1‒4 Oct. Sailing events are free and previous experience is not required. You can sign up as long as there are free seats.

Registration form and additional information is available here.

PS. You should also write down in your calendar the info night of TRIP on Mon, 29 Oct, on the main hall of OK20. Further information on the club and courses is available, and you can also enjoy a sauna and good company!

12. Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct

In the legendary film-making course of Montaasi, we go through the basics of script writing, visual narration, lighting and filming, as well as shoot short films in groups to 8 mm colour film. The course thus provides a unique opportunity to make a film to narrow-film which becomes rarer each year.

Films are sent to the laboratory to be developed, after which they are edited in Montaasi’s film cutting room at times agreed upon by the groups. Cutting is carried out with the so-called classical method, by cutting and taping.

More detailed course schedule here. Further information and registration by email: montaasi@list.ayy.fi. Fifteen people may attend the course and the price is EUR 20 for Montaasi members. If your are not yet a member, you can pay the membership fee of EUR 10 in connection with the course fee. You can become a member here.

13. Anniversary and herring breakfast of the polytech drinking game association

Welcome to celebrate the three-year journey of the polytech drinking game association in Gorsu, Otaniemi, on Friday, 28 Sept, 9pm onwards. The evening includes a sauna and revolutionising drinking games as well as surprise performers! POJU will also arrange herring breakfast in the rooftop sauna of JMT3 on Saturday, 29 Sept, 12noon onwards. There are snacks and games for the price of five euro. See you there! The event on Facebook.

14. Choral Evensong – an evening prayer with relaxing and beautiful music for students

University Chaplains are organising with Anglican chaplaincy of St. Nicholas Choral Evensong services for students.

Service time & place

• Kallio Church, Itäinen papinkatu 2
• Wednesdays 5.15pm, *26 Sept *17 Oct *28 Nov

What is Choral Evensong? In a fully choral service of Anglican evensong, all of the service except the introduction, lessons, and some the final prayers are sung or chanted by the officiating cleric and the choir. Our Choral Evensong is a little bit contemporary but follows the Anglican tradition. Service is in English.

We are looking for students to help us with music (mostly singing) or reading texts and prayers. If you are interested please contact Henri Järvinen, University Chaplain, henri.jarvinen@evl.fi / 050 355 9294

Further information.

15. Teekkarispeksi’s spex night on Tuesday, 25 sept, 6pm 18-> @OK20

Did you know that Teekkarispeksi is much more than talented actors and dancers? In spex nights, you get to peek behind the surface and see what goes on behind the scenes: every year, a large number of talented set designers, costumers and make-up artists contribute to our performance. Our own spex band is in charge of music, and we have written lyrics and arranged the performed songs by ourselves. Sound and light technicians in the darkness of the last row also work for us! Or are you perhaps interested in corporate marketing and advertising in our public relations teams? You have the opportunity to do all this and much more in Teekkarispex in the next spring, so join our team! Come to the spex night to meet spex members and find your place in our troops! In the evening, there is also the opportunity to go to the sauna, so bring a towel with you. Welcome to get to know Teekkarispeksi!

16. ESN Aalto info session for Erasmus in School project

Would you like to see what a Finnish school looks like? What makes the Finnish school system so famous? Do you want to teach Finnish children about your home country? Teach them some French or German? Or how to make your favorite food or play your national sport?

If you answered YES to at least one of the previous questions this project is for you! ESN Aalto is organising an info session for those who are interested. Come and here more at the ERASMUS IN SCHOOLS INFO AT:

• Time: Thursday, 27 Sept, 4.30pm-6pm
• Place: Aalto Design Factory – The Stage (Betonimiehenkuja 5, 02150, Espoo)

Erasmus in Schools is a nationwide project aimed for all Erasmus students interested in visiting local/nearby schools during their stay in Finland. It is a great way to make the most out of one’s exchange period by getting to know the Finnish culture and schooling system a bit better.

Erasmus students can visit Finnish comprehensive (grades 1-9) and upper secondary (10-12) schools. Erasmus students can work as teachers’ helpers, carry out a project with the class, give a lecture on a certain topic etc. Depending on what the student, the teacher and the school prefers.

School visitors will also receive MOVIE TICKETS and official certificate of participation as a small thank-you!

17. Call for applications for student exchange in Asia

Go for a student exchange in South-East Asia or China! In Asia Exchange, you study in an international group in English and get to know the local culture at the same time. You still have time to apply for the student exchange for the spring of 2013! Further information at www.asiaexchange.fi. Our latest exchange location is University of Malaya (UM) located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. UM is an internationally recognised university and there are hundreds of courses from a variety of faculties.

Deadline for applications

• Spring term 2013: 1 Oct / 16 Oct / 31 Oct depending on the location
• Summer term 2013: 10 March
• Autumn term 2013: 1 June / 1 July depending on the location

The application is organised through Asia Exchange and you will get the approval decision within a week.

18. Scholarships for teachers and post-graduate students in the field of technology

The School of Electrical Engineering Student Services declares the following scholarships open for application:

• From the fund of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, one scholarship of EUR 1000 for teachers of Aalto University in the field of technology to support research work. Further information.
• From the fund of Oy Strömberg Ab, one scholarship of EUR 1000 for a teacher of Aalto University to support research work in the field of electrical engineering. Further information.
• From the Ernst Wirtzen fund, one scholarship of EUR 3500 for a post-graduate student of Aalto University in the field of technology for a study trip of approximately one year to the United States. Further information.
• One grant of EUR 2000 from the Rapal Oy’s student fund for the best master’s thesis, licentiate’s thesis or doctoral dissertation in the field of built environment economics. Further information.

This is AYY’s Weekly Newsletter 38/2012

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This week includes a debate on basic income and an introduction to association activities at Campus Expo. On Saturday, you can exercise with other Aalto members in Aalto kymppi running event!

1. This week’s events
2. What is basic income? Come to discuss tomorrow at 5pm
3. Campus Expo 17 Sept-19 Sept
4. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012
5. AYY’s international section Mosaic brings the World to Campus!
6. Join AYY’s advocacy community
7. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
8. Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships, 1 Oct-31 Oct
9. Celebration of the 140-year journey of engineering students in the autumn!
10. Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140
11. 3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep
12. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
13. Film Club Montaasi’s narrow-film course 5–7 Oct
14. Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 17 Sept, 4.30pm and autumn classes for beginners
15. ESN Aalto activities in the autumn
16. AMCA – the consulting club of Aalto University – membership applications are now open
17. Samba school Império do Papagaio’s bateria is looking for new members
18. Come and join Polytech Orchestra!
19. Vacancies in Aalto University’s Career Services
20. Young Student – Go Services! event
21. Looking for the best summer job employer in Finland
22. Participate in Dialogue project with the mission to improve the working life

1. This week’s events

• Tue, 18 Sept – Aalto Beer Pong: Freshman tournament
• Tue, 18 Sept – What is basic income?
• Wed, 19 Sept – World campus Festival
• Wed, 19 Sept – Freshman baseball
• Wed, 19 Sept – Your home, your vote!
• Wed, 19 Sept – Mika Falk: Rahan mahti
• Thu, 20 Sept – Dominante’s auditions
• Fri, 21 Sept – Jump in the remote work tram and pimp your CV!
• Fri, 21 Sept – Otakala karaoke evening
• Sat, 22 Sept – Aalto-kymppi race

2. Which basic income? Come to discuss tomorrow at 5pm

Come and find answers or ask questions in the basic income event organised by AYY on Tuesday, 18 Sept, 5pm on Finlandia premises of Aalto University (Lämpömiehenkuja 2). The event is open to everyone! Questions (and answers, comments and ideas) can be sent in advance to https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/mika-perustulo/. Programme and more detailed information on FB.

3. Campus Expo 17 Sept-19 Sept

Come to meet AYY’s associations in Campus Expo! This year, the event is organised in Töölö (main lobby) on Monday, 17 Sept, and in Otaniemi main building M-lobby at 10am-2pm on Tue-Wed, 18-19 Sept. Campus Expo is a three-day event for all Aalto students and the associations under AYY, in particular. In this event, all students have a perfect opportunity to get acquainted with a variety of associations in AYY by visiting stands, taking part in competitions etc.! Come and find out which recreational activities the associations can provide for you!

More info and the schedule for the open evening events of associations.

4. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012

On 1 Oct, there will be a huge blast in Otaniemi! In the dusk of the evening, Lakinlaskijaiset 2012 will have its spectacular start! The biggest party of the student union offers awesome experiences for everyone. Kuningasidea, Ruudolf and Pariisin Kevät will be seen on the stage! In addition, great music is brought to you by Entropy, the association for electronic music, and by a variety of entertaining DJs! And of course, at midnight it’s time to lower your cap with all the traditions involved.

Tickets are available from Tiketti and various campuses in the metropolitan area from 17 Sept onwards. More information on the event and ticket sale locations are available at www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi or Facebook.

5. AYY’s international section Mosaic brings the World to Campus!

When: 19.9. 4pm-7pm (movie starts at 7pm!)

Associations within AYY and other international associations present their operations at their display stands in the tent village which will be constructed at Alvari Square. The list of participating associations will be announced closer to the event.

Do you have stuff that you would like to give up? Or have you perhaps made jewellery or crafts you would like to sell to others? Spread your blanket at Alvari and sell your goods at World Campus flea market between 4pm-7pm! Remember that your junk can be another person’s treasure!

Do you dance, sing, juggle, foretell? Can you list the first 100 decimals of pi from your memory, can you draw a living model or do a split? Can you drink a sparkling water bottle in one gulp? Come and present your skills in the playful talent contest at 5pm, where you get fame and glory and can practise your stage charisma. There will also be fabulous prizes!

6. Join AYY’s advocacy community

Do you want to know what happens in the student advocacy field in Aalto, Finland or the world? Are you troubled with issues related to student advocacy? Have you encountered drawbacks in the student advocacy field, which you would like to discuss?

Join AYY’s advocacy community on Facebook.

Aalto University Student Union’s advocacy community is a completely unofficial and independent platform for advocacy discussion and operations in AYY, Finland and abroad. Joining the community does not bind you to anything and you do not have to be student representative in administration or even a student at Aalto University. AYY’s advocacy sectors follow the community closely and aim to deliver the students’ insight to decision-makers.

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 23 Oct 2012 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. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships, 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 to successfully combine the 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 2012 are as follows: the exchange scholarship max. €800, the community scholarship approx. €500, the study scholarship approx. 500 €

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012–11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form.

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

9. Celebration of the 140-year journey of technology students in the autumn!

This year, 140 years have passed since the establishment of Teknologföreningen. That is also the year from which the Student Union of the School of Technology, which preceded AYY, counted its age. To mark the occasion, we will celebrate the 140-year journey of engineering students in an appropriate magnitude.

The anniversary will culminate in the 140-year celebration of engineering students organised on 10 Nov 2012. The party is celebrated in the anniversary week starting on 3 Nov, and there are plenty of activities ranging from ballroom dancing to a singing sauna and herring breakfast.

More information on the celebrations and engineering student events can be found at www.teekkarius140.fi -website or liking the facebook site here.

10. Otatarha race & NättiJussi.140

On Lakinlaskijaiset Day on 1 Oct, Otatarhan ajot race will be held from 2pm onwards at Alvari Square. It is a competition of man-powered vehicles you don’t want to miss!

NättiJussi.140 competition will be held to find the King of Otaniemi on the same day. This Wipeout -styled competition will be the wildest thing you will experience this autumn.

Registration for both events is open! Read more on Facebook.

11. 3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep

The third application round of TTE-Fund in 2012 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

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

The third application round of 2012 will end on Sunday, 23 Sep 2012, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at tter.ayy.fi. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available here.

All application periods of the academic year 2012-2013 and additional information is available on TTE-Fund website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the new facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

12. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower

The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Annually 15-20 people are invited as honorary members in recognition of active involvement in the community of engineering students and Aalto University’s student community. Every autumn, PTK’s conclave appoints new honorary members based on the nominations of the communities of engineering students and Aalto University.

This year’s nominations may be submitted until 10.11am on 10 Oct 2012. The nomination should include the nominated person’s name, picture and the reasons for the nomination, as well as the names of the person(s) who made the nomination.

Please send nominations to: ehdota-arwoisia@list.ayy.fi.

Persons who are at the final stage of their studies or who have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students and other student activities at Aalto University and promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member.

The nomination can be made by an individual, guild or association, or by several people, guilds or associations together.

Further information on PTK and its honorary members: www.ptk.ayy.fi.

13. Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct

In the legendary film-making course of Montaasi, we go through the basics of script writing, visual narration, lighting and filming, as well as shoot short films in groups to 8 mm colour film. The course thus provides a unique opportunity to make a film to narrow-film which becomes rarer each year.

Films are sent to the laboratory to be developed, after which they are edited in Montaasi’s film cutting room at times agreed upon by the groups. Cutting is carried out with the so-called classical method, by cutting and taping.

More detailed course schedule.

Further information and registration by email: montaasi@list.ayy.fi. Fifteen people may attend the course and the price is EUR 20 for Montaasi members. If your are not yet a member, you can pay the membership fee of EUR 10 in connection with the course fee. You can become a member here.

14. Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 17 Sept, 4.30pm and autumn classes for beginners

Aalto Aikikai will organise an aikido performance on Monday, 17 Sept, 4.30pm in the tatami hall at Jämeräntaival 5 A. Beginners’ classes will begin on Thursday, 20 Sept, 4.30pm in the same place. More information is available on the website of the club.

15. ESN Aalto activities in the autumn

ESN Aalto has a ticket sales point in the main building Tuesday (18 September) 11am-2pm, Thursday (20 September) 11am-2pm for the following events:

• 19 Sept ESN 25th anniversary party in Turku
• 21 Sept Helsinki welcome party
• 1 Nov– 03 Nov Pirates of the Baltic Sea

We will also organise a trip to Saint. Petersburg (11.10 – 15.20). Sign up online no later than 3 Oct.

16. AMCA – the consulting club of Aalto University – membership applications are now open

Aalto Management Consulting Association (AMCA) is back for its second year of activities! If you are interested in consulting and want to know more about what AMCA has to offer, check our Facebook page or if you are already sure you want to become a member go straight to our application page!

Please note that our application deadline is already on the 23rd of September!

17. Samba School Império do Papagaio’s bateria is looking for new members

Are you a student interested in rhythms? Come and get to know the samba drum group in the facilities of Samba School Império do Papagaio in Töölö on Wednesdays, 6pm-7.30pm (Oksasenkatu 1-2, shelter). On 26 September, there is a performance of the advanced group after the beginner’s class. Come and listen to the bateria and explore samba. With diligent practice, you can join our bateria for the carnival in June and tour with us – sometimes even abroad! The introduction class is free, and you do not need your own drum or sticks, we play with the instruments of the school. Previous experience of drumming is not required, but some playing experience is certainly useful.

Welcome! www.papagaio.fi

18. Come and join Polytech Orchestra!

Polytech Orchestra is a full-sized student symphony orchestra based in Espoo, Finland. Our players are students and graduates from Aalto University and other universities in Helsinki area.

The first rehearsals will be held on Monday, September 10th at 6pm at Servin mökki, Espoo. Joining us is easy! Just take your instrument with you and come to the first (or second) rehearsal. Programme for the autumn of 2012 consists of Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky, Cello Concerto No. 1 by Shostakovich and Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky.

More information.

19. Vacancies in Aalto Universitys Career Services

Murjottelu Summer Training Campaign 2013 coordinator for the period 8 Oct 2012–15 Aug 2013

Murjottelu campaign helps companies in recruiting the right trainees and students in finding internships in their own fields of study. We are looking for a graduate student near graduation or a recently graduated student near Aalto University. The position requires travelling to Arabia, Töölö and Otaniemi campuses from Design Factory and the office of Career Services.

Further information on Murjottelu is available here.

Link to the call for applications.

Two energetic students for mailing assistance in Otaniemi

Aalto University’s Career Services is looking for two energetic students to assist with the mailing of a career monitoring survey for masters, which takes place between 9-19 Oct 2012 at Otakaari 7 B, 3rd floor. Tasks include placing survey forms in labeled envelopes. The job is fast-paced and requires nimble hands and attention. We pay €12/hour and the job lasts for about five days. The working hours are 9am–12noon. Positions are filled immediately when suitable candidates are found. Candidates are requested to submit applications as soon as possible by email to career-tech@aalto.fi.

Further information on the position is available by phone at 050 363 4836 or by email at career-tech@aalto.fi.

20. Young Student – Go Services! -event

Student! Your future career will be in services. Come and learn about what a successful career in services takes! Young Student – Go Services!

• Thursday, 27 Sept 2012, 4pm-7pm
• Hall TU2, TUAS-building, Otaniemi, Otaniementie 17
• More info and registration (DL 21 Sept)
• Facebook

21. Looking for the best summer job employer in Finland

Akava’s student delegation AOVA is again looking for the best summer job employer in Finland. The competition organised for the fifth time has grown in popularity year after year. Both summer employees and employers may suggest the best summer job employer in Finland. The winner will be elected by a panel which consists of AOVA’s representatives and the chairperson who will be elected later.

Summer jobs have a significant role for higher education students. With its competition,

AOVA wants to point out that summer jobs are an important source of income and work experience for students. A summer job in one’s own field is particularly important for higher education students in terms of achieving work experience, as the lack of work experience may complicate employment after graduation.

You can nominate the best summer job employer in Finland with an electronic form at www.akava.fi/paraskesatyonantaja. The site also provides additional information on the contest and the winners of the previous years.

The contest form is open until 30 Sept 2012. The form includes questions on a summer job employer’s practices in various basic employment issues, such as the introduction of assignments, guidance to duties and attending to workers’ rights. The winner of the best summer job employer of 2012 will be announced in late autumn 2012.

22. Participate in Dialogue project with the mission to improve the working life

Aalto student, six companies want to develop the future working life with you! Win a travel voucher of €800 and a better working life!

The mission of the Dialogue project is to improve the working life. Dialogue’s mission is to achieve a better working life. Dialogue is the first industrial action in the world history, where employees and employers work for the better working life on the same side and around the same table. Dialogue project of 2012 delves into mobile work. Together with students and companies, we clarify what mobile work is, how flexibly work is organised and with what kind of tools it is made.

Partners include Accenture, Elisa, UPM, Wärtsilä, LähiTapiola and Yle. These six companies want to hear when, where and how you would like to work. They also want to have you in their business them to concretely develop their working methods together with their employees. It does not matter to what kind of working life you will graduate. It only matters that you have effect now!

You can participate in Dialogue in two different ways:

1. Respond to the survey

You can influence by responding to the survey by 5 Oct 2012. A travel voucher of 800 euro will be raffled among all respondents. To respond to the survey, you do not have to know the direction in which the working life evolves, it is enough that you have your own opinion.

2. Respond to the survey and join business teams

In addition to reviewing the students’ working life wishes, Dialogue’s core is in the interaction between students and companies. Dialogue is now looking for students to business teams who have an open mind, future-oriented ideas and the passion to improve the working life.

The business teams of about ten people develop different mobile working methods together with corporate management and the employees of Dialogue companies. Participation includes two three-hour workshops and a concrete opportunity to influence the future working methods. Workshops will be organised during October and November. By responding to the survey, you can sign up for business teams. You can find out more about Dialogue project on the website http://www.uusityoontaalla.fi

New work is here!

P.S. Dialogue also participates in the national remote work day on Friday, 21 Sept 2012! Hop on the mobile CV clinic and hear an HR manager’s tips for improving your CV. More information and registration at

dialogi@ellunkanat.fi

Links:

• Survey
• Website
• Facebook

 

This is AYY’s Weekly Newsletter 37/2012

The academic year was opened last week. Pictures from Aalto Party are available on AYY’s Flick account.

This week, it is particularly important to remember to register for the attendance and pay the Student Union’s membership fee. This should be done by 13 Sept. Detailed instructions are available at www.ayy.fi/maksuohjeet. The year tag distribution point in Building T will be open for the next couple of weeks between 10am-6pm.

Content of the newsletter

1. This week’s events
2. What is basic income? Come to discuss on Tue, 18 Sept, 5pm
3. Apply for the union meeting delegation of SYL
4. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships1 Oct-31 Oct
5. Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards
6. AYY to help homeless students
7. AYY to lauch a weekly sports bulletin
8. Celebrating 140^th anniversary of engineering students in the autumn!
9. 3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep
10. Present your interesting hobby in hang-out nights
11. Apply to the new Student Family Friend Programme at Aalto
12. AATE workshops: lighting, live sound & camera
13. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
14. Teekkarispeksi’s improv and dance courses in the autumn
15. Polijazz´s weekly dance lessons start on 10 Sept
16. Two weeks in Shanghai at the end of October? Apply by 13 Sept!
17. Jump in the remote work tram and pimp your CV!

1. This week’s events

• Mon, 10 Sept – Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower: /ehdota-uusia-arwoisia-pyorean-tornin-kiltaan-2/
• Mon, 10 Sept – Car club’s autumn race days: /autokerhon-syysratapaiva/
• Tue, 11 Sept – City orienteering: /stadisuunnistus-2/
• Tue, 11 Sept- Freshman sauna: /fuksisauna/
• Wed, 12 Sept – Registration for Teekkarispeksi’s dance courses: /teekkarispeksin-tanssikursseille-ilmoittautuminen/
• Wed, 12 Sept – Registration for improvisation courses of Teekkarispeksi: /teekkarispeksin-improvisaatiokursseille-ilmoittautuminen/
• Wed, 12 Sept – Audition of Polytech Choir: /polyteknikkojen-kuoron-koelaulut-6/
• Wed, 12 Sept. – Two star concert: /kahden-tahden-konsertti/
• Wed, 12 Sept – AEGEE-Helsinki Social Meeting @ Navy Jerry’s: /aegee-helsinki-social-meeting-navy-jerrys/
• Wed, 12 Sept – Ristin Kilta guild’s opening night /17050-2/
  

2. What is basic income? Come to discuss at 5pm on Tue, 18 Sept

What is basic income? Come to find answers or ask questions in the basic income event organised by AYY at Aalto University’s Finlandia premises (Lämpömiehenkuja 2) on Tuesday, 18 Sept, 5pm. In the event, we discuss the nature, impact and significance of basic income and go though various models and alternatives. Speakers come from various political fields and BIEN Finland (Basic Income Earth Network). Come and express your opinion!

The event is open to everyone. Snacks are provided. Introductions and openings are held in Finnish. Before the event, you should get to know the Facebook site of the event, which includes useful links related to basic income: https://www.facebook.com/events/401871573212170/.

3. Apply for the union meeting delegation of SYL

SYL, the National Union of University Students in Finland, is the association of the Finnish student unions, which represents the Finnish university students in national decision making. The annually appointed board implements the action plan and the policy paper which guide the advocacy work of SYL. The policy paper and the action plan will be approved in the union meeting where the board is also elected. The union meeting of the year 2012 will be held in Tampere on 23-24 November.  SYL’s union meeting is an excellent vantage point to the Finnish student movement as well as university students’ national interest representation and its impact on students’ everyday life.

In the union meeting, AYY is represented by a delegation which consists of 16 union meeting representatives who use the student union’s voting right in the union meeting, and their sixteen deputies. The board will appoint the delegation to SYL’s union meeting after consulting the Representative Council groups. An open electronic application will be organised for the delegation.

The application period is Friday 31 Aug 12noon–Friday, 16 Sept 2012, 11.59pm.

You can apply at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/syl-delegaatio/hae-sok-apply/

At its meeting 7/2012, the Representative Council approved a regulation on acting in a union meeting. The regulation is available at: http://edustajisto.ayy.fi/images/8/85/SYL_liittokokousohjes%C3%A4%C3%A4nt%C3%B6_hyv%C3%A4ksytty_24.5.2012.pdf

For further information, please contact AYY Board Member in charge of Academic Affairs Juho Salmi, juho.salmi@ayy.fi

4. Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships is 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 2012 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. 800 €, Community scholarship approx. 500 €, Study scholarship approx. 500 €

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/ayy-scholarship-applications-october-2012/

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

5. Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards

The rent in shared apartments in Teekkari Village and Leppävaara has included regular cleaning service of common facilities in shared apartments by the maintenance company. As of 1 Oct, a new property maintenance agreement will come into force, which no longer includes the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments. After this, residents must ensure the cleanliness of their apartment by themselves. Stairways and common premises in the building will be cleaned as usual.

Cleaning of common premises in shared apartments is discontinued due to high costs and equal treatment of AYY’s tenants. In the properties in Helsinki, the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments has never been included in the rent.

After 1 Oct, the residents must ensure the cleanliness of common facilities and keep their apartment in a generally acceptable condition. The storing of waste in common facilities or balconies, for example, is strictly prohibited and may result in warnings and even the termination of a rental agreement. If a shared apartment is found to be in an unsuitable condition, a cleaning request is submitted. After the request, the apartment can be cleaned by AYY and cleaning costs will be charged from all residents of the shared apartment. If problems arise, residents may contact the castle warden in their building or AYY’s housing office.

Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi) answers any questions and provides additional information.

6. AYY to help homeless students

Emergency Housing Coordinator Vera Moshina will operate in AYY until 31 Oct. Ms. Moshina helps all those AYY members who have problems in finding accommodation for the autumn of 2012. The emergency housing coordinator gives advice on how to find housing, organises temporary accommodation and helps with other matters related to housing.

The emergency housing coordinator is available at AYY’s Housing Office in Otaniemi at the following times:

• 30 Aug – 15 Sept, 12noon-4pm
• 16 Sept – 1 Oct klo 12noon-2pm

At other times by appointment.

Vera can be reached by phone at 050 520 9413 and by email at emergencyhousing(at)ayy.fi

Aalto University Student Union also organises temporary accommodation on its premises during September. If you think you need short-term emergency housing, please contact the emergency housing coordinator. The coordinator receives requests for emergency housing and gives advice on practical arrangements. Emergency housing does not generally take reservations in advance and therefore temporary housing is available for those who have an acute need for it.

The emergency housing coordinator will also continuously update AYY’s own database for housing search in the metropolitan area. The database can be found here /en/housing/how-to-find-housing/.

The coordinator has been hired in cooperation with Aalto University. For further information, please contact the emergency housing coordinator or Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi).

7. AYY to launch a weekly sports bulletin

AYY has launched a new weekly sports bulletin which will be published every Wednesday on AYY’s website. The newsletter is available at students>sports>sports bulletin. The bulletin will be published in Finnish and English and it includes current sports news from UniSport, AYY and the services of Helsinki and Espoo cities. In addition, the bulletin includes current sports events, OSM-contests, courses and series. A shorter e-mail version of the bulletin will also be published, which you can subscribe directly to your e-mail at https://lomake.ayy.fi/liikunta/122/

The first e-mail bulletin has already been sent out but the first bulletin will not be published online until Wednesday, 5 Sept. You can read current sports news next week

8. Celebration of the 140-year journey of engineering students in the autumn!

This year, 140 years have passed since the establishment of Teknologföreningen. That is also the year from which the Student Union of the School of Technology, which preceded AYY, counted its age.

To mark the occasion, we will celebrate the 140-year journey of engineering students in an appropriate magnitude.

The anniversary will culminate in the 140-year celebration of engineering students organised on 10 Nov 2012. The party is celebrated in the anniversary week starting on 3 Nov, and there are plenty of activities ranging from ballroom dancing to a singing sauna and herring breakfast.

More information on the celebrations and engineering student events can be found at  www.teekkarius140.fi -website or liking the facebook site http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teekkarius-140-vuotta/288247627909576

9. 3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep

The third application round of TTE-Fund in 2012 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and  make other people excited.

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

The third application round of 2012 will end on Sunday, 23 Sep 2012, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: http://tter.ayy.fi/hae-avustusta/

Application periods of all application rounds in 2012-2013 and further information is available on TTE-Fund website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the new facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

10. Present your interesting hobby in hang-out nights

Do you have a special hobby that you would like to present to others and perhaps get your fellow students involved in your hobby? In the autumn, AYY will organise two hang-out nights in Otaniemi with the theme ”Have you ever tried?” Hang-out nights are informal events where students have the opportunity to get to know new people and new interesting hobbies. Event dates are Thursday, 18 Oct and Wednesday, 21 Nov. Both events will be held in Takkakabinetti facilities located in Jämeräntaival in Otaniemi. Would you be interested to host the event in one of these nights? As a reward, AYY provides a free sauna reservation at an available time. Please send an informal application to sopo@ayy.fi by Monday, 17 Oct. Please tell briefly about yourself and your hobby. Further information on hang-out nights is available at the same address.

11. Apply to the new Student Family Friend Programme at Aalto

How do you connect with Finnish people and culture?  One way is through Aalto University’s Student Family Friend Programme, matching international students with local alumni families, which started as a pilot this summer, and is now officially launching this fall. Both Aalto alumni and students are invited to apply to the programme from 3 to 16 September 2012, after which applicants are matched, accommodating their hopes in the best way possible, for a limited number of participants. The coordinators of the programme then give the contact information to each match, with the only requirement being that you meet at least once. Please find more information on the programme (including the form to apply) here. Aalto’s Student Family Friend Programme is coordinated by Aalto Alumni Relations together with International Relations. Contact Salla Häsä salla.hasa@aalto.fi or Sarah Alden sarah.alden@aalto.fi.

12. AATE workshops: lighting, live sound & camera

Tue 11th September 6pm: LIGHTING @ STUDIO STAGE. AATE Studio Stage has quite much lighting gear. In this workshop we will go through the secrets of lighting design and show lighting controlling. The goal is to form a team which can take care of lighting engineering at AATE Stage events. No previous experience needed. Welcome!

Tue 18th September 6pm: LIVE SOUND @ STUDIO STAGE. AATE Studio Stage is open arena for different culture/art/whatever related projects. In this workshop we will go through the basics of AATE sound system and live mixing. The goal is to form a technical team which is able to take care of live sound engineering at AATE Studio Stage. No previous experience needed. Welcome!

13. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower (Pyöreän Tornin Kilta)

The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Annually 15-20 people are invited as honorary members in recognition of active involvement in the community of engineering students and Aalto University’s student community. Every autumn, PTK’s conclave appoints new honorary members based on the nominations of the communities of engineering students and Aalto University.

This year’s nominations may be submitted until 10.11am on 10 Oct 2012. The nomination should include the nominated person’s name, picture and the reasons for the nomination, as well as the names of the person(s) who made the nomination.

Please send nominations to ehdota-arwoisia@list.ayy.fi.

Persons who are at the final stage of their studies or who have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students and other student activities at Aalto University and promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member.

The nomination can be made by an individual, guild or association, or by several people, guilds or associations together.

Further information on PTK and its honorary members: www.ptk.ayy.fi.

14. Teekkarispeksi’s improv and dance courses in the autumn 

Again this autumn, Teekkarispeksi will organise improvisation and dance courses for anyone interested. Come and challenge yourself with new dance styles or throw yourself into the depths of improvisation! Courses will start in week 38 and end in week 46. Improv courses will be held on Monday and Thursday nights and dance courses on Wednesday nights.

Registration for the beginner’s improv and dance courses will start on Wednesday, 12 Sept, 12noon in the main building lobby of the former TKK. You can sign up for advanced improvisation courses in the lobby of JMT1 at 6pm on Wednesday, 12 Sept.

Further information is available at teekkarispeksi.fi

15. Polijazz´s weekly dance lessons start on 10 Sept

• STREETDANCE Mon 18.15-19.45 NB. The first lesson on 10.9. is exceptionally at 17.30-19.00!
• CONTEMPORARY BEGINNERS Thu at 16.30-17.45 CONTEMPORARY ADVANCED Thu at 17.45-19.00 BREAKDANCE Thu at 19.00-20.15

Register at http://polijazz.ayy.fi/courses.php. The first lesson is free. The lessons continue until 9 Dec and you can also join in the middle of the season! The lessons will be held in the multi-purpose studio at Jämeräntaival 3a: http://polijazz.ayy.fi/map_jmt3a.php.

PRICES

If you want to join one weekly class, the fee is EUR 35 for the autumn season. For two weekly classes the fee is EUR 45, and for three classes EUR 50. Payment information on: http://polijazz.ayy.fi/prices.php

Welcome to dance!

16. Two weeks in Shanghai at the end of October? Apply by 13 Sept!

As part of Helsinki WDC12 year, Radical Design Week 2012 will be organised in Shanghai  (http://www.radicaldesignweek.com), where Aalto participates as a partner. In connection with this event, Aalto will organise together with Finnish partner companies a user-driven innovation intensive course for fifteen students at Aalto-Tongji Design Factory in Shanghai between 19 Oct-5 Nov. All Aalto students who are at the final stage of their Bachelor’s degree and all Master’s level students can apply for the project. Further information: http://www.sinofinnishcentre.org/aaltostudents

17. Jump in the remote work tram and pimp your CV!

Would you like to get an HR director’s comment on your CV? Now you have the chance !

Jump in the mobile CV clinic on the national remote work day on Friday, 21 Sept and improve your CV together with the recruitment professionals of Dialogue companies. The tram will travel between the campuses of the School of Business and the School of Arts, Design and Architecture between 10am–12noon.

The mobile CV clinic of the national remote work day is part of the New work is here! project. Dialogue companies which participate in the project will be published on 17 Sept 2012.

HOW?

Print your CV and sign up at dialogi@ellunkanat.fi. Write ”Dialogue tram” to the message box. Include your name, major subject and the stop from where you will jump aboard.

STARTING TIMES

School of Economics, 10am and 11am (Stop: School of Business)

School of Arts, Design and Architecture 10.30am and 11.30am (Stop: Arabianranta)

The schedule is approximate and the route follows the routes of the trams 3T, 6 and 8, and one journey takes about 30 minutes. The tram also stops in Kaisaniemi between the School of Arts and the School of Business.

See you in the remote work tram!