This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 49/2011

The weekly newsletter will be published next week (week 50) for the last time this year. The first weekly newsletter of 2012 will be published on week 3, 16 Jan. The last association newsletter will be published this week (week 49) and it will come back from the Christmas break on week 3/2012. Have a nice December!

1. This week’s events
2. The Student Union Board appointed for the year 2012 – Voitto Kangas appointed as the Chair
3. SporttiSmökki will blow your socks off on 7 Dec
4. AYY Farewell Party
5. REMINDER: Give feedback about Aalto and win prizes!
6. Tools for anxious situations workshop
7. Apply for student exchange in Vietnam or Nepal for the autumn of 2012!
8. Bit Bang Seminar on Future of Internet, register latest on 9 Dec 2011
9. Aino Studia Generalia – Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development
10. Students’ Finnish Championships in Athletics in Kuopio on 18 Jan

1. This week’s events

• Wednesday, 7 Dec: Ticket sales for KYN Christmas concert at the School of Economics
• Wednesday, 7 Dec: Sporttismökki
• Wednesday, 7 Dec: Annual meeting of Aviation Club Kymppi
• Thursday, 8 Dec: Ticket sales for KYN Christmas concert at the School of Economics
• Thursday, 8 Dec: AYY’s association training
• Thursday, 8 Dec: Fennovoima presentation
• Friday, 9 Dec: Dominante’s Christmas Concert in Tapiola Church
• Friday, 9 Dec: AYY’s international farewell party
• Saturday, 10 Dec: Karaoke Night

2. Student Union Board appointed for the year 2012 – Voitto Kangas appointed as the chair

The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union (AYY) appointed the new Student Union Board at its meeting on Wednesday, 30 November. Student of Economics Voitto Kangas (23) was appointed as the chair of the Board. Kangas has previously acted in the AYY Board 2011 where his areas of responsibility included Aalto community as well as cultural and organisational affairs.

Nine (9) other members were also appointed to AYY Board. They are:

• Pilvi Hussi Age: 21, Aalto TAIK, Glass and Ceramics Design
• Anna af Hällström Age: 24, Aalto ENG, Architecture
• Lauri Ikonen Age: 23, Aalto SCI, Industrial Engineering and Management
• Jani Kalasniemi Age: 25, Aalto ENG, Engineering Design and Production
• Noora Lehtovaara Age: 25, Aalto ENG, Architecture
• Roope Nortia Age: 23, Aalto SCI, Computer Science and Engineering
• Eetu Pursiainen Age: 24, Aalto SCI, Engineering Physics and Mathematics
• Kati Penttinen Age: 22, Aalto ELEC, Bioinformation Technology
• Juho Salmi Age: 23, Aalto ELEC, Automation and Systems Technology

The term of the new Board will begin in January lasting one calendar year.

Further information: Chair of the Board 2012 Voitto Kangas, voitto.kangas@ayy.fi, 045 631 7689

3. SporttiSmökki will blow your socks off on 7 Dec

Want to experience the ultimate sport of Finnish table-hockey? Do you wish to overcome your friends whilst wearing in a Sumo-suit? Have you ever experienced a Sauna-village? Who is Aleksi Airinen?

SporttiSmökki answers all your questions, and likely a thing or two about the meaning of life. The event is thrown by Aalto-Liike, the Sports Section of Aalto University Student Union, AYY.

The event consists of competitions, performances and sporty activities. Be sure to check out the timetable for more detailed information. Fabulous prices await – do not linger! This time you can rest assured, that the prices indeed are spectacular!

Check out more info

At Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4, 7.12. at 18:00-23:00

4. AYY Farewell Party

The AYY International Section 2011 has one more event to offer you!

Some of you are leaving Finland soon. The exams are coming but there is still time for one more party. Come to Smökki to bid some of those farewells, to learn about Christmas time in Finland and Finnish food and just to have fun!

The entrance to the party costs 3 euros. One cup of the traditional Christmas drink, glögi, and lots of fun activities and education is included. More glögi and traditional foods can be bought for a very reasonable price.

Bring a gift worth 2-3 euros with you and you will get one from Santa!

• What? AYY Farewell Party
• When? 9 Dec @ 7pm-00:30am
• Where? In Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
• Non-compulsory dress code? Christmassy 🙂
• FB link

5. REMINDER: Give feedback about your experience at Aalto and win prizes!

If you already participated in the International Student Barometer, thank you!

If you have not yet filled out the International Student Barometer, you still have time! The survey is open until 9 December 2011. Please check your inbox for a message with the link to the survey (Subject: ‘Give feedback on Aalto and win prizes’), and have your say – which could win you one of the following: €1,000 cash or donation to charity, iPad 2, Canon IXUS 220 camera, iPod nano, or movie tickets.

This is your opportunity to tell Aalto what’s working, what’s frustrating and what you think of your university experience to date.

The survey forms part of a wider ongoing study and is independently administered for the University by the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate.org).

Last year, Aalto University conducted the International Student Barometer for the first time, along with many other Finnish universities. For an update on the results, please visit Aalto’s ‘Into’ website > ‘About Aalto’.

6. ‘Tools for anxious situations’ workshop

In the spring of 2012, ‘tools for anxious situations’ workshop is organised for the undergraduate and graduate students of Aalto University. The workshop is intended for students whose anxiety affects their studies and who would like to find tools for coping with anxiety. There are many types of anxiety, one is nervous to perform, the other fears social situations and one might be anxious about something else. The workshop provides an opportunity to handle different situations and anxiety in general – usually from the participants’ own starting points. The methods include discussion and exercises done alone and together. The workshops are led by Study Psychologists Minna Nevala and Paula Venäläinen

The workshop meetings will take place on Fridays, 27 Jan-2 March, 10am-12noon in Otaniemi, Innopoli 2 (Tekniikantie 14). Please sign up by email no later than 13 Jan opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi.

The workshop is arranged in Finnish.

Further information and registration instructions (in Finnish)

7. Apply for student exchange in Vietnam or Nepal in the autumn of 2012!

There is one student exchange position in Hanoi University of Science and Technology in Vietnam and three student exchange positions in Kathmandu University in Nepal for the studies beginning in August 2012 as part of CIMO’s North South South (NSS) project. The purpose of the project is to support and develop studies and cooperation between Europe and Asia in terms of sustainable development. The student exchange period is six months and the students who is accepted as an exchange student will receive a scholarship for studies (400 euro/month).

Application form (into.aalto.fi > oman koulun sivut > Lomakkeet > Opiskelijavaihdon hakulomake) is submitted to Helena Hietanen ( School of Electrical Engineering, Otakaari 5, I 208, helena.hietanen@aalto.fi) no later than 15 Dec 2011.

Further information on the project.

8. Bit Bang Seminar on Future of Internet, please register no later than 9 Dec 2011

• What? Bit Bang Seminar on Future of Internet
• When? 14 December 2011, 12noon-4.30pm
• Where? TUAS building, auditorium AS1 (Otaniementie 17, 02150 Espoo)

Bit Bang 4, the fourth Aalto-wide and multidisciplinary post-graduate course, invites you to attend the presentations of the semester’s team work assignments. The post-graduate students have spent the autumn discussing economical, societal, governance and technological aspects of the Future of the Internet.

Come and hear what they have found out!

Please register with elina.karvonen@aalto.fi by 9 December.

Seminar programme

• 12noon Registration and coffee
• 12.20pm Welcoming words, Bit Bang and MIDE Leader, Professor Yrjö Neuvo
• 12.30pm Are We All Criminals?
• 1.15pm Back to the Future – Prediction of Incremental and Disruptive Innovations
• 2pm Coffee
• 2.30pm Internet Re-shaping the Democracy?
• 3.15pm Proliferation of the Crowdsourcing Phenomenon
• 4pm Closing, Professor Yrjö Neuvo
• 4.30pm Seminar ends

More information about the course and the event.

9. Aino Studia Generalia – Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development

On Thursday, 8 Dec, the open lecture series Aino Studia Generalia will focus on entrepreneurship and sustainable development. The night is concluded by Aalto Studio Performance which summarises all lecture series presentations into a performance.

The speakers and topics are:

• Professor Paula Kyrö, Aalto University, “Yrittäjyys ja ekologisesti kestävä kehitys – grow or not to grow” (”entrepreneurship and ecologically sustainable development – grow or not to grow”)
• Erpo Heikkilä and Risto Vahanen, Earth Aid Finland, ”Kestävä yrittäjyys kriisialueiden jälleenrakennuksessa” Earth Aid Finlandin toimintamalli Haitissa (”sustainable entrepreneurship in the reconstruction of crisis areas – method of Earth Aid Finland in Haiti)
• Researchers Vera Haataja and Steffen Farny, Aalto University, ”Yrittäjyyden kehittäminen äärimmäisessä köyhyydessä” (”development of entrepreneurship in extreme poverty”)
• Aarni Moisala and Elena Hynninen, Aalto Studio Performance, ”Kestämätön Sukari: rikas, rakas, köyhä, varas?” (Unsustainable Sukari: rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief?”

The event will be arranged in the main building of Aalto University School of Economics (Runeberginkatu 14–16) on Thursday, 8 Dec, 5pm-7pm. The .12. klo 17–19. The evening is moderated by Design Director Anne Stenros from KONE.

Further information.

Lectures are in Finnish, free of charge and open to everyone.

10. Students’ Finnish Championships in Athletics in Kuopio, 18 Jan

@ Kuopiohalli, Kuopio, 18 Jan 2012, 11am-3pm

Students who have paid the membership fee of their student union may participate in the championships. The student card will be checked at the location. The participation right for two sports + relay). UniSport supports the participation fee against the receipts. Further information at erkki.somervuo@helsinki.fi

More information on the sports, for example, is available on the Student Union website.

Registrations no later than 10 Jan 2012 to jyrki.blom@kuopio.fi, inquiries Jyrki Blom, tel. 044 5184549 (please include your name, date of birth, sports, records).

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 48/2011

1. This week’s events
2. Next Stop AYY – ongoing application for volunteer positions!
3. Application for student representative positions open until 30 Nov
4. Discount for Aalto University students in Iittala stores
5. Get to know Tsinghua University students
6. Apply for AIESEC internship in Canada
7. Movie tickets for test subjects
8. Apply for NordicMUN
9. Welcome to Helsinki Refugee Film Festival!

1. This week’s events

• Tuesday, 29 Nov: KY-Missio autumn meeting [Annual meeting]
• Thursday, 1 Dec: Wearing the Responsibility – seminar of corporate social responsibility in textile production
• Thursday, 1 Dec: Comedy Wave

2. Next stop AYY – ongoing application for volunteer positions

Operate in the Student Union’s delegation, committee or body? AYY provides versatile duties for those who are interested in the community, culture, internationality, student advocacy, sports, culture of engineering students, communications or corporate relations.

The sections form the core of volunteer work in the Student Union, acting directly as part of the various sectors. With their hard work, delegation members participate in the most visible activities in AYY, which is rewarded with memorable experiences, new skills and friends. The sections include Aava, Aura, Aalto-Liike, Kopojory, Group X, International Section and TJ. Find out what is behind the mystery names and find your own group!

Committees are an easy and fun way to participate in the student union activities and gain experience from more specific fields. Committee activities include various events, happenings arranged for new students and development cooperation.

The application for the chairperson position in the sections will end on 2 Dec and the deadline for the majority of other positions is 7 Dec.

3. Application for student representative positions open until 30 Nov

Here is a friendly reminder that the application period for the next year’s student representative positions (“hallopeds”) is open until 30 Nov at /stop/hallopeds/general-information/?lang=en

AYY is also looking for members to the Management Group for Academic Affairs. We are looking for committed volunteers to coordinate student representatives within their respective Schools and to keep the AYY Board informed about the issues in the Schools.

If you are interested in these positions, please feel free to contact me for further details. Janne Peltola, janne.peltola@ayy.fi or 050 520 9438.

4. Discount for Aalto University members in Iittala stores

Dear Aalto members, Iittala offers all Aalto University students a 10 % discount on all normal-priced products in all Iittala outlets and stores in the metropolitan area. You can receive the discount by presenting a valid student card. The discount is valid until 31 Aug 2012. The discount does not apply to ordered products such as Arabia’s Fujin kukat and Memories, numbered products, Myiittala Aalto Vase, Art Works, Claritas and Vodou collections.

5. Opportunity to get to know Tsinghua University students

AYY provides an opportunity to get to know the Chinese culture and people. AYY and our friendship student union from Tsinghua University (Peking) want Aalto and Tsinghua students to get to know one another through several projects in the coming years.

The first aim is very simple. If you want to get to know students from the best university in China, please send your email address to international(at)ayy.fi including your name, age, major subject (degree programme). Please also mention possible other communication tools that you use (such as skype) and describe with a few sentences what you would like to learn from your future Chinese friend (in English). The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 30 Nov!

In early December, we introduce the students to one another and share their contact information. After this, everything is up to you. You can get to know your new friend through email, call each other on skype on a weekly basis or you might get so close that you will be on your way to Peking in January.

6. Apply for AIESEC internship in Canada

Are you interested in working abroad? Do you have educational background and/or working experience in programming? AIESEC Aalto is offering internships opportunities in Canada for Aalto students.

Era Environmental Consulting in Montreal requires programmers with knowledge of SQL, Javascript, Visual Basic, C/C++, .Net, ASP. Duration: 6-8 months. Salary $2,000/month.

CATI Training Systems in Montreal requires a programmer with the knowledge of C/C++, Active X, Open GC, Visual studio. Duration 12 months. Salary $2,500-$3,000/month.

Apply by sending your Study Transcript, CV and cover letter to our Project Leader in Outgoing Exchange of AIESEC Aalto at emma.lottanen@aiesec.net by 23:59, 4 December 2011.

For more information, please visit our website.

7. Movie tickets for test subjects

Department of Media Technology is looking for test subjects for two tests. The requirement for participation is fluent Finnish skills. Each test takes approximately one hour. You can participate in both tests if you want to.

Usability test performed with a tablet. Reward: Finnkino movie ticket. Registration link.

Magazine research. Reward: Finnkino movie ticket/lunch voucher. Registration link.

Aalto SCI Department of Media technology, Research Group of Visual Media

8. Apply for NordicMUN

In Kiljavanranta, Nurmijärvi, the NordicMUN meeting will be arranged on 23-26 Apr. The theme of the meeting is the climate change and the meeting language is English. A general meeting and a safety council simulation will be arranged in the event.

Electronic registration to the meeting is ongoing and will end on 10 Dec 2011.

Invitations, registration forms (general meetings, safety council, chair, teaching seminar) and further information on the event is available on the website of the event at www.nordicmun.com. If you wish to participate in the administrative staff or the media team, please send a free-form application by email at: nordicmun(at)ykliitto.fi Send you application already today!

9. Welcome to Helsinki Refugee Film Festival

Refugee Advice Centre will arrange the first refugee film festival in Finland, Helsinki Refugee Film Festival, on 25–26 Nov in the auditorium of the Finnish Film Foundation, Kanavakatu 12.

In addition to the films, the festival programme includes work shops and discussions. The purpose of the event is to provide more information on issues related to displacement, migration, human trafficking and political persecution.

The seven festival screenings consist of 13 great and thought-provoking films. These include both films that are rewarded internationally and debut films made by students, films seen for the first time in Finland and films that are slightly older but still have current themes. The event includes documents, long and short films from Finland, the Nordic Countries and other European countries as well as films from Kongo, Brazil and New Zealand, for example. There is a free admission to all festival events. Welcome!

http://helsinkirefugeefilmfestival.wordpress.com/

www.pakolaisneuvonta.fi

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 47/2011

The new Representative Council has appointed Student of Economics Voitto Kangas as the former of the Board at its meeting on 16 Nov. Antti Karkola will lead the Representative Council next year. Read more information on acting in AYY at ayy.fi/stop and join Voitto’s team!

1. This week’s events
2. Apply for AYY Board now!
3. Opportunity to get to know Tsinghua University students!
4. KY is searching for the club secretary for the period 13 Feb 2012–31 Aug 2013
5. AYY – Welcome Winter
6. Apply for AIESEC internship in Lithuania! Info evening on Tue 22nd November.
7. Audiopoli organises Aniversaario speaker construction project!
8. Give feedback about your experience at Aalto and win prizes!
9. Wearing the Responsibility – Seminar of corporate social responsibility in textile production
10. CMI autumn seminar: conflicts become more complex – what kind of aid is useful?
11. Publishing event of Teekkarin työkirja job-hunting guide on 28 Nov

1. This week’s events

• Wednesday, 23 Nov: Young student – Go Services! event
• Thursday, 24 Nov: Panel of AYY’s board candidates
• Thursday, 24 Nov: Welcome Winter Party
• Friday, 25 Nov: the 64th anniversary of the Guild of Mining and Metallurgy
• Friday, 24 Nov: PELMU’s Battle of the Bands

2. Apply for AYY Board now!

What does and does not work in your student union? Do you want to have real influence? Now you have the chance of a lifetime to develop AYY, your young and spry student union. Do it yourself and jump to AYY! The application period for AYY’s Board is ongoing.

We offer duties in many fields, whether you are interested in interest representation, services produced by the student union, campus, sports or major events. Come and lead your student union and you might have a year ahead of you that will change your life, get you involved in decision-making of the student union and the university, municipal or national decision-making and activities, and offer memorable adventures.

Do not hesitate – apply now. The Board candidates should submit their application no later than 22 Nov in order to arrange their participation in the panel of the board candidates on 24 Nov.

Further information: ayy.fi/stop and Voitto Kangas, Former of the Board (voitto.kangas@ayy.fi, 045 631 7689)

3. Opportunity to get to know Tsinghua University students!

AYY provides an opportunity to get to know the Chinese culture and people. AYY and our friendship student union from Tsinghua University (Peking) want Aalto and Tsinghua students to get to know one another by organising several events in the coming years.

The first aim is very simple.If you want to get to know one or several students at the best university in China, please send your address to international(at)ayy.fi including your name, age, major subject (degree programme), email and possible other communication means such as skype. Please describe with a few sentences what you would like to learn from your future Chinese friend (in English). The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 30 Nov!

In early December, we introduce the students to one another and share their contact information.

After this, everything is up to you. You can get to know your new friend through email, call each other on skype on a weekly basis or you might get so close that you will be on your way to Peking in January.

4. KY is looking for the club secretary for the period 13 Feb 2012– 31 Aug 2013

The Association of Economics Students in Helsinki (KY) is the advocacy and service organisation for approximately 3,300 students of Aalto University School of Economics that also supports the recreational activities of its members. KY actively fosters the traditions and culture of Economics students as part of the Aalto University community. We are now looking for a full-time club secretary to join our team for the period 13 Feb 2012–31 Aug 2013 or as agreed.

The job description of KY’s club secretary provides versatile challenges and an enthusiastic and motivating work environment. The position is full-time with 37.5 working hours per week, in the summer between 1 June–31 July there are 30 working hours per week. The position is covered by KY’s employee regulations. The monthly salary is 1,700 euro and in the summer 1,360 euro. The term may be continued after the period for an additional year if both parties so desire.

Applications addressed to KY Board should be submitted to Secretary General Susanna Kemppinen by email at susanna.kemppinen@kyweb.fi by 3pm on 8 Dec 2011.

For further information on the position, please contact Secretary General Susanna Kemppinen, 0500 430 546, susanna.kemppinen@kyweb.fi and Chair of the Board Lauri Heiliö, 050 566 7017, lauri.heilio@kyweb.fi.

Further information on KY is available on KY’s website.

5. AYY – Welcome Winter

• What?: Let’s welcome winter in a definitive setting amongst friends
• How?: For the price of the entrance, you can eat, drink and enjoy the snippets of program that is to be presented in a unique environment brought to the Casa Academica.
• When?: 24th of November 2011, 20:00 – 02:00
• Where?: Casa Academica, in other words Hietaniemenkatu 7A How much?: 20€ / 15€ (non-alcoholic)

6. Apply for AIESEC internship in Lithuania! Info evening on Tue 22nd November.

Are you interested in doing an internship abroad? Have you got educational and/or job experience in marketing, accounting or environmental protection?

AIESEC Aalto is offering 3 internships opportunities in Lithuania for Aalto students. The internship are more than 3 months, and tasks vary from marketing to quality control. Come to our Info Evening to get more information about the job descriptions, requirements and application process at Pieni Puoli in KY building- Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 B, Helsinki on Tue 22nd November at 6PM or visit our Facebook: AIESEC Aalto.

Apply by November 30th by sending your CV and cover letter to our Project Leader Laura Tynninen at laura.johanna@aiesec.net.

7. Audiopoli organises Aniversaario speaker construction project!

Now you have an excellent opportunity to construct your own speakers which have even a better sound and appearance than more expensive speakers. Come to the listening night

on Tuesday, 29 Nov, to hear more about the project and try out the speakers, or follow information on the website. Check out more information through this link!

8. Give feedback about your experience at Aalto and win prizes!

Just as you receive regular feedback from us as you progress through your studies, we need to receive regular feedback from you. The International Student Barometer is your opportunity to tell us what is working, what is frustrating and what you think of your university experience to date.

Please check your email inbox for a message with the link to the survey, plus more details, and have your say – which could win you one of the following: €1,000 cash or donation to charity, iPad 2, Canon IXUS 220 camera, iPod nano or movie tickets.

The survey is open until 9 December 2011.

The survey forms part of a wider ongoing study and is independently administered for the University by the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate.org).

Last year, Aalto University conducted the International Student Barometer for the first time, along with many other Finnish universities. For an update on the results, please visit Aalto’s ‘Into’ website > ‘About Aalto’. In addition to the International Student Barometer, the Student Barometer will also be launched through i-graduate this year, inviting Finnish students to participate.

Thank you in advance!

9. Wearing the Responsibility – Seminar of corporate social responsibility in textile production

Time: 1 December, 2pm–5pm

Venue: Hanken Main Building, Auditorium Aulan (Arkadiankatu 22).

Did you know that 70% of the lakes and the rivers in China are classified as polluted due to textile and garment production? In 2008, 260 million jeans were produced in China and distributed to the US, Europe and Japan. Additionally, most workers in China are paid a very low price-rate wage that makes it impossible for them to earn a living wage without working overtime hours.

• Veli-Matti Kankaanpää – CEO at TMA – textile and fashion industries
• Juha Beurling – General Secretary of The Consumers Association of Finland
• Satu Nieminen – Intern at Pro Ethical Trade Finland and Clean Clothes Campaign Finland
• Eikka Kosonen – Head of European Commission Representation in Finland
• Outi Moilala – Independent researcher, Social Responsibility
• Maria Ylisiurunen – Product Development Manager at Nanso Group

 

Register now and ensure your seat

For more information visit our Facebook event.

If you have any questions or concerns, please write to the following address: csrseminar2011@gmail.com

10. CMI autumn seminar: conflicts become more complex – what kind of aid is useful?

Tuesday, 29 Nov 2011, 2pm-4pm

Media Centre Lume Sampo Hall (Hämeentie 135 C, Helsinki)

When the peace treayty is signed, from where do we start constructing a new society? What is the best way to stabilise a conflict-torn country? What kind of financial support is useful in this process? Does the development aid provided by nations correspond to local needs? Welcome to CMI’s autumn seminar to follow the eclectic discussion on the construction of society after conflicts.

The seminar is open to the public. Please sign up in advance no later than 21 Nov by email at comms@cmi.fi or by phone: +358 45 773 246 01.

The detailed seminar programme.

11. Publishing event of Teekkarin työkirja job-hunting guide on 28 Nov

Help for job hunting is available again! Teekkarin työkirja 2012 job-hunting guide will be published in Otaniemi on 28 Nov, 10am-1pm. In addition to the brand new books, coffee will be served in the publishing event in the main building lobby. You can also collect movie tickets against the Summer Job Guru overall badges distributed on the campus.

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 44/2011

You still have a couple of days left to vote in AYY’s Representative Council elections! Electronic voting is open until Tuesday, 1 Nov, 11.59pm at ayy.fi/vaalit and ballot voting will be arranged on Wednesday, 2 Nov, 10am-4pm. Your ballot voting location is mentioned in the election letter which was delivered by email to everyone who is entitled to vote.

1. This week’s events
2. Apply for HOAS delegation
3. Book an appointment for influenza vaccination
4. Light application round of TTE-Fund to open on 1 Nov
5. University students’ own sports centre – UniSport at Otahalli
6. YOUNG DESIGNERS 25 YEARS
7. Renovation causes noise and changes to pedestrian traffic
8. TalentIT Career Fair on 3 November in Dipoli
9. BEST Training Day 9.11.
10. Bringing out the voice of the young
11. Sacred belongs to everyone – art contest for students
12. Teekkari Photo 2011 exhibition

1. This week’s events

• Monday, 31 Oct: Electronic voting of AYY’s Representative Council elections
• Monday, 31 Oct: Tradition week of technology students (TPV) dance training and extracts from teekkari history
• Monday, 31 Oct: Radio amateur course
• Monday, 31 Oct: Teekkari spex: band jamming
• Tuesday, 1 Nov: Electronic voting of AYY’s Representative Council ends
• Tuesday, 1 Nov: TPV Freight Night
• Wednesday, 2 Nov: Ballot voting of AYY’s Representative Council elections
• Wednesday, 2 Nov: AEGEE-Helsinki Social Meeting
• Wednesday, 2 Nov: Teekkari spex: band jamming
• Wednesday, 2 Nov.: TPV festive sitsit party for freshmen
• Thursday, 3 Nov.: AYY Kehy’s Colors of white –party
• Thursday, 3 Nov: TPV Teekkari singing sauna
• Friday, 4 Nov: TPV Teekkari tradition gala
• Saturday, 5 Nov: TPV herring brunch
• Saturday, 5 Nov.: Humpsvakar 50th anniversary concert
• Sunday, 6 Nov: Teekkari spex dance test

2. Apply for HOAS delegation

According to the rules of the Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (HOAS), AYY has the right to appoint its own representatives to certain organs. AYY has the right to appoint nine (9) members to HOAS delegation for two calendar years at a time. Based on the fixed term regulation in the foundation rules, AYY’s Board will appoint four (4) members to the delegation for the period 2012-2013 this year.

The duties of the Hoas delegation include confirming the foundation’s financial statement, budget and the plan of action, among other things. The actual meetings of the delegation are the spring meeting held in May and the autumn meeting held in November.

If you are interested in representing AYY in the delegation, please apply for the position by filling out the application form at http://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/HOAS/ . The application must be filled out by 4pm on 8 Nov 2011.

3. Book an appointment for influenza vaccination

FSHS offers free seasonal flu vaccinations for students in the risk group. Book your appointment for vaccination. Contact information and phone numbers are available at FSHS website at www.yths.fi/toimipisteet.

Further information about the risk groups and seasonal influenza vaccines is available at www.thl.fi

4. Light application round of TTE-Fund to open on 1 Nov

Do you have an idea but no funding? A continuous, lighter application process will SOON be open!

TTE-Fund (fund for promoting teekkari activities) allocates grants to all AYY members and communities operating within the Student Union. TTE-Fund supports activities which reach for the stars, make others excited and which can be seen and heard.

In November, the lighter application round of TTE-Fund will permanently open. You can apply for the maximum of 300 euro grant with a brief project description. The lighter application process is intended for small projects implemented with a tight schedule. The applicant can alternatively get either the amount one applied for or no funding at all, so you should carefully consider the amount you will apply for! The grant is paid afterwards against a brief final report and the financial statement of the project.

Applications for the lighter application round can be send from 1 Nov 2011 onwards until the end of May. If the lighter application round is popular, it will continue next autumn.

Instructions for the lighter application round:

1. Write a brief (maximum A4) free-form application about the project. The application must include at least a brief project description and an estimated budget.
2. Send the application to tter@list.ayy.fi. The application must include the applicant’s contact details and the account number to which the grant is paid.
3. Grant decisions are announced to the applicants each month.
4. The allocated grant will be paid against a brief final report including a photo and a financial statement of the project. These should be sent to the address tter@list.ayy.fi.

More information on the lighter application round is available at TTE-Fund website.

5. University students’ own sports centre – UniSport at Otahalli

UniSport, university students’ sports centre at Otahalli began its operations on 1 Sept! There are gym facilities of 800 m2 on three floors, 55 hours of group exercise (Zumba, BODYPUMP®, spinning, etc.) per week and ball game facilities (floorball, futsal, basketball and volleyball), etc. All this costs only €89 for university students!

Take your student card with you and come to exercise! Further information: www.unisport.fi!

Events at Unisport Otahalli during Aalto’s wellness week on 1-3 Nov 11

Open house on Tuesday, 1 Nov, 6.45pm-6pm Read more.

Late Night with UniSport, 3 Nov, 7pm-12midnight Read more.

Do a favour for your friend and yourself!

Bring your friend to UniSport on the wellness week on 30 Oct-4 Nov and get one additional month to your season card! The campaing includes the students and staff of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki (max. 1 additional month /season card).

6. YOUNG DESIGNERS 25 YEARS

Young designers (Nude), the subject association of the Department of Design at Aalto University School of Art and Design, is celebrating its 25th birthday and organising its first ever Annual Celebration! There are some seats still left for the friends of Nude! Don’t forget the after party!

Please join us at the dinner party at Aalto Design Factory on Saturday, 5 Nov, 6pm!

Please sign up at http://tinyurl.com/nude25v/ before Thursday, 3 Nov! Limited number of seats. The price of the dinner card is €20, including a cocktail, a three-course dinner, red and white wine.

Dress code: Festive.

The official after party at 9pm for all Aalto students will take place at Molly Malone’s. Join us at facebook and get to know us at http://nude.ayy.fi/

Welcome!

7. Renovation causes noise and changes to pedestrian traffic

The excavation work of the renovation at Otakaari 1 began on 27 Oct 2011. The work begins with rock drilling in the yard between the wings A and M and will continue between the wings Y and M on the north side of the building on week 44 (31 Oct-4 Nov). Drilling will cause significant and constant noise. The estimated duration of the work is one month. NCC Rakennus apologises for the inconvenience.

A pedestrian pavement will be constructed next to the work site on the Otakaari side. Pedestrian traffic is directed to the front of the work site gate. Some of the heavy traffic of the construction site will drive through the gate, so please pay attention when passing the gate.

Also see the website on Otakaari 1 renovation here.

8. TalentIT Career Fair on 3 November in Dipoli

TalentIT is the largest ICT-focused career fair in Finland. On 3 November, students can meet employers and learn more about job opportunities in the field of information and communication technology.

The theme of TalentIT 2011 is Balanced Career, which is why employers have been asked to focus on presenting their role in employee well-being and to emphasise the importance of the working life balance. With this theme, we want to encourage students to think and ask questions about their own well-being in the working life.

This year, we have 60 interesting exhibitors from start-ups to well-known international companies. In addition, some companies will advertise their current job openings with “Open position!” info flashes in Klondyke hall during the fair day.

Learn more about TalentIT and sign up for “Open position!” infos at Into.

9. BEST Training Day 9.11.

When: 9 Nov 2011, 4pm

Where: Microsoft Finland, Keilaranta 7, 02150 Espoo

What: BEST Helsinki organises the second training day of this semester for Aalto students and this time we are heading to the awesome (you’ll see ;)) Microsoft office at Keilaranta to hear about the cool new things they have been working on!

After the training, there will be more interesting discussions over a delicious dinner and in the sauna!

Sign up here!

10. Bringing out the voice of the young

The Social Guarantee for young people ensures a work, training, workshop or rehabilitation place for everyone under 25 years of age and all recently graduated under 30 years of age within three months after becoming unemployed. The target is challenging but together we can achieve it!

Are you between 15-29 years of age? Please respond to the questionnaire here! The questionnaire is in Finnish.

The Ministry of Employment and the Economy and the Social Guarantee for Young People working group thanks for your help!

11. Sacred Belongs to Everyone – art contest for students

Sacred Belongs to Everyone art contest, which is intended for students, will begin on 1 November. The aim of the competition is to provide a concrete opportunity for the young adults to reflect on their relationship with the sacred through art. Through the contest, we also receive information about what the young adults consider sacred. The contest is implemented in cooperation with educational institutions.

The contest is open to students in universities, the universities of applied sciences, vocational schools and colleges in the metropolitan area, regardless of their level of artistic expertise or the field of study. The theme can be processed from any perspective without limitations. There are three competition categories: visual expression, word art, and multimedia or a collage.

In each category, the first prize of 700 euro and the prize of 200 euro are awarded. In addition, the pre-jury consisting of students will select one work from all entries, which is rewarded with 200 euro. You can participate in the contest between 1 Nov 2011 and 31 Jan 2012. The winning works will be presented in Sacred Belongs to Everyone exhibition in the exhibition hall at Lasipalatsi, Helsinki, on 26 Apr–8 May 2012.

The contest is arranged by the educational institution work of the Evangelical Lutheran parishes in the metropolitan area.

Further information: www.pyhakilpailu.net

Joanna Valtari pyhakilpailu@gmail.com or Katja Kangas 09 8050 2547.

12. Teekkari Picture 2011 exhibition

The winners of Teekkari Picture 2011 contest will be announced at http://teekkarikulttuuri.ayy.fi/teekkariperinneviikko/ on Wednesday, 2 Nov 2011. The exhibition will be arranged from the contest pictures in the main building lobby on Otaniemi Campus on 3-10 Nov 2011. Come and admire the contest entries!

The link of the week

Do you have plans for the next year? Check out a big bunch of opportunities at ayy.fi/stop.