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22.10.2018

Weekly Newsletter 43/2018

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The first period of the autumn is almost behind us. Good luck and keep pushing through the exam week!

Week 43

Week 44

AYY ANNOUNCES

  1. AYY’s Board and Chairs of the Representative Council 2019: now is the time to apply!
  2. Apply for AYY’s exchange grant!

WORKING LIFE

  1. TalentIT 2018 recruitment fair on 1 Nov

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

  1. November’s theatre offer: Musical Musta Saara (Black Sara)
  2. KYN and UMO: Kaipaan (Longing) // 1–2 Nov 2018

EVENTS

  1. Indian Students day on 28 Oct
  2. Polku’s Beer Course on 14 November at 7 pm at Ossin Kulma
  3. Upcoming events from AIESEC Helsinki

OTHER

  1. Share your ideas about the future campus and participate in the development of a new campus vision
  2. BEST Winter courses’ application DL 24 Oct
  3. Apply to volunteer at Junction

AYY ANNOUNCES

1. AYY’s Board and Chairs of the Representative Council 2019: now is the time to apply!

Do you want to get straight into the heart of the Student Union to work for the good of the Aalto community? Apply to the AYY Board for 2019! As a Board member, you get to be part of AYY’s amazing work community that works towards a common goal, get to know student union operators all around Finland and keep developing yourself with each new project.

Another excellent option is to apply to the Chairs of AYY’s Representative Council, which is the Student Union’s highest decision-making body. The Council decides upon AYY’s operational plan, budget and result, for example, and appoints the Board for the Student Union.

Applications to put together the Board and to Representative Council Chair: 1–25 Oct 2018

Applications to Board member and to Representative Council Vice Chairs: 1 Oct–7 Nov 2018

Learn more about the amazing and versatile posts at AYY at ayy.fi/stop/en/!

For more information about the volunteer posts, you can ask the current operators or the Board member in charge of volunteers, hilja.korhonen(a)ayy.fi, 040 551 6530.

2. Apply for AYY’s exchange grant!

In the autumn, AYY is handing out exchange grants to support the internationalisation and active community operation of students. Any AYY member who is going on an exchange, is on an exchange at the moment or has returned from an exchange after April 2018 can apply for an exchange grant. The grant is meant for the degree students of Aalto University.

The grant can be applied for from 12 noon on 24 Oct until 11.59 pm on 14 Nov.

You can find the application form and further information about the grants here: /en/students/services/scholarships/

 

WORKING LIFE

3. TalentIT 2018 recruitment fair on 1 Nov

Looking for career opportunities? Need a boost in your job hunting? Come network at the TalentIT 2018 recruitment and career fair in Otahalli (Otaranta 6) on Thursday 1 Nov 2018 at 11 am–5 pm.

TalentIT is Finland’s largest ICT recruitment and career fair. At this years’ fair, there will be a wide range of interesting employers from innovative startups to big international players. A new feature is the interdisciplinary TalentX area containing measurement of problem-solving skills and testing of work-related competence in interviews. These activity stands serve as a route to actual job interviews, for example.

In addition, the TalentIT Career Forum (https://fairs.aalto.fi/talentit/en/vieraalle/career-forum/) provides Aalto students with multiple job search services from editing their CV and LinkedIn profile to interview coaching and tips for making a video CV. Students can also book private meetings with interesting exhibitors in the Snap Meeting Corner through the Brella service.

Entrance to the event is free – join us for networking!

More information: https://fairs.aalto.fi/talentit/en/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentITFair/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalentITFair

 

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

4. November’s theatre offer: Musical Musta Saara (Black Sara)

The carnivalistic, impressive and eventful Musta Saara is the phenomenon of the theatre autumn 2018!

The Union has promised the money for building new, modern apartments in Transylvania for the Romanian Romani. Meanwhile in Paris, the Poison-Pens – father and daughter – are fighting over the National Party leadership. The events of Musta Saara take place in the modern day, yet the carnivalesque performance also features some historic events and persons. Music and song blare out.

With the university offer, tickets for the performances on Mon 12 Nov, Mon 26 Nov and Thu 29 Nov only cost 12 euros. Tickets available via the attached link until they sell out: https://www.lippu.fi/lippuja.html?affiliate=EFF&erid=2308543&doc=erdetaila&fun=erdetail&language=en

5. KYN and UMO: Kaipaan (Longing) // 1–2 Nov 2018

For their concerts in early November, UMO and KYN have put together a programme featuring music befitting the All Saints’ Day atmosphere. Listeners will be tuned in to remembrance and longing by the arrangements commissioned for this concert of pieces like Aamulla varhain and Sinua, sinua rakastan.

UMO is an orchestra operating professionally in the field of jazz and rhythm music, whose 16-person assembly plays nearly a hundred concerts each year around Finland. The female choir KYN is an ambitious reformer of choir music. Helsingin Sanomat has named KYN as one of the brightest stars of the choir sky and a frontrunner of jazz music.

The orchestra is conducted by Kirmo Lintinen, the choir by Music Councillor Kaija Viitasalo.

Concerts:

Tickets from choir members or from Tiketti 25 € / 20 € / 15 € including service fee, tickets also from the door before the concert if there is room.

EVENTS

6. Indian Students day on 28 Oct

Indian students day is back with a bang! Join us for an evening of fun, music and dance 🙂

  • When? 28 Oct from 5 pm
  • Where? In Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
  • Who can attend? Any student! ?
  • How much? Free!

Check out the links below and register soon!! Pass on the word to all your friends ?

Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/183541992544370/

Registration link : https://goo.gl/forms/nCP2Zx9oA9SiMy1H2

7. Polku’s Beer Course on 14 November at 7 pm at Ossin Kulma

On Polku’s beer course, we acquaint ourselves with the history of beer, different beer styles, production methods and the art of enjoying beer. After short lectures on these topics, we taste some typical representatives of common beer styles. The price of the event is €20, which includes the course materials and the tasting. The registration is open at https://bit.ly/2yA85CJ until 12 November. The course fee is paid in cash upon arrival. Welcome!

8. Upcoming events from AIESEC Helsinki

Halloween Bake Sale on 29 Oct:  Get a tasty treat & a cup of coffee for 1.50€ from 9 am to 4 pm in front of Porthania on Monday 29 Oct and have a chat with us about your possible experience abroad with AIESEC!

AIESEC Talks on Sustainability on 7 Nov: AIESEC Helsinki invites Evelyn Mora, founder of Helsinki Fashion Week, and Amanda Björnberg, founder of Spark Sustainability, to speak about their work in sustainability. Come join us on Wednesday 7 November at 5.30–7 pm at Microsoft Flux! Seats are limited; register here: http://bit.ly/2RZ1WJb

For any questions or comments, contact ilse.tse@aiesec.net

 

OTHER

9. Share your ideas about the future campus and participate in the development of a new campus vision

What will the Aalto University campus look like in 2050? Share your ideas about the future campus and participate in the development of a new campus vision!

What will the student life and community of the Otaniemi campus be in 2050? How will sustainable development be addressed? Fill in the survey and submit your ideas by 1 Nov 2018:

https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/6626E91C151232D4.par

10. BEST Winter courses’ application DL 24 Oct

Application deadline: 24 October at 11.59 pm

This winter, BEST (Board of European Students of Technology) offers you three courses around Europe. On these, you’ll get to attend lectures, given by the university’s teaching staff or experts from companies, on Technology, Career Related Skills, and Applied Engineering. After the lectures, you’ll also take part in evening activities designed for you to give you a taste of the LBG (Local BEST Group) that hosts you and the local culture.

For more information about the courses and FAQs, visit https://besthelsinki.fi/en/courses/application/

  • WHAT: Winter courses’ application
  • WHEN: Until 24 Oct 2018
  • WHY: A week-long course with BEST people; costs up to 50€, including board and food.
  • WHERE: https://best.eu.org/courses
  • 11. Apply to volunteer at Junction

Junction is Europe’s largest hackathon and a global community for all tech enthusiasts. This year, Junction is coming back bigger and better than ever before! The main event, Junction 2018, is organised at Dipoli on Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus on 23–25 November. Apply to volunteer at the event now.

Apply to volunteer: https://hackjunction.com/volunteer

Read more: https://hackjunction.com/

We are happy to answer all questions about volunteering at Junction. Contact Jenna Kallunki: jenna.kallunki@hackjunction.com

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This is the Aalto University Student Union’s weekly newsletter for week 43/2018. The newsletter gives you the news on AYY and its associations and sections, as well as other useful information.

If you want your own piece to appear in the newsletter, send your finalised text to tiedotteet@ayy.fi by 10 am on Thursday for publication the following week. The recommended length of the text is 500 characters and the maximum length 1 000 characters.

You can also read the newsletter on AYY’s website at /en/students/weekly-newsletter/

News concerning associations can be found in the association newsletter. Read them at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

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19.10.2018

Association newsletter week 43/2018

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This is the AYY association newsletter for week 43/2018

The first exam week of the autumn is just around the corner. If this means a break in your association’s event calendar and you have no exams ahead, it’s worth utilising this time to think about your association’s archiving, for example (item 1). For those working hard on assignments and exams, lots of luck!

Upcoming events and important dates for associations
20 Oct Climate March (item 2, http://bit.ly/ilmastomarssi)
21 Oct: Nomination for honorary members of PTK ends (https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/, form in Finnish)
25 Oct/7 Nov: Application to AYY Board ends (item 3, /stop/en/)
27 Oct: TOKYO Maskerad (/blogi/2018/10/01/maskerad-is-turned-into-art-by-the-party-crowd/?lang=en)
29 Oct – 3 Nov: Elossa Film Festival (item 5, https://elossafestival.fi)
1 Nov: Representative Council meeting 10/2018 (follow at /en/student-union/live/)
1 Nov–23 Nov/3 Dec: Application to AYY Sections is open (item 3, /stop/en/)
1 Nov–31 Dec: Application to AYY Committees is open (item 3, /stop/en/)
9 Nov: Teekkari Tradition Party (https://teekkarius146.ayy.fi [in Finnish])
27 Nov: Save the date: Association training in Finnish (basic training)
28 Nov: Save the date: Association training in Finnish (themed training)
29 Nov: Save the date: Association training in English

 

Contents of the newsletter
1. Store traces of your association operations in history
2. AYY invites you to join the Climate March 20.10.!
3. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
4. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower by 21 Oct at the latest
5. Programme of the Elossa Film Festival has been released
6. Tableware rental for associations operating within AYY

 

1. Store traces of your association operations in history
Is it easy to forget archiving? What is it necessary and worthwhile to archive in the first place? Is your archiving often left to the end of the year without you even noticing? Now is a good time to grab hold of it in order to avoid panic in December.

The archive of Aalto University Student Union offers the associations operating within it storage space, equipment and advice on archiving. Archiving is meant to give future operators a vivid idea of the association’s operations. It is worth archiving all self-produced materials relating to the association’s operations as well as other materials that might interest the next generations, all marked appropriately. Tips for limiting your archiving can be found, for example, on the Yhdistystoimijat website (in Finnish).

What is important is that archiving is kept in mind and executed throughout the year. Don’t be afraid to ask for some tips and contact arkisto(a)ayy.fi.


2. AYY invites you to join the Climate March 20.10.!
AYY invites its associations and all Aalto students to join the Climate March on Saturday, 20.10., for more ambitious environmental policies and decision-making based on scientific research! The goals and details of the Climate March can be found on the Facebook event in three languages: http://bit.ly/ilmastomarssi. Grab your overalls and/or other student symbols with you (if you wish) and join the other students on the event on the east side of the statue on Senate Square, starting from 14:15. More information on the student participation can be found in the sub-event of the Climate March, Opiskelijat ilmastomarssilla.

See you on Saturday, feel free to share the invitation!

On behalf of AYY,

Rosa Väisänen
Specialist, International Affairs
Aalto University Student Union AYY
+358 50 5272401

 

3. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
Do you want to get straight into the heart of the Student Union to work for the good of the Aalto community? Apply to the AYY Board for 2019!

As a Board member, you get to be part of AYY’s amazing work community that works towards a common goal, get to know student union operators all around Finland and develop yourself at a dizzying pace with each new project. The Board as a whole is always more than the sum of its members.

An equally excellent option is to apply to the Chairs of AYY’s Representative Council, which is the Student Union’s highest decision-making body. The Council decides upon AYY’s operational plan, budget and result, for example, and also appoints the Board for the Student Union.

Learn more about the amazing and versatile posts at AYY at ayy.fi/stop/en/!

Below is the schedule for the volunteer recruitment:

Mon 1 Oct: Application to put together the Board, to Board members and to Chairs of the Representative Council opens
Thu 25 Oct: Application to put together the Board and to Representative Council Chair ends
Thu 1 Nov: Application to Sections and Committees opens / the person to put together the Board appointed at the Representative Council meeting
Wed 7 Nov: Application to the Board and to Representative Council Vice Chairs ends
Thu 22 Nov: Board appointed at the Representative Council meeting
Fri 23 Nov: Application to Section Chairs ends
Fri 30 Nov: Section Chairs appointed and published
Mon 3 Dec: Application to Sections ends
By Wed 21 Dec: Section selections published
Mon 31 Dec: Application to Committees ends

For more information about the volunteer posts, you can ask the current operators or the Board member in charge of volunteers, hilja.korhonen(a)ayy.fi, 040 551 6530.

 

4. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower by 21 Oct at the latest
The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Persons who are in the final stages of their studies or have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students (Teekkarit) or other student activity with a similar mindset at Aalto University and have promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 11.59 pm on 21 Oct 2018 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/ (form in Finnish).

Nominations can be made by an individual person, guild or association or by several people, guilds or associations collectively.

More information on the Guild is available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ (in Finnish).

 

5. Programme of the Elossa Film Festival has been released
The Elossa Film Festival, ending AYY’s Year of the Arts, has released its programme. The programme features films selected by different student communities that are divided into various themes of opposites: human mind & technology, love & hate and power & anarchy. The selection of films ranges all the way from Mad Max to Moulin Rouge, and part of the films are seen as genuine film copies. In the beginning of each screening, short films will be shown that have been made by ELO students. The festival takes place in Kino Tapiola and Kino Sheryl on 29 Oct–3 Nov.

Full programme at: https://elossafestival.fi

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/558838954564413/

 

6. Tableware rental for associations operating within AYY
AYY promotes ecology, and one way to reduce unnecessary waste is to use less disposable tableware at events. In the Otaranta club room, there’s a set of dishes that can be used by anyone renting the space. The other rental spaces have less tableware, but there are rental opportunities that include e.g. delivery to site and returning the dishes unwashed. Jalostajat and Astiva have inexpensive offers for associations within AYY, the details of which are listed below:

Jalostajat:

The Otaniemi refinement club Jalostajat rents dinnerware for 220 people flexibly and inexpensively to groups operating in Otaniemi! Delivery within the Otaniemi area is free of charge, and its cost to external locations will be decided separately depending on the distance. Additionally, the price includes dishwashing, so the dishes can be returned unwashed! The tableware can be rented by email at astiasto(a)jalostajat.fi, and we’re also happy to answer any questions about the tableware.

Astiva:
– agreement is open-ended, excluding high school graduation week in the spring
– discount always at least 20%; the earlier you book, the more room we have -> the bigger the discount
– orders need to be made at least 2 weeks beforehand (depending on availability)
– specified quantities only need to be given (for weekend events) on the previous Monday
– delivery to the Otaniemi area free of charge Mon–Fri at 9 am–3 pm
– deliveries / pickups at Smökki don’t require anyone to be present, we have a key
– dishwashing is always included in the price, so dishes can be returned unwashed
– payment must be made within 7 days of pickup day, card payment also possible when necessary
– good offers are also available for private parties of AYY members

You’ll get the discount if you send your order directly to astiva(a)astiva.fi and mention that it’s for an association operating within AYY. On the website, you can get the discount by entering the code “AYY2018” when making the order.

 

 

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The information in the newsletter is edited by the AYY Association and Communications Specialist, Essi Puustinen (essi.puustinen (a) ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

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15.10.2018

Weekly newsletter 42/2018

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On Thursday this week, AYY’s Representative Council decides upon the Student Union’s policy paper, into which all previous policy papers have been combined. The meeting starts at 5 pm, and it can be followed live at /en/student-union/live/. Wishing you all a week jazzed up by autumn foliage!

Week 42

Week 43

 

AYY ANNOUNCES

  1. AYY looking for a Real Estate Assistant
  2. Development retreat for online Halloped course on 19–20 Oct 2018

WORKING LIFE

  1. TalentIT 2018 recruitment fair

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

  1. Programme of the Elossa Film Festival has been released

EVENTS

  1. NEON RAVE 2018 on 26 October
  2. Finnish Student Championships for Hearthstone and League of Legends

SPORTS AND CAMPING

  1. Skipoli’s powder-filled Alpine trip in January!

WELLBEING

  1. Seasonal flu vaccinations from the FSHS without an appointment
  2. Electronic health survey sent to new students
  3. Study psychologists’ Mindfulness workshops in the 2nd period

OTHER

  1. Tenured Professors’ Installation Talks
  2. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
  3. ESNcard benefits

 

AYY ANNOUNCES

1. AYY looking for a Real Estate Assistant

The Student Union has a significant real estate portfolio, and an additional resource is required for its upkeep. As Real Estate Assistant, you assist the Real Estate team in charge of the construction and upkeep of apartments and real-estate-related customer service. Your duties include customer service (by email, phone and in person), inspections related to deposit payments, resident communications and otherwise supporting the Real Estate team. There are, on average,15 hours of work per week, which is why the work is well-suited for a student, for example.

The application period ends on 18 Oct 2018 at 12 noon. More specific details and instructions for applying for the post can be found at /ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/kiinteistoassistentti/ (in Finnish).

2. Development retreat for online Halloped course on 19–20 Oct 2018

Let’s go to the Guild of Architecture’s cabin to spend the evening in good company with other student influencers. Let’s enjoy some excellent refreshments and go to the sauna. Why? Because, at the same time, we will be making the world a better place by answering questions about our School for AYY’s new online course for Hallopeds.

We depart for the Guild of Architecture’s cabin in Sipoo in the afternoon of Friday 19 Oct and arrive back in the city on Saturday 20 Oct.

We are searching for student participants who are familiar with their own School, whether they are persons in charge of studies, Student Representatives in Administration or in some other way seasoned student influencers. Enthusiasm is all you need, formal experience from Halloped work is not compulsory.

Sign up by Tue 16 Oct using this form: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2018/10/02/halloped-verkkokurssin-retriitti/ (in Finnish)

More information: Juha Isotalo, juha.isotalo@ayy.fi or 050 531 8414 or https://www.facebook.com/events/482201578958274/ (in Finnish)

 

WORKING LIFE

3. TalentIT 2018 recruitment fair

Looking for career opportunities? Need a boost in your job hunting? Come network at the TalentIT 2018 recruitment and career fair in Otahalli (Otaranta 6) on Thursday 1 Nov 2018 at 11 am–5 pm.

TalentIT is Finland’s largest ICT recruitment and career fair. At this years’ fair, there will be a wide range of interesting employers from innovative startups to big international players. A new feature is the interdisciplinary TalentX area containing measurement of problem-solving skills and testing of work-related competence in interviews. These activity stands serve as a route to actual job interviews, for example.

In addition, the TalentIT Career Forum (https://fairs.aalto.fi/talentit/en/vieraalle/career-forum/) provides Aalto students with multiple job search services from editing their CV and LinkedIn profile to interview coaching and tips for making a video CV. Students can also book private meetings with interesting exhibitors in the Snap Meeting Corner through the Brella service.

Entrance to the event is free – join us for networking!

More information: https://fairs.aalto.fi/talentit/en/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalentITFair/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TalentITFair

 

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

4. Programme of the Elossa Film Festival has been released

The Elossa Film Festival, ending AYY’s Year of the Arts, has released its programme. The programme features films selected by different student communities that are divided into various themes of opposites: human mind & technology, love & hate and power & anarchy. The selection of films ranges all the way from Mad Max to Moulin Rouge, and part of the films are seen as genuine film copies. In the beginning of each screening, short films will be shown that have been made by ELO students. The festival takes place in Kino Tapiola and Kino Sheryl on 29 Oct–3 Nov.

Full programme at: https://elossafestival.fi

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/558838954564413/

 

EVENTS

5. NEON RAVE 2018 on 26 October

Are your legs well rested and raving shoes broken in? The legendary Neon Rave is here again to take them through the ultimate test! This time, Smökki will be filled with colourful mosaic decorations as well as hundreds of fiery ravers. Get ready for the sickest and most epic party of the year!

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2146399262354399/
Stay tuned for the line-up!

Tickets: Presale 6 € / 8 € from the door, if there are any left

Presales @ Otakaari 1:
Thu-Fri 18–19 Oct at 10 am–2 pm
Mon-Fri 22–26 Oct at 10 am–2 pm

WHAT: Neon Rave 2018
WHERE: Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
WHEN: Friday 26 Oct at 9 pm–3 am
TICKETS: 6 € / 8 €

6. Finnish Student Championships for Hearthstone and League of Legends

Aalto Gamers is organising the Finnish Student Championships (FSC) for Hearthstone and League of Legends, and we are looking for players! The champions are decided in an offline tournament in Keilaniemi, Espoo on 10 November.

Whether you are a casual player or and hardcore gamer, the FSC is a great opportunity to experience esports as a student. Gather your friends, form a team, or just come watch the exciting finals!

The journey to the finals goes through Online Qualifiers, played on 20 (HS) and 27 (LoL) October. The sign-up links and further details can be found on our event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/528653824248179/.

 

SPORTS AND CAMPING

7. Skipoli’s powder-filled Alpine trip in January!

This year, the destination of Skipoli’s Alpine trip is the small village of Kaprun, whose neighbouring glacier of Kitzsteinhorn ensures that the area has snow throughout the year. The area is full of skiing possibilities for experienced off-piste enthusiasts as well as for beginners, while the valley’s other resort Zell am See provides miles of cruising on the slopes with a unique lakeside view. Direct flights from Helsinki to Munich take off on 12 Jan, and we arrive back in Finland on 26 Jan. The overall cost of the trip is merely 799€ including flights, buses, accommodation and extras to be announced later! Only six places remain, so if you are interested, quickly contact skipoli.powder.guarantee@gmail.com!

 

WELLBEING

8. Seasonal flu vaccinations from the FSHS without an appointment

Walk-in clinic for seasonal influenza vaccinations for people at high risk in FSHS Otaniemi:

29 Oct at 12 noon–2.45 pm

5 Nov at 12 noon–2.45 pm

Vaccinations without an appointment – sign in at the patient office and wait your turn for the nurse’s surgery.

Free vaccinations are available to persons for whom influenza presents a significant health threat, or for whose health the vaccination is significantly beneficial. More information at https://www.thl.fi/en/web/vaccination.

If you are not eligible for a free flu vaccination, call the FSHS to get a prescription.

9. Electronic health survey sent to new students

The FSHS is summoning all first-year students to a health check comprising of an electronic health survey (Sätky) and, when necessary, a personal meeting. The FSHS has sent the electronic health survey to all new students of Aalto University via the Self service (http://www.yths.fi/en/self). Please answer the survey and remember to check that your contact details are up to date on Self (http://www.yths.fi/en/news/789/take_full_advantage_of_finnish_student_health_service_s_self_service_start_by_entering_your_contact_details)!

10. Study psychologists’ Mindfulness workshops in the 2nd period

Are you looking for tools to reduce stress, anxiety or tension? In the workshop on Mindfulness in stress control, which meets six times, you can learn to accept and be compassionate towards yourself and discover methods to deal with difficulties. Regular mindfulness practice is known to reduce stress and anxiety. The practice is a means to increase self-awareness, improve focusing ability and learn to control your emotions. The workshop meets on Mondays at 10 am–12 noon on 29 Oct–3 Dec 2018 in Majakka (M140), Otakaari 1. The workshop is Finnish-language. More information and sign-up: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=328008 (in Finnish).

The Art of Mindful Interaction Have you ever wondered why it’s sometimes so difficult to understand people with different backgrounds? In mindful interaction, we really do listen to the others and try not to make unnecessary interpretations. Mindfulness is a state of non-judgmental awareness of the present moment – awareness of our body, emotions, thoughts and surroundings. This awareness helps us communicate more clearly. We have six sessions on Mondays at 2–4 pm from 29 Oct to 3 Dec 2018 in Majakka (M140), Otakaari 1. More information and sign-up: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enopisk/Courses+and+workshops+for+students.

 

OTHER

11. Tenured Professors’ Installation Talks

Aalto University celebrates its tenured professors with popular talks by the new tenure track professors of Associate or Full level.

Welcome to hear about Aalto University’s research on Wednesday 24 October 2018 at 2.15 pm in Dipoli.

All talks will be held in English and are open to everyone: professors, students, faculty, staff and the public. The multidisciplinary talks will be followed by a reception.

https://www.aalto.fi/events/tenured-professors-installation-talks

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. Persons who are in the final stages of their studies or have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students (teekkarit) or other student activity with a similar mindset at Aalto University and have promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 11.59 pm on 21 Oct 2018 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/ (form in Finnish).

Nominations can be made by an individual person, guild or association or by several people, guilds or associations collectively.

More information on the Guild is available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ (in Finnish).

13. ESNcard benefits

The ESNcard is the membership card of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN). It gives you access to all the services offered by ESN and all our partners. The aim of the ESNcard – or ESN membership – is to support international students and trainees and give them access to affordable opportunities during their period abroad.

With the ESNcard, you will enjoy plenty of discounts – housing, flights, sports, food, bars, etc. – all over Europe. You will also have the opportunity to participate in hundreds of events with your ESN section and other sections around your destination country, and even beyond, for the period of your membership: 1 year per card.

For a list of our partners, check out https://esncard.org/discover/list.

  • What: ESNcard benefits
  • Why: Discounts discounts discounts!
  • Where: ESN Aalto helpdesks + events; get the ESNcard and register it at esncard.org
  • How much: 7€

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This is the Aalto University Student Union’s weekly newsletter for week 42/2018. The newsletter gives you the news on AYY and its associations and sections, as well as other useful information.

If you want your own piece to appear in the newsletter, send your finalised text to tiedotteet@ayy.fi by 10 am on Thursday for publication the following week. The recommended length of the text is 500 characters and the maximum length 1 000 characters.

You can also read the newsletter on AYY’s website at /en/students/weekly-newsletter/

News concerning associations can be found in the association newsletter. Read them at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

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12.10.2018

Association newsletter for week 42/2018

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What kinds of interesting things do you want to do next year? Application to the AYY Board 2019 has already started (item 1)! In early November, recruitment begins for sections and committees. If thinking about next year seems too far off for now, remember to nominate your operators for honorary members of PTK (item 2). Sunny autumn-foliage-inspired wishes to you all!

Upcoming events and important dates for associations
1 Oct–25 Oct/7 Nov: Application to AYY Board is open (item 1, /stop/en/)
18 Oct: Representative Council meeting 9/2018 (follow at /en/student-union/live/)
21 Oct: Nomination for honorary members of PTK ends (https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-
rwoisia/, form in Finnish)
27 Oct: TOKYO Maskerad (/blogi/2018/10/01/maskerad-is-turned-into-art-by-the-party-crowd/?lang=en)
1 Nov–23 Nov/3 Dec: Application to AYY Sections is open (item 1, /stop/en/)
1 Nov–31 Dec: Application to AYY Committees is open (item 1, /stop/en/)
9 Nov: Teekkari Tradition Party (https://teekkarius146.ayy.fi [in Finnish])
27 Nov: Save the date: association training in Finnish
28 Nov: Save the date: association training in Finnish
29 Nov: Save the date: association training in English

 

Contents of the newsletter
1. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
2. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower by 21 Oct at the latest
3. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people
4. Take over AYY’s Instagram Story for a day


1. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
This autumn’s recruitment for AYY volunteers has begun! The recruitment schedule has been slightly altered from previous years so that only the applications for the Student Union’s Board and the Chairs of the Representative Council are opened in the beginning of October. Applications for all other posts will be opened on 1 November.

Learn more about the amazing and versatile posts at AYY at ayy.fi/stop/en/!

Below is the schedule for the volunteer recruitment:

Mon 1 Oct: Application to put together the Board, to Board members and to Chairs of the Representative Council opens
Thu 25 Oct: Application to put together the Board and to Representative Council Chair ends
Thu 1 Nov: Application to Sections and Committees opens / the person to put together the Board appointed at the Representative Council meeting
Wed 7 Nov: Application to the Board and to Representative Council Vice Chairs ends
Thu 22 Nov: Board appointed at the Representative Council meeting
Fri 23 Nov: Application to Section Chairs ends
Fri 30 Nov: Section Chairs appointed and published
Mon 3 Dec: Application to Sections ends
By Wed 21 Dec: Section selections published
Mon 31 Dec: Application to Committees ends

Be brave and start considering what kinds of interesting things you want to do next year! For more information about the volunteer posts, you can ask the current operators or the Board member in charge of volunteers, hilja.korhonen(a)ayy.fi, 040 551 6530.

 

2. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower by 21 Oct at the latest
The Guild of the Round Tower is an honorary and senior organisation operating in the vicinity of Aalto University. Persons who are in the final stages of their studies or have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students (Teekkarit) or other student activity with a similar mindset at Aalto University and have promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 11.59 pm on 21 Oct 2018 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/ (form in Finnish).

Nominations can be made by an individual person, guild or association or by several people, guilds or associations collectively.

More information on the Guild is available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ (in Finnish).

 

3. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people
Aalto Wellbeing Week 2018 offers Aalto University staff and students free use of the digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia for six months!

HeiaHeia is an engaging and sociable wellbeing service created by the leading wellbeing experts at Hintsa Performance with the aim of helping you find the healthy habits that will bring you joy and energy!

HeiaHeia guides you to set meaningful wellbeing goals and helps you achieve them. Exercise, steps, sleep, nutrition: whatever your goals are, you can achieve them by doing small, repetitive things that accumulate into remarkable long-term benefits.

HeiaHeia is a sociable service based on support from your likeminded friends and colleagues. Sharing accomplishments big and small and cheering for your friends makes wellbeing fun and sociable. It also brings a positive sense of accountability into sticking to your goals.

Starting from October, you will have the opportunity to make your own wellbeing a fun and collective project for six months with other Aalto people. Join us!

You can easily download the HeiaHeia mobile app by yourself. You can find the app for iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android and Windows Phone. Log in with the code ‘aaltowellbeing2018’ at https://www.heiaheia.com/account.

Best regards,
Lauri Jurvanen
Social Affairs Specialist, AYY

 

4. Take over AYY’s Instagram Story for a day
Do you want to talk about your operations, showcase your association or maybe show how an event is organised your way? Your association has the opportunity to tell AYY’s 1900 Instagram followers what it is that you do and how you do it. Via the Stories, the followers get to see what a versatile and multifaceted organisation field AYY has, and your association will reach new people at the same time.

Are you interested in taking over AYY’s Instagram Story? Send a note to AYY Information Officer Henna Palonen (henna.palonen(a)ayy.fi) and agree on your day.

 

 

WANT YOUR NEWS IN THIS NEWSLETTER?

Send us your short text by 10 am on Wednesday to tiedotteet (a) ayy.fi. The news will be translated, so you only have to use one language.

The information in the newsletter is edited by the AYY Association and Communications Specialist, Essi Puustinen (essi.puustinen (a) ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9442).

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8.10.2018

Weekly Newsletter 41/2018

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Thank you to everyone who took part in Otaniemi Night of Arts last Saturday. You really made the event. Give us feedback at http://bitly.com/OtaniemenYoPalaute . A particularly big thank-you to all subevent organisers. There is just something to Aalto people! THANK YOU!

Week 41

Week 42

 

AYY ANNOUNCES

  1. AYY looking for a Real Estate Assistant
  2. Development retreat for online Halloped course on 19–20 Oct 2018
  3. Sign-up for Teekkari Tradition Party is open
  4. Aalto Amazing Race 2018

WORKING LIFE

  1. IATA AIR Hackathon

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

  1. October’s theatre offer for universities – Ejaculation

EVENTS

  1. Radio sauna by Radiodiodi on 13 Oct
  2. Kuohu – Creative Hackathon by Luova Aalto – Application is open until 15 Oct
  3. ESN sections in Helsinki present Beer Olympics on 11 Oct
  4. Spooktacular Halloween Costume party by Mosaic on 1 Nov

WELLBEING

  1. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people

OTHER

  1. ARENA Career Fair is looking for Student Contact Persons!
  2. BEST Winter courses’ application ongoing
  3. AIESEC is looking for international volunteers!

 

AYY ANNOUCES

1. AYY looking for a Real Estate Assistant

The Student Union has a significant real estate portfolio, and an additional resource is required for its upkeep. As Real Estate Assistant, you assist the Real Estate team in charge of the construction and upkeep of apartments and real-estate-related customer service. Your duties include customer service (by email, phone and in person), inspections related to deposit payments, resident communications and otherwise supporting the Real Estate team. There are, on average,15 hours of work per week, which is why the work is well-suited for a student, for example.

The application period ends on 18 Oct 2018 at 12 noon. More specific details and instructions for applying for the post can be found at /ylioppilaskunta/avoimet-tyopaikat/kiinteistoassistentti/ (in Finnish).

2. Development retreat for online Halloped course on 19–20 Oct 2018

Let’s go to the Guild of Architecture’s cabin to spend the evening in good company with other student influencers. Let’s enjoy some excellent refreshments and go to the sauna. Why? Because, at the same time, we will be making the world a better place by answering questions about our School for AYY’s new online course for Hallopeds.

We depart for the Guild of Architecture’s cabin in Sipoo in the afternoon of Friday 19 Oct and arrive back in the city on Saturday 20 Oct.

We are searching for student participants who are familiar with their own School, whether they are persons in charge of studies, Student Representatives in Administration or in some other way seasoned student influencers. Enthusiasm is all you need, formal experience from Halloped work is not compulsory.

Sign up by Tue 16 Oct using this form: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2018/10/02/halloped-verkkokurssin-retriitti/ (in Finnish)

More information: Juha Isotalo, juha.isotalo@ayy.fi or 050 531 8414 or https://www.facebook.com/events/482201578958274/ (in Finnish)

3. Sign-up for Teekkari Tradition Party is open

It’s the Teekkari concept’s 146th birthday, in honour of which you are invited to celebrate the Teekkariperinnejuhla (Teekkari Tradition Party) on Friday 9 Nov 2018 at Dipoli! Throughout the Teekkari Tradition Week, we will be venturing in the world of cinema, and for this reason, you will get to enjoy the characteristic atmosphere and glamour of Hollywood at the Teekkari Tradition Party.

The sign-up period for invitees runs from 12 noon on 26 Sept to 10 Oct and for others from 12 noon on 3 Oct to 26 Oct or until the sign-up list is full.

More information and sign-up: https://teekkarius146.ayy.fi (in Finnish)

Dress code for the Teekkari Tradition Party: White tie with academic honours

Price of dinner and party: Students 85€ / Graduates 110€ + Sillis 20€

4. Aalto Amazing Race 2018

Aalto Amazing Race is a wild, adventurous race aimed at first-year Aalto students, where the freshmen get to meet other Aalto students from across the different disciplines. During the adventure, teams race ahead by solving various puzzles and hidden clues while battling against time. A glorious after-race event awaits those who make it to the finish line. The event is free of charge.

The participants are divided into interdisciplinary teams by the organisers. If you want, you have the option to pick one friend to join your team. The race itself begins on Thursday 18 Oct, and the teams will be sent out from Otaniemi at short intervals starting at 3 pm. This is where the participants will discover their team and get the first clue.

Registration for the event will open on Tuesday 9 Oct at 12 noon. The link to the registration will be published later. There are only limited spots available to join the race.

WHAT: Aalto Amazing Race 2018
WHERE: Starts in Otaniemi
WHEN: 18 October from 3 pm onwards
TAKE WITH: Overalls, weather-appropriate clothing & HSL travel card
PRICE: 0€ (including food at the afterparty)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/329273824514773/

 

WORKING LIFE

5. IATA AIR Hackathon

Interested in enhancing airline retailing?

Finnair is sponsoring IATA AIR Hackathon taking place in Levi, Kittilä, on 30 Nov–2 Dec 2018. Finnair would like to challenge you to join in.

Background: IATA (International Air Transport Association) has organised 9 hackathons to date around the globe in order to showcase what NDC (New Distribution Capability) and other areas of transformation could bring to today’s world.

Who participates in IATA’s Hackathons? The event targets 100–120 developers. The profile of the participants can be technical or non-technical. The teams have a maximum of 6 representatives. Teams can nominate themselves as candidates as individuals (i.e. start-ups or students) or as corporations.

Registration: Interested teams should register through the registration link available on the event page (https://airtechzone.iata.org/hackathons/ktt18/). Registered teams are pre-screened for approval and will receive a prompt response from IATA about their approval.

There is no cost in joining other than costs related to accommodation and transportation.

Follow on social media #HackAIR

 

CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS

6. October’s theatre offer for universities – Ejaculation

Ejaculation (https://kansallisteatteri.fi/esitys/ejaculation-2/) is an international solo work that examines the collective conceptions and experiences of female sexuality in this age.

The performance is mainly English-language but also includes other languages. No Finnish subtitles. For university students, tickets for the performances on Wed 24 Oct and Thu 25 Oct at 7 pm on the Willensauna stage cost 12e each. Tickets only available via this link:

https://www.lippu.fi/lippuja.html?affiliate=RFI&erid=2291691&doc=erdetaila&fun=erdetail&language=en

EVENTS

7. Radio sauna by Radiodiodi on 13 Oct

What happens backstage on the radio? Are you interested in making programmes? How can you get involved with jingles – and what is a jingle! These things, among others, will become clear when the Radio sauna gets steaming hot again on 13 Oct.

Grab along people you know and don’t know and come in to hear what Radiodiodi is planning for next year! Both older and first-year students are welcome. Bring a towel and come enjoy the refreshments and a nice evening accompanied by lights and music at Ossinsauna (Otakaari 18) on Saturday 13 Oct at 6 pm.

8. Kuohu – Creative Hackathon by Luova Aalto – Application is open until 15 Oct

Luova Aalto (https://www.facebook.com/luovaaalto/) and partnering companies Fazer, Unilever and Paulig invite you to join the Kuohu Creative Hackathon at MOW (https://www.facebook.com/MOWStargate/). During the two-day event, teams will dig knee-deep into burning challenges put forth by the participating companies. The challenges may focus on – but are not limited to – topics such as creative marketing and communications, concept creation, new product launches, entering new markets, and product development. The winning teams of Kuohu will receive a cash prize worth 1500€. The application is now open, so apply by 15 October: http://bit.ly/kuohu-18-apply-here  ⚡

Facebook event here: http://bit.ly/kuohu-18-event

Event webpage here: https://luovaaalto.fi/kuohu-2018/

9. ESN sections in Helsinki present Beer Olympics on 11 Oct

ESN Aalto, ESN Helga, ESN Metropolia, ESN Laurea, and ESN Uni Helsinki present the second edition of the Beer Olympics! Form a team of 4–5 people and head to Smökki to challenge the people all around ESN Helsinki and win the glory of Otaniemi. It is a perfect opportunity to showcase your exceptional talent, valour and team spirit in competitive sports greater than any.

WHAT: Beer Olympics
WHEN: 11 October at 6–10.30 pm
WHERE: Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4, Otaniemi
HOW MUCH: (per participant)
Beer Olympics: 2€ with and 3€ without an ESN card
Beer Olympics + Oktober fest: 4€ with and 5€ without an ESN card
Oktober fest: 2€ with, 3€ without an ESN card, or 4€ at the door
WHY: Olympics + beer + ESN
AFTERPARTY: Oktober fest @ Baarikärpänen

REGISTER: https://www.facebook.com/events/300202764130058/

10. Spooktacular Halloween Costume party by Mosaic on 1 Nov

Creep, float or crawl to OK20 for some haunting spirits and wicked brews if you dare! You’ll have a chance to go to the sauna. So, remember to take a towel. Dress up as something spooky, and you’ll have the chance to win a prize!

WHAT: Halloween Party
WHEN: Thursday 1 Nov at 8 pm–2 am
WHERE: Otakaari 20
DRESSCODE: Spooky! Remember the contest!
PRICE: Free

 

WELLBEING

11. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people

Aalto Wellbeing Week 2018 offers Aalto University staff and students free use of the digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia for six months!

HeiaHeia guides you to set meaningful wellbeing goals and helps you achieve them. Exercise, steps, sleep, nutrition: whatever your goals are, you can achieve them by doing small, repetitive things that accumulate into remarkable long-term benefits.

Starting from October, you will have the opportunity to make your own wellbeing a fun and collective project for six months with other Aalto people. Join us!

Register with the code aaltowellbeing2018 at https://www.heiaheia.com/signup and/or download the mobile app onto your device. Installing the HeiaHeia mobile app is easy. The app is available for iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android and Windows Phone.

 

OTHER

12. ARENA Career Fair is looking for Student Contact Persons!

As an ARENA Career Fair Student Contact Person, you get to choose the organisation(s) you assist during the day of the Fair and, in addition, you get to help out the photographer, collect feedback, act as a guide and other general Fair tasks. In return, you will get a contact to the company representatives, a nice day at the Fair, a couple of free lunches and access to the afterARENA evening. Personal registration at the Career Services office on 11–12 October at 12–2 pm. More information on CareerWeb: ARENA2018 – sign up as a Student Contact Person!

13. BEST Winter courses’ application ongoing

Application deadline: 24 October at 11.59 pm

This winter, BEST (Board of European Students of Technology) offers you three courses around Europe.

On these, you’ll get to attend lectures, given by the university’s teaching staff or experts from companies, on Technology, Career Related Skills, and Applied Engineering. After the lectures, you’ll also take part in evening activities designed for you to give you a taste of the LBG (Local BEST Group) that hosts you and the local culture.

For more information about the courses and FAQs, visit https://besthelsinki.fi/en/courses/application/.

  • WHAT? Winter courses’ application begins
  • WHEN? Until 24 Oct 2018
  • WHY? A week-long course with BEST people; costs up to 50€, including board and food.
  • WHERE? https://best.eu.org/courses

14. AIESEC is looking for international volunteers!

Have you ever dreamed about changing the world? We do! And we are inviting like-minded people to join the world’s largest youth-led organization – AIESEC – for a volunteering experience.

AIESEC creates social impact projects for volunteers. As an Outgoing Global Volunteer, you could develop yourself as a leader by challenging yourself in an unfamiliar environment.

Our projects range from 6–8 weeks in places such as Romania, Costa Rica, Taiwan and more. You could reduce inequality by teaching English to children with the Helping Hands project, or provide quality education by speaking about entrepreneurship and communication to high school students with the Soft Skills for Youth project, both in Tirana, Albania. Depending on your personal goals and interests, we’ll help you find the project that best fits you.

If you’re interested in learning more about our projects, sign up at aiesec.org, and we’ll be in contact with you soon.

 

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This is the Aalto University Student Union’s weekly newsletter for week 41/2018. The newsletter gives you the news on AYY and its associations and sections, as well as other useful information.

If you want your own piece to appear in the newsletter, send your finalised text to tiedotteet@ayy.fi by 10 am on Thursday for publication the following week. The recommended length of the text is 500 characters and the maximum length 1 000 characters.

You can also read the newsletter on AYY’s website at /en/students/weekly-newsletter/

News concerning associations can be found in the association newsletter. Read them at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

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5.10.2018

Association newsletter week 41/2018

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This is the AYY association newsletter for week 41/2018

One last reminder about answering the community survey (item 1). It is important to get a collective answer from each association for the development work. See also the reminder about AYY’s social media channels (item 2), of which Instagram can be taken over by your association to showcase your activities (item 3). Also, check out the schedules for AYY’s volunteer applications (item 5).

Upcoming events and important dates for associations
6 Oct: Otaniemi Night of Arts (http://otanieminightofarts.fi/)
7 Oct: Answering time of community survey ends (item 1)
1 Oct–25 Oct/7 Nov: Application to AYY Board is open (item 5, /stop/en/)
18 Oct: Representative Council meeting 9/2018 (follow at /en/student-union/live/)
21 Oct: Nomination for honorary members of PTK ends (https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/, form in Finnish)
27 Oct: TOKYO Maskerad (/blogi/2018/10/01/maskerad-is-turned-into-art-by-the-party-crowd/?lang=en)
1 Nov–23 Nov/3 Dec: Application to AYY Sections is open (item 5, /stop/en/)
1 Nov–31 Dec: Application to AYY Committees is open (item 5, /stop/en/)
9 Nov: Teekkari Tradition Party (item 4, https://teekkarius146.ayy.fi [in Finnish])
27 Nov: Save the date: association training in Finnish
28 Nov: Save the date: association training in Finnish
29 Nov: Save the date: association training in English

Contents of the newsletter
1. AYY’s survey for associations – answering time extended until Sunday 7 Oct at 11.59 pm!
2. Follow AYY on social media!
3. Take over AYY’s Instagram Story for a day
4. Sign-up for Teekkari Tradition Party is open!
5. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
6. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people
7. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower


1. AYY’s survey for associations – answering time extended until Sunday 7 Oct at 11.59 pm!
On Friday 21 Sept, a survey was sent to the email address your association has provided in TAHLO regarding the development project of community and organisational structures. The goal of the project is to discover via surveys, interviews and discussions how the structures of the Aalto community and the cooperation of the Student Union and the associations within it could be developed in a way that would make the roles of different parties clearer than before. The goal of the project is a more unified student community in which the students of the different schools will be taken into account as equals better than before.

The survey is meant to help chart the associations’ views on what the relationships between parties operating within AYY are based upon now, and how the different associations and student cultures can be taken into account more equally in the operations.

The survey is answered by way of one representative of the association filling in the association’s views on the survey form based on the discussion that was had in the association’s Board meeting or other get-together. It would be very important for you to find the time to answer the survey from your association’s point of view as the results of this survey will have great impact on the project’s progress. The answering time has been extended to Sunday 7 Oct at 11.59 pm. Thank you!

You can access the survey for the first and second list associations here: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/3F3A25652AFBB880.par
You can access the survey for the Special Status Associations here: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/E8CA249F117624D0.par

More information and questions regarding the project:
Elina Nieminen
Project Coordinator
elina.nieminen(a)ayy.fi
tel. 0406819612


2. Follow AYY on social media!
Do you want to be among the first to know what your Student Union is doing and what is going on in the Aalto Community? Follow AYY’s social media accounts to instantly find out what is going on:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ylioppilaskunta/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ayy_fi/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AYY_FI
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aalto-university-student-union

Also keep in mind the Facebook groups AYY Events, Aalto International and AYY Study Events and AYY: Advocacy, as well as the Telegram groups AYY: Advocacy and Aalto International!

 

3. Take over AYY’s Instagram Story for a day
Do you want to talk about your operations, showcase your association or maybe show how an event is organised your way? Your association has the opportunity to tell AYY’s 1900 Instagram followers what it is that you do and how you do it. Via the Stories, the followers get to see what a versatile and multifaceted organisation field AYY has, and your association will reach new people at the same time.

Are you interested in taking over AYY’s Instagram Story? Send a note to AYY Information Officer Henna Palonen (henna.palonen(a)ayy.fi) and agree on your day.

 

4. Sign-up for Teekkari Tradition Party is open!
It’s the Teekkari concept’s 146th birthday, in honour of which you are invited to celebrate the Teekkariperinnejuhla (Teekkari Tradition Party) on Friday 9 Nov 2018 at Dipoli! Throughout the Teekkari Tradition Week, we will be venturing in the world of cinema, and for this reason, you will get to enjoy the characteristic atmosphere and glamour of Hollywood at the Teekkari Tradition Party.

The sign-up period for invitees runs from 12 noon on 26 Sept to 10 Oct and for others from 12 noon on 3 Oct to 26 Oct or until the sign-up list is full.

More information and sign-up: https://teekkarius146.ayy.fi (in Finnish)

Dress code for the Teekkari Tradition Party: White tie with academic honours
Price of dinner and party: Students 85€ / Graduates 110€ + Sillis 20€

 

5. Apply to next year’s AYY Board or Chairs of the Representative Council!
This autumn’s recruitment for AYY volunteers has begun! The recruitment schedule has been slightly altered from previous years so that only the applications for the Student Union’s Board and the Chairs of the Representative Council are opened in the beginning of October. Applications for all other posts will be opened on 1 November.

Learn more about the amazing and versatile posts at AYY at ayy.fi/stop/en/!

Below is the schedule for the volunteer recruitment:
Mon 1 Oct: Application to put together the Board, to Board members and to Chairs of the Representative Council opens
Thu 25 Oct: Application to put together the Board and to Representative Council Chair ends
Thu 1 Nov: Application to Sections and Committees opens / the person to put together the Board appointed at the Representative Council
meeting
Wed 7 Nov: Application to the Board and to Representative Council Vice Chairs ends
Thu 22 Nov: Board appointed at the Representative Council meeting
Fri 23 Nov: Application to Section Chairs ends
Fri 30 Nov: Section Chairs appointed and published
Mon 3 Dec: Application to Sections ends
By Wed 21 Dec: Section selections published
Mon 31 Dec: Application to Committees ends

Be brave and start considering what kinds of interesting things you want to do next year! For more information about the volunteer posts, you can ask the current operators or the Board member in charge of volunteers, hilja.korhonen(a)ayy.fi, 040 551 6530.

 

6. Aalto Wellbeing Week – digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia free for Aalto people
Aalto Wellbeing Week 2018 offers Aalto University staff and students free use of the digital wellbeing service HeiaHeia for six months!

HeiaHeia is an engaging and sociable wellbeing service created by the leading wellbeing experts at Hintsa Performance with the aim of helping you find the healthy habits that will bring you joy and energy!

HeiaHeia guides you to set meaningful wellbeing goals and helps you achieve them. Exercise, steps, sleep, nutrition: whatever your goals are, you can achieve them by doing small, repetitive things that accumulate into remarkable long-term benefits.

HeiaHeia is a sociable service based on support from your likeminded friends and colleagues. Sharing accomplishments big and small and cheering for your friends makes wellbeing fun and sociable. It also brings a positive sense of accountability into sticking to your goals.

Starting from October, you will have the opportunity to make your own wellbeing a fun and collective project for six months with other Aalto people. Join us!

You can easily download the HeiaHeia mobile app by yourself. You can find the app for iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android and Windows Phone. Log in with Aalto’s own code ‘aaltowellbeing2018’ at https://www.heiaheia.com/account.

Best regards,
Lauri Jurvanen
Social Affairs Specialist, AYY

 

7. 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. Persons who are in the final stages of their studies or have recently graduated and have shown continuous interest in the culture of engineering students (Teekkarit) or other student activity with a similar mindset at Aalto University and have promoted its development in the Student Union or its associations may be nominated for the position of an honorary member. Nominations can be made until 11.59 pm on 21 Oct 2018 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/ptk/ehdota-uusia-arwoisia/ (form in Finnish).

Nominations can be made by an individual person, guild or association or by several people, guilds or associations collectively.

More information on the Guild is available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ (in Finnish).

 

 

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