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Weekly Newsletter 14/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 14/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Due to the Easter, the next week’s newsletter will not be published until Tuesday, 7 Apr. DL for the material is 10am on Thursday, 2 Apr, as usual.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar
  3. Cancellation of the reservation right for facilities rented on a one-time basis
  4. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week
  5. Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  6. ARTS student: participate in the indoor air survey
  7. Apply to represent students in Aalto University’s Equality Committee
  8. Nyyti challenges you to tell your motto
  9. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr
  10. Give feedback on WLAN coverage at the university
  11. Mindfulness workshops
  12. Don’t miss this year’s Youth to Business Forum!
  13. Problem gambling peer group to begin in Helsinki
  14. Students’ Finnish Championships 2015 are approaching!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 14

Week 15

2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar

Student housing! The future of higher education! Current major political issues!

In AYY’s and HYY’s #Kotioiskiva election panel of Uusimaa electoral district, representatives of the parliamentary parties are questioned about these themes, among other things. Join us to see how the candidates deal with pressure!

The panel in Otaniemi is hosted by stone-hard AYY and SYL operators Lauri Lehtoruusu and Noora Laak, and the panel consists of the following persons:

  • Anne Berner (Centre)
  • Carl Haglund (Swedish People’s Party)
  • Saara Hyrkkö (Greens)
  • Mikko Kiuttu (Christian Democrats)
  • Teemu Lahtinen (Finns Party)
  • Antti Lindtman (Social Democrats)
  • Pia Lohikoski (Left Alliance)
  • Raija Vahasalo (National Coalition Party)

You are cordially welcome to the panel! You can also follow the live stream online at ayy.fi/live. The discussion will be held on Finnish.

HYY and AYY organise #Kotioiskiva election panel for candidates in the Helsinki electoral district on 9 Apr.

The Helsinki district panel: https://www.facebook.com/events/811635222204907/

3. Cancellation of the reservation right for facilities rented on a one-time basis

At its meeting 14/2015, AYY Board decided that the reservation right of facilities rented on a one-time basis will be removed from those who do not pay the bill after the first reminder. The reservation right is returned immediately after the payment is received on AYY’s account. The change enters into force immediately and applies to all the users.

4. AYY is looking for a coordinator for the development cooperation week

The development cooperation theme week is part of the communication and global education project coordinated by the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) that is implemented with the project grant of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The coordinator is responsible for the arrangements of AYY’s local theme week. The coordinator collects a voluntary team consisting of students, who help to implement the theme week. The planning work takes place in the spring. Most work is to be done during the theme week organised in the autumn and the reporting process will take place approximately one month after the event. A one-time fee of approx. €1,400 is paid for the position.

Applications and CVs should be submitted to milla.ovaska@ayy.fi by 5pm on Wednesday, 8 Apr 2015. The coordinator’s orientation period will take place at SYL office in Helsinki on 20-21 Apr 2015. It is important that the dates of the training session are suitable for the coordinator’s schedule at least to a large extent.

Further information on the position and the development cooperation week: International Affairs Specialist Milla Ovaska, milla.ovaska@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9446.

5. Mosaic’s Running Dinner

Running Dinner is a concept of cooking, meeting people and partying in the end. You will have the opportunity to enjoy a three-course meal while meeting 12 new people during one evening, only for a price of the meal you cook. In teams of two, participants prepare one dish, either an appetizer, main dish or dessert, and enjoy the rest of the dinner at two different places. There is no admission fee, but every team should aim to spend approximately 16 € on their course, drinks not included.

Further information: /en/blog/events/mosaics-running-dinner-2/

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Running Dinner
  • WHEN: Monday 13/04, 7 pm till late
  • WHERE: Dinner around Otaniemi, afterparty at Otakaari 20
  • HOW MUCH: No admission fee, €16/team for the food
  • WHY: Enjoy a three-course dinner with 12 (guest) stars!
  • SIGN-UP: https://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/running-dinner/

6. ARTS student: participate in the indoor air survey

The survey on indoor air problems at ARTS is now open. The survey covers problems related to working and learning environment and symptoms due to indoor air. Based on the results, more specific research will be conducted and required repairments are made. The survey will be conducted annually. The survey results will be published in the briefing on Wednesday, 20 May 2015 on Arabia Campus and there is a live broadcast.

Please take a few minutes to respond to the survey! You can respond until 15 Apr 2015. https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/86CB4846B20BB8DF.par. You can respond anonymously, however, you can submit your contact details at the end of the survey if you want to participate in the raffle for Kino Sheryl cinema tickets.

7. Apply to represent students in Aalto University’s Equality Committee

The University’s Equality Committee is looking for two student members. Student representatives can have effect on the University’s equality affairs and plan the future operations of the committee. Please apply by 15 Apr at https://www.halloped.fi/fi/aalto

8. Nyyti challenges you to tell your motto

Nyyti collects inspiring and positive mottos from a student’s perspective. Participate and write your own motto and share it on Twitter by using the hashtags #motto15 and @nyyti_ry. If you want, you can also attach a photo related to your motto. You can also publish your motto on our Facebook site or write it to our website. 2 x 2 pcs of Finnkino movie tickets are raffled among those who share their motto by 2 Apr!

Further information on the campaign and the rules are available on Nyyti website.

9. What would you do with 100 square metres? planning evening, Fri, 10 Apr

The former studio room of OUBS and Aate in the basement of JÀmerÀntaival 1 is currently vacant. AYY has decided to rent the studio on a one-time basis and OUBS is responsible for its repairment and maintenance.

We invite all interested parties to a planning and brainstorming evening in the studio on Friday, 10 Apr, starting at 6pm. We provide refreshments and consider what could be done in the studio, which includes 100 square metres, almost 4 metres of room height and the majority of the former technique of Aate!

Our aim is to have the studio available by the advance booking session in the autumn, so we need volunteers for the spring! The first working bee will most likely be organised already on 2-4 Apr.

Questions on the studio project can be presented on Facebook or via email hallitus@oubs.fi

https://www.facebook.com/events/964502790250861/

10. Give feedback on WLAN coverage at the university

Aalto reviews the quality and coverage of WLAN reception. The aim is to find facilities on the campus with no WLAN reception in order to improve and extend the coverage.

Share your experiences with Aalto IT specialists by filling in the survey below.

https://www.webropolsurveys.com/Answer/SurveyParticipation.aspx?SDID=Fin918266&SID=7e0774f2-538d-4d1d-ae4e-3bc499101aaa&dy=53864834

11. Mindfulness workshops

Two mindfulness workshops for Aalto students begin in April.

Mindfulness means approving presence, a deliberate choice to know how to stop and focus on this moment – our thoughts wander easily either to the future or the past. Mindfulness skills help you to be aware of the present moment and live in it.

Workshops meet five times (2hours/session). The workshop schedule:

  • Group I Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 9.30am-11.30am
  • Group II Mondays, 13 Apr-11 May, 1pm-3pm

Workshops are held at the address Otakaari 1, Classroom Majakka (M140). Workshops are held in Finnish.

Registration and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi, https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6300082

12. Don’t miss this year’s Youth to Business Forum!

Have you ever heard about Youth to Business Forum? Do you know what it is? Maybe you missed this splendid event last year? Join us this year! Youth to Business forum is an event powered by AIESEC and aims to bring us students to top business leaders by discussing relevant topics in Finland to generate actionable ideas and thoughts about the future.

The event will take place on 7 Apr 2015 at 1pm-7pm at Messukeskus (Messuaukio 1, 00521 Helsinki). The event is held in English.

Learn more about the topics and our speakers at: https://www.facebook.com/FinlandY2B Early bird sign-ups will get FREE tickets! Sign up now: http://finlandyouthtobusiness.com/sign-up/

13. Problem gambling peer group to begin in Helsinki

Free peer groups are intended for those who have problems with gambling. You can join the group after meeting with the instructor. The instructor discusses with the person who wants to join the group, finds out their wishes and tells about what will happen in the group.

Meetings for plaers have begun on Thu, 19 Mar, 6pm-8pm. Please sign up by calling the instructor on Mon, 4pm-6pm or Wed, 6pm-8pm. At other times, you can leave a callback request. Tel: 044 939 7341. You may join the group although the meetings have already begun.

Meetings for relatives will begin on 7 Apr, 6pm-8pm. Please sign up by calling the instructor on Wed-Thu, 4pm-6pm. At other times, you can leave a callback request. Tel: 044 720 2501.

Further information: pelirajaton.fi​

14. Students’ Finnish Championships 2015 are approaching!

Students’ Finnish Championships (OSM) are the national championships of higher education students and thousands of students from polytechnics and universities across Finland participate in the event. The purpose of the championships is to provide a fun contest format for students, regardless of their skill level, where the most important thing is that students enjoy sports and do things together! There is a competitive series and an amateur series for beginners. The winners of the competitive series have the right to represent their sport in the next year’s students’ European championships or EUSA Games multi-sport event.

Registration is ongoing and you can sign up to represent AYY. The upcoming OSM championships and the registration links are available here: http://www.oll.fi/tapahtumat/opiskelijoiden-sm-kisat/. Further information: liikunta(a)ayy.fi

Weekly Newsletter 13/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 13/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Thank you for everyone who participated in the amazing housing carnival on Friday! Pictures of the event will be published on AYY’s Flickr in the near future.P.S. #Kotioiskiva!

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral disctrict panel on 31 Mar
  3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course!
  4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016
  5. Report delayed course grading
  6. Mosaic’s CafĂ© Lingua – magical mystery tour
  7. Dominante performs the Easter passion and looks for new male singers
  8. Grants of Polytech Choir Fund open for applications – DL 27 Apr, 11.59pm
  9. Storage campaign for students in Otaniemi on 25 Mar 2015
  10. Earth Hour on the last Saturday of March
  11. Interested in pancakes, coffee and good deals?
  12. Master student, apply for the Aalto University mentoring programme!
  13. Download free Microsoft Office on your computer
  14. Apply for AIESEC’s Summer Program Abroad!
  15. Sailor and helsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat
  16. LĂ€nsivĂ€ylĂ€juoksu run on 26 Apr 2015 – discount for Aalto students

1. This and next week’s events

Week 13

Week 14

2. #Kotioiskiva – Uudenmaa electoral district election panel on 31 Mar

Student housing! The future of higher education! Current major political issues!

In AYY’s and HYY’s #Kotioiskiva election panel of Uusimaa electoral district, representatives of the parliamentary parties are questioned about these themes, among other things. Join us to see how the candidates deal with pressure!

The panel in Otaniemi is hosted by stone-hard AYY and SYL operators Lauri Lehtoruusu and Noora Laak, and the panel consists of the following persons:

  • Anne Berner (Centre)
  • Carl Haglund (Swedish People’s Party)
  • Saara Hyrkkö (Greens)
  • Mikko Kiuttu (Christian Democrats)
  • Teemu Lahtinen (Finns Party)
  • Antti Lindtman (Social Democrats)
  • Pia Lohikoski (Left Alliance)
  • Raija Vahasalo (National Coalition Party)

You are cordially welcome to the panel! You can also follow the live stream online – the link will be published later.

HYY and AYY organise #Kotioiskiva election panel for candidates in the Helsinki electoral district on 9 Apr.

The Helsinki district panel: https://www.facebook.com/events/811635222204907/

3. Participate in AYY’s security officer course!

AYY trains 20 people in the security officer course in the middle of April. The course is free of charge if you commit to act as a security officer in four (4) AYY’s events by the end of the year 2016.  Those who pass the course can apply for the actual security officer card from the police. If you have the card, you can work as a security officer in other events and earn money.

The duration of the course is 32 hours and the intensive course is organised on 10-13 Apr 2015. The course is organised on AYY’s facilities in Otaniemi.

Registration and further information is available here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/vapaaehtoiset/kouluttaudu-jarjestyksenvalvojaksi/

4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2015-2016

Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Tuesday, 26 May 2015. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.

If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 26 May 2015, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.

http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2015

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

5. Report delayed course grading

Aalto University’s teaching and study regulations provide that exams and other study performances must be reviewed and recorded in the study register within one month. If your exam results or credits are late, you can report it to Aalto University administration.

6. Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Magical Mystery Tour

Do you think that your language skills are a bit rusty? Would you like to learn how to speak like a native or chat with people from all around the world? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then Café Lingua is definitely meant for you! Once every month, one of the lovely venues of Otaniemi will turn into a café hosting an open language exchange event, the Café Lingua. All the cafés will have a unique theme.

People interested in a certain language will gather around the same table to talk in that language with native speakers. The point is to practice languages in small groups, meet people, learn about cultures and enjoy a cup of coffee or other refreshments! When you arrive to the café, find a table of your interest or start a new one. All languages and skill levels are warmly welcome!

Get ready to meet fellow wizards and sorceresses in our next CafĂ© Lingua on the 31st of March, when Mosaic’s cozy little coven welcomes you for a magical evening at the OK20 in mystical Otaniemi. The doors will open at 6 pm. so be there to hear the latest legends and enjoy our delicious concoctions.

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Magical Mystery Tour
  • WHEN: Tuesday, 31 March from 6 pm. till late
  • WHERE: Otakaari 20, Otaniemi
  • HOW MUCH: Free of charge
  • WHY: Wizardry and witchcraft for everyone!

7. Dominante performs the Easter passion and looks for new male singers

Are you interested in choral singing in one of the leading choirs in Finland? Dominante is constantly looking for new singers. This time, we particularly need more male singers. So would you like to become a tenor or bass? If you want to join us, please contact Artistic Director Seppo Murto (0400 607 606 | conductor@dominante.fi), and book an audition.

DOLORUM – Bach: St John Passion, Temppeliaukio Church, Tue, 31 Mar, 7pm!

Dominante’s Easter passion is coming to Helsinki after a few years break. Soloists include Ilona Jokinen, Jeni PackalĂ©n, Tobias Hunger, Elja Puukko and Esa Ruuttunen and the orchestra is Sinfonia Lahti. The choir, orchestra and soloists are led by Seppo Murto.

Tickets starting from EUR 10 from choir members and at the address www.dominante.fi.

8. Grants of Polytech Choir Fund open for applications – DL 27 Apr, 11.59pm

The purpose of the Polytech Choir Fund is to provide scholarships and grants and thus support and promote the singing hobby of the members of AYY and its associations. The Polytech Choir Fund opens scholarhips for applications for the period 2014-2015.

The Polytech Choir Fund will be discontinued and therefore this is the last application round, during which the entire capital of the fund will be allocated.

Applicants should describe their singing hobby and justify their need for the grant. The application should include the applicant’s personal identity number, tax municipality, contact details and account number, copy of AYY’s membership receipt or student card and a clarification on the expenses of the singing hobby during the period September 2014-August 2015.

Applications must be delivered electronically in the PDF format by 11.59pm on Monday, 27 Apr 2015 to the address pkr-hakemukset@polyteknikkojenkuoro.fi

9. Storage campaign for students in Otaniemi on 25 Mar 2015

Campus Services (CAS) organise a recycling day of furniture and household items for students on Wednesday, 25 Mar 2015 at 8.30am-4pm in Meritekniikka Hall (Tietotie 1, Otaniemi). We provide furniture, household appliances, dishes, linen, etc., from former guest houses. Items are free of charge but they are donated only for the holders of Aalto student card.

Persons who pick up the items are responsible for transport and carrying. Otaniemi Recycling Centre provides transport in the afternoon. The van leaves immediately when it is full and then comes and picks up the next load. You cannot book transport in advance and it is very limited.

Further information: Tanja PietikÀinen, tel. 0400 492859, tanja.pietikainen@aalto.fi
Campus Services, sustainable practices: www.aalto.fi/ecocampus

10. Earth Hour on the last Saturday of March

Aalto University, AYY and Aalto University Properties Ltd encourage everyone to celebrate WWF Earth Hour event on Saturday, 28 Mar2015, 8.30pm-9.30pm. Let’s give a break to the world and ourselves and switch off the lights. This year, Aalto University Properties will switch off interior lighting for one hour on six locations on Otaniemi Campus. AYY participates in the campaign by switching off the lights at the Otaniemi Central Office, Arabia and Töölö service points and by encouraging students to switch off the lights in student apartments and rented facilities.

11. Are you interested in pancakes, coffee and good deals?

Join the pancake carnival on Thursday when Äpy provides pancakes, coffee and other refreshments in the lobby of Kanditalo building. We provide pancakes between 10am-4pm and present opportunities to sell Äpy magazine!

  • What? Pancakes, coffee and deals
  • When and where? On Thursday, 26 Mar, 10am-4pm, lobby of Kanditalo building, on the side of Alvari Square
  • Why? Because pancakes are good and Äpy deals are excellent!
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1569725919979492/

12. Master student, apply for the Aalto University mentoring programme!

Mentors are University graduates, our alumni. As a student (mentee) you will get support and guidance how to face working life, especially in another culture, a chance to improve your job application skills and a unique possibility to build your network among a cross-disciplinary group of professionals.

Application period 10 Mar-10 May

Grab the chance for a great opportunity: http://alumninet.aalto.fi/mentoring

13. Download free Microsoft Office on your computer

Aalto University provides you with the opportunity to download safe and familiar Office tools on your own computer for free in the form of Office 365 ProPlus package.

Office 365 ProPlus includes a useful programme package which can be donloaded on five devices. Instructions for smart phone/tablet downloads is available here: http://sovellus.info/

Further information on Into: https://into.aalto.fi/display/fiit/Maksuttomat+Office-ohjelmistot+opiskelijoille

14. Apply for AIESEC’s Summer Program Abroad!

We at AIESEC offer you a unique alternative, maybe something you have never heard or thought about. Together with Poland, Uganda, Colombia, Greece and the Philippines we are organizing social internships, one could also describe them as volunteering abroad. If you would like to start your adventure abroad in May or June this year, you have until 12 April to apply through the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ocRFdyhsf4WCsNnIQbw-wg4X16jktYfPVHymivSDcj8/viewform

We will then get back to you as soon as possible and invite you for a meeting to help you find your dream internship and destination. We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!

For further information please contact Mira Mielonen at mire.mielonen@aiesec.net OR Zarrin Fatima at zarrin.fatima@aiesec.net

15. Sailor and helmsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat

Would you like to learn how to sail? Participate in the sailor and helmsman courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat! In the courses, you will learn the basics of sailing and how to control a boat. The course is intended for beginners and no advance information is required. If you already have experience in sailing or you have already completed the sailor course, you can continue to the helmsman course. The courses consists of theoretical and practical sessions.
Registration for courses will open on Trip website at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=231 at 12noon on Monday, 30 Mar. On the same page, you will find further information on the courses and the latest information on the courses is updated on the website.

16. LĂ€nsivĂ€ylĂ€juoksu run on 26 Apr 2015 – discount for Aalto students

The traditional opening of the running season, LÀnsivÀylÀjuoksu, is now organised for the 39th time on Sunday, 26 Apr 2015.

Admission fees for Aalto members are valid until 20 Apr. Prices include a t-shirt and a medal.

  • Running (women and men) 6 km, €20 // 17.3 km, €25
  • Walking (women and men) 6 km, €10

Registration at: https://fi.mynextrun.com/lansivaylajuoksu?eventEditionUuid=81aee3b70ac8423b8669b68349f6796c&register=true&formUuid=a344f946c7b345d589acaa2fc9934e95

Weekly Newsletter 12/2105

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 12/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

The second #Otakylteri newsletter has been published on AYY’s site. Read the newsletter (in Finnish) at: /blog/2015/03/11/tervetuloa-otaniemeen-kylterikandit-174-paivaa-muuttoon/

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Kotioiskiva – Housing carnival in Otaniemi on 20 Mar
  3. Intendants elected for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum
  4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next application round is 22 Mar 2015
  5. Aino magazine asks: how Aalto-minded are you?
  6. FSHS Otaniemi organises hay fever theme days on 24 Mar and 21 Apr
  7. Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus
  8. ARTS& CULTURE debate and newcomers introduction
  9. Cuba Night 100: Afterparty & After after party on 28-29 Mar
  10. Teekkarispex tickets (possibly) sold at the theatre before the performances
  11. Engineering contest EBEC 21 Mar 2015 @ Design Factory
  12. Apply for BEST summer courses by 22 Mar
  13. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi
  14. OtaKoppi women’s baseball team is looking for new members
  15. Aalto Predators’ home match 21 Mar @Otahalli

1. This and next week’s events

Week 12

Week 13

2. #Kotioiskiva – Housing carnival in Otaniemi on 20 Mar 

On Friday, 20 Mar, 12noon-4pm, a carnival-like building competition is organised in Otaniemi, which is intended to draw attention to the students’ housing situation and the excessive rental rates for students in the metropolitan area.

In the housing carnival, student groups build their own student houses. Apartments are planned and implemented in accordance with the ideas and visions of builders: they may consist of tarps, cardboard boxes or plywood. Buildings are evaluated by the jury, which consists of the Parliamentary election candidates, for example, and the best team is rewarded with one free reservation for Rantasauna and the hot tub.

Would you like to participate? You can sign up here: http://lomake.ayy.fi/edustajisto/?p=56

Come and cheer for your favourite team and enjoy good music and food. There are also election tents of political parties and you have an excellent opportunity to present questions to the parliamentary election candidates of Uudenmaa and Helsinki electoral districts.

The event is part of the joint election campaign of higher education students in the metropolitan area.

The event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/368468236690194/

3. Intendants elected for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum

At its meeting on 11 Mar 2015, AYY Board elected Samu Nurmi and Juho Sund as the intendants for the Polytechnical Students’ Museum until the end of the year of 2015. Both have previously worked in the museum section and now begin to act as intendants in the middle of the busy spring.

4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round is 22 Mar 2015 

The second application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €2000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.

The second application round of 2015 will end on Sunday, 22 March 2015, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/

Deadlines for the application rounds and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

5. Aino magazine asks: how Aalto-minded are you?

The next Aino magazine will feature an article about Aalto community’s identity. Aino conducted a survey on this topic 1,5 years ago and now we want to know if the situation has changed. Please help us to write a better article by responding to the simple survey here: https://fi.surveymonkey.com/s/PWTVJPN! It takes about 1.5 minutes to respond. Thank you! 

6. FSHS Otaniemi organises hay fever theme days on 24 Mar and 21 Apr, 12noon-2.30pm

During the hay fever theme day, you will be able to meet with a doctor to renew your prescription with no advance appointment required. In addition, you will be able to obtain information about hay fever (allergic rhinitis) and its treatments. All the visiting hay fever patients will receive an inquiry concerning their symptoms so that their medication can be made more effective or changed, when appropriate. Read more: http://www.yths.fi/yhteystiedot/toimipisteet/espoo

Welcome!

7. Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus 20 March 2015, 12-2 pm

Guests from Silicon Valley! Meet experts from Apple on Otaniemi campus on 20 March 2015, 12noon-2pm. Would you be interested in working at Apple? Now you have an opportunity to know Apple better and to get in contact with people there. Welcome to boost your career!

More information on Aalto Career Web and registration (deadline 18 March) for the event: into.aalto.fi/careerweb  (see Events, please note that Aalto login is needed for Into)

8. ARTS & CULTURE debate and newcomers introduction

Is the pen mightier than the sword? Come find out, as Aalto Debating society ADS welcomes you to another round of debating at the Design Factory in Otaniemi at 18:00. This week’s theme will be arts & culture, which we will be going through in small warm-ups as well as in the main debate itself. More information can be found at our Facebook event.

https://www.facebook.com/events/777716918988297/

9. Cuba Night 100: After party & after after party on 28-29 Mar

Did you miss the epic 100th anniversary celebration of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering? TTE-Fund and KIK offer the hottest after party of the year! The fastest hundred people have the opportunity to join the afterparty of the century!

Ticket sales at the main building 18-19 Mar, 10am-1pm or as long as there are tickets left

Price €25, paid in cash. The price includes transport from Otaniemi final stop to the after party venue at 10.30pm on 28 Mar. Bring your swimsuit!

After the after party, there is transport to the after after party at Smökki in Otaniemi. The after after party is open and free for everyone.

Please note that the summer time starts at 3am on 29 Mar!

10. Teekkarispex tickets (possibly) sold at the theatre before the performances

There are still some tickets left for the first Teekkarispex performances in Helsinki on 16-17 Mar and 23-24 Mar. The ticket shop closes on the performance day but the rest of the tickets and possible cancellations are sold at the theatre entrance. So you should arrive early – and the safest thing to do is to buy tickets quickly on the web ticket shop before they are sold out!

We aim at updating information on the situation of each performance on Facebook event for Helsinki performances after the ticket shop closes (https://www.facebook.com/events/388441954657042/)

Teekkarispex website and ticket shop in the spring of 2015: http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi Teekkarispex Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/teekkarispeksi

11. Engineering contest EBEC 21 Mar 2015 @ Design Factory

BEST Helsinki organises the preselection for the international engineering contest EBEC now for the sixth time. The contest is organised at Design Factory in Otaniemi on Saturday, 21 Mar 2015.

This year, EBEC’s main partner is Granlund Ltd and the theme is the development of the Big Room concept. The contest is open to all Aalto University students regardless of their study field or for how many years they have studied. The idea of the concept is explained in the event and no advance information is needed. The winner team receives a trip to Gothenburg for the semifinals of the Nordic countries and there are also smaller prizes. The contest is free of charge and all participants will receive a free lunch during the day.

So gather a team of 4 people and come and solve a real problem of the working life! Interdisciplinary teams get additional scores 🙂

Further information and registration: besthelsinki.fi/ebec15/ Also like EBEC’s FB site: https://www.facebook.com/EbecHelsinki

12. Application period for BEST summer courses is open until 22 Mar

It is again that time of the year when BEST Helsinki offers summer courses for adventurous students.

13. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi 

Would you like to get local food from Otaniemi? Maybe grab herbs and a few tomatoes on your way home or during a lunch break? Maybe grow something special to eat? If you are interested, rent a farming plot from Otaniemi for the summer!
Otaniemi urban farming association rents farming plots in Martti LevĂłn Park (next to Ossinlampi) in Otaniemi. The association promotes and develops urban farming activities and gardening among employees, students and associations at Aalto University. A total of 45 plots are allocated and the plot sizes range from 7-24 square metres.

After the first harvest season, there will be additional fertilisation which allows for better organic farming. A variery of tools are available for farmers to share.

So act now or no later than 22 Mar 2015. Further information (e.g. plot rents) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/aaltogarden

14. OtaKoppi women’s baseball team is looking for new members

OtaKoppi team plays in the women’s regional series, which is the lowest series in the Southern Finland. The team plays 10-16 matches during the summer (May-September) and the majority of the games are played in the metropolitan area.

The team includes players of different levels, come and try it out! Experience in sports, baseball and Aalto University student status (or alumni) are a plus.

Get in touch as soon as possible and ask more questions! The website of the team is available here: http://otakoppi.fi/index.php/joukkueet/naisten-aluesarja

15. Aalto Predators’ home match 21 Mar @Otahalli

Aalto Predators plays the second game of the season on Sat, 21 Mar, at 5.30 pm. Predators will face its arch rival Black Knights from National Defence University at Otahalli. Come and support Predators to a win in the in fight for the top seed in the division! Free entry. Detailed information at: https://www.facebook.com/events/658185437618959/

 

Weekly Newsletter 10/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 10/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

On this week’s Friday, 6 March, 11am-4pm, SPR’s blood donation will visit Dipoli in Otaniemi. Come and offer your helping hand!

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. Additional call for applications for the position of the intendant of the Technical Students’ Museum is ongoing!
  3. Mosaic’s CafĂ© Lingua – Neptune’s realm
  4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round: 22 Mar 2015
  5. International tutors are needed!
  6. One week left to plan a new logo for Mosaic
  7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee
  8. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi
  9. Radiodiodi is here again!
  10. Students’ Beer Pong Championships 2015
  11. Apply for Summer Program Abroad!
  12. Aalto University’s Women’s Day seminar on 9 Mar
  13. OFC organises a marshial arts course in Otaniemi!
  14. Rehearsal game of FC Kissat against FC Femuri

1. This and next week’s events

Week 10

Week 11

2. Additional call for applications for the position of the intendant of the Technical Students’ Museum is ongoing!

The intendant is responsible for managing the museum section, which maintains, presents and develops the Technical Students’ Museum established in 1958 and its operations. The additional call for applications is open from 8am on 2 Mar until 8am on 8 Mar. If you have already applied for the position in the autumn of 2015 or in early 2015, you do not have to send a new application. For further information, please contact the Museum Director Tiina Metso (museo(at)ayy.fi, +358 50 520 9441) or Board Member Rosa NylĂ©n (rosa.nylen(at)ayy.fi, +358414680457). The application form is available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/rekry/museo/

3. Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Neptune’s realm

Do you think that your language skills are a bit rusty? Would you like to learn how to talk like a native speaker or chat with people from all around the world? If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then Café Lingua is definitely meant for you! Once every month, one of the lovely venues of Otaniemi will turn into a café hosting an open language exchange event, the Café Lingua. All the the cafés will have an unique theme.

People interested in a certain language will gather around the same table to talk in that language with native speakers. The point is to practice languages in small groups, meet people, learn about cultures and enjoy a cup of coffee or other refreshment! When you arrive to the café, find a table of your interest or start a new one. All languages and skill levels are warmly welcome!

This time Mosaic brings out the submarines and tridents when Cafe Lingua goes underwater on the 5th of March. Join us in an adventure into Neptune’s realm full of marine wonders at Rantasauna and meet fellow adventurers in the spirit of Cafe Lingua. Tea, coffee and not-that-fishy treats will also be served.

  • WHAT: Mosaic’s Cafe Lingua – Neptune’s realm
  • WHEN: Thursday, 5 March, 6pm-10pm
  • WHERE: Rantasauna, Otaniemi
  • HOW MUCH: Free of charge
  • WHY: Meet other (marine) mammals and learn their languages!
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/408391996005271/

4. Apply for a project grant from TTE-Fund! DL for the next round is 22 Mar 2015 

The second application round of TTE-Fund in 2015 is open! The fund may grant financial aid for all AYY members and the association within it. TTE-Fund supports visible activities that reach for the stars and make other people excited.

You can apply for grants from TTE-Fund in two ways: through the application rounds arranged approximately three times a year and through the continuous application period which is open during the academic terms. During the continuous application period, you can apply for the grants with the maximum of €2000, whereas the amount of project grants during the actual application rounds is not limited.

The second application round of 2015 will end on Sunday, 22 March 2015, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at http://tter.ayy.fi/. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/hakulomake/

Deadlines for the application rounds and other additional information is available on TTE-Fund’s website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

5. International tutors are needed!

Do you want to help international students to get a smooth start in their studies and guide them through student life at Aalto University? Would you like to try your intercultural skills in practice?

International tutors have a very important role in leading an international group, showing them around the campus and holding get-togethers. Tutors get to know new cultures, make new friends and have a great time! Tutors can also get a credit point, tutor certificate and reimbursement for the expenses.

More information about international tutoring can be found from AYY webpage.

Enthusiastic international tutors are searched right now. Student associations coordinate tutoring together with Aalto schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI, BIZ and ARTS). You find the tutor recruiting forms of different associations HERE.

6. One week left to design a new logo for Mosaic

Mosaic challenges all Aalto members to a great contest! Our logo needs to be renovated in order to better reflect the issues that are important for Mosaic: the exchange of ideas, world views and opinions between nations and cultures. How can we fit all this in one picture? This is an assignment and challenge for you!

Use your favourite tools to design a logo which, in your opinion, reflects the internal essence of Mosaic and send the logo by email to mosaic@list.ayy.fi with your contact details. When designing the logo, please use vector graphics. Please submit your entry by Sunday, 8 Mar, 11.59pm. After this, Mosaic and AYY’s internationality sector will evaluate the entries. The winner will receive eternal honour, in addition to which the main prize includes two VIP tickets to the international sitsit and two movie tickets to Finnkino. The second prize also includes cinema tickets. AYY reserves the right to edit and use the logo as it considers suitable.

7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee

Aalto Community Section Aava will organise the greatly popular Humans vs Zombies event again this spring. The event planning and organising require plenty of manpower and good ideas.  Therefore, a new committee is recruited this year to help Aava. If you like people, zombies, the organising of major events, innovations or cute kittens, you should definitely get involved! The committee is also a good way to get to know the activities of Aava and the entire AYY. Come and make the next Humans vs Zombies even more epic!

Please send an informal application to matti.suominen@ayy.fi by Mon, 9 Mar. Please tell us who you are and whether you have previously organised HvZ, in how many HvZ events you have participated, why you would be a good member of the committee, are you interested in organising the event both in the spring and in the autumn. In addition, you get additional points for good ideas and suggestions for improvement in relation to the plot or the overall conduct of the event, for example.

8. Apply for a farming plot from Aalto Garden in Ossinlampi 

Would you like to get local food from Otaniemi? Maybe grab herbs and a few tomatoes on your way home or during a lunch break? Maybe grow something special to eat? If you are interested, rent a farming plot from Otaniemi for the summer!

Otaniemi urban farming association rents farming plots in Martti LevĂłn Park (next to Ossinlampi) in Otaniemi. The association promotes and develops urban farming activities and gardening among employees, students and associations at Aalto University. A total of 45 plots are allocated and the plot sizes range from 7-24 square metres.

After the first harvest season, there will be additional fertilisation which allows for better organic farming. A variery of tools are available for farmers to share.

So act now or no later than 22 Mar 2015. Further information (e.g. plot rents) and the application form are available at http://tinyurl.com/aaltogarden

9. Radiodiodi is here again!

Radiodiodi is here again in April! Are you interested in making a radio programme or do you have a great idea that you would like to share with other students? In the previous years, there have been radio programmes about endangered frogs, NHL hockey to excellent discussion programmes. The broadcast is ongoing around the clock on 20-30 Apr, so there is a suitable time for everyone.

Come and hear more in the recruitment sauna of Radiodiodi at Ossinlinna from 6pm onwards on Friday, 13 Mar (https://www.facebook.com/events/803776816344413) or get more information directly from Chief Editor Jere (paatoimittaja@radiodiodi.fi / radiodiodi.fi /facebook.com/radiodiodi)

10. The Students’ Beer Pong Championships 2015

The Students’ Beer Pong Championships is here again! Aalto Beer Pong is organizing their largest tournament of the year during Easter holidays, on Good Friday, 3 April. Smökki has never seen total amount of 84 teams at once trying to achieve the title of a Beer Pong Champion!

The tournament sign-up opens exactly one month before the event, on 3 March at 4:00 PM in http://abp.ayy.fi/ and the registration is binding.

Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1453023398321031

11. Apply for Summer Program Abroad!

We at AIESEC offer you a unique alternative, maybe something you have never heard or thought about. Together with Poland, Uganda, Colombia, Greece and the Philippines we are organizing social internships, one could also describe them as volunteering abroad. If you would like to start your adventure abroad in May or June this year, you have until 4th of March to apply through the following: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ocRFdyhsf4WCsNnIQbw-wg4X16jktYfPVHymivSDcj8/viewform

We will then get back to you as soon as possible and invite you for a meeting to help you find your dream internship and destination. We’re looking forward to hearing from you soon!

For further information please contact Mira Mielonen at mire.mielonen@aiesec.net OR Zarrin Fatima at zarrin.fatima@aiesec.net

12. Aalto University’s Women’s Day seminar on 9 Mar

Welcome to Aalto University’s traditional Women’s Day event on Otaniemi Campus. The seminar starts at 8.15am with breakfast and at 8.45am with inspiring speeches about different forms of entrepreneurship.

The seminar is opened by Aalto University’s Vice President Tuija Pulkkinen and Aalto University’s student Marianne Vikkula tells about her experiences in entrepreneurship in major companies and the SLUSH conference.

In the event, D.Sc. (Econ.) Charlotta Sirén, post-doc researcher of entrepreneurship talks about hybrid entrepreneurship and our alumna Karla Nieminen who owns the company JÀÀnmurtajat talks about practical entrepreneurship.

Sign up through this link. https://alumninet.aalto.fi/Portal/Public/Event/Apply.aspx?EventID=478

Speaker presentations: http://www.aalto.fi/fi/current/events/naistenpaiva2015/

13. OFC organizes a martial arts course in Otaniemi!

Otaniemi Fight Club organizes a series of trainings on muay thai and submission wrestling and possibly a few on Hokutoryu jujutsu in Otaniemi. Everyone is welcome to try it out. Read more about the course and register online: http://ofc.ayy.fi/pgs/course.php

14. Rehearsal game of FC Kissat against FC Femuri

FC Kissat, the women’s football team of Aalto School of Economics organises a rehearsal match against the team of the Faculty of Medicine FC Femuri. The match is organised at Lehtikuusentie Field at 5pm on Sunday, 8 March. Come and join the rehearsal!

Please sign up no later than Thu, 5 Mar and get further information: fckissat@gmail.com.
The latest news of FC Kissat are available on Facebook group FC Kissat. Futsal rehearsals continue on Thursdays, 7.30pm-9pm in the multi-purpose building in Viikki until the end of April.

Weekly Newsletter 9/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter  9/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. The newsletter is available at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Participate in the organising of AYY’s Representative Council elections 2015. You can apply for the Central Election Committee until 12noon on Wednesday at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. #Koulutuslupaus – campaign start in Tapiola, 25 Feb, 11am-1pm
  3. Aalto High 5 on this Thursday
  4. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!
  5. International tutors are needed!
  6. How could teaching of multicultural groups be improved in Aalto? Participate in AYY’s video
  7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee
  8. KYN concert at KapsÀkki on 27 Feb
  9. Become a voluntary support person for children or young people!
  10. ”Raised by two cultures” theme group
  11. AaltoBuild – Eco-efficient Construction & Building Services Recruiting Event
  12. Order the history book of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering or work in Cuba Night 100 party
  13. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of 2015
  14. Inspired in Finland idea contest
  15. Summer of Startups – apply before the end of March

1. This and next week’s events

Week 9

Week 10

2. #Koulutuslupaus – Campaign start at Tapiola on 25 Feb, 11am-1pm

Aalto University Student Union (AYY) collects the education promises of the Parliamentary election candidates in Tapiola on Wednesday, 25 Feb, from 11am onwards. At the same time, candidates can take the entrance examination to the Parliament prepared by students. Come and meet the candidates and require that they make an education promise. Coffee and buns provided!

The event is part of #Koulutuslupaus election campaign, which is the national Parliamentary election campaign of higher education students. The campaign is coordinated by the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences SAMOK and the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL). The website of the national campaign will open on 25 Feb at  koulutuslupaus.fi and on Facebook www.facebook.com/koulutuslupaus. The hashtag of the election campaign on social media is #koulutuslupaus.

3. Aalto High 5 on this Thursday

On this week’s Thursday, 26 Feb, starting at 2pm, we have time to get inspired and get to know each other when all Aalto members meet at Dipoli.

At 2pm-6pm, you have the opportunity to experience Aalto University in a nutshell. Would you like to try out a chair developed by Aalto ELEC, which takes health measurements and is combined with a lie detector? Or challenge your friends in the game room of Aalto SCI? Or see the icebreaker in action in the Arctic room? Or ask any questions from professors in different fields?

The day climaxes at 6pm when Boston Promenade gets on the stage.

High 5 is easily accessible by bus from the Arabia and Töölö campuses. Buses from Arabia leave at 13.30 and 16.00, from Töölö at 13.45 and 16.30.

4. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!

Bachelor business students will move to Otaniemi in September. This is a major event that we need to celebrate and it deserves a permanent monument on our campus coloured with the student history.

Sign up for the event through the link https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/943-2/.

The workshop event is held on 5 Mar. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 25 Feb 2015. If you cannot attent the event, you can also send your ideas to the board member in charge of campus development Santeri Nuotio at santeri.nuotio(at)ayy.fi.

5. International tutors are needed!

Do you want to help international students to get a smooth start in their studies and guide them through student life at Aalto University? Would you like to try your intercultural skills in practice?

International tutors have a very important role in leading an international group, showing them around the campus and holding get-togethers. Tutors get to know new cultures, make new friends and have a great time! Tutors can also get a credit point, tutor certificate and reimbursement for the expenses.

More information about international tutoring can be found from AYY webpage.

Enthusiastic international tutors are searched right now. Student associations coordinate tutoring together with Aalto schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI, BIZ and ARTS). You find the tutor recruiting forms of different associations HERE.

6. How could teaching of multicultural groups be improved in Aalto? Participate in AYY’s video

During the spring of 2015, AYY will film a 10-15 min video to develop teaching of multicultural groups in Aalto and we are now looking for potential students to share their opinions on the video. What has bothered you in teaching in Aalto? How is teaching different in your country of origin? Is the concept of a good student the same in your country and in Finland? Have you had difficulties understanding the teaching or instructions you have received in Aalto? The video will be made for the teaching staff and it is meant to open their eyes to understand the variety of students they have in their class. In the video we also give advice on how to develop teaching of multicultural groups, so we appreciate your ideas for that as well.

If you are interested in joining the project and appearing on the video, please send a brief description of your ideas and experiences regarding the theme to international@ayy.fi by 28 Feb 2015. The filming will be done in March-April and your time is needed for the maximum of 30 minutes. All the persons appearing on the video will get a movie ticket as a present.

7. Apply for Humans vs Zombies committee

Aalto Community Section Aava will organise the greatly popular Humans vs Zombies event again this spring. The event planning and organising require plenty of manpower and good ideas.  Therefore, a new committee is recruited this year to help Aava. If you like people, zombies, the organising of major events, innovations or cute kittens, you should definitely get involved! The committee is also a good way to get to know the activities of Aava and the entire AYY. Come and make the next Humans vs Zombies even more epic!

Please send an informal application to matti.suominen@ayy.fi by Mon, 9 Mar. Please tell us who you are and whether you have previously organised HvZ, in how many HvZ events you have participated, why you would be a good member of the committee, are you interested in organising the event both in the spring and in the autumn. In addition, you get additional points for good ideas and suggestions for improvement in relation to the plot or the overall conduct of the event, for example.

8. KYN concert on 27 Feb 

On Friday, 27 Feb 2015, 7pm at Music Theatre KapsÀkki in Helsinki

The female choir KYN performs Anna-Mari KĂ€hĂ€rĂ€’s songs that have delighted audiences both in Finland and abroad. In the concert, the choir performs alone and together with the composer.

Tickets from KapsĂ€kki ticket sales (09 260 0907): €20 / €16
Tickets from www.lippu.fi: €22,50 / €18,50

KYN is an expressive choir that is passionate about making music, it wants to touch people and tell stories. KYN has broken musical boundaries by introducing rhythm music and jazz to choir repertoire. The choir is known for its expressiveness, unique sound and ehtnic jazz repertoire.
www.kyn.fi
www.facebook.com/KYNchoir
www.youtube.com/KYN1981

9. Become a voluntary support person for children and young people! 

As a voluntary support person, you can support a child by giving your attention and time. A support person is an adult who listens, encourages and meets the child a few times a month and does nice things together with the child. A support person and a child can go ice-skating or to the library, for example. EHJÄ is now looking for support persons for the Espoo region.

Adults who have their own life in order and are able to commit to activities may apply for the position of a support person.  Training and support are provided for the position.

The next training session will begin in March, please get in touch and tell us about yourself! tiina.tuomala@ehja.fi / tel. 045 125 6201

Also see:

10. ”Raised by two cultures” theme group

”Raised by two cultures” theme group is organised online for young people (18-30 years) who have grown in the middle of two cultures, i.e. for young people whose parents were born in different countries. Participants exchange ideas and experiences in the group and discuss how the background of two cultures is visible and impacts their adulthood and the present. The group is organised on TukiNetti on 2 Mar – 18 Mar 2015 and is led by volunteers trained by Duo. Registration is ongoing, please fill in the registration form online: bit.ly/1unbmv0

Further information on the group is available on Duo’s website: duoduo.fi/teemaryhmaumlt. The group also has its own Facebook site (event) at: facebook.com/events/337497746458255.

11. AaltoBuild – Eco-efficient Construction & Building Services Recruiting Event

Wednesday 4 Mar 2015 at 11-14, Otakaari 1 lobby, Otaniemi campus

Career opportunities & networking for students and young experts interested in construction, building services and energy technology.

Get to know the companies and organizations, ask for traineeship, present your competences or open discussions about the idea of your thesis work.

Programme
11am – 2pm Meet the companies at stands in the lobby
2pm – 4pm Info flashes, E Hall (Only in Finnish)

More information:
Info flashes in Finnish.

Organisations at stands will be updated at the following site:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/cooperation/career_services/meet_students/aaltobuild/opiskelijoille/

Welcome!

12. Order the history book of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering or work in Cuba Night 100 party

The long journey of the Guild of Mechanical Engineering is compiled between the covers of the 100-year history book! You can order the book to your home by mail, please fill in the order form on the following link: http://www.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/Historiateos/

Further information:
http://100.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/historiateos/#historiateos

Work in Cuba Night 100 party

The Guild of Mechanical Engineering celebrates its 100th anniversary on 28 Mar 2015. The event brunch is organised on 29 Mar 2015. Would you like to see what happens behind the scenes? The pink people make it possible. Are you interested? Please do not hesitate and make the party of the century with us! Registration: http://www.koneinsinoorikilta.fi/Ilmot/sata-rekry/

13. Navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat in the spring of 2015

The navigation courses of Teekkaripurjehtijat will begin again. The beginner’s course on navigation theory and maritime traffic regulations, the leisure skipper course is held on Wednesdays, from 25 Feb onwards, 5.30pm-8pm in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). In the course, you will learn how to find your way between the right signs, navigate on the map and identify other ships based on lights. Teaching begins from the basics, so previous knowledge is not required. The continuation course, the coastal skipper course, is held on Thursdays, 5.30pm-8pm starting on 5 March, in lecture hall M1 (M232) Otakaari 1 (main building). The course provides further information on tides, meteorology and the use of the radar.

More specific descriptions of the courses and schedules are available on the club’s website at http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=229. The training sessions are intended for the members of Teekkaripurjehtijat, become a member on our website!

14. Inspired in Finland idea contest

The Savonlinna Opera Festival has brought together nine leading companies. Now we are looking for creative people and new ideas for the Finnish working life. Create a new way (method, product or service) to understand and serve the customer better. You can use one or several partner companies of Inspired in Finland or the Savonlinna Opera Festival as an example.

The following nine companies participate in Inspired in Finland project: Accenture, Ahlström Capital, Andritz, Finnair, Fortum, Gasum, Ilmarinen, OP and Sanoma Media Finland.
The winner will receive a paid trainee programme. In addition, the top three participants receive the prizes of EUR 3,000, 2,000 and 1,000.

15. Summer of Startups – apply by the end of March 

The application period for Summer of Startups programme has begun and we are now looking for entrepreneurial-minded adventurers from universities to build their own dreams in the form of a startup.

Summer of Startups programme is a two-month programme aimed at students and recent graduates. The programme is organised in June-August, where the team (1-X persons) can build their idea into a growth company. Teams are offered work facilities, company-specific training from professionals, tools for organising a startup, accommodation if necessary, and a grant of €1,500-5,000 paid for the summer, depending on the size of the team.

The application period is ongoing and you can apply until the last day of March. Please fill in the application at www.summerofstartups.com.

For further information, please see our website (www.summerofstartups.com) or contact the programme leaders Riko Nyberg (riko@aaltoes.com) and Joona Karjula (joona@aaltoes.com).

“Take a leap of faith – and have fun”

Weekly Newsletter 8/2015

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 8/2015

Association-related issues are available in the association newsletter. Read the association newsletter at ayy.fi/yhdistystiedote

Participate in the organising of AYY’s Representative Council elections 2015. You can apply for the Central Election Committee until 12noon on Wednesday at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/.

  1. This and next week’s events
  2. Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee
  3. Mosaic’s World Dinner on Thursday, 19 Feb
  4. Aalto High 5 – come and celebrate our achievements at Dipoli and listen to Boston Promenade
  5. Gravitaatio on Tuesday, 17 Feb at the Circus!
  6. Espoo marathon and half-marathon on Sat, 19 Sept 2015 – 40 free admissions for Aalto members
  7. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!
  8. Kino Sheryl opens at Arabianranta on 21 Feb
  9. Tools for anxious situations workshop
  10. Apply for CIMO internships abroad
  11. Spring market on 8 Mar – reserve tables now
  12. Teekkarispex 2015: get your tickets in time!
  13. Work at Silicon Valley! Startup Life info event for Aalto University members
  14. Treier’s lecture ”KroppssprĂ„ket ljuger aldrig” 23 Feb, 12noon
  15. OFC marshial arts course to begin in Otaniemi on 27 Feb!

1. This and next week’s events

Week 8

Week 9

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

In addition to all the other exciting affairs, the year 2015 is the year of the Representative Council elections. The Central Election Committee is in the heart of the elections. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections the best so far? Applications for the Central Election Committee are submitted via the electronic form at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/. The deadline for applications is 12noon on 18 Feb 2015.

The members of the Central Election Committee may not run as candidates in the Representative Council elections in 2015.

The Central Election Committee decides on polling and advance polling stations, establishes the election committees, checks the candidacy notifications and agreements on electoral alliances and coalitions, performs the vote count audit and supervises the general order in the elections, among other things.

3. Mosaic’s World Dinner on Thursday the 19th of February @ Smökki

World Dinner is the perfect opportunity to enjoy exotic delicacies and show off your cooking skills. Joining in on this experience is simple: sign up at lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/world-dinner/, cook something delicious to serve and come to Smökki to enjoy the treats made by others. You can participate in the event individually, but it is easiest to gather a group of 2-5 people and cook a large meal together (meaning at least as much, as your group together would eat).

See you in Smökki!

4.  Aalto High 5 – come and celebrate our achievements at Dipoli and listen to Boston Promenade

There are many exciting happenings going on at our university but we rarely have the time and the opportunity to explore what we all do and get excited about the successes of others. On Thursday, 26 Feb, starting at 2pm, we have time for inspiration and getting to know each other, when all Aalto members meet at Dipoli.

At 2pm-6pm, you have the opportunity to experience Aalto University in a nutshell. Would you like to try out a chair developed by Aalto ELEC, which takes health measurements and is combined with a lie detector? Or challenge your friends in the game room of Aalto SCI? Or see the icebreaker in action in the Arctic room? Or ask any questions from the professors in different fields?

The day climaxes at 6pm when Boston Promenade gets on the stage.

All Aalto members are cordially welcome to the event. Transport to Otaniemi is organised from Töölö and Arabia campuses.

  • Click and sign up!: https://eage.aalto.fi/?fs/AaltoHighFive
  • Further information on Into: https://into.aalto.fi/display/events/Aalto+High5
  • The event on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/895975483792520/?fref=ts

5. Gravitaatio on Tuesday, 17 Feb at The Circus!

Gravitaatio is here again! The biggest interdisciplinary party of the early year takes place on Shrove Tuesday, 17 Feb!

Gravitaatio organised at The Circus is the official afterparty of the shrovetide celebrations organised at UllanlinnanmÀki. So after all the slliding, come and warm up at the Circus, where our great performers will entertain you:

TEKSTI-TV 666 and KARRI KOIRA & RUUDOLF

DJ Jerome keeps the dance floor hot between the artists!
Äpy, JĂ€ynĂ€ and RWBK also participate in the party!

What: Gravitaatio 2015
Where: The Circus
When: Shrove Tuesday, 17 Feb
How: Tickets in advance €13. At the entrance €15.

Also see:

www.gravitaatio.fi
www.laskiaisrieha.fi

6. Create ideas for business students’ removal to Otaniemi monument!

Bachelor business students will move to Otaniemi in September. This is a major event that we need to celebrate and it deserves a permanent monument on our campus coloured with the student history.

Sign up for the event through the link https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/943-2/.

The workshop event is held on 5 Mar. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, 25 Feb 2015.

If you cannot attent the event, you can also send your ideas to the board member in charge of campus development Santeri Nuotio at santeri.nuotio(at)ayy.fi.

7. Kino Sheryl opens at Arabianranta on 21 Feb

A new cinema, Kino Sheryl, will open in Arabianranta on 21 Feb. In addition to box-office hits, the programme includes more alternative art house films. Screenings will begin on Saturday, 21 Feb 2015 at the address HĂ€meentie 135 C. The opening week programme will be updated in the coming days on the cinema website.

8. Tools for anxious situations workshop

You still have time to sign up!

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, others fear social situations or might be anxious about something else.

The workshop provides an opportunity to handle different situations and anxiety in general – from the participants’ own starting points.Course methods include discussion, as well as exercises done alone and in the group.

Meeting times: Mondays, 23 Feb-30 Mar, 2pm-4pm, Otakaari 1. Please register no later than Tuesday, 17 Feb. Further information https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=18387906                        

9. Espoo marathon and half marathon on Sat, 19 Sept 2015 – 40 free admissions for Aalto members

The traditional Aalto-kymppi race will be held again in the autumn on Sunday, 20 Sept 2015. In the same weekend, Espoo marathon is also organised. Aalto provides a total of 40 free admissions for the marathon and half-marathon on Sat, 19 Sept 2015. The places are filled in the order of registration and the registration starts at 9am on Mon, 16 Feb 2015.

Further information: /blog/2015/02/11/aalto-kympin-ja-aalto-vitosen-ilmoittautuminen-aukeaa-16-2/

10. Apply for CIMO internships abroad

Apply for CIMO internships abroad. CIMO offers internships in Finnish magazines abroad, teaching centres of the Finnish language and culture, Finnish cultural and scientific institutes, Finnish embassies, Finpro offices, Tekes offices, Finnish seniors’ centres and development programme organisations / UNDP.

The internships are intended for higher education students and recent graduates who are Finnish citizens. More specific descriptions are available on CIMO website:

http://www.cimo.fi/ohjelmat/kansainvalinen_harjoittelu/suomalaisorganisaatiot

The round of applications for country programmes are organised at the same time with the round of applications for organisation programmes. Further information: http://www.cimo.fi/ohjelmat/kansainvalinen_harjoittelu/maaohjelmat

11. Spring market on 8 Mar – reserve tables now

The Smökki Spring Market comes again on Sunday, 8March! Book a table, do some price tagging and get rid of your extra books, kitchenware, clothes, [you name it!] and sport equipment. The table booking is already going, more information on http://tinyurl.com/kevatmarkkinat (FB-link). Organiser: Teekkaritytöt TT ry (Engineering girls association)

12. Teekkarispex 2015: Get your ticket in time!

The updated website of Teekkarispex in the spring of 2015 will be published in the coming days at http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi – see what the upcoming spectacle is all about! You can buy tickets for perfomances in the metropolitan area on 16 Mar-21 Apr 2015 but please note that there are only random seats available in the stalls for some of the performances. So head to the online ticket shop now if you want to have good seats or tickets to a certain performance. Welcome!

The website of Teekkarispex in the spring of 2015: http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi . Teekkarispex on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teekkarispeksi

Facebook event of Helsinki performances: https://www.facebook.com/events/388441954657042/

13. Work in the Silicon Valley! Startup Life info event for Aalto University members

Come and hear about the common internship programme of Aalto University and Startup Sauna!

Startup Life invites the active members of Aalto University to Startup Sauna on Tuesday, 24 Feb, 6pm to hear about the common internship programme of Aalto University and Startup Sauna. The alumni of the programme will attend the event and we provide food and refreshments.

Startup Life takes the top achievers of the Finnish higher education institutions and universities to work in the top growth companies in the Silicon Valley and New York. The internship lasts 3-12 months and this is the best opportunity to gain experience and expertise in your own field. Aalto University is committed to pay the visa and flight expenses to Aalto University students who participate in the internship through Startup Life.
Further information on the facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/691280060992590/. You can also directly contact the manager of the programme Eeva (eeva@startupsauna.com).

14. Treier’s lecture ”KroppssprĂ„ket ljuger aldrig” 23 Feb, 12noon

On Monday, 23 February, mental trainer and business coach Christoph Treier will present a lecture related to body language titled ”KroppssprĂ„ket ljuger aldrig”.

Come to Treier’s lecture to hear how your body language affects your behaviour. You learn easy ways, which are useful both at work and private life. The lecture is held in Swedish on 23 Feb, 12noon-2pm at Design Factory, Betonimiehenkuja 5C (location on the map).

Treier is a Swiss who has lived in Finland for a long time. During his career, he has supported many top athletes. The rally world champion Marcus Grönholm and biathlon world champion Kaisa MĂ€kĂ€rĂ€inen, for example, are Treier’s customers.

Read more about Christoph Treier at: http://treier.fi.

Further information: Pia Rydestedt (pia.rydestedt@aalto.fi, tel. 050 5608378) and Teknologföreningen.

15. OFC’s martial arts course to begin in Otaniemi on 27 Feb!

A martial arts course by OFC starts in Otaniemi!

Otaniemi Fight Club organizes a six session muay thai and wrestling course in Otahalli starting this month. We expect some basic experience and equipment from the participants. Read more about the course online: http://ofc.ayy.fi/pgs/course.php