This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 42/2013

AYY’s exchange scholarships for the autumn are open for applications during October. Further information is available at ayy.fi/stipendit.

If you have graduated as a bachelor in the spring, please remember to respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey you have received to your email. Each response gives more information to the university on how to develop the university. This is the first survey based on which the Ministry of Education and Culture allocates part of the basic funding to universities.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey!
3. AYY’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point – changes to opening hours and entrances
4. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
5. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user rights for the teekkari cap
6. Matlab now available for students’ own computers
7. FSHS: new websites related to oral health, nutrition and exercise
8. Study psychologists’ relaxation workshop
9. Art of Living life skills group
10. On the Couch goes Degrowth
11. Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary
12. Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola and Helsinki
13. Scholarships available for Aalto students and teachers (until 15 Oct 2013)
14. Respond to surveys and have effect on the future of Otaniemi Campus

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 42

• Tue, 15 Oct – Teekkari spex staging workshop
• Tue, 15 Oct – CV clinic (ENG)
• Tue, 15 Oct – Café Lingua
• Wed, 16 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate
• Wed, 16 Oct – Matti Niemelä: Nuori aikuinen, kasvu ja kriisit
• Fri, 18 Oct – HIPHOP intensive course at Polijazz
• Fri, 18 Oct – MasterChef AEGEE edition
• Sat, 19 Oct – Floorball LOB – KGB Agents
• Sun, 20 Oct – Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary
• Sun, 20 Oct – Teekkari spex arrangement-lyrics-band workshop

WEEK 43

• Tue, 22 Oct – CV and application lecture (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI)
• Tue, 22 Oct – Teekkari spex fun workshop
• Wed, 23 Oct – Advance voting of the Representative Council elections begins 
• Wed, 23 Oct – Welcome to the life skills course
• Wed, 23 Oct – Game night
• Thu, 24 Oct – Dominante’s autumn concert
• Fri, 25 Oct – Recombination
• Fri, 25 Oct – Brothel
• Sat, 26 Oct – Gig night
• Sat, 26 Oct – Participate in Espoo Mölkky event
• Sat, 26 Oct – REGGAETON and DANCEHALL intensive courses at Polijazz 
• Sun, 27 Oct – KY Economics goes Hong Kong

2. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the Bachelor’s feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

3. AYY’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point – changes to opening hours and entrances

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will change the location of  housing and member services. The member services currently operate on the ground floor of the building. The entrance to member services is located on the Alvari Square side. Opening hours are as usual. The entrance to the housing office and cashier upstairs will temporarily change when the lobby is under renovation. During the renovation, you can enter the housing office through the white door right next to the regular entrance. After the renovation, the entrance is through the glass doors as usual. The opening hours of cashier services will change during the renovation of Otakaari Service Point. In the future, AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point cashier services will be available on weekdays between 12noon-4pm. Opening hours will be similar to the opening hours of the housing office. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will take place by mid-November.

4. Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities

The Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities (TTE-Fund) operates within Aalto University Student Union. The purpose of the fund is to grant scholarships in order to promote the aspirations of AYY and its members and associations, awake and maintain interest in technical, scientific, economic and social issues, as well as cultural activities.

The board of the fund consists of four members appointed by AYY and three members appointed by the Guild of the Round Tower. The board members are elected for two years at a time and the chair is elected from among the persons appointed to the board by AYY. The board is appointed by the Representative Council of the Student Union. The board is responsible for the granting of scholarships based on applications, while managing the fund’s assets is the duty of AYY Board. The board offers its members a unique vantage point to student activities, as the fund’s opportunity to allocate grants is very significant on AYY’s scale.

Based on the resignation section, two positions in the board of the fund will become vacant at the end of the year, and we are looking for smart and versatile persons to fill these positions. Please fill out the application form by 4pm on 30 Oct 2013 and tell us why you should be appointed to the board. The secretary general confirms the reception of the applications after verifying that the attachments are readable. Applications should include a curriculum vitae and a personal view (the maximum of one page) on how the fund could best implement its duty. If you believe that you are suitable for the chairperson’s position, please mention this in your application. The board members are elected directly on the basis of applications.

5. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap

In connection with Teekkarius 141 celebration on 8 Nov, you have the opportunity to nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap. Both are traditions from TKY’s era and today they are acknowledgments arranged by Guild of the Round Tower (PTK) and Teekkari Section. Teekkari h.c. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap have been granted to persons who have worked long-term and successfully in favour of students. More detailed descriptions on the acknowledgments and the recipients are available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ .

The deadline for nominations is Sun, 20 Oct 2013 at 11.59pm and nominations are submitted electronically to PTK’s recorder to the address ptk-kirjuri@list.ayy.fi. You can also get answers to your questions at the same address.

Nominations (max. one A4) should include at least the following:

• Who?
• User permission for the teekkari cap or Teekkari h.c.?
• In which position the nominee acts /has acted?
• Grounds?

6. Matlab is now available for students’ own computers

Aalto University is the first university in Finland to offer Matlab’s software package for students’ home use. Students can download the installation media and installation instructions through download.aalto.fi service by logging in with Aalto username. Home use of Matlab licence requires that you create Mathworks account.

TAH licence used by the staff will remain unchanged.

Further information from Into and at the address servicedesk(at)aalto.fi

7. FSHS: New websites related to oral health, nutrition and exercise

The site “Keys to good oral health” provides information on matters such as tooth attrition, how the use of intoxicants affects the mouth, and on student health care services. The site also describes the key factors behind good oral health. The site “Healthy teeth throughout life” provides information on matters that influence dental health during your life.

FSHS has compiled information on healthy eating and exercise habits for students on a new website dealing with nutrition and exercise. The website also offers help with managing habits.

Visit FSHS’s new Nutrition and exercise website http://www.yths.fi/en/nutritionandexercise

Many students want help or support with weight control, nutrition and exercise. In total, 41% of the male and 23% of the female students who answered the University Students’ Health Survey 2012 were overweight. One out of five university students and one out of four students of universities of applied sciences say that they only exercise a little.

8. Study psychologists’ relaxation workshop

Always in a hurry? Worries on your mind? Feeling stressed out?

Anxiety, hurry and stress can waste your resources. In the relaxation workshop, you can offer yourself the opportunity to learn ways to relax your mind and body along with your studies. In the workshop, you get current information on the stress reaction and stress management, and practise various ways to stop stress with the help of breathing exercises. The aim of breathing exercises is to learn how to better recognise how your body and mind react to stress and find ways to unwind. Workshop themes:

• what is stress, how the body and mind react to stress
• processing stressful thoughts with the help of cognitive methods
• time management and mindfulness
• encountering and utilisating stress-related emotions

Every time, we also practise bodily methods related to breathing in stress management.

• Time: Mondays, 12noon-2pm, 28 Oct, 4 Nov, 18 Nov and 25 Nov
• Location: Otakaari 1, Classroom M140 (Majakka)

Registrations and further information: opintopsykologi(at)aalto.fi. Please sign up no later than 21 Oct. Four workshop sessions form an entity and you get the most out of the workshop if you participate each time.

9. Art of Living life skills group

Art of Living life skills group will convene on Thursdays, 31 Oct-5 Dec, 4pm-6pm at Otaniemi Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5 c). In a pleasant atmosphere, we immerse in various sections of life through functional means. Topics include time management, self-esteem, relationships and spiritual issues. 12 participants may participate in the group. Further information and registrations to Aalto Chaplains minna.tuominen@evl.fi (050 5965417) and jenny.vainio@evl.fi (050 3652256)

10. On the Couch goes Degrowth

What would be better than spending your Friday night with pizza, beer and Degrowth? On The Couch, organized by Sustainable Business Club (SBC), is an event where opinion leaders and students get together to discuss and debate about critically acclaimed issues. Instead of lecturing, the event is informal and challenges all kinds of opinions and students from different fields of expertise. To give everyone the change to participate in the discussion, the number of participants is limited to 15 – first come first serve.

The first On The Couch invites Timo Järvensivu, a degrowth activist and researcher at Aalto University, to join the Couch to discuss and answer your critical question around “Growth vs. Degrowth”? What? Why? How? For who? The event takes place on Friday, 1 Nov at 7pm in a central location in Helsinki.

There are only 15 seats so be fast and sign up by 23 Oct 2013 by sending an email to aaltosbc@gmail.com with the headline “On the couch”. Tell who you are and what do you study. Pre-material about the topic and more information will be provided later to the first 15 who signed up. SBC gladly answers further questions.

11. Otaniemi Chapel Choir 35^th anniversary

Welcome to the Sunday service in Otaniemi Chapel on 20th of Oct at 11am, Jämeräntaival 8. Coffee and cake after service! You are warmly welcome!

12. Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola and Helsinki

Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola on 21 Oct 2013 and in Helsinki on 22-23 Oct 2013

The Finnish-Spanish Society in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain organises the week of Spanish cinema on 21-23 Oct 2013. Free admission to screenings (within the age limits). The language of the films is Spanish, subtitles in English  (with the excepion of La Vaquilla, which is screened without subtitles)

Further information and the detailed schedule is available on the website of the Finnish-Spanish Society.

13. Scholarships available for Aalto’s students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)

Scholarships allocated from the profit of the funds of the School of Electrical Engineering are available for application.

Scholarships from the student fund and Julius Tallberg’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s engineering students, scholarships from Ernst Wirtzen’s fund, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki fund and Strömberg Ltd’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s teachers.

14. Respond to surveys and have effect on the future of Otaniemi Campus 

How, why and when do you move around the campus? Where do we need more bins or bike racks? Aalto University Properties Ltd invites you to respond to a survey that maps out ways to move around Otaniemi Campus and opinions on outdoor areas on the campus. You can respond to the survey at ayk.asiatkartalle.fi. The survey is open until 25 Oct.

There are plans to set up new premises for retail stores in connection with the future Otaniemi metro station. To ensure that the services will address the needs of the consumers in the campus area as well as possible, Aalto University Properties Ltd would like to know the types of services you would like to see in the area. Please respond by 15 Oct at Into.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 41/2013

All AYY’s members may vote in AYY’s Representative Council elections. The right to vote, that is AYY’s membership, in the elections of the autumn 2013, will be reviewed this week on Friday, 11 Oct. If you want to vote in the autumn elections, you must register for attendance and pay the Student Union’s membership fee no later than Thursday, 10 Oct 2013.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
3. District court hearing of property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation to begin in February 2014
4. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point
5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service
6. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!
7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013
8. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct
9. Teekkari tradition party 2013
10. Application now open for Startup Life Internships in Silicon Valley
11. “The Art of Change” seminar at 6pm on Wed, 9 Oct
12. KYN & RudiRok Sound Fusion at Apollo on 19 Nov – special priced tickets for Aalto students until 13 Oct
13. Available places in students’ quiet retreat
14. What are the services you would like to have in Otaniemi?

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 41

• Tue, 8 Oct – Kehy’s meeting
• Wed, 9 Oct – Humans vs zombies
• Wed, 9 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate –
• Wed, 9 Oct – Niilo Räsänen: Predestination –
• Thu, 10 Oct – Cleaning bee in Teekkari Village
• Thu, 10 Oct – International sitsit
• Fri, 11 Oct – Neon Rave
• Fri, 11 Oct – Mökä’s sauna night

WEEK 42

• Mon, 14 Oct – Freshman tasting!
• Tue, 15 Oct – CV clinic (ENG)
• Tue, 15 Oct – Café Lingua –
• Sat, 19 Oct – Floorball: FLOB – KGB Agents

2. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct

AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.

The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500.

In the autumn of 2013, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2013– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form can be found here.

Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)

3. District court hearing of property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation to begin in February 2014

The preliminary hearing of the property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation began in the district court on Monday, 7 Oct 2013. The preliminary hearing decided that the main hearing will take place in February 2014.

The property dispute between AYY and KY Foundation began in 2010, when the student unions of the School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the University of Art and Design merged into Aalto University Student Union. In connection with the merger, it became clear that the Student Union of the School of Economics transferred over EUR 42 million of its property to KY Foundation it had established out of reach of the new student union.

”The dispute is clarified in the district court, because the funds transferred to the foundation by KY should be controlled by the changing Aalto community and students themselves. It is possible to build Aalto community to a sustainable, stable and solid ground only if the construction begins with a clean slate, and now we are cleaning this slate”, says Chair of AYY Board Piia Kuosmanen.

Further information on the property dispute is available at ayy.fi/omaisuuskiista (unfortunately at the moment mainly in Finnish. Translation coming later) and facebook.com/omaisuuskiista

4. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will cause exceptional arrangements and changes in housing and member services during October-November. Member services will move downstairs at the beginning of week 41 (7-13 Oct) and the entrance is located on the side of the shopping centre. Due to this, Otaniemi member service point will be closed on Monday, 7 Oct. At the same time, entrance to the housing office will change temporarily when the lobby upstairs is being renovated. Services are open as usual and there should be no inconvenience caused by the renovation. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will be organised by the middle of November.

5. AYY is looking for persons in non-military service 

AYY is looking for persons in non-military service for the duties of the property assistant and IT support person. Detailed information on the job descriptions is available on AYY’s website.

The IT support person can take up the duties immediately. The duties of the property assistant will begin on 21 Oct 2013.

For further information on the position, please contact AYY’s Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi (paasihteeri(at)ayy.fi / 050 520 9415).

6. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – please respond to the bachelor feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT? WHAT’S IT LIKE TO WORK IN FINLAND? HOW ABOUT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? Take part of the Development Cooperation Week to find out!

Programme for the week:

Mon, 7 Oct, 6pm, World Dinner of Development Cooperation Week and Mosaic, Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4.  Further information on facebook.

Thu, 10 Oct, 7pm, International Sitsit, (Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4). Further information on facebook.

Further information on Development Cooperation Week on Mosaic’s facebook page and at kehitysyhteistyo.syl.fi/kehyviikko

8. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct

1. Let’s make Otaniemi clean and fresh again at 3pm on 10 Oct. Join the work party with your friends and gather the autumn trash from our living surroundings! The Village Senate provides the cleaning equipment. Freshmen and exchange students can earn work points to their freshmen cards. Sauna will be warm for the participants in Rantasauna at 7pm where food and drinks will also be served!

We start the cleaning party tomorrow at 3pm in front of Smökki where you will get all the needed equipment.

2. All the junk bicycles hanging around in Teekkari Village will be gathered in November. During the cleaning party, all the bikes will be clearly marked and you should take the mark away from your own bike before 1 Nov. After that date all the bicycles that still carry the mark will be gathered together and after certain period of time (3 months), they will be given away/disposed.

Join the event on facebook.

9. Teekkari tradition party 2013

Aalto University Student Union’s Teekkari Section has the honour to invite all technology students and their friends to celebrate the teekkari tradition party on Friday, 8 Nov 2013.

The party will be celebrated from 6pm onwards at Hotel Haaga in the Eastern harbour city.The traditional herring breakfast will be served at Servin Mökki on Saturday, 9 Nov, starting at 12noon.

The price of the dinner card for students is EUR 85 and the price for graduates is EUR 105. The price of herring breakfast is EUR 12.

Registrations by 24 Oct to teekkariperinnejuhla.ayy.fi

10. Application now open for Startup Life Internships in Silicon Valley

Would you like to have the opportunity to work at an exciting startup in an entrepreneurial hotspot of the world? To work with amazing entrepreneurs and make connections that will last a lifetime? This is your chance, as the application for the Startup Life internship program is now open!

Here at Startup Life we gather the best talents in engineering, design, and business, and connect them with the most interesting startups in Silicon Valley and New York. The application process is convenient and hassle-free.

Submit your application and find more information at startuplife.fi Join us and learn more about the opportunities at our info event at 6pm on 10 October held at the Startup Sauna co-working space in Otaniemi.

11. “The Art of Change” seminar at 6pm on Wed, 9 Oct

Welcome to the seminar “the Art of Change” provided by International Week Helsinki. The seminar’s panel discussion is hosted by Professor Janne Tienari who works in the Department of Management and International Business at Aalto University.

The seminar will take place at KY-building, 3th floor, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21B, on Wednesday 9 Oct at 6pm. Please be there on time! During the evening we will provide you with some snacks and drinks. After the panel discussion feel free to talk and mingle with the partner representatives. The event will be held in English and it is open for all students at Aalto.

• Event on Facebook
• Event on Kyweb

12. KYN & RudiRok Sound Fusion at Apollo on 19 Nov – special priced tickets for Aalto students until 13 Oct 

Choir singing + beatbox + voice acrobatics + stand up

Come to hear and experience an unforeseen show at Apollo Live Club when the Academic Female Choir KYN and Finland’s most virtuoso voice acrobat Rudirok will take over the stage! We guarantee immersive music, rhythms, sound miracles, laughter and good times! The concert will begin at 8pm and the doors to Apollo open at 7pm.

Advance tickets (until 13 Oct) for Aalto students at a super cheap price of EUR 13. You can buy tickets from AYY’s service points (cash only), the choir members or at the address www.kyn.fi.

Other advance tickets cost €18 (Aalto’s employees, alumni, the members of Helsingin Ekonomit and students outside Aalto) and €23.

From 14 Oct onwards, tickets for Aalto students cost €15, for discount groups €20 and for others €25.

Advance ticket sales in the lobby of the School of Business on 8 and 10 Oct, 11.30am-12.15noon

13. Available places in students’ quiet retreat

Due to cancellations, there are still a few places available in the retreat held at Hila Camping Centre in Kirkkonummi on 11-13 Oct 2013. Immediate registrations to yst.toimisto.espoo@evl.fi or by phone Niina Heinonen 09 8050 2359. Inquiries: University Chaplain Jyri Hakala, tel. 09 8050 22374.

14. What are the services you would like to have in Otaniemi?

There are plans to set up new premises for retail stores in connection with the future Otaniemi metro station. To ensure that the services will address the needs of the consumers in the campus area as well as possible, Aalto University Properties Ltd would like to know the types of services you would like to see in the area.

Among the respondents, we will raffle an iPad Mini 16Gb (EUR 459.90) in November. The winner will be notified in person.

The market potential survey is intended for residents, students and employees in the Otaniemi area. All responses are important and we hope that you will actively participate in the research! Please respond by 15 Oct 2013.

You can respond to the survey through this link.

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 40/2013

This week is Aalto’s well-being week. See the programme at voihyvin.ayy.fi

Next week, it is the time for the development cooperation week. Further information on the development cooperation week programme is available on Mosaic’s facebook site.

• This and next week’s events
• 323 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections
• Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
• Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!
• This week: Voi hyvin Aallossa week (well-being week)
• Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point
• AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013
• Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar on 21 Oct. Registration is open now!
• Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct
• Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user rights for the teekkari cap
• Teekkari tradition party 2013
• Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter by 13 October!
• Scholarships available for Aalto students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)
• Otaniemi-goer – tell us what you think and win a Jopo bike!
• Art of Living life skills group
• Humans vs zombies in Otaniemi on 9-13 Oct
• Chamber Choir Dissonanssi is looking for new singers
• Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts on 9 Nov

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 40

• Wed, 2 Oct – DOT info sauna –
• Wed, 2 Oct – ADS Weekly Debate
• Wed, 2 Oct – Freshman party of Teepakki
• Thu, 3 Oct – Entrepreneurship Roadshow in Otaniemi
• Thu, 3 Oct – Battle for the Mastery of Otaniemi
• Thu, 3 Oct –ADS Debate Kick-Off with BCG!
• Thu, 3 Oct – TeTy vs. RWBK “football match”
• Fri, 4 Oct – Quo Vadis Architectura? “Baroque Magic”
• Sat, 5 Oct – Kokoomusteekkarit 45^th anniversary
• Sun, 6 Oct – Mini riding course for beginners

WEEK 41

• Mon, 7 Oct – Teres Cooper
• Mon, 7 Oct – World Dinner
• Wed, 9 Oct – Humans vs zombies
• Wed, 9 Oct – Is fair trade fair?
• Thu, 10 Oct – Cleaning bee of Teekkari Village
• Thu, 10 Oct – International sitsit
• Fri, 11 Oct – Neon Rave
• Fri, 11 Oct – Mökä’s sauna evening

2. 323 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections

This year, there are 323 candidates in the elections of Aalto University Student Union. Four electoral alliances participate in the elections, which include a total of 16 electoral coalitions. AYY’s Representative Council elections will be organised for the third time between 23 Oct–6 Nov 2013. In the elections, the Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year term. The Representative Council is the highest decision-making body in the student union. Candidate lists in their entirety are available at ayy.fi/vaalit/ehdokkaat

AYY’s Representative Council elections will be organised on 5–6 Nov 2013 and you can vote in advance between Wed, 23 Oct–Sun, 3 Nov. Further information on the operations of the Representative Council is available at inside.ayy.fi.

3. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct–31 Oct

AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.

The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500.

In the autumn of 2013, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2013– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form can be found here.

Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)

4. Bachelor of the spring of 2013 – respond to the bachelor feedback survey!

All Aalto University students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2013 have received an e-mail request to respond to the feedback survey in the message. AYY and Aalto University wish that everyone who has received the survey will respond to it. If you have graduated as a bachelor last spring, you are included and have time to participate between this Monday, 30 Sept and 18 Oct.

In addition to course feedback, this feedback from Bachelors is a way to tell the University how it has succeeded in its teaching responsibility. The same survey is conducted in all other universities. From the year 2015 onwards, the Ministry of Education and Culture (OKM) will also allocate EUR 50 million for universities from their core funding based on students’ satisfaction. This satisfaction is measured with this survey. One section of the survey also provides counter feedback, when the respondent can directly see how his/her answers are placed in relation to students who have previously responded to the survey. YOPALA project of the Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the feedback survey, which is implemented by the German CHE Consult GmbH specialising in higher education.

The survey was conducted for the first time in the spring of 2013. Based on the results, Aalto University’s bachelors appreciate exchange studies more than the average student and consider international experience very important in terms of their future career. Students at Aalto University also work more during their studies than the average student and the work is more often related to the student’s own field. In addition, the respondents wished for more feedback from teachers.

5. This week: Voi hyvin Aallossa week (well-being week)

Would you like to take it easy for a while in the middle of exhausting studies? Or are you interested in a more exotic sports tryout? In this case, Aalto’s well-being week organised this week (30 Sept–4 Oct) is for you.

The programme of the week includes tryouts, parties, mass events, display stands at universities and other events. The programme for the entire week is gathered on one event website at http://voihyvin.ayy.fi/, check it out and see you there!

Please note that you have to register for some events, so please act quickly (registrations are available through the link above).

6. Student Union’s Central Office moves to the facilities of Otaniemi Service Point

The Student Union’s Central Office will move from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari to the facilities of AYY’s Otaniemi Service Point. The renovation, which began already in the summer, will cause exceptional arrangements and changes in housing and member services during October-November. Member services will move downstairs at the beginning of week 41 (7-13 Oct) and the entrance is located on the side of the shopping centre. Due to this, Otaniemi member service point will be closed on Monday, 7 Oct. At the same time, entrance to the housing office will change temporarily when the lobby upstairs is being renovated. Services are open as usual and there should be no inconvenience caused by the renovation. Permanent removal from Lämpömiehenkuja to Otakaari will be organised by the middle of November.

7. AYY Development Cooperation Week 7–10 Oct 2013

WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT AND DEVELOPMENT? WHAT’S IT LIKE TO WORK IN FINLAND? HOW ABOUT IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES? Take part in the Development Cooperation Week to find out!

Programme for the week:

Mon, 7 Oct, 6pm, World Dinner of Development Cooperation Week and Mosaic, Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4
Further information on facebook.

Thu, 10 Oct, 7pm, International Sitsit, (Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4)
Further information on facebook. 

Further information on Development Cooperation Week on Mosaic’s facebook page and at kehitysyhteistyo.syl.fi/kehyviikko

8. Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar on 21 Oct. Registration is now open!

A sub-project Kyky of Campus Conexus II project is now approaching its finale. On Monday, 21 Oct 2013, we will organise Innolla opiskelukykyä! seminar at Dipoli in Otaniemi, which addresses study ability and celebrates the achievements of the three-year Kyky project. In addition, the latest student barometre of Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus will be published. The target group of the seminar includes university and student union operators, such as professionals in academic affairs, counselling and teaching. Operators in various organisations and central government are also welcome.

Sign up for the seminar here.

When you sign up, please select the session in which you would like to participate; more detailed descriptions are available through the link above. Registration will end when positions are filled or on 7 Oct at the latest. The seminar is free of charge with the exception of lunch.

Further information: Producer Liisa Lähteenaho, tel. 040 764 7276, firstname.surname@syl.fi

9. Teekkari Village cleaning party and junk bicycle marking at 3pm on 10 Oct

1. Let’s make Otaniemi clean and fresh again at 3pm on 10 Oct. Join the work party with your friend and gather the autumn trash from our living surroundings! The Village Senate provides the cleaning equipment. Freshmen and exchange students can earn work points to their freshmen cards. Sauna will be warm for the participants in Rantasauna at 7pm where also food and drinks will be served!

We start the cleaning party tomorrow at 3pm in front of Smökki where you will get all the needed equipment.

2. All the junk bicycles hanging around in Teekkari Village will be gathered in November. During the cleaning party, all the bikes will be clearly marked and you should take the mark away from your own bike before 1 Nov. After that date all the bicycles that still carry the mark will be gathered together and after a certain period of time (3 months), they will be given away/disposed.

Join the event on facebook.

10. Nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap

In connection with Teekkarius 141 celebration on 8 Nov, you have the opportunity to nominate honorary Teekkari H.C. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap. Both are traditions from TKY’s era and today they are acknowledgments arranged by Guild of the Round Tower (PTK) and Teekkari Section. Teekkari h.c. titles and user permissions for the teekkari cap have been granted to persons who have worked long-term and successfully in favour of students. More detailed descriptions on the acknowledgments and the recipients are available at http://ptk.ayy.fi/ .

The deadline for nominations is Sun, 20 Oct 2013 at 11.59pm and nominations are submitted electronically to PTK’s recorder to the address ptk-kirjuri@list.ayy.fi. You can also get answers to your questions at the same address.

Nominations (max. one A4) should include at least the following:

• Who?
• User permission for the teekkari cap or Teekkari h.c.?
• In which position the nominee acts /has acted?
• Grounds?

11. Teekkari tradition party 2013

Aalto University Student Union’s Teekkari Section has the honour to invite all technology students and their friends to celebrate the teekkari tradition party on Friday, 8 Nov 2013.

The party will be celebrated from 6pm onwards at Hotel Haaga in the Eastern harbour city.

The traditional herring breakfast will be served at Servin Mökki on Saturday, 9 Nov, starting at 12noon. The price of the dinner card for students is EUR 85 and the price for graduates is EUR 105.

The price of herring breakfast is EUR 12.

Registrations by 24 Oct to teekkariperinnejuhla.ayy.fi

12. Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter by 13 October!

Apply now for Aaltonaut by sending your motivation letter to aaltonaut@aalto.fi by 13 October!

Would you like to challenge yourself in interdisciplinary teamwork as well as combine theory and practice in problem-based learning? Do you wonder where all the interdisciplinary activities and new innovations are in Aalto? Are you interested in product development?

Aaltonaut is Aalto University’s new Bachelor’s Minor Programme, which is built on interdisciplinary product development, entrepreneurial mindset and problem-based learning. Aaltonaut consists of five courses, integrated language and communication studies in English, and academic mentoring. In addition, Aaltonaut offers possibilities for internships, exchange studies, and an interdisciplinary Bachelor’s thesis seminar. The programme is mainly held in English.

30 first and second year students will be selected to pioneer the Aaltonaut programme. The selection is based on a motivation letter and performance at Bootcamp (26– 27 October). For more information on the application and selection, please see  http://aaltonaut.fi/applying/.

Interested? Check out our website or Facebook: facebook.com/aaltonaut

For more information, please contact: aaltonaut@aalto.fi

13. Scholarships available for Aalto’s students and teachers (DL 15 Oct 2013)

Scholarships allocated from the profit of the funds of the School of Electrical Engineering are available for application. Further information can be found here.

Scholarships from the student fund and Julius Tallberg’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s engineering students, scholarships from Ernst Wirtzen’s fund, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki fund and Strömberg Ltd’s fund are allocated to Aalto’s teachers.

14. Otaniemi-goer – tell us what you think and win a Jopo bike!

How, why and when do you visit the campus? Would you like to see more bins at Otaniemi? Or do we need more bike racks? Aalto University Properties invites you to respond to our survey, which is designed to find out more about how people access the Otaniemi campus area and to discover your opinions on outdoor facilities.

You can complete the survey at ayk.asiatkartalle.fi. The survey is open until 25 October*.*

It will only take about 10 minutes of your time to respond to this map-based questionnaire and all respondents will be entered into a draw to win a JOPO bike (value EUR 369). The winner will be announced in October.

A summary of the findings will be published at www.aaltonet.fi later in the autumn. The survey results will be used in the planning and development of the Otaniemi campus area as well as for research purposes at Aalto University. “In future, we want to establish ourselves as a biker and pedestrian-friendly campus. What we want to see is an area that invites interaction with users and is as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. That is why we want to hear from the people who actually use this area,” explains Aalto University Properties CEO Kari Kontturi.

The survey will be carried out by Mapita Oy, whose map-based service is used to collect the survey data. All responses will treated as confidential and respondents’ personal details will remain separate from their responses at all times.

We value your opinion – help us shape the future of the campus!

15. Art of Living life skills group

Art of Living life skills group will convene on Thursdays, 31 Oct-5 Dec, 4pm-6pm at Otaniemi Design Factory (Betonimiehenkuja 5 c). In a pleasant atmosphere, we immerse in various sections of life through functional means. Topics include time management, self-esteem, relationships and spiritual issues. 12 participants may participate in the group. Further information and registrations to Aalto Chaplains minna.tuominen@evl.fi (050 5965417) or jenny.vainio@evl.fi (050 3652256)

16. Humans vs zombies in Otaniemi on 9-13 Oct 

A zombie virus has escaped from secret laboratories in Otaniemi! Humans have to join the resistance or the future is lost!

Supported by TTE-Fund, the Guild of Physics will organise Humans vs Zombies game in Otaniemi in the second week of October. The event is open to everyone, free for participants, and it provides excitement and stimulus both for the body and the mind. Join the battle, get to know new people and take part in the greatest activity of the autumn! Further information and registrations here.

17. Chamber Choir Dissonanssi is looking for new singers

Would you like to sing in other places than just parties? Have you been afraid to apply for choirs because of auditions? Would you like to sing in a choir which has rehearsals only once a week? Chamber Choir Dissonanssi sings with a laid-back attitude and rehearses on Tuesday nights between 5.30pm-8pm. Our little mixed choir is easily approachable and you do not have to be afraid of difficult auditions. We only require a little bit of experience in choral singing or otherwise relatively clean singing skills. If you are interested in joining our choir, please contact our Artistic Director Yki Kortesniemi (yki.kortesniemi(at)gmail.com) You can also find us on Facebook.

18. Retuperän WBK’s 80^th anniversary concerts on 9 Nov

Retuperän WBK celebrates its 80-year-old journey as number one in the genre of newer French horn music. The world’s best teekkari fire brigade orchestra has two concerts in the mecca of the Finnish art music, Helsinki Music Centre, on Saturday, 9 Nov, at 12noon and 4pm. The soloist in the concert starting at 12noon is piano artist Jukka Nykänen and horn maestro Jörgen Kakkuaapeli is the soloist in the concert starting at 4pm.

Ticket sales for the concert starting at 12noon will open at 1.32am on 1 Oct and tickets are sold at  www.lippu.fi.

NB! The concert starting at 4pm is sold out.

Further information: www.rwbk.fi and on facebook

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 39/2013

Nomination of candidates for the Representative Council elections will end at 12noon on Tuesday, 24 Sept. Run as a candidate and you may get to decide on the most important affairs in your student union for the next two years. Further information: /vaalit/

Next week’s Monday, 30 Sept, is filled with hustle and bustle when Otatarha Race and Lakinlaskijaiset take over Otaniemi. Next week, we also celebrate the well-being week at Aalto. voihyvin.ayy.fi

1. This and next week’s events
2. Nomination of candidates for AYY’s Representative Council elections will end on Tue, 24 Sept
3. AYY is looking for a specialist for international affairs
4. Application period for grants from TTE-Fund is open!
5. Apply for the union meeting delegation of SYL
6. Applications now accepted for Aalto Students’ BLOOM trip to Mozambique!
7. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
8. Otatarha Race and Lakinlaskijaiset in Otaniemi on 30 Sept 2013
9. Sign up for Aalto Challenge of “Voi hyvin Aallossa” week
10. Battle for the Mastery of Otaniemi on 3 Oct – now 50% off!
11. ADS: Workshop + weekly debate
12. The Finnish Anti-Counterfeiting Group Scholarship 2013
13. Top floorball in Otaniemi for free!
14. Trip’s sailing demonstrations
15. AIESEC Aalto is recruiting new members
16. Call for study abroad and internship applications – Asia exchange
17. Roundtable: Trade relations and cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
18. Registration for Montaasi’s legendary narrow-film course is open

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 39

• Tue, 24 Sept – Nomination of candidates for the Representative Council elections ends
• Tue, 24 Sept. – Teekkarispex recruitment sauna
• Tue, 24 Sept- Taiji beginner’s course
• Tue, 24 Sept – AYY-Kehy’s info and fair trade wine tasting
• Wed, 25 Sept – Ristin kilta’s freshman sauna
• Wed, 25 Sept –  TRY-OUTS I Aalto Predators
• Thu, 26 Sept – Polirytmi’s new players’ night
• Thu, 26 Sept – Entrepreneurship education conference
• Thu, 26 Sept – Acti’s Kick-off
• Thu, 26 Sept – Hang-out night
• Thu, 26 Sept – Young Students – Go Services!
• Thu, 26 Sept – ADS Weekly Debate
• Fri, 27 Sept – Mökä’s freshman sauna
• Fri, 27 Sept- Blood donation in Otaniemi
• Fri, 27 Sept – Cocktail At Sea

WEEK 40

• Mon, 30 Sept – Well-being week begins
• Mon, 30 Sept – Otatarha Race
• Mon, 30 Sept – KYL’s audition for the autumn of 2013
• Wed, 2 Oct – DOT info sauna –
• Thu, 3 Oct – Battle for the Mastery of Otaniemi
• Fri, 4 Oct – Quo Vadis Architectura? “Baroque Magic”
• Sat, 5 Oct – Kokoomusteekkarit 45^th anniversary
• Sun, 6 Oct – Horseback riding mini beginner’s course begins

2. Nomination of candidates for AYY’s Representative Council elections will end on Tue, 24 Sept

This autumn, AYY’s members have once again the opportunity to run as a candidate or vote on the composition of the Representative Council. In the Representative Council elections, AYY’s Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year period. The Representative Council has AYY’s highest decision-making power and decides on your membership fee and the student union regulations, among other things. The Representative Council is always elected for two years at a time.

The nomination of candidates will end at 12noon on Tuesday, 24 Sept. Collect your list and join in!

Further information: ayy.fi/vaalit

AYY’s Representative Council elections will be held on 5-6 Nov 2013 and you can vote in advance on Wed, 23 Oct-Sun, 3 Nov. Further information on the activities of the Representative Council is available at inside.ayy.fi.

Election website are open at ayy.fi/vaalit.

3. AYY is looking for a specialist for international affairs

AYY is looking for a specialist for international affairs for a fixed-term full-time employment. The deadline for applications is 4pm on Wednesday, 25 Sept. Further information here.

4. The application period for grants from TTE-Fund is open!

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

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

The continuous application period is open during the academic terms and the third application round of 2013 will end on Sunday, 29 Sept 2013, 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/

Deadlines for the application rounds of school year 2013-2014 and instructions for the applications is available on TTE-Fund’s website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

5. Apply for the union meeting delegation of SYL

SYL, the National Union of University Students in Finland, is the association of the Finnish student unions, which represents the Finnish university students in national decision making. The annually appointed board implements the action plan and the policy paper which guide the advocacy work of SYL. The policy paper and the action plan will be approved in the union meeting where the board is also elected. The union meeting of the year 2013 will be held in Korpilampi, Espoo on 29-30 November. SYL’s union meeting is an excellent vantage point to the Finnish student movement as well as university students’ national interest representation and its impact on students’ everyday life.

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

The application period ends at 12noon on Thursday, 26 Sept 2013.

Further information and the application form are available at https://lomake.ayy.fi/syl-delegaatio/

If you have questions: Laura Euro, Board Member, laura.euro@ayy.fi, 050-520 9429

6. Applications now accepted to the Aalto Students’ BLOOM trip to Mozambique!

Aalto University Student Union is taking about 30 students to Africa in the beginning of 2014! BLOOM is a journey that will be remembered as a great cultural experience. BLOOM is a way to find and learn. BLOOM, Bridge of Learning – Operation: OndA! in Maputo, is a journey to Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, and it’s surroundings. We will spend three weeks in an African environment, in the Mozambican culture and, of course, with great people.

We will be working in different ways with a local non-governmental organization, ASSCODECHA as part of the project of a Finnish NGO, Taksvärkki (Operation: Day’s Work). Our project will consist of challenging tasks with, for example, infrastructure, education, and economic development or any special useful skills we got.

We are looking for people from all possible backgrounds, of all possible experience levels, with different kinds of skills and of all possible ages. These people will organize art workshops, film documentaries, teach entrepreneurial skills, build sanitary facilities etc. etc. However, the trip is all about learning and sharing experiences in two directions.

Part of the trip is reserved for relaxing and taking some time for ourselves. This could include safaris, water sports, day trips and so on. You decide!

Applications are now accepted until 29 September via: http://bloom.ayy.fi/?p=87

The event can be found on Facebook.

This time for Africa!

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. Annually 15-20 people are invited as honorary members in recognition of active involvement in the community of engineering students and Aalto University’s student community. Every autumn, PTK’s conclave appoints new honorary members based on the nominations of the communities of engineering students and Aalto University.

This year’s nominations may be submitted until 10.11am on 10 Oct 2013. The nomination should include the nominated person’s name, email address, picture and the reasons for the nomination, as well as the names of the person(s) who made the nomination.

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

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

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

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

8. Otatarha Race and Lakinlaskijaiset in Otaniemi on 30 Sept 2013

On Monday, 30 Sept, Otaniemi is the place to be!

The day begins at 2pm when Otatarha Race takes over Alvari Square. Design, create and build the fastest, most stylish and funniest non-motorised vehicle. The registration form is available here. Further information is available on Facebook.

In the evening, you should head to Dipoli where Lakinlaskijaiset 2013 takes place! AYY’s biggest party features Jukka Poika, Scandinavian Music Group and Sydän, Sydän! Ticket sales begin on 16 September. Further information on the programme and ticket sales are available on facebook and our website: www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi

Come and organise Lakinlaskijiset party in laid-back company! You can sign up for work here. Any questions may be presented to Lakinlaskijaiset Director Elli Taimela elli.taimela@ayy.fi or May Day Director Markku Leppälä markku.leppala@ayy.fi.

9. Sign up for Aalto Challenge of “Voi hyvin Aallossa” week

Aalto Challenge event will be organised in Otaniemi on Wednesday, 2 Oct, as part of the well-being week. The event aims to make Aalto’s sports association activities more familiar to all Aalto students. Aalto Challenge consists of a laid-back fair, where associations can tell about their activities and organise tryouts at Alvari Square in Otaniemi and more competitive orienteering contest, where teams go through check points organised by associations on the route Otaniemi-Meilahti-Otaniemi (in the same way as in KY City Challenge). Now is a good time to build up teams, register, and add the date to your calendar. Sports associations that want to participate may also sign up for the event. Registrations and further information on the event: http://aaltochallenge.ayy.fi/

The event is part of Voi Hyvin Aallossa week.

During the week, sports tryouts and well-being related events are organised on the campuses. See a more detailed daily schedule and sign up for try-outs at voihyvin.ayy.fi.

Also see Inside.

10. Battle for the Mastery of Otaniemi on 3 Oct – now 50% off!

The Battle is at stake. You could be the greatest hero in the Megazone battle, when Otaniemi explodes on the first Thursday of October. Gather a team of ten, and you’ll get your own participation at half the price – now the whole team for only €95!

The offer is valid until 25 Sept or as long as there are places available. Register NOW at https://lomake.ayy.fi/aalto-liike/toh-2/!

Additional information at https://lomake.ayy.fi/aalto-liike/toh2info/ and on Facebook.

Best Regards,Aalto-Liike, the toughest sports section of AYY.

11. ADS: Workshop + weekly debate

Learn persuasion skills and debating! An exciting ADS workshop coming up: “Debating Kick-Off”– event with BCG (Boston Consulting Group), on Thursday 3 Oct 2013, 6pm, Design Factory.  Max. 24 participants, so please remember to sign-up here. You can register until Fri, 29 Sept 2013.

The workshop (Thu, 3 Oct 2013) complements our weekly practice sessions, held every Wednesday  at 6.30pm at KY-Building. Accept the challenge, and practise your debating skills!

12. The Finnish Anti-Counterfeiting Group Scholarship 2013

The annual scholarship of the Finnish Anti-Counterfeiting Group for students is now available for applications. The Finnish Anti-Counterfeiting Group may grant one or more scholarships to theses authors whose works are related to counterfeiting or piracy and thus to the association’s field. The number and amount of scholarships depends on the level of applicants and themes. The scholarship amount is EUR 500–1,500. Detailed application instructions are available here.

The deadline for applications is 30 Sept 2013 and the applications can be sent to the association address at info@facg.fi.

13. Top floorball in Otaniemi for free!

Aalto University’s floorball team Otaonnela Floorball, FLOB, offers free admission to men’s II division regular season home games during the season 2013-2014. Games take place on the weekends in Otahalli and there is certainly no lack of interesting opponents. The team will encounter the major teams of the metropolitan area,  Jokerit and HIFK, as well as local opponents Indians and GrIFK.

The last time FLOB played in men’s II division was eight years ago, so the long anticipated comeback of the technology student team is happening at last. The season opener game is played against the local indian group at 2.30pm on Sunday, 29 Sept. You can watch entertaining top floorball throughout the season in a total of eleven home games. Come to the hall and cheer FLOB to victory!

Further information and game schedule is available at http://flob.ayy.fi. Like us on Facebook.

14. Trip’s sailing demonstrations

Are you interested in sailing? Would you like to try it out? Participate in the sailing demonstration of Teekkaripurjehtijat sailing club!

If you missed the Campus Expo and have not registered for Trip’s sailing demonstration, it is not too late! Sailing demonstrations are organised in the evenings on Mon-Thu, 23-26 Sept and Mon-Thu, 30 Sept-3 Oct. Demonstrations are free and previous experience is not required. You can sign up until the demonstrations are fully booked.

Registration form and further information are available here.

15. AIESEC Aalto is recruiting new members

International atmosphere, leadership development & volunteer/work abroad opportunities. Interested? AIESEC Aalto is recruiting new members. DL for applications is 26 September. Read more about AIESEC here.

How joining AIESEC brings new experience to your life: http://aiesec.fi/hy-your-aiesec-experience

Come and meet us:

• What: AIESEC info evening
• Where: KY Building, sauna room.
• When: 4.30pm, 25 September.

Also don’t forget to join us by filling out the application

AIESEC member selection:

• What: AIESEC group interview
• Where: KY Building
• When: 4pm-6pm, or 6pm-8pm on 27 September
• Welcome event and cottage trip: 5 October. Stay tuned for more information about this amazing trip!

Ask anything from aiesec.aalto@gmail.com.

16. Call for study abroad and internship applications – Asia exchange

• Universiti Putra Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *NEW*
• University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
• Guangzhou University (Guangzhou, China)
• Kasetsart University (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Prince of Songkla University (Phuket, Thailand)
• Siam University (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Udayana University (Bali, Indonesia)

Asia Exchange’s study abroad and internship opportunities are for freemover students. The language of instruction is English. Application is done via Asia Exchange at www.asiaexchange.org

Application deadlines:

• Spring 2014: Sept 30 / Oct 31, 2013
• Autumn 2014: May 31, 2014

Internships: Asia Exchange offers internships in China and Indonesia. There are hundreds of places available for students from different fields of study. Learn more at www.asiaexchange.org

17. Roundtable: Trade relations and cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world

The Aalto University Language Centre is honoured to host a roundtable where H.E. Mrs. María Jesús Figa López-Palop, Ambassador of Spain, H.E. Mr. Eduardo Pablo Tapia Riepel, Ambassador of Chile, and Minister Mr. Marco Antonio Loustaunau Caballero from the Embassy of the United Mexican States discuss trade relations with Finland and some cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. The event will take place in the auditorium of the Engineering Physics Building (Otakaari 3, F239) on the Otaniemi campus on Friday, 27 September 2013 at 12noon–2.30pm. The roundtable will be held in Spanish. All the students and staff members of Aalto University are warmly welcome to the event.

18. Registration for Montaasi’s legendary narrow-film course is open

In the legendary film-making course of Montaasi during the weekend between 4-6 Oct, we go through the basics of script writing, visual narration, lighting and filming, as well as shoot short films in groups to 8 mm colour film. The course thus provides a unique opportunity to make a film to narrow-film which becomes rarer each year.

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

Fifteen people may attend the course and the price is EUR 20 for Montaasi members. If you are not a member yet, you can pay the membership fee of EUR 10 in connection with the course fee. You can become a member at montaasi.ayy.fi. More information and registrations via e-mail: montaasi(at)list.ayy.fi

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 37/2013

If your studies continue as usual, please remember to register for attendance and pay the Student Union’s membership fee by 13 Sept. If you have not registered for attendance for some reason, you will have to apply separately for the return of your study right.

Also remember the nomination of candidates for the Representative Council elections, which will end at 12noon on Tuesday, 24 Sept.

1. This and next week’s events
2. All AYY apartment key services transferred to Otaniemi
3. Nomination of candidates for AYY’s Representative Council elections ends on Tue, 24 Sept
4. AYY to help homeless students
5. Application period for grants from TTE-Fund is open!
6. Get to know AYY’s activities at Campus Expo
7. Otatarha Race 2013
8. Lakinlaskijaiset 2013
9. Work at Lakinlaskijaiset party
10. GRRR.fi is open – portfolio site of Aalto ARTS graphic designers
11. Improvisation and dance courses of Teekkarispeksi in the autumn (REGISTRATION ON 11 SEPT)
12. Come and play at PO
13. Aalto School of Students at Design Factory on 14 Sept!
14. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 37

• Mon, 9 Sept – Pancake football
• Mon, 9 Sept – Polijazz’s dance classes for the autumn begin, sign up!
• Mon, 9 Sept – Dominante’s open rehearsal
• Mon, 9 Sept – Board game night @ cafe mascot
• Tue, 10 Sept –City orienteering
• Tue, 10 Sept – Dominante’s audition
• Wed, 11 Sept – Polytech Choir audition
• Wed, 11 Sept – Ristin kilta’s opening night
• Wed, 11 Sept – ADS 1st Weekly Debate
• Thu, 12 Sept – Mursujaiset
• Fri, 13 Sept – Audi OSM golf
• Fri, 13 Sept – Bodomjärvi excursion
• Fri, 13 Sept – Shotokai’s karate basic course begins
• Sat, 14 Sept – Aalto School of Students

WEEK 38

• Mon, 16 Sept – Karate basic course begins
• Tue, 17 Sept – Dominante’s audition
• Tue, 17 Sept – Campus Expo in Töölö
• Wed, 18 Sept – Campus Expo in Otaniemi
• Wed, 18 Sept – Polytech Choir audition
• Fri, 20 Sept – KY’s autumn trek ’13
• Fri, 20 Sept – AEGEE-Helsinki info evening party
• Sat, 21 Sept – Espoo marathon
• Sun, 22 Sept – Aalto-kymppi race

2. All AYY apartment key services transferred to Otaniemi

All AYY apartment key services are transferred to AYY Housing Office in Otaniemi. Whether you are collecting or returning keys, have lost a key or want to order extra keys, everything will be handled through AYY Housing Office.

Previously, the keys for AYY’s apartments in Helsinki were handled through Töölö Service Point. The key services were discontinued because the service was used very rarely (3-10 keys transferred per month) and the practice caused unnecessary trouble for tenants. In the future, keys to all AYY apartments are handled through AYY Housing Office five days a week and the opening hours are longer than what was possible at Töölö Service Point.

All key services will be moved to Otaniemi after the second week of September. Töölö Service Point will discontinue the key services after Thursday, 12 Sept, and all keys will be transferred to Otaniemi on Monday 16 Sept. After that, keys for all AYY’s apartments will be handled only  through AYY Housing Office, with the exception of keys for apartments on Ida Aalbergin tie. Keys to those apartments will continue to be handled through the maintenance person Petri Vornanen as previously.

Tenants can still always exchange keys between themselves. For this purpose, you have to use the key exchange form, which you can fill in and print out on AYY’s Housing Forms page. You can sign the contract, scan or take a photo of it, and send it via email to AYY Housing Office (asuntotoimisto@ayy.fi) as an attachment.

Feedback and questions can be addressed to AYY Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (firstname.surname@ayy.fi), 050 520 9444).

3. Nomination of candidates for AYY’s Representative Council elections will end on Tue, 24 Sept

This autumn, AYY’s members have once again the opportunity to run as a candidate or vote on the composition of the Representative Council. In the Representative Council elections, AYY’s Representative Council of 45 members is elected for the next two-year period. The Representative Council has AYY’s highest decision-making power and decides on your membership fee and the student union regulations, among other things. The Representative Council is always elected for two years at a time.

The nomination of candidates will end at 12noon on Tuesday, 24 Sept. Collect your list and join in!

Further information: ayy.fi/vaalit

AYY’s Representative Council elections will be held on 5-6 Nov 2013 and you can vote in advance on Wed, 23 Oct-Sun, 3 Nov.

Further information on the activities of the Representative Council is available at inside.ayy.fi.

Election website will open at ayy.fi/vaalit.

4. AYY to help homeless students

Emergency Housing Coordinator Vera Moshina will operate in AYY until 30 Sept. Ms. Moshina helps all those AYY members who have problems in finding accommodation for the autumn of 2013. The emergency housing coordinator gives advice on how to find housing, organises temporary accommodation and helps with other matters related to housing.

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

• 26 Aug–14 Sept, 12noon–4pm
• 16 Sept–30 Sept, 12noon–2pm.
• At other times by appointment.

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

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

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

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

5. Application period for TTE-Fund grants is open!

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

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

The continuous application period is open during the academic terms and the third application round of 2013 will end on Sunday, 29 Sept 2013, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tter/

Deadlines for the application rounds of the academic year 2013-2014 and application instructions are available on TTE-Fund’s website. Also check out the facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

6. Get to know AYY’s activities at Campus Expo

AYY’s Campus Expo is a two-day event organised to all Aalto members by the associations within AYY. This year, the event is arranged in the main building lobby of the School of Economics in Töölö on Tuesday, 17 Sept, and in the main building lobby in Otaniemi on Wednesday, 18 sept, 9.30am-2.30pm.

In the event, students have a great opportunity to explore AYY’s wide association field at display stands, through competitions or by trying out different sports. Come and meet like-minded fellow students and find something new!

Both expo days continue with relaxed evening activities. Some associations will present their activities at KY Lounge on Tuesday night and in several club facilities, which can be reserved for free, in Otaniemi on Wednesday night. Further information and more detailed schedule can be found here.

7. Otatarha Race 2013

On Lakinlaskijais Day on 30 Sept, Otatarha Race is organised at Alvari Square starting at 2pm. This is a contest that you do not want to miss! Design, create and build the fastest, most stylish and funniest vehicle with your group of friends. Challenge yourself and others by participating in this formula-like race with a self-made, non-motorised vehicle. The best teams will be rewarded and preparing for the competition starts NOW! Each group receives points for the speed and stylishness of their vehicle, as well as for their team spirit :D.

Registration form is available here.

Further information is available on Facebook.

8. Lakinlaskijaiset 2013

The major spectacle of the autumn is here again! On 30 Sept, it is time for Lakinlaskijaiset Party 2013! Whether you want to party hard, go down the slide, jam along to reggae rhythms or listen to Scandinavian Music Group, Aalto University Student Union’s biggest party offers something for everyone. Performers include Jukka Poika, Scandinavian Music Group and Sydän, sydän! The dance floor is heated by wild DJs and the Electronic Music Culture Association Entropy!

At midnight, it is time for traditional festivities when student caps are laid down along to French horn music. Even if you do not have a cap with a tassel, you do not want to miss this party!

Ticket sales will start on 16 September. Tickets are sold at Tiketti, at the entrance, and in advance on Aalto University and the University of Helsinki campuses. Viking Line offers Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki cruise gift certificate for the first 2,500 persons to purchase an advance ticket!

More information on the schedule and ticket sale dates and locations is available on facebook and our website: www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi

9. Work at Lakinlaskijaiset party

The autumn is approaching and it is time to lay down our dear student caps. Lakinlaskijaiset 2013 will be organised at Dipoli on 30 Sept. In order to organise this amazing party, we need a number of energetic people for a variety of duties, such as ticket sales, carrying equipment, decorating, cooking, security and van driving. Come and organise the greatest event of the student union and the wildest party of the autumn in a laid-back company! You can sign up for work here.

As a reward, you get a free admission to Lakinlaskijaiset 2013, an overall badge, a gift certificate to Viking Line’s Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki cruise, as well as access to a massive employee party on 16 Oct!

In addition, employees earn one of the two work contributions required for a pink cord. In order to get the pink cord, you have to work in two of the three major parties (Gravitation, May Day, Lakinlaskijaiset). There are also work stations for freshmen! Any questions may be presented to Lakinlaskijaiset Director Elli Taimela elli.taimela@ayy.fi or May Day Director Markku Leppälä markku.leppala@ayy.fi.

10. GRRR.fi is open – the portfolio site of Aalto ARTS graphic designers

GRRR, the student organisation of Aalto ARTS graphic designers, has opened a portfolio website, which showcases the works of its members. You can have a look at the site at http://grrr.fi.

GRRR.fi creates a platform for the meeting of young designers and partners and facilitates networking with other designers. Students’ work will also reach a wider audience through the website. New works and designers are added constantly.

11. Improvisation and dance courses of Teekkarispeksi in the autumn (REGISTRATION ON 11 SEPT)

Improvisation and dance courses of Teekkarispeksi are here again. Registration for the beginner’s improvisation and dance courses will begin at 12noon on Wednesday, 11 Sept, in the main building lobby of the former TKK. You can sign up for the advanced course in the lobby of JMT1 on Wednesday, 6pm on 11 Sept. With one queuing, you can register one person for one course.

More information and more detailed schedules are available on Teekkarispeksi website.

12. Come and play at PO

Joining our orchestra could not be much simpler: you just have to come down with your instrument. The autumn season rehearsals will begin at Servin Mökki at the address Jämeräntaival 4, Espoo at 6pm on Monday, 9 Sept. New members are welcome to the first rehearsal, but you can still join the rehearsals on the following Mondays.

The autumn programme is as follows:

• Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
• Carl Maria von Weber: Bassoon Concerto
• Josef Suk: Pohadka

The Polytech Orchestra is a full-sized symphony orchestra based in Espoo. Its players are mainly students from Aalto University and other universities in the metropolitan area.

Further information here.

13. Aalto School of Students at Design Factory on 14 Sept!

Everyone can do something that someone else wants to learn! On Saturday, 14 Sept, 10am-5pm, Aalto School of Students event is organised at Design Factory, where we, the students, are teachers! The lessons range from contemporary art research to water technology and communications. Lessons are arranged both in English and Finnish. Further information and the exact schedule will be published soon at aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com. Those who are interested in teaching and have not signed up yet can contact us at aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com. The price of the school day is only EUR 5, including a delicious school meal. Tickets are available on site. Welcome!

14.  Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter? Please send a brief text by Friday, 10am, to the address tiedottaja@ayy.fi. The news will be translated so you can submit your text in just one language. The contents of the newsletter are ultimately edited by AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi, tel: 050 520 9440).