This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 36/2013

The academic year starts next week, when the opening of the academic year and Aalto Party will take over the campuses. If your studies continue as usual, please remember to register for attendance and pay the student union’s membership fee.

Autumn also brings with it the Representative Council elections on Tue 5-Wed 6 Nov. Election declaration has been issued and it is available at ayy.fi/vaalit.

1. This and next week’s events
2. Academic year tags and updating of travel cards – what, where, when?
3. Opening of the academic year and Aalto Party
4. Aalto Afterparty
5. AYY to help homeless students
6. Mosaic Couchsurfing – host an international student!
7. Find a Flatmate! event at Otaniemi on 2 Sept
8. Work at Lakinlaskijaiset party
9. Battle for the mastery of Otaniemi
10. Join the activities of Aalto Debating Society
11. Courses of Aalto ventures programme are starting!
12. Aalto School of Students at Design Factory on 14 Sept!
13. ADD CAFE returns from the summer break on Mon, 2 Sept
14. Do you want to include your own news in the weekly newsletter?

1. This and next week’s events

WEEK 36

• Tue, 3 Sept – Opening of the academic year and Aalto Party
• Tue, 3 Sept – Aalto Afterparty @ Täffä
• Wed, 4 Sept – Ota-orienteering
• Thu, 5 Sept –  Ota-orienteering
• Fri, 6 Sept – Walrus party

WEEK 37

• Mon, 9 Sept – Pancake football
• Mon, 9 Sept – Dominante’s open rehearsal
• 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
• 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

2. Academic year tags and updating of travel cards – what, where, when?

Autumn is here again, which means that you should collect the academic year tag and update your  travel card. Like last year, AYY distributes year tags at service points.

In addition, there is a temporary year tag distribution point in the library lobby in Otaniemi. The temporary service point is open at 10am-6pm until 20 Sept. If you only need the year tag, we recommend that you avoid rush and use the library service point. In addition to Otaniemi, you can also collect the year tag from Töölö during exceptional opening hours. The after work service point is open in Töölö throughout August on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 4pm-6pm. Also remember to get AYY’s new calendar!

HSL has opened a temporary travel card updating point next to AYY’s year tag service point in the library lobby in Otaniemi. The service point is open at 9am-4pm until 6 Sept. Despite the efforts of AYY and KY, we did not manage to get the updating point to Töölö. In Helsinki, you can update your travel card at the railway station or the main building of the University of Helsinki (Fabianinkatu 33).

Instructions:

Membership fee payment
AYY’s service points

3. Opening of the academic year and Aalto Party

The students and staff of Aalto University are all invited to celebrate the opening of the academic year on Tuesday, 3 September 2013 at 1.15pm. The festivities will take place on Töölö Campus and Otaniemi Campus this year. The opening ceremony will take place at the School of Business

The opening ceremony can also be followed as a webcast on aalto.fi. Further details and links are published closer to the event.

Aalto Party

Aalto Party is the official but more relaxed continuation of the opening festivities. This after party brings together students and staff to enjoy various outdoor activities.

Aalto Party kicks off at 4pm with the traditional challenge between the board of AYY (the Student Union of Aalto University) and the management of the university. During the afternoon you can participate in various activities, dancing, meetings and mingling, an art battle, and so much more. Numerous society’s, associations and services from the university are present at the Party.

Additional information about the Aalto Party programme on Facebook and here.

Sign up for Aalto Party here.

The party will take place on Ainon aukio (Otaniementie 11/ Konemiehentie 2). Please note that the parking lot will be closed for parking on 3-4 September.

There will be free bus transportation in the front of the main buildings on the Töölö and Arabia campuses to the official Aalto Party.

The departure timetable of the buses:

• BIZ: 3.30pm, 4pm, 4.30pm
• ARTS: 3.15pm, 3.45pm

Reclaim the academic year together!

4. Aalto Afterparty

Carnival! Aalto Party! Täffä! Celebration

Aalto students congregate at Aalto Party on Tuesday, 3 September at Aino Square in Otaniemi and the Aalto Community spirit meets its apex at the afterparty held at Täffä in the evening. The event features the performers Kyntelligens, Wikirock and one who will absolutely detonate the evening, Rony Rex, who has performed at festivals such as Weekend and Neverland!

• What: Aalto Afterparty
• Where: Täffä, Otakaari 22
• When: 8pm, Tuesday, 3 September
• Price: EUR 5

More information on Facebook event.

5. 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).

6. Mosaic Couchsurfing – host an international student!

Mosaic Couchsurfing is a completely voluntary programme where people staying in Finland can offer short-term accommodation for new international students that do not have an apartment yet.

Couchsurfing helps you to meet and adventure with new friends around the world. It is a cheap way to learn about different exciting cultures, and at the same time brush up on your language skills or even learn a new language. By opening your home to a new friend, you will make his/her visit in Finland a lot easier and less stressful. The time your new friend will spend in your home is totally up to you:  it might be just for a few nights or months. You decide!

Hosting an international student even for a short time gives you the opportunity to familiarise yourself with the international community of Aalto University and be a part of it for the rest of the year and meet even more exciting new friends through your Mosaic Couchsurfing connections.

You don’t need anything special: your enthusiasm and a spare bed or your couch is more than enough! You don’t need to be an AYY member or a Finn to become a Couchsurfing host.

This is how you can participate in the Mosaic Couchsurfing as a host:

• Step 1: Fill in the application to become a Mosaic Couchsurfing host.
• Step 2: Wait for the e-mail introducing you to your Mosaic Couchsurfing guest.
• Step 3: Welcome your partner in late August to your home.
• Step 4: Enjoy and have fun!!

Find the Facebook event here.

(The idea for Mosaic’s Couchsurfing came from couchsurfing.org.)

7. Find a Flatmate! event at Otaniemi on 2 Sept

Are you looking for a flat? Or flatmate? Or someone with whom to search for a flat? Or just need to find somewhere to stay for a few nights? Or perhaps you have a room or flat to rent for someone in the need? If yes, then Find Flatmate! is for you.

Find a Flatmate! brings together students in need for a flat/mate and landlords, whether institutional or private, to connect and get to know each other as well as find info on the housing market, renting and letting. The organisations participating offer housing for long-term or short-term needs, some especially to students, others also to the general public.

• What: Find a Flatmate in Espoo, Otaniemi
• When: 2 September 2013 at 3pm-6pm
• Where: Aalto University Main building, Main lobby, Otakaari 1

More info in here: http://www.welcomeweeks.fi/en/event/250

8. 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 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/jtmk/toihin-lakinlaskijaisiin-2013/.

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.

9. Battle for the mastery of Otaniemi on 3 Oct

Aalto-Liike will organise a battle for the mastery of Otaniemi on 3 Oct 2013. At the forefront of Otaniemi, you will fight in a laser battle, the concept familiar from Megazone. The tournament consists of 16 teams with ten players per team. The game mode is two flag Capture the Flag. Gather a team and participate!

The weapons use infrared laser in order to function, so you do not have to worry about protection. We have 40 weapons of which 20 are constantly in use. More information on the weapons at: http://www.markstonsport.com/ ja www.outdoor.megazone.fi.

The event lasts for about 8 hours, and a single fight lasts about half an hour. The first game begins at 11am. Each fight is a qualification game. The participation fee is €100/team. Practical information along with a map of the area and a schedule can be found here.

Registrations will be accepted in the order of registration. Registration is binding and you can sign up your here.

You can look last years pictures here.

Event in Facebook.

Feisty regards 😉

10. Join the activities of Aalto Debating Society

A skill for work & leisure – learn to debate! Aalto Debating Society organises various debating activities. Business students can find us at Mursumessut (Fri, 6th). The weekly Wednesday meetings start from 11 September onwards, 6.30pm at KY Building. No prior debating experience needed. Visit us on facebook.com/AaltoDebatingSociety

11. COURSES OF AALTO VENTURES PROGRAMME ARE STARTING!

Want to change the World? Aalto Ventures Program will provide you with the skills, tools and global networks you need to create new businesses! At AVP, you can study a minor in high-growth entrepreneurship for your master’s degree or just take individual courses as electives. In addition, we’re offering inspirational workshops. You will learn through experimentation, cross-disciplinary team work, and insights of experienced professionals.

We have many great courses starting right now! Join one of them or start doing your minor at the same time. You can find the courses that are starting here.

Remember also to check our brand new website and start following us on Facebook to get latest updates

12. 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!

13. ADD CAFE returns from the summer break on Mon, 2 Sept

The coffee heaven of the campus ADD CAFE will return from the summer break on Monday, 2 Sept. Come and enjoy the high-quality specialty coffees and experience the possibilities of digital design and 3D printing at the same time!

The café is open on weekdays between 11am-5pm at the address Sähkömiehentie 4G.

www.facebook.com/CafeADD

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).

 

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 23/2013

The weekly newsletter will have a summer break! During the summer, you can follow current information on AYY’s website at ayy.fi and on facebook at facebook.com/ylioppilaskunta.

The autumn’s first weekly newsletter will be published at the turn of August and September. Sunny summer to all!

1. Summer events
2. AYY’s housing regulations changed on 1 June 2013!
3. Postal services in Otaniemi were discontinued on 31 May – new post will open in connection with the R-kiosk in October
4. Open idea workshop concerning AYY’s anniversary in 2014 on Tue, 11 June, 7pm
5. AYY’s scholarships of the spring of 2013 were allocated
6. AYY’s third Representative Council elections to be organised in October-November
7. AYY’s online store AYY Shop is now open!
8. BLOOMin’ Africa ’14
9. FSHS health centre opening hours in summer 2013
10. VR’s student discounts to change on 3 June
11. Nyyti’s loneliness web group was launched
12. FSHS’s new website on sexual health and contraception
13. “Armi forum” of architecture, construction and design on Tuesday, 17 Sept 2013
14. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!
15. DISCOVER YOUR ALUMNI RELATIONS! Take our questionnaire and you could win an iPad
16. HoT Bike Center Pop-up opened in Otaniemi
17. Summer baseball on Thursdays at 6pm @ Tuuliniitty

 

1. Summer events

• Wed, 5 June KYL’s album release concert
• Tue, 11 June – Open idea workshop concerning AYY’s anniversary in 2014
• Fri-Sat 16-17 Aug Metal Club Mökä’s 15^th anniversary festival
• Wed, 21 Aug – ARTS August seminar

 

2. AYY’s housing regulations changed on 1 June 2013!

AYY’s Representative Council has approved AYY’s new housing regulations on 14 May 2013. The housing regulations guide the entire housing activities of AYY and have effect on all members who apply for AYYs apartments or already live in AYY’s apartments. New regulations have entered into force on 1 June 2013 and thus have effect on the housing applications of new freshmen in the autumn. The housing section on AYY’s website will be updated in the next few days. Read about the most important changes and the entire regulations here.

 

3. Postal services in Otaniemi were discontinued on 31 May – new post will open in connection with the R-kiosk in October

02150 ESPOO postal services in Otaniemi were discontinued on 31 May 2013. In October, we will open postal services in R-kiosk in Otaniemi. Postal services in the area are currently available at Tapiola post office at Heikintori shopping centre.

Tapiola post office 02100 ESPOO at Heikintori shopping centre serves you at the address  Kauppamiehenkatu 1, Mon-Fri, 9am-8pm and Sat, 10am-2pm.

Locations and opening hours of other post offices can be found at www.posti.fi (Post office opening hours and addresses).

The change does not affect postal addresses or mail delivery.
 

4. Open idea workshop concerning AYY’s anniversary 2014 on Tue, 11 June, 7pm

Would you like to brainstorm how Aalto students will celebrate their first weekend of February?  Welcome to the open idea workshop to discuss the role of the Student Union’s anniversary and brainstorm ideas for the content and programme of the anniversary 2014. Come and brainstorm together or just pop in to tell about your ideas. The event is open to all participants.

The Student Union’s anniversary dresscode has varied from white tie to overalls, animal costume and suits. Festivies have taken over Design Factory, Linnanmäki Sealife and Heureka, as well as Restaurant Bank. The anniversary has included bull riding, stand up comedy and competitive sitsit parties. What next?

Participation does not require a separate registration.

Workshop on facebook.

• What: Open idea workshop concerning the Student Union’s anniversary
• Where: Aalto Design Factory, Studio, Betongblandargränden 5, Espoo
• When: 11 June, 7pm–9.30pm

 

5. AYY’s scholarships for the spring of 2013 were allocated

AYY Board has approved the presentations of the scholarship allocation committees concerning the scholarship recipients for the spring of 2013 at its meeting on Wednesday, 29 May 2013. A total of 376 applications were received. Applications in different categories were allocated as follows:

• Exchange scholarship: 163 applications (2012:188)
• Community scholarship: 63 applications (2012: 89)
• Study scholarship: 150 applications. (2012: 158)

The list of scholarship recipients can be found on AYY’s website.

Congratulations to all scholarship recipients!
 

6. AYY’s third Representative Council elections to be organised in October-November

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

Advance voting will be held on Wed, 23 Oct-Sun, 3 Nov and the actual voting days are Tuesday, 5 Nov and Wednesday, 6 Nov.

Do you want to get involved? Follow the information on the campuses and online! For more information on the Representative Council activities, please visit inside.ayy.fi.

Election website will open at ayy.fi/vaalit.

 

7. AYY’s online store AYY Shop is now open!

You can purchase Student Union’s hoodies, t-shirts and other products from AYY’s own online store, as well as Aalto Design Factory’s coffee mugs. The product range will be expanded during the summer. Take a look at products in more detail at the store at shop.ayy.fi!

We are happy to hear your opinions on the new online shop and we warmly welcome your suggestions for new products and improvement ideas. You can submit your opinions and feedback to AYY Shop directly through the feedback form of the online shop, where you can also provide anonymous feedback, or send email to shop@ayy.fi.

By liking the shop on Facebook or following AYY Shop on Twitter, you stay up-to-date on additions to the product range and other news.

• AYY Shop on Facebook
• AYY Shop on Twitter

 

8. BLOOMin’ Africa ’14

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!

Apply in September and get ready for the sunshine. Keep your eyes and ears open for more. This time for Africa!

Event on Facebook.
 

9. FSHS health centre opening hours in summer 2013

All FSHS health centres are closed between the period 1 July–26 July 2012. In addition, there are differences in the summer opening hours of different health centres. Otaniemi Health Centre, for example, is closed for six weeks starting from midsummer, between 24 June–5 Aug.

You can check the detailed opening hours during the summer months at yths.fi.

 

10. VR’s student discounts to change on 3 June

VR and student organisations have agreed on changes concerning student discounts in train travel. Changes will enter into force on 3 June 2013.

In the future, student discounts will range from 45 to 55 per cent on basic and extra class tickets, so that the biggest discounts apply to the least popular train services and the smallest discounts to the most popular train services.

VR has assured the student organisations that students’ train travel will become cheaper on average, although the most popular train services will be a little bit more expensive in general.

The reform has been made on VR’s initiative and is part of the wider pricing reform, where ticket prices vary more on the basis of demand of train services.

Read more in VR’s press release.

 

11. Nyyti’s loneliness web group was launched 

What are your own experiences of loneliness? What does loneliness mean to you? What kind of feelings are related to it? And how would you like your situation to change? Have you perhaps already found some ways to the change?

Join the discussion and share your thoughts and feelings, and discuss loneliness with others in a similar situation in life. You can participate in the discussion just as you are and according to your own resources.

Loneliness group of the summer 2013 has been opened  and the discussion continues until 16 Aug. Anyone can read the group, you need to register to write comments.

https://www.nyyti.fi/nettiryhmat/

 

12. FSHS’s new website on sexual health and contraception

Sexuality, relationships and sexual health are important questions for young adults, and many students wish to discuss these matters with a health care professional. FSHS has collected information on a range of matters from contraception to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on a separate Sexual health and contraception website. Visit the site to find out more and look for answers to your questions.

You can also take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section and search earlier replies given by our online advice service (in Finnish). Alternatively, send a new question to our experts via the online advice service.

• Yths.fi/en > Sexual health and contraception
• yths.fi/en > Health counselling -Online service

 

13. ”Armi forum” of architecture, construction and design on Tuesday, 17 Sept 2013

Armi (www.armi.fi) is an association of architecture, construction and design fields, which will organise an urban planning workshop ”Armi forum” led by the urban planning guru Fred Kent for Aalto University students in connection with Helsinki Design Week. The goal is to get the widest possible spectrum of students (a total of 8-12 people) from all Aalto University schools (therefore including engineers and economists)!

The workshop is led by the New Yorker urban planning guru Fred Kent with his assistant. Kent has founded Project for Public Spaces project. Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit organization based in New York dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities. Fred Kent will also speak in Dream seminar of Helsinki Design Week on Wednesday, 18 Sept. Armi pays the seminar admission fee for students who participate in the workshop, the seminar will culminate with Pecha Kucha events on Wednesday night.

The workshop will be arranged in English and is free to participants. The aim is to organise the workshop in the centre of Helsinki. Participation requires full time commitment to the work created and led by Fred Kent.

Sign up for the workshop at http://tinyurl.com/armifoorum2013/ and remove yourself to reality for two days!

 

14. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!

What makes you tick and gets you excited? Is it the workings of the brain or drawing what you see in just a few strokes? Or maybe guerilla marketing or crafting origami? Could you share this amazing thing with fellow students?

If you answered yes to the last question, you’re just the person we’re looking for! On 14 September (at Aalto Design Factory) we will arrange Aalto School of Students, a guerilla learning experience where students will teach / instruct other students in a topic which interests them. You don’t need to know everything about your topic, as your pupils will be beginners themselves. Enthusiasm and willingness to share something you think is awesome is the key. You can teach in English, Finnish or Swedish.

If you think you have what it takes to be a teacher in Aalto School of Students, contact us with a brief pitch of what you would like to teach and we will get back to you. If you just want to come as a student, keep your eyes open as registration for students opens after we have confirmed which classes we’ll be able to offer.

Got some questions? Contact us at aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com or check out our tumblr site (updating all the time!) at aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com

 

15. DISCOVER YOUR ALUMNI RELATIONS! Take our questionnaire and you could win an iPad

What kind of alumni relations activities you’d hope after studies? Share your ideas and have an influence on future alumni relations at Aalto University.

Please answer this questionnaire and have your say. The questionnaire will be open until 19 June.

Go to the questionnaire via this link

Please fill in your contact information at the end of the questionnaire and you could win an iPad or other alumni-spirited prizes.

p.s. If you ever feel like you needed more information from us, please do not hesitate to contact us at alumni@aalto.fi or you could go and catch a glimpse of what we are working for at alumninet.aalto.fi

 

15. HoT Bike Center Pop-up opened in Otaniemi

Have you been looking for a place to wash and fix your bike? Well now you can stop looking! We have opened a Pop-up bike center in Urban Mill, next to Design Factory. This center is an outcome of the Product Development Project- course, as a bike service prototype.

This is a do-it-yourself center and offers you a washing place, tools, fixing manuals and a fixing corner. We also have a comfortable lounge area, a book-exchange shelf and a health corner.

The center is open on Mondays from 1pm to 6pm, and on Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm.

Check us out on facebook &  on our webpage:  www.hot.pdp.fi

The address of center is Betonimiehenkuja 3. Welcome to fix your bike for the summer and hang out at the center!

 

17. Summer baseball on Thursdays at 6pm @ Tuuliniitty

Summer baseball games are played throughout the summer on Thursdays at 6pm at Tuuliniitty sand field (Tuulikuja 10, Espoo) with the exception of Thursday, 20 June, when preparing to celebrate the Finnish midsummer. So the next game will be arranged on Thu, 6 June. Welcome to play baseball in a laid-back atmosphere with a smile on your face! 🙂 Amateurs and players of all levels are welcome to join the activities of OtaKoppi. For more information on OtaKoppi activities, please visit the association’s website at http://otakoppi.fi/.

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 22/2013

Otaniemi and Töölö service points will be closed on Mon, 27 May and Tue, 28 May. Service points are open normally again on Wednesday, 29 May. The last newsletter of the spring will be published next week!

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s housing regulations to change on 1 June 2013!
3. BLOOMin’ Africa ’14
4. Otaniemi urban farming association kick-off on Thu 30 May at 3pm
5. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!
6. Closing week of the spring season of ADD CAFE on 27-31 May
7. HoT Bike Center Pop-up opened in Otaniemi
8. PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF ESPOO CINÉ FESTIVAL!
9. Apply for the mentoring programme!
10. DISCOVER YOUR ALUMNI RELATIONS! Take our questionnaire and you could win an iPad
11. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management?
12. Call for study abroad and internship applications

1. This and next week’s events 

Week 22

• Thu, 30 May – AEGEE-Helsinki goes to Pihlajasaari

Week 23

• Wed, 5 Jue KYL’s album release concert

2. AYY’s housing regulations to change on 1 June 2013!

AYY’s Representative Council has approved AYY’s new housing regulations on 14 May 2013. The housing regulations guide the entire housing activities of AYY and have effect on all members who apply for AYYs apartments or already live in AYY’s apartments. New regulations will enter into force on 1 June 2013 and thus have effect on the housing applications of new freshmen in the autumn. The housing section on AYY’s website will be updated in the next few days. Read about the most important changes and the entire regulations here.

3. BLOOMin’ Africa ’14

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!

Apply in September and get ready for the sunshine. Keep your eyes and ears open for more. This time for Africa!

Event in Facebook.

4. Otaniemi urban farming association kick-off on Thu 30 May at 3pm

• Where? Lämpömiehenkuja 2, Finlandia meeting room, Otaniemi
• When? Thursday, 30 May 2013, 3pm-5pm
• To whom? Aalto students and staff interested in having their own urban farming allotment in Otaniemi.

45 farming allotments will be made to Ossinlampi for the use of Aalto community in the beginning of September 2013. Join the activities of the newly formed association – the board members have priority in the allocation of allotments!

SCHEDULE:

• 3pm Urban farming at Ossinlampi in Otaniemi – intro / Meri Löyttyniemi, Sustainable Development Specialist, Aalto Campus and Facility Services
  • Welcome, presentation of urban farming operators at Aalto, what is happening in the area (in addition to the farming area, Hexahives bee village under construction, timelapse description, among other things)

• 3.15pm City garden as part of Martti Levón Park  / Marja Törmälä,  Architect,  Arkkitehdit Q4 Oy

• 3.30pm Plantations and plants of the park and city garden / Mari Talonen, Construction Architect, Arkkitehdit Q4 Oy

• 3.45pm Otaniemi Urban Farming Association, launch of activities / Teemu Halme, AYY’s Secretary General and Mariko Landström, Member of AYY Board
  • presentation of the main sections of the rules
  • discussion on types of activities
  • appointment of the board members

• 4.15pm Questions and discussion

• 5pm The event ends.

You do not have to sign up for the event. Refreshments are served. If you want to join the garden mailing list, please send a message to: mariko.landstrom@ayy.fi.

More information on Aalto’s urban farming: meri.loyttyniemi@aalto.fi, 050 313 7549, Aalto sustainability

5. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!

What makes you tick and gets you excited? Is it the workings of the brain or drawing what you see in just a few strokes? Or maybe guerilla marketing or crafting origami? Could you share this amazing thing with fellow students?

If you answered yes to the last question, you are just the person we are looking for! On 14 September (at Aalto Design Factory) we will arrangeAalto School of Students, a guerilla learning experience where students will teach / instruct other students in a topic which interests them. You don’t need to know everything about your topic, as your pupils will be beginners themselves. Enthusiasm and willingness to share something you think is awesome is the key. You can teach in English, Finnish or Swedish.

If you think you have what it takes to be a teacher in Aalto School of Students, contact us with a brief pitch of what you would like to teach and we will get back to you. If you just want to come as a student, keep your eyes open as registration for students opens after we have confirmed which classes we will be able to offer.

Got some questions? Contact us at aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com or check out our tumblr site (updating all the time!) at aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com

6. Closing week of the spring season of ADD CAFE on 27-31 May

ADD CAFE invites all coffee lovers to enjoy the best coffee on campus once more before the summer break of the cafe from 1 June onwards. During the closing week, a refill cup costs -50 cents  and the cafe displays an exhibition of stunning 3D prints.

ADD CAFE, Sähkömiehentie 4G, Espoo. Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm
In facebook.

7. HoT Bike Center Pop-up opened in Otaniemi

Have you been looking for a place to wash and fix your bike? Well now you can stop looking! We have opened a Pop-up bike center in Urban Mill, next to Design Factory. This center is an outcome of the Product Development Project- course, as a bike service prototype.

This is a do-it-yourself center and offers you a washing place, tools, fixing manuals and a fixing corner. We also have a comfortable lounge area, a book-exchange shelf and a health corner.

The center is open on Mondays from 1pm to 6pm, and on Wednesdays from 1pm to 4pm.

Check us out on facebook  &  on our webpage:  www.hot.pdp.fi

The address of center is Betonimiehenkuja 3.

Welcome to fix your bike for the summer and hang out at the center!

8. PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF ESPOO CINÉ FESTIVAL!

Every year, a large group of volunteers participate in the making of Espoo Ciné Film Festival (16-25 Aug 2013), without whom the festival would simply not exist. Voluntary workers get to see the festival films for free, have free meals every day, get a staff t-shirt and the festival catalogue, as well as a letter of reference at request. And when the festival is over, there is a party for the volunteers. Many volunteers have such a good time that they come back year after year to build this warm-hearted festival together.

Join the hustle of the first film festival of the autumn, and go behind the scenes to look how the film festival with 25,000 visitors is organised. Tasks vary from ticket sales to info desk and decorating. You can participate as long as you are over 18-years old, have an active attitude and you are willing to sacrifice your time in good company. Help is needed particularly during the festival, but also a few weeks before it.

Further information and registration form are available at: http://www.espoocine.fi/2013/talkoolaiset.

9. Apply for the mentoring programme!

MASTER STUDENT, 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 1 Apr-31 May

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

10. DISCOVER YOUR ALUMNI RELATIONS! Take our questionnaire and you could win an iPad

What kind of alumni relations activities you’d hope after studies? Share your ideas and have an influence on future alumni relations at Aalto University. Please answer this questionnaire and have your say. The questionnaire will be open until 19 June.

Go to the questionnaire via this link.

Please fill in your contact information at the end of the questionnaire and you could win an iPad or other alumni-spirited prizes.

p.s. If you ever feel like you needed more information from us, please do not hesitate to contact us at alumni@aalto.fi or you could go and catch a glimpse of what we are working for at alumninet.aalto.fi

11. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management?

What is Strategic Management? Welcome to listen to a lecture by Professor Jay Barney on strategic management. The event will be held on Wednesday, 29 May, 3pm-5.30pm in the Great Hall of the School of Economics Main Building.

For more information and event registration visit here.

12. Call for study abroad and internship applications

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: Autumn 2013: May 31 / June 30 | Spring 2014: September 30 / October 31

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

 

 

 

 

 

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 21/2013

This is the third last newsletter of the spring. Good luck to the last exams and other last projects of the spring!

P.S. Have you already gotten  yourself a super fine AYY hoodie and t-shirt from AYY Shop?

1. This and next week’s events
2. AYY’s housing regulations to change on 1 June 2013!
3. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014
4. Nyyti’s loneliness online group was launched
5. FSHS’s New website on sexual health and contraception
6. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!
7. PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF ESPOO CINÉ FESTIVAL!
8. Premiere of The Heat film on Mon, 27 May
9. Apply for the mentoring programme!
10. Startup Weekend Helsinki 24-26 May @ Open Innovation House
11. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management
12. Join the sailing demonstrations of Teekkaripurjehtijat
13. OSM Baseball 2013

1. This and next week’s events

Week 21

• Wed, 22 May onwards – Sailing demonstrations

Week 22

• Mon, 27 May – Premiere of The Heat film
• Thu, 30 May – AEGEE-Helsinki goes to Pihlajasaari

2. AYY’s housing regulations to change on 1 June 2013!

AYY’s Representative Council has approved AYY’s new housing regulations on 14 May 2013. The housing regulations guide the entire housing activities of AYY and have effect on all members who apply for AYYs apartments or already live in AYY’s apartments. New regulations will enter into force on 1 June 2013 and thus have effect on the housing applications of new freshmen in the autumn. The housing section on AYY’s website will be updated in the next few days. Read about the most important changes and the entire regulations here.

3. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014

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 Sunday, 26 May 2013. 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 2013, 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/ayycalendar2013

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

4. Nyyti’s loneliness online group was launched

What are your own experiences of loneliness? What does loneliness mean to you? What kind of feelings are related to it? And how would you like your situation to change? Have you perhaps already found some ways to the change?

Join the discussion and share your thoughts and feelings, and discuss loneliness with others in a similar situation in life. You can participate in the discussion just as you are and according to your own resources.

Loneliness group of the summer 2013 has been opened on Monday, 13 May at 12noon and the discussion continues until 16 Aug.

Anyone can read the group, you need to register to write comments.

https://www.nyyti.fi/nettiryhmat/

5. FSHS’s New website on sexual health and contraception

Sexuality, relationships and sexual health are important questions for young adults, and many students wish to discuss these matters with a health care professional. FSHS has collected information on a range of matters from contraception to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on a separate Sexual health and contraception website. Visit the site to find out more and look for answers to your questions.

You can also take a look at the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section and search earlier replies given by our online advice service (in Finnish). Alternatively, send a new question to our experts via the online advice service.

Yths.fi/en > Sexual health and contraception

yths.fi/en > Health counselling -Online service

6. Aalto School of Students needs teachers!

What makes you tick and gets you excited? Is it the workings of the brain or drawing what you see in just a few strokes? Or maybe guerilla marketing or crafting origami? Could you share this amazing thing with fellow students?

If you answered yes to the last question, you are just the person we are looking for! On 14 September (at Aalto Design Factory), we are arranging Aalto School of Students, a guerilla learning experience where students will teach / instruct other students in a topic which interests them. You don’t need to know everything about your topic, as your pupils will be beginners themselves. Enthusiasm and willingness to share something you think is awesome is the key. You can teach in English, Finnish or Swedish.

If you think you have what it takes to be a teacher in Aalto School of Students, contact us with a brief pitch of what you would like to teach and we will get back to you. If you just want to come as a student, keep your eyes open as registration for students opens after we have confirmed which classes we will be able to offer.

Got some questions? Contact us at aaltoschoolofstudents@gmail.com or check out our tumblr site (updating all the time!) at aalto-school-of-students.tumblr.com

7. PARTICIPATE IN THE MAKING OF ESPOO CINÉ FESTIVAL!

Every year, a large group of volunteers participate in the making of Espoo Ciné Film Festival (16-25 Aug 2013), without whom the festival would simply not exist. Voluntary workers get to see the festival films for free, have free meals every day, get a staff t-shirt and the festival catalogue, as well as a letter of reference at request. And when the festival is over, there is a party for the volunteers. Many volunteers have such a good time that they come back year after year to build this warm-hearted festival together.

Join the hustle of the first film festival of the autumn, and go behind the scenes to look how the film festival with 25,000 visitors is organised. Tasks vary from ticket sales to info desk and decorating. You can participate as long as you are over 18-years old, have an active attitude and you are willing to sacrifice your time in good company. Help is needed particularly during the festival, but also a few weeks before it.

Further information and registration form are available at: http://www.espoocine.fi/2013/talkoolaiset.

8. Premiere of The Heat film on Mon, 27 May

Participate in the premiere of The Heat film at Kino Andorra (Eerikinkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki) at 6pm on 27 May organised by KY’s film club Tikelo and the film distributor SF Film Finland. The event is free and open to all students regardless of their place of study, so you can also invite your friends who do not study at Aalto. Participation only requires responding to a brief survey after the screening. The survey aims to find out the opinions of the audience about the film.

Binding registrations with the form at http://goo.gl/bAmbK

Further information at https://www.facebook.com/Tikeloskynet

9. Apply for the mentoring programme!

MASTER STUDENT, 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 1 Apr-31 May

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

10. Startup Weekend Helsinki 24-26 May @ Open Innovation House

Startup Weekend arrives in Finland on 24-26 May! It is an international 54-hour hackathon, the purpose of which is to bring together people from different backgrounds and areas of expertise to generate ideas and develop new business ideas. To this date, the event has been organised more than 1,000 times in almost 500 cities.

Are you interested in founding your own start-up business? Do you have a business idea that you would like to develop, but you do not have the necessary expertise or team? Participate in Startup Weekend either alone or with your team and develop your own idea with the help of successful mentors.

Further information: http://helsinki.startupweekend.org/ and on facebook.

11. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management

What is Strategic Management? Welcome to listen to a lecture by Professor Jay Barney on strategic management. The event will be held on Wednesday, 29 May, 3pm-5.30pm in the Great Hall of the School of Economics Main Building.

For more information and event registration visit here.

12. Join the sailing demonstrations of Teekkaripurjehtijat

Are you interested in sailing? Would you like to try it out? Join the sailing demonstrations of Teekkari Sailors, more familiarly known as TRIP!

Sailing demonstrations are particularly designed for new students and other students interested in our activities who are not yet members of TRIP. Sailing demonstrations are free and you can participate without any previous sailing experience. Demonstrations are mostly organised in the evenings. Skipper and helmsman participate in the demonstration. 4-5 persons can participate in one demonstration where you raise the sails and sail adjacent waters for a few hours. Usually there is an opportunity to go ashore to an island or Suomenlinna.

Further information and registration link can be found by following the link to TRIP’s website http://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=200

The entire TRIP Board cordially welcomes you to sail!

13. OSM Baseball 2013

This year, students’ Finnish championship baseball games are arranged in Pori! The Student Union

SAMMAKKO will organise the games at Pori Sports Centre on 21–22 Sept 2013. Over the weekend, there are more laid-back games in the amateur league and more serious ones in the competitive category. The games are aimed at all higher education students, regardless of age, gender or skills. Welcome!

Further information and registration here.
Event on facebook.

joonas.laukkanen@sammakko.fi

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 20/2013

This year’s Masters of Aalto exhibition is ongoing at Kruunumakasiini in Sörnäinen. Go and check out what Aalto students have achieved. Further information: moa.aalto.fi

The last weekly newsletter of the spring will be published in week 23, on 3‒4 June. Sunny May to all!

1. This and next week’s events
2. The service point in Otaniemi is closed on 27-28 May
3. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014
4. Dreams made real showcased at the Masters of Aalto event in Sörnäinen
5. What is the meaning of student culture and traditions to you? Please respond to the survey.
6. Battle for the mastery of Otaniemi 2.0
7. Join Aalto University’s community marketplace
8. Apply for the mentoring programme!
9. Opiskelija vai työvoimaa? seminar of Akava students on Wed, 22 May
10. Startup Weekend Helsinki 24-26 May @ Open Innovation House
11. IDBM students’ Inspire 2013 event on Fri, 24 May
12. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management
13. Call for study abroad and internship applications
14. Invitation: Bit Bang Seminar on global competition
15. Startup Sauna and Aaltoes are looking for new team members for the organisation of Slush technology conference arranged in the autumn
16. Learn to Think BIG – Open Aaltoes trip to Silicon Valley September 2013
17. OtaKoppi Season Opening, Thursday May 16th at 17

1. This and next week’s events

Week 20

• Mon, 13 May – Cleaning session of digital camera sensor chip
• Tue, 14 May – AYY’s Representative Council meeting
• Wed, 15 May – Bit Bang Seminar on Global Competition
• Wed, 15 May. – Prayer meeting
• Thu, 16 May – Academic Aurajoki River skipper degree by Aava
• Thu, 16 May – Joint concert of Dominante and PK
• Fri, 17 May – Intensive course of partner salsa
• Sat, 18 May – ARTS Exposed sales event

2. The service point in Otaniemi is closed on 27-28 May

The service point in Otaniemi is closed on 27-28 May (Mon-Tue) due to training.

3. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014

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 Sunday, 26 May 2013. 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 2013, 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/ayycalendar2013

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

4. Dreams made real showcased at the Masters of Aalto event in Sörnäinen

Dreams and visions become reality as the newly graduates from Aalto University present their thesis projects at the Masters of Aalto 2013 year show. The exhibition is held in Sörnäinen, Helsinki from 8 to 26 May. Masters of Aalto offers the visitor a lively presentation of studies at Aalto University and introduces the societal role the university has. Masters of Aalto showcases the works of 80 graduates from the School of Arts, Design, and Architecture, the School of Business and the schools of technology.

The venue is a former granary, a 121-year-old brick building at the corner of Hämeentie and Lautatarhankatu, which for a long time functioned as a warehouse. The premises managed by the City of Helsinki will now be opened to the public for the first time.

Masters of Aalto on 8–26 May 2013, Kruununmakasiini, Hämeentie 39, Helsinki. The exhibition is open Monday–Friday at 12–20 and during the weekends at 12–18. Free entrance.

Follow the progress of Masters of Aalto at moa.aalto.fi.

5. What is the meaning of student culture and traditions to you? Please respond to the survey.

I am conducting a Master’s Thesis on behalf of Aalto University Student Union about student traditions and student culture among the students of Aalto University. The aim of the research is to find out what student culture and student traditions mean to students themselves. Please help and respond to a survey about student traditions! Responding to the survey takes about 8 minutes. I hope to get responses from all kinds of students – including international students – and you don’t have to be a tradition specialist to respond. The English survey is aimed at international students and how they see Finnish student traditions. Responses are still needed from the students of arts and economics, in particular.

The survey can be found here.

All responses are handled confidentially and the survey data will be archived in AYY’s archives. All information will be anonymised and the identity of a single informant can not be detected from the survey.

Many thanks in advance, Emi Maeda

More information: emi.maeda@ayy.fi, 044 577 4761

6. Battle for the mastery of Otaniemi 2.0

Next autumn, on 3 Oct 2013, the battle for the mastery of Otaniemi will return to our midst harder, bigger and more realistic than ever. Megazone Outdoor equipment, residing in Finland for the second year, brings an epic outdoor battle concept to Otaniemi – for the second time.

16 teams of ten people fight with infrared lasers with new rules in the tournament of eight hours in order to win the prestigious mastery of Otaniemi. A single battle lasts about half an hour and even one loss is enough to eliminate a team from the game.

Pictures of the last year’s battle are available here.

The participation fee is €100/team, which is €10/person. Advance registration will open at 3.15pm on 15 May at http://lomake.ayy.fi/aalto-liike/toh-2/

Further information: oliver.heinonen@ayy.fi

7. Join Aalto University’s community marketplace

Sharetribe (formerly called Kassi) is a free community marketplace for Aalto University students and personnel, where you can buy, sell, loan, rent and give away goods, search for apartments, offer or ask for help from others, or set up a carpool. Through the service, you can conveniently find an apartment or furniture, get rid of your old textbooks or borrow a drill from a neighbour. Through the service, you can also offer or ask for help for IT problems or carrying moving boxes. Get to know the community marketplace at https://aalto.sharetribe.com/

8. Apply for the mentoring programme!

MASTER STUDENT, 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 1 Apr-31 May

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

9. Opiskelija vai työvoimaa? seminar of Akava students on Wed, 22 May

• What: Opiskelija vai työvoimaa? seminar
• Location: Lasipalatsi/ Palmu (Helsinki)
• Time: 22 May 2013, 2pm-5pm
• Organiser: Akava students

Coffee will be served

Akava students invite you to discuss higher education students’ working life affairs and internships together with interests groups. The event focuses on the relationship between studies and the working life, as well as cooperation between higher education institutions, workplaces and students. In addition to comments shedding light on the subject, Akava students’ criteria for high-quality academic internship will be published in the event.

The following persons will participate in the discussion:

• Juhani Saari, Researcher, Foundation for Studies and Education (OTUS)
• Toni Asikainen, Board Member, The Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK)
• Tuomas Telkkä, Industrial Policy Adviser, Federation of Finnish Enterprises
• Joel Kuuva, Board Member, National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL)

Please register by 4pm on Fri, 17 May using this form.

10. Startup Weekend Helsinki 24-26 May @ Open Innovation House

Startup Weekend arrives in Finland on 24-26 May! It is an international 54-hour hackathon, the purpose of which is to bring together people from different backgrounds and areas of expertise to generate ideas and develop new business ideas. To this date, the event has been organised more than 1,000 times in almost 500 cities.

Are you interested in founding your own start-up business? Do you have a business idea that you would like to develop, but you do not have the necessary expertise or team?

Participate in Startup Weekend either alone or with your team and develop your own idea with the help of successful mentors.

Further information: http://helsinki.startupweekend.org/ and on facebook.

11. IDBM opiskelijoiden Inspire 2013 event on Fri, 24 May

The International Design Business Management (IDBM) Program of Aalto University celebrates its 17th anniversary by hosting once again an inspiring networking event on 24 May 2013 starting at 2pm at Tulli- ja Pakkahuone, Helsinki.

This unique one-day celebration consists of insightful discussions, workshops and presentations that will demonstrate why design should be considered as a key element of innovative and successful businesses. In addition, the aim is to discuss about the benefits of co-design, innovation processes and multidisciplinary work in high-complexity projects.

More about the program and tickets here

Link to Facebook site of the event: https://www.facebook.com/IDBMINSPIRE

and Twitter site: https://twitter.com/IDBMProgram

Video link of the event.

12. Guest Lecture – Jay B. Barney: What is Strategic Management

What is Strategic Management? Welcome to listen to a lecture by Professor Jay Barney on strategic management. The event will be held on Wednesday, 29 May, 3pm-5.30pm in the Great Hall of the School of Economics Main Building.

For more information and event registration visit here.

13. Call for study abroad and internship applications

Asia Exchange’s study abroad and internship opportunities are for free mover students. The language of instruction is English. Application is done via

Asia Exchange at www.asiaexchange.org

Application deadlines: Autumn 2013: May 31 / June 30 | Spring 2014: September 30 / October 31

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

14. Invitation: Bit Bang Seminar on global competition

15 May 2013 at 12.30pm-5pm, TUAS Building, auditorium AS1 (Otaniementie 17, 02150 Espoo)

Bit Bang 5, the fifth Aalto-wide and multidisciplinary post-graduate course, invites you to attend the presentations of the semester’s team work assignments on 15 May. The event takes place at Aalto University TUAS Building.

The post graduate students have spent the spring discussing global competition for leadership in innovation, policy-making, business and technology. Come and hear what they have found out!

Register to elina.karvonen@aalto.fi by 13 May. More information about the course here.

15. Startup Sauna and Aaltoes are looking for new team members for the organisation of Slush technology conference arranged in the autumn

Slush is Nothern Europe’s leading technology conference, which brings together the most promising growth companies from the Nordic Countries, the Baltic states and Russia to meet international investors and the media. This year, the event is organised for the sixth time and it is expected to attract about 5,000 visitors, 1,000 start-up companies, as well as 500 investors and members of the media. The event will be held at Helsinki Cable Factory on 13-14 November.

We are currently looking for new team members for several different areas in Slush. We require, above all, the courage to put yourself on the line, the ability to constantly learn something new and, in particular, the willingness to make Slush one of the best start-up events in the world. Previous experience is not necessary but it is considered an advantage. By filling out the application form, you can participate in the organising of the largest and most international technology conference in Finland. We will contact you!

Further information: markus@slush.fi or slush.fi

16. Learn to Think BIG – Open Aaltoes trip to Silicon Valley September 2013

Facebook, Dropbox, GoPro, Eventbrite, etc… Ever wonder why Silicon Valley is THE hub of tech startups? Now you have a chance to experience the entrepreneurial atmosphere and Californian climate as Aaltoes is organizing an open trip to Silicon Valley. In addition to visiting startups and meeting seasoned entrepreneurs the program will include visiting TechCrunch Disrupt conference and Stanford University.

Our goal is to gather active and enthusiastic students and create a unique opportunity to get to know Silicon Valley, understand it’s entrepreneurial spirit and bring back some of the success formula to fuel entrepreneurial growth in Finland.

Subscribe for more info and spread the word by sharing the page: http://thinkbig.aaltoes.com

17. OtaKoppi Season Opening, Thursday May 16th at 17:00

OtaKoppi starts the summer’s Finnish baseball season on Thursday, May 16th @ Tuuliniitty fied (Tuulikuja 10, Espoo). Everyone interested in Finnish baseball are welcome to play in good company! 🙂 Players of all levels and amateurs are welcome to participate in OtaKoppi’s activities. For more information log on to OtaKoppi’s website.