Weekly Newsletter

23.10.2012

Weekly Newsletter 43/2012

This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 43/2012

On Friday, 26 Oct, AYY will organise for its members Aalto Thinks forum in Otaniemi with the topic ”the future role of entrepreneurship and start-ups in Finland. A panel of experts will discuss the topic and you have the opportunity to present your own questions to the panel! Come and hear what the future will bring to entrepreneurs and make sure that perspectives that interest you will be addressed! NB: the event will be held in English. /blog/events/aalto-thinks-12012/

This week’s events
Remember to vote in the municipal elections!
International week of AYY on 12-17 Nov 2012
Wanted: the international deed of the year 2012!
Looking into next year and more comfortable living in Teekkari Village!
AATE: Video workshop vol 2: broadcasting multi-camera live show
The five-year wait is over – Teknologföreningen’s festive spex 2012 – Robin Hood
Apply for HOAS delegation
Voyage to St. Petersburg
Voyage’s ride to Christmas cruise
Poli’s Appro
Teekkari song contest 2012
Drinkathlon on Sunday, 4 Nov
Cocktail sitsit on Wednesday, 31 Oct
Build and realize MoA’13 – Masters of Aalto with us!
Welcome to bachlelor drinks offered by Alumni Relations at Restaurant Kämppi on 25 Oct
News from Aalto Career Services
Study psychologists’ workshops for students
Nominate candidates for Women and Technology prize by 31 Oct 2012

1. This week’s events

Wed, 24 Oct – Game night
Fri, 26 Oct – Aalto Thinks 1/2012
Fri, 26 Oct – Brothel
Sat, 27 Oct – AYY and ADS: Debate training for hallopeds
Sat, 27 Oct – Beach Party

2. Remember to vote in the municipal elections!

International students can also vote in the municipal elections, if they are EU/EEA citizens and have registered as permanent residents to a Finnish municipality no later than 7 Sept 2012 or if they are of any other nationalities and have lived in Finland for at least two years. Further information.

Municipal elections will be organised on 28 Oct 2012 in all Finnish municipalities. You can also vote in advance in post offices and libraries between 17-23 Oct 2012. You will only need an identity card. In the municipal elections, the municipal council is elected, which decides on the services and zoning of the municipality, among other things.

3. International week of AYY on 12-17 Nov 2012

The world comes to you, embrace it.

Internationalisation means unexpected friends, surprising experiences, tingling fun and on the other hand awareness, recognition and responsibility. During the international week of AYY Mosaic will take you to a colorful reality of new and exciting thoughts, tastes, languages, ceremonies, experiments, insights and so much more!

More information at internationalweek.ayy.fi or Mosaic’s facebook page.

The programme of the week:

Mon 12 Nov

World Dinner
Explore the tastes of the world and share your own favorites too!
@6pm, Smökki
Event on facebook

Tue 13 Nov

Café Lingua
Open and informal language exchange event.
@4pm, ADD Café
Event on facebook.

Wed 14 Nov

Exchange Forum
Leena Plym-Rissanen speaks on the topic Global competence in work. Also listen to students reflecting upon their exchange experiences.
@ 2pm, Hall L (Otaniemi)
Event on facebook

Thu 15 Nov

Speaker: Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja
On the topic Global sustainability.
@11.30am, Auditorio, Dipoli
Event on facebook

International Sitsit
A sustainable, eco-friendly, and multicultural sitsit.
@ 6:30pm, Smökki
Event on facebook

Fri 16 Nov

Speaker: MEP Tarja Cronberg
on the topic Future of Europe
@ 12.30am, Hall E (Otaniemi)
Event on facebook

Global Lives – the screening
See ten lives from around the world in five hours. Http://youtu.be/3uFdO8k6IHA.
@6pm, Design Factory
Event on facebook.

Sat 17 Nov

Ayydventures
Well-being adventure in the world’s cultures
@1pm, Design Factory
Event on facebook

More information at internationalweek.ayy.fi!

4. Wanted: the international deed of the year 2012!

The time has come to reward the international deed of the year. Has a professor of yours, a student association or someone else done something special to make Aalto more international? Does someone you know deserve recognition for a brilliant idea or for a great effort to help international students? If yes, propose their deed for the International Deed of the Year-award!

The price can be awarded to any person, group or organization within Aalto who has made Aalto more international or a better place for international students or Finnish students looking for international experiences. The deed should have taken place in 2012 or in late 2011.

Please send your proposal to international@ayy.fi by 25 October 2012. Please include a justification why this deed should be selected to win the award.

The prize will be awarded during the international week (12-18 November).

5. Looking into next year and more comfortable living in Teekkari Village!

Would you like to make Teekkari Village an even better place to live? Now you have the opportunity: run as a candidate in the village elections and get your friends to participate as well! This year, nine resident members of the Village Senate are elected through a direct personal election, but you can naturally implement the advertisement campaign together. You can run as a candidate at Otaniemi Service Point from Mon, 22 Oct, onwards. The candidate form, the election declaration and other instructions are available at http://kylavaalit.ayy.fi.

Advance voting will begin on Mon, 12 Oct, and the election day is Thu, 22 Nov, when the Christmas party of the village will be celebrated at Smökki.

The Village Senate is the resident committee of Teekkari Village, which purpose is to improve the comfort of living. The most visible events of the year are May Day declaration from the roof of Smökki, Flower Day message to the eastern harbour city and the organising of the Christmas party of the village in connection with the elections. In the previous years, the Village Senate has also organised the collection of junk cars and deserted bikes. In 2012, the 60-year-old Village was celebrated with sitsit, children’s Saturday and the Flower party. The Village Senate also organised a clothing donation box of UFF next to OK20 in Otaniemi.

By the way, the position of the Village Chief, the chairperson of the Village Senate of 2013, will be filled through AYY’s volunteer recruitment, so those who are interested should keep their eyes and ears open later in the autumn!

6. AATE: Video workshop vol 2: broadcasting multi-camera live show

Have you ever wanted to make your own TV show? In this workshop we will go through the basics of live video broadcast production. We will also produce a live show together with the Teekkari Section of AYY!

The course will cover the basics of the following themes:

working as a camera operator (cameraman)
working as a multi camera director
how to set up a studio for multi camera live show
the basics of live broadcast sound engineering

The course is held in AATE studio, Jämeräntaival 1 A, basement floor.

SCHEDULE

First session on Tue, 23 October 5pm: principles of multi-camera work (video mixing, directing, operating the camera)
Second session on Thu, 25 October 5pm: we begin to build the live setup (lights, sound, intercom system, cameras etc). Also training included.
Third session on Tue, 30 October 5pm: building & training continues
Fourth session (live show) on Wed, 31 October 4pm

No previous skills needed. You can also participate single sessions (if you can’t make all of them). Welcome!

Info: vesa.rajala@ayy.fi / 050 520 9425

Event on Facebook

7. The five-year wait is over – Teknologföreningens’ festive spex 2012 – Robin Hood

After five years of waiting, it is again the time! On 13 Oct, Linnanmäki Peacock Theatre is transformed into Sherwood Forest for the premiere of Robin Hood, the spex 2012 of Teknologföreningen. This is the 9th spex of Teknologföreningen in the honour of its 140th anniversary. The first spex was organised in 1948 and in later years it has become a festive tradition every five years. After the premiere, we have a performance in Vaasa, after which we will conquer Sweden by visiting Stockholm and Gothenburg. When we return to Finland, two dazzling performances will wait for us in Helsinki.

See you at the performances!

Tickets can be bought at www.spexet.fi

8. Apply for HOAS delegation

Are you interested in having effect on the students’ housing issues?

In accordance with the rules of Foundation for Student Housing in the Helsinki Region (HOAS), AYY has the right to appoint its own representatives to certain organs. AYY has the right to appoint nine (9) members to HOAS delegation for two calendar years at a time. This autumn, based on the resignation regulations of the foundation rules, AYY Board will appoint five (5) members to the delegation for the period 2013-2014.

The duties of HOAS delegation include confirming the financial statement, budget and the action programme of the foundation. The actual delegation meetings include the spring meeting in May and the autumn meeting in November. If you are interested in the representation duties in the delegation, apply for the position by filling out the application form at https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/hoas/ 29 Oct 2012, by 4pm.

9. Voyage to St. Petersburg

Voyage will organise a group trip to St. Petersburg, where you have the opportunity to see this wonderful city for just 200 euros. This is a visa-free journey and includes a ferry journey with

St. Peter Line Princess Maria and a 3-star hotel accommodation! In addition, the price includes several guided tours, such as the world-famous Hermitage Museum and Pub Crawl!

When: 16 Nov-20 Nov
What: Ferry journey to St. Petersburg, two-day accommodation, several guided tours
Price: EUR 200

Further information on the facebook event.

10. Voyage’s ride to Christmas cruise

Voyage will organise a trip to the absolutely best student cruise of the year, the Christmas cruise of natural scientists! The journey begins with transport from Kamppi/Otaniemi to Turku from where we will board Silja Europa ferry. There will be about 2,600 other students, so we can guarantee a great atmosphere! If you have previously attended the Christmas cruise, you know that this opportunity should not be missed. Others should know that you will certainly not be disappointed!

Further information on Facebook.

11. Poli’s Appro

On Tuesday, 6 Nov, on the anniversary week of Teekkarius140, the eastern coastal city will explode when the first teekkari-led appro will be organised. The aim is to tour bars in Helsinki in the environment of Vanha Poli in the footsteps of the historical technology student spirit. A participant’s goal is to collect drink stamps in the bars visited during the night. The final performance level is determined by the number of collected stamps. There are a total of three levels in appro: Schnapps, Jug and Barrel.

The starting point is LeBonk (Yrjönkatu 24, Helsinki) at the hour marked in the ticket. The after party is held in Fredan Tivoli (Fredrikinkatu 51, Helsinki) from 9pm onwards. The midnight show includes ManMan, for example.

**Tickets**

€8 in advance, €5 at the entrance. NB! Only admission to Fredan Tivoli! Tickets do not include the cloakroom fee
Ticket sales at Alvari Square from 22 Oct onwards, 22–26 Oct and 29 Oct–2 Nov and 5–6 Nov, 10am–2pm

www.teekkarius140.fi

The event is open to all who are interested in the technology students’ party. Age limit 18.

12. Teekkari song contest 2012

Teekkari song contest is here again, bigger and better than ever. We invite all AYY members to participate in the teekkari song contest of the 140th anniversary and compete for whose pen is the sharpest and who has the best lyrics? All songs which participate in the contest can be perfomed at the song contest sitsit at Smökki on 1 Nov 2012, and all members are welcome to listen to the songs with the judges.

Link to the event.

There are two categories in the contest. You can participate with songs written alone or in a group after 4 Nov 2011:

Completely new songs which have not been performed previously (directional and a completely optional theme is history and 140 years of teekkari spirit)
Songs written this year, already performed at sitsit or other singing events

In addition to fame and glory, the winners in both categories get their song added to the song booklet of Teekkarius 140 celebration (and the song will be performed in the party). In addition, the winners will also receive a special prize of the anniversary year! Please incldue your name (or names if several writers), contact information, the category, and naturally the name, melody and lyrics of the song. Grab a pen and create teekkari traditions!

13. Drinkathlon on Sunday, 4 Nov

Aalto Beer Pong and POJU will organise the greatest drinking game event on Sunday, 4 Nov. Whether you are interested in Beer Pong, Flunkyball, Flipcup or some other drinking game, you can certainly play it here! Tournament registration is already open at http://tinyurl.com/Drinkathlon.

Further information on the event on Facebook.

14. Cocktail sitsit on Wednesday, 31 Oct

Aalto Cocktail will organise slightly better sitsit at OK20 on Wednesday, 31 Oct. Instead of traditional drinks, the event offers cocktails for each course. There are only 50 seats to the event so act fast!

Further information on the facebook event.

15. Build and realize MoA’13 – Masters of Aalto with us!

MoA – Masters of Aalto consists of an exhibition and a stage showcasing the expertise and teachings of Aalto University.

The dates for MoA’13 are 8 May-26 May 2013, the venue is yet to be published.

We are looking for happy, inspiring, open-minded and cooperative exhibition architects (3 people), production trainees (2 people), marketing trainees, social media wizards and exhibition guides to join our team.

The work of the MoA exhibition architects will start already within this year therefore we would like to receive the applications by 1 November 2012. Please send your application to tarja.peltoniemi@aalto.fi

More information and answers to possible questions is available here and by mail: katri.winqvist@aalto.fi or tarja.peltoniemi@aalto.fi.

16. Welcome to bachelor drinks provided by Alumni Relations at restaurant Kämppi on 25 Oct

Congratulations on completing your Bachelor’s degree at Aalto University!

Alumni relations welcome you to Hotel Kämppi to celebrate your accomplishment with sparkling wine and good company. The Bachelor’s degree is an important step towards the Master’s degree and working life. We at Aalto University Alumni Relations are proud of your accomplishment and invite you to celebrate with us. All students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree during the year of 2012 are welcome to the event. The event is free of charge but requires registration, as places are limited. Please sign up no later than 23 Oct here.

Time: Thursday, 25 Oct 2012, 5pm
Location: Crystal Bar and Members Lounge on the 2nd floor of Kämppi (Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki).
Dress code: Smart casual

17. News from Aalto Career Services

TalentIT Career Fair, 1 November, 11am-5pm in Dipoli (Otakaari 24, Espoo)

Meet over 60 ICT sector employers, get CV guidance and hear top professionals’ presentations at the auditorium. Visit the fair and take a step towards the career of your dreams!

Detailed information.

Otaniemi Forum on November 1st

Welcome to Otaniemi Forum on 1 November from 5pm to 9pm at Aalto Design Factory! The event offers a networking opportunity for the young and the young-minded internationally orientated business, technology and design enthusiasts. Otaniemi Forum is all about discussions, new ideas and networks. Check out the program and registration details at www.otaniemiforum.com.

18. Study psychologists’ workshops for students

Stress management workshops

The workshop will be organised on Otaniemi and Arabia campuses. Otaniemi Campus workshop will be held at Innopoli 2 (Tekniikantie 14) on Thursdays, 10am-12noon on 1 Nov, 8 Nov, 15 Nov and 29 Nov. Arabia Campus workshop will be held on Wednesdays, 10am-12noon, 7 Nov-28 Nov, Hämeentie 135, class room 5022.

Map and compass for time management

The workshop will be organised on Otaniemi and Arabia campuses. Otaniemi Campus workshop will be held at Innopoli 2 on Mondays on 29 Oct and 5 Nov, 2pm-4pm. Arabia Campus workshop will be held on Mondays on 12 Nov and 19 Nov, 2pm-4pm, Hämeentie 135, class room 857.

Improving study skills workshop

The workshop will be held on Otaniemi Campus on Wednesdays, 10am-12noon, 7 Nov-28 Nov, Innopoli 2 (Tekniikantie 14).

Further information on all workshops is available on study psychologists’ site at Into.

The workshops are free of charge for students and held in Finnish.

19. Nominate candidates for Women and Technology prize by 31 Oct 2012

The Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering will distribute the Women and Technology Prize from the Marja-Terttu Tanttinen fund. You can suggest as a candidate a planned or executed project or an idea that promotes girls’ and women’s interest to study mathematical and natural sciences and to apply to be a student of technology. A person or a group that wishes to win the prize may also nominate themselves.

Student guilds of the Aalto University Schools of technology are also encouraged to present ideas that would support girls’ studies in mathematical and natural sciences in primary, secondary and upper secondary school. The suggestion may, for instance, include activities in schools lead by students of technology or some other campaign or project proposal that promotes girls’ enthusiasm to study. The projects can either be executed by the school alone or in cooperation with students of technology and the Aalto University. You can also suggest something that has not been thought of before!

The purpose of the prize is to promote women’s studies in the field of technology. The decision on the prize winner will be made by the Dean of the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering. This is the sixth time the prize will be awarded. The amount of the prize is EUR 1000. The prize winner will be announced in early 2013.

Informal written proposals with reasons must be submitted by 31 October 2012, 15:45 by email to Henna Paananen at grants-elec@aalto.fi.

More information about grants from Planning Officer Henna Paananen, grants-elec@aalto.fi, tel. 050 347 7974.

16.10.2012

Weekly Newsletter 42/2012

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 42/2012

Recruitment of AYY actors for the year 2013 start with the application for the chairpersons of AYY’s Representative Council, the former of the Board and the Board. The application for sections and committees will begin later in November. Now is your chance to participate in AYY, your young and spry student union. See more information at ayy.fi/stop/

Teekkarius140 year and the anniversary week will climax with Teekkarius 140 party in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on 10 Nov. Please sign up no later than Friday 19 Oct at https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/140-ilmoittaudu/

This week’s events
Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
Aava presents: Back to the 20th century
Application for AYY Board and the chairpersons of the Representative Council is open
AYY’s Development Cooperation Week on 15-18 Oct
Wanted: the international deed of the year 2012!
Pests in the metropolitan area: instructions for AYY’s residents
Registration for Teekkarius 140 party is open until 19 Oct
Participate in the arrangements of Teekkarius140 breakfast!
Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
Linus Torvalds at Open Innovation House, Tuesday, 23 October at 2pm
AATE: Video workshop vol 2: broadcasting multi-camera live show
Students’ municipal election panel on 16 Oct and 22 Oct
AYY & ADS: Debate training of student representatives on 27 Oct 2012
SLEEP GROUP – in search of good sleep
Aalto Cocktail’s info night on Thu, 18 Oct
Come and hang out
Take a weekend trip to St. Petersburg with HEBA
Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola on 15 Oct 2012 and Helsinki on 16-17 Oct 2012
KY Finance and Nordea Markets & Investment Banking: Fun sport event in Salmisaari on 19.10.
Brothel on 26 Oct 2012 @ Smökki

1. This week’s events

Tue, 16 Oct – Development cooperation week: Earth Charter workshop
Tue, 16 Oct – Development cooperation week: Excursion to Kepa
Tue, 16 Oct – Career Day at Design Factory
Tue, 16 Oct – Sauna night
Tue, 16 Oct – Go Blind! – blind tasting
Tue, 16 Oct – Teekkarispex: Viewing sauna of the old spex
Tue, 16 Oct – Back to the 20th century
Wed, 17 Oct – Development cooperation week: Food seminar
Wed, 17 Oct – New faces night Uusien
Thu, 18 Oct – Blood donation in Otaniemi
Thu, 18 Oct – Beginners night of Aalto Greens: public information system acquisitions
Thu, 18 Oct – Development cooperation week: Film night
Thu, 18 Oct – Come and hang out
Thu, 18 Oct – Leaving concert of KYN: Bon Voyage! – On the road to Polyfollia

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 2012 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. €800, Community scholarship approx. €500, Study scholarship approx. €500

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012–11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form.

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

3. Aava presents: Back to the 20th century

Experience the party of the century! It’s time to return to the 20th century! Aava will take you on an unforgettable journey on Tuesday 16.10. at Kaaplitehdas, Helsinki. During the event you can experience the fall of Titanic, the glorious King of Rock n’ Roll, the psychedelic 60’s and much more. Later on DJ’s EAS and MPH guarantee the night will be of remembrance.

The party starts at 7pm at the year 1900. We should get back to 2012 by 3am. The ticket costs 18€ including an open bar for the entire evening and some snacks. A pretty sweet deal 😉

Let’s party like it’s 1999..and 1952..and 1921..and..1980..and …!

In a nutshell:

What? Back to the 20th century
Where? Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas (Tallberginkatu 1)
When? Tuesday 16 Oct, 7pm – 3am
How much? €18, Open Bar

The event is organised by Aava. Age limit: 18 years.

4. Application for AYY Board and the chairpersons of the Representative Council is open

Which issues work in your student union and what needs to be changed? Now is your chance to participate in AYY, your young and spry student union.

Next Stop AYY recruitment site at ayy.fi/stop was opened and the first sections updated on 12 Oct. AYY’s recruitment begins with the application for the chairpersons of AYY’s Representative Council, the Board and the former of the Board. The application for sections and committees will begin later in November.

The application period for the former of the board and the chairpersons of the Representative Council will end on 26 Oct. The board candidates should submit their applications by 18 Nov so that their participation in the panel for the board candidates on 19 Nov can be arranged. More detailed schedule and further information on the positions in the Board is available at ayy.fi/stop. If you already know a responsibility in the board, which interests you, feel free to contact the board member who had the same responsibility this year. Contact information is available at ayy.fi/hallitus.

5. AYY’s Development Cooperation Week on 15-18 Oct

AYY-Kehy participates in the national development cooperation week on 15-18 Oct with the topic ‘food as a human right’. The week includes coffee breaks, sustainable development workshop, excursion to KEPA, movie night and a seminar where Pekka Haavisto (Greens), chef Sasu Laukkonen and panel discussants consider the various aspects of fair and free trade. Welcome!

Developement cooperation week on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kehyviikko2012AYY

6. Wanted: the international deed of the year 2012!

Please send your proposal to international@ayy.fi by 25 October 2012. Please include a justification why this deed should be selected to win the award.

The prize will be awarded during the international week (12-18 November).

7. Pests in the metropolitan area: guidelines for AYY’s residents

Recently, there have been news about pests being a problem in student housing. Finland has not had pests for a very long time but now the problem has come back here. Pests are a persistent problem, and their destruction requires fast action from the resident and the landlord.

Currently, the most common pests in student housing are bedbugs and beetles. Both have been found in AYYs apartments. The best way to avoid pests is to take good care of the cleanliness and hygiene of your apartment. If you detect anything referring to pests in your apartment, please contact AYY’s housing office immediately. The housing office will immediately order professionals to check the apartment and do the necessary fumigation. The resident does not have to pay for these expenses.

Unfortunately, AYY cannot pay other compensation or provide rent reductions due to pest animals. Therefore, it is in everyone’s interest to keep the apartment in such a good condition that pests do not nest there. If the situation is prolonged, the worst case scenario with bed bugs is that you have to destroy entire pieces of furniture and AYY cannot compensate for them either. The faster AYY receives information on pests, the easier and quicker it is to destroy them and the less likely the problem will spread in other apartments and cause more expenses to anyone.

Because of this, also be very careful if you are going to take an abandoned piece of furniture in your home! Check the furniture very carefully and play it safe rather than carry pests to your home with an old arm-chair.

If pests are found in the apartment, AYY cannot offer a new apartment to the residents before the pest situation is fixed. Otherwise pests could spread in the new apartment with the transferred resident, and the problem would start all over again.

If AYY is not informed about pests or the problem gets worse or spreads in other apartments because of the tenant’s actions, the tenant may be charged the expenses of the pest control. This may happen if the apartment is considered particularly filthy and suitable for pests, or if AYY is not informed about pests and pests are carried to a new AYY apartment.

Information on bedbugs.

Information on beetles.

Questions and comments may be presented to Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, etunimi.sukunimi@ayy.fi).

8. Registration for Teekkarius 140 party is open until 19 Oct

Teekkarius 140 party will be celebrated in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on 10 Oct 2012!

Registration for the greatest teekkari party will be open until 19 Oct 2012 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/140-ilmoittaudu/.

Further information on the anniversary year and the party is available at www.teekkarius140.fi. The event is also on facebook.

9. Participate in the arrangements of Teekkarius140 breakfast!

Do you have an active group of about 8-10 friends? Do you need some money for a trip or other project? Now you have a unique opportunity to earn some money!

Come to arrange the herring breakfast which ends Teekkarius140 anniversary week and earn some pocket money! The breakfast will be arranged at Servin Mökki on 11 Nov 2012, 12noon onwards. You need to work on that Sunday and possibly a little in advance. If you are interested, please send your offer to pauliina.makkeli@ayy.fi or arne.kiaupa@ayy.fi as soon as possible.

10. 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 23 Oct 2012 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.

11. Linus Torvalds at Open Innovation House, Tuesday 23 October at 2pm

Date and time: Tuesday, 23 October at 2pm-3.30pm
Venue: 1st floor Seminar Hall, Open Innovation House, Otaniementie 19B, Espoo

Linus Torvalds is a world famous computer programmer. He is the founder and coordinator of Linux. This year the Technology Academy of Finland has named Torvalds joint winner of the 2012 Millenium Technology Prize, one of the technology commmunity’s highest honors.

On 23 October, the Aalto University students (and faculty) have a unique chance to discuss with Mr Torvalds. The disucssion is moderated by Prof. Marko Turpeinen, Director EIT ICT Labs Helsinki.

The event is open to all Aalto students and faculty, no registration is required. The seminar hall has 150 places – first come first serve!

More info.

12. AATE: Video workshop vol 2: broadcasting multi-camera live show

The course will cover the basics of the following themes:

working as a camera operator (cameraman)
working as a multi camera director
how to set up a studio for multi camera live show
the basics of live broadcast sound engineering

The course is held in AATE studio, Jämeräntaival 1 A, basement floor.

SCHEDULE

First session on Tue, 23 October, 5pm: principles of multi-camera work (video mixing, directing, operating the camera)
Second session on Thu, 25 October, 5pm: we begin to build the live setup (lights, sound, intercom system, cameras etc). Also training included.
Third session on Tue, 30 October, 5pm: building & training continues
Fourth session (live show) on Wed, 31 October, 4pm

No previous skills needed. You can also participate single sessions (if you can’t make all of them). Welcome!

Info: vesa.rajala@ayy.fi / 050 520 9425

Event on Facebook.

13. Students’ municipal election panel on 16 Oct and 22 Oct

Are you interested in the municipal elections? You can check out the candidates in panels organised in Helsinki and Espoo. The panels discuss topics raised by the students, such as housing, transport and student health care.

In Helsinki, the student unions will organise the municipal election panel in the Old Student House (Mannerheimintie 3) on Monday, 22 Oct, 6pm-8pm.

In Espoo, student unions METKA and LAUREAMKO will organise the municipal election panel in the lobby of Metropolia office in Leppävaara (Vanha maantie 6) on Tuesday, 16 Oct, 3.30pm-4.30pm.

14. AYY & ADS: Debate training of student representatives on 27 Oct 2012

Aalto University Student Union AYY and Aalto Debating Society ADS organise a debate training for student representatives in Aalto administration at Design Factory on Saturday, 27 Oct 2012. The training is intended for all student administration representatives and those who want to become student representatives in the future. The schedule starts at 10am and ends at 4pm. In the training, we practise debating skills and learn to become better argumentators. Better rhetorical skills are useful when arguing in administrative working groups as well as in real life. The training content is provided by ADS and catering is organised by AYY. In order to arrange catering, please sign up here.

The training is organised both in Finnish and in English.

15. SLEEP GROUP – in search of good sleep

Welcome to hear and discuss good sleep and the conditions for it! Meetings in FSHS Töölö Health Centre on Wed, 7 Nov, 14 Nov and 21 Nov, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Discussions are led by public health nurses Tiina Karppinen and Kirsi Helosuo. Relaxation is led by physiotherapist Leena Serkamo

The groups are free of charge and held in Finnish.

Registration and inquiries by e-mail by 31 Oct to tiina.karppinen@yths.fi

16. Aalto Cocktail’s info evening on Thu, 18 Oct

Would you like to take part in Aalto’s cocktail club Aalto Cocktail?

Aalto Cocktail is hosting an info evening at KY’s Sauna (3rd floor) on Thursday, 18 October, at 8pm. All Aalto University students are welcome!

We will tell you about the club activities and how you can be a part of it. The road to mastering cocktail wizardry begins at the same night, as the board of Aalto Cocktail will personally guide you to make excellent drinks. No previous experience needed.

17. Come and hang out

During the autumn, AYY will organise two hang out nights in Otaniemi. The events are free and you do not have to register in advance. Many come to the hang out night alone or for the first time, so you do not have to think about whether you know anyone there. You can just stop by or stay for the entire evening. The nights will be held on 18 Oct and 21 Nov, 6pm-10pm in Otaranta club facilities at Otaranta 8 B. Snacks are provided. Welcome to hang out! Further information: sopo@ayy.fi.

18. Take a weekend trip to St. Petersburg with HEBA

Russian Club HEBA will organise a weekend trip to St. Petersburg on 2 Nov-5 Nov. We leave on Friday afternoon and return early in Monday morning. The price of the trip is EUR 160 + visa. NB! You have to get the visa yourself. A single-entry visa may be received in about ten days. Please sign up by Wednesday, 17 Oct. Further information. Welcome!

19. Free screenings of Spanish films in Tapiola on 15 Oct 2012 and Helsinki on 16-17 Oct2012

Spanish film week

15 Oct 2012 Kino Tapiola, Mäntyviita 2, Espoo
16 Oct-17 Oct 2012 Kino (Cultural Complex Andorra), Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki

Finnish-Spanish Society will organise in cooperation with the Embassy of Spain the spanish film week on 15-17 Oct 2012. Free admission (within the age limits). Language of the films is Spanish, subtitles in English. Schedules and information on the website.

20. KY Finance and Nordea Markets & Investment Banking: Fun sport event in Salmisaari on 19.10.

The event includes playful sports together with Nordea’s financial professionals such as beach volley and sand golf. After the sporting events, we will continue the evening with snacks, drinks, and sauna.

This is a great opportunity for you to:

Become more familiar with Nordea professionals
Learn more about work opportunities at Nordea
Have fun in a warm (+26 C) environment in the Finnish autumn

Time: 19 Oct 2012 starting at 5pm
Place: Salmisaaren liikuntakeskus, Biitsi.fi Areena, Energiakatu 3

As the number of participants is limited, we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance to Anni Räihä (anni.raiha@nordea.com) by Monday 15 October. Please include information on your major subject and the number of completed credits.

21. Brothel 26 Oct 2012 @ Smökki

This party is always talked about from the previous party to the next one. A half-clothed theme is obligatory, you cannot get in in normal clothes. There is no footage of this party but wild stories are told. The ticket sales of this party fill out the corridors of the main building every year and no tickets are left without a new domina.

Ticket sales on Wed, 17 Oct, 10am @ main building / Töölö (main building lobby) / Arabia (in front of Restaurant Kipsari)

Tickets €10, overall badge €2. Max. 2 tickets/person.

Most of the tickets are sold in Otaniemi. Age limit 18 years. Cameras are strictly prohibited!

8.10.2012

Weekly Newsletter 41/2012

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 41/2012

Aava organises Back to the 20th century party at Kaapelitehdas on Tuesday, 16 Oct. Make sure that you get your ticket to the event of the century NOW!

Registration to Teekkarius 140 party has started at https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/140-ilmoittaudu/.

Have an eventful week!

This week’s events
Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
Aava presents: Back to the 20th century
TTE-Fund contest: Pitch a project idea and win a camcorder!
Mosaic’s Café Lingua to start again!
Registration to Teekkarius 140 party open until 19 Oct
AYY’s Development Cooperation Week on 15-18 Oct
Make it more sustainable yourself! Sign up for the workshop!
Students’ municipal election panel on 16 Oct and 22 Oct
Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower (Pyöreän Tornin Kilta)
AYY & ADS: Debate training of student representatives on 27 Oct 2012
Teekkarikamerat organises photography courses
Dance Dance Fun Time!
News from Aalto Career Services
Stratos 2013 call for applications is ongoing
PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON AALTO UNIVERSITY’S PREMISES AND WIN A JOPO BICYCLE OR AN IPAD
Open Innovation @ Otaniemi demo event
Campus 2015 exhibition 1-12 October
Registration for the UN days of young people and students has begun

1. This week’s events

Tue, 9 Oct – Café Lingua
Tue, 9 Oct – Darkroom course
Wed, 10 Oct – AEGEE-Helsinki Social Meeting @ Navy Jerry’s
Wed, 10 Oct – Heikki Hursti – Veikko and Lahja Hursti’s Charitable Association
Thu, 11 Oct – Dance Dance Fun Time!
Sat, 13 Oct – Spexet Robin Hood Premiere

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

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

3. Aava presents: Back to the 20th century

Experience the party of the century! It’s time to return to the 20th century! Aava will take you on an unforgettable journey on Tuesday 16 Oct at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki. During the event you can experience the fall of Titanic, the glorious King of Rock n’ Roll, the psychedelic 60’s and much more. Later on DJ’s EAS and MPH guarantee that the night will be unforgettable.

The party starts at 7pm at the year 1900. We should get back to 2012 by 3am. The ticket costs €18 including an open bar for the entire evening and some snacks. A pretty sweet deal 😉

Let’s party like it’s 1999..and 1952..and 1921..and..1980..and …!

In a nutshell:

What? Back to the 20th century
Where? Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas (Tallberginkatu 1)
When? Tuesday 16 Oct, 7pm – 3am
How much? €18, Open Bar

The event is organised by Aava. Age limit 18 years.

You can sign up online at https://lomake.ayy.fi/aava/vuosisadan_bileet/

Payment info will be sent to you upon registration.

4. TTE-Fund contest: Pitch a project idea and win a camcorder!

Do you have a great project idea in your pocket? Explain your idea to a video clip with the maximum of 90 seconds, download it to the new facebook site of TTE-Fund and tell your friends about it. The idea which receives most likes will win an HD camcorder. Also those who like the ideas will be rewarded! The contest is open between 1-14 Oct. Check out the detailed instructions on participation on facebook.

Did you know that you can also apply for financial assistance for the implementation of your project: the grants with the maximum of EUR 1000 may be applied continuously. Larger grants may be applied during the application rounds – the next application period ends on 3 Feb 2013!

5. Mosaic’s Café Linguas start again!

Café Lingua is an open language exchange event where people interested in a certain language will gather around the same table to talk in that language with native speakers. When you arrive to the café, find the table of your interest or start a new one.

Café Lingua is an informal gathering, and the point is to practice languages in small groups, meet people, learn about cultures and enjoy a cup of coffee or other refreshment! The event is free of charge, but please purchase something at the counter.

All languages and skill levels are welcome!

Be there and we guarantee your touch to the cultures around you will get deeper! More info from Mosaic’s facebook page.

Café Linguas of the autumn:

Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012, 5pm Keltsu (Cantina), Otaniemi
Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012, 5pm Keltsu (Cantina), Otaniemi
Tuesday, 13 Nov 2012, 4pm ADD Café, Sähkömiehentie 4G, Otaniemi
Tuesday, 27 Nov 2012, 5pm Keltsu (Cantina), Otaniemi
Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012, 5pm ADD Café, Sähkömiehentie 4G, Otaniemi

6. Registration to Teekkarius 140 party open until 19 Oct

Teekkarius 140 party will be celebrated in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on 10 Oct 2012!

Registration to the greatest teekkari party will be open until 19 Oct 2012 at https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/140-ilmoittaudu/.

Further information on the anniversary year and the party is available at www.teekkarius140.fi. The event is also on facebook.

7. AYY’s Development Cooperation Week on 15-18 Oct

Developement cooperation week on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kehyviikko2012AYY

8. Make it more sustainable yourself! Sign up for the workshop!

In Make it more sustainable yourself! workshop, you are the inventor and coached by specialists in eco-innovations. In the workshop, you consider how the ecologically sustainable practices could be introduced in the business world and how to critically review the current practices. The eco-innovation workshop will be organised on Wednesday, 10 Oct, 4pm–6pm in HELTHINKI facilities of Think Corner (Aleksanterinkatu 7).

The event is hosted by Lauri Pulkka and the coaches include Tieteestä toimintaa (‘academic action’) group of Demos Helsinki and the University of Helsinki as well as the co-operative Torstai. Binding registration (firstname, major subject, telephone number) to the address: kehyviikko2012@hotmail.fi (by 12 Sept, please note “fi” ending of the address). There is a limited number of seats.

The workshop is part of the Human Rights Journey theme week and its other super interesting events are available on facebook.

9. Students’ municipal election panels on 16 Oct and 22 Oct

In Helsinki, the student unions will organise the municipal election panel in the Old Student House (Mannerheimintie 3) on Monday, 22 Oct, 6pm-8pm.

In Espoo, student unions METKA and LAUREAMKO will organise the municipal election panel in the lobby of Metropolia office in Leppävaara (Vanha maantie 6) on Tuesday, 16 Oct, 3.30pm-4.30pm.

10. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower (Pyöreän Tornin Kilta)

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 2012. The nomination should include the nominated person’s name, 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.

11. AYY & ADS: Debate training of student representatives on 27 Oct 2012

The training is organised both in Finnish and in English.

12. Teekkarikamerat organises photography courses

Do you own a pocket or a system camera but you have not had the time to learn how to use it? Or are you interested in darkroom work? Teekkarikamerat photography club will organise the following courses in the autumn, where you can improve your skills:

Beginner’s photography course on 2 Oct or 15 Oct
Darkroom course 9 Oct + (16 Oct, 17 Oct, 18 Oct or 19 Oct)
Sharpening and noise reduction course 30 Oct
Pet photography course on 27 Nov

Each course costs 20 euro (+ the membership fee of the club EUR 8). In addition to courses, the programme of the autumn includes darkroom nights, photowalks and sauna events. Further information is available on the website of Teekkarikamerat or the board of the club: kamerat-hal@list.ayy.fi .

13. Dance Dance Fun Time!

The wildest jive/boogiewoogie/rave/chickendance/shuffling/etc. party of the year is here!

The International Committee of AYY welcomes all the internationally minded students of Aalto to an evening full of rhythm and groove! Otakaari 20 will be transformed into a disco for all kinds of dances and dance-like-movements!

Bring out your inner John Travolta or Michael Jackson and come light the dance floor up! Think you can’t dance too well? Bad excuse! There will be dancing instruction videos going on a screen

all night long so you will easily learn to do the gangnam style dance or shuffle like a pro in no time!

Get your grooviest and funkiest clothes on for competition since the best dancers and dressers of the night will be rewarded! You can also challenge your friends in different competitions and games during the night, for example In the groove- dancing game will be on so all you arcade-game masters can top the records through the roof.

So get your most slippery moonwalk-shoes on and see you all at the dance floor!

WHAT: Dance Dance Fun Time! party
WHEN: Thursday, 11 October, starting at 7 pm
WHERE: Otakaari 20

14. News from Aalto Career Services

Education:

24 Oct, Succeed in Job Hunting round table

In this round table workshop, you will hear general guidelines and tips on how to prepare yourself for job hunting. This event is aimed at international students in the technical field, looking for a job in Finland and abroad and for Finnish students who are looking for employment abroad.

Further information and registration in Aalto CareerWeb.

15. Stratos 2013 call for applications is ongoing

Are you interested in global economics, business contacts and a free study trip abroad? Are you nearing the end of your studies and study economics as a major or minor subject at Aalto University? If you answered yes to the previously-mentioned questions, get to know the more detailed programme at www.remburssi.org and send your application.

The programme will be organised for the 23rd time in the spring of 2013. Stratos includes a training of 3-6 credits for a company, corporate visits and a one-week study trip to a remote business location. In previous years, destinations have included Tokyo, Taipei ad Vienna, for example.

Send your application, CV and study transcript no later than 21 Oct 2012 to the address 2013stratos@gmail.com

16. PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON AALTO UNIVERSITY’S PREMISES AND WIN A JOPO BICYCLE OR AN IPAD

I hope you will take a moment to provide feedback on Aalto University’s premises.

All respondents are eligible to participate in a draw for a Jopo bicycle (value EUR 399) and an iPad (value EUR 598). Date of draw is 17 October.

The survey can be found at the address: www.tutkimus.net/aalto2012

Please fill in the survey by 16 October 2012.

The study is being carried out by Qualitems Oy and the responses will go directly to them. The results will be processed confidentially and the respondents’ contact information will not be connected to the replies at any stage. For further information about the survey, please contact: hanna.lehtisalo(AT)qualitems.fi

17. Open Innovation @ Otaniemi demo event

This year, the joint demo event of Aalto University, Nokia, EIT-ICT Lab and VTT will be organised

on Tuesday, 9 October, 11.30am-4pm at the Open Innovation House, Otaniementie 19. The annual event aims to bring togehter the Otaniemi community to explore innovations and to network. In addition, Nokia Research Center will move to Open Innovation House in Otaniemi. EIT-ICT Lab and several other parties also operate in the building.

Everyone who is interested is welcome to the event, particularly those who work or study in Otaniemi.

Programme:

11:30am-12noon Keynotes by Tuula Teeri, President of Aalto University; Henry Tirri, EVP Chief Technology Officer, Nokia; Tatu Koljonen, VP Strategic Research, VTT; Hannu Kauppinen, VP Head of Nokia Research Center
12:00noon-12:30pm AppCampus, Global Mobile Accelerator for next generation Apps, Pekka Sivonen, Head of AppsCampus
12:30pm-1pm EIT ICT Labs – Bringing ICT Innovations to Life, Willem Jonker, CEO EIT ICT Labs and Marko Turpeinen, Director EIT ICT Labs Helsinki
1pm-4pm Cutting edge innovations on future technologies

More info here.

18. Campus 2015 exhibition 1-12 October

The competition period for Stage 1 has ended. The entries can be seen in an open exhibition at Futuro Business Park, 3rd floor, Tekniikantie 4, 02150 Espoo. 1-12 October, from Monday to Friday 10am to 4.30pm.

The objective is to find new concepts and create a lively and interactive environment for research and learning activities wherein work, studies, leisure, and living are interwoven in a natural way and create the foundation for a university city of the future.

The entries can be seen and comment on the campus2015.aalto.fi during October.

Campus development

Campus 2015 – open international architectural design competition

19. Registration for the UN days of young people and students has begun

The UN days of young people and students is a two-day event for young people and students aged 18 to 29 years. The Finnish UN Association has organised the event in cooperation with SYKLI, the UN association of young people and students as well as local associations since 2008. The event is held every year in different locations In 2012, the UN days of young people and students are organised in Helsinki on 9-10 Nov. The event includes information on internship and career opportunities in the UN as well as lectures by experts and operational workshops related to the theme “The young, peace and security”.

You can sign up for the event through the registration link below by 21 Oct. The first 100 persons to register may participate in the event. The entry fee is EUR 10 and includes lunch and coffee included in the schedule. In addition, accommodation is organised for those who come from outside the metropolitan area (Fri-Sat night) in a 4-bed room in Omena Hotel, and their travel expenses are compensated according to the cheapest public transport price for the share which exceeds the excess amount (5 euro).

Registration for the event here.

Direct link to the event advertisement.

3.10.2012

Weekly Newsletter 40/2012

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 40/2012

This week’s events
Application period for AYY exchange scholarships on 1 Oct-31 Oct
Aava presents: Back to the 20th century
TTE-Fund contest: Pitch a project idea and win a camcorder!
Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower (Pyöreän Tornin Kilta)
Registration to Teekkarius 140 party to open on 3 Oct
Participate in the arrangements of Teekkarius 140 party!
Meditation & mysticism
Fysikalen 2012: Nobel
Poli’s Appro
APPLY FOR AIESEC GLOBE PROGRAM – VOLUNTEER ABROAD THIS WINTER IN ASIA AND BRAZIL!
Asia Exchange’s call for applications for internships in Asia
Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct
News from Aalto Career Services
Decent work, decent parties: Decent Work club on 5 Oct 2012
Well-being week on 1-5 October 2012
PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE AALTO UNIVERSITY’S PREMISES AND WIN A JOPO BICYCLE OR AN IPAD
Campus 2015 exhibition 1-12 October
Space truck in Otaniemi on 3 Oct, Kumpula on 4 Oct and Narinkkatori Square on 5 Oct
Join the Dialogue
Floorball shifts for women

1. This week’s events

Wed, 3 Oct – Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion
Wed, 3 Oct – Esko Miettinen: Enkelien paluu
Thu, 4 Oct – The battle for the mastery of Otaniemi
Fri, 5 Oct – AEGEE-Helsinki Info Evening

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

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 2012 are as follows: Exchange scholarship max. 800 €, Community scholarship approx. 500 €, Study scholarship approx. 500 €

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012– 11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form.

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

3. Aava presents: Back to the 20th century

Experience the party of the century! It’s time to return to the 20th century! Aava will take you on an unforgettable journey on Tuesday 16 Oct at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki. During the event, you can experience the fall of Titanic, the glorious King of Rock n’ Roll, the psychedelic 60’s and much more. Later on DJ’s EAS and MPH guarantee the night will be of remembrance.

The party starts at 7pm at the year 1900. We should get back to 2012 by 3am. The ticket costs €18 including an open bar for the entire evening and some snacks. A pretty sweet deal 😉

Let’s party like it’s 1999..and 1952..and 1921..and..1980..and …!

In a nutshell:

What? Back to the 20th century
Where? Puristamo, Kaapelitehdas (Tallberginkatu 1)
When? Tuesday 16 Oct, 7pm – 3am
How much? €18, Open Ba

The event is organised by Aava. Age limit: 18 years

You can sign up online.

Payment info will be sent to you upon registration.

4. TTE-Fund contest: Pitch a project idea and win a camcorder!

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

6. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower (Pyöreän Tornin Kilta)

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

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.

7. Registration to Teekkarius 140 party to open on 3 Oct

Teekkarius 140 party will be celebrated in Kaapelitehdas in Helsinki on 10 Oct 2012!

Registration to the greatest teekkari party will open at 12noon on 3 Oct 2012 at lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/teekkarius-140-paajuhla .

Further information on the anniversary year and the party is available at www.teekkarius140.fi. The event is also on facebook.

8. Participate in the arrangements of Teekkarius 140 party!

Teekkarius 140 anniversary week will be celebrated on 3-11 Nov 2012 and the arrangements are well under way. In order to have a successful party, we still need a number of helping hands. Duties include decoration, technique, carrying equipment, serving, cooking, etc.

Financial compensation is not paid to the party workers but they will have unforgettable experiences, free breakfast and an invitation to the employees’ party where you can reminiscence the great party afterwards.

www.teekkarius140.fi

9. Meditation & mysticism

Introduction to Christian mediation

24 Oct, 10am-3pm, Chapel of Helsinki Cathedral. Would you be interested to explore the diverse world of the Christian prayer and meditation? In this course, you learn about Christian meditation in theory and practice. Suitable for beginners and more experienced.

Christian mysticism group

Chapel of Helsinki Cathedral >4 Oct >8 Nov >13 Dec. What is Christian mysticism? How can I deepen my spiritual life? Meditation moment and exploring themes of Christian mysticism once a month.

A busy student’s retreat

4-11 Nov 2012.

Are you too busy to leave for a retreat? A busy student’s retreat is just for you! The retreat is free, lasts for a week (Sun-Sun) and happens in the middle of the daily life. The retreat is designed for students, you do not need other experience or background. Just some space to breathe.

Quiet morning

4 Oct and 15 Nov, Marjaniemi church community centre. What if you began your day in silence? We start with a breakfast after which we descend to silence. This little retreat ends at lunchtime.

Registration and further information

University Priest Henri Järvinen, henri.jarvinen@evl.fi, 09 2340 2543

www.kirkkojakampus.fi

10. Fysikalen 2012: Nobel

Fysikalen is a spex organised by Kunglika Tekniska Högskolan’s physicists. This year, the spex will lead us to the era of Alfred Nobel and the source of dynamite. Follow his battle with the regent of England and the representatives of Prussia to ensure funding!

You can enjoy this explosive play in the Finnish performance of Fysikalen in Kannusali, Espoon keskus, on Saturday, 6 Oct, at 2pm (address: Kannusillankatu 4, 02770 Espoo).

Ticket prices for students and children (under 16) are 6 euro and for adults 10 euro. You can buy tickets on the website of the spex and in the lobby of Hall M in the former main building of TKK on weekdays between 10am-2pm (weeks 39-40). In addition, tickets are sold in week 40 in the lobby of Physicum, Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki on Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri, 12noon-2pm. Any unsold tickets can be purchased at the theater entrance.

Watch the trailer.

After the play at 6pm, Nachspex sitsit party will start in Otaniemi in a location to be announced later. Sitsi tickets cost EUR 15 and can be purchased at ticket sales of Fysikalen.

Further information on the website and facebook.

11. Poli’s Appro

Advance sales of ticket packages to associations takes place between 16-17 Oct through the form lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto

**Tickets**

€8 in advance, €5 at the entrance. NB! Only admission to Fredan Tivoli! Tickets do not include the cloakroom fee

Ticket sales at Alvari Square from 22 Oct onwards, 22–26 Oct and 29 Oct–2 Nov and 5–6 Nov, 10am–2pm

www.teekkarius140.fi

The event is open to all who are interested in the technology students’ party. Age limit 18.

12. APPLY FOR AIESEC GLOBE PROGRAM – VOLUNTEER ABROAD THIS WINTER IN ASIA AND BRAZIL!

AIESEC Aalto is offering two Globe Volunteer Programs for this winter: Experience Asia and Discover Brazil! You can have opportunities to do various meaningful social projects and at the same time experience the most exotic cultures of Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. And in South America we give you the opportunity to see the Latin American culture in Brazil while educating local youth about social issues.

The application is now open until October 14. If you are interested in world issues, personal development, cultural discovery and making positive impacts to society, we believe this program will be of great value to you! More details can be found here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dung Vu, AIESEC Aalto Exchange Coordinator, at dung.vu@aiesec.net or 046 525 1211.

13. Asia Exchange’s call for applications for internships in Asia

In addition to student exchange, Asia Exchange (AE) offers interesting international internships in Asia. Hundreds of positions are available in several fields in China, Indonesia and Thailand, for example. Are you interested in the business training in Shanghai, tourism position in Indonesia or working in a children’s home in Thailand? Internships are also available for students who are interestd in international relations, development issues and culture. Read more about the positions and fill out the application at www.asiaexchange.fi

14. Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct

Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion at Apollo Live Club (Mannerheimintie 16) on Wednesday, 3 Oct, 7pm. The doors will open at 6pm.

Debators:

Samuli Putro–Jone Nikula: Do people improve as they get older?
Anni Sinnemäki–Wille Rydman: Is a man the master of his own destiny?
Matti Vanhanen–Eero Heinäluoma: Incentive vs. justice of taxation

Commentator is a journalist Ruben Stiller. Debates are held in Finnish.

DJ Mikko Mattlar. Tickets 5/6 euro. Advance tickets from Tiketti.

15. News from Aalto Career Services

Events:

Career Day @ Design Factory, Tue 16 October, 2pm-6pm

Aalto University Career Services is organizing a career event for Aalto international degree students.

As an international student you may face some challenges in entering the Finnish job market. Aalto University Career Services is organizing an event to help you better understand how the job hunting process, and Finnish labor market work. We will present some peculiarities of the Finnish culture and channels to look for a job. We also give you some practical hints on how to apply for a job and help you in writing a good CV.

More information and registration in Aalto CareerWeb.

Education:

Interview Workshop (CHEM, ELEC, ENG, SCI), Tuesday 16 October, 4pm-5.30pm, Aalto Design Factory

In this workshop, you will hear general guidelines and tips on how to prepare yourself for an interview and on what the recruiters normally wish to find out about you. You will also have an opportunity to practice your skills in an interview situation, both in the role of interviewee and interviewer.

More information and registration in Aalto CareerWeb.

16. Decent work, decent parties: Decent Work club on 5 Oct 2012

The Finnish trade union movement celebrates the international Decent Work Day on Friday, 5 Oct 2012. The trade union organisations STTK, SAK and Akava as well as Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland SASK invite you to the Decent Work club to Kokomo restaurant (Uudenmaankatu 16-20, Helsinki) on Friday, 5 Oct, from 6pm onwards. The night is headlined by Pariisin kevät.

The programme:

6m Decent Work club opens, Note! Kokomo has a great kitchen, you can start your club night by filling your stomach
7.40pm Trade union rights are human rights: why?
8pm Komea Seppo and Rytmiorkesteri
9pm-10.30pm Pariisin Kevät
22.30pm-03.30am DJ

The event can accommodate the first 250 who have registered. Free admission. Welcome!

Registration: http://tinyurl.com/8ftnnap

What is the Day for Decent Work about?

Young people are the operators of the future. They appreciate the sense of responsibility, honesty, equality and trust. They appreciate work. How to ensure that there is decent work and fair working conditions for the young? Finnish trade union organisations have chosen youth employment and working conditions as the theme for the international World Day for Decent Work held on 5 Oct.The day’s events are part of the celebrations of the international World Day for Decent Work. More than a hundred countries campaign for decent work.

17. Well-being week from 1-5 October, 2012

Be well at Aalto well-being week is organised in the beginning of October. The aim of this week is to remind and inspire everyone to think about their well-being as well as introduce the health and well-being actors of Aalto University, to both personnel and students.

We are cooperating with Terveystalo, UniSport, campus restaurants, FSHS and Nyyti. During the week, the metropolitan area campuses have a variety of health and welfare demonstration points, short exercise sessions, occupational health nurse meetings, product samples, events and lectures.

During the week there is campus-specific programme as follows:

• Otaniemi throughout the whole week; break exercises and the occupational health nurses are available:

Break exercises at Otaniemi

Mon, 1 Oct, 12.30pm, Vuorimiehentie 2, entrance hall
Mon, 1 Oct 1pm Otakaari 5, lobby 2krs
Wed, 3 Oct 12noon, Konemiehentie 2, entrance hall
Wed, 3 Oct 12.30pm, Library, Otakaari 1, lobby
Thu, 4 Oct 12noon, Betonimiehenkuja 5 C, lobby
Thu, 4 Oct 12.30pm, Otaniementie 17, entrance hall

Occupational health nurses available at Otaniemi

Mon, 1 Oct 10am–12.00am, Otakaari 5, roomI407
Tue, 2 Oct 10.00am–12.00am, Otakaari 4, nh 203b, 2nd floor
Wed, 3 Oct 10.00am–12.00am, Otaniementie 17, tuas 1167
Thu, 4 Oct 10.00am–12.00am, Vuorimiehentie 2
Fri, 5 Oct 10.0am–12.00am, Library, Otakaari 1, lobby

• Well-being day at ELEC Monday, 1 October
• Tuesday’s 2nd October programme
• Well-being day at Arabia, Wednesday, 3 October, programme during other days, too.
• Well-being day at Töölö, Thursday, 4 October
• Friday, 5 October program

Please note that some events may need an enrollment!

See more information: inside.aalto.fi

18. PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON THE AALTO UNIVERSITY’S PREMISES AND WIN A JOPO BICYCLE OR AN IPAD

I hope you will take a moment to provide feedback on Aalto University’s premises.

All respondents are eligible to participate in a draw for a Jopo bicycle (value EUR 399) and an iPad (value EUR 598). Date of draw is 17 of October.

The survey can be found at the address: www.tutkimus.net/aalto2012

Please fill in the survey by 16 October 2012.

19. Campus 2015 exhibition 1-12 October

The entries can be seen and comment on the campus2015.aalto.fi during October.

Campus development, Campus 2015 – open international architectural design competition

20. Space truck in Otaniemi on 3 Oct, Kumpula on 4 Oct and Narinkkatori Square on 5 Oct

What happens in space in 2012? The space exhibition truck tours Finland with satellite models, information, ideas, construction of Aalto-1 satellite and breathtaking cosmic landscapes. The tour starts on Otaniemi campus where the truck will stop on Wednesday, 3 Oct, 10am–4pm in the parking lot between Otaniemi main building (Otakaari 1) and T Building (Konemiehentie 2). On Thursday, 4 Oct, the truck exhibition is open on Kumpula Campus of the University of Helsinki and on Friday, 5 Oct, in Narinkkatori in Kamppi. Welcome to visit the exhibition! Free admission. Further information: www.avaruusrekka.fi

21. Join the Dialogue

Aalto international students, check this out! Are you interested in developing future working life and being in contact with employers in Finland? Six companies want to engage in a dialogue with you through the Dialogi project!

Dialogi is a project about future work. The key aim of the project is to enable real dialogue between future employees, students, and employers. In 2012 Dialogi focuses on mobile work.

Do you feel like the current work environment slows you down? Is work breaking away from the restrictions of time and space? If yes, how do you think working methods, leadership and management, and organizational cultures should be redefined to enable this change?

You are the future employees and employers. Your opinion counts.

Accenture, Elisa, UPM, Wärtsilä, LähiTapiola and YLE are the companies, who want to hear your views on how, where and when you’d like to work. In addition, they would like to invite you to their company teams to further develop future working practices and methods.

Answer the questionnaire here before 5.10.2012 and join the company teams. By answering the survey, you will be entered into a draw where you can win a travel gift card worth 800€.

The Dialogi project is organised by communications agency Ellun Kanat. Partners in the project are the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Ministry of Education and Culture, TEK, SEFE, AYY and Aalto Career Services as well as Talouselämä magazine as a media partner.

Further info here.

22. Floorball hours for women

Unisport and floorball club FLOB offer all female students of AYY and UH a free floorball shift on Sundays, 5pm-7pm in Otahalli. The shift is intended for casual playing and all women are welcome regardless of their skill level. We aim to provide some loan rackets to those who do not have their own racket. If you do have one, please take it with you. Further information is available at http://flob.ayy.fi/unisport/.

25.9.2012

Weekly Newsletter 39/2012

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This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 39/2012

AYY’s Facebook site already has over 3,500 Aalto members! Join the site at www.facebook.com/ylioppilaskunta.

This week’s events
Apply for the committee discussing the policy paper and future of AINO
Apply for the acknowledgement working group
Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards
We became process engineers
Join AYY’s advocacy community
Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012
Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140
Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct
Aalto Lunch Beat vol. 4 – THE TIME MACHINE 26 Sept, 12noon-1pm
Come to sail
Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct
Anniversary and herring breakfast of the polytech drinking game association
Choral Evensong – an evening prayer with relaxing and beautiful music for students
Teekkarispeksi’s spex night on Tuesday, 25 Sept, 6pm-> @OK20
ESN Aalto info session for Erasmus in School project
Call for applications for student exchange in Asia
Scholarships for teachers and post-graduate students in the field of technology

1. This week’s events

Mon, 24 Sept – Audition of Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL
Tue, 25 Sept – Teekkarispeksi’s spex night
Wed, 26 Sept – Audition of Polytech Choir
Wed, 26 Sept – Game night
Thu, 27 Sept – Dominante’s audition
Thu, 27 Sept – Cocktail party at sea

2. Apply for the committee discussing the policy paper and future of AINO

Do you have a vision of what AYY’s magazine should be like in the future? Apply for the committee through this form!

The application period is open until Thursday, 27 Sept 2012. The working group will convene during the autumn of 2012 as necessary.

Background: AYY’s Representative Council decided on the so-called media issue in its meeting on 6 Sept. Due to the decision, Aate student media will be discontinued from 1 March 2013 onwards and Aino magazine will continue its operations with a new concept (further information on the Representative Council wiki at edustajisto.ayy.fi, meeting 8/2012, meeting item 10). The Representative Council also approved a resolution in which the Board was ordered to convene a working group from among the members, which duty is to prepare Aino’s new policy paper and reconceptualise the magazine.

3. Apply for the acknowledgement working group

Would you like to be involved in discussing who should be awarded with the Student Union’s acknowledgements? The duty of the acknowledgement working group is to invite applications for the recipients of the Student Union’s acknowledgements, process applications and make a presentation to the Student Union Board on the recipients of acknowledgements.

Administrative Manager Janne Koskenniemi acts as the secretary and Archivist/Museum Director Tiina Metso acts as the specialist member of the acknowledgement working group. The acknowledgement working group, which is now elected, will operate until the end of 2013. It is possible to complete the group during the year of 2013. The members of the acknowledgement working group should be motivated and come from different backgrounds.

Application form here.

4. Cleaning service discontinued in shared apartments from 1 Oct onwards

The rent in shared apartments in Teekkari Village and Leppävaara has included regular cleaning service of common facilities in shared apartments by the maintenance company. As of 1 Oct, a new property maintenance agreement will come into force, which no longer includes the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments. After this, residents must ensure the cleanliness of their apartment by themselves. Stairways and common premises in the building will be cleaned as usual.

Cleaning of common premises in shared apartments is discontinued due to high costs and equal treatment of AYY’s tenants. In the properties in Helsinki, the cleaning of common facilities in shared apartments has never been included in the rent.

After 1 Oct, the residents must ensure the cleanliness of common facilities and keep their apartment in a generally acceptable condition. The storing of waste in common facilities or balconies, for example, is strictly prohibited and may result in warnings and even the termination of a rental agreement. If a shared apartment is found to be in an unsuitable condition, a cleaning request is submitted. After the request, the apartment can be cleaned by AYY and cleaning costs will be charged from all residents of the shared apartment. If problems arise, residents may contact the castle warden in their building or AYY’s housing office.

Housing Specialist Jaakko Koivula (050 520 9444, firstname.lastname@ayy.fi) answers any questions and provides additional information.

5. We became process engineers

On Saturday, 15 September, 53 Aalto University students established a new association which purpose is to unite the students in the School of Chemical Technology. In the founding meeting of the association, the first rules and the board for the rest of the year 2012 were approved. The association did not want to be named a chemist or forest guild even if it would be suitable with the school subjects. Prosessiteekkarit (process engineers) were chosen as the name and the abbreviation is PT. Association activities consist of freshman education, interest representation, corporate visits in cooperation with the guild and fun activitities. Actual operations will begin next year, the end of 2012 will be used for planning and creating relations.

Mikaela Mirsch was elected as the first chair of process engineers. ”During the autumn, our main task is to make the association fill the criteria of AYY’s special status associations in 2013″, says the new chair. Other elected board members are Emilia Stenman, Mikko Kiviluoma, Laura Lundell, Mikko Laine, Julia Nyström, Anni Nisov and Paavo Mälkönen.

Today, the students took a step towards the autumn of 2013. Now the bachelor reform should try to keep up with the school. The association website is available at prosessiteekkarit.ayy.fi.

6. Join AYY’s advocacy community

Do you want to know what happens in the student advocacy field in Aalto, Finland or the world? Are you troubled with issues related to student advocacy? Have you encountered drawbacks in the student advocacy field, which you would like to discuss?

Join AYY’s advocacy community on Facebook.

Aalto University Student Union’s advocacy community is a completely unofficial and independent platform for advocacy discussion and operations in AYY, Finland and abroad. Joining the community does not bind you to anything and you do not have to be student representative in administration or even a student at Aalto University. AYY’s advocacy sectors follow the community closely and aim to deliver the students’ insight to decision-makers.

7. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012

On 1 October, there will be a huge blast in Otaniemi! In the dusk of the evening Lakinlaskijaiset 2012 will have its spectacular start! The biggest party of the student union offers awesome experiences for everyone. Kuningasidea, Ruudolf and Pariisin Kevät will perform on the stage! In addition, great music is brought to you by Entropy, the association for electronic music, and by a variety of entertaining DJs! And of course, at midnight it is time to lower your cap with all the traditions involved.

Tickets are available on various campuses in the metropolitan area and Tiketti. More information on the event and ticket sales is available at www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi or on Facebook .

8. Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140

On Lakinlaskijaiset Day on 1 Oct, Otatarhan ajot race will be held from 2pm onwards at Alvari Square. It is a competition of man-powered vehicles you don’t want to miss!

NättiJussi.140 competition will be held to find the King of Otaniemi on the same day. This Wipeout -styled competition will be the wildest thing you will experience this autumn.

Registration for both events is open! Read more on Facebook.

9. Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion on 3 Oct

Great debate night – the city’s most heated discussion at Apollo Live Club (Mannerheimintie 16) on Wednesday, 3 Oct, 7pm. The doors will open at 6pm.

Debators:

Samuli Putro–Jone Nikula: Do people improve as they get older?
Anni Sinnemäki–Wille Rydman: Is a man the master of his own destiny?
Matti Vanhanen–Eero Heinäluoma: Incentive vs. justice of taxation

Commentator is a journalist Ruben Stiller. Debates are held in Finnish.

DJ Mikko Mattlar. Tickets 5/6 euro. Advance tickets from Tiketti.

10. Aalto Lunch Beat vol. 4 – THE TIME MACHINE 26 Sept, 12noon-1pm

The self claimed Aalto dancing authority brings you the next installment of lunchtime disco-getaways. As always, guests are served with a ONE HOUR of DJ-led dancing experience spiced up with rhythms, bass lines and moves from the past, present and the future!

Registration required, further information.

Note! If you do not care to dance like there’s no tomorrow, have your lunch break somewhere else.

Note 2! No prior dancing experience required.

11. Come to sail

Are you interested in sailing? Would you like to try it out? Come to the sailing presentation of Teekkari Sailing Club Teekkaripurjehtijat!

If you missed Campus Expo and you have not yet signed for the sailing presentation of TRIP, it is not too late! Sailing presentations are organised in the evening between Mon-Thu on 24‒27 Sept and Mon-Thu on 1‒4 Oct. Sailing events are free and previous experience is not required. You can sign up as long as there are free seats.

Registration form and additional information is available here.

PS. You should also write down in your calendar the info night of TRIP on Mon, 29 Oct, on the main hall of OK20. Further information on the club and courses is available, and you can also enjoy a sauna and good company!

12. Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct

In the legendary film-making course of Montaasi, 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.

More detailed course schedule here. Further information and registration by email: montaasi@list.ayy.fi. Fifteen people may attend the course and the price is EUR 20 for Montaasi members. If your are not yet a member, you can pay the membership fee of EUR 10 in connection with the course fee. You can become a member here.

13. Anniversary and herring breakfast of the polytech drinking game association

Welcome to celebrate the three-year journey of the polytech drinking game association in Gorsu, Otaniemi, on Friday, 28 Sept, 9pm onwards. The evening includes a sauna and revolutionising drinking games as well as surprise performers! POJU will also arrange herring breakfast in the rooftop sauna of JMT3 on Saturday, 29 Sept, 12noon onwards. There are snacks and games for the price of five euro. See you there! The event on Facebook.

14. Choral Evensong – an evening prayer with relaxing and beautiful music for students

University Chaplains are organising with Anglican chaplaincy of St. Nicholas Choral Evensong services for students.

Service time & place

Kallio Church, Itäinen papinkatu 2
Wednesdays 5.15pm, *26 Sept *17 Oct *28 Nov

What is Choral Evensong? In a fully choral service of Anglican evensong, all of the service except the introduction, lessons, and some the final prayers are sung or chanted by the officiating cleric and the choir. Our Choral Evensong is a little bit contemporary but follows the Anglican tradition. Service is in English.

We are looking for students to help us with music (mostly singing) or reading texts and prayers. If you are interested please contact Henri Järvinen, University Chaplain, henri.jarvinen@evl.fi / 050 355 9294

Further information.

15. Teekkarispeksi’s spex night on Tuesday, 25 sept, 6pm 18-> @OK20

Did you know that Teekkarispeksi is much more than talented actors and dancers? In spex nights, you get to peek behind the surface and see what goes on behind the scenes: every year, a large number of talented set designers, costumers and make-up artists contribute to our performance. Our own spex band is in charge of music, and we have written lyrics and arranged the performed songs by ourselves. Sound and light technicians in the darkness of the last row also work for us! Or are you perhaps interested in corporate marketing and advertising in our public relations teams? You have the opportunity to do all this and much more in Teekkarispex in the next spring, so join our team! Come to the spex night to meet spex members and find your place in our troops! In the evening, there is also the opportunity to go to the sauna, so bring a towel with you. Welcome to get to know Teekkarispeksi!

16. ESN Aalto info session for Erasmus in School project

Would you like to see what a Finnish school looks like? What makes the Finnish school system so famous? Do you want to teach Finnish children about your home country? Teach them some French or German? Or how to make your favorite food or play your national sport?

If you answered YES to at least one of the previous questions this project is for you! ESN Aalto is organising an info session for those who are interested. Come and here more at the ERASMUS IN SCHOOLS INFO AT:

Time: Thursday, 27 Sept, 4.30pm-6pm
Place: Aalto Design Factory – The Stage (Betonimiehenkuja 5, 02150, Espoo)

Erasmus in Schools is a nationwide project aimed for all Erasmus students interested in visiting local/nearby schools during their stay in Finland. It is a great way to make the most out of one’s exchange period by getting to know the Finnish culture and schooling system a bit better.

Erasmus students can visit Finnish comprehensive (grades 1-9) and upper secondary (10-12) schools. Erasmus students can work as teachers’ helpers, carry out a project with the class, give a lecture on a certain topic etc. Depending on what the student, the teacher and the school prefers.

School visitors will also receive MOVIE TICKETS and official certificate of participation as a small thank-you!

17. Call for applications for student exchange in Asia

Go for a student exchange in South-East Asia or China! In Asia Exchange, you study in an international group in English and get to know the local culture at the same time. You still have time to apply for the student exchange for the spring of 2013! Further information at www.asiaexchange.fi. Our latest exchange location is University of Malaya (UM) located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. UM is an internationally recognised university and there are hundreds of courses from a variety of faculties.

Deadline for applications

Spring term 2013: 1 Oct / 16 Oct / 31 Oct depending on the location
Summer term 2013: 10 March
Autumn term 2013: 1 June / 1 July depending on the location

The application is organised through Asia Exchange and you will get the approval decision within a week.

18. Scholarships for teachers and post-graduate students in the field of technology

The School of Electrical Engineering Student Services declares the following scholarships open for application:

From the fund of Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, one scholarship of EUR 1000 for teachers of Aalto University in the field of technology to support research work. Further information.
From the fund of Oy Strömberg Ab, one scholarship of EUR 1000 for a teacher of Aalto University to support research work in the field of electrical engineering. Further information.
From the Ernst Wirtzen fund, one scholarship of EUR 3500 for a post-graduate student of Aalto University in the field of technology for a study trip of approximately one year to the United States. Further information.
One grant of EUR 2000 from the Rapal Oy’s student fund for the best master’s thesis, licentiate’s thesis or doctoral dissertation in the field of built environment economics. Further information.

18.9.2012

Weekly Newsletter 38/2012

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This is AYY’s Weekly Newsletter 38/2012

AYY’s Facebook site already has 3,500 Aalto members! If you are not yet involved, join the site now at www.facebook.com/ylioppilaskunta.

This week includes a debate on basic income and an introduction to association activities at Campus Expo. On Saturday, you can exercise with other Aalto members in Aalto kymppi running event!

This week’s events
What is basic income? Come to discuss tomorrow at 5pm
Campus Expo 17 Sept-19 Sept
Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012
AYY’s international section Mosaic brings the World to Campus!
Join AYY’s advocacy community
Apply for the board of the Fund for Promoting Teekkari Activities
Application period for AYY’s exchange scholarships, 1 Oct-31 Oct
Celebration of the 140-year journey of engineering students in the autumn!
Otatarhan ajot race & NättiJussi.140
3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep
Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower
Film Club Montaasi’s narrow-film course 5–7 Oct
Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 17 Sept, 4.30pm and autumn classes for beginners
ESN Aalto activities in the autumn
AMCA – the consulting club of Aalto University – membership applications are now open
Samba school Império do Papagaio’s bateria is looking for new members
Come and join Polytech Orchestra!
Vacancies in Aalto University’s Career Services
Young Student – Go Services! event
Looking for the best summer job employer in Finland
Participate in Dialogue project with the mission to improve the working life

1. This week’s events

Tue, 18 Sept – Aalto Beer Pong: Freshman tournament
Tue, 18 Sept – What is basic income?
Wed, 19 Sept – World campus Festival
Wed, 19 Sept – Freshman baseball
Wed, 19 Sept – Your home, your vote!
Wed, 19 Sept – Mika Falk: Rahan mahti
Thu, 20 Sept – Dominante’s auditions
Fri, 21 Sept – Jump in the remote work tram and pimp your CV!
Fri, 21 Sept – Otakala karaoke evening
Sat, 22 Sept – Aalto-kymppi race

2. Which basic income? Come to discuss tomorrow at 5pm

Come and find answers or ask questions in the basic income event organised by AYY on Tuesday, 18 Sept, 5pm on Finlandia premises of Aalto University (Lämpömiehenkuja 2). The event is open to everyone! Questions (and answers, comments and ideas) can be sent in advance to https://lomake.ayy.fi/sosiaalipolitiikka/mika-perustulo/. Programme and more detailed information on FB.

3. Campus Expo 17 Sept-19 Sept

Come to meet AYY’s associations in Campus Expo! This year, the event is organised in Töölö (main lobby) on Monday, 17 Sept, and in Otaniemi main building M-lobby at 10am-2pm on Tue-Wed, 18-19 Sept. Campus Expo is a three-day event for all Aalto students and the associations under AYY, in particular. In this event, all students have a perfect opportunity to get acquainted with a variety of associations in AYY by visiting stands, taking part in competitions etc.! Come and find out which recreational activities the associations can provide for you!

More info and the schedule for the open evening events of associations.

4. Lakinlaskijaiset party 2012

On 1 Oct, there will be a huge blast in Otaniemi! In the dusk of the evening, Lakinlaskijaiset 2012 will have its spectacular start! The biggest party of the student union offers awesome experiences for everyone. Kuningasidea, Ruudolf and Pariisin Kevät will be seen on the stage! In addition, great music is brought to you by Entropy, the association for electronic music, and by a variety of entertaining DJs! And of course, at midnight it’s time to lower your cap with all the traditions involved.

Tickets are available from Tiketti and various campuses in the metropolitan area from 17 Sept onwards. More information on the event and ticket sale locations are available at www.lakinlaskijaiset.fi or Facebook.

5. AYY’s international section Mosaic brings the World to Campus!

When: 19.9. 4pm-7pm (movie starts at 7pm!)

Associations within AYY and other international associations present their operations at their display stands in the tent village which will be constructed at Alvari Square. The list of participating associations will be announced closer to the event.

Do you have stuff that you would like to give up? Or have you perhaps made jewellery or crafts you would like to sell to others? Spread your blanket at Alvari and sell your goods at World Campus flea market between 4pm-7pm! Remember that your junk can be another person’s treasure!

Do you dance, sing, juggle, foretell? Can you list the first 100 decimals of pi from your memory, can you draw a living model or do a split? Can you drink a sparkling water bottle in one gulp? Come and present your skills in the playful talent contest at 5pm, where you get fame and glory and can practise your stage charisma. There will also be fabulous prizes!

6. Join AYY’s advocacy community

Join AYY’s advocacy community on Facebook.

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

8. Application period for AYY exchange scholarships, 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 to successfully combine the 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 2012 are as follows: the exchange scholarship max. €800, the community scholarship approx. €500, the study scholarship approx. 500 €

In the autumn of 2012, the application period is 8am, 1 Oct 2012–11.59pm, 31 Oct. Only exchange scholarships are granted in the autumn.

Scholarship application form.

Further Information: Board Member Eetu Pursiainen (eetu.pursiainen(at)ayy.fi)

9. Celebration of the 140-year journey of technology students in the autumn!

This year, 140 years have passed since the establishment of Teknologföreningen. That is also the year from which the Student Union of the School of Technology, which preceded AYY, counted its age. To mark the occasion, we will celebrate the 140-year journey of engineering students in an appropriate magnitude.

The anniversary will culminate in the 140-year celebration of engineering students organised on 10 Nov 2012. The party is celebrated in the anniversary week starting on 3 Nov, and there are plenty of activities ranging from ballroom dancing to a singing sauna and herring breakfast.

More information on the celebrations and engineering student events can be found at www.teekkarius140.fi -website or liking the facebook site here.

10. Otatarha race & NättiJussi.140

On Lakinlaskijaiset Day on 1 Oct, Otatarhan ajot race will be held from 2pm onwards at Alvari Square. It is a competition of man-powered vehicles you don’t want to miss!

NättiJussi.140 competition will be held to find the King of Otaniemi on the same day. This Wipeout -styled competition will be the wildest thing you will experience this autumn.

Registration for both events is open! Read more on Facebook.

11. 3rd application round of TTE-Fund in 2012, DL Sun, 23 Sep

The third application round of TTE-Fund in 2012 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 third application round of 2012 will end on Sunday, 23 Sep 2012, at 11.59pm. Instructions for the application and its attachments are available on the website of the fund at tter.ayy.fi. The grant can be applied for with an online form which is available here.

All application periods of the academic year 2012-2013 and additional information is available on TTE-Fund website at http://tter.ayy.fi/. Also check out the new facebook site at www.facebook.com/tterahasto.

12. Nominate new honorary members for the Guild of the Round Tower

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

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.

13. Film club Montaasi’s narrow-film course on 5–7 Oct

More detailed course schedule.

Further information and registration by email: montaasi@list.ayy.fi. Fifteen people may attend the course and the price is EUR 20 for Montaasi members. If your are not yet a member, you can pay the membership fee of EUR 10 in connection with the course fee. You can become a member here.

14. Aalto Aikikai’s aikido performance on Mon, 17 Sept, 4.30pm and autumn classes for beginners

Aalto Aikikai will organise an aikido performance on Monday, 17 Sept, 4.30pm in the tatami hall at Jämeräntaival 5 A. Beginners’ classes will begin on Thursday, 20 Sept, 4.30pm in the same place. More information is available on the website of the club.

15. ESN Aalto activities in the autumn

ESN Aalto has a ticket sales point in the main building Tuesday (18 September) 11am-2pm, Thursday (20 September) 11am-2pm for the following events:

19 Sept ESN 25th anniversary party in Turku
21 Sept Helsinki welcome party
1 Nov– 03 Nov Pirates of the Baltic Sea

We will also organise a trip to Saint. Petersburg (11.10 – 15.20). Sign up online no later than 3 Oct.

16. AMCA – the consulting club of Aalto University – membership applications are now open

Aalto Management Consulting Association (AMCA) is back for its second year of activities! If you are interested in consulting and want to know more about what AMCA has to offer, check our Facebook page or if you are already sure you want to become a member go straight to our application page!

Please note that our application deadline is already on the 23rd of September!

17. Samba School Império do Papagaio’s bateria is looking for new members

Are you a student interested in rhythms? Come and get to know the samba drum group in the facilities of Samba School Império do Papagaio in Töölö on Wednesdays, 6pm-7.30pm (Oksasenkatu 1-2, shelter). On 26 September, there is a performance of the advanced group after the beginner’s class. Come and listen to the bateria and explore samba. With diligent practice, you can join our bateria for the carnival in June and tour with us – sometimes even abroad! The introduction class is free, and you do not need your own drum or sticks, we play with the instruments of the school. Previous experience of drumming is not required, but some playing experience is certainly useful.

Welcome! www.papagaio.fi

18. Come and join Polytech Orchestra!

Polytech Orchestra is a full-sized student symphony orchestra based in Espoo, Finland. Our players are students and graduates from Aalto University and other universities in Helsinki area.

The first rehearsals will be held on Monday, September 10th at 6pm at Servin mökki, Espoo. Joining us is easy! Just take your instrument with you and come to the first (or second) rehearsal. Programme for the autumn of 2012 consists of Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky, Cello Concerto No. 1 by Shostakovich and Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky.

More information.

19. Vacancies in Aalto Universitys Career Services

Murjottelu Summer Training Campaign 2013 coordinator for the period 8 Oct 2012–15 Aug 2013

Murjottelu campaign helps companies in recruiting the right trainees and students in finding internships in their own fields of study. We are looking for a graduate student near graduation or a recently graduated student near Aalto University. The position requires travelling to Arabia, Töölö and Otaniemi campuses from Design Factory and the office of Career Services.

Further information on Murjottelu is available here.

Link to the call for applications.

Two energetic students for mailing assistance in Otaniemi

Aalto University’s Career Services is looking for two energetic students to assist with the mailing of a career monitoring survey for masters, which takes place between 9-19 Oct 2012 at Otakaari 7 B, 3rd floor. Tasks include placing survey forms in labeled envelopes. The job is fast-paced and requires nimble hands and attention. We pay €12/hour and the job lasts for about five days. The working hours are 9am–12noon. Positions are filled immediately when suitable candidates are found. Candidates are requested to submit applications as soon as possible by email to career-tech@aalto.fi.

Further information on the position is available by phone at 050 363 4836 or by email at career-tech@aalto.fi.

20. Young Student – Go Services! -event

Student! Your future career will be in services. Come and learn about what a successful career in services takes! Young Student – Go Services!

Thursday, 27 Sept 2012, 4pm-7pm
Hall TU2, TUAS-building, Otaniemi, Otaniementie 17
More info and registration (DL 21 Sept)
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21. Looking for the best summer job employer in Finland

Akava’s student delegation AOVA is again looking for the best summer job employer in Finland. The competition organised for the fifth time has grown in popularity year after year. Both summer employees and employers may suggest the best summer job employer in Finland. The winner will be elected by a panel which consists of AOVA’s representatives and the chairperson who will be elected later.

Summer jobs have a significant role for higher education students. With its competition,

AOVA wants to point out that summer jobs are an important source of income and work experience for students. A summer job in one’s own field is particularly important for higher education students in terms of achieving work experience, as the lack of work experience may complicate employment after graduation.

You can nominate the best summer job employer in Finland with an electronic form at www.akava.fi/paraskesatyonantaja. The site also provides additional information on the contest and the winners of the previous years.

The contest form is open until 30 Sept 2012. The form includes questions on a summer job employer’s practices in various basic employment issues, such as the introduction of assignments, guidance to duties and attending to workers’ rights. The winner of the best summer job employer of 2012 will be announced in late autumn 2012.

22. Participate in Dialogue project with the mission to improve the working life

Aalto student, six companies want to develop the future working life with you! Win a travel voucher of €800 and a better working life!

The mission of the Dialogue project is to improve the working life. Dialogue’s mission is to achieve a better working life. Dialogue is the first industrial action in the world history, where employees and employers work for the better working life on the same side and around the same table. Dialogue project of 2012 delves into mobile work. Together with students and companies, we clarify what mobile work is, how flexibly work is organised and with what kind of tools it is made.

Partners include Accenture, Elisa, UPM, Wärtsilä, LähiTapiola and Yle. These six companies want to hear when, where and how you would like to work. They also want to have you in their business them to concretely develop their working methods together with their employees. It does not matter to what kind of working life you will graduate. It only matters that you have effect now!

You can participate in Dialogue in two different ways:

1. Respond to the survey

You can influence by responding to the survey by 5 Oct 2012. A travel voucher of 800 euro will be raffled among all respondents. To respond to the survey, you do not have to know the direction in which the working life evolves, it is enough that you have your own opinion.

2. Respond to the survey and join business teams

In addition to reviewing the students’ working life wishes, Dialogue’s core is in the interaction between students and companies. Dialogue is now looking for students to business teams who have an open mind, future-oriented ideas and the passion to improve the working life.

The business teams of about ten people develop different mobile working methods together with corporate management and the employees of Dialogue companies. Participation includes two three-hour workshops and a concrete opportunity to influence the future working methods. Workshops will be organised during October and November. By responding to the survey, you can sign up for business teams. You can find out more about Dialogue project on the website http://www.uusityoontaalla.fi

New work is here!

P.S. Dialogue also participates in the national remote work day on Friday, 21 Sept 2012! Hop on the mobile CV clinic and hear an HR manager’s tips for improving your CV. More information and registration at

dialogi@ellunkanat.fi

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