All associations within AYY must fill out a yearly association notice. Failing to fill out the notice two consecutive years might lead to removal from the AYY association register. Only associations belonging to the first list of AYYâs association register can apply for operating grants. If you do not know which list your association belongs to, please contact the organisational affairs specialist (jarjestoasiat at ayy.fi).
NB! In 2015 the operating grants were still distributed to associations in the first list, whose rules state that transferral of the funds will be decided on at the dissolution meeting. Due to this, the board of AYY stated that if these associations have not changed their rules or started the rule-changing process before the end date for the association notice and the operating grant applications for 2016, they will not be receiving the operating grant for the year 2016 and they will be removed from the first list of the register. The associations that this concerns have been contacted in the late spring of 2015.
The operating grant applications and association notices will be handled as fast as possible during April. Any possible delays will be informed of separately.
More information about the operating grants can be found on /en/associations/services/operating-grants/, where you can also find the scoring model that is used for distributing the grants and the amount of grants distributed in the past years. In any unclear matters please contact the organisational sector (jarjestoasiat at ayy.fi). You can also contact the organisational affairs specialist by phone at 050 520 9442, available mostly Monday to Friday between 10-14.
The association notice is filled out and the operating grants are applied for by using the TAHLO database (Operating grant application). The system can be found at http://tahlo.ayy.fi/.
You can log in by using the associationâs user name and password. These are the same as during the last round of operating grant applications. If you have forgotten the username or have any problems logging in, please contact the organisational sector (jarjestoasiat at ayy.fi). If an association does not already have a username and password, these can be created during the first log in. Every association creates the username and password by themselves, unless they have been entered in the system in advance. When you are creating a new username, it is preferred to use the official abbreviation of the association or the name in use. The password needs to be at least 8 characters and needs to include special characters and numbers. Store the password somewhere safe: you will need it again next year.
Take care when filling out the information. The basic information from last year is copied automatically, so you do not need to fill out every box. You can update the form until it closes at 23.59 on March 31st, so you do not need to do everything at once. Remember to save your changes! Please also note, that the form has some fields that the association cannot fill in by themselves (for example the class within the Register of Associations that the association belongs to). These fields will be filled in by the organisational sector.
If you have any problems with the system, spot any spelling mistakes or anything else weird, please notify jarjestoasiat at ayy.fi. We try to be awake if for example the system goes down, but letting us know of any problems will help us react even faster.
If you are only filling out the association notice without applying for the operating grant, you will need:
* Rules in effect
* The annual report for 2015
* The strategy for 2016
* A list of the officers
Fill out the following tabs: Basic Information (also The Association Board at the bottom of the page), the Offices and Attachments. You do not need to care about the Operating Grant tab.
If you are also applying for the operating grant, you will need:
 * Rules in effect
* The annual report for 2015
* The financial statement, balance sheet, and profit and loss statement for 2015
* The strategy for 2016
* The budget for 2016
* A list of the officers
If you are going to be late with any of the documents, for example due to the date of the annual meeting, let the organisational specialist know in advance! Extensions can be granted for good reasons, however missing documents will count negatively towards the awarded grant.
Take good care when filling out the tabs, especially the Operating Grant Application. The operating grants will be distributed according to the scoring model: /wp-content/uploads/Pisteytysmalli_ENG.pdf. Make sure to answer all the questions carefully; the points will be distributed according to your answers.
A prerequisite for the operating grant is an association profile on the AYY website. The profile needs to exist in at least one of the official languages (Finnish or Swedish) and English. The main thing is that all association profiles can be found on all three language profiles. You do not need to translate the profiles into all three languages; two out of three is sufficient. For example, the profile can be found in Finnish on the Finnish site (ayy.fi) and in English on the English and Swedish sites. You can add the translations on the editing page: under the Language bar on the right hand side you will find Translations or Translate this Document.
Every association is responsible for updating their profile and translating them. If no one in your association knows either one of the official languages (Finnish or Swedish), please contact the organisation specialist.
You can edit the profile by logging in at /wp-admin/. The username is the abbreviation the association uses of itself. If you have forgotten the password, you can reset it on the log in page. The usernames are most often connected to the e-mail address of the board of the association, so you should get a confirmation e-mail there. If you have any problems, please contact the organisational sector (jarjestoasiat at ayy.fi).
Aalto University, the Student Union and Aalto University Properties encourage everyone to participate again in WWF Earth Hour on Saturday, 19 March 2015, at 8:30 p.m. â 9:30 p.m. Earth Hour is a worldwide climate event organised by the World Wildlife Foundation where individuals and communities turn off their non-essential lights for one hour. Through this symbolic gesture, everyone can express their concerns over the state of the environment and the climate crisis.
This year, Aalto University Properties will switch off all indoor lights for one hour in four properties on the Otaniemi campus, LÀmpömiehenkuja 2, Otaniementie 17, Otaniementie 19 and Konemiehentie 2. The Student Union will take part in the campaign by encouraging students to turn off the lights in their dormitories and rental flats.
The WWF Earth Hour campaign serves to increase our awareness of what we can do to save energy. The objective is to significantly reduce the consumption of electricity in the next few years for financial and ecological reasons. Small streams make large rivers â the deeds of every individual are important. According to the energy efficiency plan between Aalto University Properties and Aalto, we will also continue providing property managers and superintendents with energy efficiency training in 2016.
More information about the event is available at http://earthhour.fi and on Twitter at #earthhoursuomi.
Energy self-sufficient Otaniemi in 2030? Read more at www.openenergy.fi.
Sustainable practices at Aalto University: aalto.fi/sustainability
Aalto University Student Union
Statement 7.3.2016
For immediate release
The report of the investigator Roope Uusitalo on student financial aid reforms was published on Tuesday, 1.3.2016. Aalto University Student Union (AYY) is extremely concerned about the conclusion of the investigation. Even though, according to the proposal, the total monthly amount of student financial aid would rise, a smaller amount of student grant, an emphasis on loans and the raising of the performance requirements are a great threat to creativity and innovations. In the future, six academic credits would have to be achieved per every month of financial aid claimed. From here on, there would be 45 months of financial aid available for a degree of 300 academic credits, and in total a maximum of 54.
Aalto University has been a good growth platform for creativity, innovation and start-up companies and 70-100 companies a year have been set up in its ambit. Itâs not just a question of a degree, but of creating networks during the period of study and creating something new together. Austerity does not create innovation. A flexible financial aid system, on the other hand, provides the possibility to learn, make mistakes and try out at entrepreneurship even when it may be difficult to predict oneâs own career path.
“Would, for example, Slush, Aalto on Waves or the success in international competition of many students have arisen if students hadnât been allowed some flexibility with their academic credit requirements – without losing their source of income?”, ponders Milja Asikainen, the Chair of the AYY Board.
The cuts remove even the last element of flexibility from the student financial aid system. If the studies are prolonged for some reason, the financial aid months will get used up quickly. AYY is disappointed that student financial aid cuts force students into narrow-ranging degrees and that the opportunity to find oneâs own direction, make mistakes or set up oneâs own company alongside the studies will disappear.
Aalto University invests particularly in the cross-disciplinary nature and entrepreneurial spirit of studies. Therefore itâs also important from the universityâs point of view that the opportunities of students to acquire a diverse range of experience are not reduced through the student financial aid changes.
Further information:
Milja Asikainen, Chair of the AYY Board, tel. 050Â 520 9420, milja.asikainen@ayy.fi
The co-operation between AYY (the Aalto University Student Union) and the law firm HavumÀki and Grönqvist ended in February 2016. HavumÀki and Grönqvist offered the members of AYY legal advice free of charge. AYY is investigating the opportunities for offering its members the same kind of service in the future.
2.   Cuts in student allowance! A student allowance demonstration in Helsinki on March 9 and pre-demonstration banner workshops on March 7-8
The Finnish government is planning significant cuts to student allowance. They intend to reduce the allowance by 70 million within three years and by 150 million in the long term. This amounts to about one quarter of the present level.
Before the elections, they promised not to make cuts in education. But they cut education anyway, and the resulting need for tightening budgets can now also be seen at Aalto. They specifically promised not to reduce student allowance, but now there are significant changes ahead.
This has to end. Student allowance is a studentâs basic social security, not a tool for steering educational policy.
What to do, then? Letâs show that students are not going to take this sitting down. The student allowance demonstration against education cuts will be organized in Helsinki on March 9, and AYY will be there as well. We need associations to join us, flags, banners, gadgets and enthusiastic spirits!
Come and show the decision-makers that this canât go on anymore!
You can find the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/983431838405738/. Information will be updated as soon as it is available.
Banner workshops in Otaniemi on March 7th and in Arabia March 8th
Join the counteraction and let out some steams caused by the governmentâs policy. TOKYOâs professionals will guide you to the art of making demonstration banners on Monday 7th of March at 5pm at Game Room in Otaniemi (JĂ€merĂ€ntaival 3 A, Espoo) and on Tuesday 8th of March at at 5pm at TOKYO Hub (HĂ€meentie 135 C, Helsinki).
All the materials needed are waiting for you so you just need to bring yourself, preferable foods and drinks and your friends!
Link to Otaniemi banner workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/1687539171521837/
Link to the Arabia banner workshop: https://www.facebook.com/events/985546701538775/
3.   Apply for study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning
“Aalto University and its student union allocate in cooperation study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning. You can apply for the grant by yourself, together with your friend or association â as long as the idea is good, we want to help you to implement it!
The application period is continuous and applications are processed on a monthly basis, the idea is that your good idea does not get old and you could implement it straight away. Applications are processed and approved by Aalto University Student Unionâs academic affairs sector and Aalto Universityâs vice president in charge of teaching.
More information: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2015/04/15/oppirahaa-kansalle/
4.   FSHS’s hay fever theme day
Tuesday 15th of March 2016 at 12-15
Tuesday 12th of April 2016 at 12-15
at FSHS, Otaniemi Unit, Otakaari 12
During the hay fever theme day, you will be able to meet with a doctor to renew your prescription with ease and with no advance appointment required. In addition, you will be able to obtain information about hay fever (allergic rhinitis) and its treatments.
All the visiting hay fever patients will receive an inquiry concerning their symptoms so that their medication can be made more effective or changed, when appropriate.
5.   The Students’ Beer Pong Championships in Smökki 25th March!”
Aalto Beer Pong hosts Students Beer Pong Championship races on 25.3. in Otaniemi. There will be 96 teams at to achieve the title of a Beer Pong Champion!
Registration opens at http://abp.ayy.fi/ 11.3. 12.00, and registration is binding. The price of participation is 6e / pair at including at least two certain game. Price does not include game drinks. You can also come to encourage your own favorites towards the championships and play fun games. Admission is free.
The tournament starts at 16:00 and the tournament takes place in Otaniemi Smökki, JÀmerÀntaival 4, Espoo, Finland.
The tournament schedule will be announced about one week before the event, and the rules of the game you find from: http://abp.ayy.fi/the-game/rules/ .
6.   Aalto Gamers Shuffled Tournament: CS:GO ft. SIK-lan
Are you a gamer? Interested in meeting fellow gamers of Aalto? Join this casual tournament and play for fun!
WHERE: Otakaari 5, SÀhkötalo (at SIK-lan)
WHEN: 12 March from 14:00 onwards
FORMAT: Random shuffle. The competing teams will be formed randomly from all participants by shuffling. Depending on the number of participants, shuffling will be done after a certain number of matches to mix the teams repeatedly. Winning the tournament will be based on your personal RWS (Round Win Shares).
PURPOSE: Kicking-off Aalto Gamers. The purpose of the tournament is mainly to kick off Aalto Gamers activities in a fun and exciting spirit – not CS:GO itself. So, don’t worry even if you have never played much Counter-Strike – come, spend some time laughing at ridiculous plays, and meet the gamers of Aalto!
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/aaltocsgo
The tournament will be organized as a part of the semi-annual SIK-lan.
7.   Teekkarispeksi (technical student musical theatre show) tickets on sale
“The premiere of the spring 2016 Teekkarispeksi “”Atlantis 1860″” is approaching and tickets are on sale! This time, the production takes the spectators to the coast of Britain in the year of 1860. In a village community living on an isolated island, people fear God, dream of London and are building a railway bridge to the mainland. The tranquility of the small village begins to become fractured when Madame Blavatsky, who is devoted to mystical learnings, appears on the island and arouses a state of fixation on Atlantis. Whose faith is the true one? Who stays and who leaves? Will the mythical Atlantis be found?
The premiere is on 14.3. at 7 p.m. and there are shows during March and April in Kuopio, Oulu, Turku and Tampere, in addition to the capital city area. Tickets are priced from âŹ12 to âŹ26. On the page http://www.teekkarispeksi.fi you can get a taste of what’s to come! There is also a ticket store on the pages; be sure to buy your ticket soon!
8.   Homebrew beer tasting 22nd March
Finnish Beer Society, Viikki Brewing Society, Akateeminen Olutseura and KYllÀ Oluelle invites you to The Homebrew beer tasting in March 22nd starting at 6 pm. Every society has brew their own unique craft beer. We have also invited jury to judge the beer.
* Registration: First to the members of organisations till 6.3.2016 time 11.59 PM. After that there no limit to the registration, just be sure to register before 20.3.2016 at 11.59 PM.
* The price: 10 âŹ. The deadline for the payment is 20.3.2016. The amount is paid to our club account: Handelsbanken FI58 3131 3003 2400 58 SWIFT/BIC: HANDFIHH
(write into the message section the following: âOwn Name + the Homebrew beer tasting). Write Ilmo Teikari as the recipient.
Registrations: http://goo.gl/forms/Q6pnwFuJG9″
9.   DADA proudly presents their first Sound Festival – ĂĂ€niaalto!
Come and experience MediaLabâs 5th floor under a new aural and visual experience. On Thursday 10th and Friday 11th March, ĂĂ€niaalto will fill the space with fixed sound & A/V works, as well as having performances on each day from 16.30.
11.                 Global Mindedness survey for college students
Have you been studying your current subject for at least 2 years and haven’t been abroad as part of your studies as an exchange student or in an apprenticeship? If you are one of this group, go and reply to the Global Mindedness survey and say what you think about encountering different kinds of people and points of view.
Global Mindedness is a survey of CIMO (The Centre of International Mobility and Co-operation), which produces information on the attitudes of college students to international interactive situations and different kinds of encounters. The survey has been carried out with students going abroad and now also with those who have not been on an exchange programme.
The survey contains statements on situations of interaction and questions about your background. The questionnaire is in Finnish and replying takes about 10 minutes.
12.                 Respond to the quality survey on Aalto student and staff restaurants from 8 to 10 March
A survey on the quality of the staff and student restaurants will be conducted on the Arabia, Otaniemi and Töölö campuses from Tue 8 to Thu 10 March, 2016 to collect information on the views of the restaurant users on the e.g. the variety in menus, opening hours, main reasons for the choice of restaurant and the importance of the environmental impact of the food served at the restaurants. At the end of the questionnaire, there is also room for comments and suggestions for improving our services.
Questionnaires are available at the student and staff restaurants.
All respondents are entered into a draw to win, e.g. lunch tickets.
13.                 Aalto Strategy Case Competition 2016
Are you a case cracking champion? Want to put your knowledge and skills to test, add more value to your CV and network with top students and corporate partners? The application period for Aalto Strategy Case Competition 2016 is now open!
Aalto Strategy Case Competition brings the best Bachelorâs and Masterâs degree students from different schools to compete on a real case. The competition will be held on Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd of April 2016 at Aalto Design Factory. Teams will compete in strategic analysis and strategy formulation for a real Finnish case company to test their skills in teamwork, analysis, and presentation. Winners will take home an amazing network of top students, valuable merit in their CV, and a unique prize from our main partner â The Boston Consulting Group.
Slush, arctic frost and all different shades of grey – has your winter been like this, too? Now it’s time to turn Finland’s national season into a new bloom, for Winter Aalto is here! Tuesday March 1st, this you do not want to miss!
1. This and next week’s events
2. Cuts in student allowance! A student allowance demonstration in Helsinki on March 9
3. TOKYOâs pre-demonstration banner workshop March 7th
4. Apply for the Humans vs. Zombies committee 2016!
5. Representative Council Workshop March 3rs â Come with!
6. Become a tutor for international students!
7. KY Economics & Aaltoes: Start Up Your Career March 3rd
8. TeamUp Bootcamp March 3 -6, 2016
9. Bughouse chess at the Guild of Physicsâ guild room every Thursday
10. Apply for your own garden plot!
11. The SELL games in Tampere between May 13- 15, 2016, sign-up is underway
12. FSHSâ spring groups are on!
13. Application for the BEST summer courses is open until March 20!
14. Bring your extra menâs clothes for asylum seekers!
15. Youâre welcome to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the Guild of Mechanical Engineers on Cuba Night on March 19, 2016!
16. Annihilation 2016!
2. Cuts in student allowance! A student allowance demonstration in Helsinki on March 9
The government is planning significant cuts to student allowance. They intend to reduce the allowance by 70 million within three years and by 150 million in the long term. This amounts to about one quarter of the present level.
Before the elections, they promised not to make cuts in education. But they cut education anyway, and the resulting need for tightening budgets can now also be seen at Aalto. They specifically promised not to reduce student allowance, but now there are significant changes ahead.
This has to end. Student allowance is a studentâs basic social security, not a tool for steering educational policy.
What to do, then? Letâs show that students are not going to take this sitting down. The National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) will organize a student allowance demonstration against education cuts in Helsinki on March 9, and AYY will be there as well. We need associations to join us, flags, banners, gadgets and enthusiastic spirits!
Come and show the decision-makers that this canât go on anymore!
3. TOKYOâs pre-demonstration banner workshop March 7th
The Finnish Government has decided on historical cutbacks on student allowance. Demonstration against this act will occur on 9th of March at 13 in Helsinki.
Join the counteraction and let out some steams caused by the governments policy. TOKYOâs professionals will guide you to the art of making demonstration banners on Monday 7th of March at 5pm at Game Room in Otaniemi (JĂ€merĂ€ntaival 3 A).
All the materials needed are waiting for you so you just need to bring yourself, preferable foods and drinks and your friends!
4.Apply for the Humans vs. Zombies committee 2016!
[X] Ever felt the need to feel the real thrill of survival? Or better yet, felt like it would be cool to have other people run for their lives as the zombie apocalypse endangers the future of humankind? Just say yes, and join the gamemaster force of the Humans vs. Zombies committee!
[X] Humans vs. Zombies is an extremely intensive role-playing experience organized twice a year, which calls for hundreds of Otaniemi students to join forces fighting the brain-hungry parasite-ridden zombies in the brink of the apocalypse! We are now looking for recruits to be the game masters of this year’s games. The committee plans the course of the gameplay and organizes the game during the playdays in this April and autumn. More importantly, the committee will have a great time planning events and get-togethers, which will improve your game-organizing skills and lets you do stuff with other fun-and-action-loving people! Please join now, and tell all the important facts about yourself right here: /stop/en/culture-events/humans-vs-zombies/
[X] If you ever felt like playing the puppet master, now is your chance!
5. Representative Council Workshop March 3rs â Come with!
It is time for the first workshop of this year! There will be two matters that we will work on:
1) The language questions of the council and how to make the council work so that everyone can keep up with the discussion
2) The municipal elections are coming in the fall of 2017 and for that we need to decide that what kind of goals and issues AYY will bring up to discussion and try to affect to.
Sauna will be warm after workshopping. Bring your towels!
Donât worry if you are not a council member, all AYY members are welcome to participate!
6. Become a tutor for international students!
Do you want to help international students to get a smooth start in their studies and guide them through student life at Aalto University? Would you like to try your intercultural skills in practice?
International tutors have a very important role in leading an international group, showing them around the campus and holding get-togethers. Tutors get to know new cultures, make new friends and have a great time! Tutors can get a credit point, a certificate and reimbursement of their expenses. Enthusiastic international tutors are searched for in early spring. Student associations coordinate tutoring together with Aalto schools (CHEM, ELEC, ENG and SCI, BIZ and ARTS).
5. KY Economics & Aaltoes: Start Up Your Career March 3rd
The Start Up Your Career event will be organized on March 3 from 7 PM to 9 PM on the 3rd floor of the KY building at YlÀkertsi, at Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21b. We will have a comprehensive package about applying for jobs, career opportunities, entrepreneurship and study planning. KY Economics is organizing the event together with Aaltoes, the largest student-led entrepreneurship organization in Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and aTalent will also be present.
Program at the KY buildingâs YlĂ€kertsi will begin with food and drinks. The program on stage will be kicked off by speeches by Aaltoes and Smartly.io founder Kristo Ovaska about their career paths, and continue with a panel discussion about the significance of personality in job application. After the program on stage, there will be a tour of the stands of our partners, which includes an opportunity to participate in aTalentâs CV/LinkedIn clinic. The event is targeted at students of economics, but is open to anyone interested!
WHAT: Start Up Your Career â a career and study event
WHERE: YlÀkertsi at the KY building, Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21b, 3rd floor
PRICE: Free
WHEN: March 3rd, 7 – 9 PM
FOR WHOM: The event is open to all
FB-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1066682613399185/
8. TeamUp Bootcamp March 3 -6, 2016
Have you considered founding your own company?
Come and join TeamUp, where students from different backgrounds can find a team with whom to plan a new company. Aaltoes offers a time, space, tools and world-class coaching for the event.
If youâre interested, visit our web site at http://teamup.aaltoes.com and apply for the Bootcamp weekend that kicks off the program!
9. Bughouse chess at the Guild of Physicsâ guild room every Thursday
Bughouse chess is a fast-paced variant of chess for four players. In this game, captured pieces are given to the teammate, who can put them on another board during their turn. For a more detailed description of the rules: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandemshakki
Since the game is played as teams, players of different levels can easily participate. Being able to play regular chess reasonably is enough. Youâll learn the rest by playing!
We play bughouse every Thursday starting at 5:30 PM at the Guild of Physicsâ guild room (Otakaari 1, main lobby, down the stairs from the cafeteria Aino). Join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1563544303968214/ or send e-mail to heikki.j.pulkkinen@aalto.fi if you consider joining us for a game!
10. Apply for your own garden plot!
The spring time is approaching and now it is time to apply for your own garden plot.
If you had a plot this year but we havenât contacted you, it means that you have to reapply this year. If you didnât have a plot last year, now is your chance!
The application can be found at the address http://tinyurl.com/viljely16. Please notice that the deadline for applications is the 13th of March.
If you are a member of the Otaniemi Garden Association but you donât intend to apply for a plot and you want to cancel your membership, please inform the board at the address garden-hal@list.ayy.fi.
Spread the word to your colleagues and friends! We grant plots to the students and staff of the Aalto University and the staff of the Aalto student union.
11. The SELL games in Tampere between May 13- 15, 2016, sign-up is underway
The SELL Student Games event is one of the largest and most international student sport events in the Baltic countries and Finland. Events: Frisbee golf, futsal, soccer (7 vs. 7), judo, volleyball, basketball, wrestling (Greco-Roman), weightlifting, table tennis, rugby 7 vs. 7, floorball, chess, badminton, orienteering, ultimate (frisbee), powerlifting, track & field.
12. FSHSâ spring groups are on!
FSHSâ spring groups are on. The groups are organized at the Töölö premises of the Finnish Student Healtcare Services (FSHS). There is still room for more!
Life management course
Would you like to learn life skills that are useful to everyone as well the ability to maintain high spirits in everyday life? During this course, you will process things related to your own life and practice problem resolution. You will learn to identify thoughts and feelings and to work with your thoughts. You will acquire a toolkit for maintaining your welfare, mood and life control.
A doctor or nurse may put you forth as a candidate for the group, and Paula Aarnio-Tervo or Minna Pohjolainen will contact you before the group starts. You may also get in touch yourself, if you would like more information about the course. (For telephone appointments and call requests, call 046 710 1027).
Physiotherapy groups:
Binding signups starting from December 1, 2015 to the physiotherapist by telephone appointment, which may be reserved through the reservations number 046 710 1027. Only sign up for one group at a time per term. Cancellations by phone to 046 710 1028 or electronically at http://yths.fi
THE NECK AND BACK GYM GROUP
Strengthening of the muscles that support posture, mobility exercise and stretching. Tips on how to use gym equipment to prevent problems with the neck and back and how to relieve minor symptoms. N.B.! The group will meet mostly at the 6th floor gym.
Weeks 9-11 (March 4 â March 18) + week 16 (22.4.) Fri 1:30 PM 4x60min
THE POSTURE GROUP
Exercises for acquiring a good posture and preventing problems with the neck and back.
Weeks 7-11 (February 17 â March 16) Wed 9:30 AM 5x60min
Weeks 10-14 (March 8 â April 5) Tue 8:30 AM 5x60min
THE LOWER BACK GROUP -> N.B.! Start of the course moved to May 2!
Exercises that strengthen the muscles of the middle torso and support control of the lower back. The lower back group is suited for prevention or for those with minor symptoms. Not for people with acute back pains!
Weeks 18 -21 (May 2 â May 23) Mon 2:45 PM 4x45min
THE KNEE GROUP
A review of alignment, stepping, strengthening exercises and stretching. Suited for those with minor knee symptoms, who have knee problems during or after exercise.
Week 13 + week 15 (includes two group sessions on April 1 and April 15) Fri 1:30 PM 2x60min
RELAXATION GROUP
An introduction to different methods of relaxation.
Weeks 13-17 (March 30 â April 27) Wed 2:30 PM 5x60min
THE RELAXATION BY BREATHING GROUP
Stretching and relaxing breathing and movement exercises to relax a tense body and mind.
Weeks 8-11 (February 24 â March 16) Wed 2:30 PM 4x60min
13. Application for the BEST summer courses is open until March 20!
Conquering space in Greece or green energy at the sandy beaches of Spain? Intelligent urban planning in Portugal or beer brewing in the Czech Republic? What will your summer consist of?
BEST offers 50 different opportunities to see Europe during a one-week course in the summer. During the one-week course, youâll get introduced to the topics chosen for the course through lectures, projects and visits to companies organized together by the local BEST group and university. The courses are not just about academic achievement; volunteers will entertain course participants, and youâll get to party with other participants during the evening program. The courses are a most efficient way of networking internationally during your studies while also having fun and increasing your own skills in subjects that interest you.
You donât want to miss this! And best of all, the courses cost Aalto students a maximum of 27 Euros, which includes everything in the target country: the academic part of the course, accommodation, food, transportation during the course and leisure activities for every day.
14. Bring your extra menâs clothes for asylum seekers!
Are there useful menâs clothes and shoes in your closet that you never actually use? Give them a new life in the hands of asylum seekers! There are about 400 men living at the Otaniemi reception center. Most of them have been properly clothed, but there are still some who wade through banks of snow in sandals and share their winter coat with a roommate.
Bring the surplus stuff from your closet to the mall, to the premises between AYY and the barber shop behind Alepa on Tuesdays at 4 -6 PM or on Saturdays at 1 â 3 PM.
15. Youâre welcome to celebrate the 101st anniversary of the Guild of Mechanical Engineers on Cuba Night on March 19, 2016!
Party program:
4 PM Cocktails at the Energy Garage, K4 building, Otaniemi, 02150 Espoo
6 PM Main party at Tapahtumatalo Bank, Unioninkatu 20, 00130 Helsinki
Midnight After-party at X
IN BRIEF:
WHAT? The 101st anniversary of the Guild of Mechanical Engineers
WHERE? Tapahtumatalo Bank, Unioninkatu 20, 00130 Helsinki
WHEN? Saturday, March 19, 2016
HOW MUCH? Students 75âŹ, graduates 90âŹ
16. Annihilation 2016!
Annihilation 2016, the party of the year organized by the freshmen of the Guild of Physics, is here! Get ready for the workout of your life on 9.3. by dressing for the sport you want to achieve a summer body in. The warm up will take place at Otarannan kerhotila, and the actual party starts up at 10 pm in Namu in the city center of Helsinki. At Namu there will be some amazing drink offers and activities hosted by Bimbo Oy. The tickets cost 3⏠or 5⏠at the door of Namu, and the badge costs 2âŹ. Check out more information and the ticket selling times from the facebook event: https://facebook.com/events/225041987835888
