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11.2.2015

Call for applications for student representatives in the administration of Aalto University

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The Aalto University Student Union has decided on 11 February 2015 to open a supplementary call for applications for student representatives in the administration of Aalto University to the joint administrative bodies and the working groups of Aalto University. The term begins immediately after the nomination and lasts until the end of the year 2015. Students of Aalto University can apply for the position of the student representative in administration.

The application period will begin on 11 February 2015 and end on 22 February 2015 at 23.59 p.m. by which the applications must be delivered. The application is completed electronically. The electronic application forms are available at the website https://www.halloped.fi/en/aalto/calls. The instructions for applying are available at the recruitment website for the volunteers at Aalto University Student Union at /en/student-union/student-advocacy/student-representatives/.

The Student Union wishes that the applicants also include international degree students as well as representatives of both genders and various schools. Other languages than Finnish can be used as working language in the bodies of University unless stated otherwise in the description of the body.

The Board of the Aalto University Student Union will appoint the student representatives to the administration at its meeting on 27 February 2015.

In Otaniemi, 11 February 2015

 

Further information:

/en/student-union/student-advocacy/student-representatives/

Open seats and application:

https://www.halloped.fi/en/aalto/calls

 

Elias Laitinen
Specialist, Academic Affairs
elias.laitinen@ayy.fi, +358 50 520 9438

11.2.2015

Registration for Aalto 10K and Aalto 5K will start on 16 February

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Aalto 10K and Aalto 5 K – A social running event for Aalto students, staff and alumni on 20 September

Aalto-kymppi (Aalto 10 km) and Aalto-vitonen (5 km), is a kick-off event of Aalto University academic year in term of sports, which will be organized on 20 September 2015. Aalto 10 km and Aalto 5 km are organized together with Espoo 10 km run and are part of the http://www.rantamaraton.fi

The running event, starting in the afternoon, is intended to anyone who wishes to take part in the 10-kilometer or 5-kilometer course in free-form and style according to your fitness level by walking, nordic walking, jogging, running, forwards or backwards or in any other appropriate manner – even stopping to enjoy the beautiful scenery on along the route. Last year, more than 1600 Aalto colleagues enrolled to the event!

Aalto University will pay the Aalto 10 km and 5 km registration fee for all its student, staff and alumni. All Aalto participants will receive a free technical T-shirt with Aalto and Rantamaraton logo.

If you are joining the event with work colleagues or student friends, come up with a name for your “team” which all team members then marks down on the registration form.

Registration

Registration for Aalto 10 km and Aalto 5 km is done in the MyNextRun -service. The registration link is available on the Rantamaraton webpage www.rantamaraton.fi/aaltokymppi

Registrations will start on 16 February and it will be closed on 13 September 2015.

Contact information:
Martti Kyykoski, gsm 040 353 8221 or 0400 744 258, martti.kyykoski@aalto.fi

4.2.2015

Apply for the Student Union’s Central Election Committee

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In addition to all the other exciting affairs, the year 2015 is the year of the Representative Council elections. The Central Election Committee is in the heart of the elections. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections the best so far?

Applications for the Central Election Committee are submitted via the electronic form at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/. The deadline for applications is 12noon on 18 Feb 2015.

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

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

17.12.2014

FSHS’ Health Care Fees Increase from 1.8.2015

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The Finnish Student Health Service’ (FSHS) health care fee will be increased by 10 euros from 1st August 2015. From the academic year of 2015–2016 onwards the fee will be 54 euros per student. The student unions pay the health care fee for each student who is registered as being present, and the students participate in financing the FSHS by paying the student union’s membership fee. This insurance-like health care fee gives the students the right to use the FSHS’ services.

This increase is a large one, which is a shame. The reason behind the increase is that the Council of State has halved the subsidies paid to the FSHS by the Ministry of Education and Culture (MoE). Reducing these subsidies would reduce the FSHS’ funding by 10%, and it would greatly influence the services offered by the FSHS. To avoid weakened services, both the students and the city councils will increase their share of the FSHS’ funding.

The aim of the fee increase is to maintain the high quality and extensiveness of the FSHS’ services. Together, the student unions decided that their share of the FSHS’ funding can be increased to avoid weakening the students’ health care services.

Through the increase in the health care fees and the increase in appointment fees that will be carried out at the beginning of 2015, cuts to services provided by the FSHS can be avoided, and the reduction in the subsidies from the MoE should not be visible in the amount or quality of services received by the students.

Student unions pay the health care fee for each student automatically and collect their membership fees in the usual way, so the increase does not require students to take any special measures.

Background:

Health care services for university students are organised by the FSHS. The FSHS receives its funding from four sources: the Social Insurance Institution, the students, the local city council and the MoE. A reduction in the share of funding provided by one source will inevitably affect the other sources’ shares, or alternatively weaken the level of service provided. The maximum level of funding provided by the Social Insurance Institution is defined by law.

15.12.2014

AYY gave out scholarships of the autumn 2014

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Scholarship holders by scholarships below. Only exchange scholarships were distributed in the autumn.

Lotta Ahonen 400€
Milja Asikainen 400€
Jenni Haavisto 450€
Nelli Huikari 400€
Markus Junkkari 600€
Hannes Kallioinen 750€
Pietari Keskinen 600€
Milla Kivioja 450€
Christine Korjus 400€
Pasi Lohi 450€
Elsa Mannila 400€
Laura Matikainen 400€
Anni Pesonen 400€
Minna Rissanen 550€
Juho Salmi 400€
Michael Saulny 400€
Niko Snirvi 600€
Elli Taimela 600€
Mikael Taipale 650€
Otso Takala 400€
Aaro Väkeväinen 400€

Congratulations!

15.12.2014

Nordic Students’ Beach Volleyball Championship 2015

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We hereby open a preliminary call for all Nordic higher education students to
participate in the first Nordic Students’ Beach Volleyball Championship
(NSBVC) tournament! This preliminary registration is non-binding and will
not cost you anything. However, the registration will give you a priority in an
upcoming binding registration call. We encourage players to a prompt
enrolment, as we use them to evaluate the amount of potential participants.
You may enroll even if you do not have a partner yet.

You can make non-binding earlybird registration here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14nJjIFlCZ_uKAZ5yFaFRYxvJiHYycMQjE8vDfUT6tpM/viewform
or send an email to nsbvc15@gmail.com .

Tournament: The tournament venue is in Finland, at the public port of Kuopio.
The NSBVC is a 2-day tournament between 1.– 2.8.2015. Following the
student tournament, an international FIVB-tournament is held at the same
venue (5. – 9.8). Thus, you may compete against fellow students and
afterwards enjoy the expetional thrill of a world-class beach volleyball
tourney! The technical details of the game field will be in line with the FIVB’s
strict guidelines. Something else to look forward to are the prizes, as the
winners of the last years students’ championship received brand new Lenovo
tablets.

The organizing committee (OC): The OC has experience from two National
Students’ Beach Volleyball Championships in Finland, the latter of which
being organized in cooperation with the offcial Finnish National Beachvolley
championship finals (Trust Kapital OPEN 2014). The OC has vast experience
on near-professional level tournament management, and furthermore, the
support of the adjacent FIVB-level tournament.

Eligible participants: 1) must have citizenship of a Nordic country; 2) must be
currently studying a higher education degree, or must have graduated from such
within the past year. The pairs must be of same gender.

Eligible Nordic countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia.

Additional information: More information will be spread through the Nordic students
sport associations, NSBVC mailing lists, and in the near future, our official
tournament website. A tournament fee has not yet been set, but it is estimated to vary
from 50 to 100 € per participant. You do NOT need to pay anything before a later
binding registration. The preliminary registration does NOT bind you to any fees.
Potential players are encouraged to start enquiring their student associations and
institutions for travel/participancy grants. Additional enquiries should be directed to
nsbvc15@gmail.com.

Best regards on behalf of the organizing committee,

Antti-Pekka Elomaa
Chairman
University of Eastern Finland

Teemu Soininen
Event Manager, Vice-Chairman
University of Eastern Finland

Olli-Pekka Sartanen
Secretary
University of Eastern Finland