This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 41/2011
Problems have occurred with the application form of TTER, due to which the application was not stored in the database for an unknown reason. As a precaution, we advise all applicants to submit their applications to tter@list.ayy.fi. The easiest way to do this is to forward the confirmation message received by email to TTER. TTER apologises for the inconvenience!
- This week’s events
- 343 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections, nearly one-tenth of whom international students
- Don’t guess – watch the Election Battle and vote!
- Second application round of AYY’s exchange scholarship
- AYY is looking for a sales coordinator
- Participate in making your university’s own student magazine Aino
- Take your tutor group with you to explore Experience Aalto! event
- Funding available for International Student Projects
- Longer opening hours in café Elissan
- National Failure Day, 13 Oct
- AIESEC Work Abroad programme
- Metal Club Mökä presents: SLAVES TO THE GRIND
1. This week’s events
2. 343 candidates in AYY’s Representative Council elections, nearly one-tenth of whom international students
In AYY’s Representative Council elections, 343 persons ran as candidates, nearly one-tenth of whom are international students. The Central Election Committee confirmed the master list of candidates at its meeting on 6 Oct 2011, which you can view on the election website or the Student Union website. Comments on the list of candidates must be made no later than 12noon on Wednesday, 12 Oct 2011.
The press release on the elections is available here.
AYY’s Representative Council elections will be organised on 24 Oct-2 Nov 2011.
3. Don’t guess – watch the Election Battle and vote!
AYY’s Representative Council elections are approaching! Who will decide on what your membership fees are spent and what are the views of your student union? The most interesting battle of the autumn will take place in the Election Battle which gathers together in the same studio the representatives of electoral coalitions to a fierce war of words on 25 Oct, 7pm-9pm. Presenters are Aino magazine journalist Johanna Mitjonen and Aate-media journalist Maria Viitanen.
Who is beautiful? Watch! Aate offers the exciting battle to your couch as a live broadcast in prime time. Who is bold? Participate! Send your own tough questions or comments. Surf to aatemedia.fi.
In AYY’s Representative Council elections, you can vote electronically on 24 Oct-1 Nov (ayy.fi/vaalit) and in ballot elections on 2 Nov.
4. Second application round of AYY’s exchange scholarship
AYY will grant exchange scholarships for the second time this year. The exchange scholarship is intended to support the internationalisation of our members through student exchange. The amount of the scholarship depends on the exchange location, the amount was between 400–800 euro in the last round . When granting the scholarships, we take into account the applicant’s academic performance and activities in Aalto community.
The application period is 1–30 November, scholarships worth of 10,000 euro will be allocated in the second round. Applications are submitted electronically through AYY’s application form system. The beginning of the application period will be announced again through AYY’s various communication channels.
Further information on the scholarships: Antti Karkola, Board Member (antti.karkola@ayy.fi)
5. AYY is looking for a sales coordinator
AYY is looking for a sales coordinator for an open-ended part-time position. The job description will include maintaining AYY’s corporate relations, being responsible for planning and organising of the corporate relations of our student union, acquiring, maintaining and developing cooperation agreements, as well as the advertisement sales of Aino magazine. Are you the person we are looking for? See the call for applications and instructions on the Student Union website (in Finnish).
6. Participate in making your university’s student magazine Aino
Dear Aalto member! On Thursday, 13 Oct, we will arrange Aino’s assistant meeting. See you at the editorial office of Aino in Otaniemi at 4pm. The address is Otakaari 11.
What do I have to do? 1) Sign up no later than 12 Oct by sending a message to toimitus@ayy.fi. 2) Before the meeting, please read the latest Aino 3) Come to the meeting and bring one article idea with you.
Please note that unlike mentioned in the academic year calendar, the assistant meeting will NOT be arranged on Saturday, 15 Oct, BUT already on Thursday, 13 Oct.
7. Take your Tutor group with you to explore Experience Aalto! event
AFYE i.e. Aalto First Year Experience will arrange an event called Experience Aalto! to all the students and personnel at Aalto Univesity on 18 October 2011, starting at 4pm. The primary target audience is new Aalto students. Experience Aalto! event will be held simultaneously on Arabia, Otaniemi and Töölö campuses. The theme of the event will be mobility, both internal (Otaniemi campus) and international (Töölö campus). There will be amazing workshops and campus walks on Arabia campus.
The aim of the event is to encourage Aalto University students and personnel to visit the different Aalto campuses and receive important information on their own possibilities to study at Aalto University. The event will be held from 4pm until 8pm, and it will continue at Design Factory in Otaniemi until 11pm. The program leaflet will be published and distributed to students after 10 Oct 2011
The programme for the event will be updated here.
Facebook event
8. Funding available for international student projects
Aalto International Relations (IR) has reserved funding to enhance internationalisation and development of international and intercultural competence of Aalto students.
Funding is now available for application! Check out the specific information from AYY’s website.
9. Longer opening hours in café Elissa
The opening hours of Café Elissa in Otaniemi, Otakaari 1 (former main building of the School of Science and Technology) have been extended as follows:
- Mon-Thu, 7.30am-7.30pm
- Fri, 7.30am-4pm
10. National Failure Day, 13 Oct
The national failure day will be celebrated for the second time on 13 Oct. Join the event on facebook or watch Peter Vesterbacka’s and the world championships ice hockey coach Jukka Jalonen’s thoughts on failure at http://epaonnistumisenpaiva.fi/.
11. AIESEC Work abroad programme
Are you looking for international experience? AIESEC offers internships in 110 countries, focusing on professional development and cross-cultural understanding. The deadline for applications this autumn is 12 October 2011. Online application at http://aiesec.fi/students. For more information, please contact AIESEC Aalto Exchange Coordinator Ha Chi Phan, chi.phan@aiesec.net.
12. Metal Club Mökä presents: SLAVES TO THE GRIND
The highlight of the autumn of Metal Club Mökä, Servin Mökki band and video night, is approaching. The doom nuance of the previous festival has now changed to merciless grind. We have four excellent bands performing in this members-only private party with free admission (although the membership is free and you can join through our website). Smökki has rarely seen such an extensive selection of heavier music. The event will be arranged on Friday, 14 Oct, 7pm onwards. The bands come from across Finland but we also have some groups that have performed in major events. The following artists will perform in the event:
- The event will begin with Cast to Wolves.
- The next band on the stage is Blastanus.
- The next band is GAF that has performed at Tuska festival, for example.
- The final band of the night, also played at Tuska, is Feastem.
After the bands, we will continue and relax in the after party sauna at Gorsu located on the other side of the road. You can bring your own drinks to Smökki and also take your sauna gear for the after sauna. At Gorsu, we will provide some refreshments for our members. However, we do not sell alcohol.
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http://www.mcmoka.fi/
