Aalto University Student Union
Release 10 Dec 2015
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The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union AYY has appointed AYY’s first Honorary Council and elected chief editor for student magazine Aino at its meeting 9/2015.

Jorma Eloranta (Chair), Sari Baldauf, Risto Siilasmaa, Helena Hyvönen, Jukka Mäkelä, Ilkka Kivimäki and Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko were appointed to the Honorary Council. The Honorary Council’s term of office is three years and the Student Union’s Secretary General acts as the secretary of the Council. The Honorary Council is an advisory body, which acts as the Student Union’s social sparring partner and helps AYY’s operators to engage in activities which help the members to cope in society and working life.

“I am pleased and excited to have such a varied and diverse group of AYY’s alumni from different eras. This group has a tremendous amount of societal know-how and vision. I hope that their experience will help the Student Union in many ways,” says President of AYY Board Niko Ferm.

Pauliina Suominen was elected as chief editor for student magazine Aino. Ms Suominen is a third-year communications student from the University of Helsinki. She has extensive journalistic experience from magazines, for example. Most recently, she has worked as content producer in Vapa Media.

”I am even more excited than I expected to be! I would like to get to work immediately. Next year, I plan to make emotional, feisty and diverse Aino, above all,” says enthusiastic Ms Suominen right after her election. ”I would like the magazine to speak to Aalto members effectively. I hope that as many readers as possible will respond to the ongoing reader survey (www.ainolehti.fi).”

Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and interest organisation for approximately 15,000 Aalto University students. AYY represents its members’ interests in education and social policy issues, in particular.

Further information:

Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9415

Aalto University Student Union

Release, 30 Nov 2015
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The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union (AYY) appointed the Student Union Board for the year of 2015 at its meeting on Monday, 30 Nov 2015. Sixth year student of applied physics and mathematics Milja Asikainen was appointed as the chairperson of the Board. This year, Ms Asikainen has been a member of AYY Board being responsible for international affairs and trilingualism. Previously, she has had positions of trust in the Guild of Physics and she has been TEK’s student representative in administration.

Other nine (9) members of AYY Board are:

• Henrikki Soininen, ELEC
• Elina Kuutti, ARTS
• Jimmy Nylund, ENG
• Mikko Latva-Käyrä, SCI
• Rosa Väisänen, ARTS
• Ilkka Särkiö, SCI
• Joanna Haahti, ELEC
• Joona Orpana, BIZ
• Säde Palmu, ARTS

In the coming year, AYY will particularly focus on the review of its own activities, development of operations management and themes related to equality. ”This group has a wide range of expertise from many different perspectives and I am sure that we will have great achievements next year!”, says Ms Asikainen.

The Board’s term of office begins in January and lasts for a calendar year. The new Board is organised at its first meeting. Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and advocacy organisation for approximately 15,000 Aalto University students. AYY acts as the advocate of its members in academic and social affairs, in particular.

Further information:
Chairperson of AYY Board 2016 Milja Asikainen, milja.asikainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9425

Release
AYY
21 Nov 2015
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Aalto University Student Union AYY’s Heikki Koponen has been elected as President of the National Union of University Students in Finland for the year of 2016.

Heikki Koponen is a 24-year-old strategic management student. This year, he has acted as Vice Chair of AYY Board and has been responsible for the management of AYY’s extensive advocacy sector. Previously, he has acted as Vice Chair of AYY’s Representative Council and Chair of the Board of the Guild of Industrial Engineering and Management Prodeko.

”My current feelings are a mixture of happiness and confusion. With the new Board, we will build better higher education with the attitude and energy that is only found in the student movement,” says Heikki Koponen right after his election.

Other six members in SYL Board in 2016 include Alviina Alametsä (HYY), Ella Keski-Panula (HYY), Tuomas Kuoppala (Tamy), Annu Komulainen (JYY), Mia Lehto (LTKY) and Siiri Nousiainen (OYY).

The two-day general assembly of SYL was held in Korpilampi, Espoo, on Friday and Saturday on 20–21 November. SYL represents the Finnish university students at the national level and takes a stand on educational, social and international issues.

Further information:

Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi, 050 520 9415, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi
Heikki Koponen, 050 517 2674, heikki.koponen@ayy.fi

Read SYL’s release in English here.

RELEASE
16 Nov 2015
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The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union (AYY) appointed the former of the Board and Chairperson of the Representative Council for the year 2016 at its meeting on 16 Nov.

The sixth year student of physics Milja Asikainen was elected as the former of the Board. This year, Ms Asikainen has acted in AYY Board being responsible for international affairs and trilingualism.

”Next year, AYY will focus on making our student union and community more accessible and closer to all the members,” Ms Asikainen envisions right after her election. ”The best way to achieve this objective is to have a Board, which is filled with a variety of backgrounds, opinions and ways to act.”

The former of the Board makes a proposal to the Representative Council on the composition of the Student Union Board for the next year. The Representative Council will elect the new Board at the board meeting on Monday, 30 Nov 2015.

The fourth year student of electrical engineering Pietu Roisko was elected as the Chairperson of the Representative Council for the year of 2016. During the previous Representative Council term, Mr Roisko acted as the chairperson of Polytekarna Representative Council group. Previously, he has been active in Teknologföreningen association, for example.

”In the coming year, we will train and initiate an even more enthusiastic Representative Council,” Mr Roisko says.

Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and interest organisation for approximately 15,000 Aalto University students. AYY represents its members’ interests in education and social policy issues, in particular. The Representative Council is AYY’s highest decision-making body, which elects the student union board and decides on the budget, among other things.

Further information:

Milja Asikainen, Former of the Board 2016, milja.asikainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9425
Pietu Roisko, Chairperson of the Representative Council 2016, pietu.roisko@aalto.fi, 040 512 0386
Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi, 050 520 9415