Welcome to ISYY Association Days on 6th and 7th of April 2022!

ISYY is organising the traditional Association Days in the beginning of April, in which Student Organisations, Clubs and Campus Organisations present their activities and sell overall patches! Come and find out what ISYY and associations close to it have to offer. It’s also possible that you’ll find some new activities from Association Days. ISYY Association Days are open for everybody and there’s no entrance fee.

The event will be held on Wednesday 6th of April from 10 am to 2 pm in Kuopio Snellmania lobby (1st floor) and on Thursday 7th of April from 10 am to 2 pm in Joensuu Carelia lobby. If you want to buy some overall badges, please note that you need some cash with you!

Check out the Facebook event HERE

What BRIDGES?

What BRIDGES? The University of Eastern Finland has received a special grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture for the years 2021-2022 to promote the well-being of students and increase commonality. The Co-ordinator of the project is Riina Pääkkönen (MAT). Read more about what fun is going to happen during the project at www.isyy.fi/bridges 

The Students’ Mental Health Week Wants to Show that Students’ Minds Matter

The joint Bridges project of the University of Eastern Finland and the Student Union ISYY organises in connection with the Students’ Mental Health Day on 13.4. activities that promote wellbeing and communality on both campuses during 5.–13.4. The activities include among other things a trip to Ukko-Koli, a guided introduction to wall climbing, a guided museum tour and other low-threshold events. The week ends on the Tuutko mukaan? (‘Want to come along?’) day on 13.4. that aims at preventing students’ loneliness and is organised together with the Red Cross and the Kuopio Crisis Centre.

The week is part of the nationwide Students’ Mental Health Day campaign which is organised by the Student Wellbeing Network and coordinated by Nyyti ry. Its aim is to provoke conversations about students’ mental health on 7.–14.4. This year the campaign’s theme is compassion.

SYKETTÄ Joensuu

SYKETTÄ includes sport services for the students and staff members at the University of Eastern Finland and Karelia University of Applied Sciences. You can see the prices for each sticker on the SYKETTÄ website and you can buy your sticker online or from the ISYY office. Remember to create a user account with your uef email before you try to buy a sticker or enroll to classes. Physical stickers are available to purchase at the ISYY office. Spring 2022 stickers are valid until 31.8.2022 so you can use the services during the summer as well!

Please follow our hygiene and safety instructions

Important information about the use of Joensuu Areena

From 14.3.2022 door codes will be introduced at Joensuu Areena. In the future, you can only enter the hall with a code. The codes can be found in the SYKETTÄ turn description.

Users of the Joensuu Areena gym should request the code separately from SYKETTÄ staff. The code is intended for SYKETTÄ users only and may not be redistributed.

Youtube: SYKETTÄ Sports   |   Instagram: @syketta_jns   |   Facebook: Sykettä

How could UEF support entrepreneurship? Answer the survey & win movie tickets and product prizes

What kind of support UEF should give for entrepreneurship? Now is your chance to influence the entrepreneurship and innovation services!

We want to find out how we can support and promote the encounter of entrepreneurial minded and interested students in our university community. We are also exploring how you think the university can best support the pathway to entrepreneurship or the development of your own entrepreneurial activities.

It only takes a few minutes to complete the survey and we will draw 3 x two cinema tickets and UEF product prize packages from all respondents.

You can take the survey HERE.  The deadline to answer is 10 April.

Do you have more to say about entrepreneurship?

We will organise a workshop on 11 April at 12.15 at the Joensuu campus, where you can also register at the end of the survey. So there are real opportunities to make a difference.

We will listen to your views with a sensitive ear and try to come up with concrete measures to support entrepreneurship in the way you and your fellow students think would be smartest.

The survey is carried out in cooperation between the University of Eastern Finland and Männikkömetsä Oy.

COVID-19 info - all in one place!

Your health and wellbeing is important to us, which is why ISYY has collected Covid-19 related info for you in one place! 

• Download and use Koronavilkku app which helps you to track exposure to the virus.
• You can take Omaolo symptom assessment online at www.omaolo.fi. 
• You can also call the Medical Helpline 116117, which is open 24/7. Your situation will be assessed over the phone and you will get instructions.
• University of Eastern Finland recommends face masks to staff and students
• Check the latest places where you might have been exposed to coronavirus in Joensuu
• Siun Sote municipal health service: Covid-19 information in North Karelia
• Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare: Covid-19 information on national level 

ESN Joensuu General Meeting (6.4 at 5 pm)

We want YOU in our ESN Joensuu board!

Right now ESN Joensuu is recruiting new board members (and active members) so if you are interested in joining ESN, or would like to help by voting to elect the new board and also know a bit more about our beloved ESN section, you are more than welcome to join us in Aurora AU205 on Wednesday 6.4 at 5pm! (Don't forget your ISYY student card/ESNcard/UEF student certificate, you need it for voting).

If you would like to apply for one of the positions, please prepare a ONE MINUTE PRESENTATION explaining who you are and why you should be chosen for the role.

The elected board will be active until the end of September 2022. The board positions available are:

• President
• Vice president / local representative
• Event manager

ESN Joensuu x Bepop Street: International Tuesday
(every Tuesday between 7pm and 11pm)

Come and meet (fellow) international students in the most interesting street pub in Joensuu! Bepop Street has teamed up with ISYY’s (Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland) international club ESN Joensuu to give your Tuesdays some international spirit. International Tuesday brings together all international students (and those international at heart), so get together with friends and come to Bepop Street to meet some new people!

Student-priced drinks are available all night (as always), but now also with your ESNCard. Also tasty offers on snacks. International Tuesday starts at 7 pm in Bepop Street every Tuesday and if you feel like there’s still some party left in you afterwards, Bepop downstairs is open from 11 pm to 4 am (yes, there’s karaoke).

Multicultural Café by The Red Cross (Sundays)

Everyone is welcome to Multicultural Café organised by the Red Cross. You can meet new friends while learning Finnish language and culture. There are some games available as well as coffee, tea and snacks. See you there! 

When? Sundays 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm 
Location: Yläsatamakatu 9, 3rd floor, 80100 Joensuu 
P.S There's no café on week 15! 

Event Calendar

Week 14

Mon 4.4 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4 pm
Mon 4.4 Luomio club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 6 pm 
Mon 4.4 KAVI: "Tabor ukhodit v nebo" at Tapio Movie theater (Kauppakatu 27) at 6:30 pm 
Tue 5.4 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Tue 5.4 BRIDGES Board game night in Bar Play at 6 pm 
Tue 5.4 ESN Joensuu x Bepop Street: International Tuesday in Bepop Street from 7pm to 11 pm 
Wed 6.4 ESN Joensuu General Meeting in AU205 (Aurora, Yliopistokatu 2) at 5 pm 
Wed 6.4 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 6.4 Motivation Wednesday on Zoom between 3:15pm - 5 pm 
Thu 7.4 ISYY Association Days in Carelia lobby between 10 am and 2 pm 
Thu 7.4 ISYY's Representative Council Meeting in AU100 at 5 pm 
Thu 7.4 BRIDGES communal walk, leaving from Alkukivet (in front of Carelia building) at 5pm 
Thu 7.4 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 8.4 ESN Joensuu Got Talent in E200 (Educa, Tulliportinkatu 1) at 6 pm
Fri 8.4 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) between 5pm and 9 pm 
Fri 8.4 April Market in Joensuu Marketplace between 7 am and 6 pm
Sat 9.4 April Market in Joensuu Marketplace between 7 am ad 4 pm 
Sat 9.4 BRIDGES trip to Koli 

Week 15

Mon 11.4 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4 pm
Mon 11.4 Luomio club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 6 pm 
Mon 11.4 KAVI: "Balladi Cable Hoguesta" at Tapio Movie theater (Kauppakatu 27) at 6:30 pm 
Tue 12.4 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Tue 12.4 ESN Joensuu x Bepop Street: International Tuesday in Bepop Street from 7pm to 11 pm 
Tue 12.4 BRIDGES Sewing, crafts and bingo evening at Suvas (registration needed) 
Wed 13.4 ISYY's Mental Health Day demonstration on Joensuu marketplace at 3 pm 
Wed 13.4 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 13.4 Motivation Wednesday on Zoom between 3:15pm - 5 pm 
Thu 14.4 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 15.4 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) between 5pm and 9 pm 

UEF students, develop your study and working-life skills in online trainings!

“Keys to Well-being – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills” online trainings are designed to improve self-management skills, which are increasingly important in the changing world of work and study. Transformation of work requires new skills and competences: time and self-management skills, resilience and adaptability, collaboration skills, new ways of thinking, taking care of well-being and finding meaning in our work.

The online trainings consist of short videos as well as in-depth trainings. The trainings can be accessed flexibly at any time that suits you. They are free of charge to UEF staff and students, and they are available until January 31, 2023. The trainings can be accessed by logging into Moodle with your UEF-account: Keys to Wellbeing – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills

Welcome to develop future work skills!

TalentHub Joensuu

TalentHub Joensuu brings together international talents and companies in the Joensuu region.

As a part of the employment services of Joensuu city, TalentHub Joensuu aims to promote the integration of international talent into the Joensuu area, offer and develop personalized employment services for international professionals and work together with educational institutions and local companies to attract and keep international talents in the Joensuu region.

As an international talent, you can create your Talent Profile to introduce yourself to potential employers. As a company, you can look for the international skills your company needs with the Talent Profile search tool or by posting your own job ad.

Available grants for students of UEF and UEF's Open positions

There is a listing of grants availbale for students of the University of Eastern Finland at UEF's webpage.

You'll find a list of Open Positions at UEF HERE.

Solve the SDGs hackathon (22.4-24.4)

We warmly invite students and network to our upcoming Solve the SDGs hackathon from April 22 - 24, 2022 (EEST). The hackathon is organized by Aalto Ventures Program in collaboration with Junction. 

The future looks uncertain - that means it's not fixed. That means we can shape it. In the right hands, in our hands, the future can be molded into something we can't wait to live in. It's time to get those hands dirty.

Solve the SDGs is a hybrid hackathon where we create solutions for Sustainable Development Goals. It is a hackathon for people, who don't want to watch the world burn but to change it for the better.

The hackathon is open for participants from all backgrounds - both students and non-students; no prior hacking experience is necessary. Participation is free of charge. Join us in April virtually from anywhere in the world to shape the future! If you are in Finland, you are more than welcome to join us at Startup Sauna, Espoo. 

Please kindly note that registration is open until April 8th.
Read more and register below: 

What is my Student Organisation? 

Student Organisations are independent, subject-specific associations. Student Organisations gather together students who study the same subject, which allows for them to get to know their peers and work together in the field of student advocacy. It's a great way to meet new people and attend a variety of activities and events with people studying the same subject as you! 

Each Student Organisation has their own overalls colour, they are listed in ISYY's student calendars! You can watch this Youtube video to learn more about the Finnish higher education overall tradition. 

See the list of all Student Organisations on ISYY's website to find out your own Student Organisation: 

Information about Weekly Feed

This is an issue of Weekly Feed at Joensuu campus. Weekly Feed is the English language newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). You are receiving this letter on your email because you are a member of ISYY and are studying at Joensuu campus or because you have joined the mailing list yourself. 

Weekly Feed provides you with current information on matters related to the Student Union, UEF or other organisations close to students, such as FSHS. In addition, the newsletter provides you with information on events taking place at campus or the campus city.

Weekly Feed is published on Tuesdays during the academic year, with the exception of holidays and a few other days. If you do not want to receive the newsletter anymore, you can unsubscribe the letter via the link (Click here to unsubscribe) located on the bottom of the letter. 

You will find more information on ISYY's newsletters  and privacy protection on ISYY's website.

Advertise your event in ISYY's newsletter Weekly Feed

If you would like to have something featured in the Weekly Feed, please send a short (max. 500 characters including spaces), informative advertisement of the event/activity in English to kv.joensuu@isyy.fi.

Please include at least the following information: date, time, place, admission fee and the event website/facebook page and a short description of the event. If you want to include pictures, the optimal size is 270 x 270 px.