Joensuu's Student Vappu Is Here Again!

The highlight of the whole academic year, Vappu (May Day), will bring life to Joensuu by introducing a variety of events organised by ISYY and student organisations.

Traditionally, the students’ Vappu celebrations begin as early as in the middle of April and will culminate in ISYY’s annual Vappu parade, washing the "Torso" and Vappu event at Ilosaari.

Below, you can find a list of all the Vappu activities and events on Joensuu campus. The list will be updated as events are published.

We wish everyone a Vappu state of mind!

Vappu Programme and Events 2022

• 29.4. Savo-Karjala excursion
• 30.4. May Day's Eve
  • Capping of the Alkukivet stones approximately at 15 (organised by Täky ry)
  • Vappu parade leaves at around 15:15
  • ISYY's speech and performances at Ilosaari at 16-18 

Check out the Facebook event! 

Welcome to ISYY’s second working life day on 10 May!

ISYY’s second working life themed day is held on 10 May starting at 9.15 am. The first lecture is aimed at Finnish students and it is about unemployment funds in Finland and the second lecture is about networking via LinkedIn for international students.The lectures are held online and you can follow them on ISYY’s Youtube channel. In between the lectures, you can go to ISYY’s CV photo pop-up on campus and get your CV picture taken by a photographer for free! You can find the day’s programme in more detail via the link below.

Schedule:

• 9:15-11:00 Lecture by the General Unemployment Fund (in Finnish)
• 11:00-13:00 Photograph for your CV
  • Joensuu: Lobby of the Carelia building
  • Kuopio: ISYY office at Studentia building, C entrance (Lukema)
• 13:30-14:30 Lecture about LinkedIn, Suvi Pesonen (in English)

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 

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

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

Sports turns application for student and staff groups, 2022-2023

UEF and Karelia UAS student and staff groups can apply for regular turn to season 2022-2023. 
Sports turns will run between September 2022 - May 2023.  All users must have a valid sports sticker before the services can be used.

Each turn must have 1-2 responsible persons. The turn cannot be granted before it has at least one responsible person. Responsible persons have to check that everybody who will participate, has an up-to-date sports sticker. Also, responsible persons will take care of general order and report the number of participants and if necessary cancel the turn by contacting SYKETTÄ at least week before the date.

Application time ends on 29.4.2022 at 12noon.

All the applicants will be called to a meeting where the turns are distributed. The meeting time will be announced later. After the meeting all applicants will be informed about the distributed sport turns.

Reactions to war in Ukraine in university students

A research “Reactions to war in Ukraine in university students” will be implemented at University of Eastern Finland. students will be approached with an electronic questionnaire that deals with reactions to war in Ukraine. Responsible investigator is vice dean of Philosophical faculty and professor of health psychology Taina Hintsa.

The aim of the study is to enhance accumulation of psychological knowledge that can be beneficial in developing actions and programs to support student wellbeing. Participation gives you also an opportunity to reflect and identify factors related to your wellbeing. In addition, it’s possible to compare the results with similar research that has been conducted internationally. Therefore, we hope active participation to this research.

You will get Invitation letter, Participant Information Sheet and Privacy Notice for Scientific Research with the electronic questionnaire link via faculties (Yammer or e-mail lists). You respond anonymously and we don’t collect any contact information from you. It takes approximately 15 minutes to fill in the questionnaire. Welcome to enhance wellbeing of university students! Please reply only once to the questionnaire.

Taina Hintsa
Professor of health psychology, Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology
Vice Dean, Philosophical Faculty
University of Eastern Finland

University of Eastern Finland to introduce digital degree certificates – what will change and why?

The University of Eastern Finland will introduce digital degree certificates as of 1 August 2022. From that date on, traditional degree certificates printed out on paper will no longer be routinely issued.

The digital format makes it faster for students to get their certificate, easier to keep it safe, and better supports modern job-seeking. The digital format also makes it easier to manage and archive degree certificates at the university.

Just like before, students will continue to apply for their degree certificate via an electronic form available in e-Services. Once their degree certificate is ready, students will get an email notification from the university, accompanied by instructions on where the degree certificate can be downloaded and how it should be stored.

YUFE University Alliance is looking for two new Student Forum members to YUFE UEF team

YUFE is an alliance of 10 European universities, offering joint services to students, staff members and citizens of YUFE regions. We at UEF are a team of 25+ people and are now looking for two new Student Representatives. You will co-create the YUFE together with our staff members, cities and private sector.

As a YUFE representative, you will have opportunity to develop open and inclusive higher education, work with fellow students and staff members, and participate in the YUFE meetings (in person in YUFE countries, and online) – travel expenses will be covered by UEF. Application deadline (CV + motivation letter) is 30th April 2022 (to: kristiina.vaananen@uef.fi). More information on Yammer.

What’s your role?

As a YUFE Student-member for UEF, your role will take many forms. You will on a voluntary basis:

• actively work with your fellow student-colleagues and your Institutional Coordinator to communicate relevant YUFE activities to students and gather and communicate their input to the wider YUFE Student Forum;
• work with the representatives of all other YUFE partners as part of the YUFE Student Forum to ensure that the input of students is reflected in the development of the alliance
• actively participate in one of the eight thematic YUFE working groups, for instance in ‘Diversity and Inclusivity’ ‘YUFE in Our Cities,’ or the ‘YUFE Student Journey’, which will make the YUFE vision a reality. At this moment, we are looking for students interested in quality, and/or diversity and inclusivity. Later, there might be possibilities to choose other working groups based on your interests.

Event Calendar

Week 17

Mon 25.4 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room at 4 pm 
Mon 25.4 Luomio weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room at 6 pm
Tue 26.4 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Wed 27.4 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 27.4 Motivation Wednesday on Zoom between 3:15 pm - 5 pm 
Thu 28.4 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 29.4 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) between 5pm and 9 pm 
Fri 29.4 Sawo-Karjala Excursion 
Sat 30.4 ISYY's Vappu (May day) celebrations 
Sun 1.5 Multicultural cafe by the Red Cross in Yläsatamakatu 9 between 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm 

Week 18

Mon 2.5 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room at 4 pm 
Mon 2.5 Luomio weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room at 6 pm
Tue 3.5 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Wed 4.5 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 4.5 Motivation Wednesday on Zoom between 3:15 pm - 5 pm 
Thu 5.5 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 6.5 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) between 5pm and 9 pm 
Sun 8.5 Multicultural cafe by the Red Cross in Yläsatamakatu 9 between 4:30 pm and 6:30 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.

Asia Exchange webinar 26.4

Asia Exchange's Spring Webinars are not over yet and some of the most interesting topics are still to come! We are hosting the next webinar "Study in Bali: Why and how?" on Tuesday 26 April, 2022 at 15:00 CET and would like to invite all students of your institution. Please forward the invitation below to your students:

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.