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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 17/2023

Tue Apr 25 14:16:16 2023

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 17/2023

25.4. - 1.5.2023

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

The ultimate student holiday is here! It’s time to grab your overalls (and your high school graduation cap) and head for a May Day -themed picnic among other festive students. May Day is usually considered as a holiday celebrating workers, but in Finland it is truly taken over by higher education students with their carnival traditions.

30th April is the day for student celebrations - there’s usually a student cavalcade and traffic is closed so students can parade through the city waving student organisation flags and sporting their student organisation overalls and high school graduation caps.

The traditional vappu picnic feast includes delicacies such as a sugar-coated doughnut (munkki) and funnel cake (tippaleipä), which is coated with powdered sugar. To wash all the sugar down Finns usually drink sima - a sweet, sparkling low-alcoholic beverage which is made by fermenting honey, sugar, water and lemon. Traditional sima also includes a few raisins.

You can read more about Finnish Vappu here and here.

Have a fun May Day! / Hauskaa vappua!

Kind regards,

Salla
Coordinator of International Affairs in Joensuu (kv.joensuu(at)isyy.fi)

ISYY's Vappu (May Day) Eve programme is now published!

Vappu is the biggest celebration of the year for Finnish students. On Vappu Eve, 30th April, you can attend ISYY's Vappu traditions on both campuses. ISYY gathers all university students to celebrate Vappu together wit our old traditions.

Vappu Eve traditions in Joensuu begins with Capping of the Alkukivet statue organised by Täky ry. After that ISYY's Vappu Parade will begin from Carelia all the way to the Ilosaari. During the Parade we will perform the Capping of the Kanavatyttö statue. At the Ilosaari we will hear the Vappu Speech of the Student Union and also live music.

Check out the Vappu Events in the campus city!

ISYY has created a list of the Student Vappu events for both campus cities. Check the event list of your city and prepare yourself for the Vappu spirit!

Events on the lists are organised by ISYY, Student Associations and Clubs. Didn't see your event on the list? Send the information for us with the form that can be found from the site and we'll add it in.

See you at the events!

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May Day Sitsit is here, join us in community singing!

ISYY arranges for the First time ever alcohol free May Day Sitsit event with RytmiHäiriköt. Sitsit will be held at Educa E200 on Friday 28.4. at 7pm-10pm. Theme is of course Vappu (May Day) so bring your overalls and May Day decorations with you. Most of the Sitsit songs will be sung in English together with RytmiHäiriköt music.

Ticket for May Day Sitsit 10€/person, purchase yours via Kide.app starting on Tuesday 18.4. at 2pm!

Tickets are limited, max. 2 tickets/person.

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Get the ISYY lyre for your Student Cap!

Did you know that you can purchase a lyre of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) to your Student Cap to symbolise your own university community?

Vappu (May Day) is already next week and in Finland it is a tradition that students wear their student caps on Vappu Eve and Vappu Day. The standard lyre that can be seen in most of the Finnish Student Caps is a symbol for the Mariculation Examination but also a symbol of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki. There is also own lyres to symbolise, e.g. the Vocational Upper Secondary Qualification or the International Baccalaureate.

Student Unions has their own lyres that symbolises the university community. A university student can purchase the lyre for their Student Cap to replace the old lyre.

A lyre costs 17€ and they are sold from ISYY offices, welcome!

Exceptions in ISYY office opening hours on May

During May, there is two national Holidays in Finland and because of those, there is some exceptions in ISYY office opening hours. Next week on Monday 1st May it is the Vappu Day (aka May Day) and on Thursday 18th May it is the Ascension Day. Take this exeptions into account if you are planning to visit us.

Exceptions on May:

Mon 1.5. CLOSED (Vappu Day/ May Day)
Thu 18.5. CLOSED (Ascension Day)

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ISYY’s Interest Advocacy Coffee Breaks are here again!

The next coffee break of this year will be held on Monday 8th of May in Joensuu AU205 from 4.30 pm to 6 pm. You are warmly welcome to come to discuss themes related to student advocacy with the ISYY Board and Student Associations. The event is open for all ISYY members, who are interested in student advocacy.

The theme for the last coffee break of this spring is Membership of the Student Union and the benefits of the membership. There is coffee, tea and some snacks served. To attend the coffee break you don’t need to register, but if you have any allergies or other special diets, please inform Mirka Nieminen (mirka.nieminen(at)isyy.fi) by 7th of May.

Thanks for the anwers during Smiles and Complaints Week!

Last week we had the ISYY Smiles and Complaints Week, during which students had an opportunity to give feedback for UEF, ISYY, FSHS, Language Centre and other parties related to student life. Thank you for the answers. ISYY will handle the received feedback and send it forward to the right recipients.

Please remember, that you can always contact ISYY and give us feedback if you have something on your mind. You can always send us feedback with our website form or by contacting ISYY Staff or Executive Board Members.

Feedback form:

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Design a calendar cover and win 100€ gift card!

ISYY's Student Calendar cover competition has been open for two weeks now! Do you have a good idea, how the next cover should look like?

You can take part in the competition until 15.5.2023 and all the information can be found from ISYY website. Send your design to the competition and you can win a 100€ gift card to the S-Group.

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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.

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

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Sports turns application for student and staff groups, 2023-2024

UEF and Karelia UAS student and staff groups can apply for regular turn to season 2023-2024. Sports turns will run between September - May. 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 28.5.2023 at 23:55 o'clock.

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.

Apply from the Google Forms link below:

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Greetings from coordinator

Hello! From this section you get information about upcoming BRIDGES project events. We are running short of events this semester. This spring, almost 900 participants have attended the Bridges events and it's a blast! The spring events will be crowned by the Pride Park Festival in Joensuu on Saturday 20th of May, organised by Seta, ISYY and the BRIDGES project. There will be picnicking, performers and a bouncy castle. There will also be excursion from Kuopio to Pride, so save the date!

Have a nice May Day!

- Riina

Give feedback for the Coffee & Friends café

This spring's Coffee & Friends cafés come to an end today 25.4. at 4-6 pm in Joensuu at Aurora AU110 and in Kuopio at Studentia's Chapel. The final theme is "May Day/Spring party", which means sewing overall badges in Kuopio and playing games and playful competitions in Joensuu. You can come even if you do not participate in the program.

Now is the time to give feedback for the Coffee & Friends, and you can do so easily and anonymously via the link below. With your feedback we want to improve the concept for the future. You can give feedback even if you didn't attend the event: all developmental feedback is welcome!

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Join for a Hobby Buddy service!

Would you like a new friend for a leisure activity? ISYY's Hobby Buddy service is for all UEF students who want to make new friends through common hobbies and interests. Your hobby can be old or new. At the moment we are looking for friends for these hobbies, among others:

Joensuu: Cooking, creating content to social media, roleplay board games
Kuopio: Band activities, escape room games, talking and language exchange

Read more about the service and other hobbies via the link below, and fill in the application form today!

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Hey students! Fill in the survey and get a change to win a pair of Apple Airpods!

Would you like to give your view on UEF's brand development project? Fill in the survey! In this short survey, we aim to find out what kind of associations and opinions you link to our university. All participants who leave their contact information will have a chance to win a pair of Apple Airpods 2. gen earphones.

Completing the survey takes ca. 10. Thank you in advance for your help!

You can answer the questionnaire from the link below:

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Exceptions to Student and Learning Services' customer service opening hours in April and May 2023

Upcoming exceptions to opening hours

Thursday 27 April 2023 closed
Monday 1 May 2023 closed
Monday 8 May 2023 customer service desk in Joensuu is closed
Thursday 18 May 2023 closed
Friday 19 May 2023 customer service desk in Joensuu is closed

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May Day opening hours of the UEF libraries

Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries and KUH Medical Library are closed on Monday 1st May. Library's 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in April and May

UEF’s study psychologists offer individual psychological support for study-related issues, such as motivation, stress, stage fright, time management, procrastination or learning difficulties. It is possible to have telephone consultation with the study psychologists still during this semester. Send a contact request via text message, and the study psychologist will call you during the consultation hours. Include your whole name and your student number in the text message. You can also directly call the study psychologists during the following consultation hours:

26th April from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 9223478
3rd May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 9223478
10th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806
17th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Katri Ruth, tel. +358 40 3552044
24th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806

You can find more information about UEF’s study psychologists in Kamu:

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Survey on Student Wellbeing

Hello UEF student! How have your studies been going since returning to campus? How have you been? How well have you been able to recover?

After an exceptional period, UEF would like you to take a moment to evaluate the past semester and answer this questionnaire from UEF research team. The information it provides will be used to monitor and improve student well-being.

This survey is a follow-up to the surveys that were carried out during the pandemic, to which came many valuable responses. UEF is now particularly interested in how your return to campus has affected your studies and your well-being. Responses from both past and new respondents are welcome.

Answer the survey here

It only takes about 10 minutes to complete. Every answer is important UEF will raffle movie vouchers for those who leave their contact details!

AEGEE Joensuu - Think Drink: Language Speed-dating

Our monthly event is back! Join us for a slightly different edition of the Think Drink this month, for some language speed-dating in celebration of AEGEE Day.
Come along to brush up on your language skills, pick up some fun facts about a different language, and meet new people - no AEGEE membership required!

Where? Barplay (Kauppakatu 23, Joensuu)
When? Wed 26 April @ 20.00

For more info, find us on
Instagram @aegee_contact_joensuu
Facebook AEGEE Joensuu
Email aegee-joensuu@aegee.eu

or join our weekly meeting, every Tuesday at 16.30 in AU205.

Getting Started: Climate Change and Advocacy Workshop

Are you interested in learning more about climate change and the green transition?

Then join AEGEE Joensuu's free climate change and advocacy workshop from 6-7 May!

During this 2-day event, AEGEE Joensuu, in partnership with the Climate Emergency Working Group and Sustainability Committee of AEGEE Europe, will host workshops and activities to empower young people in Joensuu to participate in the green transition.

The workshop is fully funded by the EU Teens4Green initiative, meaning all participation costs are covered, including 2 meals/day per participant.

Find out more and apply here!

Applications close on 25 April at 18.00.

There are limited spaces available so make sure to apply soon.

Artfactory Siihtala’s May Day is full of peace and solidarity!

Artfactory Siihtala organizes a concert on May Day with the theme of peace and solidarity. The Sihis May Day Orchestra is led by Kasper Omenasaari with e.g. Kaisa Kervinen and Sanni Omenasaari as soloists.

We warmly welcome everyone to listen and sing along to familiar May Day songs! The concert and songs will be in Finnish.

Where: Kulttuuritehdas Siihtala (Nurmeksentie 4)

When: 30.4 from 3 pm to 4:30 pm.

Tickets: Tickets cost 10 euros for members of ISYY. You can get the discount by showing your student card at the register or by writing a discount code isyy at www.lippukauppa.com.

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Multicultural Coffee by the Red Cross (every other Sunday)

Do you want to meet new people? Have you been feeling a bit lonely, or are you finding it hard to find a community? Come join us for our multicultural coffee, whether you are a refugee, a student, a local, or an immigrant. Come join us at Torikatu 17 every alternate Sunday, starting 12.02, for an afternoon of games, good conversation, and coffee. This is the perfect opportunity to make new friends and build community!

Time: 1pm-3pm
Date: Every alternate Sunday (7.5, 21.5)
Location: Torikatu 17
Fee: free

Event calendar

Week 17

Mon 24.4. MtG Guild meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Mon 24.4 ESN Joensuu General Meeting at 4pm in AU205
Tue 25.4. ESN Joensuu weekly meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 25.4. Luomio club meeting at 6pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 25.4. BRIDGES Coffee & Friends 4pm-6pm in AU110
Tue 25.4 Nyyti's Chat from 6pm - 8pm
Wed 26.4. JOOJAKU meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Thu 27.4. Joensuu Board Gamers meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 28.4. Chess club meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Sun 30.4 Vappu celebrations!

Week 18

Mon 1.5. MtG Guild meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 2.5. ESN Joensuu weekly meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Tue 2.5. Luomio club meeting at 6pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Wed 3.5. JOOJAKU meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Thu 4.5. Joensuu Board Gamers meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 5.5. Chess club meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)

Summer Jobs open in Koli

Would you like to Job in Koli National Park? We have a Café in Koli nature center Ukko and we are now looking for workers to Café Eväsretket. So if you are interest, here you find more information about us and Jobs here and here. Please contact and send an application to info@fishingtrips.fi

Hope to hear about you soon,

Matti Pasanen
Kalastusretket/Kahvila Eväsretki
+358 (0) 44 010 1143

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.

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JobTeaser job portal

New job and traineeship offers for university students and graduates are advertised in the JobTeaser job portal. In the JobTeaser service, it is possible to sort job advertisements with numerous parameters.

Jobs in Finland

Welcome to explore open job opportunities in Finland. On our website, you can find jobs targeted at English speaking professionals. You don't have to be able to speak Finnish or Swedish.

Opiskelijatöihin.fi

An employment service website covering North Karelia and North Savo regions. The service is created and maintained by the Student’s Eastern-Finland association.

Students can leave their profiles anonymously for employers to find and also seek employers’ job advertisements.

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.

Study In South Korea webinar 26 April

The autumn semester is coming up, and it is time to prepare for your studies abroad in autumn 2023! Therefore, Asia Exchange holds its Autumn Webinars to inform students and support their study abroad plans. We invite you and your students to our webinar "Study In South Korea - Everything You Want To Know In 2023" on Wednesday, 26 April, at 16:00 CET!

The webinar is for students who have applied or are looking to apply to study in South Korea. Join our webinar and hear our team and alums discuss why South Korea has been one of the most popular study destinations for Asia Exchange students. Moreover, you will find out about all our programs and how to apply. The Asia Exchange staff and alums will help all students to feel best prepared for their studies abroad. They will answer all questions and share their study experience abroad.

Agenda:

Why study in Korea?
Presenting our partner universities
Chat with student panellists discussing their experiences
Q&A with AE staff and panellists

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Water survey for international students

Hi, international student living in Joensuu!

The local water supplier Joensuun Vesi is implementing a customer satisfaction survey and would like to hear your opinion of the water quality in Joensuu.

Your answers will be handled anonymously and the survey will only take a few minutes. Please respond within the week. The survey is implemented by Innolink.

For more information on filling in this survey, please contact Innolink’s project coordinator Wilhelm Noth, wilhelm.noth@innolink.fi.

Thank you in advance for your valuable feedback!

You can take the survey through the link below:

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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.

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