Welcome to ISYY’s second working life day is today!

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
• 13:30-14:30 Lecture about LinkedIn, Suvi Pesonen (in English)

Are you passionate about plants? Interested in trying out some gardening?

It’s now possible to come do some gardening and grow useful plants and whatnot! ISYY is gathering groups on both campuses for this purpose, as long as there are enough interested students. The contact for the Kuopio campus is ISYY's Board Member Matti Karhunen (matti.karhunen@isyy.fi) and for the Joensuu campus ISYY's Board Member Sami Tanskanen (sami.tanskanen@isyy.fi).

In a nutshell, this is what’s going to happen: The university acquires the soil and grow boxes. The saplings and other seeds are acquired by the group. 1-2 grow boxes will be allocated for both campuses each, and the groups will decide for themselves what to grow. After planting everything, it will be mostly smooth sailing for the grow teams. The saplings need to be watered weekly and the garden needs to be weeded every now and then. It’s good to be able to commit to the gardening group in such a way that you can attend the growing activities on a weekly basis over the summer. The whole activity requires about half an hour from each grow team member for it to work out. Prior experience from gardening is not required.

If all this has successfully awoken your inner green thumb, then follow the link below to sign up!

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

Clarification on the introduction of a digital degree certificate: paper copies will be issued in the future as well

The university announced the introduction of a digital degree certificate on 26 April 2022. The change to a digital certificate has received a lot of feedback, based on which the paper degree certificate is still considered an important sign of graduation. For this reason, the decision will be updated and specified in such a way that paper certificates will continue to be issued upon request.

The visual appearance of the digital degree certificate corresponds to the current paper certificate. As of 01 August 2022, the digital degree certificate is the official version which can be obtained in paper form as well. A paper certificate is a copy of the official degree certificate. The university does not charge a fee for the paper degree certificate.

The university is also planning new, collective ways to celebrate students’ graduation each academic year. We respect academic traditions and wish to introduce new ways to celebrate graduation. The practices will be announced later.

How should the university support entrepreneurship in Joensuu campus? Participate in an online workshop!

What kind of support UEF should provide for entrepreneurship? In the ongoing project the university is mapping out students' thoughts about entrepreneurship services. The focus is on Joensuu campus.

Participate and influence in the online workshop on Wednesday 11.5. at 15-17.

Enroll to the workshop below:

Assessment of International Students Language Skills' Needs by UEF Language Centre

Dear international student,

This survey was created by the UEF Language Centre, and it is aimed at current international master’s and doctoral degree students at University of Eastern Finland. Your opinion will help us to assess the students' language skills needs, improve our currently offered services and possibly create new ways to help international students to achieve their academic and professional goals.

The survey has 20 questions, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to be completed. The survey is anonymous unless you wish to leave your contact information at the end of the questionnaire for further discussion if you have ideas on how to improve the Language Centre services. In that case, there will be a draw of two 20 € S-Group gift cards among these students.

The data usage and storage conform with the University of Eastern Finland data protection rules. The data collected will be stored for a maximum of five years.

The survey will be open until May 20th.

Thanks in advance for participating and for helping us develop our teaching to meet your needs.

If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns regarding this survey, please contact daniferr@uef.fi.

Application period for the YUFE Student Journey continues until 26 May

Due to Easter Break and need for more time to submit applications, the application period for YUFE Student Journey continues until 26 May 2022.

The YUFE Student Journey offers you the opportunity to create your own learning path and broaden your European horizon. Virtual participation is also possible! 

Flexibility, diversity, inclusivity and self-directed learning paths are the fundamental values of the YUFE Student Journey. That is why the selection of courses and activities is extensive, offered in English or in the language of the local partner and the methods of delivery vary between physical, virtual or blended. 

Unlike a regular exchange, you have the opportunity to combine your academic endeavours with language courses, professional training and civic engagement. You will truly be a part of society, no matter where in Europe you are. 

Feel free to browse the YUFE catalogue on the YUFE Virtual Campus and find out what YUFE can offer within the YUFE Student Journey. 

Read more from the link below: 

Event Calendar

Week 19

Tue 10.5 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Wed 11.5 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 11.5 Motivation Wednesday on Zoom between 3:15 pm - 5 pm 
Thu 12.5 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 13.5 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) between 5pm and 9 pm 
Sun 15.5 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.

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.