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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 19/2024

Tue May 07 14:00:33 2024

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Week 19/2024
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 19/2024

7.5. - 13.5.2024

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

12 May is a flag day in Finland because of the philosopher, writer and statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806-1881). He had a big influence on Finnish language, Finnish culture and even on the use of our old currency, markka. You can read more about Snellman here. The 12th of May is Snellman's birthday and the day is known nowadays as the "Day of Finnish Identity" or the "Finnish Heritage Day".

The same Sunday, 12 May, is also Mother's Day in Finland.

Have a great week!

Kind regards,
Salla
Coordinator of International Affairs 
kv.joensuu(at)isyy.fi

 
 

 
     
 
 

ISYY Offices are closed on Ascension Day 9.5.

Ascension Day, Thursday 9 May, is a national holiday in Finland and therefore our offices are closed.

At the end of this spring semester we will be at your service with our normal opening hours until the end of May (Thursday 30 May) and in June our offices are open only by appointment (from Monday 3 June until Wednesday 12 June).

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Last Coffee & Friends of the spring

The last Coffee & Friends of this spring will be held today at 4-6pm at Aurora in the AU110 fireplace room in Joensuu. 

We'll be playing bingo! The main prize is 2 movie tickets!

Coffee & Friends event offers low-threshold hanging out after lectures and the opportunity to meet other students over coffee and a snack. All students of the University of Eastern Finland are welcome to Coffee & Friends. You can come to the café alone or with a friend. In addition, Coffee & Friends has a changing chill program. Participation in the programme is voluntary and you can come for a while or for the whole time. Participation is free of charge and does not require pre-registration. 

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Design a cover to ISYY's next Student Calendar!

What will the ISYY's Student Calendar for the next Academic Year look like? Now you can make an impact on that!

The Student Calendar of ISYY is carried along daily by many students of UEF. Next autumn your design might be the cover of our popular calendar!

Does your heart beat for graphic design? Want fame and fortune? Now it is your chance to shine! Let loose your creative self and win a 100€ gift card to S-Group. The competition ends 15.5.2024.

Instructions for the competition and details of the design can be found from ISYY website.

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Answer to the ISYY member survey and win a 50€ restaurant gift card!

How has the service been in the Student Union office? Do you know what you get as you pay the membership fee to ISYY? Are the possibilities to make an impact in our Student Union and University familiar to you? How ISYY could improve its office services or communications? Tell us!

The Student Union of Eastern Finland (ISYY) has launched a member survey, which purpose is to collect information about how familiar our members are with the Student Union and its services, to collect feedback about our services and also ideas how to improve our services and activities.

The survey is open until 15.5.2024 and all those who answered can join a raffle where we hand out four (4) restaurant gift cards (50€) on each campus.

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North Karelian Pride Week and Park Festival

ISYY is participating in the organising of the 2024 Pride parade and park festival with the North Karelian Seta Association on Saturday 18 May in Joensuu!

Equality and transparency are important values for ISYY. ISYY encourages all its members to take part in the Pride parade and park festival, as well as to wear student overalls to form a rainbow.

The parade starts moving at 3 pm from the yard of Art Museum Onni and ends at 4 pm at the Ilosaari park, which features a picnic, live music and, of course, great company. ISYY has its own area in Ilosaari that brings together all students. In the ISYY’s picnic-area you can find a glitter make-up station where you can decorate yourself with glitter for the evening's Pride party.

The first 150 students at the ISYY’s picnic-area will be given ISYY's Pride-Hemmo overall patch as a memory.

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European Elections take place in June!

The European elections take place in Finland on 9 June 2024. The advance voting period is from 29 May to 4 June 2024 in Finland and from 29 May to 1 June 2024 abroad.

You can follow Finnish higher education students EU Election campaign on Instagram: @opiskelijaneu

You can find all the information on how to vote either in your home country or in Finland from the following websites:

 
 
 

You can find the advance polling stations in Finland from the page of Finnish Ministry of Justice: Advance Polling Stations

During the advance voting you can vote in Joensuu campus, Carelia Lobby, 29.-31.5. from 10 am to 5 pm and 3.-4.6. from 10 am to - 6 pm.

Are you a citizen of another EU country, living in Finland and want to vote in the EU elections in Finland? Citizens of other EU countries who wish to vote in Finland should have registered in the Finnish electoral register by 21 March 2024 before 16:00. If you have not done the registration by 21 March, you must vote in your home country. You can read more from the site of Finnish DVV:  DVV - European Elections.

 
 
     
 
 

Europe is your home - EU Election Campaign is coming to Joensuu!

At the UEF Carelia Lobby in Joensuu will be held a panel discussion and election fair for EU Election Candidates on Tuesday 21 May. The panel discussion will be held only in Finnish from 10 am to 11.30 am and after that you can meet and discuss with the candidates until 1 pm.

The event is organised by Eurooppalainen Suomi ry

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Kilometrikisa cycling competition

Kilometrikisa is a light-hearted cycling competition for workplaces, departments, associations, clubs or any other teams. The aim is to encourage bicycle commuting and promote everyday cycling. Kilometrikisa will be held between 1.5.-30.9.2024.

In Kilometrikisa every team member will record their cycling kilometers and the team with the highest number of kilometers will win. All UEF and Karelia UAS staff members and students are welcome to attend SYKETTÄ Joensuu team!

 
 
 

Follow these instructions:
1. Join team at: kilometrikisa.fi
2. Fill in your personal information
3. Choose the campus code below:

Team name: SYKETTÄ Joensuu
Participation code: syketta-kesa24

Join our team as we aim for the new record!

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The Student and Learning Services' customer service desk in Joensuu is closed 8 May 2024

On Wednesday 8 May 2024 the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk in Joensuu is closed.

The phone service is open normally. You can also contact the customer service by email. 

 

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in May 2024

It is possible to consult 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 consultation hours. 

 
 
     
 
 

 

International students, it’s time to vote. Pick a name for a team showcasing your talent to employers!

We are developing a student team model among the higher education institutions of Eastern Finland to enhance the work-life connections of international students. With the model, we aim to increase cooperation with companies and find internships, student project work, workplace learning opportunities and part-time jobs. The team markets and sells its expertise and that provided by its degree programme. It can also do on-demand projects. For employer organisations, the team offers a new way to find talent.

Look at the name candidates and cast your vote. The application period for the team starts in September, stay tuned for more info!

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Did/will you publish your thesis openly? You can participate in the raffle!

The UEF Library raffles an annual scholarship of 100 euros among UEF students who have published their Master’s theses openly since the previous draw.

The draw is always in October, just before the International Open Access Week, when the winner is announced. The draw form is always open.

The theses are published on eRepo. You have included your own work in open science, haven’t you? Good luck in the draw!

 

UEF info session on 8 May 2024 at 10:00–11:00

Welcome to a UEF info session on Wednesday, 8 May 2024, starting at 10:00. The topics of the info session include the financial statements for 2023, the economic outlook, and other current matters. The university’s Rector, Academic Rector, Director of Administration, and Chief Financial Officer will be present at the event.

You can join the info session here.

You can ask questions and provide comments both before and during the event in the UEF info session Viva Engage community.

A recording will be published of the info session after the event in Viva Engage.

 
 
     
 
 

Exchange application period in May

The May application period for outgoing exchange is open until 15 May!

During this application period, students may apply for exchange via several programs.

The application period ends on 15 May at 3 pm sharp – make sure you submit your application in time!

The calls for applications are available in Kamu. Submit your application form on SoleMOVE.

For more information, please see the Study Abroad section on Kamu!

 

 

 
 
     
 
 

 

UEF Libraries: See the results of libraries customer survey

UEF Libraries carried out a customer survey for all library users in February 2024. They received over 200 responses in just a few weeks – what a pleasure! The survey was answered mainly by UEF degree students (71% of the respondents). Click the link below and read about the results. The page contains info both in Finnish and English.

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Campus farming on summer 2024

UEF offers its students and staff opportunities for campus farming during the summer.
Both campuses have places, cultivation boxes and planting soil available. In Joensuu there are cultivation boxes in the courtyard of Borealis and on the roof of the Metria building. You can cultivate together with your co-workers and also the students can participate. There is 1 to 2 boxes reserved for each group of campus farmers.

Those interested in campus farming, please contact Senja Hytinkoski or Saila Vaittinen, who are the contact persons of university’s Sustainability and Responsibility Group.

You don’t need any official contract for campus farming, but there is some basic rules for all. Every farmer is responsible for purchasing their own seeds and seedlings for farming, taking care and watering of them and looking after possible wastes to the garbage can. Water is available at cultivation places, but you need to bring your own equipments for farming.

Please remember, that the cultivated plants are for their farmers, they are not in common use for all, thank you. This way all who are farming there can enjoy their own harvest.
 
Welcome to the farming group!

 
 
     
 
 

 

Join the Hunt! Aalto Gamers proudly presents: League of Legends OSM 2024

Take part in Finland's largest League of Legends student tournament to earn your cut of the 1500€ prize pool!

All team members have to be university/AMK students or recent graduates (graduated after 1.1.2023). Schedule, rules and more info can be found on the OSM website!

Make sure to sign-up here by 10 May and secure your spot!

Join our Telegram & Discord channels for more information!

 
 
     
 
 

Suvantosilta bridge closed on 7 May 

Suvantosilta bridge is closed  today 7 May between 9 am and 9 pm due to spring maintenance.

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

JEIS Farewell Party (10.5.)

As our time in Joensuu draws to a close, we invite you to join us for a Farewell Party! This semester we will be having an indoor picnic! We will have the chance to celebrate the memories and friendships we've created during our stay here. 

Be sure to bring your own food, drinks, and blankets/towels. We will also have some fun games and other activities set up to look back on our moments in Joensuu! Join us on May 10 at 18:00 in Educa 200! 

Additionally, do you want to share your favorite memories? Send us an email with your name, your home country, and 1-3 photos of your time in Joensuu to esnjoensuu@esnfinland.eu

For room capacity reasons, we have a sign up form. So if you plan on attending, please fill out the Google form! We hope to see everyone there! 

What? Farewell Party Indoor Picnic
When? May 10 at 18:00
Where? Educa 200
How much? Free for all JEIS/ISYY Members, remember to sign up!

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JEIS General Meeting (15.5.)

ISYY's international club Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) organises General Meeting on Wednesday 15 May at 4pm online. In the meeting, we will go through JEIS club rules and vote about necessary updates. All ISYY members are welcome to the meeting!

You can join the Zoom meeting via this link.

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AEGEE-Joensuu 'Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet' Movie Screening and Discussion (13.5.)

Come join us for a screening of Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet on Mon 13 May at 20.00. In this documentary film, David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine planetary biodiversity loss and how this crisis can still be averted. 

The screening will be held in parallel with AEGEE-Delft in the Netherlands, and will be followed by a hybrid discussion with participants in Delft.

Register to participate here!

For more info, find us on 
Instagram @aegee_joensuu
Email aegee-joensuu@aegee.eu

 

 
 
     
 
 

 

AEGEE-Joensuu Sauna Social (10.5.)

AEGEE-Joensuu warmly invites our members to join us for this month's sauna social on Fri 10 May @ 19.00 - come along to relax, enjoy some light snacks, and get to know fellow members!

Register to participate here. 

(If you're not a member yet, but would like to become one and join the event, email us at aegee-joensuu@aegee.eu and we'll be happy to help you out!)  

For more info, find us on 
Instagram @aegee_joensuu

 
 
     
 
 

English speaking LGBTQIA+ hangout (13.5.)

Open hangout nights organized by local LGBTQIA+ rights NGO North Karelia Seta. Coffee, tea and snacks provided.

Next hangout: Monday 13.5. from 5pm to 7pm (Pride week!) in community space Helmi, Rantakatu 23.

More information: vlad@pohjoiskarjalanseta.fi

Free of charge.

Bring a friend!

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Global Friday (10.5.)

Joensuun Setlementti organises Global Friday, an international meeting place activity. At Global Friday you can get to know new people and cultures, express your own culture in the way you want or just enjoy being together.

Global Friday is an activity open to everyone and free of charge, which takes place every Friday from 5 to 8pm in the Tupa space of Joensuun Setlementti. Our Tupa is located in our premises at Siltakatu 10 A 13, 5th floor (access by stairs and lift).

The activity supervisors plan the activities together with the visitors based on their ideas and needs.

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Job info session for English Speakers on Thursdays from 12 to 1 pm at Luotsi

Just walk in!

  • Tips for independent job searching
  • Easy access job opportunities with no Finnish language requirement
  • Open job positions with job advertisements in English or where the working language can be English
  • Tips for different industries
  • Other factors promoting employment: TE services, learning Finnish, further education, and permits/cards. Recognition of prior qualifications in Finland.
  • Upcoming events

Where? Luotsi, Kauppakatu 29 
When? Every Thursday 12-13

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Upcoming events in the spring semester:

  • Tue 7.5. Coffee & Friends - Bingo
  • Fri 10.5. JEIS Farewell Party 
  • Wed 15.5. JEIS General Meeting
  • Sat 18.5. North Karelian Pride Week and Park Festival

ISYY's Club Meetings 

All meetings are held in ISYY's meeting room in Haltia-building, 2nd floor (Yliopistokatu 7) 

Mondays MtG Guild meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (15.1. - 25.3. & 8.4. - 13.5.)
Tuesdays Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) meeting 4pm - 6pm
Tuesdays Literary arts club LUOMIO! meeting 6 pm - 8 pm (16.1. - 28.5.)
Wednesdays JOOJAKU meeting from 4pm to 8pm (17.1. - 24.4. & 8.5. - 22.5. )
Thursdays Joensuu Board Gamers meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (11.1. - 30.5.) NB! This week's meeting starts at 1pm!
Fridays ISYY Chess Club meeting 4 pm - 8 pm (19.1. - 22.3. & 5.4. - 31.5.)

 
 
     
 
     
 
 

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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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 tiedotus@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.

 
 
 
 

   

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