HAPPY TUESDAY!

And Happy New Year 2024! Whether you are a new student who has just arrived in Joensuu or a student returning to campus, reading this first Weekly Feed of the year is a good start for the semester!

The ISYY office is back at your service with normal opening hours - please see more information below. If you are a new student and unsure about how to join ISYY, order your student card or anything else related to your life and studies in Finland, please contact the ISYY team. We are here to help! You can also visit the ISYY office for second-hand kitchen items or sports equipment loans.

Hope you all enjoy the start of your spring semester!

-Jenni

ISYY offices are back at your service! 

ISYY offices are back at your service after the Christmas Holidays and so is Weekly Feed. ISYY offices are open weekly from Monday to Thursday. Exceptions in our opening hours can be seen from ISYY.fi frontpage and we'll inform about them also in Weekly Feed, which will come to your email every Tuesday. 

Office opening hours:

Mon 10-12, 13-15
Tue 10-12, 13-15
Wed 12-16
Thu 10-12, 13-15
Fri CLOSED

Planning to apply for the ETCS’s from last years positions of trust?

ETCS’s from the last year’s positions of trust in UEF Administration, ISYY or Student Associations can be applied from Monday 29 January 2024 onwards.

The instructions will be published to ISYY websites on 29 January and the ETCS’s can be applied until the end of February 2024. We will inform about the application also in our newsletters.

SYKETTÄ spring season 2024 has started, welcome aboard! 🤸🏽

Free trial period is held until 21.1.2024. Remember to register as a user, so you can enroll on classes and turns via sports calendar on the website.

❗NB! You can’t enroll on classes and turns in the sports calendar via mobile application without a valid SYKETTÄ sticker – if you don’t have a sticker, you have to enroll via the sports calendar on the website!

Winter Classic 2024 outdoor ice match 🏒

UEF and Karelia UAS are facing each other once again in an outdoor ice match at Mehtimäki Finnish Baseball Stadium  (Mehtimäenaukio 2, Joensuu) on Tuesday 16.1.2024. Come watch, experience and cheer your university's team and favourites on with hundreds of other spectators 🏆

The match has free entrance. Please note that tickets via Kide.app are used to estimate the number of spectators and spectators are let in order of arrival. 

Initial Schedule:
16:30 Gates are open
17:15 Teams and referees warm-up
17:50 Ceremonial puck drop
18:00 Game starts
21:00 Event ends

Competition and shows for the spectators before the game and during the breaks. Events official “limited edition” overall patch is on sale at the kiosk and before the event via kide.app. Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat will have kiosks with some snacks at the event. We will also arrange a raffle for the support of Icehearts ry.

Winter Classic is arranged by The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland in co-operation with SYKETTÄ Joensuu. Event supporters are the city of Joensuu, University of Eastern Finland, Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Regional Council of North Karelia and many more!
 

UEF: Registration to the Doctoral Conferment Ceremony in Joensuu 6.-8.6.2024 is open! 

The Doctoral Conferment Ceremony is a way for the University of Eastern Finland to show its appreciation for persons who have completed a doctoral degree. For doctorate holders, on the other hand, the Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate their academic achievements.

Registration to this spring’s Ceremony in Joensuu is open until the end of February.

The three-day doctoral conferment festivities involve a number of events where student marshals’ help is indispensable. Serving as a marshal is a task of honour. Applying for the position of student marshal is also open.

Career planning and job seeking courses for the spring 2024!

Where will I find work? How will I be convincing in the job interview? What can I do with my degree? What are my strengths? Am I in the right field? What should I study as a minor subject? What rights and obligations do I have as an employee?

Students pondering about their future directions or seeking traineeships and employment are troubled by many questions. Nevertheless, don’t worry! Practical guidance, knowledge and support is there for you on the career planning and job seeking courses offered by UEF Career Services. 

The first career planning and job seeking courses begin on 8th January 2024! Find the course details in Peppi.

The courses for the academic year 2023–2024 include the following courses in English and Finnish:

• Career planning – self-study course, 1 ECTS
• Career planning – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
• Job seeking – self-study course, 1 ECTS
• Job seeking – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
• Basics of Finnish working life – self-study course, 1 ECTS (only in English)

The courses offered by the UEF Career Services are meant for all students to support and help them during studies and when the move towards working life becomes timely. The courses offer you knowledge, skills, courage and attitude for the future working life. In these courses, you can also clarify your thoughts about your future and career possibilities.