ISYY’s Language Cafés are starting again!

Do you want to learn new languages or brush up your old skills and meet new people? We have the perfect opportunity for you: ISYY's Language Cafés! You can also earn credits by participating in the Language Café activities.

In a Language Café, your peers and friends are your teachers and at the same time, they can be your students. Join the Language Café info session on Thursday 20 January either at 9 am or at 4 pm on Google Meet to find out more! The content of the sessions is the same so you can choose which time suits you better.

Links to the meetings on Thursday 20 January 

   Info session 1 at 9 am
   Info session 2 at 4 pm
See the Facebook event here

Sign up for the leader training by 24.1. 12 pm (noon) with this Google Forms.
The leader training is held 24.1. at 4 pm in Google Meet for all interested Language Café leaders.
 

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!

The start of the SYKETTÄ classes will be postponed

According to the university’s new decision, the start of SYKETTÄ group exercise classes will be postponed. According to the current information, all group exercise classes, contact-requiring sports and regular turns are closed until 27.1.2022 due to the university's restrictions. Tikkarinne gym is closed, but you can use two other SYKETTÄ gyms. 

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

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 below to find out your own Student Organisation, and click the read more-link to learn more about them! 

COVID-19 info - all in one place!

Your health and wellbeing is important to us, which is why we at ISYY have collected Covid-19 related info for you in one place! Here are some main points, you can find a more detailed list on the ISYY website. Stay safe!

• Download and use Koronavilkku app which helps you to track exposure to the virus. UEF recommends the use of the Koronavilkku app to its students and staff.
• You can take Omaolo symptom assessment online at www.omaolo.fi. (Available in Finnish and English).
• You can also call the Medical Helpline 116117, which is open 24/7. Your situation will be assessed over the phone and you will get instructions.
• University of Eastern Finland recommends face masks to staff and students

Useful links: 

• Check the latest places where you might have been exposed to coronavirus in Joensuu
• Siun Sote municipal health service: Covid-19 information in North Karelia
• Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare: Covid-19 information on national level 

Come join the fun! ESN Joensuu General Meeting on Tuesday 18 January 2022 at 4pm @ONLINE

In January, ESN Joensuu starts recruiting new members for its new board (and active members) so if you are interested in joining ESN, or would like to help by voting to elect the new board and also know a bit more about our beloved ESN section, you are more than welcome to join us!

This semester, the meeting is online, join via this link! Read more from the Facebook event. 

ESN Joensuu is made up of the board, the active members and the regular members. We are all equally as important, but it is the board that makes the big decisions and together with the active members gets the ball rolling to make student life fun for everyone! Come to the ESN Joensuu General Meeting organized at the beginning of each semester to find out more and perhaps join the board yourself! There is something for everyone and the positions are open to all those who are interested. Current positions are:

• President is the leader of the club and supervises everything going on in ESN Joensuu.
• Vice President and Local Representative helps the president with their duties and keeps in touch with ESN Finland.
• Treasurer takes care of ESN Joensuu's finances.
• Communication Manager is responsible for our social media accounts and spreads the word about upcoming events.
• Two Event Managers, who are the masterminds behind the events.
• Photographer and Graphic Designer takes tons of cool pictures during the events and designs promotional material like posters and tickets.

UEF student Bible Club (UBC)

Come join us as we facilitate the spiritual growth and unity of all Christian students and staff on the UEF campus. We achieve this goal by an extensive and inspired study of the bible, sharing testimonies, questions and answer sessions, personal counselling and discipleship hours, quality praying time, and gospel outreaches. UBC is ISYY's club. 

We look forward to experiencing 1 Corinthians 2:4,5 AMPC,  “And my language and my message were not set forth in persuasive (enticing and plausible) words of wisdom, but they were in demonstration of the [Holy] Spirit and power [a proof by the Spirit and power of God, operating on me and stirring in the minds of my hearers the most holy emotions and thus persuading them], so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men (human philosophy), but in the power of God.”

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we meet virtually every other Saturday, therefore Kuopio and Joensuu students can participate. Time is 18:00 – 20:00. Language translation to either English or Finnish is available. Contact us for the Zoom link. We welcome you to having an impactful experience in our non-denominational Christian club. Looking forward to meeting you.

Contact person: Juhani Juusola
Emails: uef.bibleclub@outlook.com; uef.bibleclub@gmail.com

Event Calendar

Week 3

Tue 18.1.2022 ESN Joensuu General Meeting at 4pm at Google Meet 
Thu 20.1.2022 ISYY's Language Café info sessions at 9am and at 4pm @online

Week 4

Mon 24.1.2022 ISYY's Language Café leader training (sign-up here) at 4pm @online 
Mon 24.1.2022 ISYY's Interest Advocacy Coffee Break at 3 pm on Discord 
Tue 25.1.2022 Nyyti's group chat: "How to find relationships at the beginning of studies" at 6pm 

Our internship roles are open

Wolt is more than just food delivery — we’re building a global logistics platform. Our teams are building products for 15 million customers in 23 countries. 

As an intern you’ll be embedded in one of our product teams and get to work on real-life problems, contributing to creating a world-class experience for our Wolt customers worldwide. 

Bring in fresh ideas and passion for tech — we’ll provide the rest!

Apply now — applications close 31st January

You can also check this post on LinkedIn here!

Join us in Helsinki:

• Software Engineer Intern
• Design Intern
• Business Intelligence Intern
• Data Science Intern

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.

Aarresaari - Jobs, internships and thesis offers

Aarresaari is a network of Academic Career Services representing 13 Finnish Universities.
The network offers services for university students, graduates and employers, as well as for the universities themselves. At the same time the network builds brigdes between students and employers.

Aarresaari webpage is maintained by Suomen Akateemiset rekrytointipalvelut and you can find internship, job and thesis offer postings here.

Participate in a study about bullying

Have You experienced bullying during your studies? If the answer is ‘Yes’, I kindly ask You to take part in my study by describing Your experiences in Your own words. You can write about Your experiences in free form bringing up the things You find meaningful. All experiential knowledge is essential for my study. The answering will happen fully anonymously. The texts will be processed confidentially and recorded anonymized for research purposes only.

I thank You in advance for taking the time to help me in this important task. This link will take You to the questionnaire. If You have any questions, do not hesitate to ask: eluukine@ulapland.fi

Kind regards,
Elisa Luukinen
Doctoral student, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland

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.