You are reading Weekly Feed, 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. More info and how to unsubribe if you do not wish to receive Weekly Feed at the bottom of this newsletter.

Interested?

Join the Language Café info session on Tuesday 20 September either at 9 am or at 4.15 pm on Google Meet to find out more! You can find the links to the meetings from the 'Read more' section below.

If you are interested in teaching a Language Café, fill in the Google Forms linked here and let us know which languages you would be interested in teaching! You can sign up in Google Forms until Thursday 22nd of September 12 pm (noon).

Leader training is on Thursday 22 September at 4.15pm on Google Meet so see you there! (We will send the link to the leader training via email to those who filled in the Google Forms.) Note that participating in the leader training does not bind you to anything! You can just attend the training and decide after that whether you want to become a leader or not.

ESN Joensuu - ISYY's international club

ESN Joensuu is a local section of ESN International, also known as the International Club of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). ESN Joensuu is for anyone and everyone who lives in Joensuu and likes to hang out with people from around the world - both Finnish and international students are very welcome to join us! If you are a member of ISYY, you are automatically also a member of ESN Joensuu. 

The most important task of the ESN Joensuu is to introduce Finnish culture and lifestyle to international students and to give Finnish students an opportunity to gain international experiences in Joensuu by arranging diverse events and activities. In addition, ESN Joensuu is active in promoting intercultural understanding on campus and in Joensuu. We believe in fun, friendship and unity in diversity! Anyone can become active in ESN Joensuu and we really hope you do by either coming along to our events or by joining one of the open meetings. All events are published on our social media and in the Upcoming Events- section of this newsletter. 

ESN Joensuu is looking for new board members! Check out the Upcoming Events- section in this newsletter to find out about our General Meeting! 

Follow ESN Joensuu on Instagram:
@esnjoensuu
And on Facebook: 
ESN Joensuu

Greetings from the BRIDGES coordinator!

Hello dear reader, hopefully the start of the academic year has been peaceful! Last Saturday we were on a day trip in New Valamo with students and we sure had a blast. Psst! The next trip is behind the corner, we are going for a day trip to Tahko mountain. More information about the trip is below. In addition ISYY’s annual Wellbeing Week is celebrated on 3.-7.10. The purpose of the Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF's students and staff activities that promote wellbeing. The program will be published next Monday, so stay tuned! Have a nice week!

-Riina

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. Please follow our hygiene and safety instructions

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

UEF Students, get to know your campus!

Do you know where to find the ISYY office or the Student and Learning Services’ customer service desk? Are you feeling lost strolling around the campus?

Now you have the opportunity to familiarise yourself with your campus in advance! With the help of the Campus Orienteering mobile game, you get to navigate around the campus using an informative map. You can find the campus’ buildings, services, restaurants and many other places of interest marked on the map as checkpoints. By visiting a checkpoint, you can access a brief introduction and info test about the location on the map. You can play the Campus Orienteering game by yourself or as a group with your friends. The game is available to play until 30 September.

So grab your phone, head over to your campus and get to know more about your surroundings through playing the Campus Orienteering game! You can find the game and its instructions in Moodle.

Enjoy the Campus Orienteering!

International student, register for Finnish courses now!

If you are new to Finnish language, start with our beginner’s course, Finnish 1A. Finnish 1A is a MOOC-style self-study course and open for all international UEF students.
Registration is open throughout the academic year, and you can start this course as soon as you register in Peppi. If you have studied Finnish before, check out our Finnish 1B – Finnish 4 courses to find a course suitable for your skill level!

• KK00CK91 Suomi 1A / Finnish 1A: Introduction to the Finnish language, 2 ECTS
• KK00CK92 Suomi 1B / Finnish 1B, 2 ECTS
• KK00CK93 Suomi 2A / Finnish 2A, 2 ECTS
• KK00CK94 Suomi 2B / Finnish 2 B, 2 ECTS
• KK00CK95 Suomi 3 / Finnish 3, 4 ECTS (Autumn term 2022)
• KK00CK96 Suomi 4 / Finnish 4, 4 ECTS (Spring term 2023)

For all course schedules and detailed descriptions, please see your PSP or study guide in Peppi. Students register for degree courses in Peppi through their personal study plan (PSP).
Students may also register for courses that are not included in their PSP by searching these courses in Peppi. NB! Continuing students, please remember to update your PSP! 

If you have any questions, please contact Finnish teacher Katri Niemi. Don't hesitate to ask!  Read more about our Finnish courses: Suomi toisena kielenä / Finnish language. 

Learn more about other courses Language Centre offers for international degree and exchange students in Language Centre Study community! 

Welcome to study Finnish!

Studies for Sustainable Future now available as a minor!

Starting from the academic year 2022–2023, the University of Eastern Finland offers a diverse and multidisciplinary minor on sustainable development, known as Studies for Sustainable Future. The minor brings together courses on sustainability from different disciplines, focusing on environmental issues and natural resources. The minor is available for all regardless of your minor.

The minor is highly topical, since the various sustainability challenges we are facing require rapid solutions that can be found through multidisciplinary collaboration. Furthermore, multidisciplinary expertise in sustainability-related issues is also in high demand on the labour market.

Studies for Sustainable Future can be completed as basic and subject studies. The broad selection of courses is divided into thematic modules offered in Finnish, and there is also one module available in English.

More detailed information about the course selection is available in Peppi. To learn more about Studies for Sustainable Future, please see the link below:

AEGEE Contact Joensuu

With the start of the new academic year 2022/2023 there is a new campus organisation in Joensuu: AEGEE Contact Joensuu! Are you a new student in Joensuu and / or looking for new opportunities for intercultural exchange in Europe, for getting involved in a student organisation, and for moving things into a more sustainable “greener” future? Then AEGEE Contact Joensuu is for you!

AEGEE stands for Association des États Généraux des Étudiants de l’Europe, which loosely translates as “European Student Association”. Contrary to what the title suggests, you don’t need to be a student nor do you need to be able to speak French to get involved. AEGEE is one of Europe’s biggest interdisciplinary student organisations. As a non-governmental, politically independent, and non-profit organisation, AEGEE is open to students and young people from all faculties and disciplines.

• Find us on Instagram @aegee_contact_joensuu and befriend us on Facebook at Aegee Joensuu.
• Our first event this semester is a Mölkky afternoon. Come discover a traditional Finnish game and meet international and Finnish Students! Meet us at 3pm on Saturday 10.09.2022 at Joensuu Church.

If you are a degree student and you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee to Kela and you can still use the FSHS services. However, if you do not notify Kela that you pay social security coverage in your country before the due date, Kela can send you a reminder of the payment. Therefore, you should send Kela a copy of your valid European Health Insurance Card or other document showing that you have social security coverage in your home country. You can find more information about this change from Kela’s website.

What is my Student Association? 

Student Associations are independent, subject-specific associations. Student Associations 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 Association 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 Associations on ISYY's website to find out your own Student Association: 

ESN Joensuu General Meeting
(14.9. at 5pm in AU205)

In September, 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 the General Meeting on 14 September at 5pm in AU205! You can also sign up as an active member, which means you can help the board when you can. 

Current positions (for autumn semester) are:

• President
• Vice President and Local Representative
• Treasurer
• Communication Manager
• Two Event Managers
• Photographer and Graphic Designer

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When? 14.09.2022 at 5pm
Where? Aurora Building AU205
Want to vote? You need to be a member of ISYY/ESN Joensuu to vote (=you have a valid student card in Frank/Tuudo or ESNCard)
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More information in the Facebook event: 

Secondhand furniture, etc, for sale for students 

Beds, mattresses, cabinets, tables, chairs and tableware, etc, for sale for students with low prices. The profits will be used to help refugees from Ukraine.

• When:  Wednesday 7th of Sep from 10 to 19 o’clock
• Where: Lukkotie 9, Raatekangas, Joensuu. The place is marked with the colours of Ukraine.

- Haen Peace Ukraine Association

International House Joensuu goes Luotsi! 

Meet International House Joensuu’s Integration Adviser at Luotsi! We are there on Wednesdays (starting at 14.9.2022), from 10:00-12:00. You don’t need an appointment.

We can help you, if you have moved to Joensuu from abroad and you have questions related to:

• general information and guidance on day-to-day life in Joensuu
• you need information about the services in Joensuu
• residence permits and applying for Finnish citizenship

If necessary, we can also book an appointment to our office at Malmikatu 5b, 4th floor.

See you at Luotsi: Plaza Centrum, Kauppakatu 29!

Event Calendar

Week 36
1.9 - 14.9 SYKETTÄ Appro and free trial period
Mon 5.9. MtG-Guild club meeting between 3 pm - 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) 
Tue 6.9 ESN Joensuu club meeting at 3:30 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) 
Wed 7.9 ESN Joensuu Get to Know Each Other -party at 7pm in Bepop Joensuu (Siltakatu 8) 
Thu 8.9. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Thu 8.9. Campus Happening and City Orienteering 
Fri 9.9 - Sat 10.9 Syysmarkkinat at Joensuu Marketplace
Sat 10.9 AEGEE Contact Joensuu mölkky evening at 3 pm at Joensuu Church 

Week 37
1.9 - 14.9 SYKETTÄ Appro and free trial period
Mon 12.9. MtG-Guild club meeting between 3 pm - 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) 
Tue 13.9 ESN Joensuu club meeting at 3:30 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) 
Wed 14.9 ESN Joensuu General Meeting at 5pm in AU205 (Yliopistokatu 2, Aurora building) 
Wed 14.9 JOOJAKU club meeting at 4 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Thu 15.9. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
 

New courses in career & job seeking skills

The UEF Career Services offers courses on career planning and job seeking. They are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. Starting from spring 2023, each 1-ECTS course will be available in English twice a year. This academic year, they will belaunched as follows:

Autumn 2022

• Basics of Finnish Working Life – self-study course

Spring 2023

• Career-planning – self-study course
• Job seeking – self-study course
• Career planning – practical exercises
• Job seeking – practical exercises
  
  Descriptions and registering: Peppi

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.

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. 

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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 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.