Wellbeing Week 

Wellbeing Week will be held for the eleventh time at the University of Eastern Finland from 30th of September to 6th of October 2024. The aim of the Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF students and staff a wellbeing promoting program throughout the week. During Wellbeing Week, a variety of activities will be organised to provide tools to increase one's own wellbeing and support the ability to concentrate.

For example, the Finnish Kennel Club's Care Dogs will visit campuses and a lecture aimed at international students will offer tips on how to survive the Finnish winter and polar night. SYKETTÄ sports services will organize the traditional Sports Afternoon, and the week will culminate with a day trip to Tiilikkajärvi National Park. ISYY will also share on Instagram various wellbeing-related tips.

SYKETTÄ - University Sports

SYKETTÄ sports service is for the students and staff of the University of Eastern Finland and the Karelia University of Applied Sciences. SYKETTÄ offers a diverse and inexpensive sports calendar with something for everyone. Remember to create a user account with your uef email before you try to buy a sticker or enroll to classes. Everybody moves their own way!

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

Sports afternoon programme is now published!

The autumn Sports afternoon is coming again on 2 October 2024! By the decision of the university rectors, the Sports afternoons are lecture-free from 12:15 pm to 4 pm. SYKETTÄ Sports Services organises the Sports afternoon program, but no SYKETTÄ sticker is required to participate. In addition to the normal SYKETTÄ sports services, a wide variety of different exercise options are available for students and staff members. Some activities include a separate fee and a limited number of participants are accepted, so it is recommended to enroll on the activities in good time!

The Sports Afternoon Programme has now been published and registration period for the activities is 18.9. - 25.9.2024! Enrollments to activities start tomorrow Wednesday 18 September, so take a look at the programme from the link below and be ready to enroll tomorrow!

Free trial weeks and SYKETTÄ Appro have ended - Remember to buy SYKETTÄ  sticker!

Free trial weeks of SYKETTÄ sports services have ended. From Monday 16 September, all SYKETTÄ users must have a valid ball sports or group exercise sticker. You can’t enroll in SYKETTÄ classes either without a valid sticker.

If you are a new user, first go to SYKETTÄ webpage and fill registration form. After that, buy a ball sports or group exercise sticker from ISYY office or SYKETTÄ webstore (with Finnish online banking codes). Autumn semester stickers are valid until 31.12.2024 and whole academic year stickers are valid until 31.8.2025.

Remember to return your SYKETTÄ appro pass by 30 September to the ISYY office!

UEF vs Karelia football game (28.9.)

UEF vs Karelia football game takes a place on Saturday 28.9.2024 at 1pm-3-pm in Joensuu keskuskenttä (Mehtimäenaukio 2, 80100 Joensuu). If you are interested to represent team UEF, please enroll here 23.9. at the latest. 

And if playing is not your cup of tea you are warmly welcome to watch the exciting game and cheer the UEF team to win! Sign-up as a spectator on Kide.App from the link below.

Peace to study!

Demonstration on 25 September 2024 at The Senate Square in Helsinki starting from 12.30 pm. Education, culture and competence will help Finland get through anything. Students are the future of our society. However, we need peace to study, and we have the solutions to ensure this. Join our demand for peace to study!

The demostration has two main points listed below. Read more about the solutions for these from HYY's website linked in the 'Read more' button.

• Student aid to better serve students
• The student debt crisis makes everyone suffer

Schedule and programme

• 12.30 pm: The demonstration meets at the Senate Square
• 1.30 pm: The demonstration sets off towards the Parliament Building
• 2.30 pm: The programme at the Parliament Building begins
• 4.00 pm: The demonstration ends

ISYY supports the objectives and solutions of the demonstration.

How to apply?

Application for the spring 2025 group mentoring program is open until 1.10.2024. International students and other talents affiliated in Eastern Finland are eligible to apply.

The mentors leading the groups are professionals/employer organisations from different fields and diverse backgrounds. You will be placed in a mentoring group according to your preference of the mentor, so please study the available list of mentor profiles carefully.

Further information: marko.pietila@uef.fi

More information and application form can be found from the link below: 

Working grant of Liisa and Inkeri Hiltunen Foundation for doctoral students at the School of Forest
Sciences

The Foundation of Liisa and Inkeri Hiltunen is inviting applications for doctoral dissertation grant. The
working grant is intended for doctoral students at UEF ́s School of Forest Sciences. The grant will be
awarded for two months, and it can be used in 2024-2025. The amount of the grant is 1 500 euros/month.
The grant is a personal grant and intended for full-time studying. It is not possible to use it for travel,
procurement of equipment or materials or to costs of printing dissertation.

Written, free form application should be addressed to the Foundation of Liisa and Inkeri Hiltunen. The
application should indicate:

• the period for which the grant is applied for,
• any possible earlier grants or other funding awarded for the same period,
• the applicant's personal data and contact information and an e-mail address to which the decision can be sent.

The application should include a research plan previously approved by the doctoral program.The application deadline is Thursday 26 September 2024. The application and the attachments should be
sent by e-mail to paula.jussila@uef.fi. The postgraduate student who has received the grant undertakes to provide a brief written report to the Foundation on the use of the grant after the grant period.

Further information: representative of the foundation Paula Jussila (paula.jussila@uef.fi)

Hello to everyone interested in systematic scientific research

We are now offering a course on the theory and practice of systematic analysis for the early autumn period. The course will be completed with a 12-page essay according to the course guidelines. You can choose one of the course materials and, for example, advance your existing or upcoming thesis by writing a method essay. I aim to provide constructive feedback to help you progress further. The course is well-suited for multidisciplinary use across all academic fields dealing with qualitative questions, and it is designed to be broadly applicable.

You can find the course on Peppi under 2400BQ18 Current Themes in Theology I: Theory
and Practice of Systematic Analysis (4 ECTS). The deadline for completing the course is 25th October 2024.

Welcome to the course!
Regards Ari J. Tervashonka

How can I apply to become a board member?

The elected board will be active for the autumn semester 2024. We will train all of our new board members, so there's no need to worry if you don't know everything!

If you would like to apply for one or more positions in the board, please prepare a ONE MINUTE SPEECH telling about yourself and why you should be chosen for the role. If you are not able to participate and would still like to run for the position, you can send a one minute long video to us where you tell us why you should be elected at jeis@isyy.fi.

Remember to take your Frank/Slice student card or JEIS membership card with you if you want to vote or apply to become a board member of JEIS!

More info and open board positions can be found on JEIS Instagram post!

Join JEIS for adventures in
Saariselkä & Lofoten!

Join Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) and Timetravels as we explore the beautiful Finnish Lapland and the breathtaking landscapes of Lofoten islands this semester. 

Liikuntakerho general meeting (25.9.)

ISYY club, Liikuntakerho, is having a general meeting on Wednesday 25.9. starting at 4pm at ISYY office in Haltia-building. In the meeting the club will approve a budget and action plan for 2025 and chooce a new board. All ISYY members welcome.

Salsa del Este ry: Salsa party in Gloria (21.9.)

What: 3 hours of open dancing
Where: Restaurant Gloria, Joensuu
When: Once a month on Saturdays from 7 PM to 10 PM

It's time for the first party of the fall! Let's get together and dance to the rhythms of salsa, bachata, and kizomba! As usual, the location is the back room of Gloria in the center of Joensuu. If you don't have any previous dance experience, don't worry—just ask, and we'll help you get started!

Art Center Ahjo

Art Center Ahjo is located right in the heart of Joensuu, in the art quarter opposite Joensuu's art museum ONNI. Ahjo is an art center that responds quickly and is open to new art forms. Various exhibitions and events are organized in the art center and we strive to present both national and international art. Art Center Ahjo is maintained by Joensuun Taiteilijaseura ry.

Admission to the exhibitions is free! Check the changing exhibitions from their website. 

Upcoming events:

• Tue 17.9. JEIS General Meeting at 5pm in AG100
• Wed 18.9. Language Café info session & leader training 
• Wed 18.9. Sober Bingo & Disco Joensuu
• Fri 20.9. Global Friday 5-8 pm in Joensuun Setlementti
• Sat 21.9. Salsa Party between 7pm - 10 pm in Gloria 
• Sun 22.9. Tour de Itä-Suomi - Joensuu
• Tue 24.9. Nyyti's chat: Working & studying
• Wed 25.9. Liikuntakerho general meeting at 4pm in Haltia 
• Thu 26.9. ISYY's Representative Council Meeting 4/2024
• Sat 28.9. UEF VS Karelia football game 
• 30.9.-4.10. Wellbeing Week
• Wed 2.10. Sports Afternoon
• Tue-Wed 8.-9.10. Association Days in Joensuu
• Tue 29.10. Nyyti's Chat: Studying with mental health issues
• Tue 26.11. Nyyti's Chat: How to practice interpersonal skills?
• Fri 6.12. Independence Day Torch Parade
• Tue 10.12. Nyyti's Chat: Self-care: how to look after yourself?

ISYY's Club Meetings 

All meetings are held in ISYY's meeting room in Haltia-building, 2nd floor (Yliopistokatu 7)
More information and full list of ISYY clubs in Joensuu can be found at isyy.fi/en. 

• Mondays MtG Guild meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (9.9.– 2.12.2024)
• Tuesdays Literary arts club LUOMIO! meeting 6pm - 8pm (10.9. - 17.12.2024)
• Wednesdays JOOJAKU meeting from 4pm to 8pm (11.9.–4.12.2024)
• Thursdays Joensuu Board Gamers meeting 3pm - 8pm (29.8.-28.11.2024)
• Fridays ISYY Chess Club meeting 4 pm - 8 pm (5.9.–29.11.2024)

Job Thursdays at Luotsi 

Job info session for English Speakers on Thursdays from 12 to 1 pm at Luotsi, Kauppakatu 29. 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

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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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.