Greetings from the Community Coordinator

Hello and wow, how September is coming to an end already! It also means that next week we will be enjoying Wellbeing Week!

Right at the beginning of the week on Monday 30.9. Care Dogs arrive on the campuses from 12pm to 2pm (pst... ISYY board members also serve free coffee to to the people who arrive to pet the dogs). Registration for the Tiilikkajärvi Day Trip also ends on Monday, but you should register right away before the free seats run out!

You can find more information about the Wellbeing Week program and schedules below. Have a wonderful week and enjoyable Wellbeing Week!

– Eve

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.

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 2.10. - sign up to activities!

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 for the activities is open! Registrations to some activities are already open in Kide.App and registrations to rest of the activities opens on Wed 25.9.2024. Take a look at the programme, take your pick and sign up via the link below: 

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).

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.

Peppi is out of use on Wednesday 25 September 2024 from 3 to 4 pm

There will be a maintenance break in the Peppi production environment resulting from version update on Wednesday 25 September 2024 from 3 to 4 pm. The new version contains, e.g., VAT decimal corrections.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the maintenance break!

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)

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.

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 24.9. Coffee & Friends 4-6pm in AU110
• 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
• Fri 27.9. Global Friday 5 pm - 8 pm in Joensuun Setlementti 
• Sat 28.9. UEF VS Karelia football game 
• Mon 30.9. English speaking LGBTQIA+ hangout 5pm-7pm in Joensuun Setlementti 
• 30.9.-4.10. Wellbeing Week
• Tue 1.10. Coffee & Friends 4-6pm in AU110 
• 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 (–2.12.2024)
• Tuesdays Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) 4 pm - 6 pm (–3.12.2024)
• Tuesdays Literary arts club LUOMIO! meeting 6pm - 8pm (–17.12.2024)
• Wednesdays JOOJAKU meeting from 4pm to 8pm (–4.12.2024)
• Thursdays Joensuu Board Gamers meeting 3pm - 8pm (–28.11.2024)
• Fridays ISYY Chess Club meeting 4 pm - 8 pm (–29.11.2024)

We invite you to participate in the Mehtimäki area development survey!

The goal of this survey is to gather opinions on the current state of Mehtimäki and collect suggestions for the future development of the area.

The survey is part of the Mehtimäki Sports and Wellness Testing Center – New Business, Services, and Entrepreneurship project. It is conducted by the Sports Institute of Eastern Finland (ISLO) and has been designed in collaboration with Joensuu's Sports Services and the Liikkuva Joensuu Network. The data collected will be used in the Mehtimäki development plan, which aims to enhance the area's service offerings and attractiveness. We hope to receive responses from as many people as possible, so feel free to share the survey. You can find more information about our project here: www.testlabmehtimaki.com

The survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete and is anonymous. Please respond by October 13, 2024. After completing the survey, you can provide your contact information to enter a raffle for a chance to win an ISLO massage gift card or swimming tickets for the Vesikko and Rantakylä swimming halls. If you have any questions about the survey, feel free to contact us. For more information, please contact project specialist Helmi Kortetmaa at helmi.kortetmaa@islo.fi or call 050 306 0637.

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.