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 

Sports afternoon of autumn 2024 will be held on Wednesday 2.10.2024. The UEF and Karelia UAS hold a sports afternoon together and by the decision of the university rectors, the sports afternoon is lecture-free from 12:15pm onwards. On sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available for students and staff members. SYKETTÄ sticker is not required to participate in sports afternoon.

All classes and turns in SYKETTÄ sports calendar on 2.10. are also included in sports afternoon programme. To participate in classes and turns in the sports calendar, you don't have to have a valid SYKETTÄ sticker, but you must be registered as a user and enroll on classes and turns.

The autumn 2024 sports afternoon schedule is published and you will find it on SYKETTÄ website. Enrollment times are event-specific. 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! Take a look at the programme, take your pick and sign up via the link below: 

Job seeking training for international degree students and graduates of Karelia UAS and UEF

Are you an International degree student or a recent graduate of Karelia UAS or the University of Eastern Finland? Are you looking for an internship, a part-time or summer job or tips to get started on your career after graduating?

Join the job seeking training! The training includes individual and group work, peer discussions and information about the job seeking process in Finland. Participants are invited to commit to all of the 7 sessions.

Did you, or will you, publish your thesis open access? You can take part in a raffle!

Every year, UEF Library raffles off a grant worth EUR 100 among UEF students who have made their master’s (level) thesis publicly available that same year.

The grant will be raffled off a couple of weeks before the international Open Access Week among all UEF students who have since the last raffle made their master’s thesis publicly available on UEF eRepo and who sign up for the raffle using this form. Good luck! 

Information about perfume allergy

Perfume allergy is becoming increasingly common every year. Nowadays nearly every other person experiences some sort of symptoms which are caused by the everyday smells and scents around us. The symptoms include headache, fatigue, nausea and even physical anxiety. Some suffering from perfume allergy can alleviate their own situation by starting to use fragrance-free products. Others with a more severe allergy, however, continue to experience symptoms which are caused by perfumes and fragrances of people around them – and this is why moderate use of perfumes and fragrances is encouraged.

The number of people at the university is large and so is the range of different scents. Please keep in mind that your colleagues, students, fellow students, teachers or customers may be allergic to perfumes and fragrances. A small action can make the everyday life of people around you easier and also the entire university a more comfortable environment for us all. Taking other people into consideration is a matter of small actions.

Global Friday (4.10.)

Joensuun Setlementti organises Global Friday, an international meeting place activity. At Global Friday you can get to know new people and cultures, express your own culture in the way you want or just enjoy being together.

Global Friday is a place open to everyone and free of charge, which takes place every Friday from 5 to 8pm in the Tupa space of Joensuun Setlementti. Our Tupa is located in our premises at Siltakatu 10 A 13, 5th floor (access by stairs and lift).

Upcoming events:

• 30.9.-4.10. Wellbeing Week
• Tue 1.10. Coffee & Friends 4-6pm in AU110 
• Wed 2.10. Sports Afternoon & afterparty
• Fri 4.10. Global Friday at Setlementti 
• 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)

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.

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 tiedotus@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.