Join us in waiting the election results in Election Night!

You can join us to the Election Night to wait the results of the elections on Wednesday 8.11.2023 at 17.30-20.00 on both campuses, in Joensuu in auditorium AU100 (Aurora) and in Kuopio in auditorium CA100 (Canthia). There is some snacks served! 

ISYY's Voting Stand on the Election Day

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. 

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

For the workshop you need: a water bottle, comfortable training clothes, dance/sport shoes or socks. There is a light wooden floor in Mehtimäkihalli, so black-soled shoes are prohibited. 

You don't need your own partner of dance experience for the workshops. The instructions are in both English and Finnish. Teaching methods are gender-neutral. Once a week we go through four dances. You may join one session or all four of them. 

Historical dances are social court dances from the European Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo and Empire eras. The information about them is based on the notebooks of dance masters, and they have been reconstructed from historical sources, including the music. Nowadays, new dances based on historical choreographies and modern music are also created. 

Registration via the SYKETTÄ calendar 

Course participants are welcome to the Academic History Ball of the University of Eastern Finland on Saturday 18 November 2023 in the ballroom of Art Museum Onni. All the dances of the course are danced at the ball. Click here for more information about the Autumn Ball and for contact information.

Participate in the survey:  Online exams and remote monitoring

Dear Teacher or Student, please answer the survey, and influence the procurement of proctoring software for online exams!

Do you think it should be possible to monitor remotely conducted online exams more closely? Would there be users for this kind of software in the University of Eastern Finland?
What kind of features should the software have?

The mapping of the procurement of remote monitoring software, aka proctoring software, for online exams continues. Now we are investigating UEF teachers' and students’ opinions and views on the matter: whether there is a need for procurement, how much use the software would have and what kind of features should be found in it.  

The survey was created based on the responses to an online exam-related survey conducted earlier in the autumn. This survey is only aimed at the staff and students of the University of Eastern Finland, so that we can get a better idea of what kind of needs and ideas exist in our organization in particular. More information available on the attachment.

Answer the survey no later than 30.11.2023 and influence future exam practices! All responses are anonymous.

Sustainability studies network is formed by University of Helsinki, University of Eastern
Finland, University of Jyväskylä, University of Lapland, University of Oulu, University of Turku
and LAB University of Applied Sciences. The network offers courses related to sustainability
and environment. The courses are open for all degree, doctoral and exchange students of the
member higher education institutions.

You can freely choose a course or courses based on your own interest from the course
selection. Most courses are either online or remote teaching.

You can study courses through the network without including them in your major or minor
subject studies. If you want to include the courses in your degree, you should contact your
supervisor at their home higher education institution.

The course selection can be found here.

UEF is looking for new representatives for the YUFE Student Forum! 

UEF is now looking for two degree students to join the YUFE Student Forum, especially one bachelor’s and one master’s level student to continue the work of previous representatives. As a YUFE Student Forum member, you will actively work as part of the international YUFE Student Forum and one or more of the YUFE working groups.

This is a voluntary non-paid opportunity. However, all expenses due to YUFE (e.g., travel costs) will be compensated. We hope the new representatives can start already before the end of 2023.

Send us your application, including your CV and a motivation letter (max. 1 page), in English by 15th November 2023 using the subject line “YUFE Student Forum Application” to katinka.kayhko@uef.fi. 

For more information about YUFE, please visit Kamu, check the YUFE website or contact Katinka Käyhkö, Head of International Planning and Development. 

November Market & KekriFest 10.-11.11.2023

KekriFest is the vibrant opening celebration of the dark season at Joensuu Market Square. Featuring a program centered around Kekri themes, it includes traditional November markets with market vendors and a variety of performances.

Opening hours:

Friday 10.11. 7.00-18.00

Saturday 11.11. 7.00-16.00

Click here for more information (unfortunately only in Finnish).

The schedule for the program can be found from the link above. For example on Friday there is
a cappella group Kaiutin, pagan folk band Noiduin and fire performance by Tulikukka. 

Event Calendar

Week 45

Mon 6.11. ISYY Club MtG Guild meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Tue 7.11. Last day of ISYY Representative Council elections Advance Voting in Tuudo
Tue 7.11. Coffee & Friends from 4.30 to 6.30 pm in the AU110 fireplace room
Tue 7.11. ESN Joensuu Club meeting from 4 pm to 6 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Tue 7.11. Luomio -literary arts Club meeting from 6 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 8.11. Election Day of ISYY Representative Council Elections
Wed 8.11. Election Night at the Campus from 5.30 to 8 pm in AU100
Wed 8.11. JOOJAKU club meeting from 4pm to 8pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Thu 9.11. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting from 4 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Thu 9.11. ESN: Game Night at Bar Play
Fri 10.11. ISYY Chess Club - Joensuu Club meeting from 4 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)

Week 46

Mon 13.11. ISYY Club MtG Guild meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Mon 13.11. ESN Got Talent in E200 in the Educa building
Tue 14.11. Coffee & Friends from 4.30 to 6.30 pm in the AU110 fireplace room
Tue 14.11. ESN Joensuu Club meeting from 4 pm to 6 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Tue 14.11. Luomio -literary arts Club meeting from 6 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 15.11. JOOJAKU club meeting from 4pm to 8pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Thu 16.11. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting from 4 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Fri 17.11. ISYY Chess Club - Joensuu Club meeting from 4 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)

Unleash your creativity and advance sustainability in the Hack Me Up Ideation Competition! The top ideas will be rewarded - 1st prize is 1,000 euros!

In Hack Me Up Ideation Competition you create solution drafts for businesses' sustainability challenges. You can register individually or form a team of 2-5 members.

Hack Me Up Ideation Competition is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, November 24-25, 2023, at Joensuu Science Park. The registration period ends on Friday, November 17, at 3:00 PM.

Check out the sustainability challenges and register for the competition!

Remember your reflector!

According to the law, pedestrians should generally use a reflector in the dark.
A driver driving with low-beam lights will detect a pedestrian without a reflector approximately 50 metres away. With a reflector the pedestrian can be seen as far as 350 metres away. Reflectors improve pedestrian visibility also in lighted areas. Street and advertising lights and the shadows of trees and bushes contribute to a challenging setting. Rain and fog impair the driver’s visibility even more. More information on the website of Finnish Road Safety Council. 

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. 

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.