WHAT IS THE REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL?

• The highest decision-making-body in our Student Union, which decides e.g. about the membership fee, action plan and budget of ISYY.
• The Representative Council consists of 39 students chosen by the elections. Elections are organised every other year, next time in autumn 2023.
• Every ISYY member has a right to vote and become a candidate in the Representative Council Elections!

Application announcement: Student representative to the FSHF delegation

Are you interested about making an impact nationwide on the student health care, FSHF strategy and students' health and well-being issues? We might have a place for you!

The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland is looking for two (2) candidates to be members of the YTHS delegation for the term 2023–2024. Every member of ISYY who has registered to be present and paid their membership fee on time is eligible to apply as a candidate for the delegation. The delegation meets in Helsinki. The delegation member will be reimbursed for the travel expenses by public transport caused by the meeting. Unfortunately, interpretation or the translation of the meeting papers can’t be guaranteed.

Read more from ISYY website and apply by Wednesday 23th November at 12 noon.

IBU World Cup in Kontiolahti 29.11.–4.12.2022

Welcome to experience exciting Biathlon! 

Student day on Wednesday 30.11.2022. Women's individual competition 15km. 

• First 300 enrollers gets free tickets in Kide.app!
• Others 10€/person.
• First 1000 students will receive overall patch, drink ticket and free shuttle bus rides. Read more about transportation HERE.
• Ticket sale starts via kide.app on Wednesday 16.11. at 10am.

Link to Kide.app event: 

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. Please follow our hygiene and safety instructions

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

Greetings from the BRIDGES coordinator

Hello! In this section you can get information about the upcoming events of the BRIDGES project. Do you have event wishes or ideas that the BRIDGES could organize next year? I'm happy to get some feedback and suggestions, because this project is for students! You can send me an email to riina.paakkonen@isyy.fi. I wish you a nice week!

-Riina

UEF Trainee positions for international degree students

The aim of UEF Trainee -programme is to enhance employment possibilities of international degree students (Finnish citizens are excluded). In the programme, international degree students have a chance to work at UEF research groups or services, or at placements provided by collaborators for two months. During this period, international degree students will gain work experience in expert tasks and become familiar with Finnish working life and culture.

The electronic application should contain the following appendices:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Transcript of records from UEF (this is mainly needed to check that you are an active student during the application time)

The application period ends 30.11.2022. The application needs to be submitted no later than 30.11.2022 (by 24.00 hours Finnish time)

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in November and December

It is possible to consult the study psychologists via telephone still during this semester. At UEF, the study psychologist services are available for bachelor's and master's degree students. Send a contact request via text message, and the study psychologist will call you during the consultation hours. Include your whole name and your student number in the text message. You can also directly call the study psychologists during the following consultation hours:

• Wed 16th Nov 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Study Psychologist trainee Katja Mankinen, tel.+358 50 575 9687
• Wed 23rd Nov 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Study Psychologist trainee Katja Mankinen, tel.+358 50 575 9687
• Wed 30th Nov 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Study Psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 922 3478
• Wed 7th Dec 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Study Psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel.+358505691806

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!

Global Friday (Joensuun Setlementti)

Our popular Global Friday -multicultural meeting place continues this September on every other Friday from September 9th onwards at 5 pm to 9 pm.

The location is our Tupa-space located at Siltakatu 10 A 13 (5th floor).

Event Calendar

Week 47
Tue 22.11. Luomio club meeting between 6 pm - 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 23.11. JOOJAKU club meeting at 4 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 23.11. Meet IHJ's Intergration Adviser at Luotsi between 10 am - 12 (noon) (Luotsi, Kauppakatu 29)
Thu 24.11. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)

Week 48
Mon 28.11. MtG-Guild club meeting between 3 pm - 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Tue 29.11. Luomio club meeting between 6 pm - 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 30.11. JOOJAKU club meeting at 4 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 30.11. Meet IHJ's Intergration Adviser at Luotsi between 10 am -12 (noon) (Luotsi, Kauppakatu 29)
Thu 1.12. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Fri 2.12. Global Friday between 5 pm - 9 pm in Joensuun Setlementti Tupa-space (Siltakatu 10 A 13, 5th floor).
Fri 2.12. Joensuu Chess Club meeting between 5 pm - 9 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)

Offer for a Traineeship: Marketing and Communications

RealGame seeks a goal-oriented team player to join our energetic team as a Trainee for Marketing and Communications. We look for sharp, fluent and friendly candidates with excellent oral and written communication skills in English (and Finnish) and knowledge of online marketing and communication tools and practices. Tasks include developing marketing and communications plans, campaigns and activities for various platforms (email, website, LinkedIn, Twitter, and others) based on our strategy and business plan. Our target markets are UK, Germany, France and Spain. Knowledge of the target markets’ culture and language is a bonus.

The work is mainly remote work with occasional workdays in Helsinki and Turku. Salary is 1.300 euros/month. We will provide a phone and a laptop computer, and opportunities to learn and grow as a professional on an exciting and developing field!

Send you application to kirsi.lainema@realgame.fi by December 15th 2022.

RealGame Business Training is a rapidly growing Finnish learning technology company specializing in the development, research and provision of business simulation games. RealGame business simulation games are real-time, dynamic tools for learning business administration, industrial engineering and supply chain management. Thousands of higher education students in more than 40 countries have learned the key contents of business economics, industrial economics, operations and supply chain management, and team-based expert work with RealGame in an inspiring, efficient and memorable way.

For more information of the traineeship, please contact: kirsi.lainema@realgame.fi

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.

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. 

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 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.