Apply for ISYY's May Day-team!

Vappu never ends and here we go again! Are you interested in organising and fulfilling ISYY’s May Day traditions or even developing something completely new? If you are interested in organising events, and you want to be part of making the most epic student May Day ever in Joensuu or Kuopio, this team is for you! Previous experience with ISYY is not required.

We are looking for committed team members from both campuses. Committed team members will get tickets for Savo-Karjala excursion for free! The term of the team is 1.3.2022-15.5.2022.

May Day-team is expected to arrange certain May Day traditions, but there is also room for new ideas. Both campuses have traditional and epic Sawo-Karjala-excursion. In Joensuu, the traditions include May Day parade and Student Union’s speech. In Kuopio, the traditions include washing of the Tooth statue at Lukema, Ordination to sophistication, May Day event by the market square, where the Velj’mies statue is washed and gets a graduation cap.

ISYY’s Executive Board member Sonja Soinne operates as the team’s contact person the whole time of the team’s term.

Leave your application here by 20.2.2022

ISYY: Hybrid Teaching for Increasingly Reachable Education - Putting Lessons Learned from the Pandemic into Good Use

Students in higher education as well as young people in general, have had to carry a substantial burden due to the pandemic response measures against the coronavirus. This is shown through increasing anxiety, cynical attitudes and feelings of loneliness among higher education students. The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) is pleased to hear of the decision of the University of Eastern Finland to move back to contact teaching starting from 31.1.2022. 

Time during the pandemic has resulted in the need to look at studying and teaching methods from an entirely new perspective. ISYY is however worried, that the pedagogical tools and solutions developed during the pandemic will not be incorporated into permanent teaching practices. 

The Student Union asserts that the University of Eastern Finland should develop its teaching practices towards increasingly multimodal methods, such as lecture recordings, interactive assignments and group discussions.

What BRIDGES?

What BRIDGES? The University of Eastern Finland has received a special grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture for the years 2021-2022 to promote the well-being of students and increase commonality. The Co-ordinator of the project is Riina Pääkkönen (MAT). Read more about what fun is going to happen during the project at www.isyy.fi/bridges 

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. Spring 2022 stickers are valid until 31.8.2022 so you can use the services during the summer as well!

SYKETTÄ group exercise classes will open gradually in February

Group exercise classes and Tikkarinne gym at the facilities of Karelia UAS will open according to current information from 14.2.2022. Please follow our hygiene and safety instructions

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

COVID-19 info - all in one place!

Your health and wellbeing is important to us, which is why we at ISYY have collected Covid-19 related info for you in one place! Here are some main points, you can find a more detailed list on the ISYY website. Stay safe!

• Download and use Koronavilkku app which helps you to track exposure to the virus.
• You can take Omaolo symptom assessment online at www.omaolo.fi. (Available in Finnish and English).
• You can also call the Medical Helpline 116117, which is open 24/7. Your situation will be assessed over the phone and you will get instructions.
• University of Eastern Finland recommends face masks to staff and students

Useful links: 

• Check the latest places where you might have been exposed to coronavirus in Joensuu
• Siun Sote municipal health service: Covid-19 information in North Karelia
• Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare: Covid-19 information on national level 

BRIDGES: Intercultural Communication with Susanna (17.2 at 4pm @Zoom)

We wish you warmly welcome to Susanna Kohonen’s lecture in Zoom at 16.00-17 on Thu 17 Feb.

Take-aways from Intercultural Communication Studies: How to Understand Your Stay in Finland (and anywhere, really)? Susanna will briefly overview a couple of useful frameworks and theories related to intercultural experiences. These frameworks may prove helpful in our own reflection and sense-making processes.

• Topic: Intercultural Communication with Susanna
• Time: Feb 17, 2022 16:00 Helsinki
• Join Zoom Meeting HERE
• Meeting ID: 676 7523 2116

This session is offered by the Sillat – Bridges project. If you have any questions, please contact: kirsi.konttinen@uef.f

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.

Asia Exchange webinars

We at Asia Exchange want to create life-changing experiences for students worldwide. Therefore, we will host our yearly Spring Webinars for mobility professionals, students, and high school graduates from 24.2.2022 - 31.5.2022.

To support you in your study abroad plans, we’re organizing a series of free webinars. Whether or not you have a specific destination in mind, you can join one of these webinars to find out more about the study destinations and programs we can help you join. You’ll also get to ask us any questions you have during the webinars, and we’ll do our very best to answer them!

What is my Student Organisation? 

Student Organisations are independent, subject-specific associations. Student Organisations gather together students who study the same subject, which allows for them to get to know their peers and work together in the field of student advocacy. It's a great way to meet new people and attend a variety of activities and events with people studying the same subject as you! 

Each Student Organisation has their own overalls colour, they are listed in ISYY's student calendars! You can watch this Youtube video to learn more about the Finnish higher education overall tradition. 

See the list of all Student Organisations on ISYY's website to find out your own Student Organisation: 

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.