The Executive Board, which is elected by the ISYY Council, exercises administrative authority, executive power, and decision-making power in our Student Union as laid down in ISYY's Rules. Did you now that you can see our public documents, such as ISYY' Rules in our website's Documents Section. Since ISYY's administrative language is Finnish, many of the documents can be found only in Finnish. But for example ISYY Rules and Agendas of ISYY Council can be found in english also. 

ISYY Board will be posting about their actions frequently in ISYY's social media, e.g. the Interest Advocacy News posts, that will be published monthly.

Sports Afternoon: Trip to Koli National Park

Bus 1 is aimed for downhill skiers:

• Slope tickets and rental equipment are paid at Koli.
• 1 day ski pass: 22€
• Rental equipment: 22€
• Axess Smartcard (rechargeable): 7€

Bus 2 is aimed for other activities at Koli:

• Koli Relax Spa ticket 29€. Read more at the website: Kolispa
• Fee for the museum of Koli Nature Centre Ukko at a special price of only 3€, with magic words “Sports Afternoon”. Read more at the website
• Snowshoes and poles -20% read more, pay at Luontokeskus Ukko

 Bus ticket: 10 €, limited spaces, nonrefundable. Registration: Via Kide.app until 11.2. at 23:55, pay when registering.

UEF will organise a pop-up photo studio in the lobby of Carelia on 14 February

Do you want to send photo greetings to your friends and family? Would you like to get photos of your fellow students and yourself to store in a box of memories? Come to our free photo shoot!

The UEF Communications and Media Relations will set up a pop-up photo studio in the lobby of Carelia on the Joensuu campus on Wednesday 14 February 2024, at 11:00-13:00. You can have a photo taken of you and your friends, and the photo will be sent to you later.

We will photograph groups in the order of arrival, so no advance registration is required.

Welcome to a friend photo shoot!

VR is now giving student discount for postgraduate students

Those studying for a postgraduate degree in a higher education institution or university are eligible for a student discount from 1 January 2024. VR will check your eligibility for the student discount by asking you to provide a student card. Frank has added the VR logo to their postgraduate students' digital student card. However, please note that the old plastic postgraduate student cards do not have the VR logo that entitles you to the discount so you should buy a new one or use the digital version.

What is my Student Association? 

Student Associations are independent, subject-specific associations. Student Associations 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 Association 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 Associations on ISYY's website to find out your own Student Association: 

Upcoming events in the spring semester:

• 6.-7.2. ISYY's Association training days
• 13.2. Sports afternoon
• 27.2. Sober Disco, Joensuu
• 15.3. ISYY's 14th Annual Celebration in Joensuu
• 26.-27.3. ISYY's Association Days

ISYY's Club Meetings 

All meetings are held in ISYY's meeting room in Haltia-building, 2nd floor (Yliopistokatu 7) 

Mondays MtG Guild meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (15.1. - 25.3. & 8.4. - 13.5.)
Tuesdays Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) meeting 4pm - 6pm (6.2. - 21.5)
Tuesdays Literary arts club LUOMIO! meeting 6 pm - 8 pm (16.1. - 28.5.)
Wednesdays JOOJAKU meeting from 4pm to 8pm (17.1. - 24.4. & 8.5. - 22.5. )
Thursdays Joensuu Board Gamers meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (11.1. - 30.5.)
Fridays ISYY Chess Club meeting 4 pm - 8 pm (19.1. - 22.3. & 5.4. - 31.5.)

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.