Greetings from coordinator

Hello, it's me Riina here writing you this greeting. It's been a while since the latest greeting. I've just been incredibly busy this semester. But maybe this rush will end at some point (or not). I've noticed that I'm not alone with the feeling of rush. That's why I want to remind, that take care of yourself, 'cause wellbeing is such a valuable thing. Remember to take time with nice things, 'cause they help us to keep going at busy times.

I wish you a nice week!

- Riina

Kuopio SYKETTÄ News
 

Puijo Wolley game on 6 April

There is a Puijo Wolley volleyball game at Studentia on Thursday 6th of April. Puijo Wolley has reserved the whole sports hall starting at 4 pm so the changing rooms are not in use after 4 pm, but the gym can be used without going to the changing rooms.

With a SYKETTÄ sticker the tickets for the game are 5€/ticket from the door at Studentia.

Opening hours for Easter

The Easter holiday causes changes in the sports calendar. During Easter, 5.4.–11.4. instructed group exercise classes are on break. Classes will resume normally on 12 April.

Course: Clean & Jerk workshop on Friday 21.4.

SYKETTÄ Kuopio and Kunnonsali organise a Clean & Jerk workshop on Friday 21.4. from 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm (1,5h) at Kunnonsali, Ajurinkatu 16!

• Instructor: Eemeli Sissonen from Kunnonsali.
• Enroll via the sports calendar here. Max number of participants is 14 - remember to cancel your participation before 19.4.
• Workshop fee is 8 €. You will get payment information by email after enrolling.

Nutrition counseling online at April

SYKETTÄ Nutrition Services offers nutrition counseling every Wednesday at 5:30 pm and 6:00 pm. If you have anything food and nutrition related you would like to discuss with a specialist and you have a valid sports sticker, you can book a 30 minute appointment through the SYKETTÄ sports calendar to come and discuss with our SYKETTÄ nutrition specialist.
 

Free physical activity counselling and free-of-charge counselling to gym for UEF students

SYKETTÄ Kuopio University Sports Services’ new physical activity counselling service offers free and low-threshold individual counselling and support for students who do not exercise enough for their health and well-being, or who need advice on how to become more active in their everyday lives, or support in starting physical activity.

Physical activity counselling consists of a maximum of five meetings with a physical activity counsellor. The content of the meetings is planned according to the client's wishes and objectives. The aim of the counselling is to help the client to find a way of moving that they like and to increase their well-being in everyday life. The service is intended for students of UEF and does not require a SYKETTÄ sticker.

• Contact physical activity counsellor Saija: 044 7856832 or saija.pohjanvirta@edu.savonia.fi
• Read more about this service here
• Data protection records can be read here

Have you thought about starting to train in a gym but don’t know where to start? You can book a free-of-charge counselling to gym, instructed by our SYKETTÄ trainers. With a trainer you go together to the gym to learn how to use the equipment and how to train at the gym. It is also a great opportunity to ask for tips for training! Book Get to know about gym -counselling via this form (you need to log in to the SYKETTÄ website in order to access the form). Read more about this service here.

Let's start the Vappu - Night Floorball tournament on Monday 24.4.

Night Floorball tournament at Studentia on 24th of April. The games start at 9 pm. Students from Savonia and UEF are welcome to play. You don't need to have the SYKETTÄ sticker. There are two different kinds of series: Serious business and Chill. If you don't have a team you can enroll in the mixed team. More information and enrollment here.
 

More tips and information on

• Instagram: @syketta_kpo
• Facebook-page: SYKETTÄ – Kuopion korkeakoululiikunta
• TikTok: syketta_kuopio

UEF students! The programme for the Graduation Ceremony of spring 2023 published, registration open 3 April – 24 April

The University of Eastern Finland will host a joint student graduation ceremony (publiikki) on both campuses and online on Friday 12 May 2023 from 12:00 to 14:30. The event celebrates degree students who have graduated or will graduate from our university during the spring semester 2023 (1 January – 31 July 2023).

The ceremony will be held in room C1 of the Carelia building on the Joensuu campus and in room MD100 of the Mediteknia building on the Kuopio campus. The joint programme of the campuses will be available to all via video transmission from 12:00 to 12:45.

The dress code for the event is smart casual.

Registration to the event will be open from 3 April 2023 to 24 April 2023. Each graduate or graduating student may register a maximum of two close friends or relatives to the event. In Joensuu, the room accommodates a maximum of 600 people and in Kuopio, a maximum of 230 people.

PLEASE NOTE: Joensuu and Kuopio Campuses have separate registration forms for the Graduation Ceremony due to the capacity of the facilities.

Register for the Graduation Ceremony at Kuopio Campus from this link.

YUFE Minors- applications are open NOW

Did you know students can complete a minor during Erasmus+ exchange at YUFE? The application call for YUFE minors in the autumn semester is open until 17 April 2023.

• Economic Development (Universidad Carlos III De Madrid, Spain)
• Urban Sustainable Development (Maastricht University, the Netherlands)
• Heritage (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

YUFE is an alliance of universities and non-academic partners in Europe. YUFE offers UEF students the opportunity to participate in courses and activities in the other universities of the alliance and now also offers several minors! For more information, see the link below and contact yufe@uef.fi.

Are you the next UEF ambassador? Call open 23.3.–6.4.2023.

Are you the next UEF ambassador? Student and Learning Services at the University of Eastern Finland is looking for international student ambassadors (5 positions) to assist in international marketing and student recruitment activities of the university in the academic year 2023–2024. The call for applications is open 23.3.–6.4.2023.

We are looking for ambassadors for the period of 1st of September 2023 – 16th of June 2024. Ambassador tasks include i.e. attending webinars and other events to our new students and applicants, and other communication and marketing tasks related to the international degree programmes. Main focus is to provide students’ views on the university studies and student life experiences in Kuopio and Joensuu. The ambassadors will be trained for their tasks. The application calls can be found at uef.fi/avoimet-tyopaikat.

For further information, please contact International relations coordinator Anna Jetsu, email anna.jetsu@uef.fi, phone 050 518 9282.

Lentävä Lähtö is here again!!

The fastest and the most compelling event of the springtime, the formula themed appro, Lentävä Lähtö, gets vappu started once again on 18 April. This time the atmosphere rises even higher in the starting area, the bars involved and at the afterparties as well. Follow the event on Facebook or Instagram!

THE COURSE OF THE EVENT

By enjoying beverages and/or food in the official restaurants of Lentävä Lähtö, you’ll receive stamps for your Appro-pass. When you have collected the stamps, you get to hand in your completed pass to the organizers in the official afterparty locations and in exchange you will be given an overalls badge according to your achievements (how many stamps you’ve gathered). After the high-speed race through the bars in Kuopio city centre you’ll get to enjoy the superb performers (TBA) at the afterparty.

TICKETS

Sales to the fastest event of the springtime will be sold on Tue 28. March 2023 at 12.15 pm in Kide.app. Ticket to the event costs 13.5 € including the appro-pass, the official overalls badge of the event and the spectacular afterparty. Additionally sold Shot-rally –pass costs 3 €. The tickets will be sold according to the after-party location and for every mass-start separately.

The shortest way to work - Pondi

Pondi is a new Savilahti talent pond implemented by KPY and Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut, where the growing Savilahti area is at the heart with thousands of students and jobs. Pondi connects talents and jobs easily, interestingly and flexibly.

Talent, get to know the employers in the area extensively before you go after your dream job. Pondi enables employments of different lengths so that you can get to know different employers or work tasks already during your studies. You will get good employer contacts and diverse working life skills even before you are ready to commit to a longer-term employment relationship.

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.

More information: The 4€ discount tickets can be purchased at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket sales only on the day of the concert (open Mon-Fri 3-5 pm or until the beginning of the performance and on weekend 1 hour before the performance, open hours valid for the time being). The discount price is only valid if there are still tickets left. To access the discount price a valid student card chould be presented when purchasing the ticket.

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 description of the event/activity in English to either kv.kuopio@isyy.fi (Kuopio events) or kv.joensuu@isyy.fi (Joensuu events).

Please include at least the following information: date, time, place, admission fee and the event website/Facebook page. If you want to include pictures, the optimal size is 270 x 270 px.

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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.

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