Kuopio's Student Vappu

The highlight of the whole academic year, Vappu (May Day), will bring life to Kuopio by introducing a variety of events organised by ISYY, student organisations and clubs.

Traditionally, the students’ Vappu celebrations begin as early as in the middle of April and will culminate in the Vappu eve and its traditions. On ISYY’s part, these include the cleaning of the Tooth in Lukema and the pool event at the Kuopio market square where we will wash and cap the Velj’mies statue and immerse the Professor. The afterparty is held in Circus. You can find a list of all the Vappu activities and events on Kuopio campus from the link below.

Tickets left to Savo-Karjala Excursion!

Savo-Karjala Excursion is one of the most famous and popular May Day celebration traditions of the Student Union (ISYY). During the Excursion, students circle around Eastern Finland on buses on a predetermined route, which will remain as a secret until the buses start their trip. Buses will stop at restaurants and pubs at different locations giving students a chance to enjoy some refreshments (the refreshments are not included in the price of the ticket). The Excursion will start around noonish and last until the late evening.

Savo-Karjala Excursion will start from Kuopio campus on Monday 29.4.2022. Tickets (17€) are sold at ISYY’s Kuopio campus office (Lukema, Yliopistonranta 3). More info on the Facebook event!

Welcome to ISYY’s second working life day on 10 May!

ISYY’s second working life themed day is held on 10 May starting at 9.15 am. The first lecture is aimed at Finnish students and it is about unemployment funds in Finland and the second lecture is about networking via LinkedIn for international students.The lectures are held online and you can follow them on ISYY’s Youtube channel. In between the lectures, you can go to ISYY’s CV photo pop-up on campus and get your CV picture taken by a photographer for free! You can find the day’s programme in more detail via the link below.

Schedule:

• 9:15-11:00 Lecture by the General Unemployment Fund (in Finnish)
• 11:00-13:00 Photograph for your CV
  • Joensuu: Lobby of the Carelia building
  • Kuopio: ISYY office at Studentia building, C entrance (Lukema)
• 13:30-14:30 Lecture about LinkedIn, Suvi Pesonen (in English)

What is 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 well-being of students and prevent exclusion. The project has several subcontractors, one of which is ISYY. The aim of the BRIDGES project is to reduce the experience of loneliness and to prevent exclusion through activities that increase students' community and well-being.

SYKETTÄ News

Hope you have time to answer this SYKETTÄ Kuopio survey!

Covid-19 pandemic has affected our lives in many ways. In this survey we would like to know if there has been any changes in the way you want to exercise and participate in hobbies. The answers are used to develop SYKETTÄ university sports services, so that we can better accommodate our users' needs.

We will raffle two massage gift cards (Kuopion Hierojakoulu, student massage, 50 minutes) among the respondents. If you want to participate in the raffle, please leave your contact information at the end of the survey.

It will take around 5 minutes to answer this survey. Thank you for your time!

Upcoming courses

Running school 27.4.-18.5.: Running school includes 4 x 90 min trainings which aim to develop your technique and aerobic condition. Running school is both for beginners and more experienced runners – the training is modified to suit your level. You need only suitable running shoes and exercise clothes to join!

Floorball Night Tournament - Eri Reipas Wabbu is back!

The start of Eri Reipas Wabbu will be held as a Floorball Night Tournament in Studentia on the 25th-26th of April 10pm-03am. The tournament is open to students of the University of Eastern Finland and Savonia UAS. Register via Kide.app by 20 April!
 

More tips and information on

• Instagram @syketta_kpo
• Facebook-page SYKETTÄ – Kuopion korkeakoululiikunta  

UFE University Alliance is looking for two new Student Forum members to YUFE UEF team

YUFE is an alliance of 10 European universities, offering joint services to students, staff members and citizens of YUFE regions. We at UEF are a team of 25+ people and are now looking for two new Student Representatives. You will co-create the YUFE together with our staff members, cities and private sector.

As a YUFE representative, you will have opportunity to develop open and inclusive higher education, work with fellow students and staff members, and participate in the YUFE meetings (in person in YUFE countries, and online) – travel expenses will be covered by UEF. Application deadline (CV + motivation letter) is 30th April 2022 (to: kristiina.vaananen@uef.fi). More information on Yammer.

What’s your role?

As a YUFE Student-member for UEF, your role will take many forms. You will on a voluntary basis:

• actively work with your fellow student-colleagues and your Institutional Coordinator to communicate relevant YUFE activities to students and gather and communicate their input to the wider YUFE Student Forum;
• work with the representatives of all other YUFE partners as part of the YUFE Student Forum to ensure that the input of students is reflected in the development of the alliance
• actively participate in one of the eight thematic YUFE working groups, for instance in ‘Diversity and Inclusivity’ ‘YUFE in Our Cities,’ or the ‘YUFE Student Journey’, which will make the YUFE vision a reality. At this moment, we are looking for students interested in quality, and/or diversity and inclusivity. Later, there might be possibilities to choose other working groups based on your interests.

Telephone consultation from study psychologists in May and June 2022

It is possible to consult the study psychologists still during the spring semester. 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 consultation hours that you can find from the link below.

Student2Student-peer counselling is here to support you!

Do you have any difficulties in your everyday life or in your studies? Do you find yourself anxious in online classes? Do you have anything on your mind that you would like to talk about? Don’t be left alone with your thoughts. We Student2Student peer counsellors are here for you. You can contact us in any thoughts you have concerning your studies or wellbeing. All the conversations are free of charge, confidential, and you can also discuss your situation anonymously. Let’s ponder your situation together! You can also leave a callback request at any time during the week, and we will call you back during on-call hours.

Contact us:  

• CALL 029 445 8580 or
• CHAT kamu.uef.fi (Tue–Thu: 2pm-5pm)

Read the latest information related to COVID-19 on the:

• Website of the Finnish institute of health and welfare
• Kuopio City's website
   
• If you have any flu symptoms and suspect that you might have been infected with Covid-19, you can take a home test which are available in local supermarkets.
  • See here who is eligible for a coronavirus test via the municipal services.
    • If you belong to a risk group and you think that you have coronavirus, you can call Kuopio City Corona Help Line and book an appointment for a test: +358 44 704 6700. The help line is open weekdays Mon-Thu from 8am to 3pm, Friday from 8am to 2pm and on weekend Fri-Sun from 8am to 12 noon.

HopLop - Wabuseikkailu 22 April

Do you ever wish you are a child again? Do you wish you are carefree, stress-free and without responsibilities? This is now possible for one night!

Hyeena ry, together with other childlike students, goes to HopLop to release all our stress! HopLop is an indoor children’s playground. There you can swim in the ball pit, shoot with ball cannons, go down slides and just have fun with your friends! After this we will have afterparty at Calacucco!

Wabuseikkailu ticket costs 18 €. You can buy up to 3 tickets. Ticket includes admission to HopLop, an overall patch, afterparty at Calacucco and a bus transport from HopLop to Calacucco.

TICKET SALE in Kide.app!

We also sell tickets just to the afterparty in Kide.app and from door (4 € and 5 €).

Job in the English Kindergarten of Kuopio

The English Kindergarten of Kuopio is looking for a nursery nurse or bachelor of social sciences starting July 27th 2022 until December 31st 2022. The kindergarten offers early childhood education and care using the early total immersion method in English.

Our days are active, and all children are considered as individuals and all staff members can use their strengths and areas of interest in their job. The chosen person must show a certificate confirming a criminal background check before starting. Only English is used with the children, but understanding Finnish is essential.

Further information:

Marianna Valtasola
marianna@enkkukuopio,fi
tel. 044-7675057

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

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.

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.

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 Kuopio 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 (Weekly Feed) and data protection on ISYY's website.