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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 17/2023

Tue Apr 25 12:33:33 2023

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 17/2023

25.4. - 1.5.2023

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

The ultimate student holiday is here! It’s time to grab your overalls (and your high school graduation cap) and head for a May Day -themed picnic among other festive students. May Day (1st May) is usually considered as a holiday celebrating workers, but in Finland it is truly taken over by higher education students with their carnival traditions.

30th April is the day for student celebrations - there’s usually a student cavalcade and traffic is closed so students can parade through the city waving student organisation flags and sporting their student organisation overalls and high school graduation caps.

The traditional vappu picnic feast includes delicacies such as a sugar-coated doughnut (munkki) and funnel cake (tippaleipä), which is coated with powdered sugar. To wash all the sugar down Finns usually drink sima - a sweet, sparkling low-alcoholic beverage which is made by fermenting honey, sugar, water and lemon. Traditional sima also includes a few raisins.

ISYY's Vappu (May Day) Eve programme is now published!

Vappu is the biggest celebration of the year for Finnish students. On Vappu Eve, 30th April, you can attend ISYY's Vappu traditions on both campuses. ISYY gathers all university students to celebrate Vappu together wit our old traditions.

In Kuopio the traditions include the Cleaning of the Tooth organised by Dentina ry, the Rite of the Scholastic Passage that will be performed on campus and later the Pool Event at the Kuopio Market Square. At the Market Square we'll wash and cap the Velj'mies statue, nominate the Siskotyttö and the Velj'mies of the year, immerse the professor at the pool of Velj'mies statue and we'll hear the Vappu speeches of the Student Union and Student Associations. Read more from the ISYY website.

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Check out the Vappu Events in the campus city!

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

Traditionally, the students’ Vappu celebrations begin as early as in the middle of April and will culminate in the Rite of Scholastic Passage and Pool Event at the Kuopio Market Square organised by ISYY.

ISYY has created a list of Student Vappu events for both campus cities. Check out the event list of Kuopio and prepare yourself for the Vappu spirit!

Events on the lists are organised by ISYY, Student Associations and Clubs. Didn't see your event on the list? Send the information for us with this form that can be found from the ISYY website and we'll add it in. See you at the events!

Get the ISYY lyre for your Student Cap!

Did you know that you can purchase a lyre of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) to your Student Cap to symbolise your own university community?

In Finland there is a tradition to wear the Student Cap during the Vappu (May Day) Celebrations, more specific on Vappu Eve and Vappu Day. The standard lyre that can be seen in most of the Finnish Student Caps is a symbol for the Mariculation Examination but also a symbol of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki. There is also own lyres to symbolise, e.g. the Vocational Upper Secondary Qualification or the International Baccalaureate.

Student Unions have their own lyres that symbolises the university community. A university student can purchase the lyre for their Student Cap to replace the old lyre.

There is still enough time to get yourself the ISYY lyre before Vappu Celebrations! A lyre costs 17€ and they are sold from ISYY offices, welcome!

Exceptions in ISYY office opening hours in May

During May, there are two national Holidays in Finland and because of those, there are some exceptions in ISYY office opening hours. Next week's Monday 1st May is the Vappu Day (aka May Day) and on Thursday 18th May is the Ascension Day. Take these exeptions into account if you are planning to visit us.

Exceptions in May:

Mon 1.5. CLOSED (Vappu Day/ May Day)
Thu 18.5. CLOSED (Ascension Day)

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ISYY’s Interest Advocacy Coffee Breaks are here again!

The next coffee break of this year will be held in Kuopio, Studentia ISYY Office, on Monday 8th of May from 4.30 pm to 6 pm. You are warmly welcome to come to discuss themes related to student advocacy with the ISYY Board and Student Associations. The event is open for all ISYY members, who are interested in student advocacy.

The theme for the last coffee break this spring is Membership of the Student Union and the benefits of the membership. There is coffee, tea and some snacks served. To attend the coffee break you don’t need to register, but if you have any allergies or other special diets, please inform Mirka Nieminen (mirka.nieminen(at)isyy.fi) by 7th of May.

Design a calendar cover and win 100€ gift card!

ISYY's Student Calendar cover competition has been open for a few weeks now! Do you have a good idea, how the next cover should look like?

You can take part in the competition until 15.5.2023 and all the information can be found from ISYY website. Send your design to the competition and you can win a 100€ gift card to the S-Group.

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Thanks for the anwers during Smiles and Complaints Week!

Last week we had the ISYY Smiles and Complaints Week, during which students had an opportunity to give feedback for UEF, ISYY, FSHS, Language Centre and other parties related to student life. Thank you for the answers. ISYY will handle the received feedback and send it forward to the right recipients.

Please remember, that you can always contact ISYY and give us feedback if you have something on your mind. You can always send us feedback with our website form or by contacting ISYY Staff or Executive Board Members.

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Greetings from coordinator

Hello!

From this section you get information about upcoming BRIDGES project events. We are running short of events this semester. This spring, almost 900 participants have attended the Bridges events and it was a blast! The spring events will be crowned by the Pride Park Festival in Joensuu on Saturday 20th of May, organised by Seta, ISYY and the BRIDGES project. There will be picnicking, performers and a bouncy castle. There will also be excursion from Kuopio to Pride, so save the date!

Have a nice May Day!

- Riina

Give feedback for the Coffee & Friends café

This spring's Coffee & Friends cafés comes to an end today 25.4. at 4-6 pm in Kuopio at Studentia's Chapel. The final theme is "May Day/Spring party", which means sewing overall badges in Kuopio. You can come even if you do not participate in the program.

Now is the time to give feedback for the Coffee & Friends, and you can do so easily and anonymously via the link below. With your feedback we want to improve the concept for the future. You can give feedback even if you didn't attend the event: all developmental feedback is welcome. The form closes on 9.5.

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Join Hobby Buddy service!

Would you like a new friend for a leisure activity? ISYY's Hobby Buddy service is for all UEF students who want to make new friends through common hobbies and interests. Your hobby can be old or new. At the moment we are looking for friends for these hobbies, among others:

Kuopio: Band activities, escape room games, talking and language exchange

Read more about the service and other hobbies via the link below, and fill in the application form today!

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Kuopio SYKETTÄ News

Opening hours of the First of May

Kunnonsali gym is not in SYKETTÄ use on Sunday 30.4.
Snellmania is closed on 30.4. and 1.5.
Studentia
- Sun 30.4. open 7 am - 3 pm (doors will be clocked at 2 pm)
- Mon 1.5. closed

Give us feedback about Spring 2023!

What was the best thing about SYKETTÄ Kuopio services this Spring and what would make our services even better for Autumn 2023? Answer by 30 April in the Padlet here!

Running School starts on 25th of April at Kuopio campus!

Running school includes a lecture and 4 x 90 min training.
The lecture is about the basics of endurance training and planning your own training program. After lecture you will be informed about the places for trainings.
Instructor: Rauhalahti Road Runners / Antti Jylhä
The price is 30 €/person. Payment details from the instructor. Participation in the course requires a valid SYKETTÄ sticker.
Enroll via this link

Registration for the spring fitness tests has started!

SYKETTÄ Kuopio offers a chance for all members of the University community in Kuopio to take part in a fitness test on Tuesday 16th of May at 4–5 pm at Väinölänniemi stadium. Fitness tests are free and do not require a SYKETTÄ-sticker.

You can choose between a Cooper test (12 minutes of non-stop running) or UKK-institute 2 kilometers of walking as fast as you can.

Enroll for either of the Fitness test via this link.

Nutrition counseling online on 26 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.

Exercise is important for students because it

improves sleep quality 😴
improves concentration 🧘‍♀️
improves memory 🧠
improves mental health 😊

Exercise helps reduce harmful long-term stress that impairs learning and lowers your mood. Exercise also helps with anxiety and depression.

The free physical activity counselling service for students at UEF will help you find your own way of moving and make exercise a regular part of your everyday life. You can reach our physical activity counsellor Saija by email: saija.pohjanvirta@edu.savonia.fi or on 044 7856832.

More tips and information on

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

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Fill in the survey and get a change to win a pair of Apple Airpods!

Would you like to give your view on UEF's brand development project? Fill in the survey! In this short survey, we aim to find out what kind of associations and opinions you link to our university. All participants who leave their contact information will have a chance to win a pair of Apple Airpods 2. gen earphones. Completing the survey takes ca. 10 minutes.

The survey is open until 27 April. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Telephone consultation from study psychologists in April and May

UEF’s study psychologists offer individual psychological support for study-related issues, such as motivation, stress, stage fright, time management, procrastination or learning difficulties. It is possible to have telephone consultation with the study psychologists still during this 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 the following consultation hours:

26th April from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 9223478
3rd May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Marinia Sorjonen-Ward, tel. +358 46 9223478
10th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806
17th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Katri Ruth, tel. +358 40 3552044
24th May from 2pm to 4pm, study psychologist Mari Tirronen, tel. +358 50 5691806

You can find more information about UEF’s study psychologists in Kamu.

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May Day opening hours of the UEF libraries

Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries and KUH Medical Library are closed on Monday 1st May. Library's 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.

Exceptions to Student and Learning Services' customer service opening hours in April and May 2023

There is a number of exceptions to Student and Learning Services' customer service opening hours. You can check them all from Kamu via the link below.

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A sure sign of spring - the Vilkku city bikes are here again.

You can use the popular city bikes from Monday morning 24 April from 8 am. There are 350 Vilkku city bikes in use, and 41 city bike stations at the start of the season. A few new stations will be added to the station network:

At the beginning of the season: in the renovated yard of the railway station, between the apartment block and the station building.
Later in the season: next to Puijo hill, near the chairlift and on Kauppakatu street near Snellmaninpuisto park, between Vuorikatu and Kuninkaankatu streets.

For up-to-date information on the stations and Vilkku city bikes, please visit kaupunkipyorat.kuopio.fi and the Freebike app.

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LAN-party at Kuopio campus by KYYLÄ!

Casual gaming event for the 69th time at Lukema, come and enjoy bad humor and nice LAN-atmosphere. The event starts on 12 May at 6 pm and ends on 14 May at 2 pm. Bring your own PC. Games will be decided between the participants at the event. You can vote for your favorite games when registering for the event in the link below.

Read more about the event here (in Finnish).

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Ukrainian songs' evening at Kompassi

The event is open to everyone! Sergii Kutsenko sings in Ukrainian. You are warmly welcome to come and listen to Kompassi (Kauppakatu 40-42) at 4.30 pm on April 27th !

Language Café

Tue April 25th 5 pm – 6.30 pm
NEULAMÄKI LIBRARY (Juontotie 6)

In the Finnish-Language Café we’re playing board games, speaking Finnish and having fun! This time at the beginning of the language café a string duet of the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra will perform: Anfisa Troitskaia, violin and Andrey Efimovskiy, cello.

Neulamäki Library Language Café is an open, relaxed event where you can practice speaking Finnish in a comfortable atmosphere. When you strike up a conversation, it’s easy to get to know new people and cultures. Of course, you can also participate just by listening! Coffee and tea available! You can take your whole family with you if you like.

The event is free of charge. No registration needed.

Language Café

Thu May 11th 5.30PM – 6.30PM PUIJONLAAKSO LIBRARY (Mailatie 2)

In the next Finnish-Language Café at Puijonlaakso library gathering we are playing board games, while practicing Finnish in a humorous setting. The library staff will also introduce services and collections of the library.

Puijonlaakso Library Language Café is an open, relaxed event where you can practice speaking Finnish in a comfortable atmosphere. When you strike up a conversation, it’s easy to get to know new people and cultures. Of course, you can also participate just by listening! Library staff will also take part in the games and conversations and collect ideas for future gatherings. Coffee and tea available! So come along, bring a relaxed attitude and a smile! You can take your whole family with you if you like.

The event is free of charge. No registration needed.

Spring Concert "Soundtrack Special"

The spring concert will be held on 5.5 at 18:00 in SN100-auditorium, (Snellmania, Yliopistonranta 1, 70210 Kuopio) and it carries the name “Soundtrack Special”, meaning that it will consist of music from games and movies! The show will take you from one atmosphere to another and offer a wide variety of different pieces

The tickets:

in advance via Kide.app (8 € students, children & pensioners and 13 € others)
at the door before the concert: 9/14€ (you can pay by card or with cash).

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Summer Jobs open in Koli

Would you like to Job in Koli National Park? We have a Café in Koli nature center Ukko and we are now looking for workers to Café Eväsretket. So if you are interest, here you find more information about us and Jobs here and here.

Please contact and send an application to info@fishingtrips.fi

Hope to hear about you soon,

Matti Pasanen
Kalastusretket/Kahvila Eväsretki
+358 (0) 44 010 1143

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.

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JobTeaser job portal

New job and traineeship offers for university students and graduates are advertised in the JobTeaser job portal. In the JobTeaser service, it is possible to sort job advertisements with numerous parameters.

Jobs in Finland

Welcome to explore open job opportunities in Finland. On our website, you can find jobs targeted at English speaking professionals. You don't have to be able to speak Finnish or Swedish.

Opiskelijatöihin.fi

An employment service website covering North Karelia and North Savo regions. The service is created and maintained by the Student’s Eastern-Finland association.

Students can leave their profiles anonymously for employers to find and also seek employers’ job advertisements.

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.

Enjoy student priced concerts!

Music gives wings to the mind. Come enjoy Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra’s Spring 2023 Season Concerts for a student discount price of ONLY 4 EUROS at the Kuopio Music Centre Concert Hall! Unwind after a stressful day listening to timeless music and get to know our orchestra’s musicians who represent over 10 different nationalities.

4 € student discount tickets for the following concerts:

Thu 11.5. Evolving Spring
Sat 27.5. Rite of Spring

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.

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Study In South Korea webinar 26 April

The autumn semester is coming up, and it is time to prepare for your studies abroad in autumn 2023! Therefore, Asia Exchange holds its Autumn Webinars to inform students and support their study abroad plans. We invite you and your students to our webinar "Study In South Korea - Everything You Want To Know In 2023" on Wednesday, 26 April, at 16:00 CET!

The webinar is for students who have applied or are looking to apply to study in South Korea. Join our webinar and hear our team and alums discuss why South Korea has been one of the most popular study destinations for Asia Exchange students. Moreover, you will find out about all our programs and how to apply. The Asia Exchange staff and alums will help all students to feel best prepared for their studies abroad. They will answer all questions and share their study experience abroad.

Agenda:

Why study in Korea?
Presenting our partner universities
Chat with student panellists discussing their experiences
Q&A with AE staff and panellists

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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.

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