Are you passionate about plants? Interested in trying out some gardening?

It’s now possible to come do some gardening and grow useful plants and whatnot! ISYY is gathering groups on both campuses for this purpose, as long as there are enough interested students. The contact for the Kuopio campus is ISYY's Board Member Matti Karhunen (matti.karhunen@isyy.fi) and for the Joensuu campus ISYY's Board Member Sami Tanskanen (sami.tanskanen@isyy.fi).

In a nutshell, this is what’s going to happen: The university acquires the soil and grow boxes. The saplings and other seeds are acquired by the group. 1-2 grow boxes will be allocated for both campuses each, and the groups will decide for themselves what to grow. After planting everything, it will be mostly smooth sailing for the grow teams. The saplings need to be watered weekly and the garden needs to be weeded every now and then. It’s good to be able to commit to the gardening group in such a way that you can attend the growing activities on a weekly basis over the summer. The whole activity requires about half an hour from each grow team member for it to work out. Prior experience from gardening is not required.

If all this has successfully awoken your inner green thumb, then follow the link below to sign up!

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

Fitness tests on 23rd of May in Väinölänniemi

SYKETTÄ Kuopio offers a chance for all members of the university community in Kuopio to take part in a fitness test! You can choose between a Cooper test (12 minutes of non-stop running) or UKK-institute 6 minutes walk testi (walk as much as you can in 6 minutes).

Enroll for either Fitness test via this form and read more from here.

Hi cyclist, join the Kilometrikisa!

Kilometrikisa is a light-hearted cycling competition for workplaces, departments, associations, clubs or any other teams. The aim is to encourage bicycle commuting and promote everyday cycling. Kilometrikisa will be held between May 1st – September 22nd 2022. All UEF and Savonia University of Applied Sciences staff members and students can  join SYKETTÄ Kuopio, Iisalmi, Varkaus team!

Read the instructions and enroll for the Kilometrikisa.
 

Summer timetable

Read from the SYKETTÄ webpage about:

• Instructed group classes in the beginning of summer 16.5.–19.6.
• Ball sports turns in June and July
• Gyms at Snellmania, Studentia and Kunnonsali during summer

More tips and information on

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

UEF info session on 19 May 2022 at 9–10.15

Welcome to a UEF info session on Thursday, 19 May 2022, starting at 9 am. In the info session, the new members of the UEF Board will introduce themselves, and other topics on the agenda include the university’s financial statement for 2021 as well as an outlook of the university’s activities and finances for the near future. In addition, the Academic Rector will talk about current issues in education.

The info session will be attended by the members of the UEF Board, Rector, Academic Rector, Director of Administration and Chief Financial Officer.

To join the info session, please go to Sharepoint.

You can comment on things and ask questions during the info session on Yammer. The Yammer group can also be found at the bottom of the video viewing page.

Assessment of International Students Language Skills' Needs by UEF Language Centre

Dear international student,

This survey was created by the UEF Language Centre, and it is aimed at current international master’s and doctoral degree students at University of Eastern Finland. Your opinion will help us to assess the students' language skills needs, improve our currently offered services and possibly create new ways to help international students to achieve their academic and professional goals.

The survey has 20 questions, and it takes about 5-10 minutes to be completed. The survey is anonymous unless you wish to leave your contact information at the end of the questionnaire for further discussion if you have ideas on how to improve the Language Centre services. In that case, there will be a draw of two 20 € S-Group gift cards among these students.

The data usage and storage conform with the University of Eastern Finland data protection rules. The data collected will be stored for a maximum of five years.

The survey will be open until May 20th.

Thanks in advance for participating and for helping us develop our teaching to meet your needs.

If you have any questions, suggestions or concerns regarding this survey, please contact daniferr@uef.fi.

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.

Campus International 2022

EDUFI is looking for participants to an international survey on the impact of student’s experiences on personal development, focusing especially on internationalization experiences during studies. However, anyone studying a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finnish higher education institution can participate in the survey.

The questionnaire includes questions on student’s background, personality traits and behavior. The survey is therefore also an opportunity to learn about yourself. The participants reply to the questionnaire twice and the results are compared.

You can register through the link below and fill out a short registration questionnaire. We will then send you a link to the actual questionnaire by e-mail shortly, as well as again in a few months. The questionnaire is in English.

If you have any questions about the study, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail erasmus.korkeakoulutus@oph.fi. Thank you very much in advance for your support!

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.