Some observations from the answers:

• It is clear that for students it is important that we offer versatile events and communities that connect students across the study fields and also across campuses to bring balance to everyday studying.
• Dissatisfaction towards the mental health services and students livelihood is highlighted in the answers.
• The newsletter sticks to its place as the most popular communication channel of ISYY.
• More information about ISYY's services and actions, but also about mental health and wellbeing are wished to our communication channels.

• Gender equality and equal opportunities work at the University of Eastern Finland is based on legislation and the values of the university. The foundation and goal of gender equality and equal opportunities work is to identify and prevent expressions, structures and functions that maintain or increase inequality, and to promote gender equality and equal opportunities at all levels of the university.
• The Equal Opportunities Committee will draw up an equality program for the University of Eastern Finland and monitor its progress and implementation.
• The Equal Opportunities Committee also makes proposals and initiatives to the university's management and staff on how to promote equality in UEF’s operations.

The club is looking for a president, vice-president, treasurer, secretary, event managers and communication manager, but if you are interested in something else there is always room for other positions too.You can also join as an active member which means that you help the board organise events when it suits your schedule and you help as much or little as you want. International as well as Finnish students are warmly welcome!

Fill in the Google Forms linked below by 17 January and let us know which position you are interested in!

Greetings from the BRIDGES coordinator

Hello and happy new year from me too! I hope you have recharged your energy for the coming spring. The final year of the BRIDGES project is now starting, which means there are still two semesters of fun BRIDGES events. As usual, the information about upcoming events will be announced at ISYY's website and social media channels as well as here in Weekly Feed. So remember to follow and we'll see you at the events!

- Riina

SYKETTÄ Kuopio news

Courses and get to know classes in January

• Two ski courses 9.1. and 16.1. and one swimming course
• Get to know Boxing for fitness 11.1, Escrima Concepts 10.1.  ja Wing Tsung Kung Fu 10.1.
• Read more here.
   
• Thu 12.1. at 13.00 Fascia fitness training45' (in English)
• Fri 13.1. at 10.15 Mixed Heels class45’ (in English)
   

Spring 2023 sports calendar

There are more than 50 group classes per week, ball sports and access to gyms, nutrition counseling, physical activity counseling and SYKETTÄ Trainer as well as lots of different kind of benefits with your SYKETTÄ sticker. See the clendar here.
 

Online shop

It's so easy to buy the SYKETTÄ sticker from our 24/7 online shop. After you have bought your sticker, download the SYKETTÄ Kuopio mobile app and your electronic sports sticker is always with you where ever you go.
 

Finnish Student Alpine Championships 28 January 2023

Next year’s Finnish Student Alpine Championships will take place on the gorgeous slopes of Tahko. The giant slalom competition includes the following events: Slalom – skis/snowboard/telemark.

Series: Competitive series for women and men and Unisex. Read more and enroll.

At the same time there is the Student event Tahkofest 2023 (click here for more information).

More tips and information on

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

Remember to make the UEF annual registration for spring!

If you have not done your registration for the spring semester, please do it this week! The period for registering for the spring term only is 1 December 2022 – 15 January 2023.

The instructions for annual registration at the university apply to students who are already enrolled at the university, i.e., they are in their second, third, etc., year of studies. You can find registration instructions for new students from Kamu.

Undergraduate students aiming at a bachelor’s and/or a master’s degree must pay the Student Union membership fee (using personal Finnish bank codes or at the ISYY office) when registering as present. The Student Union membership fee for just the spring semester is 36 €. Read more about the ISYY membership fee here.

Students who do not register as present or absent at the university during the registration period must apply for re-registration before they can continue their studies. In addition, a re-registration fee of 35 € is charged from students who register after the registration period has ended.

Healthcare fee for 2023 set at EUR 73.60

The healthcare fee charged from higher education students for using student healthcare services will be EUR 73.60, or EUR 36.80 per term, in 2023. The students in higher education must pay the health care fee on their own initiative to Kela for both the spring and autumn semesters. Read more.

NB! You do not have to pay the healthcare fee if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, from Switzerland, or from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Even if you do not have to pay the fee, you can still use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service. Howewer, be prepared to show your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or your Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) when visiting FSHS. The card must be obtained before coming to Finland. Read more.

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 2.2. Welcome Eugene!
• Thu 9.2. Enigmas and treasures
• Thu 23.2. Nature murmurs
• Thu 23.3. Time for Miracles
• Fri 14.4. Sounds of Circus
• Thu 20.4. Poetic Rachmaninov
• 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.

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.

Are you an aspiring future entrepreneur? Do you have a business idea but don't know where to start?

Join Startup Refugees Entrepreneurship Course organized online 15.02.–26.04.2023 to learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur in Finland and to get advice on your business idea. The course is free and tailored for immigrants based in Finland - you don’t need to be a refugee to apply!

Schedule:

• 15.2.–27.3: Online workshops on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 17:00-20:00.
• 29.3.–26.4: 2nd phase for the participants with high motivation to take their business idea forward. Opportunity for business mentoring.

The course is interactive and includes group and individual exercises, therefore we can only take a limited number of participants to the course. The participants will be selected based on the applications and phone interviews.

You don't need to have a clear business idea to join the course but you need high motivation to learn what it takes to become an entrepreneur! The course suits also for early-stage entrepreneurs who have challenges in running their business due to lack of business knowledge.

APPLY BY 4.2.2023!

Questions about the course? Contact:

• In Finnish/English: Mia Hyvärinen, mia@startuprefugees.com, p. 044 9740420
• In Arabic/English: Muntaser Mazen Al-Hamad, muntaser@startuprefugees.com, p. 044 236 3354

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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