What is ISYY Council and why do we have the elections?

According to the Finnish University Law, every university has its own autonomic Student Union, and the SU has an Executive Board and a Representative Council. ISYY Council is the highest decision-making body of our Student Union and ISYY Board makes ISYY Council's decisions into action and they also make 'smaller' decisions.

According to the ISYY Rules, the term of ISYY Council is two years and the new ISYY Council is elected every other year. The term of the next ISYY Council is 2024–2025. In the upcoming elections, which are held 8 November, our members will elect 39 students to represent all of our ~14 000 members and to make decisions about the actions, the finances and the future views of our Student Union.

Please notice that, the language of the ISYY Council is Finnish and the interpretation is offered only for the members of ISYY council when needed.

We hope that we get feedback from participants, tutors and from those who held an orienteering spot in the City Orienteering.

The Campus Happening and City Orienteering will be held next time 5.9.2024!

Greetings from coordinator

Hello to you all! I am delighted to announce that next week the first BRIDGES events of the semester are organised over breakfast sessions. Registration for the breakfasts filled up very quickly, but registration for the next breakfasts will open in Kide.app in Joensuu on 27.9. at 12 noon and in Kuopio on 28.9. at 12 noon, so save the date! In this section you can also find more information on other current topics and upcoming events of the project.

- Riina

Physical Activity Counselling

Do you feel you are not getting enough exercise for your health and well-being? Would you like to promote your own health and well-being through physical activity? Do you want more physical activity in your daily life, but don’t know where and how to start? Do you need professional support on your journey towards a more active lifestyle?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, contact us to book an appointment for a free physical activity counselling! The service does not require a SYKETTÄ sticker.

Contact information:

• Physical activity counsellor, physiotherapist Saija Pohjanvirta
• WhatsApp or SMS: 044 7856832
• email: saija.pohjanvirta@edu.savonia.fi
   

Fitness tests 21st of September at Väinölänniemi

• You can choose between a Cooper test (12 minutes of non-stop running) or UKK-institute 2 kilometres of walking as fast as you can. Enroll for either Fitness test via this forms.

• Cooper test is meant for testing your maximum durability. The idea of this test is to run non-stop as much as you can in 12 minutes. Performing a Cooper test is quite hard and it is recommended for healthy persons only.
• The UKK 2 kilometres walking test is recommended for healthy adults between 20–65 of age   who have no circulatory disease, respiratory disease, musculoskeletal disease or any symptoms that will disturb non-stop walking for 2 kilometres. This test is meant for measuring the maximum oxygen intake. NOTICE: You need a pulse wristband/counter and heart rate reading needs to be seen at the end of this test.

When? 21st of September

• Cooper test: 16.00-16.30 time for warming up, test will start at 16.30

• Walking test: 16-16.25 time for warming up, test will start at 16.25

Where? At Väinölänniemi stadium, meeting infront of the grandstand

Price? FREE! You don't even need a SYKETTÄ Sticker

Enroll with this Google Forms by 20 September: SYKETTÄ Kuopio Fitness Tests

For further questions contact SYKETTÄ Sports Coordinator Tiitta Raatikainen, tiitta.raatikainen@savonia.fi.

More tips and information on

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

The healthcare fee for students in higher education, which is paid to Kela, covers all services at the FSHS. Please remember to pay it for both the fall and spring semesters to Kela on your own initiative. Up-to-date information connected to the fee can be found on Kela’s website.

The information regarding your enrollment will be transferred to FSHS from higher education institutions with a delay of approximately 1-3 days. For example, using the Self online service and accessing remote receptions require that you have registered as an attending student and the information regarding the enrollment has been transferred to FSHS. Therefore, we recommend you to register as soon as possible, so that you can start using our services when needed. Read more.

FSHS: Influenza vaccinations will start at FSHS in November

Influenza vaccinations will start at FSHS in November 2023. Health and welfare students in higher education, as well as students belonging to a risk group can receive their influenza vaccinations from the FSHS free of charge.

Note! It is not yet possible to book appointments for influenza vaccinations. Follow our website: instructions for booking a vaccination appointment and additional information on the practical arrangements will be published during October. Unfortunately, we can´t answer questions about influenza vaccinations in advance by phone.

Havuja Bootcamp 2023

Havuja Bootcamp is the 1st stage of the Havuja business accelerator program by Business Center North Savo.

Bootcamp is meant for anyone who has an initial business idea and would like to work on it. Participants get to develop their business idea in four intensive 2,5h workshops with the help of experts from Business Center North Savo. You don’t have to have a clear business idea ready. In the final session all teams get to present their business idea to the Bootcamp jury.

You can participate by yourself or as a team. You get two (2) credits from participating to your elective studies.

Havuja Bootcamp is actualized in English, and therefore, it is open to all exchange and international degree students in our educational institutions. Finnish students are naturally welcome as well.

Bootcamp sessions are held online via Zoom.

Havuja Bootcamp gives you:

• Tools for developing your initial idea into a feasible business
• Skills for pitching your business idea
• Contacts that can help you with your business idea further
• 2 credits for your elective studies
• Access to the entrepreneurial community of Business Center North Savo
• Guidance on how to continue your business idea development e.g., in Draft Program and get pre-seed funding of 4000 EUR

Enrol to the course (enrolment key Bootcamp2023) here.

Questions? Reach out to me: tomi.tuovinen@uef.fi p. 0505715046

More info and detailed schedule:

Project Green Challenge: Join the movement and sing up!

Are you ready to make real impact for our planet? The 13th annual Project Green Challenge starts in less than one month… and it's bigger, bolder, and more inspiring than ever! We invite high school, college, and graduate students from around the world to be part of this extraordinary journey beginning on October 1.

PGC is a global initiative that empowers students to lead the charge for climate action, public health, and environmental and social justice. Over 30 days, you'll dive headfirst into a series of environmentally-themed challenges that might just transform the way you think, act, and effect change across your campuses and communities.

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.

Student associations at UEF

Student associations are independent, subject-specific associations. They gather together students who study the same subject, which allows for them to get to know their peers and work together in the field of student advocacy. It's a great way to meet new people and attend a variety of activities and events with people studying the same subject as you!

Each Student association has their own overalls colour, they are listed in ISYY's student calendars! You can watch this Youtube video to learn more about the Finnish higher education overall tradition.  See the list below to find your own Student associations on Kuopio campus and check the contact information of each Student association from the 'Read more' link.

• Dentina ry - Dentistry students
• Fortis ry - Pharmacy students
• Hyeena ry - Students of environmental science and applied physics
• Kulti ry - Biomedicine students
• Kuopion lääketieteen opiskelijat KuoLO ry - Medical students
• Preemio ry - Business students
• Retikka ry - Nutrition students
• Serveri ry - Students of Computing
• Socius ry - Students of Social Sciences
• TERHO ry - Students in nursing science, health economics,  Health and Social Management Sciences, Health and Human Services Informatics and Health Promotion

Non-Finnish Students! Interested in free Finnish language courses?

Savonia University of Applied Sciences offers some and they are open to UEF-students as well through Savonia Open University.  Check out free courses here (switch the language to English).

For more information please contact Mrs. Kaja Rahkema (kaja.rahkema@savonia.fi)

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.