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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 37/2024

Tue Sep 10 09:10:44 2024

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 37/2024
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 37/2024

10. - 16.9.2024

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

You have survived the first week of the semester, congrats! If you need ideas for relaxation during the weekend or evenings and want to enjoy the nice weather we're having, you might want to check the nature trails from Kuopio's website here. If the weather turns bad, as a new student, you could utalise the wellbeing card that the city of Kuopio gives everyone (you can pick up yours from the ISYY office) and e.g. go to the Kuntolaakso swimming pool or visit the Kuopio Museum.

Have a nice week!

Kind regards,
Elina
kv.kuopio(at)isyy.fi

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

 

Digital Slice - student card is now available for members of ISYY!

We’re happy to announce that ISYY has started to use the digital student card provided by Slice. With the Slice student card, you can access extensive local student benefits in Joensuu and Kuopio, as well as thousands of valuable student discounts across Finland. Slice also serves as an official student ID!

You can start using the Slice student card at slice.fi/isyy. More information about Slice and student cards can be found on ISYY’s website.

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ISYY's Student Benefit Coffee Break 16.9.

All ISYY members are welcome to have a low-threshold discussion about current issues related to student interests and advocacy with the actors of ISYY's advocacy sector.

We hope to see people in charge of the interests advocacy of the Student Associations in particular, so that we can discuss as diversely as possible about the belongings, worries and sorrows of students from different fields, as well as development ideas.

Coffee sessions will be held simultaneously on both campuses on Monday 16 September at 3.30 pm in Kuopio in video conference room CA106.

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Join Language Café activities!

Do you want to learn new languages, brush up your old skills and meet new people or teach your native language? We have the perfect opportunity for you! 

In a Language Café, your peers and friends are your teachers and at the same time, they can be your students. When participating in Language Café activities, you can also earn ECTS credits by attending (1 ECTS) and/or organising a Language Café (2 ECTS) and by submitting a few small assignments to Moodle.

Join the Language Café info on Wednesday 18 September from 8:30 am to 9 am on Google Meet to find out more!

Are you interested in teaching your own Language Café? Leader training is right after the info session on Wednesday 18 September from 9:15 am to 10:15 am on Google Meet so see you there! All Language Café leaders have to attend the leader training, so you can just attend the training and decide after that whether you want to become a leader or not.

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ISYY organises Association Days again in October!

In Association days ISYY clubs, student associations and campus associations gather in campuses to present their activities. ISYY clubs and associations has on opportunity to recruit new active members and promote their events. Students participating in the event might find new hobbies.

In Kuopio campus Association Days are in Snellmania lobby on Wednesday 9.10. at 10–14. ISYY Association Days are open for everybody and there’s no entrance fee. ISYY clubs and associations must sign up for the event no later than on Tuesday 24 September 2024.

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Familiarise yourself with student life with ISYY's Freshman Bingo!

ISYY's Freshman Bingo starts the academic year for our new students. By completing at least one bingo row, you'll get an ISYY FUKSI overall patch and you can take part in the Freshman Bingo Raffle. There is a limited amount of the overall patches on both campuses, so it is a good idea to take this chance quickly! You can save the bingo sheet to yourself electronically from ISYY website or you can collect a printed bingo sheet from ISYY office. The Freshman Bingo must be completed by 28 November 2024 at 3 pm!

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This autumn’s Coffee & Friends starts today!

The café meets on Tuesdays at 3-5pm at Lukema in Kuopio and at 4-6pm at Aurora in the AU110 fireplace room in Joensuu. Upcoming themes in Coffee & Friends: 

  • 10.9. Get together
  • 17.9. Board Games
  • 24.9.Quizzes 
  • 1.10. Dream Board workshop

Coffee & Friends event offers low-threshold hanging out after lectures and the opportunity to meet other students over coffee and a snack. All students of the UEF are welcome to Coffee & Friends. You can come to the café alone or with a friend. In addition, Coffee & Friends has a changing chill programme. Participation in the programme is voluntary and you can come for a while or for the whole time. Participation is free of charge and does not require pre-registration. 

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ISYY's Hobby Buddy Service continues this autumn!

The service has been operational from 2021 to 2023 as a part of the BRIDGES project, and due to the positive feedback received it will be continued in the upcoming academic year.

The service is intended for all students of the University of Eastern Finland who want to make new friends through common hobbies and interests. The process works as follows: a student looking for a Hobby Buddy fills out a form available on ISYY's website, and we will get in touch when a matching buddy is found. You can search for a Hobby Buddy for one or multiple hobbies.

If you are looking for a friend to exercise with, please check out the Sports Buddy Service of SYKETTÄ.

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Remember that you have to have the SYKETTÄ sticker when you use SYKETTÄ services

You can easily purchase the sticker from the webstore right away. Choose the SYKETTÄ package that suits you best and join us!

  • Group Exercise sticker: 39 €/semester, 69 €/academic year
    •  includes, among other things, instructed group exercise classes, ball game shifts, and the gym
  • Ball Sports Fee: 22 €/semester, 36€/academic year
    •  includes all services except group exercise classes

Before purchasing the sticker, you need to register as a SYKETTÄ user on our website. It’s quick and easy! More information can be found at from the website linked below.

 

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New gym at Luola!

With the SYKETTÄ sticker, you can train at the gym of the sports and event center Luola for a one-time fee of 1 € (students) / 2 € (staff). (Prices without SYKETTÄ sticker are 4,50 € / 6,50 €.)

You can get the special price by showing a valid SYKETTÄ sticker and ID at the Luola cashier.

The discount is valid during the opening hours of the Luola cashier:

  • Mon–Fri 8 am to 9 pm (sports facilities must be empty by 10 pm)
  • Sat–Sun 9 am to 8 pm (sports hall must be empty by 9 pm)

There are a limited number of single visits.

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KYY-liiga  - Floorball tournament

KYY-liiga is floorball tournament and it's to be held in autumn 2024. The games will be played starting from 17.9. The games of the  Elite and Fun series are played in one block of Studentia. The games are on Tuesdays from 4 pm to 6 pm and on Thursdays from 4 pm to 5 pm. The final tournament will be held on Sunday 1st of December at 2 pm at Studentia.

Enroll via the form before 13th of September.

This tournament is alcohol free and it's co-operate with KuoLO and SYKETTÄ Kuopio.

More information Valtteri Rainio, vrainio@uef.fi

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Sports afternoon 2.10.2024

The autumn Sports afternoon is coming again on 2.10.2024. Twice in an academic year, the Universities hold a sports afternoon together. By the decision of the university rectors, the Sports afternoons are lecture-free from 12:15 pm to 4 pm. On Sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available around the city. SYKETTÄ Sports Services organises the Sports afternoon programme, but no SYKETTÄ sticker is required to participate.

The Sports afternoon programme will be published on 11.9.2024 and enrollments to activities start on 18.9.2024 - stay tuned!

 

 
 
     
 
 

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Visit Finnish schools during your stay in Finland!

Would you like to visit a Finnish school while in Finland?

School visits can be carried out in any classes – in subjects such as languages, history, geography, sports, arts, cooking, biology, religion, and student counselling. You can also take part in a theme day organised by the local school, e.g., an international day.

Your school visit really makes a difference to the pupils!

You don't need to be a teacher, just a visitor bringing something new to the classroom. During the school visit, you will have a possibility to join lessons, present your country and broaden Finnish pupils' cultural awareness, and inspire them to study or volunteer abroad. You'll also gain insight into the Finnish education system.

Travel expenses will be reimbursed, and you'll receive a certificate of participation.

How to sign up for a visit?

You can register to the Erasmus in Schools programme through the Matching Machine platform. You will receive a notification by email once you have been matched with a school. After that, you can plan your visit together with the teacher.

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R-Collection UEF products -15%

If your wardrobe is missing comfy sweatpants or other cool UEF outfit, now is a great opportunity to fix that.

The entire R-Collection UEF selection is at a 15% discount until September 30 2024 in the R-collection online store.

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Concert Day Discount Ticket for Students – only 4 euros!

As a counterbalance to everyday life and studies, the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra’s Season Series Concerts offer wonderful orchestral music, cheerfulness and wellbeing for your Thursday evenings.

See the Autumn 2024 Season Series Concerts here.

With the concert day discount ticket, you will have the opportunity to enjoy breathtakingly wonderful symphonic sound in the Kuopio Music Centre’s Concert Hall, from the classics of orchestral music to the music of our time – the emotional scale played in all the colours of life. Every concert is a unique sum of encounters between the performers and the audience. Open the door to the world of orchestral music and let the music touch you. Come as you are and leave refreshed – the music will give wings to your brain!

 

 
 
 

The concert day discount ticket includes KSO Season Concert – normally 8 concerts during one season.

The concert day discount ticket price is 4 euros. The price includes the ticket, service fee, concert programme leaflet and cloakroom service subject to the following terms and conditions:

  • The ticket must be purchased at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket Sales on the day of the concert
  • Persons under the age of 20 are also entitled to the discount price
  • A student card / identity card must be presented when purchasing the ticket
  • The discount price applies if there is still room in the concert hall

If you wish to purchase the student ticket in advance the price is 11 euros and tickets can also be purchased at www.lippu.fi.

 
 
     
 
 

Hello to everyone interested in systematic scientific research

We are now offering a course on the theory and practice of systematic analysis for the early autumn period. The course will be completed with a 12-page essay according to the course guidelines. You can choose one of the course materials and, for example, advance your existing or upcoming thesis by writing a method essay. I aim to provide constructive feedback to help you progress further. The course is well-suited for multidisciplinary use across all academic fields dealing with qualitative questions, and it is designed to be broadly applicable.

You can find the course on Peppi under 2400BQ18 Current Themes in Theology I: Theory and Practice of Systematic Analysis (4 ECTS). 
The deadline for completing the course is 25th October 2024.

Welcome to the course!
Regards Ari J. Tervashonka

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Welcome to ANTI Festival’s free programme in different languages!

Brownton Abbey Workshop, 14.9. 17–18:30, Lumit-näyttämö
Exclusive workshop for Queer, Trans, and Intersex People of Colour. K16, free entry! Read more from Facebook event.

Brownton Abbey Party, 14.9. 20-00, Lumit-näyttämö
The Afrofuturistic, Space-Church themed performance party that celebrates disabled queer People of Colour. K16, free entry! Read more from Facebook event.

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The Hyeena's Charity Swim is here!

We will collect money for the Finnish Foundation for Nature Conservation's Nature Conservation Fund. We will collect donations between 31.8.-18.9.2024. All donations go straight to the foundation. The grand finale is a swimming event on 19.9. at 2 pm where for every 50€ raised a Hyeena ry's board member will take a plunge in Savilahti. More information on how to donate can be found on Hyeena ry's social media and information channels.

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Library Language Cafés in autumn

The Library Language Cafés are open, relaxed events 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!

The events are free of charge, and need no signing up. Welcome!

Neulamäki Library Language Café:

  • Juontotie 6, 70150, Kuopio
  • Tuesdays 5PM – 6PM
  • Sep. 24th, Oct. 29th, Nov. 26th.

Puijonlaakso Library Language Café:

  • Mailatie 2, 70200, Kuopio
  • Thursdays 5PM – 6PM
  • Sep. 12th, Oct. 10th, Nov. 14th, Dec. 12th.
 
 
     
 

 
 
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Kauppakadun Improbatur

Kauppakatu Impro takes over Kuopio's Kauppakatu for the Seventeenth Time on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, starting at 4 pm.

This event is designed for all students who want to have fun in a larger group. Nearly 1,000 cheerful improvisers are expected to fill the restaurants on Kauppakatu!

Participants can join either as a team of 3-4 people or as solo performers. The idea of the event is to dress up with friends in matching team outfits, collect visit and purchase stamps from the restaurants, and participate in the competitions held in the venues.

Buy tickets from Kide.app and read more on the website!

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Event calendar

  • Thu 12.9. at 17:00 Puijonlaakso Library Language Café
  • Sat 14.9. at 10-15 Mushroom trip, more info
  • Mon 16.9. at 15:30 in CA106 ISYY's Student Benefit Coffee Break
  • Sat 21.9. Tour de Itä-Suomi in Kuopio
  • Sat 21.9. Old forests of Vanuvuori, departures at 11 am and 12 pm, more info
  • Tue 24.9. at 17:00 Neulamäki Library Language Café
  • Thu 26.9. ISYY's Representative Council Meeting 4/2024
  • Mon-Fri 30.9.-4.10. Wellbeing Week
  • Mon-Sun 30.9.-6.10. Kuopio SYKETTÄ Appro and free trial week
  • Wed 2.10. Sports Afternoon
  • Wed 2.10. Sober Bingo & Disco Kuopio
  • Wed 9.10. Association Day in Kuopio
  • Thu 10.10. at 17:00 Puijonlaakso Library Language Café
  • Tue 29.10. at 17:00 Neulamäki Library Language Café
  • Fri 6.12. Independence Day Torch Parade

ISYY Clubs' meetings at Lukema (Studentia, C door)

  • Tue 10.9. starting at 17:00 Lautapelikerho Kärmes (board game club)
  • Thu 13.9. starting at 17:00 Lautapelikerho Kärmes (board game club)
  • Sun 15.9. at 13-15 UEF Student Bible Club
  • Sun 22.9. at 13-15 UEF Student Bible Club
 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Apply in September to become a course assistant

Course assistants are international students at the University of Eastern Finland who assist in language courses of their mother tongue. Read more on Language Centre Study community. The deadline for applying is Sunday 15.9.2024.

INFO SESSION
Tuesday 10.09.2024 from 16:15 – 17:45
(Joensuu AU112 & Kuopio CA305)

Contact person Noora Kaukola (noora.kaukla@uef.fi)

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JobTeaser portal

Job and internship offers for students and recent graduates can be found in the JobTeaser webservice. Students and staff members log into the JobTeaser UEF platform using their UEF credentials. You can continue using the service after graduation. JobTeaser is used in over 700 universities and institutions of higher education in Europe and job and internship offers spread throughout Europe.

You can book a personal appointment to a UEF career counsellor in JobTeaser. Guidance is available on both campuses and online.

You will also find a selection of various sorts of events organized by, for example, TE-Live, EURES, different projects and employer organizations. Many of the events are online. Thus, you can take part in interesting events elsewhere in Europe.

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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/link for more information. 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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