Interested?

Join the Language Café info session today at 4.15 pm on Google Meet to find out more! You can find the link to the meeting from the 'Read more' button below.

If you are interested in teaching a Language Café, fill in the Google Forms linked here and let us know which languages you would be interested in teaching! You can sign up in Google Forms until Thursday 22nd of September 12 pm (noon).

Leader training is on Thursday 22 September at 4.15pm on Google Meet so see you there! (We will send the link to the leader training via email to those who filled in the Google Forms.) Note that participating in the leader training does not bind you to anything! You can just attend the training and decide after that whether you want to become a leader or not.

Exceptions to ISYY office's opening hours

• Because of the sports afternoon, ISYY offices are closed on Wednesday 5th of October 2022
• ISYY offices are closed from 17th to 21st of October (week 42)

Greetings from the Coordinator

Hello again!
It feels like autumn is going really fast now and I've got the feeling that now is the moment to take the foot off the gas pedal, slow down and stop. It's not always easy, but the most important thing is to try. Is it easy for you to stop when you feel that life is too hectic? Luckily, you can practice it and the internet is full of different ways. I personally recommend Nyyti ry’s website, which is full of material for promoting your wellbeing. Have a relaxing new week!
-Riina

During the sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available both indoors and outdoors, and arranged by external partners. Some of them are free of charge, while others include a separate fee.

Problems with veryfying your SYKETTÄ account?

If you have problems with the registration or you couldn't verify your email for the SYKETTÄ account or you didn’t get the email verification link, please contact  liikuntasuunnittelija.kuopio@isyy.fi.

Return your appro passport and get your overall badge

• You can return your appro passport to the ISYY office, to Cafe SAVOTTA or Bar&Cafe SAVOTTA till the end of September. Please check the opening hours of the office you want to return the passport to!
• Remember that you have to have the valid SYKETTÄ sticker now if you want to use the SYKETTÄ Sports Services. You can read more info about the different sticker and where to buy them here.
   

Physical activity and nutrition counseling

• Physical activity counseling. 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?
   
• Nutrition counseling starts on 21st of September. SYKETTÄ Nutrition Services offer 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. Enroll via sports calender.
   

More tips and information on

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

Welcome to respond to a survey!

The aim of the survey is to obtain diverse information on students’ experiences and views on learning and studying in higher education. We hope that every higher education student will respond to the survey based on their own experiences of studying. Everyone’s answer is important. The deadline for responding is 7.10.2022. Responding takes around 20-25 minutes.

The survey is here.

The survey is part of the Evaluation of the state and reform of higher education pedagogy, which is implemented by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC). Some of the answers may be used in the Evaluation of Government’s key projects for higher education 2017–2022. Once the evaluation has been completed, the responses will be archived, and they can be handed over for research use. The answers that will be archived will be anonymised. The results of the survey will be reported in a way that makes it impossible to identify individual respondents.

For more information on the evaluation, visit the project website. I am happy to provide more information about the evaluation and the implementation of survey.

Thank you for participating in the evaluation!

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.

Pirates of the Baltic Sea -cruise (14.-16.11.)

AHOY ye landlubberrr! Time to step aboard and find your place amongst the seadogs! We are happy to welcome you onboard the Pirates of the Baltic Sea! The biggest and baddest cruise on the Baltic Sea is calling you to hoist the masts and sail from Helsinki to Stockholm!

Experience two nights full of fun and partying with fellow international students in the beautiful archipelago and one day of visiting Stockholm. International students from all over the world are joining the cruise! Ticket sales are open! Read more from Facebook & get your tickets from Timetravels website.

Pirates of the Baltic Sea is the biannual national event of ESN Finland. Over 1000 international students from all over Finland, Estonia and Latvia get on board our pirate ship and sail across to Baltic Sea to visit the beautiful city of Stockholm, Sweden.

Wanna cross a visit to Lapland off your bucket list?

Join ESN Kuopio and ISYY as we are going far beyond the Arctic Circle to experience the real Finnish winter in the northernmost ski resort of Europe in Saariselkä, the place which has ski slopes open sometimes even in June! The trip is organised from Thu 24.11.2022 till Tue 29.11.2022.

Visit the real Santa in the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, take selfies with the reindeers at a farm hosted by Sami people, enjoy the beautiful Arctic landscape and if you are lucky, the mesmerizing Northern lights! There is also a wide range of winter sports you can try – everything from adventurous snowshoeing and skiing to husky sledding, and even swimming in the Arctic Ocean. The group will be accommodated in atmospheric cottages on the slope of the Kaunispää-mountain, which is a perfect place for spotting the Aurora Borealis!

Where can you sign up?

The sign up will begin on Thursday 1 September at 12 pm on Timetravels' website! Find more information and sign up via the link in the blue box below.

The price of the trip starts from 339 €. What is included in the price:

• A round trip by bus to Rovaniemi & Saariselkä
• Accommodation in 3-14 person cabins with sauna for 4 nights
• Visit of the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi
• Kemi SnowCastle visit
• Tour guide services in the destination

For questions and other information contact Timetravels Customer service for assistance via Helpdesk or customerservice@timetravels.fi or via phone +358 10 421 8990, during office hours Mon-Fri 10.00-16.00. Cost of the phone call is 0,09 €/call + 0,17 €/min + international call charge (for calls outside Finland).

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.

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

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.