Sustainability studies network
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Climate University
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Unipid
The network offers a minor in English that focuses on sustainability from the viewpoints of global responsibility and global development.

Biodiversity education network
The network brings together biodiversity specialists in Finland and develops biodiversity education to answer the learning needs in biodiversity issues now and in the future.

Greetings from the Coordinator

Hello! In this section you can get information about the upcoming events of the BRIDGES project. I'm slowly starting to plan next year's events, which is why the events are decreasing. Hope to see you in upcoming events before the holidays. I wish you a nice week!

-Riina

SYKETTÄ Kuopio news
 

Invite a friend

On the 15th of November you get a chance to invite one friend who is a member of Kuopio University community but doesn't own a SYKETTÄ sticker yet to play badminton or exercise at the gym with you at Studentia. You can play badminton during between 10 am and 3 pm at Studentia. Please remember to enroll via sports calendar. Studentia gym is in use between 7am and 4 pm.

During your gym exercise or badminton games you can give a hint to your friend about super cheap SYKETTÄ sticker prices. Prices starting from at the beginning of November to the end of the year of 2022!

• Ball Sports - package costs only 17€ (36 cents/day)
• Instructed Group Class -package 35€ (76 cents/day)

It gets even cheaper when you pay for SYKETTÄ services from the beginning of November until the end of August 2023!

• Ball Sports - package costs only 33€ (11 cents/day)
• Instructed Group Class -package 66€ (22 cents/day)

Buy a SYKETTÄ sticker from our webshop!

Give us feedback

What did you think about the SYKETTÄ sports autumn season calender? Was there your favourite class or was your favourite class missing from the selection. Share your thoughts on this padlet-wall.

We are looking for a personal trainer

We are looking for personal trainer who prepares customized gym programmess, guides with safe and effective gym techniques and helps customers to do their best at the gym. We require the applicant to have a suitable degree in sports or health or that their education is in the final stages and an ability to direct in English as well.

For more information visit our website and send your application on 15th Nov, 2022 at the latest!

Free physical activity counselling for students

SYKETTÄ Kuopio University Sports Services’ new physical activity counselling service offers free and low-threshold individual counselling and support for students who do not exercise enough for their health and well-being, or who need advice on how to become more active in their everyday lives, or support in starting physical activity. Physical activity counselling consists of a maximum of five meetings with a physical activity counsellor. The content of the meetings is planned according to the client's wishes and objectives. The aim of the counselling is to help the client to find a way of moving that they like and to increase their well-being in everyday life. The service is intended for students of UEF and does not require a SYKETTÄ sticker.

Contact physical activity counsellor Saija: 044 7856832 or saija.pohjanvirta@edu.savonia.fi. Read more about this service here. You can find the data protection records here.
 

More tips and information on

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

Calls for Application for Outgoing Student Exchange – one week left!

The application period for student exchange during ay 2023-24 is open! The application period ends on Nov 15th at 3 pm – late applications will not be accepted, so please make sure you submit your application in time! We recommend that you start your application well before the deadline!

Read the calls for applications on Kamu and fill in the application form on SoleMOVE. For more information, please see the Study Abroad section on Kamu!

Friend café on campus every Tuesday!

Every Tuesday in November there is Kaverikahvila, "Friend cafe", at Kuopio campus. The meetings have some coffee, tea and snacks for the participants. You can come to the cafe as you are. Come alone or take your friends with you!

• Place: Chapel in the second floor of the Studentia building
• Time: 16.00 -18.00

Themes for the meetings:

•  8.11. Board games
•  15.11. Balancing between studies and leisure
•  22.11. Crafts: christmas cards and gingerbread decorations
•  29.11. Crafts: christmas cards and christmas carols sing-along

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.

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.

Hello International Student! - survey open until 10.11.2022

The University of Oulu and Åbo Akademi are collecting data through a questionnaire on international students’ intention to stay or leave Finland after graduation. We would really appreciate your thoughts!

When you fill in the questionnaire, you can also participate in a lottery to win a gift card.

You can access the questionnaire here:

Flash Survey on International Student Housing

The Flash survey is a Europe-wide research project covering housing problems International Students experience in the Academic year 2022-2023, organised by the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and the European Students' Union (ESU). 

The following questionnaire has 3 parts with questions on student mobility. It should take you around 10 minutes. Please answer the questions as accurately and sincerely as possible. There are no right or wrong answers. If a question is not relevant for you please go to the next questions or, when possible, select the “Not Applicable” option.

Your participation will help the European Students' Union and the Erasmus Student Network to better represent the interests of international students in the future.

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.