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03.10.2022 - 07.10.2022 |Kaikki
Edit. (21.9.): Friday's Polar night lecture's starting time has changed from 2 pm to 1 pm.
Give feedback for this year's Wellbeing week (Google Forms), opens in a new window: Hyvinvointiviikon 2022 palaute // Feedback of the Wellbeing Week 2022
The Wellbeing Week of ISYY and the University of Eastern Finland will be celebrated again on October 3rd-7th 2022. This time the theme of the week is brain’s wellbeing.
Constant stress burdens our brain and at the same time negatively affects coping in everyday life. According to the Finnish Brain Association, our brain needs activity, but also rest. Everyone can promote the brain's wellbeing themselves, and small everyday choices have far-reaching effects. The purpose of Wellbeing Week is to offer UEF's students and staff a program that promotes wellbeing throughout the week.
This year, the theme of the Wellbeing week will be approached from many different angles, such as through nutrition, culture and exercise. In addition to both campuses, the program is also available online. The week's activities are free of charge and some require advance registration. You can find information about this under the activity.
See the week's schedule below. At the bottom of the page you can also find information about the program that will take place throughout the week.
The Wellbeing week starts with the arrival of the Finnish Kennel Club's care dogs to the campuses, at Alkukivet in Joensuu and in front of Lukema in Kuopio between 12 noon and 2 pm. According to Yle's article, pets reduce stress and relax. Blood pressure drops, and the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases decreases. The good effects are transmitted regardless, even if the pet is not one's own. In addition to petting the dogs, coffee and chocolate are available. Welcome to kick off Hyvinvointiviikko together!
What, where, when?
Faculties and departments' own wellbeing activities. Follow your institution's Yammer channel.
Wellbeing workshops for new students from 12 to 3 pm. (In Finnish)
According to the Finnish Brain Association, exercise speeds up your thinking and develops your memory. You could say that exercise and movement are the cornerstones of the brain's wellbeing.
Wednesday 5.10. we celebrate Sports Afternoon, where students and staff are exempted from teaching from 12.15 pm by the principals' decision. In the Sports Afternoon, in addition to the normal SYKETTÄ exercises, there are plenty of sports activities and special offers in sports venues for students and staff. In addition, at the end of the Sports Afternoon, you can head for the official after party of the Sports Afternoon. You can find additional campus-specific information from the SYKETTÄ's websites.
Also in Joensuu there is an opportunity to attend Afternoon Tunes concert at Carelia lobby at 2 pm-2.30 pm. According to the Finnish Brain Association, music promotes our learning and attention. The concert is part of UEF's and Joensuu Conservatory of Music's monthly concert series.
What, where, when?
Thursday evening will be crowned with a movie night, during which we will watch C'mon C'mon (2021), starring Joaquin Phoenix, who won an Oscar for Joker (2019). The theme of the film is a sensitive drama that deals with the wellbeing of the mind and emotional skills. Movie nights are organized in Joensuu at Restaurant Kerub and in Kuopio at Kino Kuvakukko from 6 pm-8 pm. Only the movie night in Joensuu requires advance registration and it is open until September 29th 3 pm.
Register for the movie night in Joensuu (opens in a new window): Ilmoittautuminen leffailtaan // Registration for the movie night Joensuu
What, where, when?
At the end of the Wellbeing week, study psychologist Katri Ruth holds a polar night lecture called "Kaamos survival" in English from 1 pm to 2 pm on Zoom. The effects of polar night time on the body and mind are discussed, and ways to cope with polar night e are reviewed. You can find the Zoom link below. Note! The lecture starts exactly at 1 pm.
The recording (YouTube), opens in a new window: Kaamos survival lecture 7.10.
What, where, when?
Isyy.fi/en, opens in a new window: The Wellbeing week is celebrated during 3.-7.10.2022
Facebook.com, opens in a new window: Hyvinvointiviikko // Wellbeing week 2022
Riina Pääkkönen, the BRIDGES coordinator, riina.paakkonen(at)isyy.fi, tel. +358 44 491 6529
The Wellbeing Week is organized as part of the BRIDGES project of the UEF and ISYY, which includes actions to promote students’ wellbeing to strengthen their attachment to the university community.