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04.10.2017

Exercise, ergonomics and brain food as themes of the Wellbeing Week

Exercise, ergonomics and brain food are themes of this fall’s Wellbeing Week of UEF and ISYY. Campuses will also have dog visitors.

The Wellbeing Week of the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) and the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) will be held in Joensuu, Kuopio and Savonlinna on week 41, 9.–13.10.2017.

– Purpose of the week is to familiarize students and staff with local wellbeing operators and give advice on maintaining their own wellbeing, especially from the point of view of exercise, ergonomics and brain food, says the Head of Human Resources Development of UEF, Marketta Rantama.

In addition to the traditional Wellbeing Fair, there will be a Dog Meet in every campus where students and staff can pet and scratch dogs. The idea for the event came from the Dog Café arranged in the University of Jyväskylä in spring.

– The Dog Meet offers also those people a chance to spend time with dogs, who can’t have a pet due to a lack of time, money or space. Spending time with dogs can also reduce study and work stress efficiently, tells Heidi Turunen, the member of ISYY Board.

The Wellbeing Week’s programme also includes campus specific events, such as a relaxing room in Savonlinna and movie afternoon and health exercise themed lecture in Kuopio.

Wellbeing Fair at the campuses from 10am to 2pm:

10.10. Kuopio campus, ground floor lobby of Snellmania
12.10. Joensuu campus, lobby of Carelia
12.10. Savonlinna campus, upper floor lobby of OKL

Dog Meets at the campuses:

11.10. from 10am to 12am Kuopio Campus, the yard of Studentia (on bad weather indoors of Lukema)
12.10. from 10am to 2pm Joensuu Campus, the yard area of Carelia
12.10. from 12 noon to 2pm Savonlinna Campus, the yard area of the University, the courtyard next to the library or the car shelter depending on the weather

Additional information:

Marketta Rantama, Head of Human Resources Development, University of Eastern Finland, tel. 040 822 6724, marketta.rantama@uef.fi

Joensuu: Heidi Turunen, Executive Board member responsible of Social Politics, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 044 576 8403, heidi.turunen@isyy.fi

Kuopio: Olli Auvinen, Executive Board member responsible of Academic Affairs, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 044 576 8401, olli.auvinen@isyy.fi

Savonlinna: Heikki Räihä, 2. Vice Chair of the Executive Board, Chair of the Savonlinna Campus Board, , the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 050 535 3326, heikki.raiha@isyy.fi

Read more:

Programme of the Wellbeing Week on campuses
Wellbeing Week on Facebook

Follow the Wellbeing Week in the social media with hashtag #Hyvinvointiviikko2017