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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 11/2024

Tue Mar 12 14:18:48 2024

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 11/2024

12.3.- 18.3.2024

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

ISYY's Coffee & Friends starts today, so if you want to hang out with other likeminded students in an easygoing environment after classes (while eating snacks), you can do that today between 4-6pm in AU110.

Have a great week!

Salla
Coordinator of International Affairs
kv.joensuu(at)isyy.fi

Join ISYY's International Team!

Do you want to be promoting a more inclusive and international student community? Would you like to be involved in supporting the future opportunities of our international students in the Finnish labour market, as well as improving the internationalisation of our local students at home? Would you like to bring an international view to the ISYY Executive Board’s attention?

If this matches your vision of the future direction of the Student Union, university, and campus cities, this team is for you! Previous experience of working in a student union is not required.

The team gathers to meet and discuss issues that are important to international students to provide advice to the ISYY Executive Board. The themes or issues discussed in the meetings can be forwarded to ISYY and the international sector can take them to their agenda. Application period ends on Sunday 24 March.

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This spring's Coffee & Friends starts today on both campuses!

The café meets on Tuesdays at 4-6pm at Aurora in the AU110 fireplace room in Joensuu.

Program in March:

12.3. Opening of the spring semester and planning the program for spring
19.3. Easter themed afternoon

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 University of Eastern Finland are welcome to Coffee & Friends. You can come to the café alone or with a friend. In addition, Coffee & Friends has a changing chill program. 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.

You can find more information about Coffee & Friends on ISYY's website:

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Join ISYY’s Student Benefit Online Coffee Break

ISYY’s Student Benefit Online Coffee Break will be held remotely on Thursday 21 March starting at 3:15 pm and students from both campuses are welcome to join.

Make your afternoon coffee and join us to catch up about student benefits, interest advocacy or any other interesting topics together with the ISYY Board. The event is open for everyone who is interested.

Spring’s first Student Benefit Online Coffee Break’s theme is catching up, changes in student financial aid and to plan upcoming coffee breaks.

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New ISYY member - grab your free JEIS Welcome Bag from the ISYY office!

ISYY's international club Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) gives out Welcome Bags each semester to new ISYY and JEIS members. The Welcome Bags contain free goodies, such as reflectors and discount coupons.

There are still some Welcome Bags left at the ISYY office, so be quick! New ISYY members that have arrived this spring get the bag for free, other students can purchase the bag for 2€.

UEF Sustainability Days!

Sustainability Days will be held for the first time at both Kuopio and Joensuu campuses in spring 2024. The event provides an opportunity to explore UEF’s sustainability expertise across various disciplines and fields of study.

Sustainability Days are held in Joensuu, March 19-21, 2024.

The event program can be found from the link below:

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Meet the Talent Hub Eastern Finland during the Sustainability Days!

Hello international students! Talent Hub Eastern Finland network will help you get to know Finnish working life, build networks, learn the language, and find internships, jobs and business opportunities.

We are present at Sustainability Days – come to chat with us! Further info on the event can be found here.

Also, follow us on LinkedIn!

UEF Equality Day on campuses and online 19 March 2024, 8:30–12:00

The UEF Equality Day will be held on Tuesday, 19 March 2024. The UEF Equality Day event will take place on both campuses and online on 19 March from 8:30 to 12:00. In Kuopio campus, the venue is SN201 hall in Snellmania building. In Joensuu campus, the venue is AU206 hall in Aurora building. You can also follow the event online. Registration for the event by 13 March!

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Students now have the opportunity to make facility reservations for study-related purposes e.g., for independent study and group work

Students of the University of Eastern Finland can book university’s facilities for study-related purposes within the opening hours of the facilities, e.g., for independent study, group work, research interviews, or participation in remote teaching. The reservation rights allow for making facility reservations in Peppi or the Tuudo mobile application on separately specified workspaces and seminar halls.

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The Health Care Service fee to Kela must be paid by 15 March

In order to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS), students attending university or a university of applied sciences must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. The fee must be paid for each term. Kela does not send a bill for the fee, so students must make sure to pay it on their own initiative. Read more about the payment of the healthcare fee and the due dates for payment: How to pay the healthcare fee in higher education.

The 2024 rate of the student healthcare fee is EUR 36.80 per term. For the spring term, the due date is 15 March provided that you have registered as attending by 31 January
If you pay the fee after the due date, Kela will charge a fixed late-payment fee of EUR 5.
NB! You do not have to pay the healthcare fee if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, from Switzerland, or from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read more here.

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Kela launches customer survey to better understand the needs of English-language services users

Kela is committed to developing the way it operates in order to promote equity and ensure that all customers, irrespective of first language, are able to access Kela's services seamlessly. To gather valuable insights on the possible shortcomings of its online services, Kela is conducting a survey aimed specifically at users of the English website.

The survey seeks to collect information on users' experiences of website navigation and accessibility, so that Kela's online services can be tailored to better meet the needs of this specific group of users.

You can fill in the survey here. It takes around 10 minutes to complete the survey. Users can take part until March 17, 2024.

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Nyyti’s Chat (26.3)

Nyyti’s Chat is a place for sharing thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

This group chat is meant for all students over the age of 18. Chat is anonymous. There will always be Nyyti’s volunteers or employees at the chat with you. Always remember to behave according to the principles for a safer space.

Chats in English on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 pm.

26 March 2024: Studying and stressing

More information about chats on our website.

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St. Patrick's Day party by Echo (16.3)

St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and Echo ry is organizing together with Kerubin Kellari on 16.3.2024. 23.00 onwards a St. Patrick's-themed party! Tickets 4€. Head over to KideApp by clicking the link below and get your tickets now!

More info about Echo's events on our instagram page @echo_ry

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AEGEE-Joensuu x UEF Sustainability Days - Join our workshop! (20.3)

Are you concerned about climate change? Are you interested in engaging in climate action but don't know where to start? Is the world of advocacy a bit of a mystery to you?

Presenting: AEGEE-Joensuu's youth climate advocacy workshop, organised as part of UEF's Sustainability Days and the EU Teens4Green initiative.

This interactive workshop aims to empower you and equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to begin engaging in climate advocacy, activism, and policy-making and get involved in the green transition in your region. All workshop participants will receive an overall patch!

The workshop will be hosted by Hanna Höijer, a 19-year-old political science student and Finland's youth climate delegate. As a delegate, she represents the voice of her generation in national and international climate-related debate and decision-making, for example at UN climate conferences. She has extensive experience in the field of organisations and working on sustainability themes, including working on the boards of the Youth Agenda2030 and the UN Youth organisations in Finland.

What? Workshop on youth climate advocacy
When? 14.30-16.00, Wed 20 March
Where? AG108
Who? Everyone is welcome - members and non-members of AEGEE-Joensuu, seasoned climate advocates and newcomers alike!

Global Friday (15.3)

Joensuun Setlementti organises Global Friday, an international meeting place activity. At Global Friday you can get to know new people and cultures, express your own culture in the way you want or just enjoy being together.

Global Friday is an activity open to everyone and free of charge, which takes place every Friday from 5 to 8pm in the Tupa space of Joensuun Setlementti. Our Tupa is located in our premises at Siltakatu 10 A 13, 5th floor (access by stairs and lift).

The activity supervisors plan the activities together with the visitors based on their ideas and needs.

For more information, visit Joensuun Setlementti website or follow @globalfridayjoensuu on Instagram

English speaking LGBTQIA+ hangouts (18.3)

Open hangout nights organized by local LGBTQIA+ rights NGO North Karelia Seta. Coffee, tea and snacks provided.

Next meeting: Monday 18.3 5pm-7pm
Location: Community space Satama (Yläsatamakatu 28)
More information: vlad@pohjoiskarjalanseta.fi

Free of charge. Bring a friend!

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Jokicon is back!

Jokicon Spring 2024 is a Board Game Convention at the University of Eastern Finland's Aurora building's A-side (Yliopistokatu 2) from Saturday 6.4. to Sunday 7.4.! The event is organized by ISYY's Board Game Club: Joensuu Board Gamers.

Come play familiar board games with us or learn some new ones. The whole collection of the board game club Joensuu Board Gamers is at your disposal. You can also bring your own games if you wish. The event is non-alcoholic.

What? Board game event
Where? Aurora-building A-door (near Carelia-building)
When? Saturday April 6th, 2024, 11:00-21:45 and Sunday April 7th, 2024, 10:00-19:00
Entry fee 3 € / 1 day, 5 € / 2 days

More information on Facebook:

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Finland works -event (20.3)

Want to find a perfect balance for your work and life, breathe the cleanest air and live in the happiest country in the world? If yes, we welcome you to explore your future career during the ‘Finland Works’ live event! The event will take place on 20th March 2024, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (CET)!

This online recruitment event offers advice and unites jobseekers and Finnish employers. In the event, you will find a wide array of job opportunities in Finland across many fields of expertise. You will also receive useful information on living and working in Finland, social security and dealing with other matters such as taxes.

Remember to register to this event! You can read more and register from the link below:

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KAVI movie screenings in spring

The National Audiovisual Institute KAVI and Pohjois-Karjalan Elokuvayhdistys offer screenings of classic films in Tapio movie theater Mondays at 4:30pm. Tickets 7€ for each film. You can purchase tickets from the Savon Kinot website or from the movie theater (Kauppakatu 27).

Upcoming films this spring include e.g. Dune, Mo' Better Blues, Terminator, Kill Bill Volume 2, The Adventures of Robin Hood and Things to Come.

See the full schedule and more information from the Facebook event:

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Upcoming events in the spring semester:

12.3. Coffee & Friends
15.3. ISYY's 14th Annual Celebration in Joensuu
6.4.-7.4. Jokicon
16.-17.4. ISYY's Association Days

ISYY's Club Meetings

All meetings are held in ISYY's meeting room in Haltia-building, 2nd floor (Yliopistokatu 7)

Mondays MtG Guild meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (15.1. - 25.3. & 8.4. - 13.5.)
Tuesdays Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) meeting 4pm - 6pm
Tuesdays Literary arts club LUOMIO! meeting 6 pm - 8 pm (16.1. - 28.5.)
Wednesdays JOOJAKU meeting from 4pm to 8pm (17.1. - 24.4. & 8.5. - 22.5. )
Thursdays Joensuu Board Gamers meeting 3 pm - 8 pm (11.1. - 30.5.)
Fridays ISYY Chess Club meeting 4 pm - 8 pm (19.1. - 22.3. & 5.4. - 31.5.)

Information about Weekly Feed

This is an issue of Weekly Feed at Joensuu campus. 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 Joensuu 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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