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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 13/2024

Tue Mar 26 14:12:24 2024

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 13/2024

26.3.- 1.4.2024

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

Easter is celebrated in Finland with many different traditions and (somewhat exotic) seasonal treats, read more about Easter in Finland from the Miscellaneous -section of this newsletter. Please note that ISYY offices are closed during the Easter break from Thursday 28 March to Monday 1 April!

P.S. Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday 31 March at 3 am, so remember to set your analog clocks one hour forward.

Enjoy the Easter break!

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

Exceptions in ISYY Office opening hours

Have you noticed that Easter affects to the opening hours of ISYY Offices? During the Easter Holidays ISYY Offices are closed from the Maundy Thursday to the Easter Monday, meaning from 28 March to 1 April.

If you are planning to visit us before the holidays, do it before this weeks Thursday. Our offices will be back at your service on Tuesday 2 April.

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Savo-Karjala Excursion’s ticket sale begins 4.4.

What happens when you combine a bus tour and Finnish Student Vappu Celebration?! Well, of course, the greatest and most traditional excursion event of Eastern Finland!!

Savo-Karjala Excursion is one of the most famous and popular Vappu (May Day) celebration traditions of the Student Union (ISYY). The first Savo-Karjala Excursion was organised in 1990. The event is held every year on 29th April on both campus cities and during the event day students circle around Savo-Karelian region and its bars and restaurants on buses on a predetermined route, which will remain a secret until the buses start their journey.

Ticket sale begins on 4.4.2024 and the more detailed info about the event in both cities and ticket sales can be found from ISYY website.

To be able to attend the event, Finnish language is not required. The most important thing is that you get to have a great day with your friends and other students, celebrate Finnish Vappu and that you can keep up with the bus schedule during the day. If there are people on the bus, that do not speak Finnish, we'll ask the bus leaders to give all the necessary information about the schedule in English also.

Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS) organizes a special bus in this year’s Excursion, and it's called the International Bus! The main language spoken on this bus is English. The International Bus is open to all international students and also to local students who are interested in getting to know people from different countries.

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ISYY’s first Honorary Member – Sirpa Risto

The Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) has invited its first Honorary Member. Sirpa Risto was announced as the Honorary Member of ISYY in the Annual Celebration 15.3.2024. Honorary Membership is the highest recognition of our Student Union. Sirpa Risto has been working in our Student Union in Kuopio already over 30 years.

– Thanks to students and ISYY. It has been a joy to follow and help students already for many decades. The energy that students have is the thing that motivates me in this job. Students are creating the future for all of us. Thank you for the honour, comments ISYY's first Honorary Member Sirpa Risto.

Mental Health Week’s Community Art Project 8.-10.4.

Student’s Mental Health Week coordinated by the Nyyti ry is held on 8.–14. April. During the week on both UEF campuses will be held a three-day community art project -event. The aim is to give students a creative break with art and culture for their study day by creating community art together.

When is it?

In Joensuu at Metria Lobby from Monday to Wednesday 8.–10.4. from 12 pm to 3 pm

The event in Joensuu is organised by ISYY in cooperation with the Student Union POKA. There is a coffee serving at the event.

Students can join creating art freely on any day and for how long they wish. There will be materials covered by the organiser and also student volunteers or ISYY Board Members to help and guide students joining the project.

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Coffee & Friends is on Easter break and will continue on April 9th!

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

Programme and themes in spring 2024
9.4. Music themed afternoon
16.4. Board games and non-alcoholic beer pong
23.4. Crafts and sewing overall badges
7.5. Bingo

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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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€.

ESN overalls for sale at the ISYY office

What are these colourful party pants that everyone wears in student parties? Overalls ("haalarit") is a huge tradition in Finland among higher education students. They represent you and your fellow students as a collective, especially since every study field has its own overall color and/or design. If you're in Finland only for one semester and don't have the time to get your own student associations' overalls, you can get blue ESN overalls, also known as the international students' overalls! The ESN overalls are sold at ISYY's office for 35e. Get yours before they run out!

To learn more about the higher education overall tradition in Finland, you can watch this Youtube video.

Hey UEF student! Are you our new UEF student ambassador?

We are looking for international student ambassadors to assist in international marketing and student recruitment activities of the university in the academic year 2024-2025. We welcome applicants from diverse nationalities and backgrounds, who possess an enthusiastic, motivated attitude and fluent English skills.

Ambassador tasks include i.e. attending webinars and other virtual events and other communication and marketing tasks related to the international degree programmes and participating modeling for the university brochures and advertisements. Your main responsibility includes sharing your firsthand
experiences of living in Finland, discussing your studies, and providing insights into student life to potential applicants.

You will receive training for the position, and the tasks will be compensated.

The application opens 25 March and closes 7 April. For more information, see the link below:

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Environmental Collaboration and Conflict Resolution course in August 2024

The course participants come from practice as well as academic background. ECCR network has run these courses since 2016 in Finland and our partner countries. Please, see the course reports.

The course is international intensive one week course. The course programme is allocated between the group works, field visit and lectures. The pre-course material will be provided via on-line learning portal called Digicampus.

Application submitted via UEF Summer School web page. Maximum of 40 students accepted, submission portal will be closed once we have 50 applications.

Further information, please, contact the course coordinator: Denis Dobrynin denis.dobrynin@uef.fi

Easter opening hours at the library

Joensuu and Kuopio campus libraries are open on Thursday 28th March between 8 am and 1 pm (customer service from 10 am to 1 pm) and closed from Friday 29th March to Monday 1st April.

The library’s 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally.

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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JEIS Got Talent - Calling all performers!

Do you have a talent you want to showcase? Do you want to perform something just for fun?

JEIS Got Talent is back! The stage is yours to showcase your creativity whether it be singing, dancing, comedy, magic tricks, or any other art or talent you want to showcase! Let’s all celebrate the diverse talents and skills we have!

If you or a group wishes to perform, we have a sign up sheet! Sign up for an act here.

We can’t wait to see what everyone has in store - let’s make it a time to remember!

What?  JEIS Got Talent
When?  12 April at 19:00
Where?  Educa 200
How much? Free for all JEIS/ISYY members

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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:

6.4.-7.4. Jokicon
9.4. Coffee & Friends - Music themed afternoon
12.4. JEIS Got Talent
16.4. Coffee & Friends - Board games and non-alcoholic beer pong
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.)

Easter in Finland

Easter in Finland is not only celebrated as a Christian holiday, but also as the arrival of spring after a long, dark winter. Finns have some Easter traditions and traditional foods, some of which might resemble your own country's traditions. We have listed some of the foods and activities that you can try if you want to celebrate Easter in Finland.

Plant grass seeds ‘rairuoho’ in shallow dishes to symbolise the arrival of spring.
Get crafty and paint boiled eggs
Try ‘mämmi’. Although made of rye flour, mämmi is very sweet and is traditionally served with either milk and sugar or heavy cream. A modern alternative to accompany mämmi would be vanilla cream!
Taste ‘pasha’ which is a heavy dessert made of curd cheese, cream, eggs, sugar and butter.
Eat chocolate eggs. Mignon is one of the most well-known ones in Finland - Mignon is a real eggshell filled with almond nougat. The nougat filling is vegan, and the eggshells are collected throughout the year as the eggs are used for baking.
Decorate branches with small Easter decorations, feathers and paper and use them as home decor.
You can read more of Finnish Easter traditions from here.

International student - do you want to help the city of Joensuu to develop their services for immigrants?

Regional Council of North Karelia invites you to take part in this wellbeing survey to immigrants in Joensuu. This is a pilot survey for all immigrants living in Joensuu and it aims to help municipalities develop their immigrant integration services through better data and knowledge.

This survey is done as a part of Horizon Europe project "RUSTIK" at the Regional Council of North Karelia, together with University of Eastern Finland. International House Joensuu and North Karelian Center for Economic Development, Transport and Enviroment have also participated in this work.

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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.

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