Apply to become a member of SYL’s development cooperation advisory board!

Are you inspired by global development and promoting education internationally? Are you a persistent communicator, good at forming networks, or know a lot about funding? Do you want to put some of your knowledge to the use of the rest of the world or get to know students from other universities?

SYL has opened a supplementary call for their development cooperation advisory board. The application must be delivered by 5th June to SYL's Sonja Naalisvaara via email sonja.naalisvaara(at)syl.fi. Applications should include a CV and a cover letter. Applicants are also requested to state what they would like to learn during their term on KENKKU and how they would contact development cooperation actors within their student union. Applicants are invited to express their interest in teams and in acting as chairperson of the teams. 

More information about Development Cooperation Advisory Board:

SYKETTÄ Joensuu

SYKETTÄ includes sport services for the students and staff members at the University of Eastern Finland and Karelia University of Applied Sciences. You can see the prices for each sticker on the SYKETTÄ website and you can buy your sticker online or from the ISYY office. Remember to create a user account with your uef email before you try to buy a sticker or enroll to classes. 

Youtube: SYKETTÄ Sports   |   Instagram: @syketta_jns   |   Facebook: Sykettä

Greetings from the coordinator

Hello! This is the last update for this academic year on the upcoming events and activities of the BRIDGES project. Today is the last day to answer a questionnaire about the future of ISYY's wellbeing and communality work. The number of responses has been overwhelming and we thank you for each and every one of them. We are going to make a summary of responses. It was also lovely to read the feedback on the project; it's so great that so many people have enjoyed it!<3 The autumn events will be announced during August, so be sure to follow ISYY's channels then.

I wish you all a wonderful and relaxing summer!

- Riina

UEF offers its students and staff opportunities for campus farming during the summer

Both campuses have places, cultivation boxes and planting soil available. In Joensuu there are cultivation boxes on the roof of the Metria building. You can cultivate together with your co-workers and also the students can participate. There is 1 to 2 boxes reserved for each group of campus farmers.

Those interested in campus farming, please contact Senja Hytinkoski, senja.hytinkoski@uef.fi or Saila Vaittinen, saila.vaittinen@uef.fi, who are the contact persons of university’s Sustainability and Responsibility Group. 

You don’t need any official contract for campus farming, but there is some basic rules for all. Every farmer is responsible for purchasing their own seeds and seedlings for farming, taking care and watering of them and looking after possible wastes to the garbage can. Water is available at cultivation places, but you need to bring your own equipments for farming.

Please remember, that the cultivated plants are for their farmers, they are not in common use for all, thank you. This way all who are farming there can enjoy their own harvest.

Welcome to the farming group!

Calls for Application for Outgoing Student Exchange 

The application period for outgoing exchange during spring semester 2024 is open! During this application period, students may apply for Erasmus+, YUFE/Erasmus+, Nordlys or bilateral exchange.

The application period ends on May 31 at 3 pm sharp – make sure you submit your application in time!

Read more about available programmes in the calls for applications on Kamu and fill in the application form on SoleMOVE

• Play mölkky or try frisbeegolf (ISYY members can loan sports equipment from the office for free): 
• Grill sausages or bake tikkupulla on a campfire. Recipe here
• Swim in a lake to "throw away your winter coat" (heittää talviturkki in Finnish, means to swim in a lake for the first time after winter). You can find a list of beaches in Joensuu here
• Watch midsummer’s bonfire and try traditional midsummer’s night spells. You can find some spells here and some midsummer information here
• Visit nature trails. You can find a list of places near Joensuu here or check International-Joensuu ISYY Facebook profile's pictures for more information about nature trails.
  • Finnish nature is beautiful, so let’s keep it that way. Get to know Everyman’s Rights if you visit nature
• Pick some forest berries (such as bilberries, raspberries, bog bilberries) and make a pie of the mixed berries you found. You can use the berries also to decorate your own popsicles or ice cubes!
• Check out the selection of ISYY's book exchange shelf at the ISYY office and pick up some free reading for you to enjoy at a summer cottage, in a park or at beach.
• You can find Joensuu event calendar here for more thing to do around the city during the summer.
• Already seen EVERYTHING in Joensuu? Why don’t you visit some nearby cities, villages or sights
  • Visit Koli or Tahko if you haven’t already
  • Check out Visit Joensuu website for all North Karelian treasures near Joensuu.
  • Have you visited the other campus city of UEF yet? Kuopio is beautiful during summer and worth a visit! See more here.
  • Ilomantsi (or Pogosta, which means ‘village’ in Karelian language) is beautiful during summer. How many wooden bear statues can you spot?
  • Parikkala patsaspuisto is a sight to see. It’s an outdoor sculpture park with hundreds of eccentric statues made by artist Veijo Rönkkönen. Entry fee is 5€ and is used to maintain the park, you can pay it in cash or via Mobilepay.

Event calendar

Week 22

Tue 30.5. Luomio club meeting at 6pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Thu 1.6. Student-Teacher Well-Being Feedback Event
Thu 1.6. Joensuu Board Gamers meeting at 3pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)
Fri 2.6. Chess club meeting at 4pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7, Haltia building 2nd floor)

TalentHub Joensuu

TalentHub Joensuu brings together international talents and companies in the Joensuu region.

As a part of the employment services of Joensuu city, TalentHub Joensuu aims to promote the integration of international talent into the Joensuu area, offer and develop personalized employment services for international professionals and work together with educational institutions and local companies to attract and keep international talents in the Joensuu region.

As an international talent, you can create your Talent Profile to introduce yourself to potential employers. As a company, you can look for the international skills your company needs with the Talent Profile search tool or by posting your own job ad.

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.

ESNsurvey

The Erasmus Student Network, the largest student organisation supporting student mobilities in 44 European and Asian countries, has launched a new edition of its flagship research project, the ESNsurvey. 

The data collection is open from the 29th of May until the 31st of July, and it targets students who have participated in exchange programmes or mobilities abroad during the last two years, as well as students who have not taken part in mobility yet. The survey can be filled out on esnsurvey.org. The survey seeks to monitor the implementation of mobility programmes and the experience of international learners abroad, as well as the perceptions of students who have not participated in international student mobility yet.

This edition of the survey comes with strong incentives from partners committed to sustainable and accessible mobility, which will increase benefits for students who fill out the survey. ESN has joined forces with Eurail, which is supporting the survey by giving out 10 Interrail Global Passes among respondents, and Flixbus will also raffle out 10 return tickets. The winners will be announced at the end of the data collection period.

You can fll in the survey here! 

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. 

You will find more information on ISYY's newsletters  and privacy protection on ISYY's website.

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 advertisement of the event/activity in English to kv.joensuu@isyy.fi.

Please include at least the following information: date, time, place, admission fee and the event website/facebook page and a short description of the event. If you want to include pictures, the optimal size is 270 x 270 px.