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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 50/2023

Tue Dec 12 14:26:37 2023

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 50/2023

12.- 18.12.2023

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

This is the last Weekly Feed for the year 2023. The first Weekly Feed for the year 2024 will be published on Tuesday 9th January.

Happy holidays and happy new year! For those of you leaving Finland: I hope you had a great time during your stay and all the best with your future!

Kind regards,
Jenni

Newsletters and ISYY offices will have a Christmas break

ISYY offices and newsletters will begin their Christmas Holidays this week.

Today's newsletter is the last of the year and we will publish next time on Tuesday 9 January. The last that ISYY offices will be open this year is Wednesday 13th December.

After the Christmas Holidays we will be back at your service on Monday 8 January with our familiar opening hours.

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Application period to the ISYY Annual Celebration team has been continued

The Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) decided on their meeting on Wednesday 28 November to continue the call for team members to the ISYY's Annual Celebration team until 13 December 2023. The first application period ended on 27 November and by that date we received three applicants for the team. There is still room for more people and ideas in the team!

Read the original application call and apply by 13 December! The Annual Celebration of ISYY 2024 will be held in Joensuu.

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Present your ISYY Freshman Bingo by 13 December and join the raffle!

ISYY's Freshman Bingo will come to an end on Wednesday 13 December, when ISYY offices are open for the last time this year at 10-12 and 13-15. By completing at least one bingo row, you'll get an ISYY FUKSI overall patch and you can take part in the Freshman Bingo Raffle, where you can win a gift card to a café.

You can save the bingo sheet to yourself electronically from ISYY website or you can collect a printed bingo sheet from ISYY office.

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Access rights to the gyms must be applied by 17.12.2023 🏋🏽‍♂️

Access rights for the end of the year to Portti54, Tikkarinne gym and Joensuu Areena gym must be applied by 17.12.2023. The last autumn access rights will be added in week 51. Access rights will be added again in the spring from 8.1.2024.

🎟️ Access rights to gyms are valid according to the validity of the SYKETTÄ sticker until 31.12. or 31.8. The application form must be filled out again every time you purchase a new SYKETTÄ sticker.

❗Access right to the gyms must therefore be applied again if you will purchase a new SYKETTÄ sticker for spring 2024. SYKETTÄ stickers for the spring semester will be on sale on 11.12.2023.

☑️ The access rights application form can be found here:

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Career planning and job seeking courses for the spring 2024!

Where will I find work? How will I be convincing in the job interview? What can I do with my degree? What are my strengths? Am I in the right field? What should I study as a minor subject? What rights and obligations do I have as an employee?

Students pondering about their future directions or seeking traineeships and employment are troubled by many questions. Nevertheless, don’t worry! Practical guidance, knowledge and support is there for you on the career planning and job seeking courses offered by UEF Career Services.

The first career planning and job seeking courses begin on 8th January 2024! Find the course details in Peppi.

The courses for the academic year 2023–2024 include the following courses in English and Finnish:

Career planning – self-study course, 1 ECTS
Career planning – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
Job seeking – self-study course, 1 ECTS
Job seeking – practical exercises, 1 ECTS
Basics of Finnish working life – self-study course, 1 ECTS (only in English)

The courses offered by the UEF Career Services are meant for all students to support and help them during studies and when the move towards working life becomes timely. The courses offer you knowledge, skills, courage and attitude for the future working life. In these courses, you can also clarify your thoughts about your future and career possibilities.

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Nyyti's autumn 2023 chats

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.

Feel free to come along, don’t worry about spelling or fluency – the most important thing is to be involved!

By clicking the chat title, you get more information about the chat.

More information about chats on our website.

CHATS IN ENGLISH ON TUESDAYS
FROM 6 TO 8 PM

Tue 12.12. Studying in Finland as a foreigner

Joensuu Campus Library opening hours

Monday 18. – Thursday 21.12. 8–15 (Customer Service 10–15)
Friday 22.12. 8–13 (Customer Service 10–13)
Saturday 23. – Tuesday 26.12. CLOSED
Wednesday 27. – Friday 29.12. 8–15 (Customer Service 10–15)
Saturday 30.12. – Monday 1.1. CLOSED
Tuesday 2.1. – Friday 5.1. 8–15 (Customer Service 10–15)
Saturday 6.1. – Sunday 7.1. CLOSED

The 24/7 self-study facilities are open despite these exceptions.

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Joensuu Campus restaurants' opening hours

Carelia

18.-21.12. Mon-Fri 9am - 2pm (lunch 10.30am - 2pm)
22.12.-26.12. CLOSED
27.-31.12. Mon-Fri 9am - 2pm (lunch 10.30am - 2pm)
1.1.2024 CLOSED
2.1.-7.1.2024 Mon-Fri 9am - 2pm (lunch 10.30am - 2pm)

Futura & Natura

CLOSED until 7.1.2024

Wicked Rabbit Metria

2.12.2023-7.1.2024 CLOSED
Self service cafe open until 15.12. Mon-Fri 9am - 3pm

Aura

until 20.12. Mon-Fri 7.45am - 2pm, lunch 10.30am - 1pm

Check the opening times for Christmas and New Year

FSHS serves students on weekdays during the Christmas holidays. FSHS’s digital and remote services are available on all weekdays.

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The healthcare fee for students in higher education will remain unchanged in 2024

The healthcare fee for students in higher education will remain unchanged in 2024: the fee is 73.60 euros per year or 36.80 euros per semester. The fee for unattended and uncancelled appointments will be increased to 56.70 euros at the beginning of 2024 by the government decree.

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APPLY TO BECOME A COURSE ASSISTANT!

Is Chinese, French, German or Spanish your mother tongue?

Course assistants are international students at the University of Eastern Finland who assist in language courses of their mothertongue. Read more here: Language Centre Study Community

INFO SESSION
Tuesday 16.1.2024 from 16:15 – 17:45
(Joensuu AU112 & Kuopio CA305)

HOW TO APPLY?
The application instructions and the application form can be found onLanguage Centre Study Community. The deadline for applying is on Sunday 21.1.2024.

CONTACT PERSON
Noora Kaukola
noora.kaukola@uef.fi

Christmas market 15.-23.12.

This year, we are once again building an idyllic and program-filled Christmas Market on the Market Square with its sales booths and carousels, where market-goers will find holiday treats and gifts for Santa's sack.

The Christmas Market is open 15.-23.12.

The carousel and market stage program will be 15.-19.12.

Check the program (unfortunately only in Finnish, but use Google Translator to find out the schedule for musical performances!):

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Event Calendar

Week 50

Mon 11.12. ISYY Club MtG Guild meeting at 3 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Tue 12.12. Luomio -literary arts Club meeting from 6 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)
Wed 13.12. Last day before ISYY office christmas break! ISYY office is open from 12 noon to 4 pm
Thu 14.12. Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting from 4 pm to 8 pm in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7)

JobTeaser job portal

New job and traineeship offers for university students and graduates are advertised in the JobTeaser job portal. In the JobTeaser service, it is possible to sort job advertisements with numerous parameters.

Jobs in Finland

Welcome to explore open job opportunities in Finland. On our website, you can find jobs targeted at English speaking professionals. You don't have to be able to speak Finnish or Swedish.

Opiskelijatöihin.fi

An employment service website covering North Karelia and North Savo regions. The service is created and maintained by the Student’s Eastern-Finland association.

Students can leave their profiles anonymously for employers to find and also seek employers’ job advertisements.

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.

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.

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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.

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