HAPPY TUESDAY!

And happy Sober Disco Day! Join ISYY's Sober Disco tonight in Kerubi from 7:30 pm until midnight, tickets can be purchased on Kide.app. 

Tomorrow, the 28th of February, is Kalevala's Day. Kalevala is the Finnish national epic compiled by Elias Lönnrot. Kalevala's Day is an official flag day in Finland and simultaneously the Day of Finnish culture. The Kalevala played an instrumental role in the development of Finnish national identity, the arts and Finnish language. It has been translated into over sixty languages and for example J.R.R.Tolkien mentions it as a source for some of his works. You can read more about Kalevala here.

Have a great week!

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

Offices will be closed for the winter holidays

ISYY offices in Joensuu and Kuopio will be closed for the week 4.-10.4.2024, because of the winter holidays. If you have to visit our office, please do that during this week. We've also informed the exceptions in office opening hours during Easter holidays.

Please notice, that next week we will also have break from our newsletters! Next Weekly Feed will be published on Tuesday 12 March. 

Sports Equipment for winter holidays?

Winter holiday week effects to the loan times of ISYY Equipment Loan Service, since ISYY offices are closed for one week 8.-10.4.2024. Loan time of the equimpent that are loaned this week, will be automatically extended to Monday 11 March. That means you can loan equipment for the whole winter holiday! 

We have on both campus offices a wide range of different sports equipment, such as sleds, sliders, skis, snowshoes, ice skates, and ice hockey equipment.

Read more about the ISYY Equipment Loan Service from the page linked below and see the equipment lists for each campus.

Last chance to apply for internationalisation grant

ISYY is giving out grants for international activities!
The grant is for events and projects that promote internationalisation in 2024 and is meant for student associations, campus associations and ISYY clubs.

We are looking for activities that in addition to promoting internationalisation and international affairs in the campus cities, are repeatable and reproducible, are sustainable long-term, are environmentally friendly, innovative and creative, and take both degree students and exchange students into account. Cooperation with other associations and clubs is also considered an advantage.

Two best applications will receive a grant of 400 €. Application period is from February 1st till February 29th.

Going to Annual Celebration? Get yourself the Student Union Ribbon!

Are you going to Annual Celebration of ISYY or for example a Student Association? As an ISYY member you are entitled to wear our Student Union's Ribbon. The Student Union Ribbon can be purchased from ISYY office. Price: 4€/meter. 

The Student Unon Ribbon is worn either over the right shoulder to the hip or in the left bodice folded and sewed as shown in the picture. It is not appropriate that the Ribbon is in contact with bare skin. You can find instructions on how to fold the Ribbon on ISYY's website. 

There is still plenty of time to get the ribbon before ISYY's Annual Celebration in Joensuu. Please take the winter holiday exceptions into account. 

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€. 

Student, change Europe! Vote!

The EU election programme and campaign of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) and the National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK) has begun last week. With the joint EU election programme and campaign, higher education students want to build a better future for higher education and young generations in Europe and encourage all students to vote. The campaign calls for ambition, leadership and student-centered decisions in education policy. The EU must increase funding and accessibility for education and mobility, ban unpaid internships and act as a peacemaker in times of instability.

Main points of the campaign are:

• Effortless student exchanges
• Getting rid of unpaid internships
• A union more focused on peacebuilding

You can follow the campaing e.g. on the official Instagram account @opiskelijaneu

The cost of the ticket covers skiing, an overall patch, the official after party at Kerubi, warm juice and sauna + hot tubs. There are also a bunch of other activities at the event. Even if you don’t want to attend the contest, everyone is welcome to come check the event out and learn about Finnish winter activities!

Be quick if you want to ski, there are limited amounts of tickets for sale! The ticket sale begins Monday 19th of February AT NOON and ends on 2nd of March at 23.55 o’clock. Ticket prices are 10 € / person or 100€ / the whole team (max. 12 people). You can purchase the tickets on Kide.App. 

If there are questions, message us via email: hallitus@jmyo.fi . Also check out our Instagram @joensuunmetsaylioppilaat for pictures of last year’s Räkäposkella-event.

Extra tickets for sale to PoBS! 

iPirates of the Baltic Sea (PoBS) s an international cruise organised by ESN Finland for students from Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and beyond! It includes two nights of activities on the beautiful cruise ship, a day in magnificent capital of Sweden, Stockholm and tons of fun with more than 1500 other students from all over the world! PoBS is organised between 14 April and 16 April 2024. Read more about PoBS here. 

There are still some tickets left, so grab yours via the link below before they run out! 

Timetravels trip: Lofoten Islands  
(23.04.2024– 29.04.2024)

Welcome to the Arctic student adventure to breathtaking Lofoten! Explore the magical Norwegian fjords and breathtaking nature sceneries with your friends and Timetravels. In fact, Lofoten is not all about the landscapes, you will also visit picturesque fisherman villages and find out more about the mighty Vikings!

Tickets: 409€ for Student with a valid with ESNCard or ISYY membership!

Timetravels trips are organised in collaboration with ISYY's international club Joensuu's Exchange and International Students (JEIS).

Check out all available trips and purchase tickets from Timetravels website from the link below!

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: