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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 2/2024

Tue Jan 09 12:18:39 2024

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 2/2024
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 2/2024

9.1. - 15.1.2024

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

And Happy New Year! Some of you are returning to campus after holidays, and some of you are starting your studies this January. Whether you already know your way around the city and the campus or you're new and wondering where to find everything, reading the first Weekly Feed of the year 2024 is a good start. The ISYY offices are open as usual if you need to visit the office!

Hope you have a wonderful semester!

Kind regards,
Elina
kv.kuopio(at)isyy.fi

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

 

ISYY offices are back at your service!

ISYY offices are back at your service after the Christmas Holiday and so is Weekly Feed. ISYY offices are open weekly from Monday to Thursday. Exceptions in our opening hours can be seen from ISYY.fi frontpage and we'll also inform about them in Weekly Feed, which is sent to your email every Tuesday.

Office opening hours:

Mon 10-12, 13-15
Tue 10-12, 13-15
Wed 12-16
Thu 10-12, 13-15
Fri CLOSED

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Tell us who should receive a recognition from ISYY?

You can now suggest a candidate to receive a recognition at the ISYY Annual Celebration this spring! Suggestions must be sent by 28 January.

Every member and alumni of ISYY has the right to suggest a person to receive a Medal of Honor, a Golden or Silver Medal of Distinction or a Medal of the Student Union. The delivered suggestions will be forwarded to ISYY’s Committee for Recognitions which will then prepare the suggestions for the ISYY Executive Board. The final decision of the acknowledgements is made by the ISYY Executive Board.

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Planning to apply for the ETCS’s from last years positions of trust?

ETCS’s from the last year’s positions of trust in UEF Administration, ISYY or Student Associations can be applied from Monday 29 January 2024 onwards. The instructions will be published to ISYY website on 29 January and the ETCS’s can be applied until the end of February 2024. We will inform about the application also in our future newsletters.

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

SYKETTÄ Kuopio sports services in January 2024

  • Sports sticker
  • Courses and open trial
  • Group classes started on 8th of January
  • Sports competitions and tournaments

SYKETTÄ stickers

Sports stickers for the Spring season are available. It is so easy to buy the SYKETTÄ sticker from the 24/7 online shop. Download the SYKETTÄ mobile app and your sports sticker is there.

Spring 2024 Ball sports sticker is 22,00 €

  • Ball Sports incl. Studentia and Snellmania gyms and weekly training times at co-operation gyms, open ball sports, regular and open shifts, courses and get to know classes.
  • Nutrition counselling
  • Valid: 1.1.2024 – 31.8.2024

Spring 2024 Group class sticker is 39,00 €

  • Group class sticker includes all the SYKETTÄ Kuopio services and also the Ball sports package (gyms, ball sports, get to know classes, courses and nutrition services).
  • Valid: 1.1.2024 – 31.8.2024

January one-month sticker 15,00 €

  • One-month sticker is valid for one calendar month. It includes all SYKETTÄ services, for example group exercise, ball sport turns and gyms. With the one-month sticker you cannot purchase the discount-priced City of Kuopio gym card. No cross-usage with Joensuu.
  • Valid: 1.1.2024 – 31.1.2024
 
 
     
 
 

Enroll for courses starting in January!

To participate in the courses you need a valid SYKETTÄ sticker, which means that the January one-month sticker will also work! You can easily get your SYKETTÄ sticker from the SYKETTÄ webshop, which is open 24/7.

Gym starter course (free)

5.1.–12.2. on Mondays at 16:15–17:10. Enroll.

Ski courses

  • Basics of Cross-country ski, basics of classic style (price 14.30 €) on Tuesday 16.1. from 17:00 to 18:30. Enroll.
  • Cross-country ski, advanced classic style (price 14.30 €) on Thursday 18.1. from 17:00 to 18:30. Enroll.
  • Cross-country skate skiing, advanced style (price 14.30 €) on Tuesday 23.1. from 17:00 to 18:30. Enroll.
 

 
 
 

Swimming Technique I course

This course is for you if you can swim breaststroke but you are not used to swimming with your head under water. In this course we will practise breathing techniques in the water, floating, gliding and basics of freestyle and backstroke swimming.

Notice! You must have basic swimming skill (able to swim 25-50 meters).

  • 1. 23.1.-20.2.2024 (price 45 €), enroll
  • 2. 24.1.-21.2.2024 (price 45 €), enroll

HotPilates

Beginner level 18.1.–22.2. (price 50 €), enroll
 

Open trial: Escrima Concepts- class

16.1.2024 at 6-8 pm in Snellmania mirror hall.

Escrima is originally a Filipino martial art. Its difference to many other martial arts is that the training uses weapons from the beginning (rattan stick). The use of weapons alongside unarmed combat quickly develops agility, coordination, and reflexes.

Escrima Concepts is a straightforward, effective and fast-paced martial art. It is built around the same concepts, both armed and unarmed. Enroll.
 

Group exercise classes started on January 8th

Remember that enrollment opens exactly one week before the start of the class. Enroll via mobile app or SYKETTÄ Kuopio sports calendar on the website. If you cannot participate in the class, cancel your enrollment at least 4 hours prior to the start of the session. Enrollment for the morning classes that start before 10 am must be cancelled at least 12 hours prior.

 
 
     
 
 

 

Sports competitions and tournaments

KYY-liiga is here again!  - Floorball tournament

KYY-liiga is a floorball tournament and it's to be held in the spring of 2024. The games will be played 16.1. - 21.4.2024.

The games of the  Elite and Fun series are played in one block of Studentia. The games are on Tuesdays from 5 pm to 7 pm and on Thursdays from 6 pm to 7 pm. The final tournament will be held on Sunday 21st at 4 pm at Studentia.

The team consists of at least 8 players (at least 4  present), one of whom is the so-called captain and one of whom is the so-called manager.

Read more and enroll here.

 
 
 

Enroll for Talvikilometrikisa – Winter Cycling Competition is on!

Kilometrikisa is a light-hearted cycling competition for workplaces, departments, associations, clubs or any other teams and it is held between 1.1.–29.2.2024.

In Kilometrikisa every team member will record their cycling kilometers on the website and the team with the highest number of kilometers will win. All students and staff members of UEF and Savonia University of Applied Sciences are welcome to join the SYKETTÄ Kuopio team!

Read more here and join!
 

Finnish Student Alpine Championships on 27th of January 2024

Finnish Student Alpine Championships will take place on the gorgeous slopes of Tahko.

  • The giant slalom competition includes the following events: Slalom – skis/snowboard/telemark
  • Series: Competitive series for women and men and Unisex. The competition will take place on the Iso Tahko slope.
  • Competition format: The competition consists of two rounds, and the winner is determined by the shortest total time.
  • Read more and enroll here.
 
 
     
 
 

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The application period for UEF Trainee 2024 Positions closes on Friday 12th January

UEF Trainee Programme provides paid internship placements to international degree students of UEF. In the programme, international degree students have a chance to work at UEF research groups or services, or at placements provided by collaborators for two months (or four months half time). During this period, international degree students will gain work experience in expert tasks and become familiar with Finnish working life and culture.

The application period ends Fri 12.1.2024. The application needs to be submitted no later than 12.1.2024 (by 24.00 hours Finnish time).

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UEF Startup Day is here again!

The UEF Startup Day, organized for the 3rd time, will take place this time at the Kuopio campus in the Snellmania lobby on Thursday January 18, from 11 am to 2 pm.

The event will showcase inspiring examples of how the know-how of UEF's students and researchers can be turned to businesses. Featured cases include e.g. Tahko Ski Lift Pitch winner 3AWater, educational training service company Unaku founded by two Master's graduates in Educational Sciences, and Finnish Companion, a service that aids in the study of the Finnish language.

 

 
 
 

Additionally, there will be information about the entrepreneurship services and studies offered by UEF, as well as about the support functions and networks provided by several stakeholders.

The event is open to all students, researchers, and staff interested in entrepreneurship regardless of their institutional background, as well as representatives from any entrepreneurship-related stakeholders.

Come and listen to interesting presentations on entrepreneurship related to the University of Eastern Finland and meet the entrepreneurs and others interested in the field!

Event language: English.

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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 on Language Centre Study Community. The deadline for applying is on Sunday 21.1.2024.

CONTACT PERSON
Noora Kaukola
noora.kaukola@uef.fi

 
 
     
 
 

 

UEF: Registration to the Doctoral Conferment Ceremony in Joensuu 6.-8.6.2024 is open!

The Doctoral Conferment Ceremony is a way for the University of Eastern Finland to show its appreciation for persons who have completed a doctoral degree. For doctorate holders, on the other hand, the Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate their academic achievements.

Registration to this spring’s Ceremony in Joensuu is open until the end of February.

The three-day doctoral conferment festivities involve a number of events where student marshals’ help is indispensable. Serving as a marshal is a task of honour. Applying for the position of student marshal is also open.

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Exceptions to Student and Learning Services' customer service opening hours in January 2024

2–15 January 2024 the phone service and customer service desk in both Joensuu and Kuopio are open Mon–Fri from 10 am to 3 pm.

  • Visiting address in Kuopio: Canthia, 2nd floor
  • Email address: opiskelu@uef.fi
  • Phone number: +358 29 445 8900
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The Student and Learning Services' customer service opening hours are changing starting 16 January 2024

The regular opening hours of the Student and Learning Services’ customer service are changing starting 16 January 2024. Moving forward the Student and Learning Services’ customer service will be open as follows:

  • Customer service desk: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 1 pm
  • Phone service: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 am to 2 pm
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UEF student bible club Sunday meetings

We cordially invite all new and returning students to the UEF student bible club weekly meetings.

Come and experience the supernatural power of God that saves, heals, revives, and delivers as we study the bible and pray extensively.

  • Date: Every Sunday.
  • Time: 13:00 to 15:00.
  • Venue: ISYY studentia, Lukema Building, Entrance C, Yliopistonranta 15.
  • Contact Juhani or Andrew via uef.bibleclub@outlook.com  
 

 
 
     
 
 

 

Join ISYY’s Sustainable Lifestyle Club’s Board!

ISYY Club Sustainable Lifestyle will hold their meeting 19 January at 4 pm, where they will elect their new Club Board. Join us for the election of a new board for the year 2024. The meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams.

Link to the event below:

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Language Café

  • Thu Jan 11th 5PM – 6.30PM
  • PUIJONLAAKSO LIBRARY, Mailatie 2

Puijonlaakso Library Language Café is an open, relaxed event where you can practice speaking Finnish in a comfortable atmosphere. When you strike up a conversation, it’s easy to get to know new people and cultures. Of course, you can also participate just by listening! Library staff will also take part in the games and conversations.

So come along, bring a relaxed attitude and a smile! You can take your whole family with you if you like! Coffee and tea available!

The event is free of charge, and needs no signing up. Welcome!

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 

 
 

TAHKOFEST – STUDENT FRIENDLY WEEKEND AT TAHKO!

To experience a winter weekend that unites students, your place is in Tahko on the last weekend of January! Tahkofest 2024 offers a weekend tailored for student’s wallet in the whole ski center.  Student-friendly companies will give you discounts when you flash them your Tahkofest wristband or student card. You can expect fun activities with other students!

The event is organized in collaboration with the Student Union of The Savonia Univercity of Applied Sciences SAVOTTA and Kuopio University Sport Services SYKETTÄ.

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Event calendar

  • 17.-19.1. & 22.-23.1. at 10-16 Advance voting for the presidential election at Lukema
  • 19.1. at 16:00 ISYY Club Sustainable Lifestyle UEF General Meeting (Teams)
  • 26.-28.1. Tahkofest in Tahko
  • 27.1. Finnish Student Alpine Championships in Tahko
  • 6.-7.2. ISYY's Association training days
  • 13.2. Sports afternoon
  • 15.3. ISYY's 14th Annual Celebration in Joensuu
  • 26.3. ISYY's Association Day in Kuopio

ISYY Clubs' meetings at Lukema (Studentia, C door)

  • Thu 11.1. at 17-19 Itä-Suomen Akateeminen Shakki (ISAS) (chess club)
  • Fri 12.1. starting at 17:00 Lautapelikerho Kärmes (board game club)
  • Sun 14.1. at 13-15 UEF Student Bible Club
  • Sun 14.1. at 17-19 Itä-Suomen Akateeminen Shakki (ISAS) (chess club)
  • Sun 21.1. at 13-15 UEF Student Bible Club
 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

The shortest way to work - Pondi

Pondi is a new Savilahti talent pond implemented by KPY and Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut, where the growing Savilahti area is at the heart with thousands of students and jobs. Pondi connects talents and jobs easily, interestingly and flexibly.

Talent, get to know the employers in the area extensively before you go after your dream job. Pondi enables employments of different lengths so that you can get to know different employers or work tasks already during your studies. You will get good employer contacts and diverse working life skills even before you are ready to commit to a longer-term employment relationship.

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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.

Read more »

 

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.

Read more »

 


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.

Read more »

 
 
     
 

 
 

 

Application for Startup Refugees Entrepreneurship Course in English – Spring 2024 (online)

Welcome to apply for Startup Refugees Entrepreneurship Course! The training is free of charge and will be organised online between 6.2.–16.4.2024.

You can work or study full time while at the course. Our workshops are organised on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 17.00-20.00. The total amount of work is 50 hours so be prepared to work for your business idea!

The application period ends on 21.01.2024. Based on the applications, selected candidates will be interviewed on the phone. The interviews will start already during the application time.

Read more about the course here.

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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 description of the event/activity in English to either kv.kuopio@isyy.fi (Kuopio events) or kv.joensuu@isyy.fi (Joensuu events).

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

 
 
     
 
 

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 Kuopio 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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