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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 8/2022

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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Week 8/2022 22.2. - 28.2.2022
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Joensuu Week 8/2022

22.2 - 28.2.2022

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

This week's top tips:

If you are a new student and unsure about how to join ISYY, order your student card or anything else related to your life and studies in Finland, please contact the ISYY team. We are here to help!

Hope you have a wonderful semester!

Kind regards,

Salla / kv.joensuu@isyy.fi

 
 

 
     
 
 

 

Exceptions in ISYY office opening hours 

There will be some exceptions in office opening hours in March: 

  • Due to the Sports afternoon 1.3.2022 ISYY Offices are open from 10 am until 12 pm. 
  • ISYY Offices are closed for the winter holidays 7.-11.3.2022.
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Come and listen about working in Finland at ISYY’s working life event!

Welcome to ISYY’s first working life themed day of 2022 on 23 February starting from 10.15 am!

The theme of the English lectures is how to get started if you wish to work in Finland while you study or after you have graduated. We also have a lecture on how to write a cover letter for your job application. The event is held online and you can follow the programme on ISYY’s Youtube channel. Questions can be asked also via YouTube’s comment section. You can see the day’s programme via the link below: 

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Timetable

  • 10:15 -11:45 (90 min) Osaamisen sanoittaminen -luento - Merli Juustila (in Finnish)
  • 13:15 - (45 min) Working in Finland - Aleksandra Nenakhova, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (in English) 
  • 14:15 - (30 min) Luotsi Joensuu - Antti Räty (in English)
  • 14:45 - (30 min) Talent Hub North Savo - Jarkko Surakka (in English)
  • 15:15 - (45 min) Cover letter - Luotsi Joensuu (in English)
 
 
     
 
 

Apply for an Internationalisation Grant for Your Organisation or Club!

ISYY is giving out grants for student associations, campus organisations and ISYY clubs for international activities! The grant is for the promotion of events and projects that further internationalisation. Examples of such projects can be new means that include international students in student associations, language exchange or how to get international and Finnish students to interact more. Be creative!

We are looking for activities that: promote internationalisation and international affairs, are repeatable and reproducible by other associations and clubs, are sustainable long-term, are environmentally friendly, innovative and creative, and take both Degree students and exchange students into account. Interdisciplinary and cooperative activities between different associations and clubs is also considered an advantage.

Two best applications will receive a grant of 400 €. The application period is 21.2-21.3.2022. Applications must be left online via the application form. 

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Join ISYY's Interest Advocacy Coffee Break (22.2 at 3pm)

  • Are you interested in different topics related to student interest advocacy?
  • Do you have something in mind to ask about advocacy?
  • Join ISYY’s interest advocacy coffee breaks!

The interest advocacy coffee breaks are spaces for open discussion, where you can hear about news related to interest advocacy and share your own. Present are also the executive board members responsible for educational and social politics as well as ISYY’s own interest advocacy experts. Spring 2022 we start through Discord due to the ongoing pandemic.

The next coffee break takes place 22.2. at 15-17 on ISYY Discord!

Join the interest advocacy coffee break on ISYY’s Discord channel!

In the future coffee breaks will be held always third monday of the month!

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ISYY Representative Council meeting 1/2022 on the 24th of February at 5 pm

The Representative Council of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) will hold its first meeting of 2022 on Thursday the 24th of February in rooms M100 (Joensuu) and SN200 (Kuopio) at 5 pm. In the meeting, the Representative Council will, among other things, elect students to the Representative Council Committees and decide on the remuneration that is to be paid to the Chairpersons of the Representative Council for the 2022 term.

You can read the Representative Council Meeting Notice 1/2022 here. 

You can follow the meeting in the classrooms or via a stream on ISYY’s YouTube channel. Welcome!

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Sports afternoon on 1.3.2022

Sports afternoon of spring 2022 will be held on Tuesday 1.3.2022. The University of Eastern Finland and the Karelia University of Applied Sciences hold a sports afternoon together and by the decision of the university rectors, the sports afternoon is lecture-free from 12:15pm. On sports afternoon, a wide variety of different exercise options are available for students and staff members. SYKETTÄ sticker is not required to participate in sports afternoon.

  • All classes and turns in SYKETTÄ sports calendar on 1.3. are also included in sports afternoon programme. To participate in classes and turns in sports calendar on sports afternoon, you don't have to have a valid SYKETTÄ sticker, but you must be registered as a user and enroll on classes and turns.
  • The spring 2022 sports afternoon programme is now published! The program is still being updated after the publication and changes to the program may be possible. Enrollments on activities start on 21.2.2022.

You can find the Sports afternoon programme from the link below: 

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Lunta Ilosaaressa concert at the Joensuu Areena (4.3) 

The Lunta Ilosaaressa festival will return on the Joensuu Areena on 4.3.2022 and brings along the brightest stars of Finnish pop music!

Timetable:
18:00 Doors open
18:45 Etta
20:15 Behm
22:00 VIIVI
23:30 Antti Tuisku

Tickets are 49e and they can be bought from Tiketti and Lippupiste

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ESN Joensuu - ISYY's international club

ESN Joensuu is a local section of ESN International, also known as the International Club of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY). ESN Joensuu is for anyone and everyone who lives in Joensuu and likes to hang out with people from around the world - both Finnish and international students are very welcome to join us! If you are a member of ISYY, you are automatically also a member of ESN Joensuu. 

The most important task of the ESN Joensuu is to introduce Finnish culture and lifestyle to international students and to give Finnish students an opportunity to gain international experiences in Joensuu by arranging diverse events and activities. In addition, ESN Joensuu is active in promoting intercultural understanding on campus and in Joensuu. We believe in fun, friendship and unity in diversity! Anyone can become active in ESN Joensuu and we really hope you do by either coming along to our events or by joining one of the open meetings.

Follow ESN Joensuu on Instagram:
@esnjoensuu
And on Facebook: 
ESN Joensuu

 

Get your ESN Joensuu overalls from the ISYY office!

Show your dedication to Finnish student traditions and your love for ESN Joensuu by sporting our cool blue overalls!

These weird party pants are a very traditional part of higher education students' life in Finland - overalls are the official student party outfit in Finland! They represent you and your fellow students as a collective, as every student organisation has their own overall colour. You can learn to spot people and know what they're studying at every major student event! The colours of each student organisations' overalls are listed in your ISYY student calendar. You can read more and find your own student organisation from this newsletter's In the News -section. 

Overalls should also be decorated with badges. You can buy badges from the ISYY office and you can even earn a badge from different student events. If you would like to take part in this tradition, come and get your blue ESN Joensuu overalls and your first set of badges from the ISYY office!

Overalls price - 30e

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What BRIDGES?

What BRIDGES? The University of Eastern Finland has received a special grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture for the years 2021-2022 to promote the well-being of students and increase commonality. The Co-ordinator of the project is Riina Pääkkönen (MAT). Read more about what fun is going to happen during the project at www.isyy.fi/bridges 

 
 
     
 
 

 

Movie nights in March!

Joensuu's movie night will be held in the restaurant Kerubi on Thursday 3rd of March 18-21. The Lion King (2019) will be seen in English with Finnish subtitles. During the evening, it is also possible to enjoy Kerubi's refreshments and delicious burgers. Registration to event is open from 17th to 28th February.

The movie night in Kuopio will be organized in cooperation with the Hyvät Kuvat film club in Kino Kukko. The Finnish comedy Peruna (2021) will be shown during the night. A precise event date will be announced soon.

The movie nights are open to all UEF students and participation is free. Participants will receive the project's own overall badge as a memory of the event!

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Here are the searched hobby buddies right now!

The Hobby Buddy service is intended for all students of the University of Eastern Finland who want to make new friends through common hobbies and interests. By filling the Hobby Buddy application, we are looking for a suitable buddy for you! 

There are different hobbies - you can search for a buddy for a coffee or movie company. Right now there are students currently looking for hobby buddies in Joensuu to

  • Classic music
  • band
  • gaming
  • casual chilling

We’ll get in touch when the right buddy is found. We read applications and combine them together once a week, usually on Fridays.

Read more about the service and fill out an application today!

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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. Physical stickers are available to purchase at the ISYY office. Spring 2022 stickers are valid until 31.8.2022 so you can use the services during the summer as well!

Please follow our hygiene and safety instructions


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

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UEF Language Centre: Would you like to get a taste of Chinese culture?

Chinese Culture and Social Customs course begins on 22 March and ends on 5 May. The focus is on the introduction of different aspects of Chinese culture and on how to behave correctly and politely in different kinds of real life situations. The course requires no previous knowledge of Chinese language or culture and it will be held on Joensuu campus. The language of tuition is English.

Registration is open in Peppi until 28 Feb
(8014205 Chinese Culture and Social Customs).

Welcome to the course!

 
 
     
 

 
 

UEF students, develop your study and working-life skills in online trainings!

University of Eastern Finland provides its staff and students with online trainings, which help to develop the most essential study and working-life skills.

“Keys to Well-being – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills” online trainings are designed to improve self-management skills, which are increasingly important in the changing world of work and study. Transformation of work requires new skills and competences: time and self-management skills, resilience and adaptability, collaboration skills, new ways of thinking, taking care of well-being and finding meaning in our work.

The online trainings consist of short videos as well as in-depth trainings. The trainings can be accessed flexibly at any time that suits you. They are free of charge to UEF staff and students, and they are available until January 31, 2023. The trainings can be accessed by logging into Moodle with your UEF-account: Keys to Wellbeing – 5 Steps towards Future Work Skills

The trainings are based on research. The expert group of Academy of Brain, consisting of members such as Psychologist, PhD Ville Ojanen, Executive Coach Jarmo Manner, and Professor Minna Huotilainen, is responsible for the content of the trainings.

Welcome to develop future work skills!

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Free admission and free bus transportation for students to Tahko Ski Lift Pitch on Wednesday 6th of April!

Tahko Ski Lift Pitch, the most significant startup company event in the Kuopio area, will be held in Tahko on Wed-Thu 6.-7. of April! At the event, startup entrepreneurs will compete with their business ideas in ski lifts and try to convince investors of their business idea. UEF is one of the main partners of the event, so there will be free admission for students and a free bus transfer on Wednesday, April 6th!

There will also be a competition for students called Student Track where students can present their business ideas and compete with each other. The best idea will be rewarded with a EUR 500 gift card to Gigantti.

A bus ride from Joensuu will be arranged if at least about 10 people register. Departure from the Joensuu campus is at 07 am and bus leaves Tahko at 5:30 pm.

Meals are not included in the free student ticket, but you can eat on site e.g., at the Sokos Hotel Ski Buffet for € 9.90 by presenting the Tahko Ski Lift Pitch student pass. Event passes are distributed either on the bus or on site.

Registration of UEF students for bus transportation by 16th of March (Indicate in the message whether you participate in the bus ride from Kuopio or Joensuu): tomi.tuovinen@uef.fi

Come to Tahko to marvel at the local startup buzz!

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Student2Student-peer counselling is here to support you!

Do you have any difficulties in your everyday life or in your studies? Do you have anything on your mind that you would like to talk about?

We Student2Student peer counsellors are here for you. You can contact us in any thoughts you have concerning your studies or wellbeing. All the conversations are free of charge, confidential, and you can also discuss your situation anonymously. Let’s ponder your situation together!  

Contact us: 

CALL (+358) 029445 8580
or
CHAT kamu.uef.fi/en (Tue-Thu 2-5pm)

You can access the message or callback request at any time. We will contact you during on-call hours. 

Best regards, Student2Student peer counsellors 

 

 
 
     
 
 

 

Nyyti ry - supporting students’ mental health

Nyyti Group Chat

Nyyti’s group chat is meant for all students. You don’t have to register or sign up to the chat. Conversation will be held via usernames.

  • Tue 22.2. How to manage? 
  • Tue 22.3. Time management in studies 

Mielentekoja - one-on-one chat

Nyyti mielenTEKoja-chat is open and ready to ponder with you about any stumbling block or everyday dilemma in student life.

mielenTEKoja-chat offers university students one-on-ones peer support regarding studies and mental wellbeing. The volunteer on-call counsellors are regular students trained by Nyyti. The chat is anonymous and free of charge. Available in English on Thursdays from 5 to 7 p.m.

 
 


 
     
 
 

City of Joensuu on Instagram & Facebook

Follow the city of Joensuu on social media to find out about current news, events and other information about the city.

See what's happening around the city!
Instagram: @joensuu_idassa
Facebook: Joensuu - kaupunki idässä

 

Try the Joensuu app!

Joensuu services are now in a useful app! You can upload your library card to the app, check bus routes and timetables, see upcoming events and locate the nearest waste sorting stations in the city. App users also get local offers dirrefent stores and restaurants in Joensuu. The app with update with new features in the future!

The Joensuu app can be found from App Store and Google Play Store.

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COVID-19 info - all in one place!

Your health and wellbeing is important to us, which is why we at ISYY have collected Covid-19 related info for you in one place! Here are some main points, you can find a more detailed list on the ISYY website. Stay safe!

Useful links: 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

ESN Joensuu Goes Sledging! (22.2 at 3 pm)

Tuesday 22nd we are sledging at Ruusupuisto. All you need to do is get your lovely self there for 15:00 (or cycle with us from university outside Aurora at 14:45).

Because Finland is not La Palma DRESS UP WARM! Bring your own cup and we will supply the hot drinks and the sledges.

And there will be two competitions! Fastest single race and fastest double (two people on a sledge) with a yummy prize for the winners.

Heading to Bar Play after to warm up. We will be there at 17:00.

Ruusupuisto location: Ruusupuisto
By bus (arrives a little late, oh well): 15:20 bus #3 from Koskikatu 1 to Saharinne E and walk from there.

SEE YOU TUESDAY LOVELY PEOPLES!

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Sign-up Academic League of Legends IV (LoL)(DL 27.2.)!   

 
 
 

Tr3 Gamers Ry is organizing the Academic League of Legends IV (ALL) once again for its fifth time as we go back to the swiss tournament system. Gather your team for atleast 5 people also consisting at least three academic playing members to sign-in and take part in the most amazing completely online played League of Legends tournament consisting teams variating all levels of a skill.  There is a trophy /money /exceptional prizes coming for our leagues superior! 

Games since the first round of the league season will be played from saturdays/sundays unless captains choose to reschedule their matches with other teams to another date. From week to week you will have another enemy team based on your played games and how you managed to play them up to that point. Teams that will find all the way to the tournament final will be fighting for leagues championship online on weekend of November 7.5. This date may differ depending on amount of teams joining the league. 

 

Team sign-in forms from the teams have already opened so fill in your own HERE until Sunday 27.2. until 11:59 p.m. If you can’t assemble full team from your own friends, you can fill in rest of your team from players at ALL’s discord server #all-lft channel if there are some or look for team that is looking for players if you are solely looking for some.

League-related information, schedules, streams and other things worth mentioning with all the rest of the discussion that can be found on the ALL’s Discord server, remember to verify your discord account by following the instructions in the #aula.

The league rules that players and teams must follow can be found HERE. 

 
 
     
 
 

Global Fridays at Joensuun Setlementti

Joensuun Setlmentti ry organises multicultural meetings every Friday from 5pm to 9pm. 

Address. Niskakatu 4, Joensuu

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KAVI -movies on Mondays

Movies from the KAVI (National Audiovisual Institute) archives are presented in Tapio movie theater on Mondays at 4:30 pm. Tickets 6e, you can get them from the Savon Kinot website or at Tapio movie theater. 

28.2 North by Northwest (Alfred Hitchcock, USA 1959) 

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Event Calendar

Week 8

Mon 21.2 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4 pm
Mon 21.2 Luomio club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 6 pm 
Mon 21.2 KAVI: "High Fidelity" at Tapio Movie theater (Kauppakatu 27) at 6:30 pm 
Tue 22.2 ISYY's Interest Advocacy Coffee Break on Discord at 3pm 
Tue 22.2 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Tue 22.2 ESN Joensuu goes sledging in Ruusupuisto at 3 pm
Tue 22.2 Nyyti's group chat: "How to manage" at 6pm 
Wed 23.2 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Wed 23.2 ISYY's Work Life event between 10:15 am and 4 pm
Thu 24.2 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 25.2 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) at 5pm 

Week 9

Mon 28.2 ESN Joensuu weekly meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4 pm
Mon 28.2 Luomio club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 6 pm 
Mon 28.2 KAVI: "North by Northwest" at Tapio Movie theater (Kauppakatu 27) at 6:30 pm 
Tue 1.3 MtG Guild club meeting in Haltia meeting room at 3 pm 
Wed 2.3 JOOJAKU club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 4pm 
Thu 3.3 Joensuu Board Gamers club meeting in Haltia meeting room (Yliopistokatu 7) at 3pm
Fri 4.3 Global Friday at Joensuun Setlementti (Niskakatu 4) at 5pm 

 
 

 
     
 

 
 

Looking for a summer job? 

At Rekrytointi.com, you can easily find the best summer jobs in 2022 and jobs suitable for students. You will find thousands of jobs in various fields all over Finland, as well as current job search tips. Take a look at the summer 2022 vacancies and submit your application right away!

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Discover your career profile!

Have you ever wondered which career profile matches your personality best? What kind of colleague you will be and what priorities might be most important to you? Take the CareerTest and get one step closer to your professional self!

For questions and feedback please write us at suomi@careertest.universumglobal.com

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 »

 
 
     
 
 

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.

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

 

Student Barometer 2022 is now open!

The survey is aimed at all students in higher education. Take part, and make a difference! → opiskelijabarometri.fi 

Student Barometer is used in work to develop student wellbeing, student activities, the quality of teaching, higher education internships, studies and reports on working life and living, and educational institutions, among other things. Student Barometer is conducted by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus.

The survey will open on 9.2.2022, and will be open until 9.3.2022. Responding to the survey takes around 30–45 minutes. Verkkokauppa.com gift cards will be available to win in a prize draw open to all participants.

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What is my Student Organisation? 

Student Organisations are independent, subject-specific associations. Student Organisations gather together students who study the same subject, which allows for them to get to know their peers and work together in the field of student advocacy. It's a great way to meet new people and attend a variety of activities and events with people studying the same subject as you! 

Each Student Organisation has their own overalls colour, they are listed in ISYY's student calendars! You can watch this Youtube video to learn more about the Finnish higher education overall tradition. 

See the list of all Student Organisations on ISYY's website to find out your own Student Organisation: 

  ISYY website  
 
 
     
 
 

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.

 
 
 
 

   

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