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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 33/2022

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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 33/2022
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Week 33/2022

16.-22.8.2022

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WELCOME BACK!

Welcome back to the university and ISYY! I hope you have enjoyed the summer and have now recharged your batteries to face autumn and the beginning of a new semester.

You are reading Weekly Feed, 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. More info and how to unsubribe if you do not wish to receive Weekly Feed anymore is at the bottom of this newsletter. You can also unsubcsribe HERE.

Have a nice week!

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

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Office opening hours

The ISYY offices are open as usual! Come and get your term sticker and SYKETTÄ sticker before the rush begins. Our opening hours are:

  • Mon 10-15
  • Tue 10-15
  • Wed 12-16
  • Thu 10-15
  • Fri closed
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New and familiar faces at the ISYY office!

Antti Natunen has started as ISYY's new Secretary General on 1st of August. Also, ISYY’s Specialist for Organisational Affairs, Liisa, has been back at our Kuopio office since the beginning of August. You will meet Liisa e.g. if you come to get your term or SYKETTÄ-sticker and you can contact Liisa also, if you have questions considering student associations or ISYY Clubs.

Welcome back and Congratulations to Antti for the new position!

 
 
     
 

 
 

In the beginning of September we will kick-off the new academic year!

And what does that mean?

Campus Happening and City Orienteering are events that starts the academic year at the University of Eastern Finland. The events are held on the same date with the UEF Opening Ceremony, 8th September 2022. The event will be held on both campuses at the same time.

The Campus Happening begins right after the Opening Ceremony and it gathers new and continuing students and also UEF Staff together to the campus area. Due to the pandemic the event has not been held after the autumn 2019. The Campus Happening will act also as a kick-off event for the City Orienteering that begins right after the Campus Happening ends.

City Orienteering is organised especially for the new students. Teams will go around the campus city and complete fun tasks at the orienteering points. The students will get to know each other as well as the campus city. You will meet e.g. student associations and ISYY Clubs at the orienteering points! You will hear more about the event very soon!

All the information about the events will be updated to ISYY website:

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It is time to apply for shifts at Studentia band rehearsal space in Kuopio for Autumn 2022!

You can now apply for a shift at Studentia Band Rehearsal Space by filling an online application form. Application form is open until Monday 22nd of August at 9 am. Autumn shifts are valid from 1st of September to 31st of December 2022. All those who have applied for a shift will be contacted during week 34.

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Hello student!

It is me, the BRIDGES project coordinator Riina. I hope your summer went well! The new academic year is already around the corner and because of that, the BRIDGES news section is also being renewed: from now on I will write a short greeting like this at the beginning. First of all, thank you very much for the wishes regarding the fall events. June was largely spent planning them and I'm looking forward to what's to come. Have a relaxing end of summer and I hope to see you at the events!
- Riina

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The BRIDGES continue!

In ISYY we are glad to say that with the project's continued funding, the BRIDGES project will also continue in the academic year 2022–2023. This means that ISYY will pursue events and activities that promote student wellbeing and community spirit.

All activities of the project are free of charge and open to all students of the University of Eastern Finland in Joensuu and Kuopio. You are always welcome to the BRIDGES events alone, because there you don't have to be alone.

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Events of the September

Mark these days in your calendar and remember to actively follow ISYY's communication channels, so you will be the first to hear about registrations for events.

  • 3.9. A day trip to New Valamo
  • 8.9. The BRIDGES teams in the City Orienteering
  • 15.9. A board game night
  • 20.9. Outdoor games afternoon
  • 23.9. A day trip to Tahko

The popular BRIDGES breakfasts will also continue in autumn, more information will be announced later.

 
 
     
 
 

 

A day trip to New Valamo

The first BRIDGES event of autumn is a day trip to New Valamo monastery on Saturday 3rd of September!

Transportation leaves from both campuses in Kuopio and Joensuu in the morning. After arriving, we will go on an hour-long guided tour (Finnish), after which we will head for lunch. After lunch it is possible to go outside on your own in the surroundings of Valamo, visit a souvenir shop or get to know the monastery's exhibitions. Transportations back to the campuses leaves at 4 pm.

The event is open to all UEF students. Register in Kide.app between 16th to 26th of August. Participation is free, but a 10 € deposit + 0.5 € service fee must be paid upon registration. The deposit will be returned after participating in the event.

Welcome to Valamo to get to know the monastery culture and fellow students!

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Join in the Hobby Buddy service!

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. You can read about the searched hobbies from ISYY’s websites and fill out the application.

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

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SYKETTÄ News

Sport services in August

  • Look at the timetable here
  • Instructed group classes during 15.–28.8.
    • Tuesday: Puijo workout at 18.15–19.00 at Puijo
    • Tuesday: forest yoga at 19.05–19.50 at Puijo    
    • Thursday: kettlebell at 16.30–17.30 in front of Studentia
  • Ball sports turns in August
    • Studentia sport hall is open: Mon-Fri 7-19
  • Gyms at Snellmania, Studentia, Kunnonsali and KuoFit
     

AUTUMN Sport Calendar will be out on Wednesday 17.8.

  • You can find it here
     

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Opening ceremony of the Academic Year 2022-2023

The Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022–2023 will be held on Kuopio campus on Thursday, 8 September 2022, at 1.15 p.m. in the Great Lecture Hall, Snellmania building. Before the Opening Seremony, there is a Opening Ceremony Service in the Great Lecture Hall at 12.15–12.45 p.m.

Welcome!

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Register to Language Centre courses!

Registration for Language Centre’s autumn semester courses opens on 1.8.2022 in Peppi. If the course starts before 11.9.2022, registration ends two workdays before the course starts. If the course begins on 12.9.2022 or later in the first period, registration ends on Thu 8 September. For courses in the second period, registration ends 10 days before the course starts.

For degree students (Bachelor, Master and PhD), we offer degree courses in English and in Finnish as well as optional courses. For exchange students, we offer the courses Finnish 1A and Chinese 1. Exchange students can join other Finnish courses if there is room in the group. Both degree students and exchange students can choose courses from the KiVANET network.

If you are new to Finnish language, start with our beginner’s course, Finnish 1A. Finnish 1A is a self-study module. Registration is open throughout the academic year, and you can start this course as soon as you register in Peppi.

Students register for degree courses in Peppi through their personal study plan (PSP). Students may also register for courses that are not included in their PSP by searching these courses in Peppi.

NB! In case you have started your studies before Autumn 2022 and the new curriculum 2022–2025, please remember to add the new equivalent courses to your personal study plan (PSP).

For course catalogue and registration, see Peppi.

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Degree student remember to pay the FSHS fee!

You can use FSHS (Finnish Student Health Service) services in the spring semester if you are studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and you have registered as an attending student at the UEF.

Degree students pay the university student's health care fee to Kela. Note that Kela won't send you an invoice! The amount for the autumn semester is 35.80 €. Read more about the payment and how to pay it via the link below.

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Summer opening hours in the library

Kuopio and Joensuu Campus Libraries' opening hours (1.6.–31.8.2022):

  • Monday–Tuesday 8–16 (Customer Service 10–16)
  • Wednesday 8–18 (Customer Service 10–18)
  • Thursday–Friday 8–16 (Customer Service 10–16)
  • Saturday–Sunday closed
  • The Library 24/7 self-study facilities are open normally

Check out exceptions in the library services on UEF library's website!

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Music gives wings to the mind!

Come enjoy Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra’s Season Concerts for a student discount price of ONLY 4 EUROS at the Kuopio Music Centre Concert Hall! Unwind after a stressful day listening to timeless music and get to know our orchestra’s musicians who represent over 10 different nationalities.

4€ student discount tickets for the following concerts:

  • 29.9. The Secret Songs of Women
  • 6.10. Storm of Emotions
  • 27.10. Myths and legends
  • 3.11. ¡Viva Guitarra!
  • 17.11. Mesmerized by the Winds
  • 24.11. Our own star
  • 8.12. Celebration of Finnish Music
  • 15.12. The Nutcracker
 
 
 

11€ student discount tickets for the following concerts:

  • 17.9. Samuli Edelmann & Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra
  • 13.10. Arja Koriseva & Mikael Konttinen with Kuopio Symphony Orhcestra

More information: The 4€ discount tickets can be purchased at the Kuopio Music Centre Ticket sales only on the day of the concert (open Mon-Fri 3-5 pm or until the beginning of the performance and on weekend 1 hour before the performance, open hours valid for the time being). The discount price is only valid if there are still tickets left. To access the discount price a valid student card chould be presented when purchasing the ticket. 11€ discount tickets are available for purchase in advance at Music Centre and www.lippu.fi.

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Free entry to Kuopio's museums on 26.8.

On Friday 26 August, you can visit three museums in Kuopio for free! The museums are open longer than usual, from 12 pm till 9 pm. Check out the exhibitions on their websites.

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

New courses in career & job seeking skills

The UEF Career Services offers courses on career planning and job seeking. They are open to all bachelor’s and master’s degree students. Starting from spring 2023, each 1-ECTS course will be available in English twice a year. This academic year, they will belaunched as follows:

Autumn 2022

  • Basics of Finnish Working Life – self-study course

Spring 2023

  • Career-planning – self-study course
  • Job seeking – self-study course
  • Career planning – practical exercises
  • Job seeking – practical exercises

Descriptions and registering: Peppi

 

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Working Life Day's streams of the Spring 2022 on ISYY's Youtube channel

ISYY organised two Work Life Events during the Spring 2022 and the lectures were streamed via ISYY Youtube channel. All of the lectures are saved to the Youtube channel and can be watched afterwards. If you missed the work life events, you can listen the lectures for example during the summer!

ISYY Working Life Event lectures on Youtube:

 

 
 
     
 

 
 

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

“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.

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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.

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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.

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Hello all of our students!

The City of Kuopio is developing the CultureKuopio-program. This program is based on your wishes, so help us out and let your voice be heard and fill out the survey below by 15 September. Together, we can make sure Kuopio has something nice to offer you in the future, just right for you!

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Get to know new international people in Kuopio via Kompassi

Kompassi is an international meeting point situated in the city center. It is a part Settlement Puijola ry of Kuopio.

Kompassi organizes multicultural activities all through the year with the help of our visitors and partners.  Kompassi promotes building of an equal society and offers activities supporting integration and participation, and advice and guidance in everyday life.

Kompassi’s activities emphasize community, peer-support, utilizing people’s own resources and supporting them in moving forward in life. Finns and immigrants confluence through volunteer work.

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Follow the City of Kuopio on social media

Follow your campus city on Instagram @kuopionkaupunki to find out about current news, events and other information about the city. NB! You can also follow the hashtag #kpoweek for more exclusive information about the city of Kuopio in English.

Check out also the Facebook page Kuopio International where the city publishes news about Kuopio in English: events, services and all sorts of current issues!

 

 
 
     
 
     
 
 

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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