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ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Weeks 50-52/2021

Tue Dec 14 11:48:01 2021

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Weeks 50-52/2021
 
 

 

ISYY's newsletter: Weekly Feed Kuopio Weeks 50-52/2021

14.-31.12.2021

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HAPPY TUESDAY!

This year's Winter Solstice lands on 21st December, which means that it's the shortest day of the year. After that, the days will become longer and there will be more sunlight!

This is the last Weekly Feed of the year 2021. Weekly Feed returns on 11 January 2022, enjoy your holidays and see you next year! If you're leaving Finland, I hope you enjoyed your stay here and I wish you all the best! :)

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

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

 

Exceptions in ISYY Office opening hours during holidays

There are some exceptions in the opening hours of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) offices because of the Christmas Holidays. You can see the exceptions below. Please visit our office to take care of your matters before Thursday the 16th of December.

Exceptions:

  • Thu 16.12.2021 - Sun 2.1.2022 (Christmas Holiday) closed
  • Thu 6.1.2022 (National Holiday) closed
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Borrow ice skates from ISYY's Office for the holidays

Do you want to go ice skating but you don't want to buy your own ice skates? No worries, you can now borrow them from ISYY Office!

During this autumn we have updated our sports equipment selection so that we can offer better services to our members. With ISYY membership you can borrow sports equipment from the ISYY office for free.

 

 
 
     
 
 

 

Need reading for the holidays?

The ISYY office has a book exchange shelf. Come and pick up some books to read during your holiday or if you have books you don't need anymore, you can leave them on the shelf. You can browse the shelf during office's opening hours.

 
 
     
 
 

 

 
 
 

Winter Holiday Bingo

Nothing to do during holiday season? Look no further, here are two bingo sheets! You can either play bingo, get ideas for new activities or - if you're up for a real challenge - cross all of them from your winter to-do list.

How many bingos can you get by the end of the year?

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Thank you!

The BRIDGES co-ordinator Riina wishes you relaxing holidays and thanks all students who participated in the events and activities of the project during the autumn. There is plenty of thing coming in next year so stay tuned!

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The BRIDGES Advent Calendar continues: the 3rd window!

Thank you for participating in (pre)Christmas dinner on 9.12. and also to the students who participated in the gingerbread decorating workshops! Now it's time to vote the most creative gingerbread on ISYY's Instagram. Among the voters, we'll raffle 2 café gift cards to local cafés. The participating time is between 13.-19.12. Read more about the raffle from ISYY's Instagram @isyyuef!

The 4th and last window of the calendar opens on 20.12. at 8 am.

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Here are the hobby buddies we're looking for right now!

The Hobby Buddy service is intended for all students of UEF 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!

Right now there are students currently looking for hobby buddies to

  • Kuopio: Salsa dancing, band activities, role-playing D&D, freediving

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

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SYKETTÄ news

You can buy a SYKETTÄ sticker for Spring season 2022

You can easily buy a SYKETTÄ sticker from a webshop or one of our selling points on campuses. For more information about prices and selling points visit SYKETTÄ webpage.

NOTICE!

Group classes are on a Christmas Break 6.12.2021-9.1.2022.

More tips and information on

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Climate University courses from 18 universities open – Learn more about the courses!

The University of Eastern Finland is a part of The Climate University network, coordinated by the University of Helsinki. Network has formed a teaching cooperation contract between 18 universities. With these new contracts, a majority of Finnish university students can take the network’s climate and sustainability themed courses.

The first Climate University courses open to all the students at the network universities will start in January 2022 and registration for them is open now. Specialists from the different universities have collaborated to design the instruction within the courses.

The course materials are open for everybody, but to get credits for the courses, you must be registered as a student at one of the partnering universities or the Open University. The courses mainly run online, but in addition to remote assignments, the instructors responsible for each course will offer real-time instruction, as well, and will grade the students' performances. The main language of the courses is English, but they are also being translated into Finnish and Swedish.

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UEF Webshop is open!

Check out the university's selection of gifts and souvenirs in the brand-new webshop!

Opening discount -10 % of all the products until 31 December 2021.

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Registrations for the Language Centre’s spring 2022 courses that have available places will be reopened in Peppi on 15 December 2021

Registration for the Language Centre’s spring 2022 courses that have available places will be reopened in Peppi on 15 December 2021. The registration ends on 3 January. The available places will be distributed in the order in which students register for the course.

 
 
     
 
 

 

Test your business idea with Draft funding!

Rules are the same as on previous rounds: present your business idea which you would like to test to our program experts and you can get funding for the idea up to 4 000 €. Participation is free of charge.

Apply for the program by January 17, 2022. The program will be carried out online.

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Library opening hours during Christmas time

Kuopio Campus Libraries

Open
8am–4pm, Customer Service 9am–4pm
Mon–Wed 20.–22.12.2021
Mon–Wed 3.–5.1.2022

Closed
Thu 23.12.2021 – Sat 1.1.2022
Thu 6. – Sat 8.1.2022

Library 24/7 closed Wed 22.12.2021–Sun 2.1.2022

KUH Medical Library

Mon 20.12.2021 – Thu 6.1.2022 closed

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Support for using Peppi

  • The Peppi Handbook provides a lot of information on Peppi and how to use it. On the Students page of the Handbook you can find user instructions, previously published newsletters, and the recordings and slides of earlier info sessions. Remember the FAQ page as well! Note that to read the Handbook, you need to login with your UEF account.
  • The Peppi support email helps with topics related to using Peppi at peppituki@uef.fi. With questions about your study attainments, please contact opiskelu@uef.fi.
  • With problems regarding the Peppi PSP, please contact your amanuensis or PSP instructor.
  • You can find current news about Peppi in the Peppi Yammer group.
 
 
     
 
 

 

Student, don't be alone with your thoughts

Do you have a study stress? Do you need support for your well-being? If you have any worries you would like to discuss before the Christmas holidays, don’t hesitate to contact us.

  • Call 029 445 8580
  • Chat kamu.uef.fi/en
  • Tue-Thu 2–5pm
  • Both services are anonymous

You can access the message or callback request at any time. We will contact you during on-call hours.
Best regards, Student2Student peer counsellors

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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!

 

 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Read the latest information related to COVID-19 on the website of the Finnish institute of health and welfare. Also, check out Kuopio City's website.

Kuopio

  • The regional coronavirus steering group recommends to wear a mask when distancing recommendations cannot be effectively observed.
     
  • The University of Eastern Finland recommends the use of masks on campus! Also, UEF recommends the use of the Koronavilkku app to its students and staff.
     
  • If you have any flu symptoms and suspect that you might have been infected with Covid-19, here is what you can do: 
    • You should take Omaolo symptom assessment online. (Available in Finnish and English.)
    • If you think you have coronavirus, you can call Kuopio City Corona Help Line and book an appointment for a test: +358 44 704 6700. The line may be very busy at the moment because of the number of cases and exposures, but please wait patiently or call them again. The help line is open weekdays Mon-Thu from 8am to 3pm, Friday from 8am to 2pm and on weekend Fri-Sun from 8am to 12 noon.
    • You can also call the Medical Helpline 116117, which is open 24/7. Your situation will be assessed over the phone and you will get instructions.
    • Check the symptoms for coronavirus here.
 
 
     
 

 
     
 
 

Red Cross hang out evening 16.12: evening walk 

Red Cross Kuopio department organizes hang out evenings for students and youth. On December we are going to have a walk together. Let’s meet in front of the city hall (Tulliportinkatu 31) on Thursday 16.12. at 18.00 and decide the route for the evening walk together. Please attend only if you are not showing any flu symptoms! Note: with proper clothing any weather is suitable for being outdoors so we will take this walk regardless of the weather.

More information via email hengailu@sprkuopio.com. Welcome!

 
 
     
 
 

 

Kärmes Gaming Evening
@ Lukema

ISYY's game club Kärmes arranges gaming evenings in Kuopio that are free of charge and open for everyone. You're welcome to join us to play board games, card games and strategy games!

NB! Remember the current safety guidelines when attending the gaming evening. Do not attend the events if you have flu symptoms.

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Three Nights to Christmas concert

The concert is held on 22 December from 19:30 till 20:45 at  Kuopion tuomiokirkko (Kuopio Cathedral, Vuorikatu 17). It's recommended that you wear a mask at the concert. Free entrance!

 
 
     
 
 

Kuopio Christmas Market

The traditional Christmas Market in Kuopio locates at the market square between 11 December and 22 December. Open: Mon-Fri 11 am – 6 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am – 5 pm

Check out the vendors and programme from the link below.

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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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Job and Traineeship offers in UEF to a new job portal

The New JobTeaser-service provides:

  • Europe-wide job market: with nearly 17 000 job and traineeship offers. The service has opended to Finnish employers 25.11. and positions previously advertised on the Aarresaari.net-platform are now directed to JobTeaser.
  • Events: Now mainly online events in Central Europe. In the future, Finnish and UEF events as well.
  • Employer profiles: Now mostly international employers. In the future, Finnish organizations, too.
  • Guidance and messaging to support job seeking and career planning: Materials to support students, now produced by JobTeaser. In the future, targeted to Finnish labor market as well.

Further information and detailed instructions on how to sign in JobTeaser for the first time in Kamu.

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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. You can search by region, job category or use the keyword search.

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Opiskelijatöihin.fi

Opiskelijatöihin.fi  is 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.

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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.

 
 
     
 

 
     
 

 
 

Kaamosinfo material

You can now access the polar night material and video lecture that were part of he Wellbeing week with your UEF credentials in Wiki UEF. Click the link below!

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Food Business Challenge 2022 is here!

Food Business Challenge competition seeks new business ideas and innovations in the agri-food sector from field to fork. There are two competition categories: an idea category seeking extravagance and bold change, and a startup category with an emphasis on business opportunities and feasibility. The competition has money prizes for the finalists. In addition, the winner of the startup category gets expert services for testing and developing the idea.

Participate by 23 February 2022 4pm.

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Remember to attach lights to your bicycle!

As the evenings are getting darker quicker, remember to wear reflectors and start using lights on your bicycle. When riding at dusk or in the dark, the Finnish law requires that a bicycle has a white or light yellow headlight and a red rear light. If you don't have these, you can be fined by the police. You can increase your visibility in the dark by wearing a reflector tag or a reflector vest.

 

 
 
     
 
 

 

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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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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