This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 18/2013
May Day is here. Check out the events at wappu.fi and tune into the atmosphere at a frequency 102MHz (or radiodiodi.fi)! Happy May Day to all!
- This and next week’s events
- Apply for AYY’s scholarships by 30 Apr
- AYY’s online shop AYY Shop is now open!
- Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014
- Supplementary application for the Central Election Committee – DL 12noon on 7 May
- Declaration of May Day celebrations on 30 Apr
- May Day and the legendary May Day party are here again
- Teekkari Village cleaning party at 12pm on 5 May
- What is the meaning of student culture and traditions to you? Please respond to the survey.
- Participate in organising Development Cooperation Week for the autumn of 2013!
- Explore the world with AIESEC’s “global citizen” program
- Complete the basic course of security officer
- Welcome to discuss the future of Europe with President Van Rompuy and Prime Minister Katainen
1. This and next week’s events
Week 18
- Tue, 30 Apr – Beer relay race
- Tue, 30 Apr – Declaration of May Day celebrations
- Tue, 30 Apr – Boozeless May Day
- Wed, 1 May – Waputin
- Sun, 5 May – Cleaning bee in Teekkari Village
- Sun, 5 May – Mini beginner’s course in horseback riding
Week 19
- Wed, 8 May – MoA 2013
- Wed, 8 May – Surprise night
- Sat, 11 May – TOKYO’s spring sale
- Sat, 11 May – Mother sitsit
- Sun, 12 May – Mini beginner’s course in horseback riding, part 2
2. Apply for AYY’s scholarships by 30 Apr
AYY distributes scholarships to its members in accordance with the Student Union’s Scholarship Regulation and the regulations of the scholarship funds administered by the Student Union. The purpose of the scholarships is to support the internationalisation of low-income students, support community activities and encourage for successful combination of studies and the student life. In addition, AYY administers certain field-specific scholarship funds.
The distribution of the scholarships and scoring criteria for applications are regulated by Scholarship Regulation and the guideline for the scoring of community activities. The amounts of the scholarships are based on the profits of funds. AYY has three scholarships and the amounts of those in 2013 are as follows:
- Exchange scholarship max. €800
- Community scholarship approx. €500
- Study scholarship approx. €500
In the spring of 2013, the application period is 12 noon, 8 Apr 2013– 11.59pm, 30 Apr.
For the exchange scholarship, a second round of applications is organised in October-November for the student exchange in the spring of 2014.
Further Information: Board Member Tuisku Suomala (tuisku.suomala(at)ayy.fi)
3. AYY’s online shop AYY Shop is now open!
AYY’s own online shop AYY Shop is now open. The shop sells the Student Union’s hoodies, t-shirts and other products, as well as Aalto Design Factory’s coffee mugs. The product seletion will be expanded during the summer. Take a look at the products online at shop.ayy.fi!
We are happy to hear your opinions on the new online shop and we warmly welcome your suggestions for new products and improvement ideas for AYY Shop. You can submit your opinions and feedback to AYY Shop directly through the feedback form of the online shop. You can provide feedback anonymously and submit it by email to shop@ayy.fi.
Like the shop on Facebook or follow AYY Shop on Twitter and stay up-to-date on additions to AYY Shop products and other news.
4. Submit your events for AYY’s academic year calendar 2013-2014
Associations and actors within AYY have the opportunity to submit important event dates for the student union’s academic year calendar. Events can be submitted through the google docs file linked below until Sunday, 26 May 2013. Please add your events under the correct month in chronological order. Please enter the text you want in the calendar ”Event name/Text” field (yellow background). Please note that one line can hold up the maximum of 25 characters of text, including spaces. When writing the text, please consider how many lines from your own calendar you wish to be ”wasted”. The calendar is trilingual so please take this into account when planning the text.
If there are several events marked on the same date, the event that concerns most of the students will end up in the calendar. The file is editable until the provided deadline 26 May 2013, until which you can make changes to your events. Please fill out the columns carefully, and check and double check that the information is correct. Please also remember to include information on who is organising the event.
http://tinyurl.com/ayycalendar2013
Questions and comments to AYY’s Communications Officer Henna Lahti (henna.lahti@ayy.fi or 050 520 9440).
5. Supplementary application for the Central Election Committee – DL 12noon on 7 May
In addition to other exciting affairs, the year of 2013 is the Representative Council election year for the student union. In the beating heart of the Representative Council elections, the elections are led by the Central Election Committee. Are you interested in making AYY’s next Representative Council elections THE best and most excellent elections so far?
Supplementary application for the Central Election Committee has been opened and at least two vice members are still needed for the committee. The deadline for applications is 12noon on Tuesday, 7 May. Apply for the position at: https://lomake.ayy.fi/hallinto/kvl/
The member of the Central Election Committee cannot run as a candidate in the Representative Council elections in 2013.
6. Declaration of May Day celebrations on 30 Apr
Welcome to the official declaration of May Day celebrations from the roof of Smökki on April 30th at 1pm! Come to check out Polirytmi, The Police, the President of Aalto: Tuula Teeri, RWBK, Jäynä, Teekkarijaosto, Littu, and of course the Teekkari Village senate!
- What: The official declaration of May Day celebrations
- Where: At Servin mökki (Smökki)
- When: 30 April at 1pm
7. May Day and the legendary May Day party are here again
Whether you own a student cap with or without a tassel, Teekkari Section of Aalto University Student Union warmly welcomes you to take part in the most joyous party of the spring! After the capping of Manta statue, May Day Eve celebrations move to Helsinki Onnela, where the dance floor gets wild with the rap artist Juno and a bunch of top DJs.
At midnight, it is time for traditional festivities when student caps with a tassel can also be pressed on the head after a long wait. Whether your cap is gilded with champagne or shiny brand new, come to experience the midnight magic and new French horn music. This is really something that you do not want to miss!
Ticket sale schedule and the schedule for the night are available on the facebook site of the event or at the address teekkari.wappu.fi.
Tickets cost EUR 10 in advance and EUR 12 at the entrance or Tiketti. When you purchase the ticket, you can also get a stunning overall badge for 2 euros! The event is organised by AYY’s Teekkari Section and Party Committee and it is open to everyone.
8. Teekkari Village cleaning party at 12 pm on 5 May
Let’s make Otaniemi clean and fresh again in the following weekend after Wappu festival. Join the work party with your friend and gather at least your own wappu trash around our living surroundings! The Village Senate provides the cleaning equipment. Sauna will be warm for the participants in OK20 at 6pm where also food and drinks will be served!
- What: Teekkari Village cleaning party
- Where: Jämeräntaival 1, Teekkari Village
- When: Sunday, 5 May, 12-21 pm
9. What is the meaning of student culture and traditions to you? Please respond to the survey.
I am conducting a Master’s Thesis on behalf of Aalto University Student Union about student traditions and student culture among the students of Aalto University. The aim of the research is to find out what student culture and student traditions mean to students themselves. Please help and respond to a survey about student traditions! Responding to the survey takes about 8 minutes. I hope to get responses from all kinds of students – including international students – and you don’t have to be a tradition specialist to respond. The English survey is aimed at international students and how they see Finnish student traditions.
All responses are handled confidentially and the survey data will be archived in AYY’s archives. All information will be anonymised and the identity of a single informant can not be detected from the survey.
Many thanks in advance, Emi Maeda
More information: emi.maeda@ayy.fi, 044 577 4761
10. Participate in organising Developement Cooperation Week for the autumn of 2013!
Development Cooperation Week is a joint project of SYL and student unions, the purpose of which is to increase awareness of development cooperation among the students. The theme of the development cooperation week organised this year in October (7-10 Oct) is ”employment and development” and AYY also participates in the week. The Development Coordination Week at AYY is coordinated by Sini Hakkarainen.
So what would happen during the spring and autumn? Now in the spring, we collect an enthusiastic group with whom we make preliminary decisions about what kinds of events we want to implement during the week. We make initial reservations for facilities, plan the budget and communications, agree on sponsors, performers and marketing with the partners, etc. In the autumn, we confirm reservations and agreements, advertise and make the arrangements for the week. There are different duties for persons interested in carrying equipment, catering, budgeting, collecting money and performing, there are both small and large duties. Please contact Coordinator Sini (sini.hakkarainen@aalto.fi) and participate in the organising of Development Cooperation Week 2013.
11. Explore the world with AIESEC’s “global citizen” program
Would you like to have an advantage over other students? Would you like to embrace exotic culture? Would you like to make international friends? Would you like to explore new sceneries? Would you like to learn a new language?
Then go for AIESEC’s “Global Citizen” volunteer abroad program in BRAZIL, TAIWAN AND MALAYSIA. No matter what your academic background is, no matter what country you are coming from, no matter your grades or previous work experience, you can apply for it and gain personal growth and create a positive impact in society through our program and make your summer an everyday adventure!
This time, we decide to open second round for the application. The new deadline will be June 10th. So what are you waiting for? Grasp your chance and take this wonderful oppurtunity. Visit us at our website: aiesec.fi/globe. Contact: zhe.zhai@aiesec.net
12. Complete the basic course of a security officer
Dear student! Are you looking for work? Are you interested in the duties of a security officer? Do you want to employed next summer or alongside with your studies? Complete the basic course of a security officer! After completing the course, you can apply for the security officer card from the police, which entitles you to act as a security officer throughout the country.
Turvakerroin Ltd will organise a VERY INEXPENSIVE basic course of security officers. You can complete the 32-hour course this spring during the following five days: 13-17 May. You should reserve time between 4pm-10pm on those weekdays. The course will be organised in Hämäläis-osakunta facilities in Kamppi (Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 D). You must participate every day!
The course price for Aalto University students is only 80 euro! This price is only a fraction of the price you would have to pay elsewhere. The course will be organised if there are enough participants. Registrations to the address: anna-stiina.koivula@helsinki.fi
13. Welcome to discuss the future of Europe with president Van Rompuy and prime minister Katainen
The opening remarks will be given by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, who will be welcomed by the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki Ilkka Niiniluoto.
The event will take place on Tuesday 7 May 2013 in the Great Hall of the University of Helsinki at 17.00-18.15. You are requested to arrive by 16.45 at the latest (entrance via Aleksanterinkatu 5). Please carry an ID card to be able to confirm your identity on request.
Registration by Thursday 2 May, registration form.
You may watch the event as a live webcast or later as a recording at vn.fi/live. You may also follow and take part in the discussion via Twitter at #Eufuture. The seminar will be in English.