RELEASE
16 Nov 2015
For immediate release
The Representative Council of Aalto University Student Union (AYY) appointed the former of the Board and Chairperson of the Representative Council for the year 2016 at its meeting on 16 Nov.
The sixth year student of physics Milja Asikainen was elected as the former of the Board. This year, Ms Asikainen has acted in AYY Board being responsible for international affairs and trilingualism.
”Next year, AYY will focus on making our student union and community more accessible and closer to all the members,” Ms Asikainen envisions right after her election. ”The best way to achieve this objective is to have a Board, which is filled with a variety of backgrounds, opinions and ways to act.”
The former of the Board makes a proposal to the Representative Council on the composition of the Student Union Board for the next year. The Representative Council will elect the new Board at the board meeting on Monday, 30 Nov 2015.
The fourth year student of electrical engineering Pietu Roisko was elected as the Chairperson of the Representative Council for the year of 2016. During the previous Representative Council term, Mr Roisko acted as the chairperson of Polytekarna Representative Council group. Previously, he has been active in Teknologföreningen association, for example.
”In the coming year, we will train and initiate an even more enthusiastic Representative Council,” Mr Roisko says.
Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and interest organisation for approximately 15,000 Aalto University students. AYY represents its members’ interests in education and social policy issues, in particular. The Representative Council is AYY’s highest decision-making body, which elects the student union board and decides on the budget, among other things.
Further information:
Milja Asikainen, Former of the Board 2016, milja.asikainen@ayy.fi, 050 520 9425
Pietu Roisko, Chairperson of the Representative Council 2016, pietu.roisko@aalto.fi, 040 512 0386
Secretary General Janne Koskenniemi, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi, 050 520 9415