This is AYY’s weekly newsletter 50/2015

Association-related issues can be found in the association newsletter. Read the newsletter at /en/associations/association-newsletter/

Aino’s last issue of the year will be published today on 7 Dec and the magazine is delivered to the campuses this week! The latest issue presents seven hopes of Aalto and the man who democratised urban planning of Helsinki, as well as covers education cuts and steps into the new internet. The issue is also published online.

PS. Next year, the entire Aino’s editorial office will change. Please respond to the reader survey and provide feedback in order to make Aino even better next year: http://www.ainolehti.fi.

The weekly newsletter will be published one more time this year. Have a nice December!

 

1. This and next week’s events
2. Study grant
3. KYL Christmas concerts
4. Christmas concerts of Polytech Choir
5. Music events in Otaniemi chapel in December
6. AIESEC: Speak up for the youth

1. Sign up for running events of the spring at more affordable prices!
2. Aalto Wellbeing: Would you like to improve your wellbeing?
3. Mentors of Finland Association: Let’s work campaign is ongoing until 31 Jan 2016, dozens of paid internships for higher-educated young people!

 

1. This and next week’s events

Week 50

Wed, 9 Dec – Game night of Ristin kilta /blog/events/ristin-killan-peli-ilta-6/
Wed, 9 Dec – Polytech Christmas /blog/events/polyteknikkojen-joulu/
Fri, 11 Dec – Dominante’s Christmas Concert at Tapiola Church /blog/events/joulun-tahden-dominanten-joulukonsertti-tapiolan-kirkossa-2/
Fri, 11 Dec – Metal Club Mökä’s Christmas party sauna /blog/events/metal-club-mokan-pikkujoulusauna-2/
Sat, 12 Dec – Open role game day /blog/events/avoin-roolipelipaiva-5/
Sat, 12 Dec – Nippoli’s sauna night /blog/events/nippolin-saunailta-10/

Week 51

Tue, 15 Dec – Dominante’s Christmas concert at Paavalinkirkko Church /blog/events/joulun-tahden-dominanten-joulukonsertti-paavalinkirkossa/
Wed, 16 Dec – Autumn meeting: KY-Missio /blog/events/syyskokous-autumn-meeting/
Wed, 16 Dec – KYN: Christmas concert /blog/events/kyn-korkeella-kirkkaana-joulukonsertti/
Thu, 17 Dec – Dominante’s Christmas concert at Helsinki Cathedral /blog/events/joulun-tahden-dominanten-joulukonsertti-paavalinkirkossa/
Thu, 17 Dec – KYL’s traditional Christmas concert at Temppeliaukio Church 1/2 /blog/events/kyln-perinteinen-joulukonsertti-temppeliaukion-kirkossa-1-2/
Thu, 17 Dec –KYL’s traditional Christmas concert at Temppeliaukio Church 2/2 /blog/events/kyln-perinteinen-joulukonsertti-temppeliaukion-kirkossa-2-3/
Thu, 17 Dec – ESN Aalto’s Farewell sauna /blog/events/esn-aaltos-farewell-sauna-2/
Fri, 18 Dec – Dominante – Bach: Christmas oratory /blog/events/dominante-bach-jouluoratorio/
Sun, 20 Dec – KYN Christmas concert /blog/events/kyn-korkeella-kirkkaana-joulukonsertti-2/

 

2. Study grant

Aalto University and its student union allocate in cooperation study grants for incredible projects that promote studies and learning. You can apply for the grant by yourself, together with your friend or association – as long as the idea is good, we want to help you to implement it!

The application period is continuous and applications are processed on a monthly basis, the idea is that your good idea does not get old and you could implement it straight away. Applications are processed and approved by Aalto University Student Union’s academic affairs sector and Aalto University’s vice president in charge of teaching.

More information: https://lomake.ayy.fi/koulutuspolitiikka/2015/04/15/oppirahaa-kansalle/

 

3. KYL’s Christmas concerts

We’re walking in the air
We’re floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as we fly

Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL organises two Christmas concerts in Helsinki in 2015:

Temppeliaukio Church – traditional Christmas concerts

Thu, 17 Dec, 7pm, €26/€20
Thu, 17 Dec, 9.30pm €24/€16
Tickets are available at: http://kyl.fi

Helsinki Academic Male Choir KYL sings familiar Christmas carols in traditional Christmas concerts at Temppeliaukio Church. KYL offers listeners a chance to let go of the feeling of business, enjoy beautiful and touching Christmas carols, lead their minds closer to the Christmas spirit and discover their childhood Christmas.

 

4. Christmas concerts of Polytech Choir

Christmas concerts of Polytech Choir at Johanneksenkirkko Church at 6pm and 8pm on 17 Dec.

Welcome to the traditional Christmas concerts of Polytech Choir at Johanneksenkirkko Church!

Purchase your ticket at: http://www.joulukonsertti.fi/.

This year, the programme ranges from Gregorian and Renaissance music to familiar Finnish Christmas songs and culminates in a unique piece of Francis Poulenc’s Quatre petites prières de Saint Francois d’Assise.

 

5. Music events in Otaniemi chapel in December

Several concerts are organised in Otaniemi chapel in December. There is a free admission to all the events. A voluntary programme fee goes to charity and asylum seekers. Welcome!

Sat, 12 Dec, 5pm Christmas concert of Tapiolan Laulu, conducted by Uli Kontu-Korhonen. Coffee provided.
Sun, 13 Dec, 6pm The Most Famous Christmas Carols. Sing-along in Finnish and English, featuring Otaniemi Chapel Choir conducted by Katja Kangas
Tue, 15 Dec, 6pm Christmas concert – EMO’s vocal students
Sat, 19 Dec, 6pm Chamber Choir Dissonanssi’s Christmas concert conducted by Yki Kortesniemi

 

6. AIESEC: Speak up for the youth!

Speak up the issues that matter to you – take Youth Speak survey

Speak up the issues that matter to you – take Youth Speak survey! Do you think that Finnish society will be in a better or worse state in 15 years from now (by 2030)? What do you see as the biggest benefit of studying in university?

YouthSpeak Survey seek to understand what are the challenges young people face across the education to employment journey, raising awareness on the youth opinion, and how the SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) fit into your everyday life and shape the world around you. Results of this survey will be delivered to world’s leaders and decision-makers like the UN.

Let your voice be heard on http://aiesec.fi/youthspeak.

 

7. Sign up for running events of the spring at more affordable prices!

You can now register for some sports in the Finnish Student Championships! You can sign up for 10km and half-marathon, which are organised as part of running events organised in Helsinki. Both events provide student discount for participants. Read the contest newsletter 7/2015 of the Finnish Student Championships at: http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=261e84f8d2d5c9c2c52328fbd&id=1d1b6573b0

 

8. Aalto Wellbeing: Would you like to improve your wellbeing?

Go and like the Aalto Wellbeing Facebook page that offers

• services and content to support you wellbeing, health and study ability
• events and opportunities that can bring more energy to your life

http://www.facebook.com/AaltoWellbeing

 

9. Mentors of Finland Association: Let’s work campaign is ongoing until 31 Jan 2016, dozens of paid internships for higher-educated young people!

The Mentors of Finland Association has launched Let’s work trainee campaign in cooperation with major companies. The campaign is continuation to Let’s work project launched in the spring of 2015. In the project, companies offer young people their first job equivalent to their education i the form of a six-month paid internship. There are dozens of positions available. The work will begin during the spring of 2016.

The purpose of the programme is to help all recently graduated highly educated young people to find work. At the same time, organisations that participate in the programme challenge all Finnish companies to participate and provide at least one internship position for a highly educated young person. The internship and the gained work experience provide young people with good possibilities to find a job in their own field after the internship. Trainees will receive salary for the internship. This time, internships are provided by

Nokia, Wärtsilä, Metso, SRV, KPMG, Stora Enso, Uponor, Kemira, Nokian Renkaat, Accenture, OP, Kesko and Barona.

The trainee programme is aimed at recently graduated or soon to be graduated highly educated young people. Internships are available across Finland. The campaign is ongoing until 31 Jan 2016. You can apply for interships directly on the company websites. Positions will open during December and January and application periods vary depending on companies and positions. All companies in the campaign can be found on our website: http://www.suomenmentorit.fi/trainee-ohjelma/korkeakoulutettu-nuori-oletko-aloittamassa-tyouraasi/

We are also on Twitter: @suomenmentorit and #tehdääntöitä, LinkedIn: Suomen Mentorit ry and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/suomenmentorit