Aalto University Student Union
Press release
14.4.2016
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Niko Ferm has been elected General Secretary of the Aalto University Student Union AYY, for the next three-year term. The selection was done by the Council of AYY in its meeting on 14.4.2016.

Previously, Ferm has worked, amongst other things, as the Technical Customer Manager at TDC. Last year, he helmed AYY as the Chair of the Board. Previously, he has acted as a Member of the Board of AYY and in numerous other positions of responsibility in the Aalto community.

“The feeling’s just fantastic!”, Ferm commented, fresh from the selection. “It’s great to get to develop the Student Union and the Aalto community, when more and more Aalto people study on the same campus.”

Ferm is beginning her work by familiarising himself with things during the spring and summer, and his term will go on until August 2019.

The Aalto University Student Union AYY is a service and interest organisation for around 15,000 students of Aalto University. AYY acts as the advocate of its members, particularly in education policy and study-social matters. The General Secretary acts as the leader of ideological activity and as a link between the various operators of the Student Union. The General Secretary participates in the financial administration of AYY and the meetings and activity of the Board, Council and Financial Committee. The tasks of the General Secretary also include, as a core component, working with stakeholders and representing the Student Union.

Further information:

The incumbent General Secretary Janne Koskenniemi, janne.koskenniemi@ayy.fi, tel. 050 520 9415
The new General Secretary Niko Ferm, niko.ferm@aalto.fi p. 050 994 3120