The AYY weekly newsletter will take a summer break after the 12th of June and will return on the 21st of August! AYY would like to thank all of you for a fantastic academic year and a wonderful spring – the Aalto community wouldn’t be perfect without you. <3
The association information can be found in the association newsletter. Read it at /yhdistystiedote
- General housing allowance as an AYY tenant
- Opening hours of AYY’s Service Points in summer 2017
- Representative Council elections in the autumn – read more about electoral alliances now!
- President’s Anniversary Seminar on the 20th of June – Tuula Teeri 60 years
- Summer Finnish baseball at Tuuliniitty!
- Join AYY at Helsinki Pride!
- Otaniemi GayDay 2.7.2017
- Invitation to Service Design Hackathon
1. General housing allowance as an AYY tenant
Students will be moved under the general housing allowance on the 1st of August 2017, meaning that the entire household’s income will affect the amount of the allowance in the future. Below you can find the specific instructions for applying. The instructions apply to AYY tenants.
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Useful links
You may apply for the general housing allowance starting from August 2017 already at the Kela web service.
http://www.kela.fi/opiskelijoiden-tukien-muutokset#asumistuki
http://www.kela.fi/yleinen-asumistuki
http://www.kela.fi/yleinen-asumistuki_kenelle
2. Opening hours of AYY’s Service Points in summer 2017
AYY’s Service Points will be partially closed during the summer months of June–August.
See the details here: /en/blog/2017/06/07/the-summer-opening-hours-2017-of-ayys-service-points/
3. Representative Council elections in the autumn – read more about electoral alliances now!
As a member of AYY, you can vote at the Representative Council elections, held once every two years. The next Representative Council elections will be held in November 2017. The Representative Council is the highest decision-making body of the Student Union, and it decides on AYY’s budget, financial statement, construction projects, loans and regulations, among other things. The Representative Council also elects the Student Union’s Board, the Board’s Chairpersons and the highest officials.
You can check out the electoral alliances of the Representative Council elections already online at:
ELECTION DAYS: 30.10.–8.11
4. President’s Anniversary Seminar on the 20th of June – Tuula Teeri 60 years
Everybody is welcome to celebrate Tuula Teeri’s 60th birthday at the President’s Anniversary Seminar with reception on Tuesday, the 20th of June 2017, at 13:30, at Otakaari 1, Espoo.
The topics of the seminar will be the great passions of President Teeri: biotechnology and biomaterials. Join us for an afternoon filled with fascinating talks on the topic by Aalto’s researchers, such as professors Janne Laine, Markus Linder, Merja Penttilä, Herbert Sixta and Tapani Vuorinen. Please mark the day in your calendar. Registration for the event on the 12th of June at the latest.
Further information: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=27626994
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1326706494049971/
Questions and inquiries: trip(at)list.ayy.fi
5. Summer Finnish baseball at Tuuliniitty!
The Otaniemi Finnish baseball (pesäpallo) association OtaKoppi organizes summer baseball at Tuuliniitty, Tapiola, on Tuesdays from 18:00 to 20:00. Summer baseball is mainly aimed towards students, and all are welcome to play regardless of skill level! We start with a warm-up and light practice, after which we will have a laid-back game of baseball. You can borrow mitts and bats at the site. We update news regarding summer baseball also on the OtaKoppi Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/otakoppi/ Welcome!
6. Join AYY at Helsinki Pride!
The Pride parade, the culmination of the Pride week, is organised once more on Saturday 1st of July! Welcome to march together with other students for equality and diversity!
To go to the Pride parade together with other students, join us in front of the National Museum (at Mannerheimintie 34) at 11:40 am, and please be there on time!
The Helsinki Pride parade starts off from the Kansalaistori square at 1 pm and ends at the Kaivopuisto park where the event continues with a park party.
For more information about the event, visit http://www.helsinkipride.fi/english-page and the official Facebook events Helsinki Pride Kulkue and Helsinki Pride Puistojuhla. www.facebook.com/events/125274094719704/?fref=ts
7. Otaniemi GayDay 2.7.2017
Otaniemi’s most colorful summer party is here again!
Bring your friends and come to Otaniemi’s happiest, most colorful and most open park picnic on Sunday, the 2nd of July! There will be plenty of good company and a laid-back atmosphere at the picnic, held this time at the Alvari park. Whether you’ve spent the previous night at Helsinki Pride or at Tuska Open Air, there is room for everyone at the picnic. Be your own Netflix and come chill with us!
This year’s GayDay will be packed with speed and dangerous situations as the track and arena for the Otaniemi’s Smoothest Rider contest will be constructed at the site during the day. Stay tuned, the details will be published at this event!
After some recovery measures, the evening will continue to get wilder and blow up into a glitter party at Servin Mökki at 18:00, where the amount of sparkling wine, burlesque and dashing performances will be out of this world!
In a nutshell:
WHAT: Picnic and Smökki party!
WHERE: Alvar Aalto park / Servin Mökki, Otaniemi
WHEN: 14:00/18:00, Sunday, the 2nd of July 2017
COST: The effort of showing up!
WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU: Picnic blanket, food (grilling is possible at the picnic)
Parties such as AYY’s Campus Section and TTER are making this event possible!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/116262272284181/
8. Invitation to Service Design Hackathon
Want to contribute to Aalto University’s digital future? Eager to translate user insights into a world-class digital experience?
Aalto University is redesigning its digital communication and collaboration platform, and to ensure that the process is human-centric, Service design agency Hellon is organising a Service Design Hackathon – and you are invited to join!
The Service Design Hackathon is a full-day facilitated event where multidisciplinary groups will ideate the best solutions to cater to different users’ needs. These ideas, in turn, will guide the developers of the Aalto platform. The Hackathon will take place on the 14th of June from 9 am to 4.30 pm in Punavuori, Helsinki.
Sign up now at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScju4Y9c6vdRQR59Dz8g9o17ucw6Mb25N_kEflDurZbVEeLdQ/viewform?c=0&w=1
Welcome!