This is the AYY weekly newsletter 8/2018. You can find news concerning AYY, its associations and sections in this newsletter, in addition to other useful information.
A fantastic Monday to everyone! This week’s newsletter has info on recruitments, food and also some events. Have a cheery week – don’t let the polar vortex get you down!
If you want your own piece to be a part of the weekly newsletter, send it in its finalized form to tiedotteet@ayy.fi by Thursday 10:00 if you want it out the following week.
The association information can be found in the association newsletter. Read it at: /en/associations/association-newsletter
Week 8
20.2. The Teekkari Sailors’ inshore navigation course starts /blog/events/teekkaripurjehtijoiden-saaristolaivurikurssi-alkaa/
21.2. Ristin kilta: Alderman Night /blog/events/ristin-kilta-oltermanni-ilta/
24.2. Kondensatio 127 /blog/events/kondensatio-127/
Week 9
1.3. The Teekkari Sailors’ coastal navigation course starts /blog/events/teekkaripurjehtijoiden-rannikkolaivurikurssi-alkaa/
- Restaurant Alvari at Otaniemi campus closed 16. – 25.2.2018
- Leftover food for sale at student restaurants
- Public Lecture: Recent Trends in Cybercrime 22.2.
- Annex Aalto 28.2.
- Study Abroad with InnoEnergy!
- Pirates of the Baltic Sea 25.–27.3.
- Flea Market in Smökki 25.2. 12:00–16:00
- The Teekkari Sailors’ inshore and coastal navigation courses are here again!
AYY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Come work at AYY!
AYY is currently looking for a Housing Secretary.
As the Housing Secretary, you are an important part of a team that does its part to make our Student Union’s vision a reality: AYY – The best student living in the world. The Housing Secretaries help our members in issues related to housing, handle apartment applications, draft rental agreements and participate in producing and developing AYY’s member services in various ways.
The application period for the job ends on the 27th of February 2018 at 12:00 noon.
For more information on the task, please visit /en/student-union/vacancies/housing-secretary/
SUMMER JOBS
2. Summer Jobs at Tieto in Finland Now Open
Tieto has several summer trainee positions open again across Finland in Espoo, Kuopio, Tampere and Oulu.
The application period started on Thursday, February 1st and is open until February 22nd.
Most summer jobs will start in the beginning of June and last until the end of August. Application period 1.–22.2.2018.
If you want to spend your next summer working in the ever-inspiring IT industry with great colleagues, check Tieto’s summer job opportunities now! www.tieto.fi/kesätyö
You can follow us on…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tietocorp
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tieto/
and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TietoCorporation?_rdr=p
…to learn more about what we do.
#tietolife #summerjob
RESTAURANT NEWS
3. Restaurant Alvari at Otaniemi campus closed 16. – 25.2.2018
The restaurant Alvari is closed due to renovations between the 16th and 25th of February 2018. On Thursday, the 15th of February, Alvari is open from 10:45 to 15:00.
Restaurant Café Aino is open normally during the renovation.
Other campus restaurants: https://into.aalto.fi/display/enaalto/Campus+restaurants
4. Leftover food for sale at student restaurants
Reduce food loss and eat well – the Fazer and Sodexo student restaurants sell leftover food to go!
You can buy leftover lunch at Fazer’s restaurants ten minutes after the closing time (if there is food left over).
The following Fazer restaurants sell leftover food at the Aalto University campuses:
Alvari, Otakaari 1
Dipoli, Otakaari 24
TUAS-talo, Maarintie 18
Rafla, Runeberginkatu 14-16
Chydenia, Runeberginkatu 22
Meccala, Hämeentie 135 C, 5th floor
At Fazer’s restaurants, the leftover lunch costs 3€/box (7.5 dl). 2.80€ if you have a multi-use box of the same size!
Sodexo’s restaurants offer the chance to buy leftover food ten minutes before the end of lunch. Sodexo restaurants at the Aalto University campuses:
Konetekniikka, Otakaari 4
Kasper, Vuorimiehentie 2
Kvarkki, Otakaari 3
Tietotekniikantalo, Konemiehentie 2
Valimo, Metallimiehenkuja 2
The price for the take me home lunch at Sodexo’s restaurants is 5€/liter or 3€/0.5 liters. Student discount -50%!
EVENTS
5. Public Lecture: Recent Trends in Cybercrime 22.2.
Speaker: Yves Vandermeer, Chair of the European Cybercrime Training and Education Group.
Cybersecurity is a trending topic nowadays, but what about Cyber crime, Dark markets, and Crypto currencies? Who are the cyber criminals, how are they organised, what tools do they use, and how do they choose their victims? Are we all targeted or are some of us more vulnerable? And finally, what is being done by law enforcement?
This lecture is open to everyone. It is intended for a broad audience and does not require any background in information security. The lecture will be approximately 45 minutes, after which there will be time for questions.
About the speaker: Yves Vandermeer holds an MSc in Computer Forensics, and has 20 years of experience in law enforcement as a computer crime and computer forensics practitioner. Since 2017, he has been working for the Norwegian Police University College where he carries out research on file systems forensics, live data and network forensics.
VENUE: Lumituuli Auditorium, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, 02150, Espoo.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, 22 February, 18:00–19:30 (doors open at 17:30).
The event is free of charge, but registration is required: https://haic-public-outreach.eventbrite.com/
6. Annex Aalto 28.2.
How can you stand out?
Annex Aalto is here and this year we’re focusing on you! Our mission is to help you to maximise your performance and give you the tools needed to succeed at school or at work and become You 2.0.
Join us in Dipoli on Wednesday 28.2.2018 to experience the demos in the Playground area and to delve deeper in the workshop of your choice.
Don’t just listen, learn by doing!
Read more information on the program and apply to workshops (be quick) at http://annexaalto.fi/ and https://www.facebook.com/AnnexAalto/
7. Study Abroad with InnoEnergy!
Are you interested in studying possibilities abroad?
Want to become more international?
Did you hear that there is free food?
Register yourself to an info event about studying abroad organized together by BEST Helsinki, InnoEnergy and Aalto University Learning and Career Services.
The event is held 8th of March 16:00–18:00 at the Harald Herlin Learning Center (Otaniementie 9, Espoo)
The event is open to all Aalto students! But please register and tell us you are coming, so we can reserve enough snacks and drinks. The main language of the event is English.
BEST Helsinki is currently working under Mosaic, the international section of Aalto University Student Union. We have a team of 25 active members who run the Local BEST Group (Board of European Students of Technology) and its events, such as the annual academic courses.
InnoEnergy is a company aiming at increasing sustainable growth and competitiveness of the energy sector across Europe.
We will also have Börje Helenius from Aalto University School of Engineering giving info on applying to International Master’s Programs.
Aalto University Career Services will also tell us about international traineeship possibilities and the GoingGlobal service!
After the event you are welcome to join an evening hangaround with BEST Helsinki at our renovated clubroom starting at 18.30!
Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1dTwZ36ABgm9_PREcgvF7X5ufTxnWdQiOTZ9eS3I-QBY/edit
For more info of the event contact: Ville Alasalmi (+358402715327) ville.alasalmi@best.eu.org
WHAT: The Study Abroad! event
WHEN: 8.3.2018 at 16:00–18:00
WHERE: Harald Herlin Learning Center, Otaniementie 9, Espoo
WHY: Because of all the possibilities!
8. Pirates of the Baltic Sea 25.–27.3.
Calling all seafaring party people!
Pirates of the Baltic Sea, the biggest and baddest cruise on the Baltic, is calling you to hoist the masts and sail from Helsinki to Stockholm March 25–27th. Experience two nights of insane partying aboard our ship and one day on land to plunder Stockholm. Join over 1,000 international students from across the seven seas!
TICKETS on sale now via https://www.timetravels.fi/esn-student-unions/esn-aalto/esn-aalto-pirates-of-the-baltic-sea-25-03-2018-27-03-2018.html
DRESS CODE: PIRATES!
The name says it all, just be creative, your local second-hand shops can be full of surprises. The best costumes will be rewarded. Student overalls are a good idea too!
WHAT: ESN Finland’s Pirates of the Baltic Sea
WHERE: Helsinki – Stockholm – Helsinki
WHEN: 25.03.2018–27.03.2018
WHY: http://bit.ly/pobs2017
PRICE: 75 €
OTHER: Age limit 18 years!
MORE… http://pobs.esnfinland.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/events/167103707346617/
CULTURE
9. Tikelo presents: Dunkirk (2017) 20.2.
As the exam week is coming to an end, we can finally focus on more important matters, like enjoying movies with some snacks and good company. This time over we shall present you Dunkirk, a film that has received 8 Oscar nominations including best picture and best director.
This war film is about Allied soldiers evacuating from the shores of the French city Dunkirk during World War II with the help of rather unusual allies. The director is none other than the renowned Christopher Nolan, a guarantee for a great film.
WHAT: Movie Dunkirk by Christopher Nolan (2017)
WHERE: KY building, 3rd floor
WHEN: 20.2 18:00
HOW MUCH: FREE!
WHY: why not lol
OTHERS
10. Flea Market in Smökki 25.2. 12:00–16:00
Have you collected way too much stuff to fit your student apartment? Or are you looking for a cheap and easy way to get new furniture or new clothes? The international section Mosaic at AYY is starting the year with a flea market open for all Aalto students.
Come and see if you’ll find something to take home with you – or book a table to give your stuff a new home: http://lomake.ayy.fi/mosaic/flea-market-25-2/
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/352716418542017/
P.S. You can also find tasty brownies on sale at the flea market. Welcome!
11. The Teekkari Sailors’ inshore and coastal navigation courses are here again!
If you are interested in the challenges, speed and laid-back life of sailing, the best way to start learning is to join our navigation classes!
The inshore navigation course starts on Tuesday, the 20th of February at 17:30– 20:00, and the coastal navigation course on Thursday, the 1st of March at the same time. Both courses finish on Friday, the 20th of April with a final exam from 18:00 to 22:00. Both courses cost 75 €/course, or 45€ for the exam alone.
More information and signups at:
Inshore: https://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=211
Coastal: https://trip.ayy.fi/wordpress/?page_id=214
Also check out our website: http://trip.ayy.fi/