The sun is shining, June is almost here – now is the perfect time to mark down the choir concerts and Village LAN Parties in your calendar. Have a warm, relaxing week!
Week 22
30.5. Ristin kilta: Tea Night /blog/events/ristin-kilta-teeilta-2/
3.6. Female Choir KYN in the Opening Concert of the VocalEspoo Festival /en/blog/events/naiskuoro-kyn-vocalespoo-festivaalin-avajaiskonsertissa/
Viikko 23
6.6. Juurilla – Female Choir KYN & Juurakko (VocalEspoo Festival) /en/blog/events/juurilla-naiskuoro-kyn-juurakko-vocalespoo-festivaali/
7.6. Spring bicycle maintenance /blog/events/fillarin-kesahuolto/
- The Student Union rewarded active Aalto people
- AYY’s Statement on UniSport’s new website
- The Central Office has a new housing secretary
- AYY’s facilities open for reservation for the autumn of 2018
- All AYY’s services now in Otaniemi
- Share your ideas on AYY’s advocacy policies
- World Student Capital kutsuu keskustelemaan tulevaisuuden Uusimaasta 31.5.
- The Latest Developments in AI With Greg Corrado 31.5.
- Village LAN Party 29.6. -1.7.
- Aalto Drawing – help us crowdsource the curriculum
- This Summer, Don’t Just Travel. Develop The World!
AYY’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. The Student Union rewarded active Aalto people
The Aalto University Student Union celebrated its eighth Annual Ball on Saturday, the 19th of May 2018. To honor the occasion, the Student Union rewarded active people in the Aalto community with a variety of awards.
Read more about all the recipients of the awards and the reasoning behind them: /en/blog/2018/05/28/the-student-union-rewarded-active-aalto-people/
2. AYY’s Statement on UniSport’s new website
The Aalto University Student Union, the Student Union of the University of Helsinki and Svenska Handelshögskolans Studentkår have issued a statement concerning UniSport’s new website.
Currently, the new website completely lacks Swedish content. The University of Helsinki, Aalto University and Hanken School of Economics have a total of 5000 Swedish-speaking students, and the statement demands UniSport to create a working Swedish version of its new website.
Read the statement here: /en/blog/2018/05/21/statement-on-unisports-new-website/
3. The Central Office has a new housing secretary
Housing secretary Peppi Reinikka started in her job in the Aalto University Student Union’s Central Office in Otaniemi in May.
Read more about Peppi and what the housing secretary’s job entails: /en/blog/2018/05/22/presenting-the-new-ayy-housing-secretary/
4. AYY’s facilities open for reservation for the autumn of 2018
Are you planning a party, get-together or some other event? AYY’s party facilities and other single-rental facilities can now be booked for the period 13th August 2018–6th January 2019.
The advance booking for associations has ended, so all AYY’s members can now book facilities for the next 6 months. You can book a facility using your Aalto ID at https://tila.ayy.fi/
More information on AYY’s facilities and booking instructions can be found here: /en/students/services/rental-of-facilities/
5. All AYY’s services now in Otaniemi
After the move of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, AYY’s service point in Arabia has now also closed down.
Fron now on, AYY’s services will be focused on the Otaniemi campus. The Otaniemi service office serves all members of the Student Union at Otakaari 11.
Check the opening hours of the Otaniemi office here: /en/contact-information/service-points/otaniemi/
6. Share your ideas on AYY’s advocacy policies
In what societal questions should Aalto people be especially active in? How should AYY react to subsistence, equality and sustainable development?
The Aalto University Student Union is updating its policy papers this year. At the same time, the current policy papers will be combined into a single document. The idea is to create a document that ensures that AYY’s advocacy work is transparent and in line with the members’ opinions.
By taking the survey, you can bring new issues and ideas to the policy paper preparation work: https://lomake.ayy.fi/vaikuttaminen/share-your-ideas-on-ayys-advocacy-policies/
RESTAURANT NEWS
7. Exceptional opening hours of campus restaurants during the summer 2018
There will be changes to the opening hours of student and staff restaurants during the summer. The exceptional opening hours of the restaurants in Arabia, Otaniemi and Töölö have been updated and collected in Into on the Campus Restaurants page.
Due to the move of the School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the Mecca and Kipsari restaurants on the Arabia campus will be closed on the 28th of May 2018. Restaurant Arabianranta will be open normally until the end of June.
Please check the restaurants’ exceptional opening hours etc. always also on the restaurant’s own website.
Into: https://into.aalto.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=7146938
CULTURE AND THE YEAR OF ARTS
8. Female Choir KYN at the VocalEspoo Festival in June
The international VocalEspoo Festival will once again serve a concentrated dose of choral music between the 3rd and 9th of June. Female Choir KYN has the privilege to take part in the organizing of VocalEspoo’s international choral composition competition and to perform twice during the festival. You have the unique opportunity to hear KYN sing two completely different repertoires within four days – and in excellent company!
The best compositions from the composition competition will be performed at the opening concert by the best choirs in Finland: the EMO Ensemble, the Female Choir KYN, the Spira Ensemble, the Tapiola Choir and the YL Male Voice Choir. KYN will perform at the Juurilla (At the Roots) concert, followed by the Juurakko band, which has delighted people at numerous folk music festivals.
Come and see what KYN is capable of and what is happening right now in the world of choral music.
Opening concert on Sunday, the 3rd of June 2018 at 18:00, Espoo Cultural Centre
Tickets: 20/15 € vocalespoo@kyn.fi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1828429197455399/
Juurilla – KYN & Juurakko on Wednesday, the 6th of June 2018 at 19:00, Espoo Cultural Centre
Tickets: lippu.fi 25/20/15 € + delivery fee from 1 €
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/218631955381039/
Warmly welcome!
EVENTS
9. World Student Capital invites you to discuss the future of Uusimaa 31.5.
If the county reform happens, what will the county council members get to make decisions on? How will their decisions affect students and young people in general? How can students influence the county?
In the What will students’ Uusimaa be like in 2020? seminar we, together with experts in the field, search answers to the numerous questions we have on the county reform and its impact on students and young people in general.
The seminar is aimed at young people who are participating or interested in politics. Entrance to the event is free, the building and premises are accessible and the participants will be offered some light snacks. The seminar is organized by the World Student Capital network. The main language of the seminar is Finnish, but you can also ask questions and discuss in English.
Signing up is advisable, and it is done through a separate sign-up form: http://bit.ly/maakuntatilaisuus
WHAT: What will students’ Uusimaa be like in 2020? Seminar
WHERE: Haaga-Helia, Ratapihantie 13, Helia-auditorio
WHEN: May 31st, from 17 to 19
MORE INFO AT: https://www.facebook.com/events/117093515824553/
10. The Latest Developments in AI With Greg Corrado 31.5.
Welcome to a relaxed and tech-led afternoon with Greg Corrado from Google hosted by Silo.AI.
Greg Corrado is a senior researcher in artificial intelligence, computational neuroscience, and machine learning. At Google, he served as one of the founding members of and co-lead of the Google Brain Project for large-scale deep neural networks.
The event takes place in Maria 01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, 00180 Helsinki, on Thursday the 31th of May.
Program:
16.30 The latest developments in AI by Greg Corrado
16.50 Q&A with the audience
17.20 Networking
18.00 Event ends
Register to join: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-latest-developments-in-ai-with-greg-corrado-tickets-46179777959
11. Village LAN Party 29.6. -1.7.
Otaniemi Triforce together with Kampusjaosto and OtaHoas organizes Village LAN Party 2018 on 29.6. -1.7.
The event will take place at Smökki, where we will have about 60 computer seats and a console gaming area. Expect LAN partying, console gaming and tournaments over the course of the weekend.
The event is free and open for everyone. More info and seat reservations at http://lanit.kyla.fi/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1678546525575922/
OTHERS
12. Aalto Drawing – help us crowdsource the curriculum
Aalto Drawing – help us crowdsource the curriculum
Do you want to learn how to draw? Do you like games?
Aalto Online Learning is launching a pilot course in drawing and visual communication – in the form of a game. The course will be open to students from all Aalto schools, and will be launched in the fall of 2018.
Your opinions and ideas are needed to make the course curriculum suit your needs, so if you have three minutes to spare, take the survey below.
https://goo.gl/forms/i4qYs8g41LX0Ej0j1
Thank you for your time!
13. This Summer, Don’t Just Travel. Develop The World!
Are you looking for places to visit this summer? Would you like to discover a new culture while making a social impact?
Join youth across Finland as they volunteer abroad for the UN Sustainable Development Goals!
Some of the projects you can take part in include:
Global Mentors. Help a very vulnerable group in society – children without parental care. Location: Croatia. Duration: 6 weeks.
Naturatica. Promoting the integration of humans with the environment by planting crops and maintaining rain forests. Location: Costa Rica. Duration: 6 weeks.
For more details, visit https://www.aiesec.fi/ or drop an email to aiesec.helsinki@aiesec.net
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