Due to Corona virus situation, Language Centre teaching will be transferred online. No contact meetings will be organized starting Monday 16 March. Teacher of your course will give you further information. Please make sure to check your emails and Moodle.
Category: Kuopio
Tahko Ski Lift Pitch – Ski Academy side event 1 April 2020 – CANCELLED
Tahko Ski Lift Pitch is cancelled to prevent exposure to coronavirus. Those who have purchased tickets, will be contacted by the organizer and tickets will be refunded.
Welcome to Tahko Ski Lift Pitch on Wednesday 1st April! – Ski Academy side event is a great opportunity for students and staff with an entrepreneurial taste to learn how startups, business leaders, and investors get new business ideas off the ground. There is no easier place to build your network!
Sign at latest on Wed, 11 March at https://www.tahkoslp.com/skiacademy -> TICKETS -> SKI ACADEMY
Free side event and free bus shuttle from Kuopio to Tahko and back.
Access to exam rooms has changed from Mon 24th of February 2020
Exam room doors are open during the opening hours of the buildings. The opening hours are:
JOENSUU (Natura F-door) During the semesters (1.9.-31.5.)
- Natura N112: Mon-Thu 7 am-6 pm and Fri 7 am-5 pm
During the summer (1.6.-31.8.)
- Natura N112: Mon-Fri 7 am-4 pm
KUOPIO During the semesters (1.9.-31.5.)
- Canthia CA205: Mon-Fri 7 am-7 pm and ja Sat 9.30 am-2 pm
- Mediteknia 1029: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
During the summer (1.6.-31.8.)
- Canthia CA205: Mon-Fri 7 an-4 pm
- Mediteknia 1029: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
NOTICE! In the evenings and on weekends, you will need an access badge.
Access to the special purpose exam rooms is always through Oppari.
Discounted prices for student meals now available also in Antell restaurants on Microkatu
New participating student restaurants are Antell Round and Antell Log in Bistro in KPY Novapolis building (former Technopolis) in the address Microkatu 1.
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland, KELA´s, meal subsidy for students is €1.94 per meal. The subsidy is deducted from the price of the meal at the student restaurant. You pay the discounted price, which is available only in participating student restaurants. The subsidy is available for one meal per day. Please present a valid student ID card at the cashier (digital student cards also accepted)
The Finnish Defence Forces are clearing off underwater explosives in Neulalahti between 10 February and 20 March 2020
The daily hours of operation are from 07.00 to 21.00.
The work is being led by the Kainuu Brigade.
If you move on the waters during this time, please keep a distance of 200 metres from the sites of operation. Further information can be obtained by calling 0299 451823.
Please see the area where restrictions apply is shown in blue on the map in this link: TIEDOTE VESIALUEELLE MENIJÖILLE talvi 2020_eng
Student’s well-being guidance point’s opening hours at Kuopio campus for spring 2020
The guidance point (in Finnish: Hyvinvointineuvola) at Kuopio campus offers students advice and guidance on services related to well-being. Finnish Student Health Service´s health nurses, Campus Chaplain, anti-harassment contact person of student union and personnel from Language Centre and Sykettä Sport Services will take turns to meet you.
The well-being guidance point will be open as follows in Canthia 2nd floor corridor:
- 4.2 klo 14-15.3o Campus chaplain
- 11.2. klo 14-15.30 Language Centre
- 18.2. klo 14-15.30 Sykettä Sports Services
- 25.2. klo 14-15.30 Student Union ISYY / Anti-Harassment Contact Person
- 3.3. klo 14-15.30 UEF Student Well-being and Study Ability Team and Study psychologists
- 10.3. klo 14-15.30 FSHS
- 17.3. klo 14-15.00 Campus chaplain
Further information: Head of Student Services Tuija Pasanen (tuija.pasanen@uef.fi)
The traditional Christmas Party on the Kuopio Campus Tuesday 17 December, 2019 at 2:15 pm
The traditional Christmas Party for the staff and students on the Kuopio Campus on Tuesday, 17 December, at 2:15 pm, Snellmania SN 100
Programme
Welcoming Words
Rector Jukka Mönkkönen
Children´s songs
Haapaniemi school music class
Conducter Olli-Pekka Huttunen
Christmas Soul
Dave Forestfield & Jarkka Rissanen
University Chamber Choir
Conducted by Richard Nicholls
Word for Christmas
Vicar Aulikki Mäkinen
Christmas Carols
Conducted by Cantor Jarkko Maukonen
Coffee in the Snellmania lobby
Welcome!
Bright light lamps in Studentia, Kuopio campus
Beat the winter blues with the bright light therapy lamps. They are available in Studentia Kappeli (upstairs, the same entrance as for sports hall). Doors are open at 7 am. You can also use the kitchen, for example to make some tea and to warm your breakfast.
The bright light is a 2,500 -10 000 lux. The light resembles sunlight, but it’s UV-free. The bright light lamp is medically certified to treat SAD (seasonal affective disorder). The lamps are offered by the Student Health Servcies (YTHS) and the Student health co-operation team of Kuopio Campus.
Here’s how to get the most out of bright light therapy:
- Use the bright light lamp in the morning time.
- Use the bright light lamp about 30-60 minutes each morning. At the first time use the lamp only 10 minutes.
- Right distance of the lamp to your eyes is about 85–200 centimetres.
- Don’t stare straight to the light. You can multitask with bright light therapy for example read a book.
- You get the best effect when you use lamps between 5:30-9:00 a clock.
You can read more about Innolux and Are you suffering from winter depression? Get light therapy at our units (Finnish Student Health Service).
Actual voting for the ISYY Representative Council Election is on!
Actual voting for the Elections of the Council of Representatives for the Student Union (ISYY) has begun. You can vote today on 6.11.2019 between 9 am and 6 pm on the electronic ballot box.
Eligible voters have received a link by email via which the voting is done electronically. The link directs to the login page of the electronic ballot box (registration with UEF username and password). You can vote wherever you want to with your own device.
All campuses have Election info stands on Wednesday 6.11. where you can vote via the electronic ballot box. In Joensuu, the stand is located at Carelia lobby 10-13, in Kuopio at Snellmania lobby 10-14. Remember though, that you can vote anywhere you are with your own device!
Eligible voters include members of the Student Union (ISYY) who have registered their presence at the university before 22nd of October 2019.
In the advance voting on 29.10.–1.11.9 the voter turnout was 20,5 % (2 741 votes).
Results of the Representative Council elections will be published in the Election Night events on 6.11. at 17.30–20.00 at both campuses: AU100 (Joensuu), CA101 (Kuopio). You can follow the events via livestream on: http://www.uef.fi/live2.
ISYY will inform its members on the election result on 6.11.2019.
This year, the elections have altogether 149 candidates and 13 candidate lists. You can find the candidate who represents you the best by using the voting aid on ISYY’s website. See also the lists of the candidates on the elections website.
At the Representative Council elections even one vote can make a change!
Read more:
Vote here: Electronic ballot box
Voting instructions
Isyy.fi: The voting aid application
Isyy.fi: Information about the elections
Isyy.fi: Candidate lists
Facebook.com: The elections on Facebook
Facebook.com: The Elections Night
More Information:
Brenda Nissén, Chairperson of the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 040 5829578, brendan@uef.fi,
Emma Mertakorpi, Vice chair of the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 040 8479375, evpj1@isyy.fi,
Saara Närä, Secretary for the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 044 5768417, kv.kuopio@isyy.fi.
An appeal for ISYY’s members: Vote in the Representative Council elections
The Central Election Committee of the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland (ISYY) appeals to every member of ISYY to vote in the Representative Council elections.
By participating in the Representative Council elections, you can best influence the most important matters of your student life and take part in the decision-making. Don’t miss this chance; give your vote to your favorite candidate! You can vote via the electronic ballot box (registering with the UEF username).
Voting matters. The Representative Council members have the power to decide about matters concerning the Student Union and affect on your time as a student in the University as well as the services offered to you by the Student Union. Thus, voting will affect your life directly! If you don’t know yet whom to vote to, get acquainted with candidates with the voting aid.
Voting takes no longer than a minute
All members of the Student Union, who have registered as attending students at the University of Eastern Finland before the 22nd of October 2019, are eligible voters. All eligible voters have received a link by email via which the voting happens. Each person can vote only once.
You can vote during the preliminary voting days or in the actual voting day:
Advance voting: 29.10.–1.11. every day at 9am – 00 (midnight)
The actual voting day: 6.11. at 9am – 6pm
The Representative Council makes significant decisions concerning your life as a student
The Representative Council of the Student Union consists of 39 Representative Council members, “edators”, elected through elections. The Representative Council makes significant decisions concerning all students, for example the Student Union budget, membership fee, action plan, rules, alignments, and so on. The action plan and the alignments for example define, how the Student Union will operate during the present year and what matters will especially be enhanced – for example how the student housing should be developed?
Put simply, the Student Union could be seen as a nation where students are its citizens. The citizens=students elect the Parliament=Representative Council, who then elect the Committees and the Government=Executive Board. And that’s all there is to it!
In the Representative Council elections, even a one vote can make a difference and you are the one who decides who to vote for!
Read more:
Voting link: https://isyy-vaalit.uef.fi/election_login.php?lang=en_US
Voting instructions: https://isyy-vaalit.uef.fi/vaaliohje.php#en
Isyy.fi: Voting aid of ISYY
Isyy.fi: Candidates in ISYY elections
Isyy.fi: Elections pages of ISYY
Elections in Facebook:
Event: ISYY Representative Council elections
Event: The Election Night
#ISYYelections2019 #youdecide
More Information:
Brenda Nissén, Chairperson of the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 040 5829578, brendan@uef.fi
Emma Mertakorpi, Vice chair of the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 040 8479375, evpj1@isyy.fi
Saara Närä, Secretary for the Central Election Committee, the Student Union of the University of Eastern Finland, tel. 044 576 8413, kv.kuopio@isyy.fi