The KY’s new membership stickers of academic year 2010-2011 can be applied from KY point in School of economics from 23^rd August. The KY point serves students from Monday to Thursday at 10.30-14.30. The membership stickers can be also found from AYY Service Point from Monday 23^rd August. The AYY Service Point is open from Monday to Thursday at 10.30-16.00. All members of KY need to have a student card with the newest AYY sticker when applying the KY sticker. The AYY membership sticker can be applied from AYY Service Point from Monday 23^rd August.

The new students will get their KY membership sticker after they have gotten their student card. Before that they will get a KY postmark to their receipt of membership fee. This postmark entitles you to have the same benefits and rights than the KY sticker does. The KY postmark can be applied from KY point in School of economics or from the KY’s office.

KY office is closed from June 25 to August 15.

Have a nice summer!

During 2010, Aalto University will make decisions related to its campuses. We will begin preparing for the decision-making with an online discussion to which all members of the Aalto community, including the university’s partners, are invited. We will consider what facilities and operating environments best support studying, working and the fulfillment of strategic objectives at the university. What kinds of spaces should the university offer to foster world-class research, teaching and interaction?

There are no preconceived ideas as to whether the future university should consist of a single unified area or several campuses. At the heart of the discussion will be your views as to what is most important in the future operating environment. Studying and working also involve health and welfare services, catering, transport solutions and accommodation; these are some of the services that can be considered as a part of our future environment.

The discussion will be open until July 31st. The outcomes will be reported in autumn 2010. Decision will be made in the end of year 2010.

Link to online discussion in English: https://www.survette.com/25591-20298-106@aaltoen&jcmmmj

More information:

Jorma Kyyrä
vararehtori, Vice-President
jorma.kyyra[ät]aaltouniversity.fi
+358 50 563 9146

Would you like to be able to plan your studies more freely? Can you find a course on your favourite topic in the study guide?

Let us know your suggestions for development!

KY’s committee of academic affairs will again collect feedback from our best experts – the students. The theme of the “Think up” –day is “academic freedom and its realization in our university.

We’ll accept your suggestions on Tuesday 13.4. and Wednesday 14.4. at the HSE main building lobby at 10-14.15. The think-uppers will get some cookies, juice and an overall badge!

The feedback form is also available online, at kyweb’s front page from Monday to Friday 12.-16.4.

Are you interested in the Finnish culture? Would you like to learn a bit of the language of the country you are studying in? Would you be happy to teach your native language or tell about your own culture to the Finnish fellow students of yours?

Student Union’s educational committee is here to give you an amazing chance: Each One Teach One program is here! Each One Teach One matches Finnish students with foreign students who are interested in each others’ cultures. We’ll try to find a pair for every person wanting to participate in the program. The pairs will then get to arrange meetings according to their own schedules – whether they decide to go for a coffee or do something really Finnish

It doesn’t matter if your answer isn’t “yes” to every single question above – it’s enough that you are eager to get to know our Finnish students!

Signing up for the program starts right away and lasts until Wednesday, 24 of February 2010. Please send an e-mail to miina.tikkanen@student.hse.fi, and let us know your name, your contact information, your age and the country you come from / the languages you speak and would be happy to teach.

Greetings,

Miina & Johanna

Educational committee 2010

KY Office has to reduce the opening hours temporarily.

KY’s office is open

Monday to Thursday 10-16
Friday 12-14

Changes are due to the significant staff reduction and the merger of three Student Unions in the beginning of 2010. Therefore, unfortunately we can not guarantee immediate service at all office hours. We kindly suggest that you contact us in advance when you’re coming to KY office. Here you can find the contact information of KY Office.

In addition, KY Office is closed on Thursday 14.1.2010.

In order to register to the Aalto University School of Economics to study in the Bachelor’s or Master’s programmes in Economics, a degree student must pay a membership fee for the Student Union of the Aalto University (AYY). The membership fee for a full academic year includes health care payment for the Finnish Students Health Care Service (YTHS). The membership fee is voluntary for students completing their licentiate or doctorate as well as for supplementary students. Also the exchange students need to pay the membership fee to become members of the student union.

HERE you can find more information and the payment instructions!

On Tuesday 15.12. it’s time to celebrate KY and its ending story as a student union.

The revered big band Boston Promenade will be jamming at the function. Their esteemed gigs are always legendary and worth attending to. The location is Virgin Oil, doors open 8 p.m. and Boston Promenade starts playing at 10. Tickets are sold at the door: 5 and 8 euros for students and normal people, respectively.

Afterparty, fixed up by KUJ, will be from 01-hundred-hours @ KY premises. BYOB.

Welcome!

The KY office will be closed for holidays on December 19. The office is open again on January 10.

The KY Service Point is closed from December 18, but will open already on week 1 of 2010.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010!

Aalto University offers new opportunities for students to broaden their know-how by presenting diverse possibilities for student mobility within Aalto University. In spring 2010, the free mobility courses include school-specific courses that have been granted free mobility quotas, as well as “Aalto courses” created on the basis of Aalto University’s idea contest.

Examples from the course offerings:

HSE: Introduction to Finance / Business Research Methods

TaiK: Creativity & Innovation 2.0 (workshop)

TKK: Methods for Software Engineering and Business Research

Idea contest courses: Aaltoliike -project / Engagements-Environments-Ecologies

You can find complete course lists and learn more about the Aalto University mobility from Aalto University web pages. Choose the courses that interest you the most and sing up before January 10, 2010. Registration is done by using the enrollment form found from the Aalto University web pages.

More information: www.aaltouniversity.info/mobility