Weekly Digest 2/22

 
I General

COVID guidelines from Aalto, AYY and THL

Up-to-date website for facilities and COVID regulations on campus

https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/information-on-coronavirus

Reservable AYY workspaces closed until 7.2 + general current information:

https://www.ayy.fi/en/corona

COVID info from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare:

https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates

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FSHS health care fee for Spring 2022 due 31.1

Don’t forget to pay the student health care fee to Kela! For anyone registered as attending for studies over the spring term, the deadline for payment is on Jan 31st.

More detailed instructions on how to pay the health care fee:

https://www.kela.fi/web/en/how-to-pay-the-student-healthcare-fee-in-higher-education

Note: the fee does not apply to exchange students not completing their degree in Finland.

II Upcoming events AK Sportklubb: Ice skating and hot chocolate (sign up DL 1.2) 2.2 7pm //  Tapiola Ice Garden ”Good morning and greetings from the athletics committee, also known as AK Sportklubb! I am Iisa (TG @iisamus), and we are together with Minni (TG @dopaminni) and rest of the committee members organizing sports events for architecture students this year. We have planned a lot of fun sporty things to do with you, so you won’t stick on your computers <3 To make sure you won’t miss all the fun events, please join the Sportklubb’s official telegram-chat https://t.me/+MOxNILMGq8EzMzQ0). We will inform you there about the sports events, but also feel free to drop a message there if you feel like it would be nice to find a joggingmate. Because indoor sports are banned right now and the weather outside is not the best possible for cross-country-skiing, we decided to organize an ice skating event for you. Please, join with us ice skating next Wednesday. Hot chocolate is also served <3 Please take your ice skates with you, or rent them from the Ice Garden. And do not forget to take a mug for the hot chocolate. Let’s save the planet. Please sign up for ice skating latest 1st of February here to make sure we won’t run out of hot chocolate <3 Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bJUlWgo8ZatYGUcR6b8B-KwZXEIToz0STtjwIU5O7fs/edit WHAT: Ice skating and hot chocolate WHERE: Tapiola Ice Garden, behind the Espoo Cultural Centre WHEN: On Wednesday 2nd of February, at 7pm WHY: Because everything else is banned WHAT DOES IT COST: Ice skating is free, but if you need to rent skates, the rent fee is 5 euros per an hour. Best, AK Sportklubb” Fuksi’s Song Test Sauna 22.2 // Date changed (from 4.2) – Extra info coming up shortly!   – Fuksi’s Winter Day 14.2 at 2.30–5.30(-9.00)pm //  Otaniemi ”Winter Day is here!  Winter Day is a checkpoint crawl for first-year students. The event will be held on Monday 14th Feb in Otaniemi! So gather a group of 6-10 people and come to Alvarin aukio for the grand start at 2.15 pm or 2.30 pm. At the start, checkpoint cards will be distributed and the patch of the event will be sold (in cash). Checkpoints are held by ISOs (tutors) as well as various associations, committees and clubs. Checkpoints are open from 14:30 to 17:30. After that, if the situation allows, all the saunas in Otaniemi’s one-time rental premises will open, and they can visit those freely!  The sauna tour is open around 5-9 pm. In addition, there will be an afterparty held in Smökki from 8.30 pm on. The entrance ticket for the afterparty is the overall patch of the event, which is also sold at the door. The registration for checkpoint keepers is open until Tue 8th of Feb here: https://lomake.ayy.fi/teekkarijaosto/talvipaiva-2022 NOTE  We arrange the event just as a checkpoint crawl outdoors if possible on Feb 14th. If that’s not possible, we have chosen already a spare date which is Thu 24th Feb. If we have to change the date will inform about it asap! If you have questions you can contact Fuksi Major. Fanni Mattsson fanni.mattsson@ayy.fi (mainly) TG @Rouvamajuri”

III Interesting stuff

AK-Raati: Excursion Masters

Excuhammasta kolottaa jo? Bussiin on ikävä? Pelkästään arkkitehtuurin näkeminen tuo tipan linssiin jo?

Hae Excumestariksi! Haussa 1-2 kpl innokkaita ja pelottomia ekskursion järjestäjiä ensi syksyn Suomi-XQ:a varten. Mestarit suunnittelevat ja aikatauluttavat tämän perinteisen retken sekä varaavat bussit ja muun tarvittavan. Aikaisempaa kokemusta vastaavasta ei tarvita, ainoastaan intohimoa arkkitehtuuriin ja pilkettä silmäkulmaan. Plussaa jos olet valmis promoamaan tapahtumaa jo esimerkiksi orientaatioviikolla. Excumestareiden apuna retkeä toteuttamassa on yrityssuhdevastaava.

Vapaamuotoiset hakemukset ja mahdolliset kysymykset telegramissa @lehtipuhallin

tai mikäli et sellaista omista, yrityssuhteet.ak(ät)gmail.com

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AK-Raati: Guild Room Committee

Love swimming in the ball pit? Interested in Monstera cuttings? Do nostalgic PS2 games bring joy to your days filled with never ending Rhino work? If your answer to any of the above is yes, it’s not too late to join the Guild Room Gang!

Interested? Send a message to Guild Room & Hut Supervisor @samuelhautamaki on Telegram.

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“Maisumieliset” Telegram group for Landscape Architects

Did you know landscape architects and all others interested in the field have their own Telegram chat? 🌿

Join in on interesting discussions about everything under the sun (quite literally) and stay tuned about what’s happening in Vista, the landscape architects’ student association!

So, just in case you haven’t joined yet: https://t.me/+EUmpAB9az4JhZmU0 💚

Up-to-date information and other nice things can also be found through Vista’s Instagram @vista.ry and mailing list: https://vista.ayy.fi/?page_id=33

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Tech Student Spex

“Androids are rattling and the coffee-o’-matic is beeping as the Tech Student Spex of 2022 hops aboard a spaceship and dives into the world of sci-fi. Thrilling moments are had onboard the vessel of a space exploration company as world renowned astrologer Reine Haan’s new gadget picks up a mysterious signal. Where is it coming from and what exactly is it trying to tell us?”

Tickets for Tech Student Spex 2022 are on sale now at https://teekkarispeksi.fi/!

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Polijazz

Sick and tired of lounging around at home? No room to boogie down in your dorm? Get rid of your extra energy in dance classes held by the students’ dance association Polijazz! Classes start in February, registration opens Jan 24th. First time’s free, bring a friend and get a discount! 

14.2-13.5.2021

Contemporary dance: Mon 4:45-5:45pm (intermediate)

Breaking: Wed 7–8pm (beginner), 8–9pm (advanced)

Oriental dance: Thu 6–7pm (open level)

English-speaking instructors available.”

More:

https://polijazz.fi/en/courses/

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 IV Job offers

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Työantajat: Työpaikkailmoituksen julkaisusta sovitaan erikseen – olethan ajoissa yhteyksissä! 

Ota yhteyttä: 

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