Weekly Digest 48

Election Meeting of the Guild of Architecture was held yesterday. Cheers to the Board and to the Raati 2019!

Culture tip of the week: Korjaamo Christmas Market

CONTENTS

I Events


Maja’s Pre Christmas Party 24.11.
Music Centre & Tone Colours 30.11.
TOKYO’s Christmas Sales in Kiasma 1.-2.12.
110. Wähäjoulu afterparty 5.12.
Village Christmas Party 14.12.
Mosaic Christmas party 24.12.

II Studies


Welcome to USP programme info 27.11.
TalTech Pop-Up University 27.11.
Nyyti Ry survey

III Pastime activities


Toivioretkellä – Dissonanssi
Christmas concert 8.12.
Coolest Wall Painting Competition 15.10.-7.12.

I Events

Maja’s Pre Christmas Party 24.11.

Welcome to Maja’s Pre Christmas Party

Booze, porridge and beaver are served at ~6pm!
Remember to bring a small and fun/useless/crappy gift if you want to take part in the gift giving thing hosted by Jallu Buck!!
There will be some breakfast for those who are still with us in the morning.

For more information ask here or hit the Beaver with some message in Telegram (tg-name: mee_tu)

Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/nKro0xWjfep2Kk7p2

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/2112975078766730/

Music Centre & Tone Colours 30.11.

What happens when abstract paintings are given musical form? Would you like to hear a real symphonic orchestra playing live? Or visit the Helsinki Music Centre, enjoy its architecture and find out, how good the acoustics really are? Or just relax and enjoy some beautiful, classical music?

Now it’s possible because the Guild of Architecture is organising a visit to the concert of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on November the 30th!

Conductor: Susanna Mälkki
Piano: Paavali Jumppanen

Programme:
Sean Shepherd: Express Abstractionism
Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, suite
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto nr 1

The concert is free! There are 20 places for the fastest. The sign up opens in this Facebook event on Monday 26th of November at 12:00 and closes on Wednesday 28th of November at 18:00.

WHAT: Classical music in the Music Centre
WHERE: Helsinki Music Centre, Concert Hall
WHEN: At Friday the 30th November 2018 at 7 pm
HOW MUCH: It’s free!
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/1268095776662443/

Some info: https://helsinginkaupunginorkesteri.fi/en/concerts/express-abstractionism
More info about the architecture of the Helsinki Music Centre: https://www.musiikkitalo.fi/en/article/mezza-voce-architectural-design-helsinki-music-centre
https://www.musiikkitalo.fi/en/article/concert-hall-musical-vineyard

TOKYO’s Christmas Sales in Kiasma 1.-2.12.

TOKYO’s Christmas Sales are coming again! This year the sales are organized in Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma on 1.-2. of December. Two days! 100 tables! Fantastic art & design!
Come and show your support to young artistic talents and buy the most unique Christmas presents! Bring your Christmas spirit to Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki center and experience the magic of TOKYO’s Christmas sales! The Sales are open according to the opening hours of the museum on Saturday 10:00–18:00 and on Sunday 10:00–17:00.

Warm welcome!
Event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/423539981512144/

110. Wähäjoulu afterparty 5.12.

Welcome to the Afterparty of Wähäjoulu!

This year, the afterparty and traditional night swim have been combined in to one great adventure in the waterpark Serena! You are welcome to join the afterparty even if you cannot join the main event.

In the pools and saunas you can shrug off the dust of the party, and in the Luolamies -restaurant DJ Windows95Man will guarantee an epic rave!

Buses will transport revelers from Otaniemi to Serena after the main event, and back throughout the night. The exact schedule of the buses will be posted later.

A ticket costs 30€.

EQUIPMENT

You may swim with a swimsuit or nude. In the party area and lobby however you are required to wear clothes or a bathing suit.

SIGN UP
260 places have been reserved to Wähäjoulu main event guests. In addition, there are 100 places for other guests.

Sign up either while signing up to Wähäjoulu, or if you’re only joining the afterparty, on a separate form.
The sign up begins on 22.10. at 12 PM at www.arkkitehtikilta.fi/w110

Thank you for the support to TTER!

Village Christmas Party 14.12.

Midsummer comes along every summer, but the Village Christmas Party is only once a year!

Campus Section and OtaHoas are organising the traditional Village Christmas Party on Friday 14 Dec at Rantasauna. The Village elves have magicked a tasty feast to be served with drinks and heated up the sauna for the guests. There will also be fun, Christmassy activities on location. We will also get to enjoy some beautiful live music from 8 pm onwards.

All Village residents and likeminded people are welcome at the Village Christmas Party. Remember to invite your friends and flatmates too!

WHAT? Village Christmas Party
WHERE? Rantasauna
WHEN? On 14 Dec at 6 pm
WHY? Good company, food and Christmas spirit
PRICE? Free

FACEBOOK? https://www.facebook.com/events/2071771486232724/

Mosaic Christmas party 24.12.

Staying in Otaniemi for Christmas? Join us in Rantasauna to celebrate Christmas together! Rantsu is filled with magic and anticipation on 24th-25th night, so come wait for Santa in sauna or in hot tub. Come early if you want to help decorate the tree. To participate in secret santa gift exchange bring a little present (5€) wrapped for more surprise!

secret santa!
glögi & festive food
fun and games
play cards – win prizes

What: Christmas together!
Where: Rantasauna, Otaniemi
How much: FREE, secret santa gifts optional
When: starting on Chistmas Eve (24.12) at 16:00 to Chrismas morning
Why: Christmas is better together!
Dresscode: ugly sweaters

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/378357739374867/

II Studies

Welcome to USP programme info 27.11.

Interested in studying at the Master’s Programme in Urban Studies and Planning? Come and get to know us!

The USP teachers and students will give information about the two-year study programme and share their experiences in an open info session on November 27th at 3-4pm in Urbarium, Porthania (Yliopistonkatu 3, street level).

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/256149638355246/

WHAT USP?
The Master’s Programme in Urban Studies and Planning (USP) is a joint study programme of the University of Helsinki and Aalto University. The programme prepares students to excel as professionals capable of understanding and addressing complex urban development challenges. Students gain a broad understanding of urban phenomena as well as practical experiences in collaborative and concrete situations. The programme offers several degree options from two universities:

University of Helsinki: Master of Science (env. sciences & geography), Master of Social Sciences & Master of Arts (humanities)

Aalto University: Master of Science (Architecture), Master of Science (Landscape Architecture) & Master of Science (Technology)

Programme home page: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/programmes/master/urban-studies-planning

HOW TO APPLY?
The next application round begins on December 3, 2018 and ends on January 11, 2019, for studies starting in Autumn 2019.

The programme combines several degree options from Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. The target degree is to be selected in the application process, and the application should be directed to the suitable university according to the target degree. The applicability of previous studies is assessed according to the selected target degree. The chosen target degree cannot be changed.

More information about the target degrees:
Aalto University target degree (Architecture)
Aalto University target degree (Landscape Architecture)

TalTech Pop-Up University 27.11.

Do you like coffee? Would you like to know how to build a self-driving car and an electric Formula race car? You are welcome to attend the TalTech pop-up university!

27.11.2018 Aalto University 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (DIPOLI, Otakaari 24, Otaniemi, Espoo)

12 p.m.  – 1.30 p.m. open lecture Cyber hygiene- How to survive and be safe in the cyberspace? Best practices from cybersecurity students. The speakers are Kristiina Konno (from Estonia), and Andrew Roberts (from Australia) who are both first-year cybersecurity students.

2 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.  open lecture Smart City: ”How to connect cities digitally? The case of Finland and Estonia”. The speaker is Ralf-Martin Soe, a Research Fellow at the R. Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance.

Open lectures will be held at the Lumituuli auditorium and the fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Welcome! Oled oodatud!

TalTech Pop-Up University is part of the Estonia 100 International Programme
www.taltech.ee/en
www.ev100.ee/en

Nyyti Ry survey

Nyyti ry is a national Finnish non-profit organisation founded in 1984. Our operations are funded by Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY). More info about Nyyti can be found here: https://www.nyyti.fi/en/yhdistys/

The purpose of our operations is to support students’ mental health and life management. We aim to improve students’ study skills and ability to cope with everyday life as well as related peer activities. Moreover, we aim to enhance the skills of people in charge of mental health promotion and problem prevention among students and in student communities.

We want to get feedback and suggestions for the future regarding Nyyti’s web activities, website, and online content. Your opinion is very important to us, and it will help us develop our operations. It only takes 5 – 10 minutes to fill out the survey.

The survey is meant both for students and the professionals who work with them. The results shall be analyzed in confidence and anonymously so that none of the participants can be identified based on the answers.

Those who leave their contact information get a chance to win a €100 gift card to Verkkokauppa.com in a raffle.

Student – use this link to take the survey:
https://my.surveypal.com/Verkkotoiminnan-kysely-2018-OPISKELIJAT-EN

III Pastime activities

Toivioretkellä – Dissonanssi

Christmas concert 8.12.

Chamber choir Dissonanssi’s Christmas concert will be held in Tuomaankirkkosali, Meilahti church,  (Pihlajatie 16, 00270 Helsinki) on Saturday 8 December 2018 at 15 o’clock. The concert has free admission, welcome!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/281086799204953/

Coolest Wall Painting Competition 15.10.-7.12.

The Coolest Wall Painting Competition is here again! In honor of the AYY Year of Arts, Campus Section wants to encourage all AYY members living in shared apartments to work together for a cozier living environment by means of art. You may take part in the competition by signing up here:

https://lomake.ayy.fi/kampusjaosto/viilein-seinamaalaus-kilpailu/

WHAT? Coolest Wall Painting Competition
WHERE? AYY shared, friends and family apartments
WHEN? 15.10.-7.12.
WHY? Because of art, home and prizes!
FACEBOOK? https://www.facebook.com/events/1600284900071728/

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