Milla Ovaska Specialist, International Affairs Orientation for international students, autumn 2015.

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Milla Ovaska Specialist, International Affairs Orientation for international students, autumn 2015

AYY website ayy.fi ayy.fi Join international mailing list:

Student Unions in Finland AYY in Facts and Figures Student Advocacy Student Union Services Aalto Community

Universities in Finland are required by law to have a student union The Student Union is independent from the university and is governed by the students Every degree student is a member of the student union Student unions are financed by membership fees and investments Student Unions in Finland

Activities in a Nutshell Student Advocacy Services Community Sports Rental services Facilities Housing Education policy Social policy International affairs Healthcare Discounts Activities Parties Associations & Clubs Tutoring

members associations in assets annual budget employees students housed 15, M€ 14 M€ 50 3,000 AYY in Facts and Figures

Governance 45 members of the Representative Council 10 members of the Executive Board 15,000 students Over 100 volunteers and 50 employees

Student Union appoints student representatives (hallopedi) to boards and councils within the university AYY has close relations with the top management of the university Student Advocacy

Student healthcare service Sports activities Official Finnish student card: all student discounts with one card in student restaurants in public transport, long- distance buses & trains in museums, stores etc. Student Union Services

AYY owns 2,500 flats in Espoo and Helsinki – Affordable rents – AYY emergency housing coordinator in office until Partnering with other student unions in HOAS Student Union Services II

Rentable venues for events Rentable van Recycling center Rights counselling Aino student magazine Student Union Services III

200 associations – Special status associations in each field of study – Sports – Music – Culture – Politics – Hobby groups Aalto Community I

For international students – Like International AYY on Facebook – Aalto International on Facebook – Join the international students’ mailing list – AYY’s internationality section Mosaic – BEST Helsinki for international engineering gettogethers For all students – AYY.fi, AYY newsletter, AYY Events in Facebook – Cultural & sports events, parties and activities Aalto Community II

Coming up this fall Mosaic’s Cafe Linguas – first one in Otaniemi Rantasauna 6pm. AYY’s representative council elections in November – sign up as a candidate by 30.9.! AYY’s Development Cooperation Week – join the organizing team! Call for student representatives in administration and AYY activities in November

Any questions? AYY.fi

Teekkari = a student of technology Teekkari cap Overalls Teekkari spirit Culture Events

Teekkari cap Overalls Got the final color and shape in 1893 First year students get their caps by earning points that give you knowledge about the teekkari culture and history Every guild has its own colour Tradition started in the 1980s Contact your captains for more information!

Culture Events A history of traditions Annual balls, sitsit (academic dinner parties) Choirs and orchestras, sports associations etc The 1 st of May, Wappu, the most known and anticipated occasion of the year

The strong sense of unity within the student community Achievements, such as building the Teekkari Village, represent the core of teekkari spirit A culture of doing things together Teekkari spirit