1. Influencing the development of the graduate school
The DSS
Influencing the development of the graduate school
Jaana Isohätälä & Marian Tumanyan
16th March, 2017

2. Doctoral Students’ Section of the Student Union (OYY) Influencing the development of the graduate school since Chair Jaana Isohätälä & vice-chair Marian Tumanyan

3. What is the Doctoral Students’ Section (DSS)?
The voice of doctoral students
The organization to contact when doctoral students need someone to speak up for them or when someone wants to know something about Doctoral Students
Represents doctoral students in University administration through nominated student representatives

4. For example…
Promoting more equal rights for doctoral students without a paid position
E.g. ”oulu.fi” addresses for all doctoral students
Guide for doctoral students
E.g. living in Oulu, social security, sports
Promoting the recognition of PhD research

5. What is the Doctoral Students’ Section (DSS)?
The community of doctoral students
Offers networking, news and events for all doctoral students across disciplinary boarders
Offers opportunities for all doctoral students to influence their study experience

6. For example… Info sessions Introduction course afterparty
PhD Afterworks

7. How do we reach and represent doctoral students?
Active communication channels
Monthly meetings
and events
Student representation
Hearing the voice of doctoral students
Discussing the opinions of doctoral students, networking
Taking the voice of doctoral students
forward

8. Student representatives
Research Council: Pauli Väisänen
UniOGS Management Group: Jaana Isohätälä, Marian Tumanyan  
UniOGS Education Development Group: Anna-Maija Juuso, Krista Wallenius, Yueqiang Xu (vice)
Health and Biosciences Doctoral Training Committee: Krista Juurikka, Svetlana Filatova, Kristina Mikkonen (vice), Atiqul Mazumder (vice)
Human Sciences Doctoral Training Committee: Riikka Tumelius, Taina Cooke, Essi Jouhki (vice), Santtu Karhinen (vice)
Technology and Natural Sciences Doctoral Training Committee: Linda Omadara, Gautier Baudry, Olli-Pekka Siira (vice), Pablo Pinero (vice)
IT and Electrical Engineering Doctoral Training Committee: Mohammad Majidzadeh, Harri Viittala, Sandun Dasanayake (vice), Aleksandra Zienkiewicz (vice)

9. Do I need to be a Student Union member?
The DSS equally represents all doctoral students– no sign-up or membership is required.
However, joining the Student Union supports our work and offers many benefits,
e.g. legal advice, help from specialists in Academic or International Affairs, events, news, info sessions
55 € / year, 27.5 € / semester

10. For example… Amazing Oulu Independence Vulcanalia party city race
procession
Vulcanalia party
Student discounts at gyms, movies, hairdressers, restaurants, shops!

11. How to get involved and stay tuned?
Join our events and monthly meetings
Join our mailing list at tinyurl.com/dsslist JOIN NOW!
Facebook “Oulu Doctoral Students Section” LIKE NOW!
Facebook group “UniOGS - PhD students, Oulu”
Website oyy.fi/doctoral-students
to chair: jaana.isohatala at oulu.fi
Become a doctoral student representative

12. Up-coming events Info session about the taxation of grants!
Fri March am (Finnish) and 11 am (English) at L8, Linnanmaa. Follow online: connect.funet.fi/uniogs

13. Up-coming events PhD Afterworks Introduction course afterparty!
Friday March 17 at 18:30
Pikisaari, Pursitie 8
5 min. walk from the
city center!
Sign-up today.