1. Doctoral Students’ Section of the Student Union (OYY) Influencing the development of the graduate school since Chair Pauli Väisänen & Vice chair Marian Tumanyan

2. 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

3. For example…
Promoting equal rights and information for doctoral students, for example guide for all doctoral students
Promoting the recognition of PhD research
Sharing information about doctoral students’ experiences

4. 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

5. Research presentations
For example…
Info sessions
Research presentations
PhD Afterworks

6. 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

7. Student representatives
Research Council:
Pauli Väisänen
UniOGS Management Group:
Pauli Väisänen, Marian Tumanyan  
UniOGS Education Development Group:
Anna-Maija Juuso, Anna Laitakari, Päivi Raulamo-Jurvanen (vice)
Doctoral Training Committees:
Human Sciences: Riikka Tumelius, Essi Jouhki (vice), Taina Cooke, Santtu Karhinen (vice)
Technology and Natural Sciences: Priyanka Trivedi, Pablo Pinero (vice) Linda Omodara,  
IT and Electrical Engineering: Aram Baharmast, Mohammad Majidzadeh (vice) Päivi Raulamo-Jurvanen, Aleksandra Zienkiewicz (vice)
Health and Biosciences:
Krista Juurikka, Mikko Karpale (vice) Atiqul Mazumder

8. 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

9. Help from Student Union staff
For example…
Amazing Oulu
city race
Independence
procession
Vulcanalia party
Student discounts at gyms, movies, hairdressers, restaurants, shops!

10. How to get involved and stay tuned?
Join our events and monthly meetings
Facebook “Oulu Doctoral Students Section” LIKE NOW!
Facebook group “UniOGS - PhD students, Oulu”
Website oyy.fi/doctoral-students
to chair: Pauli.vaisanen at oulu.fi
Become a doctoral student representative

11. News Our brand new survey study is now available online!
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12. Doctoral Students After-Introduction Evening on Friday 16.3.
News
Doctoral Students After-Introduction Evening on Friday 16.3.
All new and old doctoral students are welcomed to the After-Introduction Evening on at to Oulun Tetra, Pakkahuoneenkatu 28, after this course.
We will have refreshments and food, and you can get to know your fellow doctoral students in a relaxed atmosphere!

13. Upcoming events
Union info event during this spring. Working conditions, work contracts, workplace issues, pay for teaching, salary negotiations etc.
Freetime AfterWork events. Local brewery visit?
Suggestions welcome! We are also looking for active PhD students who want to organize these events.

14. PhD TANK. Productivity Boost
Fellow PhD student Victor Pavlov has been organizing an event, where PhD students can gather together on Fridays to a same location (lecture hall or conference room) to work on your own PhD while utilizing good working techniques with others.
Learn more about the event on Facebook: or through our Facebook page (Doctoral Students' Section Oulu)