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The nomination of candidates of this fall's Representative Council election is open until 2 October 4 p.m.

This is your chance to participate in making the best student life in the world.

Aalto University Student Union nominates Totti Korpua to the board of the National Union of University Students in Finland. The board will be elected at the federal meeting on 17-18 November 2023 in Tampere.

Student unions AYY, HYY, ISYY, JYY, SHS, TYY, TREY, VYY, ÅAS, OYY, LTKY and ArtSU are dismayed at the state of the ongoing racism debate in society and demand concrete measures to eradicate racism. Racist statements made by people in high places have shown what is wrong with racism debate: people targeted by racism are not listened to, racist comments are diminished or taken as a joke, and the debate gets sidetracked. We need anti-racist actions, understanding and solidarity.

Aalto University Student Union's Chair of the Board Ida Parkkinen held a ceremonial speech at Aalto Day One 5.9.2023.

In June, we published information on the upcoming changes to Aalto University Student Union’s resident selection, which will be changed in accordance with new housing regulations approved by the Representative Council and the related resident selection appendix. The changes are based on the ARA regulations and the new Act on Interest Subsidy for Rental Housing Loans and Right of Occupancy Housing Loans, which oblige the student union to allocate housing more accurately to those who need them the most.

The gradual change will enter into force when the new Act on Interest Subsidy for Rental Housing Loans enters into force on 1 Sept 2023. In the Act, a resident selection task is considered a public administrative task and includes a provision on official liability, which obliges the student union to implement resident selection in a more precise manner as required by legislation.

The National Union of University Students in Finland SYL represents university students in national decision-making. The plan of work and policy paper guiding SYL’s advocacy work will be approved at the General Assembly, where the Board of the Union will also be elected. The 2022 General Assembly will be held on 17ꟷ18 Nov 2023 at Tampere.

AYY to discontinue associations' website services by the end of 2023

In this blog post, Aalto University’s LGBTQ+ association GAYY delves into the essence of Pride, explores the role of being a good ally, and sheds light on the current progress for LGBTQ+ rights in Finland and the world.

Pride month won’t go unnoticed: universities wave rainbow flags and say beautiful words about supporting LGBTQIA+ minorities. But how is the reality – how does for example supporting gender minorities come true at the moment?

We went through the Government Programme “A strong and committed Finland”. Students will be in for a rough ride in many sectors, but the programme also includes a few positive proposals.

To protect the interests of residents, AYY will oblige its residents to take out home insurance in the future. A requirement for home insurance will be included in the new leases starting in the autumn.