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AYY nominates Konstantin Kouzmitchev as President of SYL and Tiina Pajukari as a member of SYL Board
Aalto University Student Union nominates Konstantin Kouzmitchev as President of SYL, the National Union of University Students in Finland, and Tiina Pajukari as a member of the SYL Board for the year of 2022. The SYL Board will be elected at the general assembly on 19-20 Nov 2021.
At the beginning of the new academic year
Aalto University Student Union's Chair of the Board Milja Leinonen's speech at Aalto Day One.
#LuovutusAalto blood donation campaign 1.9.–30.11.2021
Come and save lives! Nearly 800 voluntary blood donors are needed every weekday to make sure that about 40,000 seriously ill patients receive the treatment they need every year. That is why the Aalto University Student Union is again after a while challenging all associations active within AYY to donate blood for the common good in the #LuovutusAalto campaign!
Apply to SYL’s General Assembly Delegation or to candidacy for the SYL Board!
The National Union of University Students in Finland SYL represents university students in national decision-making.
Brand-new Design Notebook has been published
Design Notebook by AYY and TOKYO is now available. Designer Janne Gammelin talks about the versatile features of the notebook.
Terrace for Rantasauna and Barbecue for Village Living Room
Last year, a terrace was built for Rantasauna and the village living room got a new barbecue. The working bee for the terrace was organised by the Guild of Electrical Engineering in the honour of its 100th anniversary and the barbecue was built by the Campus Section.
Renewed Museum of Student Life brings together student cultures of Aalto community
The museum, maintained by Aalto University Student Union, has been renewed and the museum will have a new name. The museum formerly known as the Polytechnical Students’ Museum will be called the Museum of Student Life.
Real estate sector working on new housing projects in Otaniemi
Plans for the construction of student housing on Miestentie and Otakaari are progressing at different stages. In total, up to 1,000 new apartments are planned for Otaniemi. Depending on the progress of zoning and other plans, it is possible that all projects will be completed during the 2020s.
Organising safe events - guidelines for AYY’s associations
These guidelines include AYY’s instructions and recommendations for associations on how to organise events during COVID-19.
A student centre will be built as a joint meeting place for Aalto University students
The building, to be built at the heart of the campus, will be implemented as a joint effort by student organisations and the university.
Student associations: “Pandemic exit strategy must include the opinions of students”
For the last year CMT (Crisis Management Team) has made the important decisions regarding Aalto University's daily activities. Neuvosto, a committee of chairs of associations at Aalto, wrote a statement about taking students' perspectives and transparency back into decision making.
