News
Thefts in Otaniemi – comprehensive security starts around AYY’s properties
Aalto University Student Union will increase security in Otaniemi, as there have been thefts in properties in the area. These cases have been reported to the police.
AYY nominates Sampo Sainio and Antti Regelin as candidates to the SYL Board
Aalto University Student Union nominates Sampo Sainio and Antti Regelin as candidates to the Board of the National Union of University Students in Finland. The SYL Board will be elected at the general assembly on 18–19 Nov 2022.
Design the next Design Notebook
The Design Notebook has been popular and now it’s time to start the design contest for a brand-new notebook! Next January, a design notebook will be published again instead of the traditional academic year calendar of TOKYO and AYY. The notebook published at the beginning of the year can be used as a bullet journal like a calendar, as a traditional notebook or even as a diary. We hope that the notebook is useful to more and more members of the Aalto community.
Take advantage of your member benefits by using AYY’s rental facilities
AYY offers its members rental facilities free of charge or for a reasonable price. Choose suitable facilities for sports, crafting, cooking and get-togethers!
Maximum price of student meals set to rise – who will pay for this?
Price of student meals will be increased from the beginning of October. In this release, we will tell you about what is happening, how much is left for the student to pay, why the price is going up and how AYY feels about this.
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. 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 18ꟷ19 Nov 2022at Korpilampi.
AYY has decided to sell its residential properties in Helsinki – more student housing zoned for Otaniemi
AYY has decided to sell some of its residential properties in Helsinki – more student housing zoned for Otaniemi.
Pathway studies with tuition fees not used as an admission pathway to Aalto University
At its extraordinary meeting on 20 June, the Aalto University Academic Affairs Committee rejected the proposal to use pathway studies with tuition fees as an admission pathway to Aalto.
Student voice heard on Aalto Board Nomination Committee
Student of Architecture Suvi Vendelin is the first student to join the Board Nomination Committee of Aalto University as a student member. She attended her first meeting in May 2021 and continues on the committee for another year.
Why do we still celebrate Pride?
In honour of Pride Month, the rainbow student association GAYY's Board opens up the history of the Pride movement in this blog. The promotion of the rights and equality of gender and sexual minorities has been a long and rocky journey so far. By understanding history, we get a better picture of the current situation and which issues have changed and what still needs to change. Fortunately, society is becoming a better place, but change does not happen on its own.
TodAYY’s Housing Mail – brand-new newsletter for AYY’s residents
The newsletter for residents TodAYY’s Housing Mail responds to a need to inform the residents about current housing issues by email, which was brought up in the resident survey. The newsletter is published about five times a year.
The most sustainable student life in the world?
According to AYY’s strategy, the Student Union will strive for carbon neutrality by 2030, but is the pursuit of carbon neutrality enough? We cannot measure the sustainability of our activities with just one metric.
