News
Hi new Aalto student, and welcome to study!
You will certainly become very familiar with us over the years, but to get started, here are briefly some of the most important points of information that will help you get the most out of your student union and the services and opportunities it offers.
Year tags are now available
All students who have paid their AYY membership fee for the academic year 2019–2020 can pick up a year tag from August 1st, 2019 on.
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The visual look of the “Fog” calendar, designed by Jolanda Jokinen, mimics the foggy and excited journey of the autumn’s first school days
AYY and TOKYO are executing the Design Calendar together for the second time. Calendar is designed by a master's level student of Visual Communication Design, Jolanda Jokinen
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SIEVO GOES SAUNA!
Sievo started a collaboration with AYY and took over the formerly known Atlantinkadun sauna.
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Plenty of new employees at AYY
During late spring and summer, several recruitments have been carried out at AYY, and some of the employees’ job descriptions have changed. In this story, you can read a summary of who has joined the forces at AYY over the summer.
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.
No empty promises – significant increase to the level of study grant needed!
The study grant must be raised back to the level before the cuts, as this would be a quick way to improve students’ subsistence in an equal manner.
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TEK donation funds allocated to improvement of Smökki
AYY's board has decided that the donation of 33 700 euros received from TEK will be used to acquire festive lighting and a better sound system for Servin Mökki as well as for improving the general accessibility.
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AYY’s Seal of Approval awarded to electronic examination
AYY’s Seal of Approval has been awarded to electronic examination, which enables exams to be taken at a freely chosen time or on the student’s own computer. This kind of flexible studying makes life easier for students who are working or have children, in particular.
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Summery greetings from Mikkeli!
Chair of Probba ry Säde Torkki tells, what is the summer, filled with studies, like in Mikkeli.
Answers to the Otaniemi 1.5 petition
The Otaniemi 1.5 petition, whose signatures were collected in connection with the Otaniemi climate strikes, encourages the Aalto community to commit to acts that can radically reduce our impact on global warming.
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Summer opening hours
AYY’s Services Office will partially be closed during the summer months of June – August.
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