Becoming a member of the Student
Community
Milja Asikainen, Board member,
International Affairs, AYY
Tutor guide
https://lomake.ayy.fi/tutoring/guide/
International sector
Milla Ovaska,
International affairs
specialist
Rosa Väisänen,
Mosaic chair
Mikko Unkuri,
international tutor
responsible
Milja Asikainen,
Board member
Laura Sirola, Chair of
the International
Committee
International tutor responsibles
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Onni Lampi [email protected]
Jaakko Mattila [email protected]
Jaakko Viertiö [email protected]
Lauri Lavanti [email protected]
Miska Rissanen [email protected]
Irene Konola [email protected]
Niki Ulmanen [email protected]
Rodrigo Prieto Padilla
[email protected]
Emilia Ronkainen [email protected]
• Kieran Hooey [email protected]
• Joonas Kaijala [email protected]
• Ville Luntinen [email protected]
• Hannu Huhtanen [email protected]
• Nella Peippo [email protected]
• Anna Nuotio [email protected]
• Katariina Tarkkio [email protected]
KY: Anna Savela [email protected]
ARTS: Jyri Äärilä [email protected]
First year students’ path to the student
community
Joining AYY
Accessing information
Get them involved
Have fun!
STEP 1:
Joining AYY
Joining AYY
1. Pay the membership fee at AYY service point (Otakaari 11 / ECON
main building / TOKYO-AYY office)
• Membership is mandatory by law for degree students, highly recommendable for
exhange students - explain the benefits
• Letter of Acceptance makes things easier
2. Go to OOP services to register students to OODI
3. Apply for a student card online at https://elisalompakko.fi/lyyra,
more information at https://myfrank.fi/en/
• Make sure they keep the receipt and Certificate of attendance untill they get their
card
STEP 2:
Accessing
information
STEP 2: Accessing information
• Make sure the students join the relevant mailing lists:
– http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/exchange
– http://list.ayy.fi/mailman/listinfo/int-degree
+ Weekly AYY info letter
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International AYY – AYY info channel
Aalto International– all international happenings in Aalto
AYY Events - Events intended for Aalto University students
@intAYY
STEP 3:
Get them
involved
STEP 3: Get them involved
• Associations and guilds: all international students
want to make local friends!
• 200+ associations
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Sports
Music
Culture
Politics
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International associations
Some organizations with international activities
– AYY International Section Mosaic
– KY international subcommittee KY-sub
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Erasmus Student Network ESN Aalto
BEST (Europe-wide network for technology students)
AIESEC (internships abroad)
AEGEE (summer schools abroad)
BUT REMEMBER: ALL STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS
SHOULD BE OPEN FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AS
WELL!
Group exercises
1. Form small groups
2. Take some paper and pens
3. We will have two exercises
1. How to activate international students?
1. Why some international students are not interested in
participating events and activities?
2. What could tutor do to encourage them to participate?
2. How to make integration easier?
1. Why integration is difficult?
2. Which practical tips and tricks could help integration? What could a
tutor do?
Information
How to get a job in Finland?
• Majority of international degree students would like to work in
Finland after graduation
• It’s really difficult to get a job
• Tutors have an effect on how well students integrate
• Encourage expecially degree students to study finnish
and to network with locals
It is important to study Finnish!
More information
• AYY website: http://ayy.fi/en/students/international-ayy/
• Associations: http://ayy.fi/en/associations/
• Tutor guide: https://lomake.ayy.fi/tutoring/guide
Questions?
[email protected]