JYY STUDENT NEWS for week 9 – Become the coordinator for sustainable development theme weeks, sign up for JYY’s annual celebration!

Weekly Newsletter of the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä 24.2.-1.3.2020.

NEWS

• Sign up for JYY’s annual celebrations
• Jyrock pre-club tickets on sale

RECRUITING

• Apply to become a tutor for international students next fall
• JYY is looking for a coordinator for sustainable development theme weeks
• Volunteers needed for Jyrock
• Instanssi is looking for bouncers

PARTICIPATE AND MAKE AN IMPACT

• Subcommittee for International Affairs meeting
• Brainstorming event for Ilokivi downstairs

WHAT TO DO

• Volunteering info – Multicultural volunteering
• Demoparty Instanssi

MOVIES

• The Peanut Butter Falcon

NEWS

SIGN UP FOR JYY’S ANNUAL CELEBRATIONS
Sat 21.3. Student house Ilokivi

Welcome to celebrate the 86-year-old Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä on Saturday 21.3.2020! Sign up and buy your tickets by 8th of March (or as long as they are available) via the Kide.app online store.

More info: https://jyy.fi/vuosijuhlat/ (in Finnish)

JYROCK PRE CLUB TICKETS ON SALE
Thu 5.3. at 22

The legendary Jyrock festival is just a few months away. If you’re already hungry for Jyrock, head to the pre club in restaurant Freetime 5thof March. Doors at 10pm, Bosswell at 10:30pm, HENRIK! at 11.30pm.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/803155913527051/

RECRUITING

APPLY TO BECOME A TUTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NEXT FALL
Apply by 1.3.

International atmosphere! New friends from around the world! Fluent language skills! Apply to become a tutor for international students by 1st of March.

More info: http://r.jyu.fi/tutoring

JYY IS LOOKING FOR A COORDINATOR FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THEME WEEKS
Apply by 3.3.2020

The Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä has organized a Development Cooperation week and an Environmental week annually, every October. In 2020 these two theme weeks are combined and will form the Sustainable Development theme weeks. This year also the FORTHEM network’s Climate Change and Environment in the EU international project is organized in conjunction with the Sustainable Development weeks. JYY is now looking for a coordinator for the Sustainable Development theme weeks organized in October 2020.

More info: https://jyy.fi/en/jyy-is-looking-for-a-coordinator-for-sustainable-development-theme-weeks-in-2020/

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR JYROCK
17.-18.4., Student house Ilokivi

Jyrock is here again and we are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help with different tasks. Previous experience is not a requirement.

Read more and sign up: https://www.jyrock.fi/talkoo/ (in Finnish)

INSTANSSI IS LOOKING FOR BOUNCERS

Annual demoparty Instanssi is here again, on 27.2.-1.3.2020! We are looking for volunteers, especially to work as bouncers. Get free entry to the event and gift cards! Enroll as a volunteer by filling out the form: https://forms.gle/zrZS7PtLEkZ1tBmH9.

More info: https://instanssi.org/2020/

PARTICIPATE AND MAKE AN IMPACT

SUBCOMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MEETING
Tue 25.2. at 4pm, Halonen, Ilokivi

Subcommittee for International Affairs will hold its second meeting of the year on Tuesday 25th February at Halonen, Ilokivi at 4pm. Everyone, no matter if as a representative of a subject association, domestic, international or exchange student, who is interested in international affairs is warmly welcomed. We’ll be serving coffee and some snacks!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/494935567871467/

BRAINSTORMING EVENT FOR ILOKIVI DOWNSTAIRS
Thu 5.3. at 17.30

JYY is organizing a brainstorming event on Thu 5.3.2020 at 5.30 p.m (notice the new date), to come up with innovative ideas on how to use the space in Ilokivi downstairs the best way. We will serve coffee and small snacks. Welcome!

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/321751202109994/

WHAT TO DO

VOLUNTEERING INFO – MULTICULTURAL VOLUNTEERING
Tue 25.2. at 17-20, Matara

This event provides you with tips and basic information about volunteering opportunities in Jyväskylä. February’s
theme is multicultural volunteering, presented by Paremmin Yhdessä ry, Gloria and Luontovoimaa!

More info: https://kalenteri.jyvaskyla.fi/events/tapahtuma/ti-02252020-1700-vapaaehtoistoiminnan-info (in Finnish)

DEMOPARTY INSTANSSI
Thu-Sun 27.2.-1.3.2020

Annual demoparty Instanssi is here again! As usual, Instanssi will be packed with interesting presentations and creative computer art! Tickets can be bought at instanssi.org/store/, prices start from 5€. We are also still looking for volunteers, enrol via https://forms.gle/zrZS7PtLEkZ1tBmH9

More info: https://instanssi.org/2020/

MOVIES

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
Tue 25.2. at 6pm Ilokivi downstairs
Language: English / Subtitles: Finnish
Tickets: 8/10€
More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/812716255862120/

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Teemu Rahikka

Viestintä-asiantuntija | Communications Officer

Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (JYY)

The Student Union of the
University of Jyväskylä

Keskussairaalantie 2, 40600 Jyväskylä

+358 50 352 9591

tiedottaja@jyy.fi

http://jyy.fi/en