Strategy and values
The student union’s activities are guided by a strategy approved by the Representative Council composed of students, as well as the priorities set for each council term. The strategy defines the student union’s values and operating principles, from which JYY’s vision is derived. Together, these form the fundamental basis of our operations.
JYY builds a better Jyväskylä for students
JYY is the students’ own community that supports its members at all stages of their studies and student life. We offer student housing, advisory services, and multidisciplinary events, and we carry out systematic and goal-oriented advocacy work to make students’ everyday lives smoother. Our mission is to build a better Jyväskylä for students.
Our vision
JYY’s vision is to be the most influential student union in Finland within Finland’s most welcoming student community. The vision is based on the strategy that guides our activities, which you can explore in full through the link below.
JYY’s values
Community
JYY is both its own community and a community of communities. Associations, committees, and other groups operating within and near JYY are important communities for its members. JYY is a meaningful international, interdisciplinary, and democratic community for its members. All Student Union members should have the opportunity to
find their own community either within JYY or its surrounding groups. JYY’s operations are meaningful to its members and participants, who want to identify as part of JYY.
Equality
All JYY members have equal opportunities to participate in the Student Union’s activities and decision-making and to access its services. JYY actively works to prevent discrimination and to promote accessibility, equality, and equity. JYY is a feminist and anti-racist organization.
Responsibility
JYY takes responsibility not only for its members and itself but also for the surrounding world. As an organization, JYY is committed to developing itself, its practices, and its culture. JYY aims to nurture critical and thoughtful citizens of the future. JYY is a responsible employer and workplace. It manages its finances and assets responsibly, with consideration for future students. JYY acknowledges the ethical, ecological, and social impacts of its activities.
Impactfulness
JYY’s activities are effective and results-oriented. JYY is a significant actor in Jyväskylä and Central Finland, as well as within the student movement. JYY boldly and constructively advocates for its members. It involves its members in its activities and evolves alongside them. JYY’s work is visible to its members, who are positively influenced by JYY’s impact.
Our core operational areas
Constructive advocacy
- We conduct planned, visible, and purposeful advocacy. Its primary focus areas are the city, the university, and the broader local environment.
Constructing communities
- We are a community of communities that facilitates and coordinates the activities of associations and groups operating within it. We help students find their own communities.
Constructing a smooth everyday life
- We offer members basic living needs, such as housing, to ensure the smooth functioning of their daily lives. We offer essential student benefits such as a student card and member services.
