Guild Guide 2020
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Guild Guide 2020 1 Welcome Welcome to Aalto University and On behalf of the three guilds of ENG: congratulations on getting accepted! the Guild of Civil Engineers, the Guild of Surveying Engineers and the In your hands (or more likely on Guild of Mechanical Engineers, we Contents your screen) is the Guild Guide for would like to congratulate you on Welcome 3 2020. This guide is designed by getting accepted and we are happy Aalto University Student Union - AYY 4 the International Team of Aalto that you have chosen to come to Aalto! Aalto University 9 University School of Engineering, or Guilds of ENG 10 ENG, to introduce you to our guilds We hope that you will settle in well International Captain of KIK 12 and other aspects of student life in and enjoy your stay with us. Otaniemi. International Captain of IK 14 ENG International Team, International Captain of MK 16 This guide has been made with Mikko, Tommi and Leeni Master Student Experience 18 international students in mind but Student Life 19 we encourage the Finnish students Teekkari Culture and Traditions 20 to read this guide through also, How to become a Teekkari 21 especially if you are not familiar with Guilds of Otaniemi 22 teekkari culture or life in Otaniemi, AA clubs 24 as you will certainly find something International Committee 26 useful in it. Other international organizations 27 Survival 28 Otaniemi - English dictionary 30 Student year 32 Map of Otaniemi 33 2 3 Aalto University Student Union – AYY Aalto University Student Union - AYY Welcome to Aalto University and its student union, which you also recognise from the letters AYY! Here at the Student Union we strive to ensure that you can tru- ly experience the best student life in the world at Aalto. Our wish is that every student feels good and safe in our student communi- Aalto University ty, and that each of us gets all the support they need for the entire duration of their studies. Student Union You are stepping into a world of endless opportunities. We urge you to explore, be curious, inno- vate, learn, and enjoy your time at Aalto. Don’t be afraid, even though finding your own place and pas- sion can sometimes be challeng- ing. We are here to help and sup- port you in all of your challenges. Let’s keep in touch! Imran Shamsul Board Member (New Students and International Affairs) 4 5 PLEASE NOTE! Once you have re- ceived the (plastic) card, please What is AYY? Services remember to pick up the aca- demic year tag from AYY’s ser- As a student of Aalto, the Aalto University Student Union (AYY) vice point! is your student union. AYY brings together about 14,000 stu- dents of arts, design, business, and technology. We work to en- Student Benefits sure the well-being of all our members and to develop Aalto’s As a student, you are entitled to Student Housing teaching and student life. hundreds of benefits, including Kela, Matkahuolto and VR dis- AYY owns approximately 2,600 As a member of AYY, you are entitled to numerous student counts, as well as student lunch student apartments in Helsinki union services and student discounts both in the metropolitan discount in student restaurants. and Espoo. We offer a home for area and throughout Finland. As a student of Aalto, you will Student discount in public trans- over 3,200 residents. All degree also have the opportunity to participate in activities and events port in the metropolitan area is and exchange students who are organised by AYY and the 200 student associations operating also available to you, as long as members of AYY have the right to within AYY. you live in the HSL area and have apply for AYY’s housing. You can updated your student status in apply for housing as soon as your your travel card at the HSL ser- admission is confirmed by the uni- vice point. The same travel card versity. First-year students and AYY in Figures also gives you access to certain students moving from outside the university facilities! Helsinki metropolitan area are 14,000 members given priority when allocating 200 organisations and associations Frank is a student service offering housing. You receive an extra ap- 40 employees student cards and student dis- plicant score when you apply for 10 full-time board members counts throughout Finland. Frank AYY’s shared apartment queues hundreds of volunteers offers both digital and tradition- as a first-year student. To receive al plastic student cards. The dig- the score, you must apply for ital student card Frank App is an housing no later than July or De- official student ID, which you can cember, depending on when you Communication Channels download and activate once you start your studies. You can browse have registered for attendance and search for AYY’s apartments You can find comprehensive information about all of AYY’s at the university and paid the AYY through the Domo system: DOMO. services and opportunities at AYY.FI. membership fee. You can check AYY.FI. As a student, you can also the prices of other card options apply for housing from the Foun- on Frank’s website. You can also dation for Student Housing in the Facebook: Aalto-yliopiston ylioppilaskunta - AYY add an ISIC license to both digital Helsinki Region (HOAS). Instagram: AYY_FI and plastic student cards. More Twitter: AYY_FI information about the different student cards can be found on Health Care Frank’s website at FRANK.FI. The health of university students is taken care of by the Finnish Stu- dent Health Service (FSHS). As a 6 7 Aalto University member of AYY, you are entitled brations and many other events to general health, oral health, and starting right from the orientation mental health services of the FSHS. week. AYY has more than 200 as- Most of the FSHS services are free sociations that organise activities of charge, including contacts and ranging from sports to music and general health appointments, and games to other hobbies. New stu- paid services are also affordable. dents are more than welcome to join the associations. You should When you register for attendance keep an open mind for different for the autumn term, the health opportunities and get to know Aalto University - where science and art meet technology and care fee is paid as part of the the associations in the upcoming student union membership fee. events! business However, the responsibility for or- ganising student health care for Aalto University was established in 2010 as three leading Finnish universities, university students and collecting Advocacy and Interest the Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology and the the health care fee will be trans- Representation University of Art and Design Helsinki, were merged. Today, Aalto University ferred to Kela on 1 Jan 2021. There- fore, in the spring of 2021, the Stu- consists of six schools with around 12 000 students, and 4 000 members of AYY represents students in the dent Union will no longer charge faculty and staff, of which nearly 400 are professors. University’s campus is in university’s decision-making bod- the FSHS fee in connection with Otaniemi, home of the lively community that supports learning, innovation ies and promotes the interests of the membership fee. The FSHS students in society. Through the and fun. (aalto.fi) will continue to provide student student representatives elect- health care services and they will ed by AYY, students have the op- be available to those who have School of Engineering portunity to influence the deci- paid the health care fee. sions made at the university. AYY’s highest decision-making body is The School of Engineering (ENG) is one of the six schools in Aalto University. As of 1 Jan 2021, international ex- the Representative Council, which It offers studies in mechanical and structural engineering, energy and change students, doctoral stu- is elected by vote. In the elections, dents, students in continuing ed- environmental engineering and the built environment in three Bachelor’s all AYY members can vote and run ucation or tailor-made education programs. The School of Engineering has gained excellent results in research as candidates. will not be covered by the FSHS on the fields of arctic technology, sustainable built environments, mechanics student health care. Further in- and materials, multidisciplinary energy technologies and systems design and formation: YTHS.FI. Other Services production. The Dean of the school is Gary Marquis. Associations and Student In addition to all this, AYY offers Culture its members various services and opportunities ranging from a de- sign calendar and scholarships Association activities and events to a wide range of volunteer po- are an essential part of Aalto’s sitions. AYY also has numerous student culture. Highlights of the saunas, event venues and rec- year include Wappu events, an- reational facilities that members niversaries, Shrove Tuesday cele- can rent. Some facilities are free 8 of charge. 9 Master’s programmes: Guilds of ENG The Guild of Civil Engineers AAE - Advanced Energy What is a guild? Members of a guild can have the over- Rakennusinsinöörikilta, IK Solutions alls of their own guild and wear them in ik.ayy.fi GEO - Geoengineering ‘Guild’ is a general name for a subject student events. GIS - Geoinformatics association. A guild’s main purpose is WAT- Water and Environmen- to bring together students studying in Which guild should I join? The Guild of Civil Engineers was established in 1913 tal Engineering the same field. Many guilds have a long with the name Insinööriklubi, hence the abbreviation, EMMEP See the guilds of ENG on the next page.