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Responsible use of freetime contributes to more contact teaching in higher education institutions and a swift return to normal conditions

Message from the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) Finland to international students, their associations and ESN sections:

With this communication, we would like to emphasize the importance of slowly getting back to a more open society and student life while following the recommendations from the national health authorities in Finland. The absence of face-to-face contacts between students can be harmful on the mental and physical health of students. We understand that contact learning and safe face-to-face events are a crucial part of student life. 

When you organise student events, please remember to take into account the regional and local regulations, guidelines and recommendations. It is important:

• that even those who have been vaccinated wear a mask
• to avoid physical contact and respect safe distancing, especially indoors
• to have adequate ventilation in place
• to not seek the company of others if you have any symptoms indicative of COVID-19 and take the COVID-19 test instead
•  that students receive a full course of COVID-19 vaccines.

 

By organising safe events while following the recommendations and restrictions we will be coming back to a more open life in campus as the semester proceeds.

It is in everyone's interest to grant students’ safety from the viewpoint of both physical and mental health. From the Ministry of Education, Finnish National Agency for Education and Culture and the Erasmus Student Network Finland we want to thank all the volunteers that have kept the organisations operative and helped the international students through the pandemic. Studying in a foreign country is always a challenge, more if we add the current situation. We encourage you to keep working in the same innovative direction and keeping up with responsible study activities. 

Up-to-date regional restrictions and recommendations are available on the Government website. The website also has links to the webpages of hospital districts, which provide more detailed regional information:

Regional COVID-19 situation and restrictions on the hospital district websites

 

Contacts: 

• Erasmus Student Network Finland: Communication manager Alberto Monroy Trujillo, 0452549501,  communication@esnfinland.eu
• Finnish National Agency for Education: Programme Manager Anni Kallio, +358 295 338 696, anni.kallio@oph.fi
• Ministry of Education and Culture: Senior Ministerial Advisor Kaisu Piiroinen,  +358 50 575 4956, kaisu.piiroinen@gov.fi

GIVEAWAY! ESN Finland and Timetravels want to bring you this great opportunity to help you travel! 600€ (100€ per person) in vouchers for the trips you get with Timetravels and your ESN section. For you and two friends!

1. Follow Timetravels and ESN Finland on Facebook
2. Follow Timetravels and ESN Finland on Instagram
3. Mention two friends in the comments and share the post
4. Fill in this form https://forms.gle/8XD2n4hjiaE8sExe6

The giveaway will be on until 05.09.21 at 23.59.

Meet ESN Finland's National Board 2021-2022

The Erasmus Student Network Finland is happy to announce that it will have a full board for the next mandate!

These great people are:

President: Tiia-Maria Niskanen
Vice-President: Duy Tùng
Treasurer: Reija Tolvanen
Communication Manager: Alberto Monroy Trujillo
Events' Manager: Nantia Georgousaki
National Representative: Saimi Vesalainen
Web Project Administrator: Noémi Lemonnier

Warm welcome to all of them!

Date and time: 18th of May 2021

Place: Google Meet or Zoom (a link will be sent to everyone on our mailing list)

NA Online II/2021 is called extraordinarily due to filling the last vacancy in the National Board (the position of National Representative). The meeting will last for an approximately 1-1½ hours.

See attached the agenda of the meeting.

Attachment Files:  na_online_ii_2021_esityslista.pdf na_online_ii_2021_agenda.pdf

Date and time: 27th to 28th of March 2021

Place: Zoom (a link will be sent to everyone on our mailing list).

See attached the agenda of the meeting. There is a proposal to expel ESN IAC - International Action Club ry from the Erasmus Student Network.

Attachment Files:  amongnas_2021_agenda.pdf amongnas_2021_esityslista.pdf

New to the Nordics? You must have already realised that the fruits and veggies variety here is a bit different, especially if you come from southern countries, where almost everything can be found all-year round. But worry not! The nordic countries have their own secrets to a good nutrition and keeping themselves warm during these long, dark, cold months. One of them? Root vegetables! Try making this easy and full of flavor soup, and you'll see how you stay warm and satisfied even on the coldest day.

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Tired of eating potatoes or pasta and tuna? Well, here you have a delicious and fast recipe that is also affordable and nutritious. No matter your diet, vegan, vegetarian or omnivorous, this recipe caters for you!

Apples are a fruit widely available during winter. They are great sources of fiber and vitamins, and there are so many types that you can choose which variety you like better. What is more, they can also be cooked and added in desserts or other meals to pop that flavor!

Wanna know some ways of spicing up those apples? Read ahead...

 

Date and time: 6th to 8th of November 2020

Place: Google Meet (a link will be sent to everyone on our mailing list)

NA Online VII/2020, also known as ChristNAs, is called extraordinarily due to filling the last vacancy in the newly established Arbitration Board. The meeting will last for an approximately 1-1½ hours.

See attached the agenda of the meeting.

Attachment Files:  na_online_vii_2020_esityslista.pdf na_online_vii_2020_agenda.pdf

Date and time: 6th to 8th of November 2020

Place: Virtual/Online/Zoom (a link will be sent to everyone on our mailing list)

See attached the agenda of the meeting.

Attachment Files:  na_onlineranta_2020_agenda.pdf na_onlineranta_2020_tyojarjestys.pdf

The World Health Organization (WHO) is each year acknowledging mental health on 10th of October, which is the World Mental Health Day.

Date and time: 7th of October at 19:00

At least the following agenda points will be discussed:

1. Opening the meeting
2. Presence of sections
3. Legality and quorum
4. Choosing the main chair, secretary and technical chair for the meeting
5. Choosing scrutinisers and vote counters for the meeting
6. Approving the agenda of the meeting
7. Notifications
8. Vote on the minutes of NA Online III of 8th of July 2020
9. Vote on the amended Statutes amendment NB 2020-2021-1
10. Vote on the Standing Order amendments NB 2020-2021-2
11. Other matters
12. Closing of the meeting

For more information, check the email sent to the mailing list (esnfinland[at]googlegroups[dot]com).

The National Board of ESN Finland is hereby inviting you to our upcoming National Assembly Aurora- yes, it will be taking place physically! The NA will be taking place between the 22nd and the 24h of October, 2021 in the beautiful city of Tampere. Below you have all the necessary details. The agenda of the event will come later.

 

HOW TO REGISTER 

You can register by accessing the following link (sent by email). Each section has guaranteed 2 spots. You can register more but then you have to send a priority list to board@esnfinland.eu. More information at the event registration. Registrations will be open until 22.09.2021.

 

VOTE DELEGATION

Fill in this VOTE DELEGATION FORM (sent by email). If your section cannot attend, it is a requirement to delegate your vote by filling the same delegation form.

 

FEE 

The participation fee includes:

2 nights of hotel accommodation from Friday to Sunday
Full reservation of a private event venue
2 x Breakfast (Saturday, Sunday)
2 x Lunch (Saturday, Sunday)
2 x Dinner (Friday, Saturday)
Social programme
Coffee breaks

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GENERAL FUND 

ESN Finland’s sections have a common bank account that has funds to cover sections’ projects called General Fund (GF). Every academic year, every section can apply up to 3 times for project funding and 4 times for travel funding (§4.2). However, this time, the NB has already decided to grant a full reimbursement of one (1) participation fee for the event for every section without application and consuming the aforementioned times. Additionally, every section could apply for GF if they consider it necessary to cover the rest of their participation in the event. Under our interpretation, this decision is supported by the GF Guidelines (§3.2). More to it, we have consulted previous NBs and this has a recent precedent in the National Platform Palosaari 2017. More information about this will come in the next CLR, which will be around the time when the payments are meant to be done. ️Please remember that you should pay the participation fee as soon as you get the spot approval, no later than 03.10.2021. Your final registration is confirmed as soon as we receive your payment.

 

Hope to see many of you at the NA Aurora!

Or perhaps you were just accepted to study a degree in Finland?

If you have been accepted to study in Finland during 2020-2021, we want to hear how COVID-19 has affected your plans!

By answering this short survey, you can help us better plan our activities for students and provide valuable information on the effects of COVID-19.

Share your thoughts with us until September 30th --> bit.ly/ESNfinlandCOVID-19

Date and time: 8th of July at 18:30

At least the following agenda points will be discussed:

1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of the chair, secretary and two scrutinisers and two vote counters
3. Legality and quorum of the meeting
4. Approving the agenda of the meeting
5. Approving the minutes of NA QuarantiNA of 24th of May 2020
6. Election of the Events Manager and Web Project Administrator for NB 2020-2021
7. Voting on the budget amendments
8. Any other business
9. Closing of the meeting

 

For more information, check the email sent to the mailing list (esnfinland[at]googlegroups[dot]com).

ESN Finland is calling its spring meeting: National Assembly Spring 2020 - QuarantiNA. This time we meet online and one of the main topics of the meeting is to choose a new National Board.

When: The NA will take place the 24th of May at 10 AM via Gmeet

Agenda points: Approval of the previous NP meetings, National Board report, election of autumn OC, the election of the National Board 2020-2021 and voting on CoC amendments.

Registration and more information: Can be found in your inboxes

ESN Finland is calling its spring meeting: National Platform Kuopio 2020. This is a second announcement as the first one didn't include some of the points to be discussed during the meeting. The NP will take place 20.-22.03.2020 in Kuopio and will contain at least the following agenda points: approval of the previous NP meetings, the election of the National Board 2020-2021, determination of the Action Plan, Annual Budget, Membership Fee of the term 2020-2021, and voting on SOS amendments. Please notice that the call for National Board 2020-2021 is now open and any potential applicants are more than welcome to approach the current National Board.

ESN Finland is calling its spring meeting: National Platform Kuopio 2020.

The National Platform, taking place twice a year, is ESN Finland's highest decision-making body and a meeting consisting of one or two representatives from each ESN section of Finland. 

Time & Place: 20.-22.03.2020 in Kuopio

Agenda: Approval of the previous NP meetings, Election of the National Board 2020-2021, Determination of the Action Plan, Annual Budget and Membership Fee of the term 2020-2021. (The agenda will be attached prior to the event)

Registration & More information: http://events.esnfinland.eu/event/np-kuopio-2020 (requires Galaxy login).

Deadline: 28.2.2020 at 23:59.

Extraordinary skype NP I/2020

Date & Time: 19.02.2020 at 17:00.

On the agenda are: approving of banking rights to ESN Finland's account and SOS amendment proposals concerning the roles in the National Board.
* We do not expect the meeting to be very long.

More information:
To register and provide a vote delegation, please refer to the email sent by the National Board, or contact National Board for details.

Yesterday, the 14th of November was the world diabetes day. Our Health and Wellbeing coordinator Susanna, as well as our Social inclusion coordinator Tiia has written about diabetes and some good to knows.