- Information about events in 2021 – Updated 19.6.2021
- PT Info Channel on Telegram
- PT’s LinkedIn group
- Board meetings in 2021
- Koronavilkku-app
- CHEM electoral alliance is looking for candidates!
- Sauna evening for new Master’s students on 27.9.
- Sustainability in teaching
- Feedpack
- Aalto Effective Altruism Intro event 29.9
- Lakinlaskijaiset 2021 30.9.
- Otacruise
- Dash Hack
- Dissonanssi’s open rehearsals and singing auditions
UPCOMING EVENTS
22.-23.9. Otacruise ticket sales starts
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1. Information about events in 2021 – Updated 19.6.2021
The board of PT decided in the meeting held on 19.6. that the association will follow all regulations and recommendations of the Regional State Administrative Agency, Finnish institute for health and welfare, university and Student Union in its events..
2. PT Info Channel on Telegram
PT now has a separate Telegram channel for official announcements and news about the association – PT Info Channel! All the most important announcements and news about the association will be posted in the channel from now on, for example about events and the summary of the weekly newsletter sent by email. The #PT-chat will remain as a chat for discussions between PT members. You can join the PT Info Channel here: https://t.me/joinchat/AAAAAFAZzeI4birVAcfBZg.
3. PT’s LinkedIn group
Applications for summer jobs have begun so a quick reminder that PT has their own LinkedIn site and group! LinkedIn is a great way to get contacts and network with your student colleagues. Open summer jobs from our field will be informed about in the group as well!
Link to join the group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13559286/
Link to the PT LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/prosessiteekkarit-ry/
4. Board meetings in 2021
The board meetings are on Mondays at 8:10 and you are all welcome to follow! You can check scheduled meetings in the association’s event calendar. The meetings will now be held in pHuone, but because of corona restrictions one can not follow the meeting there. Because of that, you can still come to meeting remotely through this link.
5. Koronavilkku-app
The PT board recommends everyone to download the Finnish corona tracking application Koronavilkku!
You can download and install Koronavilkku here:
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6. CHEM electoral alliance is looking for candidates!
In case you have not yet noticed, the representative council elections are coming and the candidate nomination period is currently ongoing!
If you are interested in becoming a part of the decision making process in the student union then the CHEM electoral alliance is currently looking for candidates and you can join by sending a message to our electoral alliance representative Jani Anttila (@jampade, jani.anttila@aalto.fi) or by directly joining our Telegram group for the candidate nomination via this link: https://t.me/joinchat/77ZMlt8k-6YyOGJk. In addition, on Friday 24.9. you can come to the Otaranta rooftop sauna to learn more about the representative council! Registration for the event opens on Tuesday 21.9. at 12:00: http://www.prosessiteekkarit.fi/ilmo/event/105
More information about the representative council and the elections can be found on AYY’s website: https://www.ayy.fi/en/applying-to-the-representative-council
7. Sauna evening for new Master’s students on 27.9.
The Chemistry Guild is holding a casual hangout for new master’s students who have started their studies this fall in majors Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, Biotechnology and Biosystems & Biomaterials Engineering. These students are invited to gather together for a relaxing sauna evening at OK 20 downstairs on Monday the 27th of September at 5:00 p.m. There are also going to some board games and a small snack available. While the sauna gets warm, there will be a company introduction. Come and get to know your fellow students in a welcoming atmosphere!
The event is free of charge. Please do not participate if you have any symptoms of COVID-19.
The sign up starts on Tue the 21st of September 9 at 12:00 on Chemistry Guild’s website:
https://www.kemistikilta.fi/sivut/ilmot?id=maisterisauna&lang=en
What: Sauna evening for new master’s students
Where: Otakaari 20 downstairs
When: Monday 27.9. at 17:00
For whom: All students who have started their masters studies this Fall in the majors listed above.
Why: Get to know your peers!
8. Sustainability in teaching
Hello,
the school of chemical engineering wants to hear the opinions of students about sustainability and its teaching.
Aalto wants to include the principles of sustainability in technical studies. The heads of studies have discussed about this with the school’s management. Based on these discussions, the school would now like to know your opinion. How much and by which methods should sustainability be taught?
By answering the questionnaire, you can have your voice heard and have concrete effect on teaching in our school in the coming years. You can find the questionnaire here.
9. Feedpack
We would like to remind you about the importance of study feedback! The issues will be reacted to when the feedback reaches us.
You can contact Sara @sarasiivola
(opintovastaava@prosessiteekkarit.fi) or use the anonymous feedback form in PT’s website if you have any bachelor level related study feedback.
If you have any masters or major studies related study feedback you can inform the guilds’ heads of study affairs:
KK: @Joakim9 or feedback form
PJK: @reettamaria or feedback form
VK: @olgapartanen or feedback form
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10. Aalto Effective Altruism Intro event 29.9
How can you do the most good? Interested in making a social impact but don’t know how to get started?
Aalto Effective Altruism is hosting an Intro Event to introduce you to the concept of effective altruism! The event is open to anyone who wants to learn how to do the most good. It will be held on the 29th of September at 17:30 at Design Factory. Here you can sign up: https://forms.gle/rLFpVpwBQvcmKcRV6
We are also organizing an introductory fellowship this autumn. The Effective Altruism Fellowship is an intensive and rewarding 8-week programme starting October 29th. Every week consists of reading and discussion on themes like effective career choices, empathy, global health, forecasting and existential risks. The fellowship offers you a great opportunity to talk with and learn from like-minded people about doing good in effective ways. It is organized by Effective Altruism Helsinki and Aalto Effective Altruism. Apply by September 30th: https://www.altruismi.fi/fellowship/
Effective Altruism is a global community and movement striving to find out how we can use our resources to help others the most. Join us in our pursuit on finding out the best ways of doing good! Here is a link to our announcements channel on Telegram: bit.ly/join-aalto-ea
11. Lakinlaskijaiset 2021 30.9.
The time has come to end the summer season and set the teekkari caps to rest for the winter. If you want to do it surrounded by good music and amazing atmosphere, you should head to Lakinlaskijaiset!
Lakinlaskijaiset will be held the 30th of September at Vermo Arena in Espoo. Three amazing artists will entertain the party people so you don’t want to miss this party! Ticket sale to the event will open on Monday the 13th of September. You can purchase your ticket from this link: https://bit.ly/lakinlaskijaiset21 More information can be found from the Facebook event here.
12. Otacruise
Is the ground beneath your feet getting too familiar? Want to ride the wave off campus? All of Otaniemi is now heading out to sea and Finland’s biggest student cruise is finally here????
The first-ever Otacruise will bring together the whole of the Otaniemi’s ocean crowd to Stockholm from 28-30 November 2021????
Grab a bunch of your best student friends and buy your ticket for Otacruise on Kide.app from 22.9. at 18:00!
Otacruise takes your cruise experience to the next deck???? You don’t want to miss this one!
Ps. The event organiser reserves the right to make changes. Follow @otacruise on Telegram and Instagram to get the latest information about the event.
TLDR;
What: Otacruise
Where: Helsinki-Tokholm-Helsinki
When: 28-30.11.2021
Who: The whole Otaniemi’s ocean crowd
Tickets: from Kide.app from 22.9. at 18:00
More info: @otacruise
13. Dash Hack
Hey! Have you heard about Dash Hack – The World’s Leading Design Hackathon?
This unique event is held on 8. – 10.10. in Helsinki at Klaus K Hotel. In Dash Hack you get to solve real life company challenges from e.g. Kalmar and Mehiläinen in diverse teams with the tools of design thinking.
Find your inner creative problem solver, network with professionals, compete for the main prize, earn 2 ECTS and most importantly have fun!
In Dash Hack you get to also hear keynotes from the top names in these fields and enjoy our amazing catering – all this for free of course.
We are looking for tech students for all our challenges. The companies want to create new technology that is close to the end-customer. Now’s your chance to develop meaningful solutions within your own field. Ready to give it a shot? Read more and apply! Registration opens on 15.9., detailed information and up to date information can be found in instagram @dashdesign.official!
14. Dissonanssi’s open rehearsals and singing auditions
Dissonanssi is a mixed choir from Otaniemi singing diverse music all the way from renaissance to glam metal — without forgetting to have fun! We rehearse once a week in Otaniemi at Otaniemen lukio (Tietotie 6, Espoo). During the pandemic situation we have approximately two performances a year. Our rehearsals are conducted in Finnish, however you are welcome to join even with no Finnish speaking skills. Someone is always willing to translate!
In fall 2021 we will have auditions at Otaniemi (Ossinkulma, Otakaari 18, Espoo) on Wednesday 22.9.2020 at 18. We’ll have open rehearsals on Tuesday 21.9.2020 at 18 at Otaniemen lukio (Piazza-lobby, Tietotie 6, Espoo). Anybody interested in choir singing is welcome to join the open rehearsals!
Due to the pandemic, our normal training time is on Tuesdays at 18-20 at Otaniemen lukio.
You can participate in the auditions, even if you don’t have previous singing or music experience!
What: Dissonanssi’s open rehearsals ja singing auditions
When: Tuesday 21.9 at 18.00 open rehearsals and Wednesday 22.9 beginning around 18.00 singing auditions
Where: Open rehearsals at Otaniemen lukio (Otaniemi high school) (Piazza-lobby, Tietotie 6, Espoo) and auditions at Ossinkulma (Otakaari 18, Espoo)
How to participate: Fill in the form at: https://forms.gle/Hy69swr4VUGQQri58
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17. Secretary’s Regards
The Heat Transfer week is over and it was fun! Now it’s time to little bit focus on school until there is more events during the end of the month.
There is no video this week, just a fun picture that helps if you have a bad day.
News from the board
The board went planned coming events like grill evening for fuksis and CHEM-appros. CHEM’s electoral alliance representative came to present about the incoming student union election.
Pyry Vartia
Spokesperson-secretary 2021 | Prosessiteekkarit ry
+358445953800 | tiedottajasihteeri@prosessiteekkarit.fi
School of Chemical Engineering | Aalto University
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