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Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä

27.8.2020 Ville Härsilä & Eevi Hakala

• JYY is the Student Union of the University of

Jyväskylä, which advocates student rights

• Your own organization, by you, for you!
• Community of 12 000 students
• JYY is politically independent organization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t0PzicpQUg

What is JYY?

What does JYY do for you?

• Provides assistance and support to

students

• Supervises the interests of

students at the university and in the society

• Organizes various events and

activities

• Members: The right to obtain a student card: wide

variety of benefits and discounts via Frank: travel, restaurants, culture shops, services etc.

• Advice and representation
• Freetime and culture
• Ilokivi restaurant & Ilokivi Venue
• Opinkivi sauna and hot tub
• Volunteering opportunities
• Student calender
• Borrow a cargo bike and other items
• Accommodationservices of JYY (Soihtu)

JYY's services:

• Degree students are already members!
• Virtual exchange students can also join the

Student Union.

• Check our website for a list of

benefits: https://jyy.fi/en/what-student- union/benefits/

Not a member?

Logo of the Student Union

Abbreviation of the Student Union is JYY, abbrevation of the University is JYU!

Zero tolerance for bullying and harrassment

Students have the right to a safe learning environment: Everyone's responsibility to create and mantain a safe environment for everyone! Interfere if you witness any inappropriate behaviour and contact us if you experience inappropriate behaviour yourself.

General: hairinta@jyy.fi Female: hairinta.nainen@jyy.fi Male: hairinta.mies@jyy.fi

JYY as an organization

• Board of Executives
• Council of Representatives
• Over 40 full-time employees
• Subcommittees

Dozens of people in the positions of trust and even more volunteers and actives - Be

• ne of them!

Board members

• Board of Executives is appointed

annually by the Council of Representatives

• Each member has their own sector and

works closely with the employees

• Each one has their own area of expertise and

sectors

• Advice and help students in issues concerning

studies and student life

• Do not hestitate to contact us!

Employees

• Subcommittee for International Affairs
• Subcommittee for Development Cooperation
• Subcommittee for Wellbeing
• Subcommittee for Environmental Affairs
• Subcommittee for Academic Affairs
• Subcommittee for Cultural Affairs
• Recreational Subcommittee of Kortepohja

Student Village

Subcommittees

Subcommittee for International Affairs (SIA)

• A forum for discussion for both domestic and

international students

• Bringing up issues concerning the lives of

international students

• Easiest channel to influence
• First meeting 21.9.
• Functions in English

You can find us on Facebook: JYY Subcommittee for International Affairs or in Discord app called International Hub: https://discord.gg/mD4uAQ

Development cooperation

• For everyone interested in global

responsibility!

• Three project: 1) Fair Trade University 2)

Nepal project: Academic sponsorships 3) Sustainable Development week

• Organizes a lot of events, theme weeks and

fundraisers

• 14.9. next Subcommittee meeting
• Recruitment of new chairperson and

secretary of the subcommittee starting soon!

• Ways to support: dev. cooperation lunch

tickets at Ilokivi, fundraising at events

Coming up!

• Jylkkäri: Student Union newspaper
• JYYTISET- Weekly newsletter/Student

news

• Kampus kino – weekly Mon&Tue movie

screening at Ilokivi Venue

• More information coming up so stay

tuned!

Find us!

• Website: www.jyy.fi
• FB: @ylioppilaskuntajyy
• IG: @JYYinstaa
• FB: @KampusKino
• FB: @Jyväskylän Ylioppilaslehti

(newspaper)

• Discord: https://discord.gg/mD4uAQ

Thank you and welcome as a member of the Student Union community!