Continuing series of bad jokes:
Why do most Java programmers wear glasses?
Because they don’t see sharp.
0. Calendar
30.1 Aalto Summer job day
31.1 Aaltoes DAWN: Demo Day
6.2 Thrive in a job interview
11.2 Pink Party
18.2 RainbowPong
19.2 MyyttiKIIMA
1. Guild
Sign up for epoch!
🎭✨ Greetings all Data Guild Members! ✨🃏
We are extremely excited to announce Epoch (6), Data Guild’s 6th Annual Ball will take place on 01.03.2025! 🎆🎉
The festivities begin with the cocktail at 15:00 at the Museum of Student Life, where you can connect with people and enjoy soothing classical music, setting the perfect tone for the evening 🎶
The main event will be at Poliisien Kesäkoti with a ball dance, captivating performances, food cooked by Helsinki’s top chefs and refreshments flowing all night long 💫
One of our sponsors Jägermeister has a few surprises during the main event 👀
Afterwards, a bus will transport us to Saha, where we’ll join Inkubio for an unforgettable afterparty, rumored to feature a special appearance by a silvery band 🎶
The next day, the sillis at OK20 offers a chance to rest, rejuvenate, and relive the magic after a long night of celebration 🥞
⚠️ If you haven’t signed up yet, sign up here: https://events.dataguild.fi/events/epoch6
⚠️ Sign-ups close and become binding after 23:59 on February 8, 2025.
2. AYY and Fun
Pink Party 11.2
PARTY TIIIME 🤪🤩💗🤯
Are you ready for the PINKest party in Otaniemi? The mechanical engineering guild is hosting fuksiparty PINK PARTY for the first time on 11.2. with a Valentine’s Day theme 💘😍
There won’t be a party PINKer than this so don’t miss out ❤️🔥🤩! The location is Otakaari 20 full of fun activities and performances, such as our own band 💃🏼🕺🎸❤️
So mark you calendars 11.2. in OK20 and come party 😼🙌😎
The tickets will be sold on kideapp on 28.1. at 12 pm and the places are limited, so be ready 😉💖 (price 8€)
The theme is Valentine’s Day so wear PINK (or red)💗❤️! Overalls are optional but will warm you up during the cold winter 🥶🥵
Join PINK PARTY’s telegram here, (https://t.me/pinkparty25) so you don’t miss out on any information 👀🗣️💓
Tickets will come here! (https://kide.app/events/70cb0c1f-53ba-4b86-a3ed-a821b9a2d7fe)
TLDR
WHAT? PINK PARTY 💗
WHERE? Otakaari 20 💗
WHEN? 11.2 💗
TICKETS? 8€, Kideapp 28.1. at 12 💗
WHY? because PIINKKKK 💗
DC? Pink and/or red, overalls optional 💗
RainbowPong 18.2
RainbowPong is Back!
Has your throwing hand gotten rusty during the dark season? Or are you just looking for a fun time hanging out with friends? No worries – Aalto Beer Pong and GAYY are bringing Rainbow Pong back on February 18th, and this is an event you don’t want to miss!
Join us for a game or just to cheer on your friends! Expect competitive spirit, amazing company, and an incredible atmosphere. Grab your friends and secure your spot at the most colorful beer pong event of the year!
Sign-up (sign-up begins on 3.2. at 12 pm): https://ilmo.aaltobeerpong.fi/events/rainbowpong
WHAT? Rainbow Pong
WHERE? OK 20
WHEN? February 18th at 5PM
MyyttiKIIMA 19.2
🌜✨🔮 KIIMA2025 is here – join the new MyyttiKIIMA chat! 🔮✨🌛
Do you dare to step into the world of myths and face the creatures of legend? ✨🌲🌸🍄🧚♀️ The long-awaited KIIMA party organised by architecture students will take you to a magical realm you won’t want to miss! 💫
🍄 Dress up as a mythical being – whatever that means to you – from a forest fairy to a mythological goddess or Väinämöinen. 🧚♀️🧙♂️
🍄 Join KIIMA’s iconic costume contest – enchanting prizes await!
🍄 Discover special, mythical overall patches!
🔮 More information in the MyyttiKIIMA Telegram group:
✨👉 JOIN THE MYYTTIKIIMA TG GROUP HERE 👈✨
WHAT? MyyttiKIIMA
WHERE? Smökki, Jämeräntaival 4, 02150 Espoo
WHEN? Wed 19.2.2025 from 8 PM to 2 AM
DC? Mythical characters
PRICE? €12, includes an overall patch. Bring cash, as special patches will also be on sale!
🎟 Tickets available on Kide from Jan 29 at 5 PM
🔮✨🌲🌸🍄🧚♀️🧙♂️🪄
3. Aalto, studies and work opportunities
31.1 Aalto Summer Job Day
WHAT: Recruitment event for all Aalto University students
WHERE: Otakaari 1, the main lobby, 1st and 2nd floor
WHEN: Thursday, 30th January 2025, 11-17.
Looking for a summer job or a thesis assignment?
Come and meet employers at Summer Job Day 2025 recruitment event!
Summer Job Day event brings together students and employers of arts, business, design and technology in the middle of Aalto University’s campus.
Registrations (where necessary) for students will open here on JobTeaser. You do not have to register to participate in the live event. However, as we have received feedback that the event has been quite crowded, we kindly ask you to let us know when you plan to arrive. Help us navigate the crowds and create a pleasant fair experience for everyone by letting us know when you plan to visit the live fair in Undergraduate Centre*. An Aalto Shop prize is raffled among the students who fill out the registration form!
Register to give us an estimate of the time you’ll join the fair.
*Note that as registration is not compulsory, and registering does not guarantee entry if the space if full.
Most Company profile pages (at the bottom of the page) will be updated by mid January, but be sure to follow this page for additional updates all the way to the fair week.
What’s in it for me?
– Find a summer job or a thesis assignment for the summer
– Create contacts and network with employers
– Receive professional comments on your CV or LinkedIn profile (registration required)
– Update your CV photo for free
6.2 Thrive in a job interview training
How to give your best at a job interview? How to calm your job interview nerves? Or could the interview nerves be a good thing? What do interviewers want to hear and see?
Join Aalto Career Design Lab´s Thrive in a job interview training to learn to present your best self at a job interview. This training consists of two parts: We start with introduction talk on how to give your best at a job interview. After the lecture you have a possibility for a mock interview and interview coaching with recruiting professionals from aTalent, Destia, Sitowise, City of Vantaa or with Aalto career coaches. You can participate only the lecture part if you wish. Groups can use Finnish or English depending on participants´ wishes. Register in JobTeaser!
4. Other
Support DG-team on DAWN: Demo Day!
Join us at Startup Sauna as AS, Athene, DG, Prodeko, and TiK fresher teams showcase their groundbreaking ideas and compete for the first ever DAWN chanpionship!
✨ This event is unmissable:
- Inspiring pitches and prototypes
- An afterparty with food & drinks
- A chance to get to know Aalto Entrepreneurship Society better
📍 Where: Startup Sauna
📅 When: 17:00 on January 31st
❤️Why come?
Because this is where innovation and new connections meet!
👉 Mark your calendars and bring your friends! Signup & More information (https://lu.ma/3kftrxtc)
Youth Policy Dialogue 24.2
Dear recipient
Are you interested in social media, its impact on young people, and the role of social media platforms in democracy?
The Finnish member and Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Henna Virkkunen, is coming to Aalto to have a Youth Policy Dialogue about the aforementioned topic.
The Commission, Aalto and AYY are seeking a group of 20–25 mostly international students to participants to this streamed discussion on Monday 24th February. They wish the group to be diverse in age, gender, school and nationality, but 18–28 years old.
This event will start around 9 AM with breakfast served, and the actual discussion will go on for max 1,5 h and end at 12 noon at latest.
If you are interested in participating, please send the following information to AYY’s International Affairs Specialist, Ronja Mäkinen (ronja.makinen@ayy.fi):
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
Field of study:
EA Intro Program
EA Intro Program applications are open
Apply to the Effective Altruism Intro Program: an intensive and rewarding 5-week program starting at the end of February. Every week consists of readings and a group discussion on themes like effective career choices, empathy, global health, forecasting and existential risks. The intro program offers a great opportunity to talk with and learn from like-minded people about doing good effectively.
Apply by 8 February here: https://forms.gle/L3pmn48SyQpMXea87
5. Finnish corner
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6. Laku
Here is a picture of Laku, to remind you to reserve time for wellbeing like sports, for example climbing! You can check DG’s hobbies groups for more inspiration!
7. Extra
future is so scary
it is a gray mist
someone closes the lights
you don’t know what darkness there is
but you see light
the future can be bright
but black and white is too contrasted
we are missing all the nuances of life
you roll up the curtain
suddenly you realize the future is colourful
a rainbow you see from the window
it needs sun and rain to exist
you’re looking for the greater
end of a rainbow
only to realise reflections don’t have an end
and the journey to search for it
was what you were looking for
the arc of life
poem by Janna Rantanen