Mid-Week Mail, week 21

• STUDENT UNION COUNCIL APPROVES UPDATED FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND REJECTS LANGUAGE STRATEGY PROPOSAL
• TYY MAKES STATEMENT ON SEPARATE STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA
• ACTIVITY SUPPORT GRANTED AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
  DISTRIBUTED
• THREE OPEN SEATS IN TYY COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
• STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR TUTOR PROJECT SECRETARY POSITION
• THE LAST MID-WEEK MAIL FOR THIS SPRING

 
STUDENT UNION COUNCIL APPROVES UPDATED FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND REJECTS
LANGUAGE STRATEGY PROPOSAL

Last Wednesday's Student Union Council was the last meeting for spring
and the longest to date. Up on the agenda was the approval of the
financial strategy and the language strategy. There were preliminary
debates on both documents at the previous meeting in April.

The updated financial strategy was presented by the TYY Financial Board.
There were quite a few motions for changes in the document. The Student
Union Council went through each section and voted on each motion one at
a time. In the end, the financial strategy was unanimously approved.

The language strategy committee, appointed by the Student Union Council
last autumn, presented the TYY language strategy with revisions based on
comments given in April's preliminary debate. Even with numerous
arguments from members speaking on behalf of its approval, the Student
Union Council decided that there is no need for the language strategy to
be in the form in which it appears. The strategy was rejected by a vote
of 18-17 and two undecided votes. It was suggested, however, that
instead of approving it as a strategy, the issues in the document could
be added to the political agenda and plan of action so that the
committee's work would not go to waste.

On the proposal of the selection committee, the Student Union Council
gave its proposal on the University of Turku collegiate body's student
members. Also at the meeting, Maija Soini was made the new member of the
Financial Aid Board and Otto Lehikoinen was named the new chair of the
TYY Committee on International Affairs.

The Student Union Council's decisions can be read at
http://tyy.fi/ylioppilaskunta/edustajisto/edustajiston-paatosluettelot
(in Finnish)

TYY MAKES STATEMENT ON SEPARATE STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA

The TYY Executive Board made as statement in response to a request at
last Friday's meeting for the University of Turku to give an explanation
about separate student selection criteria. In addition to separate
selection criteria, the statement request asked that there would be a
stand taken for education that leads to a Bachelor's degree only.

According to the TYY political agenda, the extension of the Open
University route is not considered as a good idea. TYY sees separate
selection criteria as problematic because through these criteria, it is
possible to get around the principle of free education.

The view on granting the right to study directly for a Master's degree
was also expressed in the statement in accordance with the political
agenda. TYY sees that student selection directly for a higher education
Master's degree is in the agenda with the notion that the University of
Turku will still be strongly profiled in the future as a research
university.

The entire statement can be viewed at http://tyy.fi/node/468 (in Finnish)

Contact TYY Secretary for Academic Affairs Tomi Nyström
(tyy-koposihteeri@utu.fi, tel. 276 9613) for more information

ACTIVITY SUPPORT GRANTED AND PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER
DISTRIBUTED

The TYY Executive Board granted activity support to the
sub-organisations on the proposal of the TYY Committee on
Sub-Organisations. Project support for the second quarter was also granted.

Activity support for 2009:
http://www.tyy.fi/sites/tyy.fi/files/toiminta-avustusp%C3%A4%C3%A4t%C3%B6s2009.PDF

Project support 2/2009:
http://tyy.fi/sites/tyy.fi/files/Projektiavustukset_2_2009.PDF

THREE OPEN SEATS IN TYY COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

There are three open positions in the TYY Committee on Development
Cooperation. If you would like to be a part of TYY's active and
interesting development cooperation activity next autumn, write up an
application and submit it to the TYY Service Desk by post
(Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A, 20500 Turku) or by e-mail (tyy-kanslia@utu.fi)
by Friday, 22 May, no later than 12.00.

For more information, contact Committee Chair Katri Kaunismaa,
kjkaun@utu.fi or visit
http://tyy.fi/in-english/student-union/tyy-committees/tyy-committee-development-cooperation.

STILL TIME TO APPLY FOR TUTOR PROJECT SECRETARY POSITION

The job of the tutor project secretary is to familiarise new students in
autumn 2009 with TYY spaces and activity. The project secretary gives
answers to new students on the accomplishment of procedure of the TYY
tours to be arranged and plans out the content and implementation of a
presentation together with the TYY staff members.

The job pays €200 with approximately 20 hours worth of work. Submit your
free-form application, addressed to the Student Union of the University
of Turku, at the TYY Service Desk or by post (Rehtorinpellonkatu 4 A,
20500 Turku) with "Tuutorointiprojektisihteeri" on the envelope by
Friday, 22 May, no later than 12.00.

Contact TYY Secretary for Social Affairs Minttu Naarminen
(tyy-soposihteeri@utu.fi, tel. 276 9614) or visit
www.tyy.fi/ajankohtaista/2009/612 (in Finnish) for more information.

THE LAST MID-WEEK MAIL FOR THIS SPRING

This is the last Mid-Week Mail for this spring, the next one comes out
in the beginning of September. TYY wishes everyone a relaxing summer!