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The Student Union of ÅAU takes the events that have occurred in recent weeks in student life seriously, where there have been reports of students possibly being drugged during events. Drugs do not belong in the student life and all students should have the right to safely participate in events and not be afraid of being drugged. We take these allegations very seriously and condemn these cases. The Student Union of ÅAU has absolute zero tolerance for this behavior.
We remind you to contact the emergency response center with a low threshold if you suspect you have been drugged. It is important to get to hospital care as soon as possible from the time suspicion arises in order to be able to confirm if someone has been drugged.
Student safety is our highest priority at our events. Collective responsibility is now required from everyone to ensure that this phenomenon comes to an end. The restaurants and bars must wake up to what is happening in their spaces and ensure that everyone can feel safe.
We will for our part develop an information package and organise education for our associations, so that they know how to act in such situations in their spaces and at their events. In addition, we actively cooperate nationally with other student unions to review what we can do together to counter the phenomenon.
Let’s do safer events together!
For more information:
Veera Granroth
Vice chair of the board at the Student Union of ÅAU
0451125760
Vote in the Student Union elections!
Advance voting is now open! (Voting open: 26.10 at 09:00 – 29.10 at 15:00)
Election days are 2-3.11 (Voting open: 2.11 at 09:00 – 3.11 at 15:00)
Follow the link, log in and write the number of the candidate you wish to vote for.
If you are unsure of who to vote for the election compass can be helpful:
Election night where preliminary election result will be announced takes place at 3.11 at 18:00 at Havtornen in Vasa and at Kåren (dining hall) in Åbo. (More in the Facebook event)
Check out the election’s website and Facebook event for more:
Student Union Council Elections
Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/FQ7SBwvY
Do you want to organise the Student Union of ÅAU’s 103rd annual ball?
Joonas Karlsson is going to be responsible for the Student Union at ÅAU’s 103rd annual ball! Joonas is now looking for a committee to help him organise the best ball possible!
We would like to have a committee with members from both Åbo and Vasa. Write an application and send it to so@studentkaren.fi . Deadline for applications is 27th October at 11.59 p.m. The board, advised by Joonas, will select members of the committee at its meeting 28th October.
Welcome to Freshers’ Fair on 26 October 2021!
Freshers´ Fair is a event where all students are welcome to get acquainted with the associations. During the fair, various associations will be on site and you can for instance buy overall patches, become a member of an associations and do various activities. It is free to participate in the fair, but it may be worthwhile to bring a coin if you want to buy things from the associations.
Vasa
The Fair in Vasa is held on Tuesday 26 October between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in Academill, Strandgatan 2 Vasa!
The Fair is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your ÅAU experience and to find other students that share your passions and interests.
Want more information? Send an email to board member Julia Liewendahl (julia@studentkaren.fi).
Åbo
The Fair in Åbo is held on Tuesday 26 October between 17 a.m. and 19 p.m. in Kårens ballroom (Tavastgatan 22).
The Fair is an excellent opportunity to kickstart your ÅAU experience and to find other students that share your passions and interests.
Want more info? Send an email to board member Lukas Akantu (lukas@studentkaren.fi).
The same information can be found in the Facebook events: Vasa and Åbo
[The Student Unions of ÅAU reserves the right to change the date or inhibit the event depending on the pandemic situation]
Otus, the research foundation for studies and education, is conducting a student livelihood survey in October.
Feel free to fill in the questionnaire to give society a better understanding of the students’ financial situation.
One of Student Union of ÅAU’s members who answers the survey will win a S-Group gift card worth 150 euros. The survey takes approx. 15 minutes to answer.
Note! After you have answered the survey, the website will ask you again to choose language. After your language choice you will be redirected and can send in your E-mail address to take part in the gift card lottery.
Updated opening hours for the service point at Kåren in Åbo, Tavastgatan 22.
The Student Union service point in Kåren, Åbo, will from now on be open on regular basis on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m.
You can also contact the service point by e-mail: kansli@studentkaren.fi
Welcome!
Here are the cantidates!
There are 76 candidates running for six election associations In the Student Union Council elections.
A list of all the candidates can be found here.
Having trouble finding your candidate? The election compass will be published on 15 October and can help you find a candidate with similar opinions to yours. The compass is realized in collaboration with the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL).
Voting is done entirely electronically. Voting days: 2 November – 3 November 2021 and advance voting days 26 October 2021 – 29 October 2021. To be able to vote the voter must, apart from being eligible to vote (be on the electoral register), have an ÅAU-username and password. Those who do not possess an ÅAU-username and password are kindly requested to contact the election committee chair Tobias Ahlbäck no later than 12.10.2021 at 15.00, by email karval@studentkaren.fi.
The Student Union service point in Åbo, Tavastgatan 22, will be open:
Week 39:
Wednesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m.
Week 40:
Tuesday and Thursday, from noon to 3 p.m.
Starting from week 41 the service point will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from noon to 3 p.m.
Welcome!
20.9 was the deadline for forming election associations for the Student Union Council elections. Here are the election associations that have been formed and their ombud:
- De Rättvisa DRV – Matias Martelin
- FNT-Listan – Fredric Andergård (ig: @fntlistan)
- Gemensamma Vasa – Oliver Back (@gemensammavasa)
- Liberala Studerande LSK – Anna Oksanen (@utskottetlsk)
- MK-Listan – Emelie Berglund
- Åbo Gröna Vänster – Emma Andersson (@abogronavanster)
- Åbo-Vasa Socialdemokratiska Studerande ÅVSS – Jonatan Wikström (@socialdemokratiskastuderande)
If you want to run as a candidate in the elections, it’s for one of these that you can run. Contact the association’s ombud for more information.
Visit here for more information about the Student Union Council elections.
Every year, the Student Union of Åbo Akademi University is celebrating its annual ball on the weekend closest to February 18th, which is the birthday of the university’s founder Per Brahe. The annual ball of 2022 will be celebrated on 19 February in Åbo, as long as the restrictions allow it.
The coordinator for the annual ball leads the work of the committee which is started in the fall of 2021. The coordinator works closely with the office of the Student Union to coordinate the preparations for the annual ball.
The Board of the Student Union has announced the position of coordinator as vacant. Furthermore, the Board has determined a remuneration of 500 euros for the elected coordinator. The coordinator will be elected by the Board on 29 September.
If you became interested, please send your application to board Member Lukas Akantu, lukas@studentkaren.fi.
The deadline for applications is 26 September at 23.59.