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COMMITTEES KY has four committees organizing magnificent events, looking after student advocacy and taking care of back office work, such as event advertising and fixing the cooperation agreements with corporate partners. By joining a committee, you will learn things you would never learn only by attending lectures. Would you like to become a master in event organizing or get some hands-on selling experience? These four committees make learning new skills possible!
CULTURAL COMMITTEE KUVA ACADEMIC COMMITTEE KOVA The Academic Committee, KOVA, supervises students’ interests, takes part in academic discussion and organizes study-related projects, many of which arranged in cooperation with Aalto BIZ and vital to enable smooth daily life at the school. The committee organizes the ‘Think Up!’ survey in order to collect feedback on study-related matters at Aalto BIZ and does lobbying towards the school management. KOVA is also responsible for KY Corner, KY’s new space located in the U-wing of the Undergraduate Center. Additionally, the committee maintains the online Fringe Study Guide at kyweb.fi/voo and names the Teacher of the Year.
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KY’s calendar is filled with different kinds of cultural events, many of which arranged by KY’s Cultural Committee, KUVA. These events include pub crawls, dinner parties, culture events and KY’s famous Wappu celebration, just to name a few. The selection is very wide and it surely offers something for every KY member! In addition to making some unforgettable memories and new friends, being part of this team will teach you important teamwork and project management skills, which will for sure be useful in the future. What’s best, the members of the Cultural Committee get to experience KY’s culture at close range and of course have fun while doing it in great company!
SPORTS AND WELLBEING COMMITTEE LIHY
SALES ACADEMY KY’s very own Sales Academy brings companies closer to students. This dynamic and energetic committee is in charge of negotiating KY’s member benefits – one of the most important services KY offers its members. For more information about the benefits, check out page 55 of this guide, kyweb.fi/benefits or visit KY Sales Channel on Facebook. Sales Academy, led by the KY board member responsible for corporate relations, also promotes sales and entrepreneurship at KY with a handful of events organized in cooperation with sponsoring companies. All current and previous committee members can be recognized by pinstriped sleeves on their overalls.
The Sports and Wellbeing Committee, LiHy, organizes a wide range of events to support students’ physical and mental wellbeing. The committee is responsible for approximately seven events per year, e.g. the student rowing competition Autumn Classic and KY’s traditional hiking trip to Lapland. You should also come taste the delicious cakes at our cake buffet! The members of LiHy can be recognized by the sporty red Adidas jackets and rock-hard team spirit. A year in the committee gives the members not only lots of new friends, but also a unique opportunity to organize events and practise leadership, marketing and teamwork skills. The committee’s goal is to provide students with unforgettable memories, give some balance to the hectic student life – and of course to have fun!
+ROUND TABLES Round Tables were established to bring KY’s core associations and functions together, create conversation and collaboration, share information and best practices and to give the members a chance to be involved in decision-making at KY. Another important part of Round Tables is to give the people the support they need to get things done in their own associations. There are five Round Tables, each run by a KY board member. Two of the RTs bring together the people in charge of communications at their associations, while the third one one mainly concentrates on career communications. The RT for the chairmen of KY’s subject clubs (also known as AJPJ) helps the subject clubs share information with one another. The fifth Round Table gathers the people in charge of corporate relations at different associations at KY. Round Tables are quite a flexible concept and will presumably be reformed over the years.
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