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New shirts now available for ordering!

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LYY’s new college shirts and hoodies are now available for ordering through webstore. he material of the shirts is a blend of cotton and recycled polyester, which makes these stylish shirts also ecological and comfortable. The webstore is open for a limited period 15. – 28.1.2024. The webstore is managed by Kloffa clothing. Kloffa is … Read more

Customer service point will be on Christmas break from 5.12.2023

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Customer service point at the F-wing of the University of Lapland will be on Christmas break from 5.12.2023. Customer service point will open again in January. Service- and Administration Specialist wishes happy holidays and thanks everyone for the past year. LYY’s office will be open until 20.12. after which office will be closed for the … Read more

The new Representative Council begins its two-year term 

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The new Representative Council will have its first meeting on Tuesday 5.12. at 16:00. The meeting will be held in room B127 (former LS2) and remotely. The term for the incoming representative council is from 1.12.2023, to 30.11.2025.   The new representative council will immediately make important decisions for the upcoming term. During the meeting, both … Read more

Jesse Häyhä was elected to SYL Board

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The General Assembly of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL), which represents the approximately 140,000 students at Finnish universities, has elected a new Board for 2024. The General Assembly also made decisions on next year’s Plan of Work and SYL’s finances. The new SYL President is Akseli Tiitta, 23, from the Student … Read more

Electronic diploma as an official certificate for those graduating from November onwards

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The University of Lapland will starts using electronic degree certificates during November. The authenticity of electronic diploma can be verified more reliably than paper certificate. Student can save the electronic diploma in one´s own files, for example on a computer or cloud service. – An electronic diploma is convenient to use, for example, in an … Read more

Changes in the assignments of employees in the student union of the University of Lapland – New employees introduce themselves

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In the Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY), existing tasks have been reformed, and new personnel have been hired to complement the new tasks. Organization and Communication Specialist Esa-Pekka Tuppi has moved to the job position of Community Specialist. Esa-Pekka tells about his new assignment: “I am happy that after communications have moved … Read more

LYY shares concerns with the students currently occupying the university regarding livelihood, the status of international students, and mental health.

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LYY expresses concern about the livelihood of students and opposes the government’s budget proposal to cut housing benefits and freeze the student financial aid index. The combined impact of these proposals on students’ everyday lives and finances is significant. Students are the largest group receiving housing allowance, and the government’s proposal would directly cut 12.5 … Read more