Student union’s blog posts
There are many traditions and events associated with student culture that could be compared to my kettle. They are old and functional, but they may not be understood right away. My kettle has a really complicated start button and it…
“Thank you” are two small and big words that can be crucial to motivation. I’ll start my blog post with a so-called hot take: You rarely get enough thanks for organizational activities and other volunteering. Sometimes it feels like tasks…
The General Assembly of the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) was held on 19-20 November at the legendary Korpilampi conference hotel in Espoo. The Assembly decides annually on SYL’s action plan, budget and other documents guiding its…
Finland aims to raise the number of international professionals in the country as the dependency ratio goes down. It is contradictory, however, that at the same time many political decisions make Finland a less appealing study destination. One of those…
About six months ago, I made the decision to do something about my constant habit of procrastination. How did it go, you ask? Well, let’s just say that we all have habits that stick harder than we’d like them to.…