Equal and United University of Applied Sciences

Community for you

The Covid19 pandemic has affected students’ well-being and capability of studying, the advancement of studies and the attachment to the community. Jamk University of Applied Sciences and Student Union JAMKO are together developing the unity and equality of the UAS.

Are you having a hard time starting your studies?

Are the keys to getting started missing?
Do you need ways to stay focused?
Is your motivation to study missing?
Do you need encouragement and peer support?

Join the Study Together Study Group:

Lutakko Campus, Piippukatu 2, library:

Meetings on Monday at 12 to 2 PM.
Main Campus, Rajakatu 35, AP Lounge (A-wing, floor P):

Meetings on Wednesday at 12 to 2 PM.
Online, in Zoom:

Meetings on Wednesday at 12 to 2 PM. Join the group in Zoom

Study together Study Groups start in Jamk 18.9. / 20.9.

In the study group, you study independently according to the goals you have set. You will get help with the challenge of getting started and build a routine for independent study, as well as develop your academic study skills. In addition, you have the opportunity to receive peer support and get to know other students. There are 3 study groups in fall 2023, meetings in Main campus, Lutakko campus or in Zoom.

How to join?

All students are welcome to join study groups! No sign-up is needed, just come there!

More information in Jamk's intra news

Compassion mentoring groups in 2023

YYamk project will organise compassion mentoring for students, which is based on the peer group activities model developed by Nyyti ry. Compassion is known to promote mental well-being and success in studies, as well as cohesion and the experience of meaningfulness. Compassion mentoring groups will be available to all students in Jamk.

The compassion mentoring groups for Fall 2023 are full. Registration was through the Peppi system in August for the course ‘Student Well-being and Life Skills’ worth 2 credits.

Jamk and Nyyti ry. develop student well-being in cooperation

Nyyti ry. promotes students' mental well-being and ability to study by providing students and study communities with information and support for mental well-being and by doing advocacy work related to the topic. Nyyti ry. has selected Jamk as a partner for the 2023 Compassion Mentoring Partnership Project. More information on Advancing Unity page.

Blogs

These blog articles were published in November 2022 and September 2023. Author: Stella Palassalo

How do you define a well-being University of Applied Sciences?

Safety is an interest of ours

Other publications

More blogs and podcasts published in YYamk project:

Publications - Julkaisut (webpage in Finnish)

Deepen your knowledge in trainings!

We are now offering trainings for Jamks teaching and guidance personnel and JAMKO’s tutors and mentors about mental health and supporting unity! More information and the enrollment in the Training calendar (in Finnish): Training calendar

The themes for development:

Tutors and mentors for your support
Strengthening the competence of teachers and guidance personnel
Recognizing the need for support and personal study arrangements
Easily accessible support for students f.ex. “A meeting place”
The support for studying with special needs teacher at UAS and the support for learning

Our goal is to

reinforce unity and equality in student groups and the whole community in the UAS
develop tutoring and mentoring
recognize the support needs of students
develop students’ self-initiative, learning of leading yourself and the easily accessible support services that help you to develop your life management skills
support students that have learning difficulties

reinforce teachers, tutor teachers and mentors’ knowledge to meet with and guide students that have difficulties with their well-being and learning, and also support the unity in their own study groups

Information about this project

Equal and United University of Applied Sciences is operating with funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture (special grand).

Excecution time: 1.1.2022 - 31.12.2023

Excecutioners: Jamk University of Applied Sciences and Student Union JAMKO

Contact us:

Heini-Maria Pietilä

Project manager, Special Needs Teacher, Study psychlogist

Jamk University of Applied Sciences

firstname.lastname @jamk.fi

Tel. +35840 521 9415

Stella Palassalo

Project coordinator

Student Union JAMKO

firstname.lastname @jamko.fi