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Helga advocates students legitimately. But what does advocacy mean?
We at Helga want to secure and support the students of Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences on their educational journey by making sure that they are able to study in fair conditions with good communications, equal treatment and appropriate courses. We are the voice of the students – in the UAS, on the municipal and national level.
What´s Wrong?
What´s Wrong?
What’s Wrong? is Helga’s feedback service for students. You can give us feedback regarding your studies if something goes wrong, for example your course has not been graded in time (3 weeks).
Helga’s specialist in advocacy will help you solve problematic situations. Please try to be as specific as you can. Every detail helps with solving the situation. If you want us to contact you, please leave at least your e-mail address.
All feedback is dealt with utmost confidence. Your name or contact info will not be given forward – actually you don’t even have to give them to us.
Harrasment
Harrasment
Have you experienced harassment or inappropriate treatment? Contact our harassment contact persons via a contact form or via email at harassment@helga.fi.
Student representatives
Student representatives
Helga appoints student representatives to several school’s organs. These organs meet regularly to discuss about Haaga-Helia’s internal operations such as education in degree programs and guidelines of the university. You can find more information below.
Contact address for each member is firstname.lastname@myy.haaga-helia.fi unless stated otherwise.
Collegiate Body
Collegiate Body
Haaga-Helia’s collegiate body decides on eg. degree regulations, curriculums and handles students’ complains. Collegiate body is lead by CEO Teemu Kokko.
Student representative: Tua Rope
Substitute: Krista-Mari Katajisto
Haaga-Helia Internal Board
Haaga-Helia Internal Board
Haaga-Helia Ltd.’s board is highest decision making forum in Haaga-Helia. Student union Helga’s representative has one position in the board. Place in the board offers a great view for all Haaga-Helia operations. Haaga-Helia Ltd.’s board has one position for students, and the student is chosen by Helga representative council for two years.
Student representative in Haaga-Helia Ltd. Board 2019-2020: Auli Piiparinen
Advisory boards
Advisory boards
In advisory boards the Haaga-Helia staff, students and companies representatives will meet and design the education of degree programs.
Business development
Student representative: Janne Hujakka
Entrepreneurship
Student representative: Aapomikko Matti
Value through sales
Student representative: Petra Vatanen
Restaurant Committee
Restaurant Committee
Restaurant Committee has an informative role but no power for the contract between Kiinteistö Oy Opetustalo and restaurant entrepreneur. Restaurant Committee is a cooperative organ between Opetustalo, restaurant and bistro as well as the students and Haaga-Helia staff. Student Union Helga chooses 4 student representatives for one year. There are no substitutes for the members.
Members of Restaurant Committee 2019:
Aapomikko Matti
Sami Ranta-aho
Juho Hakanen
Joni Hildén
Examination Committee
Examination Committee
Examination committee handles complaints made by students about study related issues. Examination committee has one student spot.
Student representative: Tua Rope
Substitute: Aapomikko Matti
Scholarship committee for degrees with tuition fees
Scholarship committee for degrees with tuition fees
The committee decides about the distribution of the scholarships in the degree programmes with tuition fees.
Student representative: Anton Salenius
HOAS delegation
HOAS delegation
The delegation is a governing body of the HOAS foundation, which can appoint up to three members to the foundation’s board of directors and choose at least one auditor to audit the foundation’s administration and accounts for the following year.
Helga’s representative: Joel Kettula
Substitute: Senja Keränen
Credits awarded to students for participation in student activities
Credits awarded to students for participation in student activities
Student Union Helga organizes a study module of 5 – 15 ECTS in Haaga-Helia as studification of the competences from student union, student organisation activity or acting as a student representative.
The University of Applied Sciences Act (932/2014) states that the student union shall contribute to preparing students for an active, cognizant and critical citizenship. The study module fulfills this mission.
Via the study module Haaga-Helia has also committed to The Society’s Commitment to Sustainable Development.
Implementation
The study module consists of four different paths. Every path has lectures once a month. Please note that the lectures are mainly being held in Finnish for now. The path in English is under planning at the moment.
Paths can be combined and are as follows:
One is for beginners.
Two is for more advanced.
Chairperson is for chairpersons.
Career in organisations is for interested.
Credits can be earned from lectures, Eetvartti events, Megaevakko and by practical experience.
Enrollment
One does not have to enroll in the study module apart from the Career in organisations -path. Paths One, Two and Chairperson are per se meant for boards of the student union and student organisations, members of the Representative Council and student representatives. The Career in Organisations -path is open for every student interested in Haaga-Helia.
You may enroll anytime.
Credits
Credits earned from the study module vary between 5, 10 and 15 ECTS depending on student’s workload and activity. There is no time limit for passing the study module, however you do need to be registered as an attending student in Haaga-Helia. The maximum amount of credits that can be earned from the study module is 15.
When you want credits from the study module, please contact nelli.pihlasviita@helga.fi. In your email please describe what have been your responsibilities in the student union, student organisation or as a student representative. Instructions for passing the module will be sent to you in response.
Tutoring
The study module doesn’t include credits from tutoring, as they are earned separately. Please read more about tutoring here.
More information
Helga’s specialist of advocacy and influencing
Nelli Pihlasviita
nelli.pihlasviita@helga.fi
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