Athene's Weekly Newsletter 15/2026

[Emilia Laukkanen]

Happy April! I hope everyone had a relaxing Easter break and has had time to recharge for Wappu. I only managed to relax for one day, but with that energy, it’s back to the daily grind :D Luckily, there are so many fun things coming up that it doesn’t matter if I'm in a bit of a rush! Best of luck to everyone as you return to your daily routines, whenever that may be for each of you <3 With Wappu-y regards, Emilia Laukkanen Head of Communications Telegram @viestintapaallikko  viestintapaallikko(at)athene.fi Good news of the week: Joint custody is finally possible in Japan Thanks to a long-awaited change in the law, divorced couples can now apply for joint custody of their children in Japan. Until now, in Japan, only one parent has been granted custody of the children. As a result, it is estimated that up to one-third of children of divorced parents have lost contact with the other parent.  Read more: https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-14-of-2026/ SCHEDULE TUESDAY     14.15 Board meeting     18 Book Club meeting WEDNESDAY     9 Guild official brunch     19 Group trip to the Teekkarispexi THURSDAY     Wappu event for Bachelor's phuksis     11 Prof Coffee: Jukka and Jari SATURDAY      Springtrip SUNDAY      Springtrip BRIEFLY ATHENE Prof Coffee: Jukka and Jari 9.4. AALTO 39th Jäynä Finale 18.4. Sitsi Contest 24.4. Road to Wappu 25.4. Mathematics and Systems Analysis teachers for autumn Junction: Agentic Frontier Hackathon OTHER Peak of Wappu 1.5. Nature Act Now! Citizens' initiative Live-in-Labs Program by Amrita University GREETINGS FROM THE BOARD The board has spent its Easter break working on the board rap. Now our eyes are firmly on Wappu. ATHENE Coffee with Jukka and Jari Jukka, the program director of the Info undergrad program, and Jari Ylitalo, the guild’s Oltermanni, will be stopping by the lounge for coffee on Thursday, April 9, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ☀️ Come chat with Jukka and Jari about the future vision for the Info Undergraduate Program, the role of the guild’s Oltermanni, or whatever else comes to mind—hanging out with them is always worth it 🙌🏻 AALTO 39th JÄYNÄ FINALE 18.4. Wappu is already tickling our toes, and soon we’ll be basking in full glory, because at the Jäynä Finale and its cocktail event the atmosphere will reach its true shine! Expect great vibes, lots of laughter, and of course the awarding of the best jäynäs. The cocktail event starts at 15:00 in the U-lobby of the Undergraduate Centre (M-door), and the final itself kicks off at 16:00 in hall U2. Make sure to arrive early to secure your seat in the audience! More information:   ig/tg @jaynakilpailu P.S. After the Jäynä Finale, you can continue your day at Julkku’s Ceremonial Release and Aalto Open Air! Sitsi Contest 24.4. Bring your friends and come enjoy a beautiful spring day through sitsit!  The traditional Sitsi Contest invites everyone to set up their own sitsit at Alvarinaukio for a grand jubilee, where teams compete to outdo one another with ever more fun sitsit!  Gather a team, organise your own sitsit, and convince the judges to deem you the best!  The sitsing begins at 15 and ends by 19 at the latest, after which a warm sauna and hot tub await the participants at Rantsu.  Registration is open on kide.app until Sun 19.4. The whole team is registered at once. The first 15 teams to sign up will be provided with a table and benches.  Questions: @lukkaritirehtoori or @janitanevalainen TL;DR: WHAT: Sitsi Contest WHERE: Alvarinaukio WHEN: Fri 24.4. at 15, sauna at 19 FOR WHOM: To all sitsi-enthusiasts! PRICE: Free 0 €  TICKETS: On kide.app (https://kide.app/events/cd43c8f9-b08b-4dac-8090-94e91ce902c8) Road to Wappu 25.4. Kick off Wappu the best way with KY-Sub’s Road to Wappu Rave!!🪩🕺Be sure to party on the legendary Rave Bus🚌, listen to great DJ sets 🔥or hop into the palju&sauna to recharge your energy for the Wappu week ahead🫧 ‍ Get ready for a night packed with multigenre music ranging from house, techno, hardstyle and much more! Our DJs keep the dancefloor alive all night long on TWO STAGES🎵 ‍ ✨️ THE RAVE BUS IS BACK✨️  The Rave Bus starts in BMK’s parking lot and takes you to a cruise through Otaniemi, bringing the party on wheels 🛞🎶 It’s a long road to Wappu - might as well make it unforgettable✨️ See you at RTW!🔥 WHAT: KY-Sub’s Road to Wappu Rave WHERE: (BMK) Betonimiehenkuja 3, 02150 Espoo WHEN: April 25th @ 19:00 DRESSCODE: Overalls + Rave fit (+ Sauna) PRICE: 8€ TICKET SALES: SATURDAY 11.4. @ 14:00 New hourly-paid teachers in mathematics and systems analysis for autumn term 2026 Your tasks include teaching in exercise groups and grading exercises and exams. Regarding teaching in mathematics, we expect the applicants to have completed at least 20 credits of mathematical studies at university level with good grades. Five credits may also be substituted with a math intensive course from another field of study. Regarding teaching in systems analysis (courses MS-C/E2xxx), we expect the applicants to have completed the course they are interested in. If you have previous experience in teaching, it is considered as an advantage but is not necessary. This is a part-time job (2-4 hours/week). The salary is 33-49 euros/teaching hour, based on the course level and your education level. Grading exercises and exams will be (typically) compensated separately (300-400 euros depending on your education and the course level). The jobs are meant for bachelor's and master's degree students of Aalto University. Go to math.aalto.fi/en and apply for this job through an eRecruitment system (application link in the advertisement on the front page). Attach an open motivation letter, a cv and a transcript of record (can be unofficial) as one PDF file. Deadline for the applications is Monday 4 May 2026. Based on the applications, we will invite some of the applicants for a web interview. More information: johanna...@aalto.fi Agentic Frontier Hackathon is here. Together with Florent venture partners, Supercell & Wave ventures we are running a hackathon for future founders and builders who want to work at the edge of AI agents. Here are the tracks👀 🎮 Supercell track — AI agents for gaming. NPC behavior, procedural gen, player experience. 🛠 Infrastructure track — the tooling that makes agents trustworthy. Monitoring, eval, guardrails. 🏆 Best Trust Implementation — across all tracks. Can you prove your agent is doing what it should? Supercell mentors. VC backing. Helsinki. This is not a marketing trick but spots are actually limited this time: Applications open → https://www.florent.vc/supercell-hackathon OTHER Peak of Wappu 1.5. Unfortunately, we only received this information in Finnish. Nature Act Now! Citizens' initiative Unfortunately, we only received this information in Finnish. Come hear about the Live-in-Labs Program in India by Amrita University! Live-in-Labs® is a multidisciplinary experiential learning program that breaks classroom and lab barriers by applying learned theory in real-world settings. By directly living in rural communities (labs) and co-designing sustainable solutions, program participants gain first-hand knowledge along with the know-how of identifying and assessing community needs. The program is open to bachelor and master students. The info session will be held in Teams on 9 April at 11am and anyone interested is welcome to attend. The program will be presented by Dr. Souresh Cornet from Amrita University. More information and link for the info session: Info session: The Live-in-Labs® Program, Amrita University, India | Aalto University (https://www.aalto.fi/en/events/info-session-the-live-in-labsr-program-amrita-university-india) To unsubscribe, please click this link.