Student’s Dictionary

Academic Sports of Jyväskylä = Jyväskylä’s university and universities of applied sciences’ collaboration, which organizes sports services for the universities’ students and personnel. You might hear the term uMove in the same context. It is the same thing.  

Alumn = All students who have graduated with a degree or a longer education from JAMK University of Applied Sciences are our alumns.

Appro = Appro is a student event where students playfully complete academic qualifications by collecting marks from official examination sites. Appro can be of many types, from gourmet appros, flat appros, summer appros, sports appros….The most famous official appro in Jyväskylä is the Kauppakatu Approt.

Dynamo = The campus at Lutakko.

Freshman = A first year student at JAMK. Known as “fuksi” in Finnish.

Freshman Party = An annual mass event for new students in the beginning of the fall semester. Students lead by tutors go around the city in teams of ten and complete different kinds of tasks at checkpoints.

Grumble Weeks = weeks, where JAMKO, the study field associations and JAMK collaborate to collect feedback from students.

Halloped = The abbreviation for ’hallinnon opiskelijaedustaja’, meaning the student representative in the management (of JAMK). JAMKO chooses the representative each fall for the next year.

Jammaus = The study field association of the JAMK music students.

JAMKO = The student union of JAMK University of Applied Sciences, that takes care of students advocacy, benefits and well-being in the academic community, Jyväskylä and society. 

JAMKO Alumn = All actives working in different areas of JAMKO become the appreciated alumns.

JAMKO Café = ”Student’s living room”. A café in the Rajakatu campus, where you can find student-friendly prices. Different kinds of evening activities from game nights to the representatives’ evening schools are organized in JAMKO Café.

JASTO = The social and health students’ study field association.

JIO = Jyväskylän InsinööriOpiskelijat JIO Ry. JIO is the engineering students’ study field association.

JYY = The student union of the University students of Jyväskylä. The equivalent to JAMKO for the university students.

KAJ = The abbreviation for ’koulutusalajärjestö’ aka study field association. They are found in every department of JAMK. Jammaus, JIO, JASTO ry, Konkurssi ry, MatkaRaTa ry and Tarmo ry are study field associations. KAJ is pronounced letter by letter, not as a single word. You can use SFA – abbreviation also. 

Kide.app = A mobile app that can be used to get your event tickets and manage your registrations, order products and renew memberships effortlessly anywhere, anytime, and you don’t have to queue or pay in cash. You’ll find also JAMKO in Kide.app, and we use Kide.app also one of the mobile student cards that you can get from us.

Konkurssi = Konkurssi ry is the study field association of the bachelor of business administration (BBA) students of JAMK.

MatkaRaTa = The study field association of the tourism and hospitality management students of JAMK.

Opku = The abbreviation for the Finnish word ’opiskelijakunta’, which means a student union. Student unions are found in every university of applied sciences. JAMKO is an opku!

Overalls = A piece of clothing, which is used mainly in student events. Overalls are usually worn by university level students. Overalls are ordered through the study field associations in the beginning of the fall semester.

Overall Patch = Different kinds of patches the students collect for the overalls. For example, they are given at most student events for free or for a small fee. You can see how experienced a student is at events and parties based on the amount of patches on their overalls.

Peppi = A student management system, where you can see your grades and schedule, enrol in courses and as a present/absent student for each semester, change your contact information, as well as do your personal learning plan.

Poikkarit = The common term used for Poikkitieteelliset haalaribileet (Interdisciplinary Overall-party in English). They are organized once a month.

Representative = A member of the Representatives’ council. In a central role as part of the active student community. Brings to the representatives’ council e.g. their own study field’s themes.

Representatives’ council = The representatives’ council have the highest authority in the Student Union of JAMK University of Applied Sciences. The council consists of students, 21 primary and 21 vice members. The representatives’ council supervises the interests of JAMK students by making the biggest decisions and definitions of policy regarding the student union. The representatives are elected annually in an election in November.

SAMOK ry = The alliance of Finland’s student unions of universities of applied sciences. A national, independent trusteeship- and service organization managed independently by UAS students.

Sitsit, Sitzfest, academic table party = party for higher education students where they make toasts, eat, sing songs, make speeches and watch the programme. There are some specific rules and procedures that are involved, so pay close attention to the Toast master.

Slice = Mobile app that can be used as a mobile student card and a student benefit service. JAMKO uses Slice as it’s mobile student card.

Tarmo = Tarmo ry is the study field association of the agrologist students of JAMK.

Tarvaala = The campus of JAMK’s Institute of Bioeconomy in Saarijärvi, where they study in the field of natural resources and environment.

Team = The teams are an important part of JAMKO’s events and free time activities. The team members complete projects within their own responsibilities (events, media) and gain experience, meet new people and have fun while doing it. All students are free to join, and new team members are recruited for the job in a separate recruitment period. 

Tursas = an old Finnish nickname for a freshman, nowadays we use the term “fuksi”.

Tutor = Tutors are the peer instructors and guides for the students in the beginning of the studies and during.

Tuudo = a mobile app which collects the most used electronic student services to one place. Many of JAMK’s most used online services and your own information, such as your credits, courses, schedule, cafeteria menus and campus maps can be found on Tuudo.