Articles with tag: Higher Education on the Move
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Snitch the Flame of the year!
Published:Do you have an idea of who the next Flame of the Year could be?
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation invites students to test their exercise habits and study ability
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is reminding people in September and October of the importance exercise in maintaining and improving study ability.
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The Jukola Relay message was dedicated to the hundred-year-old Finnish Student Sports Federation
Published:The orienteering festival The Jukola Relay, which was held at Kauhava on 15th–16th June, dedicated its orienteering relay message to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), which is celebrating its centenary this year. The message thanked the Federation for its persistent work to promote an active lifestyle.
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation’s new membership model makes headway: a service design project leads to concrete results
Published:The organised university sports in Finland are stepping into its second century with one word in mind: together. To achieve truly impactful collaboration, the Federation will now invite universities to become ordinary members alongside the student unions. The background to this change lies in the membership model report which was drawn up in 2021–2022.
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Network event in Vaasa brings university sports service providers and service users together
Published:OLL’s network event held in Vaasa on the 21st and 22nd of May brought together university sports service providers and student union sports representatives for the first time. The theme of the event was the problem of loneliness and how sport and wellbeing services in higher education can be used to address it.
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Collaborative membership of the Finnish Student Sports Federation helps promote physical activity at Häme University of Applied Sciences
Published:The board of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) has admitted Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) as a collaborative member of the federation.
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Advocacy pays off: One million euros for promoting sports and physical activity in higher education
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) is pleased with the funding of the Finland on the Move programme for higher education institutions. In April 2024, the Ministry of Education and Culture will provide a state grant for the academic year 2024–2025 to a maximum value of one million euros for the implementation of the Students on the Move programme in higher education institutions.
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University heads responded to the challenge – OLL President to Yle: “Routines for physical activity are already formed during the years of study”
Published:OLL challenged the heads of universities and universities of applied sciences to think about how the physical activity of higher-education students could be increased and how students could be encouraged to adopt a physically active lifestyle during their studies. University heads across Finland took up on the challenge presented as part of the European Week of Sport.
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Miia Puustinen: What is the smallest thing you can do in a day to maintain your wellbeing and ability to study?
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#Liikkumalla työkykyä nyt -teemaviikko
Published:Liikkumalla työkykyä nyt on Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton, Liikkuva opiskelu -ohjelman sekä muiden eri yhteiskunnallisten toimijoiden yhteinen työkykyä edistävä kampanja. Kampanja järjestetään 18.–22.9.2023.
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A reduced ability to study impacts future ability to work – solutions are found in student guidance and physical activity
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Snitch the Flamer of the year!
Published:Do you have an idea of who the next Flame of the Year could be?
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Back to the wonderful yet stressful student life – how to take care of yourself in the autumn rush
Published:Returning to studies and everyday routines can be cause for celebration for one, and cause for tears for another. One person enjoys scheduling and planning, while another would like the holiday to continue for a bit longer. To make the start of the autumn a little more enjoyable, we’ve put together a few tips to brighten up your days.
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European Universities Futsal Championships – looking to improve
Published:Finland will be represented by three teams at the European Universities Futsal Championships in Split, Croatia. The results were not much to write to home about last year in Poland, but this time all three teams are determined to prove their mettle.
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90 minutes of wandering minds or focused learning?
Published:University lectures easily turn into sitting marathons. Breaks have been proven to improve learning, well-being and health, but how could we take five from these tight, 90-minute study sessions? This article published in Acatiimi, takes a look at the ways in which university students and lecturers could take breaks in sitting.
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Universities on the Move gets stronger – MoE gives OLL a significant grant for further development of Universities on the Move
Published:The Ministry of Education and Culture (MoE) is giving Universities on the Move, which is coordinated by the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), a grant of 90,000 euros for the first year. The project will last three years. The focus lies on finding new solutions which increase the physical everyday activity at universities and to implement these in practice with the university communities.
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Guidebook to OLL’s events: How to weave your way through the jungle of training sessions and networks
Published:From time to time, our members ask us to explain the Federation’s various events, and quite right too! You may be getting invitations to all kinds of networks and events for university sports, all with slightly different names, target audiences and approaches. After reading this, you will know exactly which of them will be the most beneficial to you.
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We will include students in the promotion of exercise
Published:The problems of students are hidden beneath the coping narrative, and the cause is their youth, writes Niko Peltokangas, Secretary General of OLL. During the parliamentary election, the Federation is campaigning to see students identified as a separate group in the legislation for exercise promotion.
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Higher Education on the Move supports long-lasting and overall well-being
Published:How does the activities of Universities on the Move manifest in the everyday life of students and why should the programme's funding be continued? Special Advisor for University Sport Anni Liina Ikonen writes in the second part of the Finnish Student Sports Federation's election blog series about the importance of the Universities on the Move programme.
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Kansalaistorilla 22.2. kisataan päättäjien ja korkeakoululiikunnan edustajien välillä
Published:Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton (OLL) Liikuttavan arvokas -eduskuntavaalikampanja avataan yhteisellä tempauksella 22. helmikuuta klo 14, jolloin opiskelu- ja työpäivää tauotetaan 54 minuutin ajan liikkumisen merkeissä. Helsingin Kansalaistorilla päästään sekä liikkumaan yhdessä että seuraamaan päättäjiä ja korkeakoululiikuntaa edustavien joukkueiden välistä kisailua.
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♥ Valentine’s Day workout tips from Nyyti ♥ How to manage your stress levels through exercise
Published:Student life can be busy. You’re feeling stressed, and it can be difficult to fit in workouts in your hectic life. But here’s the good news: you don’t need to work out, it’s enough to just get active in your daily life! Exercise can also be a great tool for managing stress. Of course, having sports as a hobby will enhance the benefits of exercise even more.
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The Higher Education on the Move network met on 15 December
Published:Liikkuva korkeakoulu -verkosto kattaa kaikki korkeakoululiikunnan kehittämisestä kiinnostuneet toimijat. Kuulutpa sitten korkeakoululiikunnan käyttäjiin, tuottajiin, kehittäjiin tai sidosryhmiin, olet tärkeä osa Liikkuva korkeakoulu -verkostoa. Ytimessä ovat yli 20 korkeakoulun kattaviat yhteisen oppimisen tilaisuudet.
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SELL-kisojen isännöinti tarjoaa mahdollisuuden kansainväliseen profiloitumiseen
Published:SELL Student Games on kansainvälinen korkeakouluopiskelijoille tarkoitettu opiskelijaliikuntatapahtuma. Toukokuun toiseksi viimeisenä viikonloppuna pidettävien SELL-kisojen järjestämisestä vastaavat vuoroin neljä SELL-maata: Suomi, Viro, Latvia ja Liettua. Vuonna 2025 on jälleen Suomen vuoro isännöidä kisoja.
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Higher Education on the Move News: Collaboration Makes Wellbeing Easier
Published:Read the latest news from the Higher Education on the Move network!
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OLL comments on the results of the health and wellbeing survey – the solutions emphasise exercise, community, and varied life situations
Published:When it comes to supporting students’ coping and ability to study, it’s time to go from research results to actions. At the webinar on the results from the KOTT study, OLL's 1st Vice President Tekla Hahl spoke about the opportunities within the universities on the move programme and acknowledging students’ varied life situations.
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The Activity Alert visited OLL’s General Assembly in Kuortane
Published:The Activity Alert, which has become very popular at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, visited OLL’s General Assembly at Kuortane Olympic Training Center.
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The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation: Higher education students and sports services are the losers of the coronavirus pandemic
Published:According to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), the higher education students have slipped through the net during the coronavirus pandemic. Higher education sports, the Higher Education on the Move programme and other structures that support the well-being of students must be strengthened in case of future crises, OLL stated during its General Assembly, which was held in Kuortane on 10–11 November.
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Jussi Ansala: Five perspectives on better higher education sports
Published:Jussi Ansala, Senior Special Advisor for University Sport at OLL, analysed the makings of better higher education sports at the SeAMK Sports seminar held on 1 October at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences.
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High-performance sports and Higher Education on the Move cooperation in the early autumn webinars
Published:Autumn brings with it interesting webinars on university sports!
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Physical activity fixes the corona-induced wellbeing deficiency
Published:Distance learning, forced by corona constraints, easily exposes the student to difficulties in concentration, body aches and loneliness. Even before the corona, students sat for nearly 11 hours a day. In light of these facts, higher education sports are a necessary pillar of student and staff well-being now in the final stages of the pandemic as well as when studies move back to campuses.
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Page last updated 30.8.2020