As a part of Nordic Forum 2010, we would like to invite all Aalto students to get to learn more about CEMS and our corporate partners at the Nordic Forum Fair at HSE Main Lobby on Thursday the 8th starting at 9 a.m till noon. The event will feature KONE, ABB and Shell. We warmly welcome you to pop by and say hi!

See you on Thursday morning!

More info on Nordic Forum can be found from www.nordicforum2010.org

CEMS Club Helsinki, in association with Aalto University, will be hosting the CEMS Nordic Forum 2010, from 7th – 10th April 2010.

Nordic Forum is the largest annual CEMS event organized by a CEMS Club for both students and companies. It is a special event created exclusively for CEMS students, consisting of 4 days of interactive skill seminars and social events with corporate partners and fellow students. The event is organized annually by one of the nordic members of CEMS alliance. This year it is CEMS Club Helsinki’s turn to welcome our friends from Copenhagen, Stockholm and Bergen to enjoy Helsinki. We are also expecting several guests from other CEMS schools around Europe.

This year the Forum’s theme was inspired by the recent creation of Aalto University and thus the skills seminars will be focused around: ‘Innovation by Fusion: Integrating Technology, Design and Business.’ The Nordic Forum will provide an opportunity for around 100 CEMS students and a selection of leading companies to come together, discuss and jointly discover the business opportunities of the future generated by innovations, design, and technology.

The event is organized in cooperation with some of our CEMS Corporate Partners. This year we have the privilige to work with and learn from KONE, Nokia, Shell and ABB. Our corporate partners would also like to get to know other Aalto students as well. Closer to the event we will let you know how you can also take part and meet our partners during Nordic Forum.

We hope that the entire student community here will warmly welcome our fellow business students as they spend these exciting and educational days in Helsinki.

More information on the Nordic Forum can be found at nf.cems.org as well as on Facebook http://bit.ly/cYF4Z1 and Twitter www.twitter.com/NordicForum2010

Thanks for all of you who bought our home made goods at the bake sale and who participated at the raffle! We hope that you enjoyed all the pastries and goodies as well as the great prizes! We raised 318.50 euros with the event so we’re a step closer to building a school in Rwanda. You can still donate money either via our website www.cemsforafrica.fi or drop your extra coins into the Schools for Africa donation box in the main building’s hall.

The CEMS Club organized a curling event at the beginning of April. None of us had tried curling before so it was fun to discover a new sport. Uncertainty on the birth place of curling still exists but some believe that it started in
Scotland due to written evidence while others point towards the Netherlands due to paintings(http://www.worldcurling.org/history.html). Regardless of the birth place, curling has gained popularity and is nowadays played around the world.

After a few practice rounds of throwing the stones and learning about the rules of the game, we dived into the game in teams of 3-4. Throwing the stones at the right speed and right angle took some practice in addition to balancing on the ice while sweeping it. Excitement spurred through the air as teams were able to place their stones in the middle of the house and kick the other team’s stones out. At the end, we had a fun evening in exploring a new sport.

Two company visits were organized this semester for the CEMSies. The first one was Kalevala Jewelry, which is a Finnish jewelry company. The company showed a glimpse into their history, Finnish touch in their products and marketing strategy. We also discovered the different phases of jewelry production during a tour of their manufacturing area.  

Fazer is another company that we visited during the spring semester. After a briefing on the company and chocolate production, we were taken through the factory to see different product lines and heard more about Fazer and its chocolate production. At the end of the tour, we had time to try different chocolate bars and eat as much chocolate as we wanted. Of course we could also buy some sweets at the factory shop and even got goody bags to take with us.  

Both of the visits were very informative and interesting. By seeing the actual production process opened our eyes to the importance of quality and process flow.     

CEMS Club Helsinki is organizing a bake sale and a raffle on Tuesday (21st of April, 2009) from 10am to 3pm at the HSE main lobby! 

Come and participate at the raffle where every second ticket wins and buy some sweet home-made pastries! You can win some great prizes with the 2€ tickets and buy some delicious home-made goods for a morning snack or during an afternoon coffee break! All the profits are given to UNICEF to build a school in Rwanda so come and participate in this event that is for a good cause. Help us raise money for the project! You can join the facebook event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=79583224467 or look for more information on the project at http://www.cems.org/humanprojects/schools/index.php?ind=0