Apply for Kaakko’s board!
Applying period for Student Union Kaakko's board for the calendar year 2022 has started. You can apply by filling the form here. We offer you an opportunity to learn new skills and develop yourself [...]
Become a tutor! Apply by November 21st!
The registration of new tutors begins today in Peppi and ends on November 21st. The registration code in Peppi is VV00EA69-3003. Tutors help new students to integrate into the university. A tutor organizes different extra-curricular activities, helps [...]
Statement: Students need a service promise!
During this school year, students have contacted Student union Kaakko about having difficulties to reach the teachers with their school-related questions. Some of the messages were answered after a very long time, which impacted [...]
Kaakko has a new intern!
At the start of October Joni Juntunen starts his internship at Student union Kaakko. He is currently doing an additional qualification unit on digital marketing at KSAO – Kouvola Region Vocational College. Joni says: [...]
Statement: We don’t tolerate harassment in our university community
We have become aware of harassment incidents in our university community this autumn. We have discussed the issue together with student associations and Xamk’s Head of Security. We all want to emphasize that we [...]
An appeal for Kaakko’s members: Become a candidate and vote!
Kaakko’s Representative Council election will be held between 20th of October and 3rd of November 2021 and the applying period of candidates ends on 1st of October. The election will not succeed without good candidates [...]
On Representative Council: Ronja Kaarikivi
Hello, my name is Ronja Kaarikivi, I'm a sophomore logistics student and I have soon completed my first season in Kaakko's Representative Council. What council? That was exactly what I thought when people tried [...]
On Representative Council: Terppa Kuismin
I am Terppa Kuismin, a 26-year-old Community Educator student in Mikkeli. My first year in Kaakko's Representative Council is just about done and dusted. Being in the Representative Council has granted me an opportunity [...]
Representative Council election 2021
Kaakko’s Representative Council election is here again! If you are interested in influencing the student field, now is your time to act! The Representative Council is elected annually. In this election, twenty permanent members [...]
Student Union Kaakko presents Rico Martikainen as the chairperson of SAMOK for 2022
Student Union of South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences presents Rico Martikainen as the chairperson of SAMOK for 2022. Rico is a 23-year-old Community Educator student from Mikkeli. In 2020, he served as the [...]