Student–English Dictionary

Aalef
A company owned by the Student Union. It runs a kiosk and restaurant in the Lappeenranta campus.

Alive
The online media of the Student Union, with colorful stories and articles about LUT students and life on campus.

Armatuuri
Energy technology guild in Lappeenranta, white overalls.

Cluster
Information technology guild in Lappeenranta, red overalls.

Credit
Credits should be collected in order to achieve the title of Master of Science (MSc) or Master of Business Administration. Credits are also referred to as “noppa”.

Dominus
Student association for social and communication sciences students in Lappeenranta, light blue overalls.

Excursion
A trip made usually by bus, may include business visits and other nice activities.

eLUT
An online student service that gathers study-related information, support services, and all other necessary information at the same site.

Enklaavi
Student association of Business Administration students, neon yellow overalls.

ESN 
Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a non-profit student organization that represents international students. The goal is to strengthen intercultural understanding and as students help each other. ESN only organizes events in Lappeenranta.

Event Arena
A lobby space at Lahti campus, where you can hang out, hold events, play games and enjoy the café products.

Freshman
Also called Fresher, is a first year student.

Freshman point card
Or fresher slip, is a paper on which freshmen collect points in their first year by completing various tasks and participating in events.

Freshman weeks
The university path for new students begins with an orientation week, followed by another eventful week. These two weeks are called freshman weeks.

Fuksi
Finnish way of saying of Freshman/Fresher, which is prominently used on campus

Fuusio
Energy Technology and Energy Systems guild in Lahti, light purple overalls (older students might have yellow overalls).

G
Officially Cafe Bar G, a student-friendly café / restaurant next to the Student Union building in Lappeenranta.

Gallery Lounge
At the Lappeenranta campus, next to the library, there is a  lobby/reading/group work space that also has a grand piano.

Gallery Noste
Space between Street Cafe and TEK Lounge, where art exhibitions are held in Lappeenranta.

Guild
An independent association of students from a particular degree program that organizes events and advocacy for its members.

Guild sponsor
Guild contact person from the Student Union board.

Guild room
a place where you can relax at the campus with student friends. Each guild has its own guild room and in Lahti there is one common room for all associations.

HallOpEd
An administrative student representative, who oversees students’ interests in, for example, academic councils.

HOPS
Or PSP is the personal study plan.

Hässi
Student magazine from “lappeen Ranta” published by the organization Powi ry during April.

Kapital
Industrial Engineering and Management guild in Lahti, dark blue overalls (older students might have yellow overalls).

Kaplaaki
Industrial Engineering and Management guild in Lappeenranta, dark blue overalls.

Ketek
Chemical engineering guild, black overalls.

Kellari
A cellar located at the ground floor of the Student Union building in Lappeenranta. Students and guilds can organize events and enjoy the sauna there, the place can be rented through the Student Union websites.

KIKE
Language center.

KRK 
Mechanical engineering guild, orange overalls.

Kylteri 
Senior business student. Freshmen become Kylteris during the baptism in Wappu.

Kyykkä
Traditional karelian sport, which is highly played at the LUT community.

LAHO
Lahti student associations, more commonly known as Laho, consists of all the student associations at the campus. Laho events are open for everyone.

lappeen Ranta
Often, the student community likes to write “Lappeenranta” in a humorous way.

Lateksii
Computational technology guild in Lappeenranta, fuchsia pink overalls (older students might have white overalls with fuchsia pink sleeves).

LTKY
Or “Lytky”, the Student Union of LUT University. Pursues the interests of all students in the university regardless of the color of the overalls. The student union office is located at the ground floor of the student union building (Lappeenranta) and on the ground floor of A-wing M19-campus (Lahti). More information www.ltky.fi

Lutikka
An access control key that allows access to the campus doors at any time in Lappeenranta.

Monari
A multi-purpose hall on the ground floor of the 3rd phase of the Lappeenranta campus.

Moodle
An online learning platform for teaching and learning. The Moodle learning environment is used in several LUT courses as part of the teaching.

N-Freshmen
"N-freshmen will be called any LUT student who is known to be a sixth-year teekkari or a fifth-year kylteri."

Orientation week
Orientation week is an essential part of starting studies for new students. The orientation week is the week before the start of the semester. During the orientation week, course registrations are handled under supervision and studies for the beginning of the academic year are planned under the guidance of the supervisors and study advisors. Also known as freshman week.

Pelletti
Environmental technology guild, gray overalls.

Pruju
Lecture handout, which can be purchased from the Aalef Kiosk in LUT main building in Lappeenranta. Most of them are digital nowadays.

Repco
The representative council is the highest decision-making body of the Student Union, elected every two years.

Saunis
A free sauna evening held on Tuesdays at the sauna space of LOAS PK5, which is Punkkerikatu 5.

Sillis
A casual breakfast event after an annual ball. Usually with a theme (e.g. Army, 80’s, Zoo…).

SISU
Student interface for registering for exams and courses, changing contact information and tracking your own performance information. In addition, Sisu makes a student's personal study plan, or PSP.

Sitsit/Sitz
An academic table party where you eat, drink and sing according to etiquette. Freshmen are introduced to etiquette during Freshman Sitz.

Skinnarila sauna
LUT’s cottage with saunas on the shores of Lake Saimaa near the campus.

Skinnarilan vapaavaltio (SVV)
Areas around the Lappeenranta campus where everyone behaves in the spirit of Skinnarila.

SoSA
Software and Systems Engineering guild in Lahti, green overalls (older students might have yellow overalls).

Student prank
Also known as jäynä. It's the corner stone of student culture, often a mischievous but benevolent prank, which creates fun for the creator, the target, and the general public as well.

Suomen Ekonomit
Finnish Economic Association for business students and graduates.

Sätky
Electrical engineering guild in Lappeenranta, green overalls.

Tassel Fresher
Tupsufuksi, a person who is wearing its Teekkari cap for the first year. Usually it’s a sophomore.

Teekkari
Senior technology student. Freshmen become Teekkaris during the baptism in Wappu.

TEK
Tekniikan Akateemiset or association of Academic engineers and architects in Finland.

TES
Shorthand name for the Bachelor's programme in Technology and Engineering Science. The TES guild is Tesseract, sand overalls.

Tutor
Your helper, mentor, advisor and friend throughout your studies. Most often an older student from the same study field.

Tuudo
Tuudo is a mobile app that makes your student life so much easier!

Vierula
LOAS’s cottage with saunas on the shores of Lake Saimaa along Skinnarilankatu.

Vujut
Annual ball, guild or association birthday, or a great academic celebration. It usually includes a gorgeous academic table party, or fancy sitz.

Wappu
Nationally Vappu is May Day (1st of May) celebration. In the student community, Wappu is the culmination of the whole year, which is celebrated in Lappeenranta according to a longer formula than the rest of Finland. In 2022, Wappu was celebrated for 32 days (and 12 days in Lahti).