Work life 10.4.2024 | News article When grief arrives at the workplace A specialist from the Surevan kohtaaminen project and two people who have lost a loved one talk about how workplaces should prepare for cases of death and how you can support a bereaved colleague.
Students 7.3.2024 | News article TEK's Workbook helps you find a summer job The summer job search season is underway! Student, grab the latest TEK job search and career planning guide, Työkirja 2024, from your campus to support your job search or thesis job search.
Students 1.3.2024 | News article When the world is in turmoil, Teekkarisauna Mörrimöykky stands firm The newly renovated sauna in Tampere is not just a place to enjoy good löylys. It’s a space reserved specifically for students.
Students 27.2.2024 | News article Sense of belonging encourages professionals to stay in tech Both male and female tech students feel they belong in the student community, but men feel a stronger sense of belonging in the field of technology. Gender minorities report the lowest sense of belonging. Where exactly does the problem lie?
Work life 8.2.2024 | News article Autism can be a recruitment asset IT company Unicus hires only consultants who are on the autism spectrum. This is not charity. Unicus sees the diagnosed as special experts.
Students 25.1.2024 | News article Rally of the tassel folk Tech students (teekkarit) were among the first to organise a rally competition in Finland. Even the competitors of Teekkarirallye have fallen victim to jäynäs or practical jokes.
Students 12.1.2024 | News article Busting the myth of the successful man Samuli Hietala and Atte Rimppi want to expand the narrow definition of an ideal man. They provide low-threshold mental health support for young men and offer them a space to be heard.
Organisation 3.10.2023 | News article Recommend the TuKoKe competition to a young person The TuKoKe competition is a science, technology and invention competition aimed at children and young people aged 4–20 years around Finland. Entries may be submitted in Finnish or in English.
Students 11.9.2023 | News article “Just graduate already!” – People on the street comment on patchful overalls The well over one thousand fabric patches owned by Matti Vähä-Heikkilä from Turku would not fit on a standard pair of overalls, so he had to get a cape for them. The set is now on display at a museum in Lieto.
Students 5.9.2023 | News article Idea of student overalls was born in a sauna in the early 60s Antero Hakapää and seven other students of materials science and technology were the first in Finland to start using student overalls as their uniform. The group of friends which goes by the name Oopperan Ystävät (“Friends of Opera”) still meets on a regular basis.
Students 31.8.2023 | News article Producing 28,000 student overalls a year Tampere-based companies Tam-Folio and Opiskelijahaalarit.fi reveal what happens in the time between a student placing an order for overalls and receiving them to wear.
Students 25.8.2023 | News article "Thank you for making me think" – Author of Equality Guide hopes students would feel better Sofia Saarinen put together an equality guide for students as a project commissioned by TEK. According to Saarinen, the number one golden rule of equality is: listen and learn.