Work life 17.5.2024 | News article How much overtime do TEK members work? Under the Working Hours Act, regular working hours shall not exceed eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. Overtime is defined as work that exceeds these maximum limits.
Work life 15.5.2024 | News article Parents should share their family leave If both parents in a family are working, which parent should stay at home to take care of the child? That is, if we think about the question from a financial point of view.
Society 15.5.2024 | News article TEK partnering with Helsinki Pride for the fifth year running The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK works on behalf of more equal work life. As part of this work, TEK supports the work of Helsinki Pride as an official Support Partner.
Students 8.5.2024 | News article Young people developed a human-like chess machine and a computer vision that learns using less data This year’s winners of the TuKoKe science competition for children and young people came from Tampere and Taipalsaari, as well as from Maunula, Puistola and Etelä-Haaga in Helsinki. The name TuKoKe stands for “tutki, kokeile, kehitä,” meaning “explore, experiment, develop.”
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.