Content about "society"

Piirroskuva, jossa ihmisiä seisoo piirtämässä ja mittailemassa eduskuntataloa
TEK wants to make a difference in more and more ways
TEK had 18 objectives for the previous Parliamentary Election; for the 2027 election, TEK has identified 34 objectives. TEK’s priorities this time around are the standard of education, the rights of salary-earners and increasing funding for research and development.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-wants-to-make-a-difference-in-more-and-more-ways

Owain Hopeaketo.
Owain's Corner: We must stop international student exploitation
Amid old issues of integration and isolation, the growing threat of labour exploitation is now emerging. 
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, student, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-we-must-stop-international-student-exploitation

Nainen työskentelee tietokoneella
TEK makes a difference in the EU
We make a difference where decisions affecting our members are made. That is why we work to promote technology, competitiveness, and a better working life at the EU level.
Keywords:
society

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/tek-makes-a-difference/tek-makes-a-difference-in-the-eu

Kahvikuppi ja puhelin pöydällä.
Blog: Unemployment among engineering graduates at an alarming level
The rise in unemployment among graduate engineers has been staggering. Since 2022, the number of unemployed graduate engineers has risen inexorably from around 1,700 to over 3,300. Unemployment among TEK members is significantly lower than the average for the profession, writes TEK’s CEO, Jari Jokinen.
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Keywords:
unemployment, society, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-unemployment-among-engineering-graduates-at-an-alarming-level

kirja, vesilasi
How are your working rights protected?
In Finland, over 50% of employees are members of a trade union. Via collective agreements, shop stewards and work life experts, unions help make sure you have fair working conditions.
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Keywords:
work life, employment and law, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-are-your-working-rights-protected

Henkilöitä katsomassa puhelimia.
International Technology Expert Survey
ITE survey is conducted every two years. The aim is to bring the voices of the international technology experts living in Finland into the public debate around the future of Finland and the technology industry. In addition, the survey is used in the wider development of the advocacy work conducted by TEK and the Association of Professional Engineers in Finland (Insinööriliitto).
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/research/international-technology-expert-survey

Ihmisiä kävelemässä käytävällä modernissa lasiseinäisessä toimistotilassa
Employment prospects looking increasingly bleak for newly graduated international experts
Only around one in two international technology graduates had a job waiting or lined up when they finished university. Improving the situation requires investing more in both students’ language skills and their networks by, for example, creating more opportunities for thesis work in industry.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, influencing, recent graduate, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/employment-prospects-looking-increasingly-bleak-for-newly-graduated-international-experts

Kaksi henkilöä toimistolla
Parliamentary Election 2027
Finland's success lies in technology. Discover TEK's solutions for building Finland's success.
Keywords:
elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/about-tek/tek-makes-a-difference/parliamentary-election-2027

Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
TEK agrees with Akava: a model to ease access to permanent residence is best for everyone
The Akava Model would provide a new fast-track route to permanent residence, including as the first resident permit someone receives. The need for this more transparent and flexible route to permanent residence is something TEK firmly agrees with.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-agrees-with-akava-a-model-to-ease-access-to-permanent-residence-is-best-for-everyone

TEKin puheenjohtaja Arto Timperi
Next stop: 100,000 members
TEK is a strong advocate for continued investment in education and research.
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Keywords:
decision-making, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/next-stop-100000-members

Mikko Särelä.
The 2025 Nobel Laureates in Economics explain why technological progress is the engine of economic growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics. Their research explains how technological progress can create sustainable economic growth.
Blog post
Keywords:
economy, research, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-2025-nobel-laureates-in-economics-explain-why-technological-progress-is-the-engine-of-economic-growth

Neljä henkilöä istumassa pöydän ääressä keskittyen omiin tehtäviinsä. Etualalla olevalla on kädessään puhelin ja edessään kannettava tietokone.
Budget talks bring hope for the unemployed, but retreat on RDI funding is a disappointment
Easing the ability to study while receiving unemployment benefits is an excellent decision from the government’s budget negotiations. However, curbing the growth of RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) funding unnecessarily hampers growth and productivity.
News article
Keywords:
membership fee, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), unemployment, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/budget-talks-bring-hope-for-the-unemployed-but-retreat-on-rdi-funding-is-a-disappointment

Henkilöitä katsomassa puhelimia.
Survey shows increasingly fewer international experts plan to stay in Finland permanently
The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland and Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK are concerned about research findings on the position of international experts. The unions propose means of getting top experts into employment more effectively and motivating them to remain in Finland.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, TEK's research, research, work life, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/survey-shows-increasingly-fewer-international-experts-plan-to-stay-in-finland-permanently

Henkilö katsoo Työkirjaa.
3-/6-month rule comes into force – does it impact you?
Of all the proposed and implemented laws by this government since their election in 2023, this has been perhaps the one most discussed and, especially amongst non-native Finnish residents, most feared. It is important to summarize what the law does to you as an international technology expert, writes TEK's Owain Hopeaketo.
Blog post
Keywords:
internationality, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/3-6-month-rule-comes-into-force-does-it-impact-you

Juhani Nokela
Blog: Everyone won – except one
In Finland's county and municipal elections, a red wave swept across the country, the Centre Party painted the map green, and the National Coalition Party managed to slightly increase its share of the vote. How will the election results affect the members of TEK? How about government policy?
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Keywords:
elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-everyone-won-except-one

Puhuja, tilaisuus, puhe, opettaja
TEK members succeeded in municipal and county elections
A total of 75 TEK members were chosen as councilors and 77 as deputy councilors in the municipal and county elections.
News article
Keywords:
TEK, elections, influencing, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-members-succeeded-in-municipal-and-county-elections

Opiskelijoita keskustelemassa rimaseinän edessä
Blog: Integration at the focus of TEK's local election panel
The reason for the TEK's local election panel discussion is clear: Finland needs international experts. Cities play a crucial role in welcoming these individuals and their families, as well as supporting their integration.
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Keywords:
TEK, elections, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-integration-at-the-focus-of-teks-local-election-panel

Juhani Nokela
Juhani's corner: What is your reason to vote?
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Keywords:
promotion of interests, column, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juhanis-corner-what-is-your-reason-to-vote

Opiskelijoita keskustelemassa rimaseinän edessä
Blog: Financial worries threaten student wellbeing, innovation and retention
The poor employment situation is giving engineering students both short- and long-term fears.
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Keywords:
student research, TEK's research, innovation, student, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-financial-worries-threaten-student-wellbeing-innovation-and-retention

Kuvassa on TEKin toiminnanjohtaja Jari Jokinen.
Together we make a bigger impact
At TEK, we often work together with our partners to influence legislation and social decision-making that concerns TEK members.
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Keywords:
Akava, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/together-we-make-a-bigger-impact