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Kolme ihmistä piknikillä, mukana TEKin sateenkaaren värinen lippu.
What does a trade union do to promote equality?
We asked experts at the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK what the organisation does to advance equality in student and working life.
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Keywords:
equality, TEK, LHBTIQ+

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/what-does-a-trade-union-do-to-promote-equality

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.
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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

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.
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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

Mustavalkoinen kuva televisiosta ja ihmisistä katsomassa sitä.
Teekkari students made the history of television
Teekkari history. Finland’s first television broadcast was made from the Helsinki University of Technology’s radio laboratory on 24 May 1955.
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Keywords:
history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teekkari-students-made-the-history-of-television

Jari Jokinen katsoo kameraan.
The pension system is better than its reputation
The greatest threat to the system, in my opinion, is politicians.
Blog post
Keywords:
pension, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-pension-system-is-better-than-its-reputation

Owain Hopeaketo.
Unemployment benefits should not stop a citizenship application
The second stage of the citizenship laws links unemployment benefit usage and the acquiring of citizenship. Owain Hopeaketo discusses the facts of the change and the personal impacts it will have.
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Keywords:
internationality, TEK, employment and law

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/unemployment-benefits-should-not-stop-a-citizenship-application

Owain Hopeaketo.
Owain's corner: Weakening trade unions weakens Finland’s attractiveness
At a time when Finland is desperate to attract talent, anti-union policies threaten to weaken the very thing that makes Finland a country worth choosing. That won’t just lead to the loss of individuals, but of whole families.
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Keywords:
column

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/owains-corner-weakening-trade-unions-weakens-finlands-attractiveness

Henkilöitä toimistossa.
Finland's economy and security of supply rely on foreign experts
"There is a growing need for immigrants and foreign skilled workers. The technology industry plays a key role in, for example, the development of artificial intelligence and quantum computing. These fields are already dependent on international experts. When the economy turns upward, this shortage of skilled workers will only deepen," write TEK's Owain Hopeaketo and Barona's Elina Santalahti in today's Vieraskynä in Helsingin Sanomat.
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Keywords:
internationality, TEK, work life, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finlands-economy-and-security-of-supply-rely-on-foreign-experts

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

Tiimi on kokoontunut työpöydän äärelle keskustelemaan.
Nominate a recipient for a product development award
Do you know of an inspiring project or experiment? Submit a nomination for the Product Development Path Makers award 2025. Nominations are open until September 14. All finalists will receive €8,000.
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Keywords:
innovation, award, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/nominate-a-recipient-for-a-product-development-award