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Teekkari humour is alive and well

The May Day aka vappu magazines published by teekkaris are greatly anticipated, loved, hated and frowned upon. This is how Tamppi is born.

News article

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teekkari-humour-is-alive-and-well

Piiroskuvassa kaksi henkilöä keskustee työkalupakin äärellä.

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.

News article

Keywords:

student, Workbook, job search, summer job

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teks-workbook-helps-you-find-a-summer-job

Talvinen ulkokuva teekkarisauna Mörrimöykystä.

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.

News article

Keywords:

history, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/when-the-world-is-in-turmoil-teekkarisauna-morrimoykky-stands-firm

Joukko opiskelijoita aurinkopaneelin äärellä.

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?

News article

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), TEK's research, tech, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/sense-of-belonging-encourages-professionals-to-stay-in-tech

Mustavalkoinen kuva Teekkarirallyesta 1969.

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.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/rally-of-the-tassel-folk

Teekkari culture is for everyone – Guide to Teekkari Culture now in English!

Being Teekkari would not be what it is today without a hugely varied collection of people. For example, Teekkari culture is becoming increasingly international, writes TEK's international student liaison Owain Hopeaketo.

Blog post

Keywords:

teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teekkari-culture-is-for-everyone-guide-to-teekkari-culture-now-in-english

Nuori mies istuu kannettavan tietokoneen äärellä kotonaan.

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.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing, mental health, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/busting-the-myth-of-the-successful-man

Workbook 2024 offers job search advice for students

TEK Workbook is a job search and career planning guide for students in technology, architecture, mathematics and natural sciences.

News article

Keywords:

summer job, student, Workbook, job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/workbook-2024-offers-job-search-advice-for-students

Jäynäkilpailun voittajat saivat mukaansa kiertopalkinnon

Team from Tampere wins National Jäynä Competition

In the best Jäynä, or practical joke, citizens were asked for ideas for new sounds for electric cars.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/team-from-tampere-wins-national-jayna-competition

Students more concerned about their coping

The ability to identify problems in one's life is the key to good life management.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing, mental health, student, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/students-more-concerned-about-their-coping

Matti Vähä-Heikkilä yllään merkkejä täynnä olevat opiskelijahaalarinsa ja viitta, kuvattuna valkoista taustaa vasten.

“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.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/just-graduate-already-people-on-the-street-comment-on-patchful-overalls

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.

News article

Keywords:

student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/producing-28000-student-overalls-a-year

Antero Hakapää astuu alas nurmitöyräältä Otaniemen kampuksella.

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.

News article

Keywords:

history, student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/idea-of-student-overalls-was-born-in-a-sauna-in-the-early-60s

"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.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing, student, TEK, TEK's research, equality

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/thank-you-for-making-me-think-author-of-equality-guide-hopes-students-would-feel-better

Isä ja parikymppinen lapsi istuvat olohuoneen lattialla ja juttelevat.

Be there for a student

Is your child studying at a higher education institution? Or is someone you know applying for higher education? Here are some tips from experts on how the folks back home can support students.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing, education, children and youth, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/be-there-for-a-student

Tampereen teekkarikaste käynnissä, korissa koskeen kastettuja teekkareita.

Teekkari, nääs

Higher education in technology began in Tampere in the autumn of 1965.

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Keywords:

history, education, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/teekkari-naas

Jämeräpartaisen insinöörin patsas Opiskelijakulttuurimuseossa.

The mysterious bearded man

The Grim Bearded Engineer (Jämeräpartainen Insinööri) has given the Tempaus order in Otaniemi since 1924.

News article

Keywords:

history, student, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-mysterious-bearded-man

Master’s thesis for a company helps foreign professionals secure jobs

Students who write their thesis for a company are four times more likely to find high-quality employment.

News article

Keywords:

Graduate Survey, internationality, student, TEK's research, work life

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/masters-thesis-for-a-company-helps-foreign-professionals-secure-jobs

LGBTIQ+ career development takes more work

Technology students who belong to sexual and/or gender minorities see more risks in their future than students who do not belong to these minorities.

News article

Keywords:

wellbeing, student research, gender equality, TEK's research, research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/lgbtiq-career-development-takes-more-work

Already one in three university degrees in technology are delayed due to coping issues

“Aside from being a human problem, wearing out future talent while they are still at school is socially unsustainable,” says Director of Public Affairs Juhani Nokela from Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK.

News article

Keywords:

Graduate Survey, wellbeing, student, TEK's research, research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/already-one-in-three-university-degrees-in-technology-are-delayed-due-to-coping-issues

Content about "Students"

Teekkari humour is alive and well

TEK's Workbook helps you find a summer job

When the world is in turmoil, Teekkarisauna Mörrimöykky stands firm

Sense of belonging encourages professionals to stay in tech

Rally of the tassel folk

Teekkari culture is for everyone – Guide to Teekkari Culture now in English!

Busting the myth of the successful man

Workbook 2024 offers job search advice for students

Team from Tampere wins National Jäynä Competition

Students more concerned about their coping

“Just graduate already!” – People on the street comment on patchful overalls

Producing 28,000 student overalls a year

Idea of student overalls was born in a sauna in the early 60s

"Thank you for making me think" – Author of Equality Guide hopes students would feel better

Be there for a student

Teekkari, nääs

The mysterious bearded man

Master’s thesis for a company helps foreign professionals secure jobs

LGBTIQ+ career development takes more work

Already one in three university degrees in technology are delayed due to coping issues