Content about "Students"

Kipinä-kilpailun voittaneet neljä nuorta istuu vierekkäin portaikossa.
Kipinä winners studied the effect of hormone pollution on plants, the life cycle of stars, and killing bacteria with an electric fly swatter
The winners of the Kipinä science competition for young people, organised by TEK, are Sofia Koivumäki, Zofia Järvinen, Hermanni Sallinen and Niilo Sipilä. They will represent Finland this autumn at the EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).
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Keywords:
Kipinä competition, children and youth

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/kipina-winners-studied-the-effect-of-hormone-pollution-on-plants-the-life-cycle-of-stars-and-killing-bacteria-with-an-electric-fly-swatter

Wesibussi, jonka edessä seisoo sen järjestäjiä.
Tech students from Oulu riding for a good cause
Once again this year, you can celebrate the week leading up to May Day (Wappu or Vappu in Finnish) in Oulu by getting on board the Wesibussi. The proceeds from tickets go to the patients of the children’s hospital.
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Keywords:
University of Oulu, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tech-students-from-oulu-riding-for-a-good-cause

Kaksi nuorta henkilöä istuu maassa keräämässä rahaa.
Vaasa was the first to fall victim to a jäynä
Teekkari history. The first National Jäynä Competition was held in Vaasa 23–24 September 1986.
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Keywords:
history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/vaasa-was-the-first-to-fall-victim-to-a-jayna

Henkilöitä istumassa.
A quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers don’t think they’ll stay in Finland
Overall, a quarter of newly graduated architects and academic engineers saw themselves working abroad five years after graduation. The figure is even higher amongst non-Finnish respondents.
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Keywords:
Graduate Survey, internationality, TEK's research, research, recent graduate

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-quarter-of-newly-graduated-architects-and-academic-engineers-dont-think-theyll-stay-in-finland

Sekavan hallituksen jäseniä.
LGBTQ+ friends across campus boundaries
Tampere-based Sekava ry offers a community and peer support for LGBTQ+ students – and a reason for homebodies to go out and meet people.
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Keywords:
LHBTIQ+, student, Tampere University

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/lgbtq-friends-across-campus-boundaries

Lappeenrannan Ylioppilastalo kuvattuna talvella ulkoapäin.
30 years in Lappeenranta
President Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated the Student Union Building in Lappeenranta in the autumn of 1994. TEK’s Regional Advisor Saku Laapio was on the Board of the Student Union when the building project started.
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Keywords:
history, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/30-years-in-lappeenranta

teekkarilakin valmistusta
How a teekkari cap is made
TEK Magazine looked into the manufacturing process of the iconic Finnish tassel cap (teekkarilakki) and followed its journey from the hands of sewers to the hat store on Sofiankatu in Helsinki.
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Keywords:
student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-a-teekkari-cap-is-made

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.
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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

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?
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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

A tired student, a cup of coffee and homework.
Blog: Did I zone out again?
This narrative explores the challenges faced by international students in Finland. For the sake of this story, let’s imagine a busy university student named Nara. She is trying to listen to a professor in a crowded lecture hall.
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Keywords:
student, wellbeing, column

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-did-i-zone-out-again

Björn Wiemers puhumassa Opiskelijavaikuttajaseminaarissa 2025.
Blog: Pondering the future of higher education graduates
TEK invited over 70 student actives together to discuss the future of students. Finances raised concerns, whereas singing brought joy, writes Jaakko Marttila.
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Keywords:
student, decision-making

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-pondering-the-future-of-higher-education-graduates

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

Henkilöitä labrassa.
Five reasons why a summer job is your gateway to Finnish working life
The main reasons for getting a summer job might seem to be the same everywhere. In Finland however, they are even more important, as explained by TEK Project Manager Owain Hopeaketo.
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Keywords:
internationality, summer job, job search

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/five-reasons-why-a-summer-job-is-your-gateway-to-finnish-working-life

Kaksi haalaripukuista henkilöä kävelee.
The official TEK overall badge competition has started!
Suggest a slogan or a design for a TEK overall badge by 2nd March – your idea might come alive!
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Keywords:
student, award, teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-official-tek-overall-badge-competition-has-started

A lecture in an auditorium with bright lights.
Blog: What if the world felt different?
What if your brain worked differently than most of your peers? Imagine that clothes felt like sandpaper, that painfully bright lights were too dim for everyone around you, and that party music makes you feel like you’re a maracas being shaken.
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Keywords:
column, neurodiversity, student

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-what-if-the-world-felt-different

Fuksijäynäryhmä 11. Jäynägaala 2024.
Otaniemi wins Jäynä Competition with emotion-sensing AI app
The best jäynä in this year’s National Jäynä Competition measured the emotional reactions elicited by various images. Teams from Vaasa and Tampere also won awards.
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Keywords:
teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/otaniemi-wins-jayna-competition-with-emotion-sensing-ai-app

Manu Kiiskilä seisoo ständinsä edessä EUCYS-kilpailussa.
EUCYS award goes to Manu Kiiskilä
Manu Kiiskilä, a student at Tampereen lyseon lukio high school, won the Special Donated Prize at the EU Contest for Young Scientists for his work on computer vision. The EUCYS contest took place in Poland in September.
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Keywords:
internationality, Kipinä competition, children and youth, award, TuKoKe

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/eucys-award-goes-to-manu-kiiskila

Tomi Gullstén nostaa sinervää haalaria.
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.
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Keywords:
student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

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

Kolme opiskelijahaalareihin pukeutunutta henkilöä pitelee uutta, itäsuomalaista tupsulakkia.
New tassel cap from Eastern Finland
The first teekkaris at the University of Eastern Finland received their tassel caps on May Day this year. The cap has been designed by the teekkaris themselves.
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Keywords:
University of Eastern Finland, student, teekkari (technology student), teekkari culture

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-tassel-cap-from-eastern-finland

Opiskelijoita
Student, is your summer job about to start? Join the KOKO fund
Especially because of the changes in the legislation, now is the time to join KOKO fund.
News article
Keywords:
summer job, student, unemployment fund

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/student-is-your-summer-job-about-to-start-join-the-koko-fund