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- Portti työelämään – Gateway to Work-life 18.-21. January 2021
- Tamko’s office is open by appointment at least until 17th of January
- Higher education students, please note: remember to pay the student healthcare fee!
- The stricter COVID-19 guidelines will apply until 7th of March 2021
- SportUni remain closed
1. Portti työelämään – Gateway to Work-life 18.-21. January 2021
Normally Portti Työelämään is a recruiting event where organizations can meet students face to face, but this time Portti will be held remotely. Portti 2021 event at Jobteaser.
The themes for event days:
18th of January: Organizations from Technology branch
19th of January: Information and communications technology (ICT) and Technology branches
20th of January: Social and health, Media and Music branches
21st of January: Information and Communications technology (ICT), Business economy, Service economy branches
Portti 2021 Facebook-event
Read more: www.portti.tamk.fi/portti-in-english
2. Tamko’s office is open by appointment at least until 17th of January
Tamko’s office is open by appointment at least until 17th of January 2021.
Read more.
3. Higher education students, please note: remember to pay the student healthcare fee!
Students in universities of applied sciences and universities who are entitled to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (YTHS) must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. Higher education students must for the first time pay the healthcare fee to Kela for the spring term 2021. The fee can now be paid. Pay the healthcare fee to Kela if you are completing a degree in higher education and will be attending the spring term 2021. For the spring term, the healthcare fee must be paid by 31 January at the latest, provided the student has registered as attending by then. No bill will be sent on the healthcare fee, and thus you have to pay the fee on your own initiative. The healthcare fee can be paid via Kela’s e-service (in Finnish). There are also other options where you can pay the fee, contact Kela for more information. In 2021, the fee is EUR 35.80 per term.
How to pay the student healthcare fee in higher education
FAQ about the healthcare fee in higher education
4. The stricter COVID-19 guidelines will apply until 7th of March 2021
Staff and students continue to work and study remotely at Tampere Universities until 7th of March 2021. Stricter guidelines have been issued to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Staff and students may only come to the campuses to work or study if it is absolutely necessary. Both Tampere University and TAMK have provided more detailed instructions for the delivery of teaching. Tampere University and TAMK advise all campus users to always wear a face mask when on campus. It is important to remember that coming to the campus is not allowed if you are feeling unwell. The previously issued safety guidelines must continue to be observed in all campus premises.
Read more.
5. SportUni remain closed
SportUni Sport Centres will remain closed after the turn of the year due to the corona situation. The Sport Centres are closed for the time being, but the issue is being reviewed all the time.
Next time, the opening of the Sport Centres will be discussed in the pandemic group of Tampere universities on Wed 13 January.
Read more about SportUni’s online training from their website.