Tamko Topics is a weekly newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
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1. Council elections – stand as a candidate 18 September – 9 October
2. Tamko’s autumn campaign – Remember to renew your student card sticker!
3. Blood donation at TAMK 2 October
4. Tamko office pop up at Proakatemia 24 September
5. SportUni: Does your bike need some maintenance?
6. Tolu’s weekly sports shift 24 September
7. Did you know all this about the intranet? It is already packed full of features!
8. Tolu bowling night 30 September
9. The reward for innovation culture renewal
10. Sports fair at Tampere University 25 – 26 September
11. Join AIESEC Tampere!
12. Sport weeks 27 September – 24 October
1. Council elections – stand as a candidate 18 September – 9 October
You can now stand as a candidate in Council elections on 18 September (at 9am) – 9 October (noon). 21 members will be elected to the Council. You are eligible to vote and stand as a candidate in Council elections if you’ve paid the Students’ Union membership fee and registered as an attending student in TAMK.
In order to stand as a candidate, you need to fill out a candidate notification on our website or a paper form at Tamko’s office. Also, remember to sign up to an election list. Please note that Council’s working language is Finnish. Tamko has got an info about the following lists: Insinööri (engineering students’ list), SoTen Valitut Palat (social and health care students’ list) and Tradenomit (business administration students’ list).
2. Tamko’s autumn campaign – Remember to renew your student card sticker!
Student card’s green sticker (study year sticker) will be valid until 30 September 2019. If you don’t want to be surprised at a lunch line on next week by not getting the discount from your lunch, we highly recommend to renew the sticker this week. By renewing your sticker, you’ll also automatically take part in Tamko’s autumn campaign where you’ll have an opportunity to win a 100€ S group gift card!
Read more about the autumn campaign here.
3. Blood donation at TAMK 2 October
Once again it’s the time to give up some blood when FRC Blood Service comes to TAMK. On Wednesday, 2 October between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM, come to the main campus (building B next to the dining area) and reach your helping hand! This event is accessible, so you can get to the place with the elevator.
If you’re unsure about your eligibility to donate, you can take an online test here (choose “In English” in the top left corner) and the momentarily blood need you can check here. Bring your ID card with you, because a student card isn’t enough. You’ll also need a Finnish social security number so that you can donate!
You can also get a stamp on your Tursaspassi from the event!
4. Tamko office pop up at Proakatemia 24 September
Tamko organizes Tamko office pop ups at Mediapolis on 17 September, 22 October and 19 November and Proakatemia on 24 September, 29 October, 26 November. Pop up is open from 9AM – 1PM.
We’ll bring with us the study year stickers, overall patches and event tickets. If you want that we bring your student card to the pop up, please inform us about the matter well before (at least 2 days before!) via email: office(at)tamko.fi. Welcome to chat, have some coffee or tea and of course to rest on Solu’s sofas!
5. SportUni: Does your bike need some maintenance?
Bike maintenance at University campuses 24 – 26 Sep 2019
- Tue 24 Sep at 10 – 16 TAMK (in the yard area, next to Teiskontie)
- Wed 25 Sep at 10 – 16 Hervanta (bike shelter at Tamppi Arena)
- Thu 26 Sep at 10 – 16 City Centre (bike shelter at Main buildin)
There are two repairpersons maintaining bikes. Maintenance includes evaluation and small maintenance to bike for free. However customers will pay all spare parts needed.
6. Tolu’s weekly sports shift 24 September
Tolu organizes a 2-hour drop-in sports shift every Tuesday from 5PM – 7PM at TAMK’s sports hall. We’ll play a different sport each week and on next time it’s going to be floorball!
All TAMK students and staff are welcome to join, and there is no skill requirements. We just want to get you moving. We provide all the gear except for your sports attire and indoor playing shoes. You don’t need a SportUni membership in order to attend, just say to customer service desk that you’re coming to Tolu’s sport shift.
7. Did you know all this about the intranet? It is already packed full of features!
The new intranet of Tampere Universities was launched in March 2019. Initially the intranet only included some basic functionalities, but since then a host of new features and functionalities have become available. The development of the intranet continues and new functions will be introduced this autumn.
Shortcuts to IT services
The intranet serves as a gateway to all the tools, services and systems we need on a daily basis. Click Shortcuts on the top right corner to find an alphabetical list of links to our most commonly used systems and services. One useful link is the link to our online services (IT systems).
Tip: Click Shortcuts on the top right corner. If you cannot find a link you are looking for from this list, try clicking Online services (IT systems).
Instructions and guidelines collected in the handbooks
All the study-related and other guidelines and instructions are available in the handbooks. The most important handbooks for students are the Student’s Guide and the IT Services, which are also available on the public web: tuni.fi/studentsguide and tuni.fi/it-services.
Use the effective search functions to find what you are looking for
The intranet offers effective search functions. The search has been further developed, so that it will return relevant results also when you are using multiple words as a search term. You can also conduct a search by only typing the beginning of a word as your search term; you do not have to use an asterisk as a wild card symbol.
The people search allows you to find the contact details of all staff at Tampere University and TAMK. Use the filters on top to select the target group of your search (Tampere University/TAMK). The search will not return students’ contact details.
Tip: On the “Narrow your search” tab you can filter your search results based on the content type and the target group. Use the filters on top to select news, people, events or handbook pages as the content type and specify the target group: staff/student and Tampere University/TAMK.
Tip: Are you having trouble finding what you are looking for? Let us know! Fill out the feedback form or drop us an email at intranet(st)tuni.fi.
8. Tolu bowling night 30 September
Tolu’s monthly bowling night is here again! The TAMK students sporting association Tolu is organizing their next bowling night on the 30th of September from 18:00 to 19:00 at Space Bowling and billiards. For 5€ (including shoe rental), you can come bowl for one hour, so get your friends together join us for some leisurely fun. Tickets can be purchased at Tolu’s web-store Holvi. Please arrive by 17:50 so that we can start right at 18:00.
9. The reward for innovation culture renewal
Who can receive the University of Tampere Innovation Culture Award? Our university community plays a game changing role in renewing the surrounding society. New knowledge, inventions and ideas, novel ways of operating and individuals who challenge the current state – all these push the boundaries of possible and drive the change within our community and in the surrounding world.
Now we want to bring forth the work on and deeds of innovations and the creative minds behind them! The reward for innovation culture renewal is an acknowledgement to an individual or a group, who have contributed for the benefit of our community´s innovation culture through a single deed or long-term work.
The call for proposals is published via intranet and via the student associations´ communications channels. The reward can be granted to an individual member (e.g. student, employee, grant researcher) or a group of our community (e.g. research group, RDI-group, service unit, student association), with significant contributions to our innovation culture development or with proven record of accomplishment with inventions or innovations.
The rewarded innovations can be social or technological, whether commercialized/commercial or capitalized through other means. The most important thing is that they somehow change the current state with the aim of making the world a better place.
Leave your proposal via e-form by 30.9.2019 at 12.00. For more information, check the intranet!
10. Sports fair at Tampere University 25 – 26 September
This week on wed 25 – thu 26.9 at 10-15, there will be a two-day Sports Fair held in Hervanta and Atalpa, where Mahti and Turvoke will present their respective sports departments. At the fair, you can find an interest for an old or new sport, or just come and do a body composition test at a bargain price of 5 €. You can also bring your bicycle for repair and there will be draws between the participants!
More info in the Sports Fair Facebook event. See you at the fair!
11. Join AIESEC Tampere!
Are you interested about developing your practical skills through multicultural teamwork? Do you think international networking is important? AIESEC is a global youth-led organisation striving to achieve peace and fulfillment of humankind’s potential by activating leadership qualities in young people. We activate leadership qualities by learning from practical experiences in challenging environments. If you got interested, AIESEC is just the place for you!
In AIESEC you get a chance to participate national and international conferences, our projects and internships abroad where you will get an opportunity to wide your network with our global partners. Our partners are for example United Nations, Accenture, Apple, Nokia, PWC, DHL, Electrolux and Plan International. Check for more information here.
AIESEC Tampere is educating new members to join our local activities! We have positions open for Marketing, Team Leaders/Project managers, Business to Customers and Business to Business sections. You don’t need to be student from these fields, or to have previous experience. It is enough that you have genuine interest to develop your skills!
To become a member, fill the form in here latest on 30.9.2019 23.59 and we will contact you!
12. Sport weeks 27 September – 24 October
This fall, for the first time ever, there will be sports activities for every Tampere University student in October! We at the board of Mahti have been working hard over the summer to announce the first-ever Sport Weeks at amazingly low student prices! There are ten sports, each of where you can train together with friends.
On Facebook, you will now find the Sport Weeks event, which has a list of sports and schedules that will give you an overview of each sport from its own event. Registration for events has opened in the Mahti online store. We are organising additional lessons in the sold out events Crossfit and Fitness boxing as well as opening 12 more places to Megazone! Follow the sports own Facebook events for updates!
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