Tamko Topics 40 / 2020

Tamko Topics is a weekly newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

How to publish in Tamko Topics? If you wish to publish news considering students and student life in Tamko Topics, send it via email to Tamko’s Communications expert at topicsiin(at)tamko.fi. Deadline for the material is Wednesday for the next week’s Tamko Topics.

English Summary

Do you need some support for your studies? Apply guidance from Peer Coaches!
Good to know when visiting Tamko’s office Solu during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mailing of your academic year sticker
How to publish in Tamko Topics?
Remember to return the 2019-2020 Tursaspassi Passport in time
Students’ health care service numbers in coronavirus questions
Come and experience SportUni
Companies need your help – apply to C-LAB now!
Sprint Innovation Festival! Register now!
Tolu’s weekly sports shift 29th of September (badminton)
The Our community section has been redesigned in intranet
Intranet is a central hub for information about your studies

1. Do you need some support for your studies? Apply guidance from Peer Coaches!

Would you like to have some support for your studies? Have you transported to TAMK from some other University? Apply guidance from Peer Coaches! There is a new form of peer guidance starting at TAMK this year called Peer Coaching. Coaches are fellow students who have been trained to work as Peer Coaches. They organize both one on one meetings and group meetings. You can apply if you have some issues or if you just want to meet new people or participate example in a study group. Objectives and meeting times will be discussed together with the Coach.  

You can apply by filling out this form: http://lomake.tamk.fi/lomakkeet/30816/lomake.html

The applications are handled with confidence.  Note that most of the activities are held in Finnish at the moment.  

For more information please contact Tamko’s expert in tutoring Elli Korhonen via email elli@tamko.fi or by phone +358440826567 

2. Good to know when visiting Tamko’s office Solu

Avoid visiting Solu if you feel any kind of symptoms of flu
For the time being Solu is only open for necessary student services (student cards, SportUni fee, other advice or support to your questions about student life etc.)
Use PIVO Mobile student card as often as you can
It is also possible to get a study year sticker for your friend too, in this case please bring their student card with you
We prefer card payments

Remember to check TAMK intra for up to date information during the coronavirus pandemic:
www.intra.tuni.fi/
www.intra.tuni.fi/content/news/12678

3. Mailing of your academic year sticker

Extraordinary times and pandemic require exceptional actions to make everyday life smoother. Continuing member, now you have the opportunity to redeem the mailing for your own academic year sticker from Kide.app: https://kide.app/en/products/0dd6f092-732f-418e-9512-6c697410599a

If your Students` Union membership has been paid for in advance for several years or you have continued your membership through Tamko’s website (https://jatka.jasrek.fi/en/tamko/) , you can redeem this product and we will mail you an academic year sticker.

Please note that membership will be reviewed before submitting the academic year sticker. If you have paid for the membership by bank transfer, please send a receipt by e-mail toimisto@tamko.fi, and we will send you your sticker in the mail.

NOTE! When your Students Union membership is valid you can pick the academic year sticker up at any time of the year for free from Students Union office. A Tamko member can use the student card found in the PIVO mobile application free of charge when using student discounts. https://pivo.fi/palvelut/pivo-student-card/

The academic year sticker is sent with the Post Plus sign, so the sender sees when the letter has arrived.

4. How to publish in Tamko Topics?

If you wish to publish news considering students and student life in Tamko Topics, send it via email to Tamko’s Communications expert at topicsiin(at)tamko.fi. Deadline for the material is Wednesday for the next week’s Tamko Topics.

5. Remember to return the 2019-2020 Tursaspassi Passport in time

The return date for Tursaspassi Passport for semester 2019-2020 is 30th of August 2020, so remember to return your last year’s Tursaspassi in time!

6. Students’ health care service numbers in coronavirus questions

Student: if you have respiratory tract symptoms or other symptoms that might refer to a coronavirus infection please contact students’ health care services by phone.

Booking by phone for an appointment at Tullinkulma health care center (Hammareninkatu 7) on Mon–Thu at 8:15–14 and Fri at 8:15–13.

Degree programme: Energy and Environmental Engineering, Media and Arts
tel. 040 806 2454

Degree programme: Nursing
tel. 040 806 2459

Degree programme: International Business, Software engineering
tel. 040 806 2455

When the students’ health care number is closed you can contact Tampere city health services info, tel. 03 5657 0023 (every day at 7–22). More information:
www.tampere.fi/en/social-and-health-services/health-services/school-and-student-health-care/student
www.tampere.fi/en/social-and-health-services/coronavirus

7. Come and experience SportUni

In SportUni you can exercise safely during these exceptional times. Just pay the SportUni fee now – the fee is cheaper for Tamko members. One-year fee is only 75 euros!

SportUni opened all its services in the beginning of September. At the moment you can do ball games, group exercise, sport courses and gyms during normal opening hours. The number of visitors to the gyms and sport halls are limited so that we can consider the safety distance. In addition, you must enroll to group exercise classes via SportUni Selection Calendar. You will find disinfectant from the facilities to clean equipments. Hand disinfectant is also available.

If you are considering starting to do sports, you can make an appointment to SportUni exercise consultation for free of charge. It can be done either online or by appointment. Book an appointment directly from the Sports Coordinator.

8. Companies need your help – apply to C-LAB now!

During the 8-week sprint of C-LAB, you get to develop ideas from experiment to a concrete and sustainable launching plan. In C-LAB, you work in a multidisciplinary team, and co-operate with the idea creator / owner. You will do tasks and plans towards the launching of the product / service. The course is in English and you will get 5 credits. Come and join us!

Apply to C-LAB quickly, application period ends 30.9. https://www.y-kampus.fi/en/studies/c-lab-4/

9. Sprint innovation festival! Register now

Student, come experience a different week of study! In Sprint, you get to influence, network, and recognize your skills!

The biggest and most impactful event of the Tampere Universities Sprint Innovation Festival virtual event will be held on November 16-20, 2020! During this virtual event, 500+ students will work on 15 challenges in multidisciplinary teams. This year’s themes are wellbeing, responsibility and UN’s sustainable development’s challenges.

Check out the challenges and the event on the website sprintfestival.fi. Register now from this link -> https://www.lyyti.in/Sprint_Innovation_Festival_2020__Opiskelijailmoittautuminen_7221/en and hope for the two favorite cases you want to work on!

If you have any questions, please contact sprinttampere@gmail.com

10. Tolu’s weekly sports shift 29th of September (badminton)

Welcome to Tolu’s weekly 2-hour drop-in sports shift at TAMK’s sports hall on Tuesday the 29th of September from 17:00 to 19:00. We’ll play a different sport each week and on next time it’s going to be badminton! All TAMK students and staff are welcome to join, and there is no skill requirements. We just want to have fun responsibly and get you moving. You don’t need SportUni membership in order to attend, just say that you’re coming to Tolu’s weekly sport shift at the customer service desk.

11. The Our community section has been redesigned in intranet

The Our community section was rethought as part of the gradual overall development of the intranet based on systematic planning and user feedback. The intranet start page was renewed in the summer.

The redesigned Our community section is a shared forum as most of the content is displayed to staff and students at both Tampere University and TAMK. Read more: https://intra.tuni.fi/en/content/news/18439

12. Intranet is a central hub for information about your studies

Are you searching for information about studies and studying? TUNI Intra (https://intra.tuni.fi/) is the place where you’ll find news, instructions and services, timetables, calendars and notifications from the student information Sisu. TUNI Intra also serves as your gateway to other information systems.