Tamko Topics 41 / 2020

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English summary

Enroll now for international and degree tutoring!
Tamko’s office Solu closed during week 42
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
Questions? Ask at Tamko.fi chat
Students’ health care service numbers in coronavirus questions
Innovation Challenges are starting at Y-kampus on October 22nd
Come and experience SportUni
Sprint Innovation Festival! Register now!
Intranet is a central hub for information about your studies

1. Enroll now for international and degree tutoring!

Enrollment for international and degree tutoring is now on! You can enroll for international tutoring by 31 st of October and for Degree tutoring by 15th of November.

International tutors, application period 5th of October until 31st of October
International tutors are helping out new exchange students of TAMK. International tutoring is a great way to network and get new friends from around the world. You’ll get an extra point from international tutoring if you’re going to study abroad as an exchange student yourself. There will be two training sessions organized by Tamko during autumn 2020. Both training evenings are mandatory. Enroll here: https://bit.ly/36rrA34

Degree tutors, application period 5th of October until 15th of November
Degree tutors are helping out new degree students of TAMK. They are playing an important part in integrating new students to Tampere and Finland. Degree tutors will gain new friendships and study credits: sounds like a great deal, huh? The training aims to train foreign students to work as degree tutors with their Finnish peer tutor colleagues. Enroll here: https://bit.ly/2GtMX8W

2. Tamko’s Solu closed during week 42

Tamko’s office Solu is closed during week 42. You can get services by appointment and by contacting us beforehand.

3. Enroll now for international and degree tutoring!

Enrollment for international and degree tutoring is now on! You can enroll for international tutoring by 31 st of October and for Degree tutoring by 15th of November.

4. Good to know when visiting Tamko’s office Solu during Covid-19

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

5. 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.

6. Questions? Ask at Tamko.fi chat

Do you have questions about your student card or Tamko membership? Are you searching something from tamko.fi but can’t found the content you are looking for? Ask at Tamko.fi chat and we will help you. We are online on weekdays from 8am to 4pm.

7. 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

8. Innovation Challenges are starting at Y-kampus on October 22nd

In Innovation Challenges, you get to develop and create ideas to real companies/organisations by working in a multidisciplinary team. There are 5 different companies/organisations participating in this period’s Innovation Challenges and they need your skills to improve their processes. The course is completely online and it is in English. The course is worth 5 credits.

If you want to show your skills and develop your team working skills in an online environment, enroll to Innovation Challenges: https://www.y-kampus.fi/en/studies/innovaatiohaasteet-2/

9. 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.

10. 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!

11. 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.