Tamko Topics 49/ 2021

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

ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Tamko’s pre-Christmas party 15 December
2. Portti Työelämään (Gateway to Work life) in January 2022
3. Covid-19 vaccination bus at TAMK main campus 9 December
4. Tolu’s weekly sports shift 7th of December (ultimate)
5. Tolu ry mandated fall assembly Dec 14th
6. Tolu’s climbing night Dec 13th
7. Student discounts in El Padel, Social Burgerjoint and Bar Nurkka

1. Tamko’s pre-Christmas party 15 December 

Can you feel the smell of glögi and christmas tarts in the air? ‘Cause we can! It’s time for the annual pre-Christmas party! Tamko’s pre-Christmas party 2021 will be held on Wednesday, 15th of December at Bricks. Pikkujoulut (little Chrismas in Finnish) is an annual non-formal pre-Christmas party. More info about the event in Facebook.

2. Portti Työelämään (Gateway to Work life) in January 2022

Portti Työelämään event will be organized in traditional way on TAMK main campus on 25th – 27th January 2022 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Portti Työelämään is a student recruiting event which aims to create a low threshold for TAMK students to meet and discuss with local and national organizations about work, thesis and internship opportunities. 

The event days are divided but you should check out all the organizations and visit the most interesting ones on their stand days. All the attending organizations’ presentations will be published on porttityoelamaan.fi website at the beginning of December. 

The event days:
25th January Technology
26th January ICT and Technology
27th January Social and welfare branches, Business, Service Business, Music and Media

3. Covid-19 vaccination bus at TAMK main campus 9 December

The Covid-19 vaccination bus keeps on touring in Tampere. The bus visits TAMK main campus (Kuntokatu 3) on Thursday, December 9th at 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. On the bus, you can get vaccinated even if you are living in another municipality. International students can also get a free vaccination on the bus. 

You do not need to book an appointment in advance, just come to the queue. Bring your Kela card, driving licence, passport, or ID card to prove your identity. Be prepared to stay for 15 minutes after the vaccination. 

On the vaccination bus, you can get your first, second or third vaccine. You can get your second shot if at least six weeks have elapsed from your first one. The third shot can be given six months after the second one. If you belong to any risk group or if you need more information about the vaccinations, please check this Tampere website.

4. Tolu’s weekly sports shift 7th of December (ultimate)

Tolu’s drop-in sports shift again at 7th of December from 17:00 to 19:00. We’re playing ultimate. You don’t need SportUni membership in order to attend, just say you’re coming to Tolu’s weekly sport shift at the customer service desk. All TAMK students and faculty are welcome.

5. Tolu ry mandated fall assembly Dec 14th

Tolu ry will have a supplementary assembly 14th of December at 16:00. The assembly will be held at auditorium E1-06.
All TAMK students are welcome to participate. A new board will be chosen for the 2022-2023 term in the supplementary assembly.

6. Tolu’s climbing night Dec 13th

Tolu arranges a climbing night Dec 13th in the Tampere climbing center in Mäntyhaantie 2, Nekala starting from 17:00. The night includes 1 h of guided climbing after which you can continue freely, shoes and the harness.  Tickets will be sold on Kide.app starting on Tue Dec 7th at 12:00. Purchase yours and come climb with Tolu

7. Student discounts in El Padel, Social Burgerjoint and Bar Nurkka

Opiskelijan Tampere (Student’s Tampere) offers the best student discounts in the Pirkanmaa region! Let them know if your favourite businesses don’t have discounts yet – maybe we can change that! More info and discounts on their website

El Padel offers students morning and day shifts (from 6am to 3pm) for a reduced price! Padel 20€/h & Badminton 10€/h.

Social Burgerjoint has a 15% student discount on all products and drinks every day!

Bar Nurkka offers lovely setting with food, drinks, karaoke and much more! Student discounts:

  • Big III 0,5l 4,30€
  • Long drink 0,3l 4,30€
  • Strongbow 0,4l 6€
  • Happy Joe bottle 4,50€
  • Kasipallo / Fisu / Mustikkashot 3,50€