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- Info event about student’s health care services 16.12.2020 at 3pm (for foreign students)
- Portti työelämään – Gateway to Work-life 18.-21. January 2021
- Tamko’s office is open by appointment during December
- Mailing of your academic year sticker
- Are you tired of remote studies? Help is available
- Invitation to students’ digital readiness survey
- FSHS2021 Facebook-live
- Sustainability x eQuality Hackathon on 29–30 January 2021
- Hey student of higher education! Your health care services changes on 1.1.2021.
- Students’ health care service numbers in coronavirus questions
1. Info event about student’s health care services 16.12.2020 at 3pm (for foreign students)
From 1 January 2021 onwards, all degree students in higher education will be entitled to use FSHS services, as long as they have registered as an attending student for a particular term and paid the healthcare fee to KELA.
Tamko organises info about up coming health care changes in Zoom on Wednesday the 16th of December at 3 pm.
Topics: How the services will change? Where to find local services? What you need to know about healthcare fee?
Time is also reserved for questions, welcome! Join Zoom Meeting: https://tuni.zoom.us/j/68876837175More information about the change.
Check out the frequently asked questions from FSHS.
2. 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
Read more: www.portti.tamk.fi/portti-in-english
3. Tamko’s office is open by appointment during December
Tamko’s office is open by appointment during December
We are closed on following dates:
from 23rd of December until 3rd of January
Also closed on 6th of January (Epiphany)
4. 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 buy the mailing for academic year sticker from Kide.app.
If your Students` Union membership has been paid for in advance for several years or you have continued your membership through Tamko’s website, you can buy 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 office@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. Tamko’s office Solu is open only by appointment until the end of November because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. Are you tired of remote studies? Help is available
We are continuously developing remote teaching based on student feedback. If you find remote studying challenging, please ask for help before the situation becomes worse. Help is available:
Teacher tutor
Student counsellor
Wellbeing counsellor
Social counselling for international students
Pastor
Student health care
Career counselling
You can also contact Tamko and if need be, they will refer you to the right service. You can have peer support by participating in Nyyti’s chats.
6. Invitation to students’ digital readiness survey
Dear Student – please respond to this students` digital readiness survey and help us to improve your university´s means of digital studying and quality of online teaching, learning and support. The responses are used (anonymously) for research purposes.
Respond here: http://digivalmius.fi The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please respond by 15.12.2020.
7. FSHS2021 Facebook-live
Are you wondering about something regarding the coming student health care changes? What is good to know for all students in higher education regarding the student health care services as well as conducting business with the FSHS? Master the facts!
Join FSHS Facebook-live event on the 10th of December 2020 at 2 pm to 3 pm. Our general practitioner Minna Paavonsalo and FSHS2021 Project Manager Tiina Andersén will sum up the central changes as well as answer your questions. Send the questions beforehand!
8. Sustainability x eQuality Hackathon on 29–30 January 2021
The Tampere universities community gathers to envision concrete steps for a responsible and equal future. Join us to make education, research and everyday life more sustainable!
Read more and sign up by 1 December via the event page!
9. Hey student of higher education! Your health care services changes on 1.1.2021.
From 1 January 2021 onwards, all degree students in higher education will be entitled to use FSHS services, as long as they have registered as an attending student for a particular term and paid the healthcare fee to KELA.
More information about the change. Check out the frequently asked questions from FSHS.
10. 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 8:15–12 and Fri at 8:15–12.
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