Tamko Topics is a weekly newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Affect and participate by standing as candidate in Council elections!
2. Tamko’s student card 9/2025 sticker expires soon
3. Tursas, get your free hot drink!
4. Apply for student representative to TAMK’s Advisory Boards
5 First-year student, please complete FSHS HealthStart questionnaire
6. International talents, Job Fair Tampere is for you!
7. K-pop Party
1. Affect and participate by standing as candidate in Council elections!
Are you interested in making an impact?
What about advocating for the students?
The Student Council is just the right place for YOU!
Working in Council you get to influence Tamko’s and students’ matters, meet new people, make new friends and practice conference standards and you gain experience performing and a good entry in your CV. All the decisions are made together, you don´t have to work alone!
Now it’s time for action, because who else is going to bring out the voice of your study field if you don’t?
Stand as candidate with this form: https://elomake.tuni.fi/lomakkeet/37115/lomake.html?RESTurl=
2. Tamko’s student card 9/2025 sticker expires soon
Is there still a golden 9/2025 sticker on your student card?
Check it out just in case because that sticker is valid for the last day on September 30th. Come to our office and change the sticker to a new one and update your membership at the same time. We are open for you Mon-Thu 10-16 and on Fridays 10-15.
You can buy mailing for your sticker if you live outside of Tampere for the price of 3,50€
https://kide.app/products/8987538d-0810-487e-8455-843b8a43ff73
Please remember that mobile student card works in Slice and Tuudo when the membership is valid, even without a sticker change!
3. Tursas, get your free hot drink!
Tursas, we have a free hot drink for you to grab!
OP Pirkanmaa is offering a hot drink for new students in September! As a part of cooperation of OP Pirkanmaa and Tamko, this coupon is only for Tamko members. Redeem your cup from Campusravita or Mediapolis cafes. Campaign ends on 30.9.2025 and applies only to normal, regular size coffee and tea.
Get your coupogn from Kide.app and enjoy!
https://kide.app/products/8fb6afb5-2d6a-497e-9717-c7a3167d1f19
4. Apply for student representative to TAMK’s Advisory Boards
TAMK’s Advisory Boards are an important part of the cooperation between TAMK and working life. They support work-life orientation in education, continuous learning, and research and development activities.
In the Advisory Board, you can influence the development of your education together with the stakeholders in working life. There are two to four meetings a year, so the task doesn’t take much time but it offers even more opportunities and experiences! Tamko support student representatives with the activities of advisory boards.
The terms of office are two years and the current term of office will last until the end of 2026. The aim is to fill the student representative positions as soon as possible, so apply immediately.
All current positions require Finnish speaking skills, but we’ll update here if any open positions for English comes up.
Advisory Boards with currently open student representative positions:
– Biomedical laboratory science – in Finnish
– Physiotherapy – in Finnish
– Construction engineering, Construction Site Management and Construction Architecture – in Finnish
– Nursing – in Finnish
– Health care (Master’s degree) – in Finnish
– Environmental Engineering – in Finnish
INTERESTED?
Fill out the student representative application form and sign up!
You can ask for more information about the Advisory Boards and the student representative application at advocacy@tamko.fi. Further information on the activities of the Advisory Boards can also be found in Intra.
Come and join us in developing TAMK, the student’s perspective matters!
5. First-year student, please complete FSHS HealthStart questionnaire
First-year student, please complete the HealthStart questionnaire in the Self online service
If you started completing your first degree at an institution of higher education in the autumn semester 2025, you can now complete the HealthStart questionnaire in the Self online service. After completing the HealthStart questionnaire, you’ll receive feedback on your state of health and may be referred to health promotion services provided by the FSHS.
The health examination for first-year students begins with the HealthStart questionnaire, the aim of which is to help you and healthcare professionals check your health status and refer you to the appropriate services as early as possible at the beginning of your studies.
The HealthStart questionnaire examines your physical, mental and social health, as well as the key aspects of your health behavior and factors affecting your health, health behavior and ability to study.
Read more: https://www.yths.fi/en/news/2025/healthstart-autumn-2025/
6. International talents, Job Fair Tampere is for you!
Job Fair Tampere is coming for the 6th time! Registration for jobseekers is open!
Are you looking for your next career step in Tampere?
This event brings together international talents, local employers and support services for jobseekers under one roof! Whether you are actively searching for a job, exploring options, or simply curious about future opportunities, Job Fair Tampere is the place to be.
Job Fair Tampere 1.10 at 12-16, Tampere-talo
Free registration, open to all international talents: https://internationalhouse.tampere.fi/en/job-fair/
7. K-pop Party
Tarina Ry.n and @kpopsuomiry‘s K-pop party will be held on 23.10 from 21:00-04:00 at the night club Bricks. Welcome to the party full of K-pop music, drinks that match the theme and a great show! In addition to dancing, the evening will also include other great programs where you can win great prizes. In addition, the evening will be unforgettable with a performance by the K-pop dance group @whos.trueblue.
Please arrive on time, as a limited number of overall patches have been reserved. So put on your overalls and dance towards an unforgettable evening.
WHAT: Tarina Ry. K-pop party
WHERE: Nightclub Bricks Hämeenkatu 18, 33200 Tampere
WHEN: Thursday 23.10, 21:00-04:00
DRESSCODE: Overalls and/or party clothes
TICKETS: Tickets cost 4€ for Tarina Ry. members, 6€ for non-members. Tickets for the event will also be sold at the door from 22:00 onwards for 7€. NOTE!! There is no member discount for tickets sold at the door.
https://kide.app/events/f9dc6407-da5d-400a-b09b-e6b6eb192911