Tamko Topics is a weekly newsletter of The Students’ Union of Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
ENGLISH SUMMARY
1. Solu opening hours
2. Tamko’s Christmas party TURSASPASSI STAMP
3. Tamko’s new actors have been elected
4. Gateway to Working Life recruitment fair in January! TURSASPASSI STAMP
5. Mesikerho’s Christmas party
6. Parvi activities in December
7. OP Tampere: Money Box
1. Solu opening hours
Holdays are coming and Solu is slowly getting ready for Christmas.
See below for the exception schedules for the rest of the year in our office opening hours:
2.-12.12.
Solu is open during normal opening hours
EXCEPT Independence Day 6.12. and Friday 13.12. when Solu is closed.
16.-18.12.
Solu is open on shortened opening hours from 10 am to 2 pm
18.12.-1.1.
Solu is closed
2.1.2025
Solu opens again and you can apply for stickers on student cards!
2. Tamko’s Christmas party
Christmas is just around the corner and now there’s a lizard peeking from there! So it’s time for Tamko’s Christmas party and a good ol’ Lizarddisco! Tamko’s Christmas party will be held 5th of december at 10pm at nightclub Bricks. This will be the best party of Christmas, with an absolutely amazing overall badge and the evening will starred by Tampere’s coolest rap group Kosmiset Liskot!!
The ticket price is 3€ for Tamko’s members and 8€ for non-members/at the door, excl. coatroom. You can arrive in little black, elf costume or familiar and safe overalls!
Tickets: https://kide.app/events/4d5a6456-d096-442c-a759-cf8bbe6d0b05
All events of the Student Union Tamko are completely harassment-free and no harassment or discrimination of any kind will be tolerated. Trained harassment contact persons can be reached at email address hairintayhdyshenkilot@tamko.fi.
If you would like more information about the accessibility of the event, please contact saavutettavuus@tamko.fi
3. Tamko’s new actors have been elected!
The Council elected the Council’s Chairpersons and the new Board for 2025 in the Council meeting on 20.11. The acquainting of the newly elected actors will start in the next few weeks and they will start their office term in January.
In the coming year we will turn our operations into bilingual, as for the first time ever, non-Finnish speaking actors are involved! This is great!
Once again, congratulations to all who were chosen!
You can see the distribution of the roles on Tamko’s website: https://tamko.fi/news/tamkos-actors-for-the-year-2025/
4. Gateway to Working Life recruitment fair in January!
Gateway to Working Life is coming again on 20.-22.1.2025!
Gateway to working life (finnish name: Portti Työelämään) is recruiting event for TAMK students where local and national organizations come to TAMK to meet their future talents. The organizations are offering different kinds of work, internship and thesis opportunities plus a chance to communicate with them. The fair is free and organized at TAMK main campus and event hours are every day 10am-2pm.
The program also includes opportunity to take free professional CV photograph as well as CV clinic and one-on-one opportunities to get to know companies!
Below you can see the event dates broken down by study fields:
Monday 20.1.
Social services, healthcare, business administration, hospitality management and others
Tuesday 21.1.
Technology and ICT
Wednesday 22.1.
Technology
See you in January!
5. Mesikerho’s Christmas party
Welcome to Mesikerho’s christmas party after the autumn meeting!
Tickets: 4 €
Date: 4.12.2024
Time: The meeting is at 14:00, and the christmas party from 17:00.
Place: Autumn meeting TAMK C4-13a, christmas party Niihaman Ulkoilumaja (Pikku-Niihamantie 80, 33560) – Arrive by your own means or, if necessary, alongside the Mesikerho board members!
Tickets: https://kide.app/events/6b7cc267-7209-4a20-b9dc-3a6d09f3a0e0
We will be able to relax together, grill sausages, enjoy warm drinks and there is a possibility to hit the sauna and swim in the lake (with a separate ticket bought from Niihama Café. We also recommend you dress warm enough for the winter weather! Welcome along to enjoy great company and the christmas vibes!
6. Parvi activities in December
Parvi activities in December
In December, Parvi starts getting ready for the holiday season. In December, you may still attend the Get Stuff Done -workshops in Zoom. The last Sparris-workshop of the year organised 3.12. at 15-16, Tips for Writing @Zoom
Parvi’s own advent calendar will open in Parvi’s Instagram-stories from 1.12 onwards!
Following events take place in Parvi as part of the advent calendar:
- 3.12 Follow the Instagram stories and find the overall badges on campus!
- 5.12 Holiday spirits at the Service Point! Christmassy goodies available.
- Origami crafts in Parvi at 16-17
- 10.12 Parvi Christmas pop-up at 11-14! You can join to watch Christmas programs, decorate gingerbread cookies and say hello to Parvi staff!
- 12.12 Knitting Corner at 9-12 in Parvi (B1-24), no previous experience of knitting or crocheting needed, you can come with our without a knitting project of your own.
- 17.12 FinFami Pop-Up at 11-13. Are you worried about your loved one’s mental health and/or your own ability to cope& support someone with a mental illness? Feel free to come and talk to FinFami staff members and find out more about the organisation!
Don’t forget to keep an eye on the upcoming Sparris-workshops in the spring term in the Sparris Study Skills Workshops -page.
Have a great December and enjoy the upcoming holidays everyone! – TAMK Parvi
7. OP Tampere: Money Box
In co-operation with OP Tampere:
Save when paying with a card. Activate Money Box.
Money Box is online piggy bank for everyday saving and unexpected expenses. You can define the amount that will be transferred for your savings targets every time you pay with your card. Money Box also offers a no-fuss way to start investing in mutual funds and, in the long run, gives higher returns on your extra savings than a bank account. You can manage and monitor your savings on OP-mobile and the op.fi service.
Read more: www.op.fi/en/private-customers/daily-banking/accounts/money-box
Money Box is provided by OP cooperative bank. The card added to Money Box is provided by OP Retail Customers plc.