Education 27.6.2024 | News article Record number of academic engineers graduated The number of graduating academic engineers and architects was 19 per cent higher last year than in 2022. A tech degree carries significant weight – four out of five graduates had a job at the time of graduation and the median monthly salary was 3,600 euros.
Education 6.6.2024 | News article Does the field of study matter? How easily do academic engineers and architects graduating from different fields of study find jobs? Are there major differences between different fields in terms of pay or the satisfaction with studies? TEK studied these questions.
Work life 29.5.2024 | News article Surprisingly little has changed with parenthood Maria Kultanen and Lasse Heikkilä, the parents of six-month-old twins, are dividing their family leave equally. The decision was a no-brainer – there is no primary and secondary caretaker in this family, but both parents know what to pack in the diaper bag.
Work life 29.5.2024 | News article Equal paid family leave is a great achievement The number of days of family leave is defined by law, but whether the leave is paid or not is defined in the collective agreements negotiated by trade unions. “Allowing fathers to take more time off and taking diverse family types better into account is very important for equality,” says Tuula Aaltola, collective agreement expert in the private sector from TEK.
Work life 17.5.2024 | News article How much overtime do TEK members work? Under the Working Hours Act, regular working hours shall not exceed eight hours a day or 40 hours a week. Overtime is defined as work that exceeds these maximum limits.
Work life 15.5.2024 | News article Parents should share their family leave If both parents in a family are working, which parent should stay at home to take care of the child? That is, if we think about the question from a financial point of view.
Society 15.5.2024 | News article TEK partnering with Helsinki Pride for the fifth year running The Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK works on behalf of more equal work life. As part of this work, TEK supports the work of Helsinki Pride as an official Support Partner.
Students 8.5.2024 | News article Young people developed a human-like chess machine and a computer vision that learns using less data This year’s winners of the TuKoKe science competition for children and young people came from Tampere and Taipalsaari, as well as from Maunula, Puistola and Etelä-Haaga in Helsinki. The name TuKoKe stands for “tutki, kokeile, kehitä,” meaning “explore, experiment, develop.”
Work life 10.4.2024 | News article When grief arrives at the workplace A specialist from the Surevan kohtaaminen project and two people who have lost a loved one talk about how workplaces should prepare for cases of death and how you can support a bereaved colleague.
Students 7.3.2024 | News article TEK's Workbook helps you find a summer job The summer job search season is underway! Student, grab the latest TEK job search and career planning guide, Työkirja 2024, from your campus to support your job search or thesis job search.
Students 1.3.2024 | News article When the world is in turmoil, Teekkarisauna Mörrimöykky stands firm The newly renovated sauna in Tampere is not just a place to enjoy good löylys. It’s a space reserved specifically for students.
Students 27.2.2024 | News article Sense of belonging encourages professionals to stay in tech Both male and female tech students feel they belong in the student community, but men feel a stronger sense of belonging in the field of technology. Gender minorities report the lowest sense of belonging. Where exactly does the problem lie?