Tampere-based Sekava ry offers a community and peer support for LGBTQ+ students – and a reason for homebodies to go out and meet people.

President Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated the Student Union Building in Lappeenranta in the autumn of 1994. TEK’s Regional Advisor Saku Laapio was on the Board of the Student Union when the building project started.

Your network consists of the people you interact with. They can give you information about different career paths and job opportunities. Even people who do not know you are usually happy to help, as long as you make helping easy for them. This information can help you understand what you can do with your career and what kinds of jobs you could apply for.

Spot is one of the most advanced robot dog models in the world.

Genelec's Iranian-born CEO Siamäk Naghian speaks fluent Finnish. "I would have lost so much as a person if I hadn't learned this language."

An accessible toilet or noise-cancelling headphones are unlikely to bother anyone, but for some, they may be necessary for work. Employers can get a subsidy for making reasonable adjustments.

Universities in the field of technology support students’ neurodiversity with individual arrangements, for example. Hundreds of students are already utilising these arrangements, and the demand for them is growing.

The doctoral thesis written by Doctor of Science in Technology Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen improves the recovery of nutrients from wastewater and bringing them to market. Three tech theses will be awarded today in Helsinki. The winning theses are from Aalto University and the University of Oulu.

Jari Jokinen, CEO of the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK, has been elected president of the Association of Nordic Engineers, an organisation that promotes the interests of engineers in the Nordic region. Jokinen wants to focus more attention on influencing EU policies.

Manu Kiiskilä, a student at Tampereen lyseon lukio high school, won the Special Donated Prize at the EU Contest for Young Scientists for his work on computer vision. The EUCYS contest took place in Poland in September.

The new award directs attention to the significance of product development. TEK together with Aalto Design Factory, the City of Espoo and Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awards an inspiring experiment, activity or project in November. You can submit a nomination by Sep 25th.

The first teekkaris at the University of Eastern Finland received their tassel caps on May Day this year. The cap has been designed by the teekkaris themselves.