The Guild of Information Technology of Tampere (TiTe) operates for the benefit of its membership by its official rules. Its purpose is to advocate the interests of its members in study related matters and to promote cooperation of the students of information technology.
Introduction
The Guild of Information Tehcnology of Tampere is the affiliated association of the students' union of the Tampere University of Technology. The guild's members are students of the information technology. TiTe was established in 1991 and nowadays there are almost 800 members.
The purpose of TiTe is to promote cooperation of the students of information technology, to develop free time activities and to advocate the interests of its members to the studies in the joining matters. To carry out its purpose TiTe arranges meetings, training meetings, evening gatherings and study trips. Furthermore, the guild is in contact with other student communities and with administrative bodies of the Tampere University of Technology and its staff.
How to join and why?
The membership fee is 4,20 euros for the school year and all the members of the students' union of the Tampere University of Technology can join.
There are many benefits in being a member. Here are a few examples:
- You can only acquire beautiful black overalls if you are the member of the guild.
- You can participate on excursions cheaper as a member
- You can take part in decision-making in the general assemblies.
- You can place yourself as a candidate for positions of trust.
- You can get the licence to use the disk server owned by the guild.
- You may participate in the physical education turns of the guild.
Services offered by the guild
TiTe gives out course material in cooperation with the lecturers to several courses of the department of the information technology. Other items also are found at an agreeable price.
TiTe arranges sauna evenings, excursions and sitsit/vuosijuhlat annually for its members to enjoy. Information about future events can be found on these pages, on the official notice board of the guild (in the hall of the Tietotalo) as well as in newsgroup tut.killat.tite. Information about future events might also be available via TiTe's e-mail lists. (Many of these information sources are mainly if not completely in Finnish still, for which we appologize.) HerwantaPeli is often played in TiTe's sauna evenings.
The guild is also responsible for editing the semi-regularly published magazine Nibble. Through Nibble all of TiTe's members can get their voice heard, pictures seen and stories read. Every Autumn FuksiNibble, which gives the new students a taste of student life and guild activites, is published.
The operation and economy of the guild are directed by the elected board. It also chooses officials as its aid. As a reward the board members aquire atleast a large circle of friends, useful contacts and tons of different kinds of experience.
TiTe is what its members make it. By being active, you yourself help to develop the operation of the guild!
