Acknowledgments

The Student Union annually awards three types of acknowledgments:

  • The Good teacher award is a recognition offered by the students to three members of the teaching staff for a particularly well-done job that takes the students into account.
  • At the end of the year, meritorious association actives and student actives are awarded at the TREYHEM-gala (formerly PLÖRGIT). Award categories include e.g. Tutor of the year, Council representative of the year and Well-being act of the year.
  • May Day Cap (known in Finnish as “Vappulakki”) is a recognition award that is given annually to a cultural active in Tampere or the surrounding area who has significantly promoted the student culture and students’ culture, being a student and being despite studying.

TREY’s Good Teacher award

TREY’s Good Teacher award is a way for us students to thank the teaching staff for the work they do. The award is organized in cooperation with the Industrial Research Fund at Tampere University of Technology and The University of Tampere Foundation.

  • 2023: Heli Skottman ( Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology), Krista Willman (Faculty of Management and Business) and Naoko Miyamoto-Maunu (Language centre, Faculty of Education and Culture
  • 2022: Mark Kaunisto (Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences), Markus Pöllänen (Faculty of Built Environment) and Matti Rintala (Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences)
  • 2021: Anneli Yliherva (Faculty of Social Sciences), Liisa Mustanoja (Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences) and Veli-Pekka Pyrhönen (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences)
  • 2020: Kirsi Granberg (Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology), Hasse Nylund (Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences) and Maiju Paananen (Faculty of Education and Culture)
Caricature drawing about the Good Teacher award recipients of 2023. In the picture from left to right Heli Skottman, Krista Willman and Naoko Miyamoto-Maunu
Good Teacher -award recipients of 2023. Caricature by Jenni Kuhalainen
Good teacher 2022 award recipients.
Good teacher 2022 award recipients. Caricature by Jenni Kuhalainen.
Caricature drawing about the Good teacher 2021 award recipients. From left to right Anneli Yliherva, Liisa Mustanoja and Veli-Pekka Pyrhönen.
Good teacher 2021 award recipients. Caricature by Jenni Kuhalainen.
Caricature drawing about the Good teacher 2020 award recipients. From left to right Kirsi Granberg, Hasse Nylund and Maiju Paananen
Good teacher 2020 award recipients. Caricature by Jenni Kuhalainen.

TREY rewards the most impressive and fun events and associations during the annual award gala known as TREYHEM-gala (previously known as PLÖRGIT).

Awards of 2022

Council representative of the year

Saskia “Tupsu” Simisker

Advocacy act of the year

Boomi

Student representative of the year

Emmi Eskelinen

Well-being act of the year

UrOs, Lempee-päivä

Association active of the year

Markus Kunnari

Sustainable development act of the year

Staabi

Event of the year

TEA-Club & NMKSV, Pink sitsis

TREYHEM of the year

TARAKI, Academic Donating World Championship 2022

Tutor of the year

Bakhtawar Khan

Wappu event of the year

TTHP, Takatalwi

Equality act of the year

Interaktio, Pride-week

Awards of 2021

Advocacy act of the year

Linnasta ei luovuta -movement

Student representative of the year

Saija Yli-Rosti

Council member of the year

Heidi Riikonen

Tutor of the year

Sonja Kalatie

Tutoring act of the year

Boomi ry

Well-being act of the year

Night-time radio show by Pekka Sauron

International act of the year

ESN INTO

Association active of the year

Taika Tikkanen

Event of the year

WapunkaatoLIVE

Event act of the year

Wappuwiisut

TREYHEM of the year

Kampukset käyttöön -movement

Awards of 2020

Advocacy act of the year

Complex ry

Student representative of the year

Katariina Kojo

Council member of the year

Eero Heikkilä

Tutor of the year

Markus Salonen

Tutoring act of the year

Guild of Science and Engineering Hiukkanen ry

Well-being act of the year

Autek, Indecs and Man@ger’s kilometre challenge

International act of the year

TAYK ry

Association active of the year

Alisa Hakkarainen

Event of the year

ESN INTO and ESN FINT’s Halloween Hunt

Event act of the year

TietoTeekkarikilta ry

TREYHEM of the year

SUD-organisers: Interaktio ry, Staabi ry and TARAKI ry

Awards of 2019

Potential of the year: Kyrpong World Championship

The year’s potential is a new innovation, event or other effort which plays a role in the improving the well-being of either the community or an organisation’s membership. The idea can be further developed and is likely to become a big thing.

Event of the year: Dildobingo

The best and greatest event of the year where all participants had fun, not forgetting the event’s organisers.

Student representative of the year: Suvi Parhankangas

The award is granted to an active and resourceful representative who has performed well and participated in creating good spirit among the Council throughout the term.

Advocacy act of the year: Cortex ry

The advocacy act of the year is an influential act regarding studying or students, and its impact can be seen in the daily life of students.

Wellness act of the year: HyRy / Niko Tattari & Niina Heiskanen

The wellness act of the year is an act that has acknowledged student equality, sports or mental health in a remarkable way.

International act of the year: ESTIEM Council Meeting Tampere

The international act of the year has in a remarkable way acknowledged the international students and improved their status or well-being in the community.

TREYHEM of the year: Wappuradio

An event or a phenomenon which united all TREY students from each study field and campus.

Improvement of the year: Reettorit ry

The improvement of the year changed something that used to be not-so-great, or at least much less great than now.

Tutoring act of the year: TiTe

The tutoring act of the year award goes to a deed involving either the tutoring team or the newcomers which displays remarkable caring of new students and willingness to develop tutoring activities.

May Day Cap award

May Day Cap is a recognition award that is given annually to a cultural active in Tampere or the surrounding area who has significantly promoted the student culture and students’ culture, being a student and being despite studying. The receiver of the May Day Cap award is decided by the Executive Board of the student union based on community proposals.

  • 2024: Kamula
  • 2023: TT-Kamerat
  • 2022: Wappuradio
  • 2021: Tr3 Gamers
  • 2019: The Tampere Student Housing Foundation (TOAS)

Competitions

Idea competition for naming the student union magazine 2020

The name contest we organised in the spring 2020 for the naming of the student union magazine gathered over 50 suggestions. The winner was the proposition “Visiiri” from Maria Jussila, who studies administrative sciences and social work in Tampere University. Jussila describes the visors purpose as protecting the wearer, in this purpose a student, from outside threats. Check out the name reveal video on TREY’s Youtube-channel.

Idea competition for the premises of Pienteollisuustalo 2019

Student Union of Tampere University held an open idea competition in order to renovate the spaces the student union owns in Pienteollisuustalo, Yliopistonkatu 60. The aim was to collect ideas for renovating the office spaces in a functional, feasible and innovative way. The winner was Maria Väätäinen with their work Hemma.