Student Union
HUMAKO

What is HUMAKO?

HUMAKO is the Student Union of Humak University of Applied Sciences. It is run by students and the purpose is to promote student interests regarding studies, wellbeing and living. HUMAKO is also the link between the students and Humak University. We co-operate with Humak in order to improve students' conditions during their studies and influence education and social policy. Besides that we seek to influence students affairs nationwide.

How does HUMAKO operate?

The members of the representative council

The students are responsible for both the operative work as well as the decision making in HUMAKO.  The members of the representative council are elected by the members of HUMAKO. The council is responsible for choosing the committee of the student union and making the big decisions in HUMAKO like deciding yearly budgets.

The central election commission

The central election commission is formed of the chairman and four members. The commission is responsible for organizing the election for the representative council.

The board

The board is responsible for the operative tasks such as promoting student interests in social and educational affairs, training tutors, supporting campus trustees, marketing, communications and developing HUMAKO's operations. The board is divided into teams with different responsibilities.

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Student representatives

Working groups are usually formed in order to focus on a specific issue or a cause. In Humak there are different working groups and boards that focus for example on the development of the different educational programs, student welfare issues and study attainment procedures. HUMAKO has student representatives in almost all the working groups in order to make sure that the student rights are fulfilled. The most important and direct way to get the students' message to the deciding parties of Humak, is by attending working groups meetings. The different working groups´ meeting times vary from once a year to once a month. The working groups discuss, develop and decide how things are done, both in the education programs as well as in the regional centers. HUMAKO´s board chooses the student representatives for the different working groups.

The local division (a.k.a jaosto)

The local divisions represent HUMAKO in the different campuses of Humak. The local divisions process and forward feedback from the students to the committee in order to promote change. Feedback can be about study facilities, inaccuracy in grading or dissatisfaction in teaching. The division is also responsible for organizing events and other activities.

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Local divisions Instagram:

• Metropolitan area: @humakopksjaosto (l​ink opens in a new tab)

• Turku: @humako_tupa (link opens in a new tab)

• Jyväskylä: @jkljaosto (link opens in a new tab)

• Kuopio: @jaostokuopio (link opens in a new tab)

The tutors (a.k.a tutorit)

HUMAKO is funded to provide a student tutoring service. The tutors are the support people for new and existing students. They give peer support for the other students and help students to get settled into student life. Tutors organize events and activities that promote community and well-being (eg sports sessions, get-to-togethers, online study groups). Some of the socializing events are arranged together with the local divisions.

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Tutors contact the exchange students before they arrive thus tutoring starts early in the exchange process. They act as support people for the whole exchange period. Tutors help with practical things, like finding an apartment, involving the students in free time activities, and showing around the city. It's also common for the tutors to organize a farewell party and keep in touch after the exchange period has ended.

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