Asklepio ry is the student association for students in the programme in (Bio)Medical Engineering and Health Technology at the University of Turku. Founded in 2022, we're a young, welcoming, and growing community that supports the academic, social, and professional development of our members. Our community brings together students from diverse backgrounds. We also have tight and active relations with other health technology student associations all around Finland.

The Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering and Health Technology is currently offered only in Finnish, and it started the same year our guild was founded. That's why many of our events and activities are still mainly in Finnish. However, we are gradually working towards making our community more multilingual. This is especially important since the Master's degree in Health Technology includes an English track alongside the Finnish ones.

We organize a wide range of events throughout the year: social gatherings, academic excursions, interdisciplinary collaborations, and more. Sustainability, circular economy, and ethical working life are also key themes we promote in our activities.

The association's goal is to assist and support its members with their graduate engineering studies and to offer them fun and interesting activities and events. The association's educational affairs person works together with IT departments staff to determine the content, quality and schedule of the education that our members receive.

Asklepio is governed by a board, which is led by the chair of the board and eight other members (vice chair, secretary, treasurer, educational affairs, event organizers, external affairs, communications, and freshmen affairs). In the fall's general meeting, the members of Asklepio elect the board for the next year. Any member of Asklepio may apply for the positions. You can contact the board via email: hallitus@asklepio.fi

If you have any problems or questions about the guild activities, you can contact our international affairs representative, Milana Misukka. You can reach her directly at milana.misukka@asklepio.fi 

The autumn semester for new students begins with orientation week. During the orientation week, you'll get to know university studies, the campus area, activities organized by the student guild, and of course, your fellow freshmen. Official orientation week program by the university can be found here.

ASKLEPIO ORIENTATION WEEK 2025

Monday 25.8.
17:00 Freshman Olympics @University Hill

Tuesday 26.8.
15:30 Freshman Kyykkä @Kupittaa sand field
18:00 Bar crawl @Turku city center
22:00 Afterparty @Lyni

Wednesday 27.8.
17:00 Yard games with Asklepio @Kupittaa

Thursday 28.8.
17:00 Teekkari fresher checkpoint tour @Educarium and 21.00 freshman party @ Lygas 

Friday 29.8.
13:00 Picnic @Puolala park

Before the orientation week you can get to know fellow freshmen and tutors in the Headstart on Saturday 24th August at 16 (Q-house, Nummenpuistokatu 2). This is a great opportunity to hang out and get to know other students. The programme is informal, so it's fine to arrive after 16.00!

Common guidance

These things cannot be forgotten:

• Enroll to the university and to the student union well in advance, preferably at least a week before the studies start. You will get your utu.fi account in time and your student status will surely be registered right. More info at University of Turku's website.

• Order your student card from Frank. With your student card you can get many discounts from which the most important is student lunch which costs 2,95 euros.

• If you don't live in Turku or very close to Turku, start finding your own apartment during summer. There is a reasonable amount of student apartments in Turku. The biggest provider is TYS. There are also fair priced rental apartments on the private market.

• Remember to take advantage of the student lunch. 2,95 euros isn't much for a decent meal where bread and salad are included in the price.

• Take the studies seriously right from the start. The pace is hard to catch up.

• Learn how to use a calendar. It will help you with deadlines.

• Get actively involved in the activities! During your time at the university, you have an opportunity to meet great people. You should not miss that opportunity. Here you will definitely find life-time friends.

A student of technology can be recognized by the teekkari cap. The teekkari cap is a white cap with a tassel. It may be worn from April 30th to September 30th. More information about teekkari cap you can found here.

A teekkari cap must be earned before it can be worn on Wappu. To earn the cap, a freshman has to collect a sufficient number of entries in the freshman pass and complete the Eldprowet, the checkpoint tour held during Wappu. The teekkari cap costs about €120–140 with the TYY cockade. The cap is self-funded and is ordered at the beginning of the year.

The freshman pass is a paper booklet you can obtain from a board member. It contains various tasks to be completed throughout the year. These tasks introduce students to teekkari culture and to the activities of their own guild. By completing the pass, it is easy to get acquainted with the activities organized by student associations from many angles and to find one's own interests in student life—whether that be sports, parties, or organizing them. The required points vary from year to year but are generally the same.

The mandatory points of the freshman pass must be completed in order to receive the teekkari cap and the title of teekkari on Wappu. In addition, hobby points can be collected. Missing points may be compensated for by applying for additional points. Ultimately, it is every freshman's own responsibility to remember to ask for points on time! Collecting the mandatory points should especially be started already during the autumn semester so that spring's rush doesn't catch you off guard right before the capping!

Freshman pass points can be awarded by a member of Asklepio ry's board, the year's tutor, or a member of the Teekkari Commission board. Please note that only board members who already have the teekkari cap can give points.

For questions regarding the freshman pass, you can contact the freshman representative of Asklepio's board.

Points of the pass

Would you like to drink free coffee in the guild room, enjoy our events, buy overall patches at a discounted price, or simply support our activities? 

Fill out the membership application and join our growing community!

Throughout the year, we organize a wide range of activities:
✨ Social events (hangout nights, social gatherings, themed evenings)
🔬 Academic & career-related events (company visits, guest lectures)
🌍 Interdisciplinary and sustainability-focused events

Link to the calender!