The photonics student organisations arrange both study-related events and extracurricular activities. They provide a way to network and connect with other photonics students, Finnish and international in your home university and in other universities in Finland. All the PREIN partner universities have a student chapter for photonics students and there are photonics student chapters also in other Finnish universities. The student chapters are affiliated with different international associations such as the Society for Optics and Photonics SPIE, the Optical Society, Optica and the European Optical Society EOS. They collaborate with each other and welcome all photonics students from bachelor’s to doctoral levels.
Finland
EOS Finland Student Club
The purpose of the European Optical Society, EOS student club is to promote the discipline of optical sciences and optical engineering among students. In addition, the student club collaborates closely with industry and academic institutes to support students in continuing their study in optics and photonics and start a successful career by establishing interaction between students, senior researchers, companies and representatives from industry. All students studying optics related courses are welcome to join as members of the students’ club from all universities in Finland.
President: Isaac Doughan isaac.doughan@uef.fi
The European Optical Society is a non-profit society, and an umbrella organization for all national optical societies around Europe, but there are members all over the world. The EOS invites student members to join or create their own EOS Student clubs. These clubs serve all photonics students in order to get new contacts, exchange their experiences and discuss their concerns. EOS Student club members are encouraged to meet, organize or participate to events, propose visits of laboratories or companies from their country.
Web page: EOS Finland Student Club
Social media: Facebook & Twitter.
Read about EOS student clubs
Tampere University
TAU SPIE Student Chapter
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, is a non-profit society advancing emerging technologies through interdisciplinary information exchange, education, publications, career and professional growth. SPIE affiliated student groups are studying optics and photonics at universities around the world. SPIE Student chapters offer opportunities to collaborate with colleagues, perform outreach in the community, develop professional and leadership skills, form partnerships with industries.
President: Lucero Cardenas-Razo
Vice President: David Trejo Garcia
Secretary: Abhiroop Chellu
Treasurer: Arttu Nieminen
Contact email: spie.tampere@gmail.com
Social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram
Read about SPIE student chapters
TAU Optica Student Chapter
The Optical Society, Optica promotes and delivers scientific and technical information on optics and photonics worldwide that is authoritative, accessible and archived. With a global network of 7,000 student members participating in over 400 chapters in more than 60 countries. Optica student chapters support your academic studies and research and provide career opportunities in optics and photonics. In addition to their benefits for members, many chapters are heavily involved with community and youth education outreach to provide both a service to their community and work to disseminate the knowledge of optics and photonics worldwide.
President: Ilulia Zalesskaia
Vice-President: Yaraslau Tamashevich
Secretary: Madona Mekhael
Other officers: Artem Boichuk, Jiaqi Li, Mathilde Hary, Meron Tesfa and Redwan Islam
Contact email: tauosa.studentchapter@gmail.com
Web page: Optica Tampere University Student Chapter
Social media: TAU Photonics Instagram, tau_photonics Twitter
Aalto University
Aalto Optica Student Chapter
Contact: Suvi-Tuuli Akkanen (suvi-tuuli.akkanen@aalto.fi)
