TIPSY

Tampere International Global Society Students ry

History

  • Late 2013

    The idea for TIPSY is born from students of the newly created Master’s Degree in Peace, Mediation, & Conflict Research (Peace).

  • 2014

    TIPSY is founded as the ‘Tampere International Peace Students’ Yawl’ for students in the Peace programme! It is at this time the first and only student association to represent an international (fully English) degree programme.

    TIPSY’s first logo features a yawl (a type of boat) and a dove.

  • 2015

    February: TIPSY hosts its first ‘Peace Perspectives’ event in coordination with Iltakoulu and Interaktio, allowing students of all three associations to share their research relevant to peace & conflict.

    May: TIPSY is officially recognized by the Finnish registration & patent office!

  • 2016

    TIPSY focuses on expansion!

    Our website is created and becomes the primary hub for TIPSY events and updates.

    TIPSY also begins including students from other global society programmes, namely Global & Transnational Sociology (GTS). Though they are not officially represented by TIPSY, their students are welcomed to events and TIPSY organises tutoring for them.

  • 2017

    TIPSY continues building onto traditions new and old with many events, such as a cabin trip and movie nights.

    Students from all global programmes are invited and welcomed to join!

  • 2018

    TIPSY rebrands as the ‘Tampere International Global Society Students’ to reflect the addition of new programmes to the association, while still keeping our beloved nickname.

    TIPSY now officially represents students from the following programmes: Peace; GTS; Public Choice Programme; Gender Studies; and Comparative Social Policy and Welfare (COSOPO).

    With our rebranding, we also created a new logo!

  • 2019

    March: TIPSY is a founding member of Yhteiskunta- ja terveystieteiden ylioppilaat ry or ‘Graduates of Social & Health Sciences,’ better known as YTY ry.

    YTY serves as a parent association for all the social science programmes at Tampere University and its founding built upon previous collaborative efforts between the associations to better advocate for all.

  • 2020

    Despite the arrival of COVID-19, TIPSY goes on strong with online and outdoor events to keep the lockdown blues away!

  • 2021

    May: TIPSY orders its first pair of student overalls (Opiskelijahaalarit), partaking in a long Finnish student tradition. The overalls are dark purple.

  • 2022

    October: ‘Peace Perspectives’ becomes the ‘Thesis Showcase’ to include students from all degree programmes. (The name would again be changed to ‘Global Perspectives’ in 2023)

    November: TIPSY helps to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Peace Programme, allowing students from many years to meet!

    A panel of PEACE students from various years.

  • 2023

    Spring: TIPSY joins KideApp, facilitating membership and event registrations.

    December: TIPSY celebrates its 10th anniversary with a lovely gala celebrating our years together and the many more to come!

  • 2024

    TIPSY adds its first Bachelor’s Programme: Socially Sustainable Societies!

    TIPSY also gets a makeover! The website & overalls get bright new looks to change things up, and our new logo is created:

  • And onward…

    The best is yet to come!