Guild

Prodeko was founded in 1966 as a subsection of the Mechanical Engineers’ Guild at what was then Helsinki University of Technology, for the students majoring in industrial engineering and management. In 1989 Prodeko became a guild of its own. Together with Aalto University’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Management and with Prodeko Alumni we make up the Prodeko community.

Board positions

The board is elected each autumn at the electoral assembly and runs the guild for a calendar year. Twelve members sit on it.

President
Coordinates the guild and represents it in AYY, the alumni and the advisory council.
Vice President
Supports the President; the seminar, harassment contact persons and officials' wellbeing.
Minister of Excursions
Excursions, longer excursion trips and the corporate relations team.
Captain of Freshmen Education
Introducing freshmen to the guild, freshman events and tutor operations.
Captain of Master and International Students
Master's freshmen, exchange students and advocacy for international students.
Minister of Media and Information Technology
Communications, the Prodeko brand, the member register and board minutes.
Minister of Studies
Advocacy, contact with university governance and the study division.
Treasurer
Bookkeeping, the budget, the financial statement and investments.
Minister of Corporate Relations
The Prodeko Network, corporate contracts and the corporate relations team.
Minister of Internal and Cultural Affairs
Guild events, traditions and the culture division.
Host
Events, the annual ball, the warehouse, keys and room reservations.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
International cooperation, ESTIEM and the external relations division.

Official positions

Officials run the events, the sports, the culture and the international activities as volunteers. Any member can apply, and the first year is the easiest time to start.

Event Committee
The host team, songleaders and the song book committee.
Freshman Division
The tutor responsible and the tutors for freshmen, master's and exchange students.
Media Division
The web team, communications, high school team and Proleko's editorial team.
Guild Room Committee
The guild room, gym, billiards, historians and the store.
Terrace Committee
Looking after the terrace and the events held there.
Culture Division
The guild's culture events.
Seminar Committee
Organising the Prodeko Seminar.
Annual Ball Committee
Organising the annual ball.
Prodeko 60 Committee
Preparations and events for the anniversary year.
Corporate Relations Team
Summer job evenings, the summer job guide and recruiting forums.
External Relations Division
ESTIEM, bar crawl trips, Tutanic and international events.
Study Division
Mentoring, major responsibles and the hallopeds.
ÄnnÄ Committee
Recreation for the guild's Nth-year students.

Guild meetings

The guild meets at least twice a year and every member has a vote. Additional assemblies are called when the board or a tenth of the members ask for one.

Annual Assembly
February–March · the annual report, the financial statement and discharge.
Electoral Assembly
October–November · next year's board, committees and officials.

Joining the guild

All undergraduate and master’s students of Industrial Engineering and Management at Aalto University who have paid the membership fee can be approved as actual members. New students need not join before their studies begin: orientation week gives everybody a chance to pay the fee.

Membership 8 €
Per academic year. Applications open after June for the coming academic year.
Membership application
membership.prodeko.org/apply · pay by card.

Guild ribbon

Prodeko’s emblem is a dark blue guild ribbon with two silver stripes. The ribbon is 20 millimetres wide, and its 3 millimetre stripes run lengthwise along both edges, one millimetre in from the edge. The ribbon is worn at academic celebrations such as annual balls.

Who may wear it
All current and former members of the guild. The board may also grant the right to wear it to someone else as an honour. The ribbon must not be given to anyone without the right to wear it.
How to wear it
From the right shoulder down to the left hip. Everyone wears it the same way, and it must not touch bare skin.
Rosette
The ribbon can also be worn as a rosette on the right side of the chest.
On the lapel
With a suit, a women's suit or similar, the ribbon can instead be worn on the left lapel of the jacket, perpendicular to the lapel's outer edge.
Several ribbons
The AYY ribbon is always worn topmost, with the guild ribbon below it. The teekkari ribbon is also worn below the AYY ribbon.
Attire
The ribbon is worn with appropriate attire, and it must be clean and intact.

The full rules are in the guild’s ribbon guideline (in Finnish). AYY’s page Insignia used by Aalto students (in Finnish) covers the ribbons, badges and caps of AYY, teekkaris and other Aalto communities.