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.
Important links
- Board and officialsProdeko's board and guild officials: this year's people, what each position does, and every board since 1967.
- Guild honours and awardsA list of the honours the guild has awarded since 1969.
- Harassment Contact PersonsProdeko's five harassment contact persons introduce themselves and explain how to reach them confidentially.
- Joining ProdekoWho can join Prodeko as an actual, old, outside or supporting member, and how to apply.
- Rules and regulationsThe guild's rules, decrees and guidelines in one place.
- ValuesThe five values Prodeko members defined together in 2016-2017 for the guild's 50th anniversary.