The 28th International Academic Mindtrek conference is looking for student volunteers – could that be you?
It will take place in Paidia Living Lab of Play in Tampere, between the 7th and 10th October 2025. The conference will also be accessible through high-quality streaming.
The call for Student Volunteers is open until September 20th to all students currently enrolled at Tampere University!
The effectiveness and smooth running of a conference rely on the Student Volunteers! They are the very core of a successful conference. It is an excellent opportunity for you to learn, network, connect, and gain experience from all of it!
Academic Mindtrek is primarily looking for enthusiastic and reliable volunteers who are:
We welcome both experienced and students new to volunteering – whether you are a conference expert or a complete newbie, you can help Mindtrek become a success!
You will be working during the main conference days, as well as help with the preparations before that. The estimated workload will be 12-15 hours. We will do our best to take your availability, specific interests and abilities into consideration when assigning your tasks. Some examples of tasks from previous years include:
Please note that you are expected to attend an orientation session before the conference, arrive at Paidia in Tampere in due time, and show up on time for the assigned tasks. More details will be provided upon acceptance.
If you are keen to join and you understand the responsibilities, apply to be a student volunteer here.
We look forward to meeting and working with you!
Some important dates are:
Please ensure you submit your application by the appropriate day, as we sadly cannot accept late applications. Consider possible time zone differences when identifying your availability – the conference time is GMT+3. Also, please adjust your spam filter so messages with the ‘tuni.fi’ domain will not be placed in your junk-mail folder.
Do you have any questions or comments? The fastest way to get in contact with us is to send an email to our shared inbox tg-academicmindtrek-studentactivitieschair@groups.tuni.fi.
We will get back to you as soon as possible!
Amir Pakpour (amir.pakpourhajiagha@tuni.fi)
Renganayaki Venkatakrishnan (rengaavenkat2000@gmail.com)