Membership benefits from A-Z
Here you'll find a complete overview of the membership benefits available to you during your studies and how to use them!
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With free insurance, social events, exam preparation crash courses and much more, Tekna is great for students – and even better when you enter the workforce.
Explore the alphabetical list:
What: ANSA is the organisation for students who plan to spend time abroad during their studies. As a Tekna member you pay only NOK 75 per year for ANSA membership (the normal price is NOK 400 per half year). ANSA membership gives you, among other things:
- Offers on comprehensive insurance cover for students studying abroad
- Social events all over the world
- Emergency preparedness collaboration with Sjømannskirken – the Norwegian Church Abroad
- Advice and guidance on studying abroad
Standard travel insurance covers stays abroad of up to 10 weeks. If you intend to study abroad for one or two semesters, you will need travel insurance that covers long-term stays. ANSA offers secure and reasonably priced cover of this type.
How: Join ANSA on the ANSA website at www.ansa.no/medlemskap when the time comes for you to study abroad. During the registration process you will be asked to state any other memberships; provide details of your Tekna membership, and you will pay only NOK 75 per year for your ANSA membership.
Great terms on your mortgage come with an online and mobile bank where you can easily manage your day-to-day banking. The agreement gives you, among other things:
- Apple Pay and Samsung Pay
- A debit card and all the accounts you need for NOK 295 per year
- The option of a credit card with no annual fee and free lounge access
- Lower fees and higher deposit interest rates
As a member you have access to benefits from several partners, including BMW, MINI, XPENG, Bilia and Rebil. Whether you are looking for a new car, a used car, new tyres and wheels or workshop services, you can save money with our agreements.
What: Have you signed up for a free course or event that you are unable to attend? If so, we would appreciate it if you would let us know on My Page so that we can offer the place to someone else.
What: Our skilled legal team will be happy to read through your contract of employment before you sign it. Questions concerning contracts of employment will be answered within one or two working days.
How: Send your contract of employment to [email protected]. Find out more about our advisory services on legal issues
What: Tekna organises social and professional membership events at your university/college. Events are organised by Tekna volunteers – the student contacts. At Tekna events you can get to know other students from all disciplines.
How: Go to the list of events at your university/college and sign up. If you follow us on Facebook, you will find information on courses and events and you will also receive invitations by e-mail. Cancellation: If you are not able to attend a course or event that you have signed up for, we would appreciate it if you would let us know on My Courses so that we can offer the place to someone else.
What: Stressed-out before your exams? Tekna will make sure that you are able to sleep soundly through the night by organising pre-examination crash courses in a range of your foundation subjects – completely free of charge.
How: When you know that your examinations are coming up find out which crash courses are being organised at your university or college.
What: As a Tekna member you get very good insurance prices from Gjensidige, among the market's lowest mortgage rates through our banking agreement and a highly favourable pension agreement with Kron. In addition, you get discounts on Viaplay subscriptions, Sats fitness centres, Chili Mobil subscriptions, the Slipper electricity app, Enkel Eksamen video courses, Dr.Dropin physiotherapy and more. The offers are updated regularly, so keep an eye on this page: tekna.no/en/member-benefits
What: Many of Tekna’s members are entrepreneurs. We have a dedicated network for members who run their own businesses – Tekna Entrepreneurship – with legal advice, special insurance and banking services. You qualify for an entrepreneur reduction of your membership fee for the first two years after you start your business if you earn less than a 50 per cent salary in a position elsewhere.
How: read more about Tekna Entrepreneurship here.
What: Tekna’s student contacts organise courses and social events at your university or college. These include everything from mountaineering to quizzes and pizzas. There is a small charge for some events, but most are free. Sign up now and meet other students for social events and fun.
We also offer a range of digital courses and events – for example, job-seeker courses, mobile phone camera courses, online exercise sessions – that are available to you to view at your convenience. Or you could take part in a nationwide quiz.
How: See an overview of courses and events at your university or college here (In norwegian).
You have several insurance policies included in your student membership in Tekna. In addition, you may want to buy some. Here is some useful information about insurance:
Many students move away from home and live on their own for the first time. It is important to remember to insure yourself! You should have these three insurance policies:
- Disability insurance
- Home contents insurance
- Travel insurance
1. Disability insurance
All student members of Tekna who have not turned 33 or are studying abroad receive disability insurance included in their membership.
Being healthy enough to work is the most important thing you have, whether you are young or old. If you become permanently unable to work while you are young, you are especially vulnerable. The disability insurance included in your student membership will then be a great help: it can provide a one-off payment of 5G, which corresponds to approximately NOK 650,000.
Included in the disability insurance, you get up to five video consultations with a psychologist for only NOK 100 per hour, and access to the Online mental health service. Read more about these offers here.
2. Home contents insurance
Remember that – in addition to the disability insurance – you can also choose either home contents insurance or theft insurance for your PC/mobile, at no extra cost!
If you want to change insurance, for example from home contents to theft, you can do this on My Profile. Use the e-mail address you have registered with us as your username.
3. Travel insurance
Being hospitalised abroad without travel insurance can cost you several hundred thousand kroner – at least. First, check whether your parents' insurance still covers you. If not, you need to take out your own travel insurance. As a Tekna member you get good discounts with Gjensidige, where you can buy the Tekna travel insurance at an extra low price. The insurance is valid for trips of up to 10 weeks, and for travel between your place of study and your home.
On trips abroad you get access to an online doctor from Dr.Dropin and lounge access if your flight is delayed. Read more about the travel insurance here.
You receive the disability insurance automatically as long as you have not turned 33, so you do not need to do anything in relation to that.
Do you need to report damage or theft?
You can do this quickly and easily in Gjensidige's insurance app. Download the app now if you haven't already. That way you always have your insurance documents and certificates with you, and you don't have to wonder where you have filed things! It is also wise to read through the insurance terms so that you know what your policies do and do not cover.
Please note: if you did not tick the box to share your contact information with Gjensidige when you enrolled, so that they can confirm that you are a Tekna member, you CANNOT use the Gjensidige app. Instead, you must report damage or theft on Gjensidige's website or by calling 915 03 100. You must quote Tekna's customer number, the policy number and your membership number. You will find your membership number on My Profile. Tekna's customer number with Gjensidige is 609 7142 0782. The policy number is 880 25 677.
Read more about the student insurance policies here (in norwegian).
What: To make sure that you don’t miss out on anything relevant check the boxes next to your professional interests and manage your consent on My Profile.
How: On My Profile and Interests specify the disciplines that you wish to receive e-mails about. To decline all offers of courses, or to stop the newsletter and invitations to courses from your local Tekna branch, go to My Profile and Consents (“Samtykker” in Norwegian).
What: If you have opted in to receive electronic invoices in your online bank, our invoice will appear there. If you have also opted in to invoices in Vipps, it will appear there as well. If neither applies, we recommend that you set up a direct debit (avtalegiro) agreement with us to avoid receiving invoices by post.
How: Set up a direct debit (avtalegiro) agreement with us here.
What: Take our job-seeker course, where you get advice from five experts on both sides of the table: a recruiter, a manager, a lawyer, a career adviser and someone who is new to the workforce.
How: Go to this page to take the course: Digital job-seeker course (In norwegian, with english subtitles available)
What: We help you with summer and part-time jobs as well as your first job after you complete your studies.
On our careers pages you will find advice and tips on everything from writing applications, improving your LinkedIn profile and performing well in job interviews to finding jobs and building your network. We also offer a job-seeker course where you get advice from five experts: a recruiter, a manager, a lawyer, a career adviser and someone who is new to the workforce.
As a member you have access to the job-seeker tool Candeno, which helps you target your CV and application quickly and easily. You can also use Candeno's AI assistant. Within the platform you can contact Tekna's career experts, who know your industry and can read through your CV and application and give you tips and advice before you submit them.
How: Go to the CV tool and log in with Vipps to use it. You can also send your CV and application to [email protected] for review and tips. You will receive feedback within one to two weeks. Tekna's careers pages offer useful advice and tips on the entire job-seeking process. This is also where you will find the job-seeker course.
What: Tekna’s experienced legal team will provide advice on salaries, contracts of employment, restructurings, layoffs, terminations, sick leave, pension questions, intellectual property rights. This help is free and available only to members. Advice, tips and guidance are available from day one. To be eligible for more extensive legal advice you need to have been a member for at least six months.
As a member, you can also receive help on private law issues within areas such as family law, inheritance law, sale of goods law, housing law, etc.
How: Find out more about the legal advice available to members here. Contact by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Questions concerning private law matters should be sent to [email protected].
What: Legal advice on the commercial market cost somewhere in the region of kr 2000 per hour – but your membership includes advice from our legal team! Useful, right? The Tekna legal team can help you with issues such as:
- Consumer purchases – have you purchased what turns out to be a useless second-hand car? Or are you wondering whether you are entitled to a new PC when the one you purchased not long ago has started to play up?
- Cohabitation contracts – we have a standard contract you can use. Get in touch!
- Rent disputes? Relocating? Avoid trouble, use a standard rental contract when you rent a house or flat, for example the Norwegian Consumer Council’s standard contract
Tekna’s lawyers will answer specific questions, provide guidance on how to handle disputes and determine how you should proceed with the matter. Find out more about our legal services here.
How: Send an e-mail to [email protected]. State your membership number and phone number on which you can be reached.
What: Your membership starts on the date on which we approve your membership application (enrolment date). You will find this date on My Profile. You are eligible for all membership benefits from this date onwards.
How: See My Profile to find the date on which you joined and your membership number.
What: As a student member of Tekna you pay NOK 150 per semester in membership fees.
This covers a number of free courses (for example crash courses and job-seeker courses) and events, disability insurance + one optional insurance (read more under Insurance), free review of your CV and application by our advisers, free review of your contract of employment (relevant summer/part-time employment as well as permanent employment) by our legal team, free legal advice and guidance on private law matters (rental contracts, cohabitation contracts, consumer purchases and more), starting salary recommendations and salary statistics, and ANSA membership for only NOK 75 if you travel abroad.
In addition, you get a discount if you need to buy additional insurance from Gjensidige (for example travel insurance), as well as discounts on a wide range of other goods and services – see the full overview here.
How: You will receive an invoice from us once every six months. If you have opted to receive invoices in Vipps, it will appear there. Find out more under Invoice payment.
What: Every month we send all our members a newsletter by e-mail in which we keep you informed of political issues and activities within the association.
How: The newsletter is sent to the e-mail address you registered with us approximately once a month.
What: You may occasionally need to quote your membership number. You will find your membership number on My Profile.
How: See My Profile
What: It can sometimes be both lonely and a bit overwhelming to be a student. We offer good advice on coping and caring for yourself, and very affordable psychologist hours.
As a Tekna member you pay only NOK 378 per month for unlimited data with Chili Mobil. You can also order subscriptions for others.
What: Self-service is usually the simplest option. On your My Profile page you can:
- See what insurance cover is included in your membership fee, select and/or change your policies
- Amend your contact information if you move
- Adjust your educational information if you switch subjects or change your examination date
- Confirm completion of your education and tell us how you secured a job so that you do not miss out on membership benefits relating to salary negotiations and other issues
On My Tekna, the pop-up menu and My Courses enable you to deregister from free courses that you are unable to attend so that we can offer the place to someone else.
How: View all the content on My Profile and My Tekna by logging in. You log in with Vipps.
What: From your first summer job right up until you retire, your pension matters. On this page you can read about our agreement with Kron and what you should know about both pensions and fund savings.
What: Tekna produces podcasts on a wide range of topics that will be useful for you as an employee and for students who will embark on a professional career when they complete their studies, including tips on contracts of employment, salary reviews, etc.
How: Go to the podcasts
What: Tekna works actively through the media and lobbies government, the Storting and other organisations to promote our political views. Our opinions are laid down in the association’s policy documents. As a trade union, Tekna is not affiliated to any political party.
How: Read more about Tekna’s policy documents, input in consultation processes and reports here.
What: As a Tekna member you get two organisations in one: we are both a trade union and a professional association. We have a wide range of professional networks that host meetings and debates. Why not take part or contribute to the meeting yourself?
How: See an overview of Tekna’s professional networks here. To join a network, place a tick in the appropriate box on My Profile. It goes without saying that as a member this will cost you nothing.
What: Do you know a fellow student who you think should be a Tekna member? Recruit a new member, and you will each receive a prize worth NOK 400!
How: You can do this in two ways:
- Spread the word to friends who are eligible to join (they must be studying for a master's degree in a scientific or technical subject), and ask them to tick the 'I was recruited' box and enter your name and phone number on the last page of the enrolment form.
- Send an enrolment proposal via our recruitment page, here: tekna.no/studentverving/
You and your fellow student will each receive a prize worth NOK 400 when your friend's enrolment is approved.
The prize is a gift card worth NOK 400 that can be used in our online shop. During campaign periods the prize may be something else, such as a NOK 400 voucher with Kron that you can spend on fund units.
Recruit as many as you like!
What: Tekna conducts salary surveys amongst all professionally active members every autumn and compiles statistics against the background of the collected data.
The statistics are published on tekna.no in early December every year and are an important tool for the salary negotiations that take place in the following spring.
For members who have completed their studies and are about to embark on their professional career we provide recommendations on starting salaries. To ensure that your salary progresses as it should over the course of your career it is important that you start off at the right level.
How: See Tekna’s salary statistics for members here.
See the starting salary recommendations here. Contact juridisk if you have any questions about salary. This also applies to questions relating to pay for relevant summer/part-time work.
What: We provide recommendations for starting salaries for members who have completed their studies and are about to embark on their professional career. To ensure that your salary progresses as it should over the course of your career it is important that you start off at the right level. We can advise you on how to achieve this.
How: See Tekna’s salary statistics for members here.
See starting salary recommendations here. E-mail [email protected] or call 22 94 75 00 if you have any questions.
What: ANSA is the organisation for students who plan to spend time abroad during their studies. As a Tekna member you pay only NOK 75 per year for ANSA membership (the normal price is NOK 400 per half year). ANSA membership gives you, among other things:
- Offers on comprehensive insurance cover for students studying abroad
- Social events all over the world
- Emergency preparedness collaboration with Sjømannskirken – the Norwegian Church Abroad
- Advice and guidance on studying abroad
Standard travel insurance covers stays abroad of up to 10 weeks. If you intend to study abroad for one or two semesters, you will need travel insurance that covers long-term stays. ANSA offers secure and reasonably priced cover of this type.
How: Join ANSA on the ANSA website at www.ansa.no/medlemskap when the time comes for you to study abroad. During the registration process you will be asked to state any other memberships; provide details of your Tekna membership, and you will pay only NOK 75 per year for your ANSA membership.
What: We can advise you on what level of pay you can expect in relevant summer-time employment / part-time employment. Our legal team will be happy to read through your contract of employment and offer advice and tips before you sign. You will receive an answer during the course of two business days.
How: See the recommended pay level for relevant summer-time employment/part-time employment here. Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 22 94 75 00. If you have questions about pay levels for relevant summer-time / part-time employment. If you would like one of our legal team to read through your contract of employment before you sign, send it to [email protected] quoting your membership number and phone number that you can be reached on.
What: Tekna Magasinet contains a wide range of interesting material on members, on technology, on various industries and disciplines and on politics.
What: Tekna has union representatives at a wide range of companies throughout Norway and may even have one at the enterprise that you have applied for a job with. It may be a good idea to have a chat with the union representative in order to get to know the company you are applying to work for.
If you are employed by an enterprise with a Tekna group, you automatically become a member of the group and will be encompassed by the collective pay bargaining at your workplace. You should also be aware that as a union member of Tekna, you enjoy a number of employment-related rights that non-union members do not have. These include the right to an annual salary conversation with your manager.
Furthermore, all Tekna members have access to our salary statistics and to legal advice and assistance on employment issues, for example, in the event of restructurings/downsizings, reorganisations, or on questions relating to working hours, holidays, pension rights etc.
How: You will find the e-mail address of Tekna union representatives by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
If your new employer has a Tekna group, you will automatically become a member of this group, provided that you have registered your employment on My Profile.
