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Report launch: AI impacts society

Data is the network for members of Tekna interested in technologies like data science, artificial intelligence ... impact of AI technologies on various communities in Norway, especially those with limited access to technology...

Article Tema: Informasjonsteknologi Dec. 16 2024 Streaming

Wants to be Europe’s biggest battery recycling company

When his daughter was born in 2020, battery entrepreneur Radu Achihai wanted to get out of the oil industry ... wants to become one of the leaders in what is currently Norway’s fastest growing industry. The battery...

Article Tekna Magasinet Oct. 16 2023

Salary settlement in the private sector

...agreement between Tekna and NHO Tekna’s salary policy in the private sector is about the members having free ... This means that wage formation takes place locally in the businesses, through negotiations between elected...

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Monument to Nycomed’s contrast agents: A research achievement

...monument raised in Nydalen in Oslo honors entrepreneurs and researchers who, starting in 1874, contributed ... efforts in Norwegian medical research led to Nycomed’s contrast agents, which are currently used in healthcare...

Article Aug. 17 2023

Social welfare in Norway: The nuts and bolts

What is a welfare state and how does it work? Here is an overview of the Norwegian social democratic ... services available. Working in Norway There are several different types of welfare states in the world. Some...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 20 2022

Trade unions in Norway: Four things you need to know

Looking for work in Norway? Trade unions are an important part of the Norwegian labour market. Here are ... are the basic facts. Working in Norway Norway has a high trade union density rate. Here, around half...

Article Working in Norway Dec. 9 2022

Empowering International Professionals: "Through Tekna I found like-minded people"

...network for data professionals, foreign workers in Norway can connect both socially and professionally, ... Gateway to Norwegian Society" Ning Zhou, a board member in the Tekna Big Data network, says the network helped...

Article Tema: IKT Nov. 13 2023

Salary in Norway: 6 things you need to know

What’s the average salary in Norway? Is there such a thing as a minimum wage? Here’s what to know about ... about Norwegian wages. Working in Norway When it comes to the labour market, Norway is famous for their...

Article Working in Norway May 18 2022

Highly educated workers are joining trade unions in record numbers

...report from SSB shows that in 2021 and 2022, the number of employees in Norway who belong to trade unions ... are now more than two million trade union members in the country. The total number of organized workers...

Article Aktuelt June 7 2023

Monument to Northern Lights research

Dedicated in Tromsø in February 2016, this monument honors Northern Lights research, which had a significant ... establishment of The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø. As far back as 1769, Hungarian astronomer...

Article Aug. 17 2023

If you make use of all the benefits, it’s almost free.

...to learn more about the Norwegian labour market. In Tekna, he found a professional community and many ... Germany and has been living in Oslo since 2017. As a new employee in Norway, it was important for Raheel...

Article Råd og tips Oct. 12 2023

So, You (Think You) Have a Bad Job?

Are you working in Norway? Sometimes wishing you weren’t? That working life might be better somewhere ... else? On a related note, have you ever gotten a work-related wake-up call at your hairdresser’s? I sure...

Article Working in Norway Mar. 4 2019

Record growth – Tekna membership passes 100,000

...membership growth and has now passed 100,000 members. In the past year alone, it’s gained 10,000 new members ... 100,000 members. – This is a great day for Tekna. In August of 2021, we passed 90,000 members, and already...

Article Aktuelt Mar. 13 2023

Tech in Startups: What worked and what sucked

LIVE on May 3rd 2024 at 5:25 video: Tech in Startups: What worked and what sucked CTOs from post-seed startups ... from four startups that started up right here in Norway with CTOs that have been central to building the...

Article Tema: IKT May 3 2024 Streaming

Salary settlement at the municipal level

...and Regional Authorities (KS) Tekna works toward the goal of Norway having the world’s best public sector; ... framework for the settlement for members that is located in chapter 4 (primarily for teachers) is centrally negotiated...

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Working Overtime While Living Abroad

...need to compensate them in accordance with the usual rates for this type of work. overtid på tjenestereise ... tjenestereise overtid Råd og tips In Tekna’s opinion, this perception is in many cases illegal. What do the...

Article Råd og tips Feb. 21 2021

Here’s Looking at You, Norway…and Norden

...would involve talking about working in Norway. But we’d … Working in Norway Is Oscar Wilde’s phrase about ... during class that would involve talking about working in Norway. But we’d already talked quite a bit about...

Article Working in Norway Sept. 10 2017

A budget that will increase the class divide among students

...parents. Politisk In the 2024 National Budget, the government’s proposing an increase in student financial ... "This is actually a decrease, since price increases in the country are even higher. Students are once again...

Article Politisk Oct. 16 2023

The bottom line: European immigrants have lowest rate of trade union membership

...immigrant groups have been taken from Statistics Norway and are based on tax returns where a deduction ... have been obtained for professions in which Tekna members are working, the different groups being listed...

Article Aktuelt Sept. 3 2021

Norway: Happy OL Medal Count = Happy Norwegian Manager?

OL statistics: Norway now holds a superior lead in the medal count Yes, little Norway, with a population ... winning the 2018 Winter Olympics, or as they … Norway medals OL 2018,Norwegian humor,Norwegian workplace...

Article Working in Norway Feb. 19 2018

How is ChatGPT shaping the future of AI?

...experiences so far - what works/what doesn't experiences - writing OOP code in Java experiences - writing ... writing chess engine in Java Dervis Mansuroglu Dervis works as a principal officer, mentor, and a manager...

Article Tema: IKT June 13 2023 Streaming

Joined Tekna when he didn’t get any vacation pay

...enjoys is developing new IT products – preferably in start-up companies. When he didn’t get any vacation ... We’re meeting Ali Akhtarzada (40) at his apartment in Oslo’s Grünerløkka district. Having a full head of...

Article Råd og tips Sept. 15 2022

Integration at Work: Simply the Best?

If you’ve lived in Norway for awhile, you’ll be familiar with the funny ad campaigns run by one of the ... the grocery chains here. In the TV ads, some humorous situation is played out in the extreme, yet always...

Article Working in Norway May 12 2018

Tell me: What’s the short version of your (working) life?

...do at work? When holding courses for foreign-born people like myself who are working in Norway, I advise ... communication,international workplace,working in norway, Working in Norway Have you ever thought about practicing...

Article Working in Norway Oct. 15 2017

Egenmelding: What to do if you can’t work because you’re sick/injured

...curve ball in the form of a sudden illness or injury that prevents you from being able to work. But knowing ... you calm down and focus on getting better. Working in Norway You wake up on Monday morning feeling terrible...

Article Working in Norway Nov. 3 2021