Association
Kaplaakin Alumni has developed a community of people with LUT Industrial Engineering and Management background since 2011
As a member of the association you get into a network of former members of Kaplaaki and current professionals of industrial engineering and management which creates opportunities for networking and improving professional development. We arrange networking, educational and recreational events. The operations are managed by the board elected by the general meeting of the association. The greatest, most important and maybe the most traditional of the events is the Täyskymppi class meeting which is held in every autumn. It collects people to meet their old studying mates, to hear about the latest news of LUT and to hear about the current state of the university and teekkari culture.
To be eligible to join as a member you should have studied in Industrial Engineering and Management in Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (or its predecessors), worked at LUT IEM or have other strong relation to the field.
To join you need to pay the joining fee which has been decided by the general meeting of the association to be 20 euros in 2024. Joining fee is paid via Holvi-webshop which you can reach through the navigation's Join as a member section.
Novice of the Alumni activities
Study in LUT University
A fresher joins as a member of Kaplaaki during the fresher weeks. Kaplaakin Alumni is introduced by TEK- and Alumni officer. The target is that the student meets Alumni (of Kaplaaki) regularly during the studies.
Apprentice of the Alumni activities
Bacherol of Science (Tech.)
When the Bachelor's degree is done, the student may join as a member of the Kaplaakin Alumni.
Craftsman of the Alumni activities
Graduation
When applying for the degree from LUT the student joins LUT Alumni as well, which is the Alumni community for all of the LUT graduates. It is advised to join also Kaplaakin Alumni at the latest at this time!
Master of the Alumni activities
Active in Alumni community
Master of the Alumni activities gets information about Alumni activities from LUT's Alumni newsletter as well as from the Kaplaakin Alumni's monthly Alumniposti. Masters of the Alumni activities attends according to their interests to both LUT and kAlumni events, maybe seeks active role in Kaplaakin Alumni and keeps their contact information up to date in both associations!
Projects
100 Career Stories
We work on a project in co-operation with Kaplaaki which aims to collect 100 career stories of the alumni which may later be expanded by interviews by Kaplaaki. You may tell your own career story from the link below. Answering is estimated to take 10-30 minutes.
Thank you for your answer!
Täyskymppi
The greatest, most important and maybe the most traditional of the events is the Täyskymppi class meeting which is held in every autumn. It collects people to meet their old studying mates, to hear about the latest news of LUT and to hear about the current state of the university and teekkari culture.
In 2024 the Täyskymppi is held in Lappeenranta on Saturday 28.9.2024. This year we welcome abourd the classes of 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014. Advance registration will be opened in February!
Become the contact person of your class?
We need contact persons for different classes so we may catch up as many graduates of LUT IEM as possible.
Are you interested in becoming the contact person of your own class or do you know someone who would be?
Don't hesitate to contact us by email: alumni@kaplaakinalumni.fi
BRIEFLY
Founded in year 2011
More than 350 members
Events and activities
Memories and vibes from the studying years
The word alumni comes from the plural form of the Latin word alumnus, which means joka tarkoittaa nurslings, foster children or pupils.
Alumni activities mean activities arranged for these people which aim to, for example
maintain connection with educational institution and its former students and create connections between alumni.