Association's rules
Rules of TSTS ry (Approved on 15.12.2025)
1§ Association
The name of the association is Turku social and healthcare students - TSTS ry, hereinafter to as association in these rules.
The domicle of the association is Turku.
2§ The purpose of the association
The purpose of the assiciation is to:
1) Act as in interest group for its members;
2) Promote and safeguard student's legal protection, as well as the general and common interests, especially in educational and social policy matters;
3) Develop the community identity and student culture within each member -related field;
4) Act as a link between students and regional, national and international student organizations;
5) Bring students together in the field of health care at TUAS
3§ The activities of the association
To achieve its purpose, the association:
1) Do advocacy to health care students at TUAS;
2) Do association's communications and organize meetings;
3) Organize activities, events, and celebrations and leisure-time occasions;
4) Helpo familiarizing students with the university and its environment, and guidance in study-related matters and maintain contact with the university's staff;
5) Maintain relations with the association's own and other student organizations, field's professional organizations and companies, as well as other relevant stakeholders;
6) Engage other lawful activities.
The supports its purpose, the association may:
1) Collect admission and membership fees from its members;
2) Organize events, competitions, and educational and informational sessions;
3) Charge entrance fees for celebrations and leisure-time events;
4) Sell overalls, patches or other materials related to student activities to students;
5) Sell advertising space on student overalls or other merchandise to sponsors;
6) Aquire and own real estate and securities necessary to its purpose.
4§ Membership conditions
All students who are studying in health and wll-being sector at TUAS can join the association.
Membership is open to degree, pathway, part-time, or exchange students in the health and well-being sector who accept the association's rules, operating principles, values, and purpose, and who meet the other membership eligibilities in therse rules.
5§ Members
The association members are primary members, supporting members, and honorary members.
5.1 Primary members
The association's primary members are all students in health and well-being sector at TUAS who meet the above membership conditions.
5.2 Supporting members
The association's supporting members can be accepted private persons and legal communities or foundations who wants to support the activities of the association, and whom the board will accept as their supporting members.
5.3. Honorary members
The association may appoint as an honorary member a person who have significantly contributed to the association's objectivies, and to whom the association wishes to who special respect.
The appointment requires a four fifths majority decision at the association's meeting.
6§ List of members
The associations has to have a list of their members.
The list of members must include member's full name and hometown, as well as other legal informations which the board seems necessary.
Members are obliged to notify board of any changes to their informations.
7§ Membership fees
7.1 Primary members
The association's primary members are obliged to pay association's membership fee which is determ at association's autumn meeting.
The membership fee is one-off and it includes the whole degree time.
Once a pathway student becomes a degree students, the membership fee will not be charged again.
7.2 Supporting members
Supporting members fee is determined at association's autumn meeting.
Supporting member's fee is charged annually.
7.3 Honorary members
Honorary members are no charged to pay a fee.
5§ Members
A member has the right to resign from the association by notifying the board or its chairperson in writing or by notify the resignation at an association's meeting to be noted in the minutes.
A member is free form membership obligations and rights immediately upon submitting a resignation.
The association's board may distinguish a member who has acted contrary to the purpose of the association or no longer meet the membership conditions in the law or the association rules.
Before a decision of the expulsion, the member must be given an opportunity to provide an explanation.
The decision to expulsion must be delivered to the member without delay.
9§ Complaint of the expulsion
Expulsion member has the right to complaint it to the association's meeting, which has to confirm the decision a four fifths at the association's meeting.
The complaint must be delivered to the board in writing within thirty (30) days of the decision of the expulsion.
The complaint must be processed at the next association's meeting, however no later than thirty (30) days from the date of filing the complaint.
10§ Board
The association's operations are managed by a board elected for one calendar year at a time.
10.1 The board member
Any association's member can apply for the board.
The board members for the next term are elected annually at the association's autumn meeting, where tha chairperson, vice-chairman and 3-11 other regular board members are elected.
The board must hold an organizing meeting by the end of January.
At the organizing meeting, the board elects from among its members a secretary, treasurer, and other necessary officers that enable the internal administration of the association and the achievement of its objectives.
5§ Members
10.2 Board duties
The board duties include to achieve association's activities at least in the following ways:
1) To lead association activities;
2) To representate;
3) To manage association finances and property;
4) To make decision about approving member
5) To prepare a proposal for the association's operational plan, budget, annual report and financial statement;
6) To invite association meetings;
7) To be responsible for the appropriate and necessary activities of the association.
11§ Signing the name of the association
The association's name can be signed by board's chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary and treasurer.
The association's name will be signed by board's chairperson and vice-chairperson together or one of them with secretary or treasurer.
12§ Board meetings, quorum and decision-making
The board will meet at the invitation of the chairperson or, in its absence, the vice-chairperson, when they seem it needed or when at least half of the board requests it.
the board meeting is quarate when it has been duly invited and at least half of the board members, including the chairperson or vice-chairperson, are present.
In board meeting, can be given the speaking and presence right for persons outside the board.
All board member has one (1) vote and the vote can be used personal only.
The decisions are made by a simple majority vote.
The board meeting decisions must do by absolute majority of votes.
In case of a tie, the chairperson's vote decides, except in election where the result is determined by drawing lots.
13§ Resignation and expulsion of the board
if the board ember wants to resignation from the board, it has to notify the board or its chairperson in writing.
Association's meeting may expulse a board member they want during its year and elect a new person for the place.
Association's meeting may let free a chairperson or other board member from its position during its year.
A decision to expulsion may only be made if it has been mentioned in the meeting invite.
if the chairperson resignates or being expuled, the vice-chairperson can lead chairperson's duties until the new chairperson has been elected.
14§ Association's meeting
The association holds two regular meetings annually.
Association's meetings are annual spring, annual autumn, and extraordinary general meetings.
14.1 The annual meetings
Association's annual spring meeting must be held during the spring semester, January-May, on a date determined by the board.
Association's annual autumn meeting must be held during the autumn semester, August-November, on a date determined by the board.
14.2 The extraordinary meetings
Association's extraordinary meetings are held when one of the following conditions is met:
1) Association's meeting decide it;
2) The board believes it necessary;
3) At least fifty (50) voting members or at least one thirtieth (1/30) of the association's voting members request it in writing for a specifically announced matter.
The meeting must be held within thirty (30) days of request being submitted to the board.
15§ Matters to be discussed at the association's meeting
All matters mentioned in the invitation of the meeting will be discussed at the association's meeting.
The meeting may also decide to discuss matters outside the invitation, if three-quarters majority decides so of the association's meeting.
15.1 The association's spring meeting
At the association's spring meeting has to at least:
1) Note the annual report for the previous term;
2) Approve the financial audit and statement;
3) Note the auditor's statement for the previous term;
4) Approve the discharge for the previous responsible persons;
5) Discuss other matters of the invitation
15.2 The association's autumn meeting
At the association's autumn meeting has to at least:
1) Note the annual report;
2) Approve the operational plan for the next term;
3) Approve the budget for the next term;
4) Decide the auditor and deputy auditor for the next term;
5) Decide the chairperson and vice-chairperson for the next term board;
6) Decide the other board's member for the next term;
7) Determine the membership fee amount;
8) Determine the supporting membership fee amount and the rights of the supporting membership
9) Discuss other matters of the invitation.
15.3 The extraordinary general meeting
At the association's extraordinary general meeting has to discuss at least:
1) The matters of the invitation
16§ The invitation of the meeting
The board must invite the association's meetings at least fourteen (14) days before the meeting.
The invitation will be sent for all association's members email.
In the invitation has to mention at least:
1) the time of the meeting;
2) The place of the meeting;
3) The matters of the meeting.
17§ The rights at the association's meeting
17.1 Primary members
All primary members has the speaking, presence, and voting right at the association's meetings.
All primary members has one (1) vote, and the vote is personal.
17.2 Supporting members
The supporting members has the speaking and presence right at the association's meetings.
17.3. Honorary members
The honorary members has the speaking and presence right at the association's meetings.
17.4 Persons outside the association
The association's meeting can be given the speaking and presence right for persons outside the association at the association meeting.
18§ Association's activities and financial term
The association's activities and financial term is calendar year.
19§ Association's operational audit
Association's finance and administration being managed by an auditor.
The association choose the auditor and deputy auditor for the next term at the association's autumn meeting.
The board must submit the financial statement, including the necessary documents, and the annual report to the auditor.
20§ Complaint of the decision
If the association's decision has not been made in due order or if it's otherwise contrary tot he law or the association's rules, a member of the association or the board, may bring a statement against the decision to publish it invalid.
21§ Association's discharge and dissolution
The association will discharge if the association's meeting choose so three-quarters majority in two (2) following association's meeting, which has at least one (1) month between, and the other one of them is the association's annual meeting.
The proposal of the discharge has to be mentioned in the invitation.
If the association is being discharged or dissoluted, it funds must be used to promote the purpose of the association in accordance with the decision of the association's meeting.
22§ Changing the association's rules
In these rules may do changes if the proposal of the changing has been accepted at least three-quarters majority at the association's annual meeting.
The proposal of the changing must be mentioned in the invitation and it must discuss at the next meeting.
23§ Matters not specified in the rules
In matters not specified in the rules, the association will complay the association act.