News and media releases
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Salary survey of the Finnish Union of University Professors for 2023
The Finnish Union of University Professors has conducted its annual salary survey concerning professors’ salaries. The number of full-time (full) professors increased slightly over the year and totalled 1,997 in 2023. According to the employer survey, a professor’s full monthly salary in September 2023 was 7,781 euro on a permanent contra…
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Education funding must be ensured even in financially difficult times
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government convenes for the government discussion on spending limits on 15–16 April. The Government’s objective for the spending limits discussion is to decide on new adjustment measures amounting to around 3 billion euro. Funding for education and research must be ensured even in financially difficult times.…
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Meeting of the Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors, 22 March 2024
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 22 March 2024 and, among other things, approved the financial statements to be presented to the Council. At its meeting, the Board
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The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors Meeting on 1 March 2024
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 1 March 2024 and discussed, among other things, the situation at the University of Jyväskylä.
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Professors’ blog
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Remote or real
When I first joined the faculty in Tampere, a high-point of every working week was the institute seminar. Except when they were away at some other meeting, all PIs attended every time, and so did their PhD students, postdocs and other associates. Nobody was formally compelled to attend. They did so because that was what…
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Current issues in copyright legislation
The EU directive on copyright in the digital single market and online transmission directive were decreed as part of the Finnish Copyright Act in the manner hoped by the Finnish Union of University Professors, that is, according to the directives. The partial update of the Copyright Act was completed early last year, with the updated…
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Acatiimi
Acatiimi is the member and stakeholder magazine for the Finnish Union of University Professors, the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) and the Union for University Teachers and Researchers in Finland (YLL). The magazine is published five times each year.