Akava Works has published a study “Gender distribution within higher education administration”. The research data confirms our concern about the state of equality in universities and women’s career opportunities in upper management positions, says Tarja Niemelä, Executive Director of the Finnish Union of University Professors.
The General Meeting of the Union in Helsinki has been moved to a larger location. The lunch before the meeting at 12pm will be at the previously announced location, Marski by Scandic. The Meeting will take place at 1pm at Scandic Helsinki Hub, address Annankatu 18. There will also be a post-meeting Cocktail Event at the Helsinki Hub.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 13 September 2024 and, among other things, decided on the Union’s key objectives regarding collective bargaining for the university sector.
The ministers of the European Higher Education Area defined the fundamental values of higher education in their declaration approved at the Tirana Ministerial Conference in May 2024. The fundamental values are academic freedom, academic integrity, institutional autonomy, participation of students and staff in higher education governance, public responsibility for higher education, public responsibility of higher…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 15 August 2024 and, among other things, discussed the MEC-funded Doctoral Education Pilot and European higher education policy.
The Directory of Professors is a digital service that contains information about professors starting from the founding of Turku’s Old Academy in 1640. The Directory includes full professors from the universities and research institutes, tenure-track professors and those academic leaders and research institute management personnel with some history of professorship. The purpose of the Directory…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 17 May 2024 and, among other things, discussed local collective bargaining and received a report on the meeting of the Monitoring Group of the MEC-funded Doctoral Education Pilot.
The spring meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors took place on 27 April 2024. In addition to the statutory matters, the Meeting discussed, among others, the general labour market situation, and the salary development of professors. Furthermore, the Council received reports on the economic status of the Union and the…
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 contract (full) and 7,322 euro…
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