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. Such funding facilitates rising competence…
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
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.
The Finnish Union of University Professors considers the proposed changes to the fees for open higher education to be justified. In future, it is important that universities can decide for themselves on the amount of fees for open higher education (maximum EUR 45 per credit) or on open higher education completely free of charge.
The funding model of universities in Finland currently relies on performance-based management. About three-quarters of the funding allocated by the Ministry of Education and Culture is based on how universities have succeeded in achieving the goals set by the Ministry, such as producing degrees and publications and collecting competitive research funding. In most other countries,…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 9 February 2024 and discussed, among other things, the labour market situation.
Some of the Akava unions have decided to organise a walkout as a political demonstration on 6 February 2024 at 2.00 p.m. in Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku. The purpose of the walkout, coordinated by the trade union confederation Akava, is to oppose the weakening of working life planned by the Finnish government. According to the…
The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Ursula Schwab, Professor of Nutrition Therapy at the University of Eastern Finland, as Professor of the Year 2024. The appointment was announced at the Union’s public event ‘Statements from the Scientific Core’ in Kuopio on Thursday, 11 January 2024. The prize sum for Professor of the Year…
According to the Finnish Union of University Professors, working life must be developed in a balanced manner, considering the views of both employees and employers. The parties must be able to agree on salary adjustments in collective agreements without the sectors enshrined in the legislation actually defining the upper limit for pay increases. Negotiations on…
In its statement, the Copyright Council finds that the book ‘Suomen historian jännät naiset’ (Extraordinary Women of Finnish History) was not written in accordance with proper usage as required by the Copyright Act. The Finnish Union of University Professors and the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers feel that the publishing industry for works…