According to the Finnish Union of University Professors, the English translation ‘Associate Professor’ cannot be used as a translation for the title of docent (dosentti in Finnish). It is the Union’s opinion that the appropriate translation is Docent.
The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Aki Mikkola, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LUT University, as Professor of the Year for 2023. The nomination was announced at a Union event during the Science Forum in Helsinki on Thursday, 12 January 2023. The award amount for the Professor of the Year is €20,000. “Professor…
In its judgement of 10 January 2023 (diary number S2021/66), the Supreme Court considers that the University of Helsinki had the right to choose whether to dismiss, on production-related and financial grounds, a person who had served in the position of a permanent lecturer and had been called to the fixed-term position of a tenure…
Jari Stenvall’s report examines the significance the university regulations governing university administration have had on professors’ possibilities for influence in terms of management and university democracy. The report is based on interviews with professors from different universities. The report is a continuation of Stenvall’s university regulation report, in which he reviewed the regulations in place…
Finland’s goal is to raise the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP. This means an increase of EUR 1.8 billion in State research and development funding over the years 2024 to 2030. The annual increase in authorisations and appropriations would amount to approximately EUR 260 million compared to the level of…
Finland’s goal is to raise the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP. This means an increase of EUR 1.8 billion in State research and development funding over the years 2024 to 2030. The annual increase in authorisations and appropriations would amount to approximately EUR 260 million compared to the level of…
Finland’s goal is to increase the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP by 2030 in accordance with the Government Programme, the national RDI roadmap and the final report of the Parliamentary RDI Working Group. The 2023 budget proposal takes into account the additional Government investments for the RDI package as decided…
The Finnish Union of University Professors supports the proposed change to clarify the duties of university hospitals as part of the implementation of the health and social services reform. However, the Union wishes to draw attention to secondary positions and qualification requirements, as well as to the university’s role in decision-making within the wellbeing services…
Finland’s goal is to increase the research and development expenditure to four per cent of GDP by 2030 in accordance with the Government Programme, the national RDI roadmap and the final report of the Parliamentary RDI Working Group. The 2023 budget proposal takes into account the additional Government investments for the RDI package as decided…
According to the Government proposal, the residence permit for third-country researchers as referred to in the Students and Researchers Directive would, in future, be issued for a period of four years or, at most, for the duration of the contract with the educational institution if valid for less than four years. The Finnish Union of…