In the draft State Budget Act, the maximum amount of the income tax deduction would be increased for those over 60 years of age, the deductible for the commuting expenses of persons returning from family leave would be reduced, the deduction for travel expenses would remain increased as in 2022, acknowledgements, such as grants for…
It is the Finnish Union of University Professors’ opinion that the Government proposal improves the predictability of state research and development funding. The amount of authorisations and appropriations for research and development activities would be increased steadily on an annual basis, and, in the future, a long-term plan would be drawn up for the funding…
According to the Finnish Union of University Professors, the open access policy component for research methods and infrastructure is fairly obscure. Methods, materials and infrastructures are ambiguously stated in different parts of the document, and it is difficult to understand what is actually being referred to. The entire policy component remains highly abstract. A concrete…
As researchers, members of the Finnish Union of University Professors are authors as well as users of copyright-protected works. The copyrights of researchers must not be limited, and the current researcher exception must be maintained. The Union considers that the objectives of the Government’s legislative proposal and related justifications are leaning in the right direction…
The public finance plan examines not only the expenditure framework but also the revenue and the rebalancing of these in relation to the Stability and Growth Pact and its recent relief measures. Even though the plan has been drawn up within an uncertain situation and in the face of a hazy future, the Union feels…
Aula Research discusses the long-term nature of science policy, the management of science policy and the funding of science. The report maps out Finland’s current situation and seeks out the best practices from other reference countries. Based on these, Aula Research has issued procedural recommendations intended to develop Finland’s science policy.
Jari Stenvall analyses the university regulations governing university administration from the perspectives of professors’ possibilities for influence, management and university democracy. The report is based on written materials.
The Finnish Union of University Professors defends European values and, at the same time, the freedom of research as a fundamental personal right. The Union condemns all means of restricting the freedom of research and does not accept any attempts to restrict the fundamental rights of researchers. The Union feels that the legal basis of…
The Finnish Union of University Professors defends the freedom of higher education. It is the Union’s position that the draft of the open access policy component for educational resources and practices does not take into account the freedom of higher education nor the fact that the copyright of teaching materials belongs to the author.
The Finnish Union of University Professors believes it is justified that third-country students should be granted a residence permit for the entire duration of their degree studies via one application round. Furthermore, the Union supports extending the validity of the residence permit for job-seeking and entrepreneurial activities. As a reminder, the Union also emphasises that…