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Finnish Union of University Professors’ Objectives for the Government Programme 2023–2027
I Science policy for Finland
II Internationally competitive working conditions for universities and research institutes
III A more participatory and functional university community
Election debates
The Finnish Union of University Professors organised three one-hour-long panel discussions about its objectives for the Government Programme as live webinars. The webinars took place on November 1, November 18, and December 2, 2022 and were in Finnish.
Watch the recordings of the election debates:
Science policy for Finland, November 1
Internationally competitive working conditions for universities and research institutes, November 18
A more participatory and functional university community, December 2
The collective agreement for universities
The collective bargaining parties have reached the general collective agreement for universities. Read more
General collective agreement for universities 8 April 2022 – 31 March 2024 (pdf) (the text amendments 1 August 2022 – )
General collective agreement for universities 8 April 2022 – 31 March 202 (pdf) (the text amendments 8 April 2022 – 31 July 2022)
The collective agreement for state civil servants and employees under contract
The agreement covers the period of March 1, 2022 - February 29, 2024. Read more (in Finnish)
Professors and the trade union movement
The Union promotes measures to improve the conditions for scientific research and higher education and forwards interactivity between the research community and the society as a whole.