News and media releases
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Professor of the Year 2025 Heidi Kuusniemi prevents satellite positioning jamming
The Finnish Union of University Professors has chosen Heidi Kuusniemi, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Vaasa, as Professor of the Year for 2025. The nomination was announced at a Union event during the Science Forum in Helsinki on Thursday, 9 January 2025. The award amount for the Professor of the Year is…
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Meeting of the Union Board on 10 January 2025
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 10 January 2025 and appointed, among other things, committees and working groups.
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Meeting of the Board of the Union on 13 December 2024
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 13 December 2024 and received, among other things, a report on the general labour market situation.
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Meeting of the Union Council on 22 November 2024
The autumn meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors was held in Helsinki on 22.11.2024.
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Meeting of the Board of the Union on 1 November 2024
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 1 November 2024 and, among other things, approved and decided to submit the Union's Action Plan and Budget for 2025 to the Council for approval.
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Varying Akava membership benefits
Member+ offers the latest benefits to Akava union members and their family members.
Professors’ blog
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The Right to be Wrong
Setting aside the growing threat to the scientific literature from outright fraud, wilful misinterpretation, undeclared conflicts of interest, low-quality peer review and malign pseudo- science, it is an inevitable fact that much of what is put into print today will turn out to be erroneous when revisited in the future. At the very least,…
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An internal market for higher education in Europe?
In March 2024, the European Commission presented its new higher education package. The package includes initiatives on a European degree, a European quality assurance and recognition system, and careers in higher education. The package builds on earlier initiatives ranging from a European strategy for universities to micro-credentials. Th…
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Acatiimi
Acatiimi is the member and stakeholder magazine for the Finnish Union of University Professors, the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT) and the Union for University Teachers and Researchers in Finland (YLL).