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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…
The Finnish Union of University Professors supports the permanent allocation of additional funding in 2024 to the Academy of Finland’s research project mandate, currently being managed through its Flagship Programme. The Union is satisfied with the coverage of national counterpart funding for EU projects, since it increases the possibilities to apply for EU funding without…
The Finnish Union of University Professors supports the Government’s proposal on compensation for e-books and e-audiobooks being provided to the public from public libraries and university libraries. However, the inclusion, at some later stage, of the Verkkokirjahylly online bookshelf service in the scope of compensation should be investigated.
The Finnish Union of University Professors supports the strengthening of the role of the Research and Innovation Council in the management and coordination of research and innovation policy and in the monitoring and harmonisation of the implementation of the legislative act on research and development funding and the financial plan in the manner presented in…
The Finnish Union of University Professors will organise a webinar series on the funding model for universities during autumn 2023. The webinars are scheduled for 4 October, 11 October, and 10 November. The Webinars Yliopistojen rahoitus ja kannustimet (in English: University funding and incentives)Wed., 4 October, at 2-3pmHannu Vartiainen, Professor of Microeconomic Theory at the…
