The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 17 May 2024 and, among other things, discussed local collective bargaining and received a report on the meeting of the Monitoring Group of the MEC-funded Doctoral Education Pilot.
The Finnish Union of University Professors thanks the Finnish Government for its significant allocation of R&D funding. The Union would like to emphasise, however, that the funding for RDI activities should be directed to universities in the form of basic funding for free research. Free research funding would enable universities to respond faster to the…
The spring meeting of the Council of the Finnish Union of University Professors took place on 27 April 2024. In addition to the statutory matters, the Meeting discussed, among others, the general labour market situation, and the salary development of professors. Furthermore, the Council received reports on the economic status of the Union and the…
The Finnish Union of University Professors has conducted its annual salary survey concerning professors’ salaries. The number of full-time (full) professors increased slightly over the year and totalled 1,997 in 2023. According to the employer survey, a professor’s full monthly salary in September 2023 was 7,781 euro on a permanent contract (full) and 7,322 euro…
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government convenes for the government discussion on spending limits on 15–16 April. The Government’s objective for the spending limits discussion is to decide on new adjustment measures amounting to around 3 billion euro. Funding for education and research must be ensured even in financially difficult times. Such funding facilitates rising competence…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 22 March 2024 and, among other things, approved the financial statements to be presented to the Council.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 1 March 2024 and discussed, among other things, the situation at the University of Jyväskylä.
The Finnish Union of University Professors considers the proposed changes to the fees for open higher education to be justified. In future, it is important that universities can decide for themselves on the amount of fees for open higher education (maximum EUR 45 per credit) or on open higher education completely free of charge.
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.