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.
As the Nordic Council convene in Iceland this October, they must confront a growing and urgent challenge: the preservation of academic freedom. For decades, the Nordic region has been a global example of how to protect academic institutions from political, commercial, and ideological pressures. Our universities have thrived as places of independent thought, where research…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 11.10.2024 and discussed, among other things, the plan of activities and budgets for 2025. In addition, the Board discussed the Union’s collective bargaining objectives for the next round of negotiations and took note of publication by Akava Works Gender distribution within higher education administration.
The General Meeting of the Union was held on 11.10.2024 – on the 55th Anniversary of the Union. In connection with the meeting, Professor Vili Lehdonvirta from Aalto University gave a presentation in Finnish titled Where does artificial intelligence live? Global political geography of data centers. The meeting elected the Union Council for 2025–2026. Jukka…
Akava Works has published a study “Gender distribution within higher education administration”. The research data confirms our concern about the state of equality in universities and women’s career opportunities in upper management positions, says Tarja Niemelä, Executive Director of the Finnish Union of University Professors.
The General Meeting of the Union in Helsinki has been moved to a larger location. The lunch before the meeting at 12pm will be at the previously announced location, Marski by Scandic. The Meeting will take place at 1pm at Scandic Helsinki Hub, address Annankatu 18. There will also be a post-meeting Cocktail Event at the Helsinki Hub.
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 13 September 2024 and, among other things, decided on the Union’s key objectives regarding collective bargaining for the university sector.
The ministers of the European Higher Education Area defined the fundamental values of higher education in their declaration approved at the Tirana Ministerial Conference in May 2024. The fundamental values are academic freedom, academic integrity, institutional autonomy, participation of students and staff in higher education governance, public responsibility for higher education, public responsibility of higher…
The Board of the Finnish Union of University Professors met on 15 August 2024 and, among other things, discussed the MEC-funded Doctoral Education Pilot and European higher education policy.
The Directory of Professors is a digital service that contains information about professors starting from the founding of Turku’s Old Academy in 1640. The Directory includes full professors from the universities and research institutes, tenure-track professors and those academic leaders and research institute management personnel with some history of professorship. The purpose of the Directory…