Zone’s sports planner Linda Spring to OLL Board

The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) was held last week. The topics of the meeting were the amendment of the statutes and the completing of the board. Zone’s sports planner Linda Spring was elected as a member of the board,... Lue lisää

METKA’s Board completed

METKA’s Board was completed at the Representative Council meeting on March 11th. Jonna Oskarsson and Anni Lipsanen were elected as new Board members. Congratulations! METKA’s Board was reorganized today and the responsibilities were divided as follows: Juuso Jaakkola... Lue lisää

METKA gave an opinion on the fees charged for the activities of universities of applied sciences and universities

METKA gave an opinion on the fees charged for the activities of universities of applied sciences and universities. The request for an opinion concerned an increase in the maximum fee for open higher education at universities and universities of applied sciences from... Lue lisää

Get to know FSHS’s care guarantee and mental health treatment path

Care guarantee The FSHS complies with current care guarantee legislation and the time limits it sets regarding response times and access to care. A response and an assessment of the need for treatment must be made during the day of contact, on weekdays during the... Lue lisää

Sanni Lehtinen to replace METKA’s Executive Director

Sanni Lehtinen has been elected to replace the Executive Director of METKA. Sanni Lehtinen has a wide range of experience in the student movement in leadership and advocacy roles. She has served as President of the National Union of University Students in Finland... Lue lisää

METKA expressed its views on the amendment of the University Act and the University of Applied Sciences Act

The Ministry of Education and Culture proposes amendments to the Universities Act and the Universities of Applied Sciences Act. The amendment would implement the Government Programmes commitment to fully subsidize tuition fees. The tuition fees charged to non-EU and... Lue lisää

Give feedback all year round with the new Metku Mail form

At the end of the year we conducted a METKA2024 survey and we will use the answers to develop our activities this year. However, if you have any ideas for improvement or other feedback, you can share them throughout the year using the new Metku Mail form. This way you... Lue lisää

METKA’s Metropolia on the Move and MMKK projects’ student well-being questionnaire 2023

The student well-being survey was carried out in cooperation between the Metropolia on the Move project and  (MMKK) project as an online survey in spring 2023. The aim was to survey the views and experiences of Metropolia’s students regarding their study... Lue lisää

METKA’s new board organized

The new board of METKA organized on Tuesday! Distribution of responsibilities is listed below: Juuso Jaakkola – Chairperson Lilli Rissanen – Vice chairperson, Advocacy & Harassment Contact Person Enni Lahti – Events, Member Services & Business Cooperation... Lue lisää

METKA’s new trustees for 2024 have been elected!

The newly elected Representative Council for 2024 had its organizational meeting today November 28th. The organizational meeting was held on Myyrmäki campus. Organizational meeting elected the chairperson and vice chairperson for the Representative Council and METKA’s... Lue lisää

METKA 2024 – Shape your student union!

As METKA’s year is coming to an end, planning for the New Year is already well underway. Of course, the Student Union is nothing without students and members, so we want to hear from you what you thought of METKA over the past year. Take the METKA feedback survey and... Lue lisää

Election results for the Representative Council 2024

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Student Union METKA’s Representative Council Elections were held on October 31st – November 8th 2023. 40 candidates from five different electoral alliances ran for office in the Representative Council elections. 25... Lue lisää

MetroSport takes over the Olympic Stadium on September 20th – Check out the sports in advance!

METKA is organizing the largest student sports and well-being event in Finland, MetroSport, at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki on Wednesday 20.9.2023. The event also aims to introduce students and Metropolia staff to the physical activity opportunities in the... Lue lisää

Election Announcement: METKA’s Representative Council Elections 2024

The Student Union of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences METKA will have the election of the Representative Council from October 31st till November 8th, 2023. In the election 25 student union members and 25 deputy members will be selected to the Representative... Lue lisää

Say hello to METKA’s newest specialists Emmi, Mira and Julia

During the spring and summer, three new employees have started at the METKA office! Lovely Emmi replaced our previous tutoring specialist Rami! Mira is in charge of international students and thus e.g. exchange tutoring. As the latest addition, Julia has replaced... Lue lisää

Check out METKA’s materials for new students!

Did you get a study place at Metropolia? Congratulations! If you are nervous about your future studies and student life, don’t worry! METKA has put together a lot of material for new students on the website. From this site you will find the Guidebook for a New... Lue lisää