What is advocacy?

What is advocacy, and what exactly do METKA’s advocacy people do? Major changes happen slowly, and individual cases are handled confidentially. That’s why advocacy tends to be pretty invisible unless you need it yourself. Behind the scenes, however, things are... Lue lisää

Annika Sievinen as METKA’s Executive Director

Annika Sievinen has been appointed Executive Director of METKA. Sievinen will begin her role as Executive Director on a part-time basis on September 23, 2026, and on a full-time basis in early October. Sievinen is joining METKA from her position as Community... Lue lisää

Election Announcement: METKA’s Representative Council Elections 2027

Election announcement! The Student Union of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences METKA will have the election of the Representative Council from October 28th 2026 2 P.M. till November 4th 2026 2 P.M. The elections are held to elect a Student Union Representative... Lue lisää

M-piste service points open on week 38

This autumn, M-piste service points will be implemented as stands! At the stands, you can buy overall patches, activate your sports benefit and ask questions about matters such as membership. The stands are open on even-numbered weeks, on Wednesdays and Thursdays from... Lue lisää

Teachers’ strike at Metropolia – Q&A

Who are the parties involved in the industrial dispute? The Finnish Union of Teachers (OAJ) and Sivistysala ry (Sivista). OAJ represents teachers and Sivista represents employers. Metropolia is therefore not a party to the industrial dispute, nor can it influence the... Lue lisää

Tutor applications have begun: Apply to be a tutor for groups starting next spring!

METKA’s tutor application period starts again! The application period for peer and exchange tutors opens 7th of September and is open until 20th of September. You can apply for peer, exchange, degree and topup/tokasa tutor with the same application form. As a tutor... Lue lisää