Blog: What are the county elections about?
County elections, i.e. social- and healthcare elections or wellbeing elections, are elections in which 21 different county councils are elected. County councils decide on matters related to social and healthcare, such as social assistance, mental health services,... Lue lisää#siksiAMK: On the way without stopping- Why University of Applied Sciences?
Every student knows that in Finland you get accepted to a university with hard work. You can’t buy a study place with money, and you can’t buy a degree with money. In Finland, everyone carves their own study path, but there’s also the possibility to... Lue lisää#siksiAMK: I didn’t choose UAS studies, UAS studies chose me
The spring of 2018 is engraved in my mind as highlighter pens, color-coded post-it maps and spending study breaks between library shelves. Later, I was accepted to study Social Sciences in Metropolia, which was actually my fifth alternate overall, and the only UAS... Lue lisää
METKA candidate: How could racism be prevented by the university community?
A long-term and systematic approach is needed in the fight against racism. It is good to say, as a bachelor student, that we need a strong umbrella organization and an open discussion on issues that we find difficult. When we talk about racism and the university... Lue lisää
METKA candidate: What do UAS students want?
Undergraduate students are a diverse group of different people in different life situations. I think it is wrong to assume that all undergraduate students want the same thing in both student unions, studies and finnish society. However, the statutory task of the... Lue lisää