Statement Archives

05.10.2025 | Statement |

Statement: No to Unpaid Internships!

METKA has become aware that students in technical fields are increasingly being offered unpaid internships. The situation has not yet escalated into a major problem and mainly concerns individual cases. However, this is a step in the wrong direction and immediate... Lue lisää

19.05.2025 | News, Statement |

Statement: Giving course feedback should be truly voluntary

The importance of course feedback has grown strongly at Metropolia. The amount of feedback you receive will have an impact on the amount of funding Metropolia receives. In some schools (“faculties”), a performance bonus has been introduced, whereby an individual... Lue lisää

28.04.2025 | News, Statement |

Statement: Cuts in higher education threaten future expertise – METKA demands a change of direction

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Student Union METKA expresses its deep disappointment with the government’s decisions in mid-term policy review session, that once again target significant cuts to higher education. Weakening the basic funding of... Lue lisää

20.03.2025 | News, Statement |

Statement: Equal Treatment for Students of Universities of Applied Sciences in the Granting of Permanent Residence Permits

The Student Union of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences METKA shares the view of the Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene and numerous organisations that the bill prepared by the Ministry of the Interior to amend the... Lue lisää

12.09.2024 | News, Statement |

METKA made a statement on the amendment of the Study Allowance Act and the General Housing Allowance Act

The government has proposed that students will be transferred from the general housing allowance back to the housing supplement for students from 1 August 2025. The change in the law is planned as part of the fiscal adjustment. METKA does not support transferring... Lue lisää

17.04.2024 | News, Statement |

Statement: Students have suffered enough!

The Finnish government met on Monday and Tuesday for a budget session to agree on an additional €3 billion in savings. For Metropolia’s students, who are just starting their May Day celebrations, the outcome of the session was grim reading. Once again, the... Lue lisää