On Sunday, December 7, YLE’s investigative journalism team MOT published a documentary entitled Huijaus nimeltä Suomi (A Scam Called Finland) on Yle Areena. The documentary tells the story of so-called education agents who refer students to Finland, among other...
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05.10.2025 | Statement |
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...
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19.05.2025 | News, Statement |
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...
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28.04.2025 | News, Statement |
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...
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20.03.2025 | News, Statement |
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...
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12.09.2024 | News, Statement |
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...
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