Statement: Money saved from internship fees should be used to develop education

UAS have long been forced to pay for social and health care internships. Nationwide the fees have totalled several million, and Metropolia’s share as the largest University of Applied Sciences in Finland has been around one million euros. In September, a... Lue lisää

Statement: Regional student loan compensation treats students unequally

  The Finnish government has decided to start a trial about an aerialized trial of student loan compensation. The idea of the trial is to attract graduated students to move to municipalities that suffer from negative population development. A graduated student... Lue lisää

Statement: Pay to use licenses in studies are putting student equality at risk

Student Union of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences METKA and Demoni ry – Student association of culture students in Metropolia UAS do not accept Metropolia’s new license agreement for Adobe’s programs. The price and conditions of the license put... Lue lisää

Statement: Functioning HSL is essential for students’ everyday life

World Student Capital – Students of the Capital Region is worried about the financial challenges faced by the Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) joint local authority as well as the effects these challenges have on public transport services in the Capital Region. HSL has... Lue lisää

Statement: The strike in the municipal sector must not affect the progress of studies

Members of the nursing unions Tehy and SuPer went on strike in April. The strike did not produce the desired results, and in May, the strike extended to several professional groups in the municipal sector. Other municipal employee parties would approve the proposed... Lue lisää

Opku+ statement for Universities of Applied sciences regarding the Ukraine situation

The Opku + network thanks the Finnish higher education communities for the measures already taken in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Donations from institutions of higher education, and support services for students have displayed the willingness to take social... Lue lisää