Statement: Government programme offers cold shoulder for students

The new government programme was published last Friday 16.6.2023 after several weeks of negotiations. The 244-page government programme is called “Strong and caring Finland”, but unfortunately it mainly gives a cold shoulder to people on low incomes and... Lue lisää

Statement: Solemnity will be lost with the electronic diploma

At the beginning of this year, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences switched to electronic diplomas. So those who graduated during the spring and those who attend the graduation ceremony in June will receive… nothing. Electronic certificates are already in... Lue lisää

Higher education students call for a €100 increase in monthly student financial aid

As part of the advocacy related to the upcoming parliamentary elections this spring, the National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK and the National Union of University Students in Finland (SYL) are calling for an increase of €100... Lue lisää

Statement: Tuition fees promote inequality between students

Metropolia Student Union of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences METKA strongly opposes the introduction of tuition fees. Riitta Konkola, the CEO-Director of the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, has stated in her interview with Yle that tuition... Lue lisää

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