Content about "university"

Philipp Holtkamp ja Hanna Turpeinen
Cooperation creates jobs in Vaasa
The University of Vaasa works closely with other universities, the city, local businesses and other actors in the region. This benefits students, businesses and the society.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, work life, University of Vaasa, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/cooperation-creates-jobs-in-vaasa

Henkilöitä keskustelemassa pöydän ääressä.
TEK involved in negotiating a collective agreement for universities of applied sciences through YTN
A collective agreement for the staff of universities of applied sciences is under negotiation, and YTN is one of the negotiating parties.
News article
Keywords:
collective agreement, university, YTN

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-involved-in-negotiating-a-collective-agreement-for-universities-of-applied-sciences-through-ytn

Juhani Nokela: Three points about the budget session – the good, the promising and the bad
The government's budget session has been wrapped up. There are good things to say about RDI, both good and bad about the funding for education, and something to criticize in the discussion concerning the reduction of insurance contributions.
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Keywords:
education, Research, Development and Innovation (RDI), society, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juhani-nokela-three-points-about-the-budget-session-the-good-the-promising-and-the-bad

Tuulivoimaloiden pienoismallit
Fresh tech graduates have insufficient sustainability skills
Universities need to place more emphasis on green skills.
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Keywords:
Graduate Survey, education, TEK's research, work life, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/fresh-tech-graduates-have-insufficient-sustainability-skills

mies, nainen, valkoinen kypärä
Sustainability transition requires more engineers, broad expertise and attractive goals
We need more engineers to facilitate the sustainability transition. There is also a need not only for STEM skills, but also many other competencies, such as systems thinking and data expertise. However, as TEK's Graduate Survey reveals, there is a lot of variation in the level of sustainability skills between different fields of education.
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Keywords:
Graduate Survey, education, university, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/sustainability-transition-requires-more-engineers-broad-expertise-and-attractive-goals

Isä ja parikymppinen lapsi istuvat olohuoneen lattialla ja juttelevat.
Be there for a student
Is your child studying at a higher education institution? Or is someone you know applying for higher education? Here are some tips from experts on how the folks back home can support students.
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Keywords:
wellbeing, education, children and youth, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/be-there-for-a-student

Tuomas Olkku istuu kannettavan tietokoneen ääressä, käsissään kynä ja vihko.
How to apply for research grants
The competition for research grants is fierce. A grant foundation and a post doc researcher share some advice on how to write a good application.
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Keywords:
education, research, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-apply-for-research-grants

Kättelevät ihmiset
New two-year collective agreement for 34,000 university employees approved
General pay rises will increase salaries by a total of 5.5%. In May, full-time university employees will receive a one-off payment of at least €400.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-two-year-collective-agreement-for-34000-university-employees-approved

Jonathon Taylor seisoo lumisella kadulla.
Finding a permanent job is the hardest thing
Aiming to become even more international, universities are attracting teaching and research staff from abroad. Highly educated immigrants wonder if the career opportunities offered by Finnish universities are truly the same for everyone.
News article
Keywords:
internationality, career, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/finding-a-permanent-job-is-the-hardest-thing

Ihmisiä kävelee rappusissa
Pay rise deal negotiated for 34,000 university employees on Friday 24 March
This Friday morning, an outcome was achieved in the pay rise negotiations concerning 34,000 university employees.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/pay-rise-deal-negotiated-for-34000-university-employees-on-friday-24-march

TES-neuvottelut
Negotiations for university employee’s salaries continued on March 1
No agreement was reached for this year’s salaries. The trade unions and the Finnish Education Employers (FEE) association will meet again on 13 March. The negotiations will take a new turn then, because not only will salaries be negotiated, but the agreement provisions will also be on the table.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-for-university-employees-salaries-continued-on-march-1

Ihmisiä katsomassa papereita toimistossa
Negotiations on this year’s pay rises stall — employee side waiting for Finnish Education Employers’ initiative to continue
The collective agreement negotiations concerning this year’s pay rises for 34,000 university employees ended for at least the time being last Friday, when Finnish Education Employers (FEE) said it did not consider there were any grounds for agreeing on new negotiation dates.
News article
Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-this-years-pay-rises-stall-employee-side-waiting-for-finnish-education-employers-initiative-to-continue

Daniel Valtakari, TEK
Blog: Research background is useful in lobbying
On a European level, I want to empower personnel to participate more in decision-making that concerns them. In terms of university collaboration, I already have my eyes set on this winter’s salary negotiations in academia.
Blog post
Keywords:
promotion of interests, internationality, TEK, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/blog-research-background-is-useful-in-lobbying

Kättelevät ihmiset
Collective agreement reached for university employees: Includes most progressive family leave reform on the labour market
“The university employers now stand out as family-friendly employers and pioneers of the family leave reform,” says Tarja Niemelä, the chairperson of the JUKO University Advisory Board.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/collective-agreement-reached-for-university-employees-includes-most-progressive-family-leave-reform-on-the-labour-market

Ihmisiä katsomassa papereita toimistossa
Result negotiated for university employees early on Sunday — JUKO board to discuss result on Thursday
We will issue further information on the content of the agreement when all parties’ governing bodies have deliberated it. The JUKO University Advisory Board and JUKO board will deliberate the result on Thursday.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/result-negotiated-for-university-employees-early-on-sunday-juko-board-to-discuss-result-on-thursday

esitelmä
No result yet in university collective bargaining: negotiations continue today
University employees no longer have a valid collective agreement as of today, Friday 1 April. In such circumstances, the universities will continue to apply the terms of the old collective agreement until a new one enters into force.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/no-result-yet-in-university-collective-bargaining-negotiations-continue-today

Opiskelijat, kävelevät, portaat, Aalto yliopisto
JUKO: “The university negotiation parties are still seeking resolution on several questions”
Notice has been served to terminate the universities’ current collective agreement, effective 31 March. If a negotiation result is not reached before that date, university employees will be without a valid collective agreement as of 1 April.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juko-the-university-negotiation-parties-are-still-seeking-resolution-on-several-questions

Kahden henkilön keskustelua aiheesta työsuhde ja laki
Fixed-term contracts: an eternal question?
Surveys by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers show time and again that fixed-term contracts are the number one reason for ill-being at work. Keeping employees on fixed-term contracts year after year wears them out and is totally unnecessary.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/fixed-term-contracts-an-eternal-question

nuori aikuinen laskee laskua
Pace picking up in university collective agreement negotiations
– The negotiations are now proceeding to an intense phase in which we begin to thrash out an overall solution, says Katja Aho, JUKO’s head of collective bargaining for the university sector.
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Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/pace-picking-up-in-university-collective-agreement-negotiations

Opiskelija, luento, opiskelu
We are the university
In the present university collective bargaining negotiations, we are negotiating on university employees’ working conditions and pay rises. We want the universities to be competitive, attractive workplaces that promote a positive type of working life.
Blog post
Keywords:
JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/we-are-the-university