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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.

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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.

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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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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

Fresh tech graduates have insufficient sustainability skills

Universities need to place more emphasis on green skills.

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Graduate Survey, education, TEK's research, work life, university

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

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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education, research, university

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

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.

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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.

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internationality, career, university

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

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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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

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.

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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.

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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

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.

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Keywords:

promotion of interests, internationality, TEK, university

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

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

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

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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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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JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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

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

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.

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Keywords:

JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

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

Kuvituskuva opiskelijoista Aalto-yliopistolla

University collective agreement negotiations: family leave under discussion again

JUKO wants to develop pay and the remuneration system through a longer-term salary programme, remove bottlenecks and promote equality.

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Keywords:

JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-collective-agreement-negotiations-family-leave-under-discussion-again

University negotiations concerning working time continued on Thursday

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Keywords:

JUKO, public sector, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-negotiations-concerning-working-time-continued-on-thursday

University sector collective agreement negotiations continued

"Teaching and research staff must have the working conditions that enable them to conduct long-term research", says the chairperson of the university advisory committee, Tarja Niemelä.

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Keywords:

collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/university-sector-collective-agreement-negotiations-continued

Negotiations on universities’ collective agreements continued on Friday: key role of shop stewards in local bargaining stressed

The negotiations on the collective agreement for approximately 34,000 university employees continued on 18 February.

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collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-universities-collective-agreements-continued-on-friday-key-role-of-shop-stewards-in-local-bargaining-stressed

Vastaanottajat. Erikoissuunnittelija Marianne Muurinen (vasemmalla alarivissä), TEKin opiskelijayhdyshenkilö Rita Ojaniemi, koulutuspäällikkö Sari Stenvall-Virtanen, dekaani Jaakko Järvi (vasemmalla ylärivissä), professori Pasi Liljeberg ja yritysyhteistyöjohtaja Timo Vasankari vastailivat ystävällisesti ja asettautuivat kuvaan vasta-avatussa TFiF & TEK Loungessa Aurumissa Henrikinkadulla, kun TEK-lehden toimitus vieraili Turussa kyselemässä kuulumisia.

Turku fulfils expectations and wishes

The Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku further adds to the density of academic engineers in southwestern Finland.

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academic engineer, education, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/turku-fulfils-expectations-and-wishes

Negotiations on the university collective agreement began on Friday

The salary earners' key goals concern improved working conditions, reduced use of fixed-term contracts, clearer ground rules on remote and multi-locational work and the transposition of the family leave reform into the collective agreement.

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Keywords:

collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/negotiations-on-the-university-collective-agreement-began-on-friday

The university community should support fixed-term researchers

Forcing early career researchers into fixed-term employment and imposing too much responsibility on them for the continuity of research funding do not make universities more attractive as employers.

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work life, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/the-university-community-should-support-fixed-term-researchers

Kolme henkilöä istuu rappusilla läppärin kanssa

A working career outside the university premises

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Keywords:

work life, career, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/a-working-career-outside-the-university-premises

Promotion of interests in universities

TEK's experts are involved in the promotion of interests and collective agreement negotiations in the university sector through JUKO and in co-operation with employee representatives.

Keywords:

promotion of interests, collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/services-and-benefits/work-life-in-finland/promotion-of-interests-in-universities

When universities and universities of applied sciences merge, what happens to collective agreements?

Universities and universities of applied sciences do not fall under the same collective agreements. The treatment of employees can vary significantly between different institutions, and even within them.

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collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/when-universities-and-universities-of-applied-sciences-merge-what-happens-to-collective-agreements

92% of technology graduates would choose the same discipline

The satisfaction of recent graduates with an academic degree in technology with the university education they have received in the field of technology has grown steadily from 2016–2019.

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Aalto University, student, research, recent graduate, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/92-technology-graduates-would-choose-same-discipline

A new collective agreement for the universities

Salary increases will adhere to the general level. The new collective agreement will be in effect 1.4.2020–31.3.2022.

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public sector, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-collective-agreement-universities

A new notice of industrial action for the university sector

The targeted industrial action will take place as a strike at six universities on March 7, unless a conclusion is reached in the negotiations by March 6.

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Keywords:

collective agreement, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-notice-industrial-action-university-sector

Foreign graduates have immense underutilised potential

Free education attracts foreign talent to Finland, but foreigners struggle to find employment due to insufficient language skills and local networks.

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Keywords:

university

https://www.tek.fi/en/uutiset-blogit/foreign-graduates-have-immense-underutilised-potential

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Cooperation creates jobs in Vaasa

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

Fresh tech graduates have insufficient sustainability skills

Sustainability transition requires more engineers, broad expertise and attractive goals

Be there for a student

How to apply for research grants

New two-year collective agreement for 34,000 university employees approved

Finding a permanent job is the hardest thing

Pay rise deal negotiated for 34,000 university employees on Friday 24 March

Negotiations for university employee’s salaries continued on March 1

Negotiations on this year’s pay rises stall — employee side waiting for Finnish Education Employers’ initiative to continue

Blog: Research background is useful in lobbying

Collective agreement reached for university employees: Includes most progressive family leave reform on the labour market

Result negotiated for university employees early on Sunday — JUKO board to discuss result on Thursday

No result yet in university collective bargaining: negotiations continue today

JUKO: “The university negotiation parties are still seeking resolution on several questions”

Fixed-term contracts: an eternal question?

Pace picking up in university collective agreement negotiations

We are the university

University collective agreement negotiations: family leave under discussion again

University negotiations concerning working time continued on Thursday

University sector collective agreement negotiations continued

Negotiations on universities’ collective agreements continued on Friday: key role of shop stewards in local bargaining stressed

Turku fulfils expectations and wishes

Negotiations on the university collective agreement began on Friday

The university community should support fixed-term researchers

A working career outside the university premises

Promotion of interests in universities

When universities and universities of applied sciences merge, what happens to collective agreements?

92% of technology graduates would choose the same discipline

A new collective agreement for the universities

A new notice of industrial action for the university sector

Foreign graduates have immense underutilised potential