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News: SAMOK’s Board for 2026 Has Organised Itself
SAMOK's Board for 2026 organised itself at its meeting on 10 December 2025. The shared areas of responsibility include education policy, social...
Statement: Education Agents Must Be Brought Under Control – Higher Education Cannot Be Funded By Misleading International Students
On Sunday 7 December 2025, YLE's MOT published a documentary about education agents and their unethical practices in student recruitment. MOT...
SAMOK ja SYL osallistuivat European Students’ Unionin (ESU) 90. liittokokoukseen Wienissä – Lue SAMOKin tukemat päätöslauselmat
Suomen opiskelijakuntien liitto – SAMOK ja Suomen ylioppilaskuntien liitto (SYL) osallistuivat European Students' Unionin (ESU) 90....
Statement: Students’ mental health is future policy
This year’s Mental Health Week theme is recovery in peace. For students, it is just as crucial to talk about the space to act – the possibility...
Bulletin: NOT AGAIN! The government is once again pulling savings from higher education
National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK is disappointed with the government's decision to once again...
Invitation: SAMOK’s Lähtölaukaus kick-off cruise 2026 will once again sail the waves of the Baltic Sea at the end of January
The Lähtölaukaus kick-off cruise is SAMOK’s annual kick-off event that brings together student union actives from all over Finland. During...
Statement: Latvia is taking a step back on women’s rights – SAMOK and SYL call on the Latvian Government to get back on track
The Latvian Parliament decided on Friday, 31 October 2025, to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. President Edgars Rinkēvičs vetoed the bill,...
Bulletin: Student unions held Council of Representatives elections – see the summary of results
The annual Council of Representatives elections in the universities of applied sciences’ student unions were held at the turn of...
UAS Students: Skills don’t come at half price!
The basic funding of universities of applied sciences has been cut substantially over the past decade, while the number of study places has...