The idea raised by the Economic Policy Council to stop accruing pension during studies is in direct conflict with the Finnish Government's goal of raising the level of education. Pension accrued during a degree communicates that investing in education is valued....
On Sunday 7 December 2025, YLE's MOT published a documentary about education agents and their unethical practices in student recruitment. MOT revealed how education agents falsely market Finland to international students. The role of education agents is to assist...
Suomen opiskelijakuntien liitto – SAMOK ja Suomen ylioppilaskuntien liitto (SYL) osallistuivat European Students' Unionin (ESU) 90. liittokokoukseen Wienissä, Itävallassa 1.–7. joulukuuta. Hallituksen kokousta isännöi Österreichische Hochschüler_innenschaft...
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 to live and function in one role at a time. Despite increased enthusiasm for studying, more than one third of higher...
National Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – SAMOK is disappointed with the government's decision to once again target savings in higher education. In its supplementary budget proposal, the government suggests a total savings of 2.9...
The Latvian Parliament decided on Friday, 31 October 2025, to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. President Edgars Rinkēvičs vetoed the bill, and it will therefore return to the Parliament for further consideration when the next parliament is elected in 2026....
The basic funding of universities of applied sciences has been cut substantially over the past decade, while the number of study places has increased. Funding per university of applied sciences degree has nearly halved in ten years. Among OECD countries, Finland...
Artikkelissa käsitellään korkeakoulutusta sosiaalisena kestävyytenä varautumistoimissa.
(This translation was made with the help of artificial intelligence.) SAMOK thanks the government for ensuring that higher education was not subjected to new cuts in the budget negotiations and that the parliamentary agreement on RDI funding was not jeopardized....
The financial challenges of international students have been in the media several times this spring. Finland has an ever increasing number of international students, and their share in higher education is also growing rapidly. From 1 August 2026, international...