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Finland’s success hinges on skills – The next government will hold the fate of the country in its hands

A high level of skills and their flexible development are the key strengths upon which Finland’s future welfare is built. That…

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Finnish universities concerned about the EU decision to restrict the utilization of the new gene-editing technology in plant breeding – ”We find this extremely harmful”

In July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union made a decision, which hampers the use of the new…

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The Nordic University Association endorses the principles of Plan S

Endorsement of Plan S The Nordic University Association (NUS) endorses the principles of Plan S and its aim to accelerate the transition to…

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The preparations for Horizon Europe proceed, Finnish universities organise a series of high-level seminars to share their vision on the missions – “We must unite our forces in turning science and technology for the benefit of people and society”

The preparation of European Union’s next framework programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe is currently underway. The Commission has published…

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UNIFI demands Open Access and gives its full support to FinELib’s negotiation goals – ”We can make science more efficient by making research based knowledge available to everybody”

Universities Finland UNIFI considers it to be important that Open Access principles will be implemented quickly and therefore gives its full…

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UNIFI is satisfied with the European Parliament’s decision to invoke Article 7 concerning the situation in Hungary – Academic freedom must be protected

The European Parliament voted on 12 September 2018 to trigger Article 7 sanctions procedure against Hungary for undermining democratic values. Universities Finland…

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UNIFI and Arene: Sexual violence case at EUSA Games must be investigated and the organizers have to improve their attitude – ”This kind of behavior cannot be accepted”

The Finnish Student Spors Association OLL reported on Tuesday, that Finnish athletes have been the target of sexual harrassment, sexual assault…

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Finnish universities and research institutes: The budget for the next research and innovation framework FP9 must be doubled to solve major global challenges

The European Union’s next framework programme for research and innovation is currently being prepared. The FP9 budget is of major importance…

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UNIFI has published a position paper on the mission-oriented approach of FP9

Universities Finland UNIFI, representing all Finnish universities, has contributed ideas to the mission-oriented approach proposed for the next European Framework Programme…

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UK university leaders to visit Finland on March 19th – welcome to the Brexit panel discussion at Think Corner

UK university leaders will be visiting Helsinki on March 19th. The group will meet with the Finnish leaders of higher education…