Student representatives in administration are appointed by the student union to serve on various university bodies. They represent not only themselves but the entire student union. Any student at the university can apply to become a student representative through an open application process. These representatives are full members of their respective bodies and influence the … Read more
The Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) is seeking two suitable students to serve as harassment contact persons. Harassment contact persons are members of the student community whom students can contact if they experience bullying, harassment, or discrimination. They can also be contacted if a student feels that the principles outlined in the … Read more
Student representatives in administration are appointed by the student union to serve on various university bodies. They represent not only themselves but the entire student union. Any student at the university can apply to become a student representative through an open application process. These representatives are full members of their respective bodies and influence the … Read more
The Student Union of the University of Turku and The Student Union of the Univesity of Lapland oppose the change being prepared by The Ministry of Education and Culture, after which university students would have to pay a 50 euro fee for applying for an extension of their study right. This change is being justified … Read more
Harassment ContactPerson works as a member of Student Community which students can contact when they face bullying, harassment or any other discrimination. You can also contact them if you feel like Student Union’s Equality plan is violated at the LYY’s or Subject associations’ events. Harassment Contact Person will work as a trustworthy interlocutor and will … Read more
Parliament has decided on cuts to the general housing allowance, most of which will come into force on 1 April 2024. The information below explains how these cuts will affect you. What’s happening? After the 2023 parliamentary elections, the new government led by Petteri Orpo was formed, which decided in its government programme … Read more
The University of Lapland will starts using electronic degree certificates during November. The authenticity of electronic diploma can be verified more reliably than paper certificate. Student can save the electronic diploma in one´s own files, for example on a computer or cloud service. – An electronic diploma is convenient to use, for example, in an … Read more
The student unions of the universities of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Lapland, Oulu, Vaasa and the student union of LUT University demand that the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) offers more funding to increase the number of supervised and paid internships for academic students. In many fields, having an internship as a part of … Read more
The day of free education is held on Thursday 20th of October, 2022. Free education is the cornerstone of the Finnish welfare state, which cannot be compromised. Parliamentary elections are approaching, and with that, various parties have started marketing their own parliamentary campaigns. Sivistystyöntanjat Sivista ry opened the discussion by proposing that higher education institutions … Read more