The discussion in Riigikogu tomorrow (9 Dec) will be accompanied by public meetings in Tallinn and Tartu - be there on Thursday 9 Dec at 9.30, it is highly needed to speak up for higher education! The actions take place at the time when Riigikogu is scheduled to discuss the future of university education in Estonia and the demands for increased funding, clearly expressed by universities and academic trade unions. The basis for the demands is the Education Agreement, which sets the funding target at 1.5%+1.5% (1.5 per cent of the GDP must be used as public funding for university education and another 1.5 per cent for teachers’ salaries). The Education Agreement now also available in English! Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Public meeting already this week at 9. Dec (Thursday) at 9.30! How to attend a public meeting? Bring in all the supporters of high-quality higher education, such as your students or your lecturer, and come to a public meeting on December 9 at 9.30 in Tartu or Tallinn! Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Foresight Centre's webinar "Is higher education on the verge of a turnaround?" on 13 Okt at 15.00 The seminar will address the main trends affecting the future of higher education and what opportunities and challenges they present. How does the reality of Estonian higher education relate to these trends? What could be the role of higher education in lifelong learning? Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Heiki Lill: lecturers, to retain your dignity, listen to Janek Mägg and leave work Lecturer, show your dissatisfaction with the current situation and underfunding. And you can do it in two ways: either by joining a union and showing together with your colleagues that there is strength in unity, or by changing a job. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Tartu 2021 kohalikel valmistel kandideerib mitmeid ülikooli taustaga ja ametiühingu väärtusi jagavaid inimesi 2021. aasta kohalike omavalitsuste valimisel (KOV 2021) kandideerivad mitmed inimesed, kes jagavad ülikooli ametiühingu ideaale. Et teadlaste aktiivne osavõtt omavalitsuses saaks anda parema tulemuse nii akadeemia kui ka ühiskonna jaoks tervikuna!… Read More Like this:Like Loading...