Researchers work in research and development institutions in two main ways: as “self-employed entrepreneurs” (in individual fields of research) and as “companies” (working groups, departments for collective research topics). HTM-il kas ei ole aimu, kuidas projektipõhisest rahastusest sõltuvate akadeemiliste töötajate tasustamine Eestis tegelikult toimub, või üritatakse jätta mulje, et ei teata. #hariduslepe #teadus #kõrgharidus… Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Lack of money forces TLÜ to close curriculums What makes this a curiosity is that the information science is not in the area of responsibility of TU. This means that the Ministry of Education and Research does not financially support the curriculum. Nevertheless, closing the curriculum rises uproar even from the Ministry's side. Recently, the Council of Rectors has also pointed out that the prolonged underfunding of higher education is forcing universities to take steps that reduce the availability of higher education in curricula that are important for Estonian society. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Join the union - together we achieve wage stability and sustainable funding for the higher education Thanks to the joint pressure of the representative organizations of academic staff (university unions, Teaduskoda, ENTA), we achieved the implementation of the research agreement (teaduslepe)! JOIN THE UNION - TOGETHER WE WILL ACHIEVE PAY STABILITY! Read More Like this:Like Loading...
Feedback from the Union of the University of Tartu on the university's self-analysis report The report in no way reveals a real precarious situation - project dependency. If the University requires teaching and other activities from the academic staff in addition to project-based research, the staff have to be paid a base salary covered by the base funding the university receives from the state. Read More Like this:Like Loading...
If academic freedom, job security, wage stability, a competitive salary and work obligations within the working hours and employment contract are important to you, join the Union of the University of Tartu By law, authorized representatives of employees (trade unions) have the right to demand changes but as long as a larger number of employees do not stand behind the trade union, decision-makers can disregard these demands. Read More Like this:Like Loading...