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- HE 77/2015 vpPassed
Tuition fees for non-EU students
Finnish higher education institutions will start charging tuition fees to students from outside the EU and EEA in foreign-language degree programmes. At the same time, higher education institutions will be required to establish a scholarship system to support fee-paying students.
18 Dec 2015 · 3 votes137 jaa46 ei - HE 41/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming upper secondary studies and matriculation
Upper secondary studies will move from courses to study credits, and students will be guaranteed better support for learning and personal study guidance. At the same time, restrictions on retaking matriculation examination tests will be abolished and upper secondary schools will be required to cooperate with higher education institutions.
26 Jun 2018 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Li Andersson 4
95 jaa81 ei - HE 214/2021 vpPassed
Temporary increase in student income limits
Students will be able to earn more wage income alongside student financial aid during 2022. The annual income limits for student financial aid will be temporarily increased by 25 per cent.
13 Dec 2021 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
86 jaa63 ei - HE 139/2017 vpPassed
Provider supplement for student parents
Students caring for a minor child will receive a monthly provider supplement to their study grant. At the same time, the criteria for extending the period of student financial aid and for full-time study will be clarified.
14 Dec 2017 · 1 voteOnly vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Li Andersson
98 jaa83 ei - HE 178/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring training compensation to the state
The state will begin compensating units providing practical training places for the costs incurred from practical training included in universities of applied sciences degrees in health and social services. Universities of applied sciences will be exempted from paying compensation, which will improve the availability of training placements and the quality of supervision.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 54/2022 vpPassed with amendments
More flexible compulsory education rules
Flexibility is introduced to completing compulsory education and related support so that a suitable educational path can be found for every young person. At the same time, foreign minors residing in the country solely for study purposes are excluded from compulsory education and free learning materials.
1 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 207/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Additional government transfers for coronavirus costs
Municipalities will receive 750 million euros in one-off additional funding from the state in 2020 to cover costs caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The money will specifically reimburse coronavirus testing, contact tracing and mask purchases.
25 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 33/2019 vpPassed
Student financial aid increases and indexation
The study grant will be linked to the national pension index, which tracks increases in the cost of living, and the provider supplement for students with children will be increased. At the same time, the terms of the student loan compensation for people completing a degree abroad will be made more flexible and the housing supplement abroad will be standardised.
26 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2017 vpPassed
Reforming funding for integration training
Studies at liberal adult education institutions approved as part of an immigrant's integration plan will become free of charge for students and fully funded by the state. At the same time, the central government transfer for folk high schools teaching people with severe disabilities can be increased.
13 Dec 2017 · 3 votesClosest vote · 24 §, mietintö /Sami Savio
168 jaa13 ei - HE 49/2019 vpPassed
Slaughterhouse substitutions for veterinary students
Veterinary students will be able to substitute temporarily for official veterinarians in slaughterhouses. This will ease the shortage of veterinarians in slaughterhouses and ensure the continuity of meat inspection.
26 Nov 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 36/2017 vpPassed
Transferring student financial aid to Kela
Higher education student financial aid boards will be abolished and the processing of student financial aid will be transferred entirely to Kela. Personal student financial aid counselling for students will simultaneously transfer from higher education institutions to Kela.
28 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 260/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding vocational education study records
Personal study plans for vocational education and training will be stored in the national study register. This will speed up data transfer and make studies smoother, particularly when a student changes educational institutions or completes studies in the workplace.
8 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 229/2020 vpPassed
Extending temporary unemployment security flexibilities
The temporary unemployment security flexibilities introduced due to the coronavirus pandemic will be partially extended into 2021. Entrepreneurs can receive temporary labour market subsidy until the end of March, and laid-off workers can study without losing their unemployment benefit until the end of 2021.
11 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 2. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Riikka Slunga-Poutsalo
32 jaa23 ei - HE 180/2020 vpPassed
Student healthcare and taxi travel reimbursements
Higher education students will receive health insurance travel reimbursement for medical care trips to student healthcare. At the same time, the maximum price regulation for Kela taxis will be extended and travel reimbursements for care arranged with a service voucher will be limited to the nearest treatment facility.
8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 57/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying vocational education regulation and funding
Withdrawals of the right to study in vocational education and training and education provider licences can be targeted at specific competence areas rather than an entire qualification. In addition, discretionary additional funding can be granted to education providers more flexibly in the middle of an operating year.
29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 40/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Border Guard retirement and EU cooperation
The retirement ages for posts in the Finnish Border Guard will be raised gradually in line with the pension reform. At the same time, provisions will be added to legislation on Finland's participation in the European Border and Coast Guard activities and return operations.
30 Jun 2017 · passed without a vote - HE 92/2021 vpPassed
Extending exceptions for vocational skills demonstrations
Skills demonstrations in vocational education and training can be completed under exceptional arrangements until the end of July 2022 if the coronavirus epidemic prevents them from being carried out in authentic work situations. Students may then demonstrate their competence through compensatory practical tasks organised at educational institutions.
18 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 140/2015 vpPassed
Extending the Nordic higher education agreement
The agreement between the Nordic countries on admission to higher education will be extended until the end of 2018. Nordic citizens can continue to apply to higher education institutions in other Nordic countries on the same terms as local applicants.
4 Mar 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 99/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding access to education evaluation data
The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre will obtain the right to receive confidential information needed for its evaluations free of charge. This will enable reliable evaluation of, for example, learning outcomes and equality among pupils receiving special support.
6 Mar 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 59/2019 vpPassed
Updating rescue services legislation and appeals
Rescue services legislation will be brought up to date in line with the new administrative judicial procedure and data protection legislation. At the same time, students at the Emergency Services Academy Finland will be granted the right to apply for leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court regarding decisions concerning their studies.
9 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote