Info and discussion event for early stage researchers

On 8th of November, HYJO and HUART organized an info and discussion event for early stage researchers which turned out to be very popular, as there were some 50 participants.

In the event, the topical themes such as the current situation of doctoral candidates and early stage researchers at the University of Helsinki, and rights as an employee or grant recipient were discussed. Comments and questions from the participants were asked beforehand, and those were considered in the talks and discussion. Also the board of HYJO read them carefully, and we will take them into account in our work for the interests of doctoral students.

The program included:

4.15pm Welcoming words
4.20pm Tiina Niklander (HUART) talked about e.g. the salary system and performance levels at the university
4.45pm Minna Isoksela-Valkola (MELA) talked about grant recipients’ pension and accident insurance
5.10pm Q&A and open discussion

Some thoughts of the event can be found here in Finnish.