Acatiimi Is 15 Years Old — and In English!
Finnish universities are becoming
more international. Consequently, an
increasing amount of members in the
publisher unions of Acatiimi cannot
understand too much of their usually
Finnish-language members’ magazine.
This is why we decided to celebrate
this 15th anniversary with an
issue that is for the most part in English. In 2000,
we published a number with approximately half
of the contributions in English, so it has been a
while. During the past decade and half, we have
featured columns and a couple of isolated articles
in this contemporary ‘lingua franca’.
The publisher unions of Acatiimi — the Finnish
Union of University Professors, the Finnish
Union of University Researchers and Teachers
and The Union for University Teachers and
Researchers in Finland (YLL) — are trade unions
belonging to Akava, the Confederation of
Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in
Finland. Each union manages the supervision of
the interests of its members independently. This
magazine contains short introductions to each
union. In the three feature stories, university
employees from different universities and career
stages relate their experiences of Finland and
Finnish universities. Not everyone is terrified by
the cold and dark winter — some people may actually
consider it as an incentive to come here.
The magazine also includes a list of links that
are useful for academics from abroad. Additional
information can be obtained on the unions’ web
pages. The editorial staff will be glad to receive
feedback on what kind of content would be desirable
in the internationally aimed issues of the
future. We intend to place increasing emphasis
on communication in English.
Kirsti Sintonen
Editor in chief
kirsti.sintonen@acatiimi.fi
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