Finland: 2026 budget proposal to cut funding for universities and abandon R&D funding increase

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The University of Helsinki "strongly opposes" the proposed cut in universities' funding in the 2026 state budget proposal, published by the Finnish Ministry of Finance on 06/08/2025.

The budget cuts represent "hundreds of millions in funding for universities, research and innovation. The proposal would also freeze the university index and break...

©  Merja Partanen - Pixabay
©  Merja Partanen - Pixabay

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