UniPID News
June 16, 2026 — UniPID Virtual Studies are now part of RIPA!
Earlier this spring, UniPID as a network was connected to the cross-institutional studies service (in Finnish, Ristiinopiskelupalvelu, RIPA). This marks a new chapter for UniPID Virtual Studies! Let’s break down what this all means in practice!
June 9, 2026 — Kone Foundation Grants €450,000 for Impactful Protection of Scholars Through an Initiative of Finnish Universities
Launched in 2026, the Finnish Scholar Protection Scheme (FSPS) establishes a national model to strengthen both the funding base and the impact of scholar protection. The Kone Foundation funding will cover two co-funded scholar protection periods of up to three years each at Finnish universities.
June 9, 2026 — Koneen Säätiö myöntää 450 000 euron rahoituksen vaikuttavaan tutkijansuojeluun yliopistojen yhteistyöllä
Vuonna 2026 toimintansa aloittanut Finnish Scholar Protection Scheme (FSPS) luo kansallisen mallin tutkijansuojelun rahoituspohjan ja vaikuttavuuden vahvistamiseksi. Koneen Säätiön rahoitus kattaa kaksi korkeintaan kolmevuotista yhteisrahoitteista tutkijansuojelujaksoa suomalaisissa...
June 9, 2026 — Faces behind the course: Meet Maria Helena Saari and Anna Vladimirova!
How can education help us to rethink our relationship with the more-than-human world? Postdoctoral researchers Maria Helena Saari and Anna Vladimirova from the University of Oulu are inviting students to do exactly that, through their course Critical and Multispecies Approaches to Environmental...
June 5, 2026 — UniPID at Spring Forum for Higher Education International Affairs 2026 in Kotka
UniPID actively participated in the Spring Forum held in Kotka on 18-20 May. By hosting two sessions, UniPID's contributions highlighted growing collaboration between Finnish and African higher education, and the potential of COIL to make learning more accessible through virtual collaboration...
May 12, 2026 — Discover new virtual courses in the UniPID 2026-2027 offering!
While we are closing the current academic year, the preparations for the next academic year are already well underway. The 2026-2027 academic year is shaping up to be another inspiring one for UniPID’s Virtual Studies Programme, and we are excited to introduce a new selection of online courses!...
April 22, 2026 — Master’s Award in Development Studies 2026: Call for Theses and Pre-selection Committee Members
The Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID), in collaboration with the Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR), is pleased to open the Master's Award in Development Studies 2026! This annual award celebrates outstanding Master’s theses in the...
March 2, 2026 — Ridwan Abukari from the University of Jyväskylä selected as the winner of the Master’s Award in Development Studies 2025
As part of the Development Days Conference 2026 programme, the winner and honorary mentions of the Master’s Award were announced. Abukari was selected as this year’s winner for his thesis examining witchcraft accusations in Northern Ghana. Topics such as futures studies, energy transition,...
February 2, 2026 — The University of Eastern Finland Hosts the Coordination of the UniPID Network 2026-2029.
Starting in 2026, the UniPID Coordination Unit moved from the University of Helsinki to the University of Eastern Finland. To learn more about what this transition means, we invite you to read this text written by UniPID’s director, Kaisa Kurki. Thank you, UEF, for the warm welcome!