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Over the past month, there has been extensive media coverage about the potential merger between South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK) and LUT University. The reporting has been inconsistent, and we, as the Student Union Kaakko, want to help clarify the situation. At this stage, we would like to remind every student at our university that no decisions have been finalized—discussions are still ongoing. The Chair of the Student Union Kaakko Board was also interviewed and asked to comment on the situation.  Student Union Kaakko is committed to actively participating in these discussions, as advocating for the interests of our students is our primary responsibility. In summer 2023, the Trade Union of Education in Finland (OAJ) published a report on the functionality of universities of applied sciences operating as limited companies. This report highlights concerns that we share: the power held by owners can, in the worst case, be misused. An inappropriate ownership structure could, in the long term, be detrimental to the quality of higher education and to our own university of applied sciences.  The report draws attention to Section [...]

Voting in the 2026 Supplementary election for the Student Union Kaakko's Representative Council ended on April 13, 2026, at 23:59. Early voting for the Representative Council election took place from April 7th to April [...]

Joonas Soukkio, a Bachelor of Business Administration (UAS) and Master’s student in Human Resource Management, began his role as Kaakko’s  new Executive Director on February 18. A native of Tampere, Joonas has extensive experience in the UAS student [...]

The Student Union of the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences Kaakko is organizing supplementary elections for the Representative Council on March 23–30, 2026.    In the elections, three (3) regular members and maximum of twenty (20) deputy members will be elected to the Representative Council. The elections will be conducted by electronic voting. The nomination period begins on March 3, 2026, at 8:00 and ends on March 12, [...]

ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS FOR THE TERM 2026 – STUDENT UNION OF SOUTH-EASTERN FINLAND UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (Updated 16.3.2026) The Student Union of the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied [...]

Hello! My name is Miia and I came to Opiskelijakunta Kaakko for the TEO course through Eduko, i.e. for the learning in working life course. I'm in the second year of a bachelor's degree [...]