Articles with tag: Policy-makers
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We will include students in the promotion of exercise
Published:The problems of students are hidden beneath the coping narrative, and the cause is their youth, writes Niko Peltokangas, Secretary General of OLL. During the parliamentary election, the Federation is campaigning to see students identified as a separate group in the legislation for exercise promotion.
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Higher Education on the Move supports long-lasting and overall well-being
Published:How does the activities of Universities on the Move manifest in the everyday life of students and why should the programme's funding be continued? Special Advisor for University Sport Anni Liina Ikonen writes in the second part of the Finnish Student Sports Federation's election blog series about the importance of the Universities on the Move programme.
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Student sports must be taken into account in university funding
Published:Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden hyvinvointi on viime vuosina kriisiytynyt, minkä vuoksi korkeakoulujen liikunnan rahoitukseen tulisi panostaa enemmän, kirjoittaa Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton puheenjohtaja Emilia Junnila. Suurempien kriisien ja liikkumattomuuden kustannusten ehkäisemiseksi tulee panostukset tehdä nyt.
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Election panel held by the Finnish Student Sports Federation and the Finnish Olympic Committee will focus on questions concerning university sports and student sports
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) and the Olympic Committee will organize a parliamentary election panel on Monday, March 13, from 2 pm. to 3:30 pm. at the Olympic Stadium. The election panel will focus on questions concerning university sports and student sports.
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OLL’s joint event on the 22 of February will bring student sports into the election debate
Published:The Finnish Student Sports Federation OLL's campaign Liikuttavan arvokas is all about highlighting the importance of student sports in the parliamentary election. The campaign will be launched with a joint national event on the 22 of February 2023. On the same date, OLL is also organising a public event open for all at Kansalaistori in Helsinki in collaboration with UniSport.
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The Finnish Student Sports Federation is taking part in building a just transition
Published:Few things create so much good in society as the sports sector. And yet its importance is only acknowledged as an aside. A huge amount of expertise in everything from sports facilities to events and from activity-based work to nutrition often remains unutilised. This means that the sports sector walks humbly in the shadows, but there is a great deal of strength to be found in the shadows and asides. A strength which can be used for the good of the environment.
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Why does Putin want to control university sports?
Published:Big money in sports is a major incentive for many people hungry for power. But why did Putin also want to sit on the throne of university sports, where there is less money and fame?
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How did Putin gain control over university sports?
Published:Power in FISU, umbrella organisation of university sports, transferred to Putin in the 2010s. But how did it come to this? The Finnish Student Sports Federation’s events and training specialist Markku Rantahalvari will answer this question in the OLL blog.
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Markku Rantahalvari: Boycott sporting events the right way!
Published:What’s the right thing to do when a country that grossly violates human rights organises and hosts sporting events by questionable means? Our events and education specialist Markku has a few tips for you!
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Time to put an end to issues in student wellbeing - The Finnish Student Sports Federation demands actions for university sports
Published:The increase of poor wellbeing among university students is common knowledge, but attempts to take on the issue have remained lukewarm. At the next parliamentary election it is time to focus on university students’ wellbeing and physical activity, the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) demands at their General Assembly, held in Vuokatti on the 2nd and 3rd November.
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Joko puhutaan liikkumisesta? Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliitto vaatii vaalitavoitteissaan konkreettisia toimia liikunnan edistämiseksi
Published:Mikä toimiala on 1) miljardien arvoinen, 2) kaikkien poliitikkojen suosiossa ja 3) lähes näkymätön vaalikeskusteluissa? Kyse on liikkumisen ja liikunnan edistämisestä. Opiskelijoiden Liikuntaliiton (OLL) kunnianhimoisena tavoitteena onkin tuoda korkeakoululiikunta kevään eduskuntavaalikeskusteluihin.
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Markku Rantahalvari: The budget proposal for sports contains some all-too-familiar tunes
Published:The proposal for the 2023 state budget includes 2.8 million euros worth of cuts to sports funding. To OLL Specialist Markku Rantahalvari, the proposal contains some all-too-familiar tunes.
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Here’s what the new county councils can do to promote sports and exercise
Published:What is the sports sector looking for from the county councils that will commence work this March? OLL Communications Specialist Niko Peltokangas lays out the kinds of decisions the councils could make right at the beginning of their term to boost wellbeing through sports and exercise.
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Student, county elections also affect you!
Published:The historic regional county elections will be held for the first time in January 2022. The Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), University of Applied Sciences Students in Finland – SAMOK and National Union of University Students in Finland want to remind the students of the importance of the county elections.
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The General Assembly of the Finnish Student Sports Federation: Higher education students and sports services are the losers of the coronavirus pandemic
Published:According to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), the higher education students have slipped through the net during the coronavirus pandemic. Higher education sports, the Higher Education on the Move programme and other structures that support the well-being of students must be strengthened in case of future crises, OLL stated during its General Assembly, which was held in Kuortane on 10–11 November.
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Joint municipal election campaign by student organisations: we make a better student city together
Published:The student organisations’ joint municipal election campaign wants to encourage students to vote and increase the awareness of international students’ right to vote.
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The OLL Board divided areas of responsibilities and is heading towards municipal elections
Published:The Board of the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) for 2021 held their constitutive meeting and divided areas of responsibilities among themselves. The Board also decided on the respective sponsored student unions (list below).
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Liisa Reinola: University students – an easily forgotten group of users
Published:Children and young people’s physical exercise is often discussed, and equal opportunities for them to be active: how certain sports are expensive, but how physical exercise is important for personal development, social relationships and even health. Once this case is somehow fixed, the discussion jumps ahead many decades and focuses on exercise opportunities for the elderly. It is a well-known fact that physical exercise does play a key role in supporting their health and ability to function. So, the opportunity for safe gym training, jogging paths close to home, and guided sports groups for seniors by the city sports services must be provided.
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Effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Finnish higher education sports
Published:In the late spring of 2020, the National Sports Council commissioned a report on the situation in the sports sector. The report completely forgot the Finnish higher education sports services. On the basis of the National Sports Council’s questionnaires, the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL) carried out its own survey for those working in higher education sports.
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Ministry of education and culture grants 215,000 euros for the development of sports in higher education
Published:The Ministry of Education and Culture has granted a total of 215,000 euros to six different projects with the aim to develop sports in higher education. The annual national development grant for an active lifestyle was awarded to the Finnish Student Sports Federation (OLL), the University of Vaasa, and the universities of applied sciences in Kajaani, Lahti, Seinäjoki and Satakunta. The projects of the higher education institutions include activities which aim to start sports services, create a more active operating culture, and reach students who do not get enough exercise.
Page last updated 30.8.2020