Presentation: How the University of Helsinki Turned a Funding Crisis Into Lasting Administrative Efficiency

In 2015, federal austerity measures led to a €106M (15%) cut to the University of Helsinki’s budget. Nearly half of that loss landed in a single year. Rather than making piecemeal cuts, Helsinki’s leaders saw an opportunity to fundamentally rethink administrative services. The result was a rapid but carefully structured move to a shared services organization called University Services.

At the Re: University conference, David Attis, Managing Director at EAB, will share lessons learned from Helsinki's transformation process, and Esa Hämäläinen, Head of Administration at the University of Helsinki, will join via Zoom to answer questions.