Student Barometer is a survey aimed at students in higher education. Its purpose is to collect information on students’ experiences and opinions of their studies, student life, and everyday life. Student Barometer is repeated data collection carried out by the Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus sr.
Information produced by Student Barometer is used in work to develop student wellbeing, student activities, the quality of teaching, higher education internships, studies and reports on working life and living, and educational institutions. Participation in the study is voluntary. By responding to the survey, you are participating in discussions about topics that affect student life!
The survey will open on 9.2.2022 at the address https://link.webropol.com/s/ob2022. The survey will be open until 9.3.2022. Responding to the survey takes around 30–45 minutes. Students respond to the survey anonymously and their data will not be combined with data from other sources. You can respond to the survey in Finnish, Swedish, or English. Verkkokauppa.com gift cards will be available to win in a prize draw open to all participants.
The basic results of Student Barometer will be published in 2022 as an open Power BI database. Various reports on different topics will also be published. The collected data will be used for research purposes, for various reports, and, for example, to support public discussion and decision-making. Results will be published in such a way that it will not be possible to identify an individual respondent.
More information about the data collected by the study and how the data is processed is available in the study’s privacy policy. Otus is committed to complying with the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK’s guidelines for responsible conduct of research and the ethical principles of research with human participants.
Further information:
- Facebook: @Opiskelijabarometri
- Instagram: @opiskelijabarometri
- Twitter: @opiskelijabaro
- Study’s privacy policy
- Research Foundation for Studies and Education Otus (in Finnish)
