Transcript Strategy for the Internationalisation of Higher Education

Internationalisation of Higher
Education in Finland
Maija Innola
24.9.2013
Changing challenges
Social
dimension:
Research
infrastructures and
programmes
values, inclusiveness,
public common good,
access to information
Joint
campuses,
programmes,
courses,
degrees
Multidiscipl
cross-discip
approach
Knowledge,
information
sharing
Recryting of
teachers,
experts
Mobility o
students,
researche
experts,
administra
TARGET: By 2015, the number of non-Finnish teachers, researchers
and degree students has risen considerably and higher education
institutions will have become genuinely international study and work
communities.
2009
2010
2011
TARGET 201316
Amount of
degree
students:
Universities:
6 984
Polytechnics:
6 962
Universities:
7 809
Polytechnics:
7 724
Universities:
8 752
Polytechnics:
8 701
Universities:
8 950
Polytechnics:
7 475
Student
mobility/ over 3
months
U: 10 327
P: 7 556
U: 10 444
P: 8 390
U: 10 257
P: 8 539
U: 11 950
P: 8 830
U: 0,36
P: 0,94
U: 0,36
P: 0,98
U: 0,42
P: 1,09
Mobility of staff/ U: 0,18
mean, average P: 0,88
Future potential of student mobility?
50
plan to enroll
45
have been enrolled
40
35
30
31
25
19
15
20
18
21
19
15
15
10
14
14
5
13
11
9
7
5
0
Finland
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Estonia
Conference on mobility, Helsinki
Latvia
Lithuania
25.05.2011
Lähde: Student Mobility in Higher Education: a Nordic Comparison using Eurostudent Data
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TARGET: Finnish higher education institutions are internationally
renowned and attractive study and work environments
-
reforming the universities core funding from 2013
reforming the core funding and act of the polytechnics 2014-15
strategies, priorities, structural changes, mergers of the HEIs
strong regional innovation centres
national research infrastructures policy and funding
student and research welcome services
International Degree programmes, evaluated in 2013
-
http://www.kka.fi/files/1822/KKA_0213.pdf
Degree programmes in English (2012)
Bachelor’s
degrees
Master’s
degrees
Polytecnics
103
31
Universities
3
220
32
255
106
251
32
389
Doctoral
degrees
134
International or programmes in English?
Source: Study in Finland database, www.studyinfinland.fi
Universities core funding from 2013
Steering of HEI’s
• Internationalisation is part of the agreements between the Ministry
and HEI’s
- Quantitative targets (student mobility, number of international
students)
- Performance indicatiors (Staff international mobility / teaching
and research personnel, international research funding)
• How could we better cover all aspects of internatiolisation of higher
education?
Education and expertise export
• Finnish higher education institutions are attractive and reliable
cooperation partners –international networking
• Potential of the export of competence and education to become a
significant exports?
• Ongoing trial of tution fees /students outside EU (2010-2014) –
political decissions about the future
• Increase of the cross-border education also in Finland?
Thank you! Kiitos!
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