China-Finland education Cooperation, Potentials and Challenges

2014 Finn-Sino Education Forum April 25, 2014 University of Tampere Seppo Hölttä Higher Education Group / School of Management University of Tampere [email protected]

• • • • • Why We Want to Cooperate With Chinese Educational Institutions?

Government • Promotion of multicultural society • • Global responsibility Future Learning Finland – Competitiveness of Finland • • Global visibility of Finland – Reputation From centralised control towards a role of a facilitator Higher Education Institutions (HEI) • Internationalisation – Academic cooperation • Financial Returns – Export of Education • International visibility and Institutional reputation • From a traditional model towards a market based mode • Look for opportunities Academic Units and Academics • Academic interest/knowlede (research and academic programmes) • Training of academic experts • Academic prestige Companies • Financial returns • Non-Financial benefits of owners (HEIs and others) Municipalities/Schools • Internationalisation • Regional development

Why Chinese Want to Cooperate with Us?

Opportunities

• • • China would use Finland as one of the main models/benchmark in its 2020 educational reform China would use Finland’s academic expertise in the strategic fields supporting transformation and economic growth Finland’s strengths • Reputation created mainly by PISA • • • • • • Experiences of decentralisation of the educational system and Government in general Smooth transition to market driven society Deep integration of Innovation policy and education and research policies Reputation of high technology Experiences in solving environmental problems … • We need to understand better the Chinese view and strategies to be successful in educational cooperation

Challenges in Finland’s education coopeartion with China (Cai’s presentation)

• • • • • • Little knowledge about Chinese higher education Ineffective approaches to promoting Finnish higher education Lack of trust building with Chinese partners Lack of successful experiences of developing joint degree programmes with Chinese partners and particularly education export Lack of coordination between Finnish higher education institutions Insufficient motivation and commitment (especially on education export) • • Unclear vision on international cooperation and education export Lack of national cooperation

Lessons learned from the yesterday’s Team Finland Seminar (TEKES)

• If you offer something, you need to have the product • • You need to invest (time and money) first before trying to go to the markets China cooperation needs active presence in China • Importance of cultural understanding • Heavy investments and economic growth in inland China offer new opportunities

Capacity Needed for Cooperation • • • • • Human capacity • Training Finnish and Chinese experts in PhD and Master programmes • • Tailored capacity by professional training Mutual mobility Technical and pedagogical capacity • ICT based teaching and learning • Pedagogy Understanding of the educational systems and policies • (Joint) research on Chinese and Finnish educational systems • (Balanced) mobility Cultural understanding and sensitivity • Communication and interaction Institutional/organisational capacity • Organisational structures • • • • Curricula (joint programmes, export programmes) Agreements and contracts Funding (for development) Inter-institutional interactive platforms

Resources/Instruments – Expected Outcomes – Processes in Educational Cooperation

Outcomes e Resour ces/ Instrum ents Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhD Programmes/ Training MA & BA Program mes Professional Training Programmes School Programmes

Outcomes Policy Dialogue Between Governme nts (MoE’s) Joint Academic Program mes Exported & Imported Educatio nal Program mes

Comparative Research

Advisory & Consulting Services Networks (HEIs, Schools, Compani es, Public Organisat ions) ed Resour ces/ Instrum ents Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhD Programmes/ Training MA & BA Program mes Professional Training Programmes School Programmes

Outcomes Resour ces/ Instrum ents Policy Dialogue Between Governme nts (MoE’s) Joint Academic Program mes Exported & Imported Educatio nal Program mes Advisory & Consulting Services Networks (HEIs, Schools, Compani es, Public Organisat ions) Academic (Basic and Applied) Research

Comparative Research Information Delivery/Exchange Joint Research Agendas Linking the Actors (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations)

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Principles of Degree Structures Quality Assurance Principles

PhD Programmes/ Training MA & BA Program mes Professional Training Programmes School Programmes

Outcomes Resour ces/ Instrum ents Policy Dialogue Between Governme nts (MoE’s) Academic (Basic and Applied) Research Joint Academic Program mes

Comparative Research Information Delivery/Exchange Marketing Educational Systems and Opportunities Joint Research Agendas Curriculum Development Principles Principles of Degree Structures Quality Assurance Principles

PhD Programmes/ Training Exported & Imported Educatio nal Program mes MA & BA Program mes Advisory & Consulting Services Professional Training Programmes Networks (HEIs, Schools, Compani es, Public Organisat ions) School Programmes Who Will Take Care of These Supporting Functions?

HEIs Governments Companies FERC-CEREC