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Cooperation openings between NGOs and the higher education sector May 3, 2012

Helli Kitinoja Manager of International Affairs, Seinäjoki UASAdministrative Coordinator, Health Africa NSS projectVice Chair, HADCO

Introduction

The HEIs in Finland have important role in implementing the

Finnish development policy The former Finnish Development Policy was set by the

Government in 2007, renewed in 2012

Internationalization is one of the most important priorities of the HEIs in Finland Strategy for the Internationalization of the HEIs in Finland (MOE 2009) - global responsibility one of the five priorities

NSS and Hei-Ici Programmes are tools to implement the strategy

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HEIs role in implementing the Development Policy of Finland & the Goals of the UNs Millenium Declaration

• Knowledge society should aims of the development policy in Finland and UNs Millenium Goals be included in the curiculums, to make young people enployable, to give them practical skills?

• To develop higher education community should we offer degree level education for young people from developing countries? Do we need Finnips-network, do we need scholarship programmes?

• Capacity building should it be implemented in the community level or in a prof-prof project , ministries role?

• Global responsibility through mobility (NSS)?

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HEIs role in implementing the Development Policy of Finland & the Goals of the UNs Millenium Declaration

• Multicultural society importance of education, mobility, friend family activity etc.?

• Chancing needs of development countries Do we need UAS-company-NGO partnerships, applied research, co-operation with partner HEIs in other countries – could the Finnish HEI be as a gateway between developing countries and other western countries?

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How the HEIs can utilize the different financing instruments • Financing for the development project of the NGOs

NGO – HEI co-operation / Univ-UAS-NGO • NSS development through mobility (NGO-UASs)• Hei-Ici applied research, new innovations, export of

the Finnish knowledge and skills to development countries (University-UAS)

• Tempus applied research, mobility (also HEIs from other western countries in a project in Russia or Albania i.e.)

• Alfa • Erasmus Mundus • FLF export of knowledge and skills

How the HEIs can utilize the different instruments

Everyone can learn from each other

Instruments support each other

What kind of benefits we can get about university-UAS-NGO co-operation

• Interdisciplinary work

• Win-win benefits - interfaces, roles?

• Secondary level education has also knowledge and skills needed in capacity building projects

• Model of partneship based on the expertise

• Combination of education – research/applied research – development work – internationalisation

• Shared responsibility

• Possibility to use differnt financing instruments

• Networks, contacts

• Long-term strategy is needed

An example about HEI – NGO co-operation • Co-operation with Uganda started in 1994 in Kokkola,

UASs and secondary level institutions • Health Africa Network was grounded in 1997 a joint

development project with the Finnish NGO (MLL) in Uganda

• An NGO ”HADCO” (Health Africa Development Cooperation Organisation) was established in 28.12.1999 – ten UASs from Finland three development projects ”Health Village” etc. in years 1999-2011 (Chair Ms Merja Seppälä, COU UAS; Vice-Chair Ms Helli Kitinoja, Seinäjoki UAS)

• Health Africa NSS projects in 2004-2013 in co-operation with the HADCO – eight UASs, Universities from Uganda and Kenya (Adm coord. Seinäjoki UAS, Acad coord. COU UAS)

Examples about the Capacity Building projects of HEIs in developing countries • Family Health and Wellbeing NSS project 2011-2013 in Nepal and

Vietnam (Adm coord HAMK UAS, Acad coord Seinäjoki UAS, LAMK, Laurea)

• Tempus projects 1996-2003 in Albania, aim was to produce a curriculum of public health nurse education and implement the education, the first nursing science study book was also published in albanian language (Seinäjoki, COU UASs, university from UK, Vlora Univ from Albania)

• Tempus projects in Russia, development of HEIs administration (Univ from DE, Seinäjoki UAS, Russian partners)

• Development project 2004-2008 in Kosovo to start nurse teacher education and BNSc education (private company, Seinäjoki and Satakunta UASs, Tampere University)

• Alfa project 1999-2002 to produce virtual learning material (Seinäjoki UAS, universities from Argentina, Brazil, Portugal)

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Yhteenvetona

• Kehitysyhtesityöhankkeet ja North-South-South –hankkeet ovat täydentäneet toinen toistaan

• Kehitysyhteistyön osaaminen on lisääntynyt suomalaisten korkeakouluopiskelijoiden ja -opettajien keskuudessa, suomalaista kestävään kehitykseen pohjautuvaa osaamista on myös voitu viedä kehitysmaihin

* Verkostoyhteistyössä ovat koulutus, T&K –toiminta ja kansainvälisyys integroituneet toisiinsa

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