Educational cooperation with partners from the Global South
This page presents the Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI's programmes and actions that support educational cooperation with partners from the Global South.
The purpose of the site is to promote the multi-stakeholder cooperation related to national and international funding, as well as to increase collaboration with developing regions. On this site, you will find best practices, project results, and information about funding programmes for educational cooperation with developing countries.
Map visualisation of Finnish organisations' cooperation with Global South partners in EDUFI's programmes
Video on the opportunities of the Erasmus+ programme for Africa
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FinCEED and Education Finland
FinCEED - Centre of Expertise in Education and Development
www.oph.fiFinCEED, the Finnish Centre of Expertise in Education and Development operating within EDUFI, strengthens Finland's role in solving the global learning crisis and promotes the use of Finnish expertise in education and development cooperation.
Education Finland export programme
www.educationfinland.fiThe Education Finland programme, operating within EDUFI, offers companies, education providers, and other education export stakeholders information about new business opportunities, organises training, enhances export expertise, and increases the global visibility of the Finnish education system.
Cooperation opportunities by sector
Team Europe
EDUFI is active in implementing two Team Europe initiatives focused on education in Sub-Saharan Africa, funded by the European Commission.
Cooperation opportunities in higher education
Erasmus+ global mobility for higher education
The global mobility included in the Erasmus+ Programme for higher education offers exchange opportunities also outside of Europe.
Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects in higher education
Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects in the field of higher education support the modernisation, accessibility and internationalisation of higher education in developing countries.
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges
Erasmus+ virtual exchanges projects (EVEs) consist of online activities that promote intercultural dialogue and soft skills development.
Erasmus Mundus action
Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) are high-quality international study programmes delivered jointly by several higher education institutions.
Jean Monnet Actions
Jean Monnet Actions included in the Erasmus+ programme support teaching, learning, research, and discussion about the European Union across various educational sectors. Opportunities are available ranging from general education to vocational education and training (VET) and higher education.
HEI ICI Programme
The Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) supports cooperation projects between higher education institutions in Finland and the developing world that are designed to enhance higher education provision in these countries.
Higher Education Partnership (HEP) Programme
The Higher Education Partnership Programmer (HEP) 2023-2026 supports collaboration projects between higher education institutions (HEIs) in Finland and in developing countries.
Team Finland Knowledge
The purpose of the Team Finland Knowledge programme is to create and strengthen cooperation between Finnish higher education institutions and the target regions and countries selected to the TFK network, and to design new operating models for cooperation.
EDUFI traineeship
Higher education students and recent graduates can apply for traineeships through us. Many of the placements are in developing countries.
EDUFI Fellowship
Are you looking for a scholarship to help you recruit a foreign student to do doctoral research? The EDUFI Fellowship is intended, particularly, for providing initial funding to carry out research for a doctoral thesis in Finland.
Cooperation opportunities in vocational education and training
Erasmus+ for vocational education and training (in Finnish)
Erasmus+ for vocational education and training offers global cooperation opportunities with programme partner countries in mobility and development projects.
Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects in vocational education and training (in Fi…
Capacity Building projects in the field of vocational education and training develop the vocational education and training in third countries not associated to the programme (so called partner countries).
Networks of global projects
finvet.fiEDUFI’s discretionary government transfer is used to support country-specific and region-specific global projects in vocational education and training.
Cooperation opportunities in general education
UNESCO schools
The aim of the worldwide UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) is to promote intercultural dialogue, peace, sustainable development and quality education.
Cooperation opportunities in the youth sector
Erasmus+ Youth (in Finnish)
In Erasmus+ Youth projects it is possible to cooperate with developing countries in all actions except DiscoverEU.
European Solidarity Corps (in Finnish)
Cooperation with developing countries is possible in all Solidarity Crops volunteering actions. Novelty in 2022 is volunteering in humanitarian aid, which is administered by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission.
Erasmus+ Virtual Exchanges
Erasmus+ virtual exchanges projects (EVEs) consist of online activities that promote intercultural dialogue and soft skills development.
Cooperation opportunities in the sport sector
Erasmus+ Capacity Building projects in the field of sport (in Finnish)
Capacity Building projects in the field of sport support the capacity, accessibility and internationalisation of organisations active in the field of sport in EU-external Partner Countries.