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4.3.2024
Direction for the career from SIMHE guidance – A journalist and an administrative worker gained new ideas from career guidance
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/direction-career-simhe-guidance-journalist-and-administrative-worker-gained-new-ideas
SIMHE guidance helps highly educated immigrants in Finland to integrate into society. This often happens through training and employment, like in the case of Anna Jarovaja and Elodie Magnier.
Experiences
Higher education
News
12.4.2024
Number of higher education students’ mobility periods abroad not as high as during peak years – universities and universities of applied sciences developing in different directions in terms of mobility
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/number-higher-education-students-mobility-periods-abroad-not-high-during-peak-years
In 2023, higher education students in Finland completed a total of just over 10,000 mobility periods abroad, counting both long-term and short-term periods. Compared to the previous year, the total number of mobility periods completed increased by 21%, or 1,750 periods. The data was collected by Vipunen – Education Statistics Finland.
Current issues
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Information
Activities SALTO Digital
—www.oph.fi/en/salto-digital/activities-salto-digital
SALTO Digitals activities can be split into 3 main categories: Capacity building, identifying and sharing good practices and publishing analysis, publications and guidelines.
Information
HEI ICI and HEP programmes
—www.oph.fi/en/programmes/hei-ici-programme
The Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) and Higher Education Partnership (HEP) Programme supports cooperation projects between higher education institutions in Finland and the developing world that are designed to enhance higher education provision in these countries. The projects support the higher education institutions in developing their subject-specific, methodological, educational and administrative capacities. Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides funding for the programmes through its development cooperation funds. The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) administrates the programmes.
Internationalisation
Higher education
HEI ICI / HEP
Internationalisation
Information
Lifelong Guidance in Finland
—www.oph.fi/en/education-system/lifelong-guidance-finland
Lifelong learning has become increasingly important as society is changing and evolving. Guidance related to lifelong learning helps individuals to identify their abilities, competence and interests in the different stages of their life. Guidance also supports them in making decisions on their education and career and in managing their life path.
Themes and development
Event
24. – 26.4.2024
Seminar
eTwinning seminar for anti-racist educators
—www.oph.fi/en/events/2024/etwinning-seminar-anti-racist-educators
Time and location:
24. – 26.4.2024
Welcome to “eTwinning for anti-racist educators ” eTwinning seminar for teachers in Benelux and Nordic countries in Espoo, Finland! The seminar offers a unique opportunity for t eachers in primary...
Seminar
eTwinning
News
9.4.2024
Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation funding supports 17 Finnish organisations
—www.oph.fi/en/news/2024/erasmus-alliances-innovation-funding-supports-17-finnish-organisations
In the 2023 application round, a record 37 projects were funded at the European level. Finland's participation includes a wide range of actors: higher education institutions, vocational education and training institutions, organisations, companies, and a wellbeing services county.
Programmes
Vocational education and training
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for vocational education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Information
Glossary of digital terms for young children
—www.oph.fi/en/education-and-qualifications/glossary-digital-terms-young-children
The Glossary of digital terms for young children is a collection of words and images and their explanations. The glossary is aimed at supporting the development of digital competence of young children...
Education and qualifications
Pre-primary education
Basic education
Early childhood education and care
Digitalisation
Information
Support for the internationalisation of higher education
—www.oph.fi/en/education-development/funding-internationalisation/support-internationalisation-higher-education
The Finnish National Agency for Education supports international cooperation between higher education institutions through different funding programmes. An essential part of both the internationally and nationally financed programmes is network cooperation.
Internationalisation
Higher education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Generation Study Abroad
HEI ICI / HEP
Nordic Master
Nordplus Higher Education
Scholar Rescue Fund
Information
#ErasmusDays
—www.oph.fi/en/programmes/erasmusdays
ErasmusDays is a six-day event spreading information across Europe about experiences and lessons learnt in the education, training, youth and sport projects that are part of the Erasmus+ programme. In 2024, the days will be organized from 14 to 19 October 2024. In 2023, the days were organized from 9 to 14 October 2023. All organisations and individuals who have been involved in projects or exchanges can organise an event of their own and register it as part of the ErasmusDays event.
Programmes
Erasmus+
Internationalisation