Focus on Africa event attracted a large number of participants
The importance of collaboration with African countries is growing in the youth and education sectors. With this in mind, the Finnish National Agency for Education organised a webinar entitled Focus on Africa on 9 December 2021, which highlighted the growing strategic focus and widening cooperation opportunities arising out of collaboration with African countries in the education and youth sectors.
Education and qualifications
Vocational education and training
Higher education
Global Cooperation
Erasmus+ for vocational education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Projects coordinated by Finnish higher education institutions performed well in the Erasmus+ Capacity Building application round
The total amount of funding granted in the 2022 application round was approximately EUR 100 million. The total number of valid applications submitted by the deadline was 429, of which 33% were granted...
Programmes
Higher education
Global Cooperation
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Funding to 14 Finnish organisations from Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation
The application round for Erasmus+ Alliances for Innovation ended on 7 September 2021. A total of 317 applications were submitted in the whole Europe. Fourteen organisations from Finland were granted funding, two of them as coordinators of a project and the others in the role of a project partner.
Programmes
Vocational education and training
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for vocational education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Going on student exchange by train
I first went on exchange to Mainz, Germany, in 2019. While there, I experienced a kind of awakening to environmental citizenship during a visit to the local Real hypermarket, seeing all the shelves...
Experiences
Higher education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Grant for Erasmus Mundus Design Measures awarded to a Finnish higher education institution for the first time
In the 2022 Erasmus Mundus application round, funding was applied for Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) and Erasmus Mundus Design Measures (EMDM). Applications were received from across the world...
Programmes
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Autumn Forum for HEIs’ International Issues: a joyful get-together that set its sights to future
The Autumn Forum for Higher Education Institutions’ International Issues was held in Oulu on 16–17 August 2022. The event brought together more than 250 experts of international cooperation from higher education institutions around Finland.
Education and qualifications
Higher education
Erasmus+ for higher education
How students develop personally through experiences during their studies? Participate in the Campus International survey!
The questionnaire includes questions on student’s background, personality traits and behavior. The survey is therefore also an opportunity to learn about yourself. The participants reply the...
Programmes
Higher education
Erasmus+ for higher education
TCA
Circus Pedagogy – the Future of an Innovative and Inclusive Education in Europe
This innovative research-based practice of Youth and Social Circus Pedagogy is based on the Erasmus+ project Youth and Social Circus Arts – an Innovative and Inclusive education for Europe (Circus++)...
Experiences
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Updated 3 March: Impact of Russia's attack on Ukraine on ongoing projects and international mobility in EU programmes
Due to the crisis in Ukraine, the force majeure clause can be applied to ongoing projects and mobility activities funded by the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes.
Current issues
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for adult education
Erasmus+ for vocational education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Erasmus+ for youth work
Erasmus+ for general education
Erasmus+: Sport
European Solidarity Corps
COVID-19 reduced the number of student exchanges in higher education also in the autumn term
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to restrict student mobility in higher education as the number of outgoing and incoming students in Finland remained clearly lower than normal in autumn 2021. The spring term is anticipated to be slightly better.
Current issues
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education