China-Finland Education Cooperation: Potentials and Challenges

1. China-Finland education Cooperation, Potentials and Challenges2014 Finn-SinoEducation ForumApril 25, 2014University of Tampere Seppo Hölttä HigherEducation Group / School of Management University of Tampere seppo.holtta@uta.fi

2. 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

3. WhyChineseWant to Cooperatewith Us?

4. 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

5. Challenges in Finland’seducationcoopeartionwith China (Cai’spresentation) • 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

6. Lessonslearnedfromtheyesterday’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

7. CapacityNeeded 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

8. Resources/Instruments – Expected Outcomes – Processesin Educational Cooperation

9. Outcomes e Resources/ Instruments Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhDProgrammes/ Training Professional Training Programmes School Programmes MA & BA Programmes

10. Networks (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations) PolicyDialogueBetweenGovernments (MoE’s) Exported & ImportedEducationalProgrammes Advisory & Consulting Services JointAcademicProgrammes Outcomes ComparativeResearch ed Resources/ Instruments Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhDProgrammes/ Training Professional Training Programmes School Programmes MA & BA Programmes

11. Networks (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations) PolicyDialogueBetweenGovernments (MoE’s) Exported & ImportedEducationalProgrammes Advisory & Consulting Services JointAcademicProgrammes Outcomes ComparativeResearch ed Information Delivery/Exchange JointResearchAgendas LinkingtheActors (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations) Curriculum DevelopmentPrinciples Principles of DegreeStructures Quality Assurance Principles Resources/ Instruments Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhDProgrammes/ Training Professional Training Programmes School Programmes MA & BA Programmes

12. Networks (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations) PolicyDialogueBetweenGovernments (MoE’s) Exported & ImportedEducationalProgrammes Advisory & Consulting Services JointAcademicProgrammes Outcomes • WhoWillTake Care of TheseSupportingFunctions? • HEIs • Governments • Companies • FERC-CEREC ComparativeResearch ed Information Delivery/Exchange Marketing Educational Systems and Opportunities JointResearchAgendas LinkingtheActors (HEIs, Schools, Companies, Public Organisations) Curriculum DevelopmentPrinciples Principles of DegreeStructures Quality Assurance Principles Resources/ Instruments Academic (Basic and Applied) Research PhDProgrammes/ Training Professional Training Programmes School Programmes MA & BA Programmes