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Experiences from Finnish funding instruments for capacity building

Experiences from Finnish funding instruments for capacity building. Higher Education Institutions – Institutional Cooperation Instrument ( HEI-ICI ) : Sustainable Energy Education Development (SEED ). AFRICA AT THE UNIVERSITIES IN TURKU/ÅBO 23.10.2012. Visa Tuominen Coordinator

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Experiences from Finnish funding instruments for capacity building

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  1. Experiences from Finnish funding instruments for capacity building Higher Education Institutions – Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI-ICI): Sustainable Energy Education Development (SEED) AFRICA AT THE UNIVERSITIES IN TURKU/ÅBO 23.10.2012 Visa Tuominen Coordinator Finland FuturesResearch Centre

  2. Whoweare? Finland FuturesResearch Centre (FFRC) Established in 1992 as an auxiliary unit of Turku School of Economics (1992–2009) SpecialUnit of University of Turku since 2010 Offices in Turku, Helsinki and Tampere Personnel: 55–60 Mekong group in the FFRC – http://www.mekong.fi • Research and capacity building projects in the Mekong since 2002 • Projectsfundedmainlyby: • Academy of Finland • Ministry for ForeignAffairs of Finland • EU

  3. Partners in ourcurrent HEI-ICI project Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) Founded in 1964 The leading institution in Cambodia giving education in different fields of engineering (chemical, food, civil, energy, electrical, computer, industrial, mechanical, rural). Around 3000 students (2009) National University of Laos (NUOL) • Founded in 1996 • The only national university in the country • Around 26 000 students (2006) Tampere University of Technology

  4. HEI-ICI-SEED:Sustainable Energy EducationDevelopment at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) and at the National University of Laos (NUOL) The overall objective of the project is to contribute to sustainable energy planning through improved energy related knowledge and expertise on a national level. The purpose of the HEI-ICI project is to enhance and promote Sustainable Energy Education, Research and Development at Faculty of Engineering at NUOL and Department of Electrical and Energy Engineering at ITC.

  5. Whatdowereallydo in the project?

  6. Whatwedo in the project? • Training of Trainers • Renewableenergytechnology • Energy systems • Energy planning and modelling • Environmentalissues of energyproduction • Pedagogicalskills (Centre for Learning Research) • Curriculumdevelopment • Development of Renewable Energy degreeprogrammes • Fieldvisits • Settingup Energy Research and Training Centre • Supportnetworking and cooperation with otheruniversities in the region

  7. TBEC biogaspowerplant - biogasfromwastewater

  8. Whydowehavethis HEI-ICI project? FFRC Mekong groupcompetes for nearly 100% of itsfunding – projectsneeded to paysalaries For ourpartners (ITC and NUOL): Project proposalbased on the needsidentifiedbypartneruniversities. Funding for improving the skills and knowledge of theirstaff, updatingresearchequipment. Synergies with othercapacitybuilding and researchprojects. For the MFA…

  9. Thankyou! For moreinformation, pleasevisithttp://www.mekong.fi http://www.ffrc.utu.fi Contact: mekong-info@utu.fi Visa.Tuominen@utu.fi

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