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HEIs and Sectoral Research

Higher Education in Finland Orientation Program for American Fulbright Grantees August 30, 2012 Senior Adviser Eeva Kaunismaa. HEIs and Sectoral Research Institutes Universities ( blue ) Polytecnics ( green ) Public research institutes ( red ). The Finnish Higher Education System.

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HEIs and Sectoral Research

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  1. HigherEducation in FinlandOrientation Program for American Fulbright GranteesAugust 30, 2012Senior Adviser Eeva Kaunismaa

  2. HEIs and SectoralResearch InstitutesUniversities (blue) Polytecnics (green)Public researchinstitutes (red)

  3. The FinnishHigherEducation System • The Finnish higher education system comprises two parallel sectors: • University sector • 16 research universities, including 3 Universities of Arts • Student enrollment 114 000, annual intake ~ 20 000 • Independent legal persons with majority of funding through State budget • Polytechnic sector (established in the mid-1990s) • 25 institutions • Student enrollment 113 500, annual intake ~ 26 500 • Institutions partly funded by the state, partly by municipalities • Regional development tasks • Bachelor degrees (vocational and professional degrees) • (Professional) Master’s degrees in selected fields • The whole HE system provides study places for 65-70% of an age group

  4. CohortsEntering (Upper) SecondaryEducation and the FirstCycle of TertiaryEducation in 2007 - 2025

  5. StructuralDevelopment of HigherEducation Vision 2020 • Maximum of 18 polytechnics • Intake in youth education of 22,500 students (in 2009 ~26 500) • Flexible and profiled higher education units and structures • Strong and dynamic interaction with the region and its employers • Well-established, high-quality R&D in priority areas • Maximum of 15 universities • Intake of 17 500 students (in 2009 ~19 500) • Strong units and profiles; clear priorities in research • Internationalisation and world-class research • Four to five strategic university-polytechnic alliances • Secured access to education and diverse education provision in the area • Joint R&D and stronger (regional) impact

  6. PM JyrkiKatainen's Government Program Priorities General • Reduction of poverty, inequality and social exclusion • Consolidation of Public finances • Enhancing sustainable economic growth, employment and competitiveness In education • Finland the most competent nation in 2020 • Reduction of gender differences in learning outcomes, participation and completion of education • Equal opportunities and rights to free quality education • To ensure the availability of the workforce, especially in key educational, health and welfare services • Guidance and counselling at all levels of education • All primary school leavers will be guaranteed a study place • To adapt the network of educational institutions to demographic trends

  7. GovernmentProgramme on HigherEducation and Science • Quality, efficiency and internationalisation of HE • Polytechnic Reform (legal status, funding, administration) • Each province in Finland will have at least one higher education institution. • The establishment of a university for the arts will be promoted. • Access to higher education studies will be made smoother for example by reforming student selection. • Policy on the national research infrastructure will be promoted.

  8. Photo: Sara Djupsund

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