How To Promote Educational Cooperation In Finnish Russia

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1 Promoting educational cooperation, Finland Annika Sundbäck Senior Programme Coordinator, CIMO Education Unites. Common Values Common Future,

2 Centre for International Mobility CIMO established 1991 independent body under Ministry of Education goal of activity: promoting international dialogue and exchange within the field of educational administration

3 CIMO s cooperation with Russia Agreement on cooperation within culture, education and research signed in 1992 Memorandum between CIMO and the Russian State Committee on Higher Education in 1995 Bilateral seminars on higher education cooperation since 1996 Next to be held in StPetersburg in February 2008 EU-Russia Seminar on Academic Mobility 2006, 2006/

4 Scholarship programmes, exchange programmes and network cooperation Scholarship programmes: CIMO Fellowships Finnish Government Scholarship Pool Winter School Russian Government Scholarships Teaching of the Finnish language International internships Network cooperation FIRST North2north EU-programmes: HE and Youth

5 Scholarship programmes CIMO Fellowships Postgraduate students from outside the EU approx students per year Scholarship /month Finnish Government Scholarship Pool Students from 30 different countries

6 Scholarship programmes Winter School Participants: annually about Russian and Ukrainian postgraduate students postgraduate studies in Finland Russian Government Scholarships Scholarships for Finnish students for degree studies in Russia Erasmus Mundus 11 Mundus Master courses in Finland, open to Russian Bachelor-graduates

7 Network cooperation FIRST Finnish Russian Student Exchange Programme Financing from CIMO to higher education consortia individual students, teachers, intensive courses in 2007: 25 networks recognition of studies

8 FIRST From Russia to Finland From Finland to Russia

9 Network cooperation North2north Mobility programme of the University of the Arctic consortia Financing: Ministry of Education Nordic Council of Ministers programmes Tempus Russia most important for Finnish HEIs in JEP-projects with Russia: 20% of all Tempus-financed Russia-projects Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window Large interest among Finnish HEIs

10 Teaching of the Finnish language University teachers of Finnish language and culture Visiting teachers Summer courses, language courses Day of the Finnish Language in StPetersburg Kindered nations scholarship programme Scholarships for studying the Finnish language and national arts

11 International internships For Finnish students in Russia: tourism, social sciences, social work Finnish Institute in StPetersburg, embassies, FTB, international offices at Universities For Russian students in Finland: natural resources, students of the Finnish language, engineering students forest industry, horticulture, student associations, HEIs, families

12 Trainees From Russia to Finland From Finland to Russia

13 Youth EU Youth in Action for young people aged years, for persons working with young people or NGOs Learning outside of the formal educational system Travel within Young Culture Groups within arts and culture Scholarships for performances abroad

14 CIMO s Information Services Material on Studying in Finland Student Fair in StPetersburg, Majakovski Library enquiries: cimoinfo@cimo.fi Country Guide: Direction Russia Material on Russian HEIs and Studying in Russia

15 Future of Russia-cooperation Development of network programme (<-- FIRST) language courses, short-term intensive courses, joint/double degree mobility Promotion campaign to Finnish students interest towards studying in Russia Winter school activity Bilateral seminars

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