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Towards a new model of education cooperation with China
--A solution by the Finn-Sino Education Cooperation Network
Yuzhuo CaiCEREC, University of Tampere
25.4.2014
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What is the network? How can the network help overcome the
current challenges faced by Finnish educational institutions in cooperation with China?
Main topics
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Open platform initiated by CEREC and FERC Governing/advisory board Executive body Operational units Public/free service Public funding, sponsorship, project funding Ambition to become Nordic-Sino Education
Cooperation Network
What is Finn-Sino Education Cooperation Network?
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To provide knowledge and information about both countries’ education practices and policy development
To analyse the relevance of one's education system and education practices on the other
To facilitate and support dialogues between key actors in both field
To establish a database and network of key actors and resources in the field
To educate Finnish Chinese education expert and Chinese Finnish education expert
To team up interesting actors and apply external funding for ad hoc projects
To provide tailor-made services To monitor the cooperation and develop quality assurance
standards
Aims of the network
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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
Challenges in Finland’s education coopeartion with China
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Lack of cooperation and coordination among Finnish educational institutions at the national level
The most essential problem
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Problems caused by the ineffective cooperation
Repetition in gaining basic knowledge about Chinese education
Ineffective market approaches and unaffordable marketing costs
Lack of information sharing and network building
Slow learning process in education cooperation with China
Solutions by the network
High quality research in the field by highly competent teams
Promotion of one Finnish brand and development of quality assurance system
Network building mechanisms and information sharing channels.
Studying existing cooperation cases
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Stimulating national coordination trough quality assurance development: This is Finnish Education
Capacity development trough training local experts.
Two examples
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A quality assurance system for training Chinese educational professionals.
Capacity building for Finnish training providers Based on the understanding of both Finnish and Chinese education
system as well as training practices, we will help Finnish education providers to develop their capacity and skills for training Chinese professional learners and list them as qualified operators under the “This is Finnish Education Training Series”.
Promote one brand and provide one stop shopping for Chinese clients Meanwhile, we will promote the training series in China as a symbol
for high quality education training programmes in Finland for Chinese customers.
So the benefits for Finnish training providers: instead of hunting for clients, the Chinese clients will find you.
”This is Finnish Education”
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Capacity building: Training more and more Finns to become Chinese education experts Seminars/short term training Research projects MA and PhD education
Sustainable solution by the network
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We are now more confident as FERC (Finnish Education Research Centre) is joining the network!