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Finland's Higher Education Cooperation with Developing Countries: 2022-2026

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Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs has announced its higher education cooperation program for 2022-2026, focusing on teacher education, climate change, circular economy, and food security. The program, Higher Education Partnership (HEP), will allocate over six million euros to support seven projects in developing countries. The HEP program aims to promote equal partnership between Finnish and developing country higher education institutions, enabling student and teacher mobility to support development work.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HEP program will focus on teacher education, climate change, circular economy, and food security, with a total funding of over six million euros.
  • The program supports cooperation between Finnish and developing country higher education institutions, promoting equal partnership and enabling student and teacher mobility.
  • The funded projects will develop education related to food security in Nepal, utilize biogas as an energy source in Zambia, continue cooperation to develop teacher education in Mozambique, and promote inclusion of people with disabilities in education in Tanzania.
  • The program places emphasis on equal partnership, with a funding model that evens out the distribution of budgets between partners and stronger joint preparation and decision-making processes.
  • The HEP program contributes to the implementation of Finland's Africa Strategy, with seven partner countries involved, including Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, and Nepal.
  • The program is coordinated by five Finnish higher education institutions, with the Finnish National Agency for Education responsible for program administration.

Statistics:

  • Total funding for the HEP program: over six million euros.
  • Funding period: 2022-2026.
  • Number of projects approved: seven.
  • Number of partner countries: seven (Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, and Nepal).
  • Number of Finnish higher education institutions involved: five (University of Helsinki, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, University of Tampere, Novia University of Applied Sciences, and University of Eastern Finland).

Sources:

  • Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland
  • Higher Education Partnership (HEP) program
  • Finnish National Agency for Education
  • University of Helsinki
  • JAMK University of Applied Sciences
  • University of Tampere
  • Novia University of Applied Sciences
  • University of Eastern Finland
  • Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com)

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