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Experience Finland

Education System

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Some facts

Finland has never aimed to be the best in the world in education, but still it is. No competition methods. No big gaps between poor and rich. Finland is the second happiest country in the world (Denmark is no 1)

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EARLY YEARS EDUCATION AND CARE

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Education is free at all levels Equal opportunities for all the children for schooling Every pupil and student has the right to educational support Special needs education is generally provided in conjunction with mainstream education Efforts to support language minorities and migrants Life-long learning in focus Sharing, using, developing existing best practices National core curriculum leaves room for local variations

Corner stones in Finnish Education system: promoting democratic values and practices

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Global vrs Finnish

Pasi Sahlberg in a speach for Harvard University

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Lessons from Finland

More collaboration less competition Prevention is cheaper than repair School readiness: ”School ready for children, not children ready for school” Enhanced equity improves quality

Source: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland? Pasi Sahlberg, director general of the Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation

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KEYS TO SUCCESS – HOW WE SEE IT

Professionalism of teachers high status and quality of

teachers high quality of teacher

education high quality of instruction

Supportive ethos minimizing low achievement early intervention individual support active role of student good student – teacher relationship

LEARNING CULTURE

Autonomy empowerment of municipalities and schools spirit of trust and support interactive, cooperative way of working

COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM Attainable for all, flexible structure and curriculum strategy, non-selective, inclusive, central steering, local impelentation and responsibility

HIGH STANDARDS

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Assessment (standardized tests)

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Special education for pupils who need help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsdFi8zMrYI First intervention (Help given before the problems occur) Special need teachers in a regular class or seperate class Regular meetings with parents, pupil and a subject teacher

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National Curriculum for Basic Education: Transversal Competences - knowledge - skills - values - attitudes - will

Taking care of oneself and

others, managing

daily activities, safety

Cultural competence,

interaction and expression

Multiliteracy

ICT- competence

Competence for the world

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Participation and influence,

building the sustainable

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Thinking and learning to

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Development as a human

being and as a citizen

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Rethinking competences

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Matriculation exam

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"Why Finland has best education system in the world"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctuo7ibEWZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntdYxqRce_s

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Trends in VET in Finland

• VET is an attractive choice – not a second choice

• Almost 50 % of comprehensive school leavers continue in upper secondary vocational education

• Number of students in initial VET has increased (from 148 000 to 172 500 during 2004-2011)

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Vocational education and training Vocational education and training is offered in 8 different

fields: Culture Humanities and education Natural resources and the environment Social services, health and sports Social sciences, business and administration Natural sciences Technology and transport Tourism, catering and domestic services

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Preparatory education for upper secondary vocational education and training Before you start upper secondary vocational education and training, you can participate in VALMA, short for pre-vocational preparatory education for immigrants. This programme helps improve language skills and other abilities that are needed for studying according to the student’s individual study plan. Preparatory education lasts between 6 and 12 months.

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Being a VET teacher in Finland…

Teaching profession has high esteem VET teachers seen as their own specific group within the teaching profession Strong connection with working life

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OECD: Education at a Glance 2012

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Being a teacher in Finland

Teachers in Finland are autonomous professionals, respected for making a difference to young people’s lives Teachers in Finland get a great deal of freedom to meet students’ needs: the national curriculum is very short and non-prescriptive.

The national curriculum includes the objectives and core contents for different school subjects, but schools and districts create their own curricula within the framework of the national core curriculum. Teachers get to decide how they help their students to reach the objectives.

More that 95% of teachers belong to the teachers’ union (OAJ)

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Education in Finland

www.minedu.fi Ministry of Education and Culture information in Finnish, Swedish and English www.oph.fi Finnish National Board of Education information in Finnish, Swedish and English aapo.koukku@oph.fi

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Summary of the Finnish education system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx2f9OeV74c http://www.minedu.fi/opencms/export/video/finEDUsmall.mp4

www.laurea.fi

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

– We’re here for you at Laurea

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Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Seven campuses in Greater Helsinki Region in Finland

Specializing in service innovations and focusing on regional development of the metropolitan area

Serves the whole Greater Helsinki Region

Suomi Finland

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Universities of Applied Sciences in the Finnish education system

In Finland, higher education is provided by 14 academic universities and 24 professionally oriented universities of applied sciences

Master’s and Bachelor’s degree programmes are offered both in universities and universities of applied sciences

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Laurea in figures

Total amount of students 7800 Bachelor 7000 Master 800

About 650 international degree students and 300 exchange students each year

Average study time

Young students 4,2 years Adult students 3,2 years

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Together we are stronger

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Laurea’s Brand Promise Together we are stronger

Signifies Laurea’s commitment to develop it’s action together with students

Cooperation between the working life and students

Help the region through cooperation with the working life and students

Aim to make an impact on the whole Uusimaa region

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Laurea’s Service Promise We’re here for you at Laurea

Created together with the students, alumni and personnel

Obliges each Laurean to work for students’ future

Ensures smooth progress and good learning results

We are committed to a student-centered education approach

At Laurea, you can study flexibly and plan your own schedule. You get guidance, feedback and high-quality services that support your studies. At Laurea, you build your future with us – together with working life.

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What makes Laurea stand out? One of the biggest UAS’s in Finland

Located close to Helsinki

Ranked high in evaluations in Finnish higher education institutions

Recognized many times in quality of education

Unique learning model

Learning by Developing (LbD)

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Learning by Developing (LbD) model

Focuses on practical projects

Cooperation with real-life companies and organizations

Students learn through practical experience:

Participate in societal and business development Create innovations Entrepreneurial projects Act in international environments

Laurea’s Strategy 2020

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Studies at Laurea

Laurea offers 10 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes in Finnish and 6 in English

10 Master’s Degree programmes in Finnish and 2 in English

Studies in Open University of Applied Sciences

Enrolment open for all No base education or age restrictions

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Bachelor’s Programmes

Nursing (FI, EN) Social Services (FI, EN) Correctional Services (FI) Beauty and Cosmetics (FI) Physiotherapy (FI) Business Management (FI, EN) Business Information Technology (FI,EN) Security Management (FI, EN) Restaurant Entrepreneurship (EN) Tourism and Hospitality Management(FI)

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Master’s Programmes

In English Global Development and Management in Health Care Service Innovation and Design

10 additional programmes in Finnish

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Degree Structure Bachelor’s degrees • Extent of studies 210–270 ECTS, 3,5–4 years of full-time

studies • Studies consist of core competence modules, complementary

competence modules, including traineeship and thesis

Master’s degrees • Extent of studies 90 ECTS, about 1.5-3 years to complete • Because the programme structure is part-time, Master’s

degree can be taken while working

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Laurea’s regional services

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Research, Development & Innovation

Fields of expertise Health and social integrity Service business activities Coherent security Entrepreneurship and innovations

Strategic areas of expertise with which we are aiming at top-level activities of an international standard

Teaching Research and development work

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Research,

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Innovation

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Research, Development & Innovation

Features uniting all of the areas of strength: Moving areas of strength toward service innovations and value networks The LbD operational model Internationally recognized and successful RDI work

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Internationality at Laurea

In today's working environment professional expertise has to include international and multicultural competence. The aim of Laurea is that each student will acquire skills that are competitive both in Finland and overseas.

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• Laurea has a network of 250 partner institutions around the world

• Laurea was awarded a Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation in 2015 by European Consortium for Accreditation, ECA

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Forms of International Cooperation

• Student mobility: exchanges and traineeships, intensive programmes

• IaH: Language and communication studies, studies in English, international themes, assignments and LbD projects, virtual studies etc.

• Staff mobility (teacher and non-teaching staff) • RDI–cooperation • Curriculum development, e.g. Joint/double degrees • Conferences, e.g. LbD-conferences, international

weeks • International Advisory Board

www.laurea.fi

Long mobility 2000-2015

www.laurea.fi

Long student mobility

www.laurea.fi

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Business and Security mgmt. fromLaurea

Business IT from Laurea Nursing, Public Health Nursing, SocialServices, Beauty and Cosmetics &

Physiotherapy from Laurea

Hospitality mgmt. From Laurea

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Long student exchanges to Laurea by degrees

www.laurea.fi

Digital business in Laurea

https://www.facebook.com/digitalbusinesslaurea/

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www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

heidiahlgren.wixsite.com/digi/single-post/2016/09/25/MARKETING-WEEK-2016

www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

http://digitalbusinessautumn2015laurea.blogspot.fi/

www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

http://www.ilkkakurkela.fi/feeling-proud-digital-business-students/

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Mazda project

19.10.2016

https://youtu.be/b4sCgtWBKcw

https://youtu.be/SovW48QFI98

www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

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Happiness workshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV6SAl-jLd8

www.laurea.fi

VIRtuaL2016 - International Business Event

19.10.2016

www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

www.laurea.fi

Nordic Business Forum

19.10.2016

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Welcome to Laurea and Finland!

www.laurea.fi 19.10.2016

Anna Ikonen Anna.Ikonen@laurea.fi +358400164482 https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaikonen1

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Good reading

http://www.studyinfinland.fi/ http://www.cimo.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/cimo/embeds/cimowwwstructure/18941_finland_in_focus_web.pdf