SYSTEMATIC AND HOLISTIC COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD OF WORK - ONE SUCCESS FACTOR OF UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES IN FINLAND
SUCCESS FACTORS OF UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES Vision: Clear focus along with regional needs and university strengths Mission: to educate students for skilled professionals for working-life, to provide services to local employers in accordance with their needs, and enhance positive regional development
EDUCATION SYSTEM
REGION
Quality managements & continious development
Summative evaluation culture, competence based curricula
a clear role in education and innovation system no dead-ends
Indipendence of schools and teachers, mutual trust
positive impact to regional development and attractiveness of region
Gaining full benefit of digitalization
RDI projects and services targeted for regional needs
Systematic and Holistic Cooperation with the World of Work
Modern Learning Environment
Motivated teachers with meaninful tasks
Next Generation Professional Pedagogy
Recruitment of professionals / collaboration in RDI / ondemand services
Promotion of innovations and entrepreurship
COMPANIES & EMPLOYERS
STUDENTS get a job after graduation own company life-long learning skills
HOLISTIC COOPERATION FRAMEWORK WITH THE WORLD OF WORK COOPERATION IN CURRICULA DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTATION • • • •
Employers are engaged in curriculum designing and development Employers offer assignments for student thesis Work placement is systematic part of studies Practical learning assignments (project work, case studies, working in labs for companies) are designed and done in collaboration employers NETWORKS AND STRATEGIES
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Needs of regional economy are taken into consideration in university strategy Active participation in groups making strategies having an effect on university’s operations Active participation in activities of relevant national and international associations/bodies Alumni network is in active use as a collaboration platform
COMMERCIAL COOPERATION • Companies and employers use actively labs, clinics and other learning environments • Services are provided to public and private employers in accordance with their needs • Students are engaged in real, working-life needbased projects • Experts from working-life are exploited as parttime lectures RDI COOPERATION • Companies and employers are partners of joint RDI projects with impact to local economy • Students entrepreneurial skills are build during studies and their efforts to build own business are supported within a functional concept • University is an active player in regional innovation system having a functional concept for innovation promotion
MODES OF ENHANCING STUDENTS’ ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP Regional business factory Seed for market surveys & seed funding
Student’s companies within university Real customer projects as a learning environments Labs as a product development environment Activation and inspiring camps, events Interdisciplinary Courses and Studies in Entrepreneurship, and Innovation
CASE: JAMK GENERATOR
IDEA GENERATION
Innovate or Die Competition Innovation week Know-how to the business Course offering
NEW BUSINESS OR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
CROW YOUR BUSINESS
JAMK pre incubator
JAMK incubator
Team Academy Studies
JAMK seed funding
Concept Lab
Law services …
Innovation funding Course offering
CASE: TEAM ACADEMY
POSSIBLE COOPERATION MODES BETWEEN KAZAKHSTAN AND FINLAND • Cooperation with the world of work • Pedagogical competences & learning environments • Quality system
Advisory services Visits to Finland Joint degree programmes Services
1. Evaluation
2. Capacity building Training for teachers, managers and supporting in accordance with needs, good practices and standards
3. Strategic partnership
The Kazakhstan-Finnish Education and Innovation Group, KFEIG – is the Consortium of four Finnish educational institutions: Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK) and Tampere Adult Education Centre (TAKK).
The KFEIG Consortium focuses on training professionals in response to labor market needs and on conducting research and development. The Consortium provides Bachelor’s and Master’s level degree education, open studies, continuing education, competence-based vocational secondary education and consultation services.