HEI-ICI projects tackling the global learning crisis

JAMK School of Professional Teacher Education has provided Finnish teacher education since 1962. Since 1997, the School has also provided its pedagogical expertise for the development of education systems and teacher education programmes in developing country contexts. Committed to international cooperation, the School has by today delivered development projects in various country contexts with the support of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and the EU.

Between 2020-2024, we are providing our expertise to solve learning crisis in three country contexts

With the support of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with both Finnish and the Southern partners, our experts engage in the development of the individual and institutional capacities of Ethiopian, Nepalese, and Mozambican higher educations through three respective projects.

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Digital transformation of learning environments in Ethiopian vocational education - new guidebook published

The MOPEDE project has institutionalized online learning across TVTI and its satellite colleges, marking a significant step towards digital transformation in education.

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Agents of change - transforming education in Nepal

The final building blocks of the Developing Pedagogy for 21st Century Skills in Nepal (21st CS Nepal) project got under way in Bagmati Province during late February 2024.

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Inter-university collaboration boosts teacher training in Mozambique

The Theory-Practice Balance in Teacher Education - the TEPATE Project – has focused on enhancing the theory-practice balance of teacher education at the Mozambican higher education institutions from 2020 to 2024.

Get to know the projects

Theory-Practice Balance in Teacher Education in Mozambique

Teaching is a practical academic profession in which both theoretical knowledge and understanding and versatile practical skills are needed. In the TEPATE Project, our experts in partnership with our partners work to improve the theory-practice balance of two Mozambique higher education institutions so that the next generations of Mozambique teachers are better equipped to facilitate learning for diverse learners in the classroom as well as other learning environments.

21st Century Skills & Equity in education in Nepal

The goal of "Developing Pedagogy for 21st Century Skills in Nepal" project is to strengthen the capacity of higher education in Nepal to enhance equal access to education through digital learning opportunities. In order to achieve this, the development activities aim to provide students with 21st century skills.

Modernizing TVET Pedagogy in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia we continue the previous development work in teacher education.

In MOPEDE project 2020-2024 experts in all partner universities work to improve and modernize the accessibility and quality of VET teacher education around Ethiopia by institutionalized and curricula integrated e-learning, updated teaching and learning methods and student-centered pedagogy.

News: Jamk contributing to solving the global learning crisis

Education is a fundamental human right and is essential for realising other human rights. Access to quality education means empowering people by helping them to acquire skills, knowledge, values and attitudes that are critical to secure their basic socio-economic needs and enable the sustainable development of their societies. During 2020–2024 JAMK University of Applied Sciences will develop teacher training in Ethiopia, Nepal and Mozambique with a total of EUR 3.8 million in HEI-ICI project funding, thus tackling the global learning crisis.

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Podcast – Solving the global learning crisis

JAMK & international development cooperation

In all our development activities, we aim at long-lasting and locally sustainable results.

Previous Projects in Developing Countries

TECIP - Cooperation in Ethiopia: Teacher Educators in Higher Education as Catalysts for Inclusive Practices in Technical and Vocational Education 2017-2020.
TPP-Nepal: Teacher Preparation Programme through ODL Mode for Enhancing Quality in Education, TPP-Nepal 2017-2020.
EATHEN in Nepal: Equitable access to higher education for students with disabilities and students from marginalized groups in Nepal 2019-2022.
Building Open Opportunities for Students and Teacher in Vietnam: BOOST project 2013 - 2014

Our approach – Ensuring impact:

builds on strengthening local developing competences
commitment to sustainable and long-term co-operation
Alignment to the Finnish development strategy in a given country context AND the national development strategies and aims of the country
is based on a clearly acknowledged need in the target country
for feasible, sustainable results the projects are designed in close collaboration with the beneficiaries and with the support of external experts.

Our Areas of Expertise

Student-centred pedagogy
Guidance and counselling
Diverse learners
Educational technologies
Education and working-life collaboration

Funding

The Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument (HEI ICI) supports cooperation projects between higher education institutions in Finland and the developing world.

The projects support the HEIs as they develop their subject-specific, methodological, educational and administrative capacity. The programme is funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and administered by the Finnish National Agency for Education.