Destination: Asia : Towards goal-oriented educational, research and cultural cooperation
opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö
2007
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Based on its action programme “Finland, Asia and international cooperation” (2006: 9), the Ministry of Education invited Mr Markku Linna to review the present situation in cooperation and propose measures for enhancing the presence of the Finnish educational, scientific and cultural sectors in partner countries in Asia. The Ministry invited Mari Suvanto, PhD, to act as expert secretary to the review. A consultative group was set up in support of the review, with representation from the Ministry of Education; universities and polytechnics; the Academy of Finland; the Centre for International Mobility CIMO; the Ministry of Trade and Industry; the Ministry for Foreign Affairs; the National Board of Antiquities; SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund; and Music Export Finland. The support group was chaired by Director-General Riitta Kaivosoja, Ministry of Education.
The assignment was to conduct a holistic review to find out measures needed (1) to improve the prerequisites for the internationalisation of Finnish research, educational and cultural actors; (2) to survey, as part of the entity, the capacity of the Nordic university networks in Fudan and New Delhi and the cooperation partners in Beijing for developing support needed by Finnish universities, the Academy of Finland and CIMO; (3) to assess the need for upgrading the prerequisites of the Finnish Institute in Japan and explore the possibility of establishing a Finnish institute in China and India; (4) to ascertain how the FinChi Centre in Shanghai could be used in support higher education activities and cultural exportation; (5) to explore the possibility of collaborating with SITRA’s India Programme and other activities in Asia; (6) to explore the possibility to upgrade cooperation with Finland’s diplomatic missions abroad; and (7) to put forward proposals for and assess the cost of measures needed to improve Finland’s presence and make a recommendation as to how the costs could be shared between different parties involved.
In geographical terms, the survey was delimited to China, India, the Republic of Korea and Japan. In the course of the review Mr Linna heard experts from universities and polytechnics, CIMO, embassies in Helsinki and several other organisations and made study visits to China, India, the Republic of Korea and Japan.
The assignment was to conduct a holistic review to find out measures needed (1) to improve the prerequisites for the internationalisation of Finnish research, educational and cultural actors; (2) to survey, as part of the entity, the capacity of the Nordic university networks in Fudan and New Delhi and the cooperation partners in Beijing for developing support needed by Finnish universities, the Academy of Finland and CIMO; (3) to assess the need for upgrading the prerequisites of the Finnish Institute in Japan and explore the possibility of establishing a Finnish institute in China and India; (4) to ascertain how the FinChi Centre in Shanghai could be used in support higher education activities and cultural exportation; (5) to explore the possibility of collaborating with SITRA’s India Programme and other activities in Asia; (6) to explore the possibility to upgrade cooperation with Finland’s diplomatic missions abroad; and (7) to put forward proposals for and assess the cost of measures needed to improve Finland’s presence and make a recommendation as to how the costs could be shared between different parties involved.
In geographical terms, the survey was delimited to China, India, the Republic of Korea and Japan. In the course of the review Mr Linna heard experts from universities and polytechnics, CIMO, embassies in Helsinki and several other organisations and made study visits to China, India, the Republic of Korea and Japan.