Warmly welcome to learn about the results of the Review of the HEI ICI programme 2020-2024 and the initial period of the HEP programme 2024-2025. Both are funded by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) and managed by the Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI.

More information about the programmes: HEI ICI and HEP programmes | Finnish National Agency for Education 

The review assesses the role and impact of higher education as part of multi-stakeholder cooperation and knowledge clusters, based on results and experiences from HEI ICI and HEP partnerships. Entry points are e.g. university-industry cooperation, innovative pedagogy, skills development, digitalization and employability. It identifies successful cooperation models and synergies with other funding instruments.

The report will be published on the programme's website in September.

Webinar outline 10.00 – 11.00

10.00 – 10.10 Welcoming words, Minna Koutaniemi, Director of International Affairs, EDUFI 

10.10 – 10.30 Results of the Review: Higher education as catalyst for innovative, multi-stakeholder partnerships for skills development and employability in Africa Annika Sundbäck-Lindroos, EDUFI

10.30 – 10.45 Commentary inputs by:

• Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis Professor and Director at the Ali Mazrui Center for Higher Education Studies (AMCHES), University of Johannesburg, also Member of the HEP Programme Advisory Committee
• Veera Virmasalo, Senior Specialist in Higher Education and Science Policy, Team Finland Knowledge, Embassy of Finland in Pretoria, South-Africa
• Hanna Alasuutari, Senior Adviser, Development Policy, Education, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

10.45 – 11.00 Discussion, questions & answers