Join us in October 2025 for a two-day event - Focus on the Global South: EDUFI Programmes’ Coordinators’ Meeting.

Why?

• To increase awareness of topical issues related to the higher education cooperation between Finland/Europe and the Global South.
• To strengthen connections between Finnish HEI colleagues working with partners from the Global South.
• To jointly reflect on educational cooperation progress and share knowledge about ongoing projects.
• To exchange practices and leverage collective wisdom on project administration and implementation. 

To whom?

Colleagues at Finnish higher education institutions working with HEP, TFK, Erasmus+ CBHE and CBVET, as well as global and bilateral cooperation projects with the Global South (including both mobility and cooperation projects). Please note that due to limited space, we can only accommodate a set number of participants per project.

Agenda

The two-day event encompasses a joint day for all actors and one programme-specific day: 

Day 1 (joint day, Thursday, 9 October 2025)

9.30 Coffee and registration

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome and Introduction

10.15 – 11.30 Session 1: Responsible international cooperation and projects for developing higher education

11.30 – 12.30 Lunch

12.30-14.00 Session 2: Dialogue & Networking

An interactive session that invites participants to explore key themes through informal, small-group discussions. The session includes two 25-minute discussion rounds. When registering, you’ll be asked to indicate your preliminary interest in two discussion topics (final themes and hosts will be confirmed closer to the event).

14.00-14.30 Coffee

14.30 – 15.45 Session 3: Higher education and TVET in Global Gateway investments: developing knowledge, competences and skills

15.45-16.00 Conclusions and end of event

Day 2 (programme-specific, Friday, 10 October 2025)

9.00 Joint start of the day with a short review of the report: "Higher education as catalyst for innovative, multi-stakeholder partnerships for skills development and employability in Africa”.

The day continues with programme-specific coordinators’ meetings:

• Higher Education Partnership HEP projects,
• Team Finland Knowledge Programme TFK projects and
• Erasmus+ Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education and Vocational Education 

Please register based on your current project. The agendas for the programme-specific coordinators’ meetings will be shared with registered participants.

For more information on the event, please contact: TFK-programme@oph.fi; erasmus.korkeakoulutus@oph.fi; hep@oph.fi