ENO ONLINE SEMINAR JOENSUU 22 February 2006

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ENO ON-LINE SEMINAR JOENSUU 22 February 2006

• Focussing on Internationality, ICT, Sustainable
  development, Curriculum, Africa

Paula Mattila Counsellor of Education 22 Feb
2006 www.oph.fi
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THE ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATION
Ministry of Education
Polytechnics
Finnish National Board of Education
Universities
State Provincial Offices
Education providers
Educational institutions
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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION - TASK

• Development of education National core
  curricula for preprimary, primary, secondary,
  upper secondary education (general and
  vocational), competence- based vocational
  qualifications
• Development projects
• Evaluation of education
• Performance tests
• Support services
• International information exchange, guidance,
  analyses and statistics services, national
  student selection systems

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATIONNew core
curricula basic school highlights

• Educational continuum from early childhood care
  and preschool to basic education - coherent
  nature of the nine-year basic education
• Starting at 7, by the age of 16, practically all
  students to have completed basic education with
  eligibility to further studies.
• Different learners are studying together
  inclusive approach
• Thematic entities introduced to consolidate
  learning
• No national tests during basic education and no
  inspection system in Finland.
• Teachers and schools are trusted and supported

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONALITY

• Ministry of Education allocates some
• 2 MEUR ?
• through the FNBE as state grants for the
  internationalisation of general and vocational
  education
• providers of education as applicants, schools,
  teachers and students as well as regions as
  beneficiaries (and Finnish society)

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONALITY

• preferred themes
• pedagogical development, curriculum design,
  development of learning methods, materials
  through international networks
• internationalisation of national development
  projects and networks
• school internationalisation of national
  importance in line with the KESU 2003-2008
  (government plan for development of education and
  research).

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONALITY

• Whats missing?
• Internationally or geographically thematised
  networks
• such as the EU, the Nordic countries, EU
  applicant countries, Russia, Asia, Africa
• but schools do focus on them

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONALITY

• Where is Africa in NBEs internationality?
• our schools have partners in Angola, Burkina
  Faso, Egypt, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda,
  Senegal, South Africa,Tanzania, Zimbabwe but not
  an overall strategy for cooperation
• the NBE assists Finnish Foreign Ministry in
  educational development cooperation in
  Sub-Saharan Africa
• NBE has a key part in compiling (implementing)
  the new Global Education Strategy for Finland

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Eno on-line seminar Joensuu

• How does the National Board of Education see ENO?
• NBE draws up core curricula
• with a responsibility to support monitor their
  implementation
• the cross-curricular themes play a big part in
  consolidating education

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Eno on-line seminar Joensuu

• National Board of Education support?
• it could be visibility of recognised good
  practice and innovation
• expert and financial support
• a role in the implementation of the Global
  Education Strategy
• NBE Africa-Asia Team Cooperation, materials?
• MDG more in focus (girls education, SNE)

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Eno on-line seminar Joensuu

• National Board of Education looks for ADDED VALUE
• for continous improvement of Finnish Teaching -
  Learning
• through national regional global? development
  networks
• how to join the fragmented Africa activity?
  Through ENO as the lead project?

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Eno on-line seminar Joensuu

• So how does the National Board of Education see
  ENO?
• What is the ultimate question? As improved
  learning is our business,
• could ENO and other international development
  activity be a way to accelerated, improved
  learning?

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FINNISH NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION SUPPORTING
INTERNATIONALITY

• Find more about us at
• www.oph.fi
• And about Finnish edu internationalisation at
• www.cimo.fi