Ukrainians in Finland
and National
Educational Reform
Украинские студенты в Финляндии
и реформа украинской системы
высшего образования
Ukrainians from KNURE in Finland
HELSINGIN SANOMAT,
Saska Snellman:
Ukrainan tieteen muuttolinnut
Double-Degree Programmes
Partners:
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Vrije University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Numbers: about 100 students during
2000 – 2007
Specialties: ISPR + Mobile Computing / Artificial
Intelligence
Double-Degree Programmes:
Key-elements
Concordance of Curricula !!!
Joint Trainings supervision
Double (Engineer + Master) Thesis work
Joint supervision (Distance mode)
Course Assignments
Financial support: Grants versus part-time jobs !
Teachers exchange (Tempus project frame)
Formalities / Paper work
Success story: examples
Quality to support Quantity
Very first “Laudatur” in the history
of IT faculty and it was not the
only one !
83 % of Master Theses - at least
”magna”
Success story:
Telia-Sonera Awards 2004
Success story: there is more !
13 Ph.D. Degrees so far at the JY (> 1.4 M
Euro) !
About 300 referred scientific papers !
”Ukrainian” Research projects ( > 2 M Euro )
Employment: Ukraine, Finland, The
Netherlands, United Kingdom, Norway,
Germany, Switzerland, Malta
Innovation Incubator: Nokia / JKL Science
Park / Agora Center
Examples: F-Secure, Helsinki, Finland
Funcom, Oslo, Norway
Lessons learned: Reforms in Ukrainian
HE are desperately needed
ECTS Reform
Degree Structure / Curricula Development
Accreditation and Ranking Reform
Quality Assurance System Development
Students / Teachers / Researchers Mobility
University – Industry Relations Reform
New Financial Schemes and Models
ECTS Reform
Distance mode credits
Modules, no semester controls
Summer school credits
Invited speakers
Trainings abroad
Ms.Th. Defense (GEK) languages
Ranking Reform
International individual and institutional
ranking – Hirsch factor, Shanghai metrics
Teaching abroad
Double / Joint - Degree Programmes
EU / International Projects
Publications
Quality Assurance Reform
Invited + Host Teachers
Licenses for Joint Master Programmes
International Dimension (Shanghai
metrics)
Double Thesis supervision
Students / Teachers / Researchers
Mobility
Legislation and financial schemes
Merits recognition
European curricula (content)
Degree requirements
Scholarships/salaries to be paid abroad
Language studies
Accreditation Reform
Transparency
Confidentiality / Trust
Easy Access for the society (all levels)
International Ranking
Multiple criteria classification
Quality Assurance ?
Solution: Modern Intelligent Technologies
Degree Structure / Curricula
Development
3 + 2 Degree Structure !
Adopted European Curricula !
Методкомиссии !!!
ACM / IEEE / Career Space
Computing and ICT Curricula
Universities Consortium:
UK, Sweeden, Finland, Greece, France,
Austria, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Portugal,
Denmark, Italy, Israel, USA, New Zeeland,
Australia, Japan
Societies input into CD
European Commission: DG Enterprise
European Commission: DG Education and
Culture
ACM
EICTA – European ICT Industry Association
CEN / ISSS – European Standardization
Committee
Eurel – European National Societies of EE
Industries input into CD:
Cisco Systems
IBM Europe
Intel
Microsoft Europe
Nokia
Nortel Networks
Philips Semiconductors
Siemens AG
Telefonica
Thales
British Telecom
Industry – University Relations:
Key-element:
Curricula Development !
Dilemma: SMI – IT experts ?
ATOM: 47 Millions Transistors
Reasonable solution:
Innovative Universities
Исследовательские Университеты
http://www.zn.ua/3000/3300/54763/
Centers of Excellence
Research-based teaching
European Curricula
Innovation Incubators
Official Recognition:
Bologna Conference: Student Mobility in the
European Higher Education Area 2010, March
17th - 18th, 2005 in Bad Honnef, Germany:
http://eu.daad.de/eu/bologna/bolognagermany/veranstaltungen/05672.html
Business Incubators: European Virtual
Venturing
France (ITIN) – Finland (Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic)–
Ukraine (KNURE)
Chambers of Commerce
WiMAX Technology + Multimedia Technologies,
Distance mode (Skype. MSN, ICQ, Videoconferences)
International, Intercultural, Interdisciplinary Students
Teams
Round tables with local ICT companies
Our proposals to the Reform of
National Education and Science
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http://www.cs.jyu.fi/ai/Ukrainian_Summary
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http://www.cs.jyu.fi/ai/Quality.ppt