greet 24 september workshop, round 2 · •student well-being services •other services provided...
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Marianne Autero
GREET 24 September workshop, session 2
Agenda for the workshop, 90 minutes in total
• Who are we in this session (5 mins)
• Short introductions and group division
• Introduction to some practices in HEIs in Finland (10 mins)
• Gathering the current practices in different countries (30 mins)
• Coming up with the brighter future (30 mins)
• Summing up the session outcomes and feedback (15 mins)
What are the themes to tackle?
In university – concentration on the topics once
admitted to higher education
• Learning the language
• Technical knowledge
• University system
Supporting Immigrants in Higher
Education in Finland – SIMHE
– my home base
• Guidance and Counselling Services for immigrants not enrolled on Finnish HEIs
• The goal is to
• recognize prior skills and competence
• guide to education and work life
• In the Helsinki regionSIMHE services are provided in English and Finnish by
• Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
• University of Helsinki
What is SIMHE (Supporting Immigrants
in Higher Education)?
Oulu UAS
Karelia UAS
Helsinki Uni and Metropolia UAS
Jyväskylä Uni
Turku Uni
SIMHE universities 2017-2020
Piloting in 2016
• Metropolia UAS
• Jyväskylän Uni
SIMHE 2017 onwards
• Helsinki Uni
• Turku Uni
• Karelia UAS
• Oulu UAS
• Metropolia UAS
• Jyväskylä Uni
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http://www.cimo.fi/services/services_by_sector/higher_education/heis_supporting_immigrants/simhe_services
Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki / +ina+
Examples from higher education in
Finland
Short introduction to practices in Finnish HEIs
GENERAL
• Dual model: universities and universities of applied sciences (UAS)
• Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees – variety in the application
procedure; joint application to most programmes on Bachelor’s/Master’s
• Degree studies are offered on all levels in Finnish, English or in Swedish
• Eligibility criteria varies in terms of language level and how it is tested;
usually minimum B2-C1
• NOTE! The same practices apply to all international students regardless
their background. There are no separate services (yet) within universities
for refugees.
Learning the language
• Language of tuition defines the language studies in degree
programmes
• Finnish language courses are offered in English-conducted
Bachelor’s programmes – not always on Master’s or Doctoral level
• Studying in Finnish-conducted degree programmes requires high
level of Finnish language skills (B2-C1 to start with)
• Licences for OLS for Refugees on-line linguistic support in use in
some SIMHE universities for recent immigrants to Finland
• Possibility to take language courses from other universities/UAS via
open university or the new CampusOnline (UAS courses)
Short introduction to practices in Finnish HEIs
Technical knowledge
• Recognition of Prior Learning takes place once admitted as degree
student at HEI in Finland. Practices vary between the
universities/UAS
Extract from Metropolia UAS
• Recognition of prior learning (RPL) refers, as a whole, to the practices
that enable competence acquired by students in various
circumstances to be recognised and accredited as part of their
studies and degrees. The goal of recognition of prior learning is to
promote the progress of studies and to enable students to take an
individual study path. Students' prior learning is recognised regardless
of how, where and when they have acquired it. Source: https://www.metropolia.fi/en/apply/general-information/manage-your-studies/recognition-of-prior-learning/
Short introduction to practices in Finnish HEIs
University system
• Orientation course/s in the beginning of studies
• Study counselling throughout the studies (mode and
implementation varies between HEIs and programmes)
• Student well-being services
• Other services provided by HEIs: library, student unions,
career services, international services, alumni
association etc.
Short introduction to practices in Finnish HEIs
Finding out the practices in other HEIs
in Europe – the group work
Group work 1: Current practices (30 mins)
• Discuss what kind of current practices there are in HEIs in different
EU countries and universities in terms of:
Learning the language (language requirements; language courses
etc.)
Technical knowledge: especially RPL
University system: services provided for all/particularly for refugee-
background students
Write the practices on flip chart paper on your table
- Allocate the time as 20 minutes for all three topics
- We will use 10 minutes for sharing the outcome
Helsingin kaupungin aineistopankki / Lauri Rotko
• Brainstorming the ideas
Coming up with brighter future
Group work 2: Future best practices (30 mins)
• Discuss what kind of best practices we could introduced on the
European level to smoothen the paths for refugees (and immigrants)
studying in higher education in terms of:
Learning the language
Technical knowledge
University system
NOTE! You are allowed to be very innovative here!
Write the practices on flip chart paper on your table
- Allocate the time as 20 minutes in total for all three topics
- We will use 10 minutes for sharing the outcome
• Where to go next
Summing up the ideas
Where to go next? (15 mins)
• How can we influence decision-makers in universities,
other authorities?
• What kind of cooperation would help to reach the
goals?
• Possibilities for cross-national cooperation?
THANK YOU!
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