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, FinlandFuncom, Oslo, Norway
Lessons learned: Reforms in Ukrainian HE are desperately needed
ECTS ReformDegree Structure / Curricula Development
Accreditation and Ranking ReformQuality Assurance System Development
Students / Teachers / Researchers MobilityUniversity – Industry Relations ReformNew 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
TransparencyConfidentiality / Trust
Easy Access for the society (all levels) International Ranking
Multiple criteria classificationQuality 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 EnterpriseEuropean Commission: DG Education and
CultureACM
EICTA – European ICT Industry AssociationCEN / ISSS – European Standardization
CommitteeEurel – European National Societies of EE
Industries input into CD:Cisco Systems
IBM EuropeIntel
Microsoft EuropeNokia
Nortel NetworksPhilips Semiconductors
Siemens AGTelefonica
ThalesBritish Telecom
Industry – University Relations:
Key-element:
Curricula Development !
Dilemma: SMI – IT experts ?
ATOM: 47 Millions Transistors
Reasonable solution:
Innovative UniversitiesИсследовательские Университеты http://www.zn.ua/3000/3300/54763/
Centers of ExcellenceResearch-based teaching
European CurriculaInnovation 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/bologna-germany/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 http://www.cs.jyu.fi/ai/Ukrainian_Summary
http://www.cs.jyu.fi/ai/Quality.ppt