Mobility of Students between Estonian and Finnish Universities a Practical View

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Mobility of Students between Estonian and
Finnish Universities - a Practical View

• June 16, 2003
• Uusimaa Regional Council
• Ms. Annukka Kataja

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Part IResearch on Student Mobility

• Ms. Annukka Kataja
• August 2002

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• Estonians in Helsinki region universities
• BA/MA students
• 162 students 58 in Helsinki region
• PhD students
• 111 students 54 in Helsinki region
• Exchange students
• 90 students 62 in Helsinki region

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• Finnish students in Estonia
• BA/MA students
• 248 students 89 in Tartu, 11 in Tallinn
  region
• exchange students
• 46 students30 in Tartu, 70 in Tallinn
  region
• small number of PhD students!

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Part IIPossibilities and problems of mobility
of students between Estonia and Finland
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Why it is important to encourage studies in both
sides of the Bay of Finland?
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• Student Mobility through centuries
• Finnish fraternitas in Tartu 19th century
• not possible to study veterinarian in Finland
• Formal traditions
• Tartu University 1632
• Helsinki University 1640
• agreements date back over 350 years
• For Finns special occasion large number, move
  back, contact network

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Importance of Student Mobility notified by the
governments as well

• Estonians that have studied in Finland and Finns
  that have studied in Estonia form a significant
  resource in the co-operation between these two
  countries. They have a deep knowledge on the
  culture, economy and other sectors of life of the
  study country. They have formed networks based on
  friendship that may play significant role in
  future.
• Esko Ollila (34 2003) in Finland and Estonia in
  European Union

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Basic problems in student mobility

• Financing for Estonians
• living costs, residence permit requirements
• New phenomena - wrong measures?
• visiting students and whole degree - not exhange,
  small number of PhD
• Prejudices, lack of attractivness

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What could be done?

• Scholarships
• for Estonians to study in Finland (accomodation
  and living costs)
• for Finns to BA/MA studies, for PhD degree!
• Positive publicity
• stress the importance of students in two
  countries relations. Role of politicians and
  media?
• support to student organizations

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• New means for student mobility needed
• exchange programs are not attractive
• concentration to support persons who want to have
  whole degree
• wider work experience possibilities needed
• Many possibilities
• lingua franca
• culture, educational background, values and
  beliefs
• short distance in every way
• Importance to EU enlargement?

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Part III

• My personal experience

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• Life experience
• Advantages for work
• expertise post-Soviet country, EU enlargement,
  near abroad, Northern Dimension, Baltic Sea
  region, Baltic States, Eastern Europe - in all
  sectors of life
• social network very small circles
• language skills Estonian, also Russian
• personal qualifications and social skills

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• Is it always realized?
• Is it taken advantage of?
• Contacts stay after move back to Finland/Estonia
• also connections with other students that have
  graduated

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Thank you for your attention!

• Annukka Kataja
• e-mail annukka.kataja_at_vantaa.fi (until
  11.7.2003)
• annukka.kataja_at_helsinki.fi
• mobile [phone]