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Decisions on new GINTL funding applications at the University of Helsinki have been made (2022 funding round)
Africa, China, India, Global
The decisions on applications for Global Innovation Network for Teaching and Learning (GINTL) collaboration funding in Africa, China and India for the application round in spring/summer 2022 at the University of Helsinki have been made. This included the finding calls for 1) GINTL seed funding 2022-2023, and 2) GINTL project funding 2022-2024.
Nordic Centre funding for academic events
Africa, China, India, Global
The Nordic Centre offers support (€ 2,000-7,000) for organising joint events. The events can be organised in an online or hybrid form. This funding can be a great additional resource for GINTL’s seed and project funding projects that plan to organise events as part of their initiative. Find out more on the Nordic Centre’s website.
Nordic Centre seed funding for new initiatives between Nordic and Chinese institutions (closed)
China
The Nordic Centre currently has open Seed Funding call for new initiatives between Nordic and Chinese institutions. Among Finnish GINTL HEIs this funding would be available for the Universities of Eastern Finland, Lapland, Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku, which are Nordic Centre members. Application period: 15.3.-1.10.2022.
Call for papers: GINTL symposium at FERA conference (closed)
Africa, China, India, Global
GINTL is hosting a symposium on ‘Global partnerships in education development’ at this year’s FERA conference at the University of Oulu on 24.-25.11. Please submit your abstracts for the symposium by 30.9.2022.
Applications open for educational leaders to participate in a community-of-practice based professional development programme (closed)
India
The Institute of Educational Leadership, together with Simple Education Foundation, Creatnet Education and GINTL India are launching a new programme called ‘Learning and Leadership for the 21st Century – Re-imagining and enacting educational leadership for the future with Indian and Finnish colleagues’. Programme aims to foster a network of Indian and Finnish educational leaders and generate Indo-Finnish knowledge exchange.
We’re hiring! GINTL is looking for a Communications Trainee (50%) (closed)
Global
GINTL is looking for a Communications Trainee (50%) for six months, starting 1 October 2022. You're passionate about communications and event organisation and would like to shape the communication of the GINTL network? You're currently a master or bachelor level students at a mature stage? Apply before18 September.
GINTL-JoLII webinar series ‘Dialogues on education and society’
China
The GINTL-JoLII Webinar Series ‘Dialogues on Education and Society’ engages leading experts in dialogues on Chinese and Finnish education and society with comparative broader European and global perspective. The dialogues are in various formats, and they are targeted to researchers, policymakers, education practitioners, and administrators.
GINTL Coffee Chats
Africa, China, India, Global
The GINTL coordination and our member higher education networks regularly host the GINTL Coffee Chat format to provide space for topical deep dives and a space for network-wide exchange. Learn more about the format as well as our past and future sessions here.
An overview of doctoral dissertations on education development in Africa at Finnish universities
Africa
This blog post gives a bird’s-eye view of the trends in doctoral dissertations on education development in Africa, completed at Finnish universities between 2000–2021. The emphasis is on the research focus of the dissertations, contextualisation of research on education development beyond faculties of education, as well as on the national and regional distribution of the research focus of the dissertations. We also reflect on the implications of these trends in advancing GINTL goals.
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