Previous projects: Futures conscious culture and learning

Climate University

Climate University (or more fully, Multidisciplinary digital learning in sustainability challenges – flexible study paths to the working life) is a collaboration project bringing together eleven Finnish universities to share education and scientific expertise. It explores possibilities for digitalization and open education to address urgent Climate Change and sustainability challenges.  

This project encompasses the development of courses on important aspects of Climate Change and sustainability at various levels, workshops for university teachers, and efforts to build a network for collaboration between schools and with working professionals. Funding for the project comes from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, and the participating educational institutions. 

Finland Futures Research Centre, alongside other collaborators from University of Turku, is participating in the development of two courses that will be offered through Climate University beginning in the later part of 2020:

  • SystemsChange.Now
  • Sustainability.Now

Further information on Climate University: Anna Kirveennummi, Morgan Shaw & Sari Puustinen

https://blogs.helsinki.fi/climateuniversity/

See also: Puustinen, Sari & Kirveennummi, Anna (2019) Innovations in education for sustainable future” in Turku 7.5.2019.

Competence Journey - developing career guidance competencies

The focus of this project is building up the career guidance and counselling competencies of guidance personnel in multivocational public guidance services and educational institutions.

The aim is to increase co-operation in the long-term guidance processes especially in transition phases both into and within the educational system from 1st to 3rd tier education and work life in order to guarantee high-quality guidance to everyone in need regardless of age or educational background.The development work will be carried out in cooperation with different actors (VET, public guidance services, project personnel, end users). 

The project partners:

  • Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku (co-ordinator)
  • Häme University of Applied Sciences
  • Oulu University of Applied Sciences
  • Foundation for studies and education research (OTUS)
  • Raahe Vocational Institute
  • Sedu Education
  • Vocational College Lappia

Further information: Johanna Ollila & Sari Miettinen

https://osaamismatkalla.fi/english/

Entrepreneurial skills for a modern education in Albania (EntrAL)

The general objective of the Entrepreneurial Skills for a Modern Education in Albania (EntrAL) project is to increase entrepreneurship in Albanian educational institutions (universities and schools) to support the skills of graduates so that they meet the demands of the labour market and modern society.

The project aims to promote an entrepreneurial mindset at the university and school levels by encouraging entrepreneurial teaching methods, nurturing students' entrepreneurial behaviour, and supporting student start-ups. Teachers are supported by the university's structure and mechanisms (LLL, staff activities); students receive better support and guidance from their teachers in relation to entrepreneurship and related skills, thus enhancing their employability after graduation.

University of Turku coordinates the three-year project that was launched in December 2021, involving following partners:

  • The University of León, Spain,
  • Technological University Dublin, Ireland,
  • Albanian Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, and
  • eight Albanian universities:
    - Sports University of Tirana,
    - Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës,
    - University Aleksander Xhuvani Elbasan,
    - University Eqrem Çabej Gjirokaster,
    - University Fan S. Noli Korce,
    - University Luigj Gurakuqi Shkoder,
    - University College Pavaresia Vlore, and
    - University Ismail Qemali Vlore.

The project is part of KA2 Capacity building in the field of Higher -financed by Education of Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

Project website: https://entralproject.eu/ 
 

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Paths to the Future (OSATA)

Vocational education and training (VET) in Finland is undergoing a change towards personalised studies and degrees. This means also identifying and acknowledging of previously acquired skills. The importance of skills is growing in work life and both students and staff in vocational education institutions need tools in organizing studies to support the development of valid personal skill sets.

OSATA project produces understanding of the development of skill-related identities needed in the changing work life. The results will be used to build future-oriented tools and pedagogical models to support the students in becoming future professionals.

http://osata.fi/ 

Further information: Sari Miettinen, Johanna Ollila, Anne Nieminen & Anne Arvonen

 

Promoting Gender and Culture Sensitive Career Guidance (POTENTIAL)

The project focuses particularly on producing easily approached and practical educational materials for gender and culture sensitive career guidance. The aim is to raise awareness, and to transform the awareness about the gender and culture bias in career guidance into good practices to counteract it. The results of our development work will be disseminated in educational institutions and in guidance services nationally.

In this project, segregation is approached via an intersectional approach, taking into account the people’s multiple social differences and how they jointly constitute social positions. Educational and vocational choices differ even based on age, ethnic background and social class. In order to combat segregation, there is a need for a holistic gender and culture sensitive approach to career guidance. Our perception of gender is diverse, taking into account gender minorities.

The project will be carried our during 2019–2021 and is partly funded by European Social Fund via Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

Potential is created by

  • Finland Futures Research Centre/University of Turku (coordinator)
  • Häme University of Applied Sciences
  • Oulu University of Applied Sciences
  • JAMK University of Applied Sciences
  • Finnish Youth Research Society

Foundation for studies and education research (OTUS)

Further information: Sari Miettinen, Johanna Ollila, Anne Nieminen & Anne Arvonen

https://www.potentiaalihanke.fi/

https://www.facebook.com/Potentiaalihanke/

https://twitter.com/PotentiaaliH