EDUCase meeting on Nepal

The recent publication on Nepal, commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, corresponding to broader forms of cooperation, in the wake of Nepal’s scheduled Least Development Country (LDC) category graduation in 2026 and the upcoming new higher education partnership programme form a solid premise for an engaging exchange on the future of higher education collaboration between Finland and Nepal. Accordingly, this meeting aims to share with the network members and their relevant Nepalese stakeholders some of the current partnership in Nepal and potential future avenues. The meeting also highlights existing challenges, needs, and aspirations for continuous partnerships at both ends.  

Date: 7th June, 2022 

Time: 10:00-12:00 (Helsinki), 12:45-14:45 (Kathmandu) 

Location: Online at Zoom, https://aalto.zoom.us/j/66324214210 

Registration (voluntary): https://link.webropol.com/ep/EDUCaseNepal 

PROGRAMME  

10:00 – 10:10 Welcome  Riina Subra, Aalto University 

PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTATION IN NEPAL AND CHALLENGES: FROM THE FINNISH HEIs’ LENSES 

10:10 – 10:20   Centria’s activities in Nepal 2007-2022: Reflection and takeaways Vesa Nuorva, Centria University of Applied Sciences 

10:20 – 10:30 Designing New Master’s programme focused on 21st-century pedagogy in Nepal Kirsi Korkealehto, Häme University of Applied Sciences 

10:30 – 10:40 Professional development for in-service teachers, including VET teachers  Graham Burns, Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences 

10:40–10:50 Experiences from project implementation in Nepal, DVINE Project Ari Nieminen, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences 

10:50–11:00 Strengthening pedagogical and academic capacity in public health education in Nepal Tarja Kinnunen, Tampere University 

11:00-11:10 Open discussions and reflections on presentations and topics raised  

PARTNERSHIP STORIES FROM THE GROUND AND THE FUTURE OF COLLABORATION  

11:10-11:20 Student cases implementation and mentoring experience from Nepal Julia Renko & Anise McCrone, Aalto University  

11:20-11:30 Practical implementation of collaboration in Nepal: Local needs and realities Durgaprasad Bhandari, Nepal Engineering College  

11:30-11:50 Development policy principles, education sectoral development in Nepal, and the new Higher Education Partnership programme 

Tuovi Leppänen & Indra Gurung, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland with EDUFI  

11:50-12:00 Open discussions and reflections on presentations and topics raised, next steps and wrap up  

12:00 End 

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