Transcript UniPID - Finnish University Partnership for International Development

UNIPID FINNISH UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of Jyväskylä
Department meeting, 26.5.2016
UniPID – Finnish University
Partnership for International
Development
• Finnish universities’ development research
and development cooperation network
• UniPID aims to strengthen universities’
global responsibility and advance their
interdisciplinary education, research,
societal impact and partnerships related to
global development issues
UniPID in numbers (1)
• Network of 9 Finnish universities
• Founded in 2002, coordinated by JYU/YFI from
2005
• Core funding from member university fees
122 000 in 2016
• In total 2 934 722 € of external funding for
2008–2017
– Currently partner in 2 EU projects and coordinator of
2 national projects with MEC funding
– Success rate of the project funding applications 80 %
in 2008-2015
Education Services – Stronger
Curricula and Teaching Capacity
• Virtual Studies Minor
Programme in
Sustainable
Development
• Awarding a yearly
Master’s Award in
Development Studies
• SIMHE-UniPID –
Supporting Immigrants
in Higher Education
Research support – Connecting
Researchers and institutions
• UniPID DocNet – Finnish
development research
doctoral network
• Supporting and organizing
scientific events related to
global challenges
• Disseminating information
about research calls and
funding opportunities
• Supporting Finnish
participation in
international research
consortia
Societal Impact – Bridging
Research and Policy
• Advocating for evidencebased policies and
stressing the importance
of higher education and
research in facing global
challenges
• Facilitating researchers’
input in development and
research policy
• Supporting universities’
efforts to foster global
responsibility and network
with southern partners
UniPID in numbers (2)
• Annually 15-20 UniPID-virtual courses, with
450+ students
• Grants of 6 500 € to produce new UniPID virtual
courses
• Grants of 2000–4000 € for seminars and
networking events
• Travel grants and project preparatory funding for
researchers
• A yearly MA Award in Development Studies of 1000 €
• Mailing list with 800+ subscribers, various
newsletters
UniPID Virtual Studies
• New UniPID Virtual Studies Courses have been selected!
• The following courses will be added to the VS curriculum,
beginning in 2016-2017:
– Implications on Climate Change
– Migration, Development and Human Rights
– Global and Local Public Health Issues
– International Development Policy and Analysis and Public
Health in Humanitarian Crises will continue
• Keep up to date at http://www.unipid.fi/en/courses/ for the
full course descriptions!
Master’s Award in
Development Studies 2016
• Spread the word! UniPID and FSDR are looking for
exceptional MA level thesis to be awarded!
• The prize sum for the winner is 1,000 euros!
• The disciplines are not limited, but the work should
employ one of the development research frameworks
• Thesis should be approved during 1.8.2015 31.7.2016 at a UniPID University
• All submissions should be sent by email to the
secretary of the Master’s Award by 31 August, 2016
• Award Ceremony held during Development Day 2017
UniPID DocNet
Finnish Development Research
Doctoral Network
• For doctoral candidates and supervisors
• To support the training and networking of
development research doctoral candidates
• The first cohort of 32 doctoral candidates
has been selected, and the call for new
members will be opened soon!
• The first DocNet get-together will be
organized in the Autumn!
FinCEAL Plus
• To support Finnish researchers focusing on
Africa, Asia and the LAC regions
– Themes related to global challenges: Food security,
Health, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Renewable energy,
Water management, Bioeconomy, and Information Society;
• Check out the new searchable map on the FinCEAL
Infobank!
• FinCEAL+ has opened targeted travel grants for
researchers in Finnish institutions working with
Africa, Asia and LAC to attend H2020 Info Days on
Societal Challenge 1 and Societal Challenge 2!
Deadline for applications on 31st May!
• More information: www.unipid.fi/finceal
CAAST-Net Plus & RINEA
• To support EU-Africa cooperation and
Policy Dialogue on science, technology, and
innovation
– Focus on food and nutrition security,
sustainable agriculture, climate change, and
health
– Targeted support for the EU-Africa High Level
Policy Dialogue on STI
• Check out the project websites for upcoming
events and activities: https://caast-net-plus.org/
& www.rinea.org!
SIMHE UniPID– Supporting
Immigrants in Higher Education
• SIMHE fosters universities’ role in the integration of
immigrants by supporting their career and study paths;
• UniPID’s SIMHE-desk offers personal guidance and counceling
in higher education for adult immigrants at national level;
• Finnish universities and other stakeholders approached to
create a network of contact persons for immigrants’ access to
studies;
• The call for proposals for SIMHE Virtual Courses directed to
asylum seekers and immigrants will be opened in the
summer!
• Also a network of researchers focused on immigration issues
is on its way to be built!
UniPID + JYU/YFI
• JYU selected to coordinate UniPID for
2017-2020
• JY/UniPID board members 2015-2017: Tiina Kontinen
(YFI), Tuula Tuhkanen (BIOENV) and Pekka Toivanen
(MUSIC)
• Cooperation in JY especially with: D&IC MA
programme, Department of Education, international
affairs, Division of Strategic Planning and Development
• Participation in different JY working groups on
International Development Cooperation, Sustainable
development, and Internationalization
Externally funded projects
2008–2017
Project
Funding
source
Duration Total funding UniPID-part
JYU-part
Overheads/
JYU
CAAST-Net
FP7
2008–12
4 621 580 €
252 184 €
252 184 €
ERAfrica
FP7
2011–13
2 287 440 €
130 289 €
130 289 €
DocLinks
Erasmus
Mundus
2011–13
317 390 €
47 186 €
47 186 €
2 322 €
CAAST-Net
Plus
FP7
2013–16
4 000 000 €
88 411 €
88 411 €
17 682 €
FinCEAL
MEC
2013–14
924 912 €
924 912 €
475 447 €
95 497 €
RINEA
Horizon
2020
2015–17
1 927 364 €
291 740 €
291 740 €
72 935 €
FinCEAL Plus
MEC
2015–16
1 200 000 € 1 200 000 €
412 928 €
92 081 €
SIMHE
MEC
2016–17
200 000 €
33 360 €
15 278 686 € 2 934 722 € 1 698 185 €
364 314 €
Total
200 000 €
200 000 €
50 437 €
UniPID Coordination Unit
For discussion…
• What would you like to see UniPID doing in
and for the department?
• What kind of support would be useful for you?
• What kind of support UniPID could possily
offer in the merging process of YFI and HTK?
Stay tuned and subscribe to UniPID mailing
list and various thematic newsletters!
www.unipid.fi