1. UniPID (Finnish University Partnership for International Development) & UniPID-Virtual studies: Sustainability in development & One course case Åbo Akademi 23.9.2009 Mikko Perkiö, University of Tampere

2. UniPID: A Network of 14 Finnish Universities University of Helsinki University of Joensuu University of Jyväskylä University of Kuopio University of Lapland University of Oulu University of Tampere University of Turku University of Vaasa Åbo Akademi University Helsinki School of Economics Helsinki University of Technology Tampere University of Technology Turku School of Economics

3. Stakeholders of UniPID MEMBER UNIVERSITIES OTHER NETWORKS SOUTHERN PARTNER UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS

4. Concept: Johannesburg Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 Initiative: Finnish Council of University Rectors Decision-making: UniPID Executive Board - constituting of a representative from each member university Coordination: Unit based at the University of Jyväskylä Background

5. UniPID Objectives To enable Finnish universities in the promotion and implementation of sustainable development. To foster knowledge partnerships between Finnish universities and universities in the South To link Finnish universities to national, European and global sustainable networks.

6. Multidisciplinary Cooperation Development Studies Economics and Business Administration Education Environmental Sciences and Ecology Geography Human Rights Law Information Technology Journalism and Mass Communication Medicine Social Sciences UniPID represents a forum that gathers together Finnish development skills from different academic fields such as

7. Forms of Cooperation UniPID universities cooperate with their partners in the South through Partnership Agreements Exchange Programmes Development & Research Projects Cooperation networks

8. Active invovlement in North-South networks : Virtual Studies http://www.unipidvirtualstudies.fi/ Main Activities

9. Institutional Cooperation Instrument for Higher Education Institutions (ICI-HEI) Agreement between UniPID and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Intended for Capacity Building through partnership between at least one Finnish institution and one partner institution

10. ICI-HEI: Situation PHASE I (2009) 72 applications in June 2009 out of which 20 North-South projects are funded € 20 000- 40 000 each to plan project and prepare a Project Document for Phase II. PHASE II (2010-2012) Detailed Project Document 3 year project with total funding between € 50 000- 500 000.

11. ICI-HEI Q&A ICI-HEI Programme Manager Raili Törmäkangas (raili.tormakangas@jyu.fi)raili.tormakangas@jyu.fi UniPID Coordinator David Korpela (david.korpela@jyu.fi)david.korpela@jyu.fi Website: www.jyu.fi/unipid/enwww.jyu.fi/unipid/en MFA: www.formin.fi (Development policy > Implementation of development cooperation > Country- and region-specific cooperation > Inter- institutional development cooperation)www.formin.fi

12. UniPID Virtual Studies: Sustainability in Development Established in 2007 to meet the growing demand for knowledge and expertise in sustainable development collaboration between Finnish universities Multidiscilinary approach UniPID member universities offer virtual courses that are open to all students enrolled at Finnish universities

13. UniPID Virtual Courses 2009-2010 Globalization and Corporate Responsibility (Turku School of Economics) International Development Cooperation (University of Turku) Introduction to the United Nations (University of Turku) Concepts of Sustainability (Åbo Akademi University) United Nations and Human Right (Åbo Akademi University) Public Health Issues in Global Context (University of Kuopio) Development Thinking and Theory (University of Jyväskylä) Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation (University of Helsinki) Globalization and Global Ethics (University of Joensuu) Human Rights and Development (Åbo Akademi University) ICT for Development Minor (University of Joensuu/Kuopio) ICT for Development Major (University of Joensuu) Perspectives to Global Social Development (University of Tampere) Project Cycle Management (University of Jyväskylä)

14. Minor in Development Studies Virtual courses are based on distant learning over the Internet The Minor in Development Studies programme comprises five (5) courses (worth 5 ECTS credits each) for a total of twenty-five (25) ECTS credits. Students are free to choose from 14 courses available Certificate of the minor program (25 ECTS) from UniPID (University of Jyväskylä) More Information: http://www.unipidvirtualstudies.fi/ http://www.unipidvirtualstudies.fi/

15. Organization UniPID Executive Board has authorized Virtual studies working group to organize Virtual studies Member universities name representatives to the Virtual studies working group Virtual studies working group decides which of the courses proposed are accepted to the programme UniPID finances establishing the approved courses Course organizers are expected to offer the 2nd (and possibly the 3 rd ) round of UniPID financed courses without further UniPID-funding Main idea: Mutual exchange, no fees Piloting participation from the South

16. Challenges How Southern partners may participate Virtual studies program? How can we serve larger masses of Finnish university students in the future? Can we establish cooperation with other organisations such as the UN-association of Finland? Can we expand program to include – Students of polytechnics in Finland? – Adult learners at the open universities? Other external interest towards UniPID-virtual studies Fees if offered to external audience?

17. Organized at The University of Tampere A Course Case

18. 40 hours of videolectures – 22 teachers in 2008, 5 additional in 2009 Multidisciplinary combination of social science and development studies 99 students in 2008, 70 in 2009, 3rd round in 2010 Students: – 50 % local degree students, – 40 % exchange stud. at Tampere, – 10 % Unipid stud. from other universities Pedagogy: Student centered learning diary

19. Student centered learning Question + argument method Missing perspectives method Multidisciplinary: 15 fields represented Ministry of Foreign Affairs financed publication that is based on the lectures Students’ questions included

20. Student feedback scale: Very good = 4, Good = 3, Satisfactory = 2, Poor = 1 37 responses Info&guidance: 3,3 “Question+Argument” as learning method: 3,2 Teaching: 2,9 General: 3,2 How much I learned compared to average 5ECTS course: 3,1 (3 = more, 4 = much more)

21. 1. ”Question + argument” method – 15 freely formed questions that the student wants to ask any of the lecturers on the basis of his/her presentation. – Only one question per each lecture – Argue why that question is important 2. Missing perspectives method - Discuss one or more of the issues of social development that you think the course neglects or gives too little weight to - Argue why you think this is the case Student Centered Learning Diary

22. Can groupwork be applied in the course? What is the most simple way to organize interaction between students when virtual students are 50-100? Challenges

23. More Information: www.jyu.fi/unipid/en MEMBER UNIVERSITIES OTHER NETWORKS SOUTHERN PARTNER UNIVERSITIES STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS