1. Research-based teaching and educational development
Sari Lindblom-Ylänne
Professor, director
Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education
University of Helsinki

2. University of Helsinki in a nutshell
Established in 1640
students and staff members
4.200 degrees per year
of these, 350 doctorates
63% female students
11 faculties
bilingual (Finnish and Swedish)

3. The University aims at student-centred approach to teaching
reseach-based teaching
as well as research-based development of teaching and learning
high-level scientific resesarch and researcher education
member of LERU (League of European Research Universities)

4. Centralised and decentralised support for academic development

5. Financing of staff development
Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education
funding from central administration
e.g., for years , euros per year
separate funding for certain research projects
Campus Development Units
funding from the Faculties

6. Centre for Research and Development of Higher Education
Established in 2002
Concentrates on carrying out research on teaching and learning in higher education
The main research areas
Scholarship of university teaching
Quality of teaching and learning at university
Development of academic thinking skills of students
Virtual university and virtual learning environments

7. Teacher training at the centre
More than 100 teachers per year participates in the courses
Courses are not compulsory
Teaching skills and merits are taken into consideration when fulfilling academic posts
Teachers are very motivated
Hardly no dropouts
Aims of the courses
providing knowledge of research on learning and instruction in higher education
reflection of conceptions of teaching and learning as well as on onw teaching practices
developing teaching and supporting student learning

8. Courses on university pedagogy
University pedagogy I
10-12 ECTS
4-6 months
University pedagogy II
30 ECTS
Only after course I
one year
Scholarship of university teaching
70 ECTS
Only after courses I and II
two years