1. EDUCATION FINLAND HEI ICI Coordinators meeting Nov 17th 2017 Dr
EDUCATION FINLAND HEI ICI Coordinators meeting Nov 17th Dr. Lauri Tuomi, programme director

2. Education export?
What? educational products/services/concepts/reforms etc., How? profitable (service) business Who? Finnish eduexporters To whom? International customers Why? to make euros, to learn, to make a better world…

4. The Best of Finnish Education
Upper secondary
Higher Education
K12 Education
Co-creation
The concept
No dead-ends
VET
Early childhood
Liberal & non-formal
Human resource development
Learning not testing
Well managed
The teachers
Quality assurance
Finnish school
Teachers’ education
Educational management
Qualifications
Curricula development
Educational technology:
Games, platforms etc.
Learning content
Administration & Reforms
L. Tuomi

5. The third ’era’ of education export
The real growth
Capability
Intention
Domestic proof of concept
Localized solutions
Market presence
The most important topics:
how to scale?
business models
resources
obstacles
L.Tuomi 2017

6. THE GOAL
+ 100 MEUR

7. Education Finland
Provides support to Finnish education export companies, universities, universities of applied sciences and other education providers.
The program provides its members information on business opportunities, develops their education export know-how, establishes contacts and partner networks both at home and internationally, and connects them with Team Finland network. 
Funded by Ministry of Education and Culture, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment + members
Coordinated by Finnish National Agency for Education

8. Education Finland today
51 full members
23 start up phase
Open call for applications (the 3rd call: over 20 applications)
All educational levels presented
A strong edtech sector
Platforms / concepts
Strong willingness to collaborate and co-create

9. Education Finland services
Export
process
Interest
Capability
Sales
Negotiations
Co-creation
Deal
Maintenance
Impact
Services
Quality assurance
Market presence
Expert pools & hubs
Start up phase
Market information
Boost the business
Funding
Boosting the sales
Service/product development
Support for the contacts

10. Quality assurance
Code of conduct
Support letters
Finnish brand

11. Target market

12. Market information Team Finland service: www.marketopportunities.fi
Education Finland act as Education Hub

13. Next steps Stakeholder steering group meeting, the 21st Nov
Russian education market, the 24th Nov
Xcited / Slush, partner the 30th Nov
Steering group, the 13th Dec
VET reform and eduexport, the 10th Jan
BETT Edtech fair, London, the 24th-25th Jan
Director General Olli-Pekka Heinonen, delegation to Shanghai,HK, 3/2018
L. Tuomi

14. Education Finland office
Programme director
Lauri Tuomi,
Programme coordinator
Hanne Laasonen,
@oph.fi