Francesca Cucinotta Ari-Pekka Kainu Working Group for Tuition Fee Monitoring and Evaluation, Ministry of Education and Culture fcu@univaasa.fi/ari-pekka.kainu@samk.fi
1. Monitors and evaluates implications of tuition fees in higher education sector s internationalisation and student flow. 2. Gathers information concerning scholarships within higher education, follows up different practises and their effectivity. 3. Reports the introduction to the Ministry of Education and Culture. Working period:22.3.2017-31.12.2020
Chair: Opetusneuvos, ryhmän päällikkö Birgitta Vuorinen, opetus-ja kulttuuriministeriö Members: Opetusneuvos Maija Innola, opetus-ja kulttuuriministeriä Hallitusneuvos Laura Hansen, opetus-ja kulttuuriministeriö Hallinnollinen ulkoasiainsihteeri Timo Täyrynen, ulkoasiainministeriö Erityisasiantuntija Mikko Eronen, Opetushallitus Opetusneuvos Maija Airas, Opetushallitus Arviointineuvos Karl Holm, Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus Tulosalueen johtaja Anu Taren, Maahanmuuttovirasto Vararehtori Riitta Pyykkö, Turun yliopisto Vararehtori Sari Lindblom, Helsingin yliopisto Rehtori Teemu Kokko, Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu Vararehtori Jyrki Laitinen, Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu Kansainvälisten asioiden ja EU-edunvalvonnan asiantuntija Fatim Diarra, Suomen ylioppilaskuntien liitto (SYL) ry Hallituksen jäsen Tommi Kukkonen, Suomen opiskelijakuntien liitto - SAMOK ry Secretaries: Päällikkö, opiskelun ja opetuksen palvelut Francesca Cucinotta, Vaasan yliopisto Kansainvälisten asioiden päällikkö Ari-Pekka Kainu, Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
Meeting with LUVE (Tuition fee network of both higher education sectors) 6.6.2018 More results out at International Spring Days 18.5.2018 Student feedback 5/2018 Mid-term report 30.9.2018 Autumn 2018 seminar for students and higher education sector
LUVE: benchmarking and discussion forum for those working with tuition fee issues luve@lists.uwasa.fi E-duuni: https://tt.eduuni.fi/personal/e107977/ LUVE/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/ Everybody is welcome to join and share!
Preparatory working group for LUVE under OHAforum and AMK-työvaliokunta. Members: Francesca Cucinotta, Vaasan yliopisto fcu@univaasa.fi, Sanna Heikkinen Oulun yliopisto sanna.heikkinen@oulu.fi, Tea Vellamo/Terhi Kipinä Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto tea.vellamo@tty.fi,/ terhi.kipina@tty.fi, Elina Lehtimäki Helsingin yliopisto, elina.lehtimaki@helsinki.fi, Mirva Huhta, Laurea ammattikorkeakoulu mirva.huhta@laurea.fi, Riikka Vanhanen, Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu riikka.vanhanen@jamk.fi, Airi Hirvonen Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu airi.hirvonen@haaga-helia.fi
Carried out in February 2018 All units answered Sections: 1. International programmes, students, application and selection processes 2. Tuition fees and scholarship programme 3. Support services 4. Marketing 5. Comissioned education
344 international programmes Those obliged to pay fees about 30 % Scholarships to 2/3 Living costs to less than 10 %
No target number for tuition fee paying students in higher education institutions Some impact to profiling of the programmes Use of marketing portals 22, agents 10 Erillishaku 19, Yhteishaku 18 Many views pro/against shared processes in applying and schedule Wishes for cooperation in verification, knowledge sharing and training, brand management of Finnish higher education
Level 2100,- -18 000,- Different models for pricing: programme leve/university level/area level Decision making organised differently: Board/Rector/Faculty Fees due for payment from May to October 1-2 payments Many different solutions for payment: PayPal, netstore, invoice In quite many cases payments are returned Agreements & Terms of Condition
Equality in service production was seen as a must Special support needed in career services and company cooperation Support needed in integration and entering Finland Student services, admissions, IT and libraries were seen to work particularly well
Key target countries: China, Vietnam, India, Russia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, US and Iran Finnips, Finland University, networks were mentioned Use of portals, agents, social media, videos, partners, special marketing units Hopes to see the Finnish HighEdu brand stronger
29 units claim to have CE or that they will start it in 1-2 years Other than degree producing education in 24 units Target countries: Indonesia, India, Kazakstan, China, Malaysia, Mexico Areas: international business, management, entrepreneurship, pedagogy, technology, social- and health sciences