The purpose of the Team Finland Knowledge programme is to create and strengthen cooperation between Finnish higher education institutions and the target regions and countries selected to the TFK network, and to design new operating models for cooperation. The programme funds educational cooperation between higher education institutions through cooperation and mobility projects.
In 2023, the TFK programme will finance cooperation with Southern Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and India.
Who can participate
The programme is open to all higher education institutions in Finland and in the target regions and countries of the programme which are China, India, Russia, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America. The programme is open to all degree levels and disciplines.
The project involves at least one higher education institution from Finland and one higher education institution from an eligible target country. Finnish higher education institutions are encouraged to engage in national cooperation in their cooperation initiatives related to the TFK programme. The aim is to engage in cooperation with higher education institutions in eligible target countries that are strategically important to their Finnish partners. In addition to higher education institutions, projects can also involve other operators or organisations, such as companies or associations.
The funding must be applied for by a Finnish higher education institution, which submits the funding application to the Finnish National Agency for Education on behalf of the entire partner network.
What is funded
The programme funds educational cooperation between higher education institutions through cooperation and mobility projects. Participating projects must involve educational cooperation at one or several different degree levels.
Participating projects can involve one or several of the following forms of educational cooperation between partnering higher education institutions:
- Joint study units, courses and intensive courses
- The development and realisation of digital/virtual teaching
- Curriculum cooperation
- Joint/double degrees
- Mobility (teacher, staff, student and/or trainee mobility)
- Working life cooperation.
Granted project funding can be used to cover two categories of costs:
1) Travel costs, which must account for at least 50% of the project funding.
2) Organisational and other costs, which can account for up to 50% of the project funding.
The funding cannot be used to cover the administrative costs of higher education institutions, hospitality costs or business gifts. These and potential other costs must be covered by funding provided by the participating higher education institutions.
The project funding can be divided between the higher education institutions participating in the project.
When
Granted funding can be used during the period of 1 August 2023 – 31 December 2025. The maximum support a single project can receive is €80,000.
Deadline: 2 May 2023
More information: https://www.oph.fi/en/programmes/tfk-programme#anchor-how-to-apply