University of Helsinki Faculties, units and degree programmes are encouraged to actively participate in developing teaching and education by taking part in international cooperation projects. University of Helsinki has set internal guidelines for taking part in externally funded education projects. The guidelines are used as the starting point for preparing for new project initiatives or taking part in external project proposals.
Project funding applications need to be well prepared in cooperation with the project participants and enough time has to be reserved for the preparation of the project funding application. University of Helsinki can only take part in projects for which the funding application and budget have been prepared in cooperation.
If a partner wishes to invite us to join a project proposal, all documentation related to the project proposal must be submitted to the University of Helsinki for revision well in advance before the application is submitted to the funder. Project proposals sent close to the application round deadline will be automatically discarded.
Contact for all education project related matters is
Cooperation partnerships in higher education, since 2021
Cooperation partnerships in school education, since 2021
Cooperation partnerships in youth, since 2021
Small-scale partnerships in vocational education and training, since 2021
Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness, since 2021
Strategic Partnerships for higher education, funding granted in 2014-2020
Strategic Partnerships for school education, funding granted in 2014-2020
Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training, funding granted in 2014-2020
Strategic Partnerships for youth, funding granted in 2014-2020
Strategic Partnerships for adult education, funding granted in 2014-2020
Strategic Partnerships addressing more than one field, funding granted in 2014-2020
Gender-Sensitive Teacher Training in STEAM Education 2024
Empowering pre- and in-service teachers to harness the potential of AI for designing creative and ethical
digital education ecosystems 2024
Teacher Academy for a Future-oriented steam EDucation fOR A Sustainable world 2024
Alliances for Innovation
Knowledge Alliances
VIRAL East African HEI Network for Regional Digital Plant Pathology Study Modules 2024
PROGRESS Promoting reforms for a growth and modernization of the higher education system in Burundi 2024
Jean Monnet Chair
Jean Monnet Module
Jean Monnet Thematic Networks in Higher Education
Mathematical and statistical modelling of communicable and noncommunicable diseases - from academic research to practice 2025
Finland-Vietnam Higher Education Collaboration on Circular Economy for Sustainability 2025
Vulnerability Assessments for Climate Change Adaptation of Socioecological Systems in the Andes 2025
Nutrition Science and Food Technology Alliance: Building SustainableAcademic Pathways with Ukraine 2025
Multidisciplinary Learning Modules: Blended and Collaborative Learning in Teacher Education in Finland and China 2025
The Higher Education Partnership Programme (HEP) and Team Finland Knowledge (TFK) cooperation projects between higher education institutions in Finland and the developing world that are designed to enhance higher education provision in these countries. The projects support the higher education institutions in developing their subject-specific, methodological, educational and administrative capacities.
Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides funding for the programmes through its development cooperation funds and the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) administrates the programmex.
University of Helsinki has been actively participating in the HEP and TFK programmes for several years as a coordinating and partnering institution in many projects.