Finland - Jyvaskyla Region - Final Self-Evaluation Report.pdf

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The co-operation with the Jyväskylä Polytechnic has not been very significant so far. A clear division oftasks between the university and polytechnic is a prerequisite for increasing co-operation in the future. Thefield of renewable energy could provide opportunities for deepening co-operation with the polytechnic aswell as with the other actors in the region.Areas of strength and prioritising of activitiesAt the moment, the faculty performs well at the national level, and it is important to ensure the quality ofbasic education and research also in the future. To achieve the international level of expertise the volume ofthe faculty should be increased so that there would be enough critical mass. Prioritising of activities andfinding synergy (common themes) between the different fields of study within the faculty present challenges.More resources will be allocated to the post-graduate (doctoral) education of the faculty and as a part of thatprocess, the Expert Division unit operating within the faculty aims at integrating post graduate educationmore tightly in its operation.Faculty of Social SciencesRoleThe Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä is an educational unit specialized inpsychology and social sciences. Its aim is to promote and conduct high level research and education in allfields of the faculty. The faculty produces socially relevant research knowledge and provides expert servicesbased on multidisciplinary research and education. The activities of the faculty are mainly nationally andinternationally oriented.Starting points and channels of regional effectivenessBecause regional activities tie a lot of human resources, the general principle of the faculty is to participateonly in regional activities which generate real value added to their own operation. The faculty has strongregional networks and the staff has a positive attitude towards regional co-operation. The regionalcommitment varies between the different subjects taught in the faculty. Social work, sociology, socialgerontology and cultural politics co-operate most actively with the regional actors and their research isdirected toward the region. The regional effectiveness of the Department of Psychology is channelledthrough the Research and Training Clinic in Psychotherapy, which offers a service otherwise not available inthe region. In certain subjects, more work could be done in the field of applied service research in a way thatwould benefit both students (graduation thesis projects) and actors in the region.Social innovations are seen as a great opportunity in the faculty. A regionally important form of activityconnected to this is the Social Innovation Forum in Agora Center. The idea is to produce social innovations,which could be exploited regionally and nationally, in co-operation with different actors.Regional co-operation and the division of tasksThe field of social work is strongly regionally oriented and works in close co-operation with the CentralFinland’s Centre of Expertise in Social Field (KOSKE), the City of Jyväskylä and the municipalities of theregion. Psychology, which is mainly nationally oriented field of study, works in close research co-operationwith the Niilo Mäki Institute located in Jyväskylä. The location of the unit of the National Research andDevelopment Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES) in Jyväskylä provides an opportunity for newregionally and nationally significant openings.The faculty has joint development projects and co-operation in organizing work based learning of thestudents with the City of Jyväskylä and other municipalities of the region. There is also some co-operationwith the instances organizing the services of public sector. The cooperation with firms has been minor and itsrole is not expected to increase. There has not been any significant co-operation with the intermediaryorganizations of the region either.Co-operation with Jyväskylä Polytechnic has not started in a desired way despite many efforts. Differencesin the administrative structures of the two institutions are seen as a major obstacle to co-operation. In certainsubjects co-operation with polytechnic could include joint research projects and education focusing onspecial issues. Launching of the polytechnic master’s degree education is seen as an opportunity for a closerinteraction.133
Areas of strength and prioritising of activitiesA Centre of Excellence in Research (Human Development and its Risk Factors) nominated by the Academyof Finland operates currently within the faculty and two new Centres of Excellence (Learning andMotivation, and Political Thought and Conceptual Change) have been nominated for the years 2006–2011.However, at the regional level the significance of the Centres of Excellence is small. Social work, on theother hand, can be considered a promising field from regional perspective.Open UniversityRoleThe Open University of Jyväskylä is the largest institution providing open university education in Finland. Itis a separate institute of the University of Jyväskylä which aims to ensure an opportunity for life-longlearning for everyone regardless of age, educational background or place of residence. The operation of theOpen University is partly bound to follow the curriculum set by the university The education providedcovers basic and subject studies, and language and communication studies. Teaching is also organized at theHelsinki unit and in approximately 140 educational institutions around Finland. Research is not part of theoperation of the Open University.Starting points and channels of regional effectivenessThe Open University is nationally oriented and regional projects are not part of its tasks, even if it would becapable of implementing them. The regional effectiveness of the Open University is based on sustaining theknowledge resources of population. More resources could be allocated for offering educational services toorganizations. For instance, the Open University has negotiated with the City of Jyväskylä and some othermunicipalities of the region about how the Open University could assist in the career planning of theorganizations’ staff.Regional co-operation and the division of tasksThe co-operation with the regional intermediary organizations (Jyväskylä Regional Development CompanyJykes Ltd.) and the public sector organizations (Employment and Economic Development Centre andRegional Council of Central Finland) has been concentrated on common strategy and scenario work. TheOpen University has no significant co-operation with firms in the region. However, the co-operation isexpected to increase in the future as studies change from science-based towards a more user-orienteddirection. All in all, enterprises and other potential customer organizations need more information about thepossibilities the Open University can provide for the development of their organizations.Jyväskylä Polytechnic is connected to the Open University’s activities through, e.g., the following chain: (1)the National Centre for Family Research has conducted a research project, (2) the Open University hasprovided basic studies of the same field in which teachers of the polytechnic have participated, and (3) afterthat the teachers have used their expertise, e.g., in the organization of specialization studies in thepolytechnic. Moreover, the students of the Polytechnic have carried out development projects with workinglife based on their studies.Areas of strength and prioritising of activitiesThe Open University provides high-level education especially in the fields of teaching and education (specialeducation). Promising opportunities for the future can be found in multidisciplinary fields which are alsobreeding places for new innovations. Important targets of development include also family studies anddevelopment of educational products for Gerocenter and other instances.Continuing Education CentreRoleThe Continuing Education Center is a separate institute of the University of Jyväskylä that operates entirelyon external funding. It provides leadership education programmes and education tailored for the customer'sneeds whereas it does not conduct research. The Continuing Education Center operates in the whole countryand its regional activities are in an initial phase. From the regional point of view, the Continuing EducationCentre sees itself as a kind of intermediary organization between the University and regional actors, e.g.,concerning working life (productization). The problem of the continuing education of the University of134
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SUMMARYTogether with 13 other regio
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I INTRODUCTION1.1 Strengthening the
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development. The aim is that region
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