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Pedro G\u00f3is (2017) informs that in USA alone, immigrants have been involved with founding companies such as \u201cGoogle, Intel, WhatsApp, PayPal, eBay, Tesla, and Yahoo\u201d and even though immigrants \u201cmake up less than 15 percent of the US population, skilled immigrants account for over half of Silicon Valley start-ups and over half of patents\u201d.<\/p>\n

Could this be achieved in Finland as well?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Building companies operating in English and having international potential such as the IT companies G\u00f3is mentioned will keep being created in Finland. However, working in many professional fields here requires the knowledge of our national language(s), mainly Finnish but speaking also Swedish can be an advantage. The language skills and navigating how our education and work-life operates typically takes time in the beginning. Yet they are significant puzzle pieces to integration.<\/p>\n

Back to studying basics? <\/strong><\/p>\n

Anything human rarely surprises me, but I must say that the first time I heard a foreigner having a Bachelor\u00b4s Degree Certificate telling me he is studying in Finnish Basic Education – I went speechless. Basic Education is the school Finnish youngsters nearly always complete by the age of seventeen (EDUFI 2017a). Sadly, we in SIMHE-Metropolia have had a handful of clients like him who have taken too many steps backwards.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

SIMHE-Metropolia:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) aims for faster integration<\/strong><\/p>\n

It touches my heart when a client says after a thank you that they wish they had met me X years (that number could range from two to multiple years) earlier. Thus, I completely agree with the Minister of Education, Ms. Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, \u201cWe cannot afford to miss or waste anyone\u2019s skills.\u201d (Ministry of Education and Culture 2017b) and therefore need to better and faster recognize and utilize immigrants\u2019 existing skills.<\/p>\n

2) guides highly skilled immigrants<\/strong><\/p>\n

My first three months in SIMHE-Metropolia have flown by fast because there is no shortage of clients. We guide those immigrants who reside in Finland but are not currently degree students in higher education (=HE) here. The minimum criteria to become a SIMHE client is that one is eligible to apply to HE in their home country and therefore in Finland as well. Actually, most of our clients already have at least one HE degree.<\/p>\n

3) helps to steer multiple ways<\/strong><\/p>\n

SIMHE-Metropolia has many services<\/a> which we constantly develop. I mainly focus on group and personal guidance. In personal guidance discussions, we reserve an hour so we can holistically go through the immigrant\u00b4s situation and possible options. We focus on the topics they want, most typically connected to studies and career. SIMHE-Metropolia has been operating as of spring 2016 and already some of our clients have succeeded in gaining admission to studies or work where they were hoping.<\/p>\n

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New initiatives for integration <\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to degree studies, in my opinion vocational institutions are further with flexible options like apprenticeship training and competence-based qualification (terms from EDUFI 2017b). Fortunately, there is a momentum in Finland to accelerating immigrants\u2019 integration seen in for example the launch of International House of Helsinki<\/a> and that Espoo adopted English as their third official language<\/a>. The Minister of Education allocated in total 5.5 million euros to various measures promoting development of for instance immigrants\u00b4 educational paths (Ministry of Education and Culture 2017a).<\/p>\n

From prep courses to graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some HE institutions like Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (UAS) have preparatory courses for immigrants<\/a>. One of the projects which received funding from the Minister of Education is called in Finnish \u201cValmentavasta valmiiksi<\/a>\u201d where we in Metropolia UAS have teamed up with eight other UAS to develop preparatory courses. The idea is to develop them to be more nationally compatible and that the student who wants to graduate with a degree in higher education on that field would have a clear path for that.<\/p>\n

Utilizing everyone\u2019s skills<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have met so many clever and inspiring immigrants, most of whom are eager to stay and become full members of the Finnish society as fast as possible. Thus, I hope that initiatives like the above mentioned will help to make it more and more possible. I wish work places will to a greater extent <\/strong>take advantage of the diverse skills and ideas our multilingual and -cultural clients can bring.<\/p>\n

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Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

EDUFI (2017a) Finnish National Agency for Education. Education system in Finland picture available at http:\/\/www.oph.fi\/english\/education_system<\/a> [retrieved 1.12.2017]<\/p>\n

EDUFI (2017b) Finnish National Agency for Education. Opetushallinnon sanasto available at http:\/\/www03.oph.fi\/sanasto\/listaakaikki_s.asp<\/a> [retrieved 1.12.2017]<\/p>\n

G\u00f3is, Pedro (2017) Facing the human capital challenges of the 21st century\u2019s new era of mobility: Migrant populations in higher education \u2013 students, academics, researchers. Keynote lecture, 13 December 2016 published in K\u00e4yhk\u00f6, Katinka; Bontenbal, Ilona & Bogdanoff, Minna (Eds.), ”Open the doors!”: Migrants in Higher Education: Fostering Cooperation at Universities Seminar 13.-14.12.2016 in Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4. Available also online: http:\/\/urn.fi\/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-6977-6<\/a><\/p>\n

Ministry of Education and Culture (2017a) Solutions for accelerating immigrants\u2019 educational paths are sought and supported. Press release published in 11.8.2017 at http:\/\/minedu.fi\/artikkeli\/-\/asset_publisher\/maahanmuuttajien-koulutuspolkuja-vauhditetaan?_101_INSTANCE_0R8wCyp3oebu_languageId=en_US<\/a> [retrieved 1.12.2017]<\/p>\n

Ministry of Education and Culture (2017b) Steering group: We need better ways to recognise immigrants\u2019 skills. Press release 25.9.2017 published in English on 29.9.2017 at http:\/\/minedu.fi\/en\/article\/-\/asset_publisher\/maahanmuuttajien-osaaminen-tunnistettava-nykyista-paremmin<\/a> [retrieved 1.12.2017]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Pedro G\u00f3is (2017) informs that in USA alone, immigrants have been involved with founding companies such as \u201cGoogle, Intel, WhatsApp, PayPal, eBay, Tesla, and Yahoo\u201d and even though immigrants \u201cmake up less than 15 percent of the US population, skilled immigrants account for over half of Silicon Valley start-ups and over half of patents\u201d. 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