Analysis of Export Education System (Finland to Nepal)
Tamang Ghising, Deepa (2024)
2024
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024120533194
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024120533194
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The primary objective of the thesis was to analyse the export education system from Finland to Nepal, identify challenges in the current education export scenario. The aim was to widely study and investigate the causes of transfers from Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) to other universities of Finland.
To study the current export education system, PEST analysis was done. To better understand the factors for transfers from SAMK to other UAS, SWOT analysis was performed along with survey of Nepalese students studying at SAMK. Similarly, to understand the agency’s role, open-ended interviews of recent autumn intake students were taken before they arrived in Finland.
The thesis was a case study of SAMK and followed the pragmatism philosophy and inductive approach of research. In the theory part, background study of the export education system was reviewed. The theoretical data were collected from secondary resources, such as books, articles, reports, official websites while the empirical part of the thesis consists of primary data collected via questionnaires and interviews and secondary data collected from various sources including SAMK’s database. For data collection and analysis mixed method was used as both qualitative and quantitative data were presented.
Finland has been able to transition from a free education provider to a major player in education export activities. The policies, reforms and plans were amended throughout different government terms that has strengthened Finnish education export. However, the major issues identified in the system is not being able to retain the international work force in Finland. The main reason behind the issue seemed to be the language barrier and lesser networking opportunities. To tackle the issue integration of more intensive language courses in the degree program could play a positive role. The findings indicated that while SAMK offers a solid educational foundation and cultural exposure to international students, there are substantial areas for improvement. The findings also suggested that agencies should provide more holistic support that encompasses cultural orientation, language preparation, accommodation assistance and information on job market to educate the international students adequately in their beginning of the journey.
To study the current export education system, PEST analysis was done. To better understand the factors for transfers from SAMK to other UAS, SWOT analysis was performed along with survey of Nepalese students studying at SAMK. Similarly, to understand the agency’s role, open-ended interviews of recent autumn intake students were taken before they arrived in Finland.
The thesis was a case study of SAMK and followed the pragmatism philosophy and inductive approach of research. In the theory part, background study of the export education system was reviewed. The theoretical data were collected from secondary resources, such as books, articles, reports, official websites while the empirical part of the thesis consists of primary data collected via questionnaires and interviews and secondary data collected from various sources including SAMK’s database. For data collection and analysis mixed method was used as both qualitative and quantitative data were presented.
Finland has been able to transition from a free education provider to a major player in education export activities. The policies, reforms and plans were amended throughout different government terms that has strengthened Finnish education export. However, the major issues identified in the system is not being able to retain the international work force in Finland. The main reason behind the issue seemed to be the language barrier and lesser networking opportunities. To tackle the issue integration of more intensive language courses in the degree program could play a positive role. The findings indicated that while SAMK offers a solid educational foundation and cultural exposure to international students, there are substantial areas for improvement. The findings also suggested that agencies should provide more holistic support that encompasses cultural orientation, language preparation, accommodation assistance and information on job market to educate the international students adequately in their beginning of the journey.