YVI Network contest brochure

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION NETWORK CONTESTS enhancing and promoting cooperation between educators, companies and worklife organisations

YVI Project (2010-14, Finland) organised two national contests targeted to networks composed of teachers, teacher educators, entrepreneurs and other representatives of worklife.

In 2013, the networks were assessed according to the following criteria:

The contests were organised in consecutive years and called Connected Educator (2013) and Neat Networks (2014).

• innovativity in implementing entrepreneurship education • time span and self-assessment regarding the activities • large representation of different actors in the network.

All networks, be it recently created or with a long-time co-operation, were welcome to participate.

In 2014, the contestant networks were evaluated especially by the novelty and versatility of their actions.

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CONNECTED EDUCATOR CONTESTANTS 2013 (seven networks)

The Solid Path of Entrepreneurship Education - network in Central Finland (the winner) w Cooperation between HAAGA-HELIA School of Vocational Teacher Education and Omnia Vocational College w Yrityskylä (MyCity learning environment) w Entrepreneurship education network in Oulu region w YVI entrepreneurship educators' network in Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, vocational teacher education unit w Entrepreneurship educators' network in Häme University of Applied Sciences, voc. teacher education unit w"YRITE”, Tampere University of Applied Sciences, voc. teacher education unit

NEAT NETWORKS CONTESTANTS 2014 (twelve networks)

Network of Hämeenlinna lyseum high school (the first prize) w Oulu entrepreneurship education network (the first prize) w Deal Alina, Uusikaupunki high school (honorary mention) w Towards multiliteracy and beyond, Haapaniemi primary school in Viitasaari (honorary mention) w AMOVE network, Häme University of Applied Sciences w BisnesStartti – Turku University of Applied Sciences, Salo unit w Iiden network, Iisalmi w A day as a manager - Muurame network w Tiimiakatemia Learning Network, Jyväskylä & international w UBIKO project, Oulu w Red Emprendedora, Asturias, Spain w The Sheffield Enterprise Pipeline, England

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Entrepreneurs Vocational teacher education schools

Companies

Academic teacher education units

Teacher training schools Universities of applied sciences

High schools

Vocational colleges

Entrepreneurship organisations

Primary schools Worklife organisations

Parent associations

Educational organisations Municipalities

E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P E D U C AT I O N N E T W O R K S

TAKE INIATIATIVE AND DEVELOP EDUCATION • Projects, events and theme days • Teamwork, contests and challenges • Gatherings, discussions, brainstorming

• Contacts between teachers and entrepreneurs • Contacts between students and entrepreneurs • Versatile learning environments

• Support for teachers • Motivating experiences to pupils and students • Community involvement for enterprises and other organisations, corporate social responsibility actions • Better understanding of the meaning and contents of entrepreneurship education in different levels of education, for different age groups

YVI Project (2010-14) was a national project for developing entrepreneurship education in teacher education in Finland. The project was coordinated by the University of Turku, Turku Teacher Training School. Over thirty organisations of vocational and academic teacher education, general education, worklife and entrepreneurship participated in the project.

The project was ESF-funded, with the Finnish National Board of Education as the financing authority and with additional funding from the Development Centre Opinkirjo, Turku Region Development Centre, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, and the Foundation for Economic Education.

YVI Project was nominated a Best Practice project of the European Commission and the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2011. The project received the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s acknowledgement in 2013.

More information: www.yvi.fi/intro-english