Virtual University Education and Co-operation in the Baltic Sea Area
Date 21 March 2005 | Venue The Educational Centre for ICT, University of Helsinki |
Organizers Finnish Virtual University, Ministry of Education, Finland
Programme (pdf)
Presentations
- Welcome and Opening | Ms Annu Jylhä-Pyykönen, Councellor for Education, Ministry of Education, Northern eDimension Action Plan (NeDAP), Action Line eSkills and eLearning, Chair
- Virtual United Information Environment of St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (SPbSPU) - state of the art, future plans and strategies | Mr Viacheslav Shkodyrev, professor, associate vice-rector for international relations of the SPbSPU and Mr Igor Tsikin, professor, head of the Distance Education Centre, SPbSPU
- Estonian e-University - a consortium of higher education institutions | Ms Ene Tammeoru, director, Estonian e-University
- eUniversity at the University of Latvia | Mr Maris Treimanis, professor, University of Latvia
- Finnish Virtual University (FVU) – network-based collaboration | Mr Hannu Peltola, director, Finnish Virtual University, Service Unit
- Experiences from Baltic Sea Virtual Campus | Mr Jouko Havunen, director, the Levón Institute, University of Vaasa
- How a FVU network operates – case | Mr Jouni Järvinen, Aleksanteri Institute – Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies
Aim
The aim of the seminar was to survey the state of the art in virtual university education in the Baltic Sea Region and map out future co-operation prospects. The main aim was to learn from each other’s experiences, as well as to locate common areas for further development. The existing structures and models will be the basis for future co-operation.
Results
The results of the seminar were reported in the Baltic IT&T Forum in Riga on the 7th of April 2005. Virtual University Initiatives and Challenges in the Baltic Sea Area | Ms Eija Ristimäki, head of communications, Finnish Virtual University, Service Unit
Background
The seminar was organized in line with the aims of the Northern eDimension Action Plan, and its eSkills Action line which i.a. stresses co-operation between virtual universities.