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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 18h

🔔 Reminder: Registration Closing Soon!

🌍 Don’t miss the chance to join the "Climate Change and Trade in the Global South" course which explores how climate change affects global & regional trade policy in the Global South.

🕒Register by: 18 Oct 2025

👉 Register now: www.unipid.fi/virtual-stud...

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 3d

🕓 Deadline: 14 October 2025 at 16:15 EEST

👉Learn more about this opportunity and apply - valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/tech...

Technical Assistant in Education Policies, Global Education Partnerships (re-advertised), Abuja, Nigeria - Finnish National Agency for Education

Open job: Technical Assistant in Education Policies, Global Education Partnerships (re-advertised), Abuja, Nigeria, Finnish National Agency for Education - Find all jobs in Valtiolle.fi

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 Opportunity Alert!

The Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) is hiring a Technical Assistant in Education Policies (Global Education Partnerships) for the PEERS Project based at the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria.

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 3d

🗓 Date: Monday, 6 October 2025

⏰ Time: 17:00–18:30 EEST

💻 Venue: Online (link shared with registered participants)

🔗 Register Now: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4bc905...

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 3d

Join this webinar by Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö OAJ, Teachers Without Borders and Finn Church Aid on the Global Learning Crisis and its Solutions featuring Prof. Ritva Reinikka from @aalto.fi to celebrate World teachers’ Day.

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 6d

📅 Date: 16 October 2025 | 🕒 Time: 14:30–17:15

📍 Venue: UNU-WIDER Library, Katajanokkanlaituri 6B, Helsinki

👉 Register here - www2.wider.unu.edu/content/poli...

UNU-WIDER | United Nations University

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 Join a panel discussion - "What do we know about poverty and inequality for the next development agenda?" by the @unu-wider.bsky.social

This high level discussion will explore the best way forward on global poverty & inequality and how they can be measured for the next development agenda.

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 7d

Join us, CEA-FIRST and AfriFOODlinks, for a side Event at the AU–EU Senior Officials Meeting to explore how AU–EU cooperation can strengthen evidence-based policymaking.

📅 21 Oct 2025
🕒 9:00–17:00 CET
📍 Venue: University Foundation, Brussels

👉 Register here - elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/13...

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 8d

Join UniPID and @inasp.bsky.social in our annual seminar 2025 'Equitable Practices in Research Co-Authorship Across Continents'.

📅 Date: 6 Nov 2025 |🕒 Time: 14:30 – 16:00 EET

📍 Location: Online |📝 Registration Deadline: 3 Nov 2025

👉 Read more and register - bit.ly/4mJHKZ8

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 8d

🔔 Reminder: Registration ongoing for our MOOC “Essentials in Development Studies”, developed in collaboration with @helsinki.fi and @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

📅 Course dates: 25 August – 11 Dec 2025
📝 Registration ends: 20 Nov 2025

👉 Learn more and self-enroll: www.unipid.fi/virtual-stud...

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University of Helsinki @helsinki.fi · 13d

Helsingin yliopiston matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta on Pohjoismaiden suurimpia tieteen ja teknologian keskittymiä. Siellä koulutetaan kovan tason ongelmanratkaisijoita.

Mitä luonnontieteiden tutkimus tarjoaa yrityksille?

#tekoäly #kvanttiteknologia

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Tutkijat ja yritykset luovat yhdessä tulevaisuuden teknologioita | Helsingin yliopisto

Helsingin yliopiston matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen tiedekunta on Pohjoismaiden suurimpia tieteen ja teknologian keskittymiä. Mutta ovatko yritykset löytäneet sen täyden potentiaalin? Mitä luonnontie...

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 14d

📢 The #NorDev25, kicked off yesterday. If you’re at #NorDev25, join a panel discussion themed: Envisioning an equitable future for research across the North–South Divide convened by UniPID in collaboration with Southern Voice and @ids.ac.uk

⏰ 16:30–18:00 Hrs | 📍 Kornrommet, Vitenparken

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 15d

📢 Abstract submission is now open for Wisdom Days Conference 2026 themed: Science for Sustainability Transformations. 🌍✨

⏰ Call for papers deadline: 14 Nov 2025 | 📅Conference dates: 6–8 May 2026 | 📍 @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

🔗 Read more and submit your abstract: www.jyu.fi/en/events/wi...

Wisdom Days: Science for Sustainability Transformations | 6-8 May, 2026

The Wisdom Days conference invites together multi-, trans-, and interdisciplinary scholarship that seeks to create knowledge, understanding, or solutions related to sustainability transformations.

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 16d

📅 Date: 3 October 2025 | 🕒 Time: 9:00–12:00 (EEST)

📍 Location: helsinki.zoom.us/j/63758829291

✨ Flexible participation: join the sessions most relevant to you

👉 Learn more about the webinar blogs.helsinki.fi/climateunive...

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 16d

📢 Webinar Alert!

Climate University(CU), coordinated at the @helsinki.fi, invites higher education teachers, coordinators, and staff to a webinar showcasing Climate University (CU) courses, share teaching experiences, and explore how CU materials can be integrated and promoted across institutions

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 17d

Grateful to INAR for hosting us to share UniPID’s Ethical Guidelines for Responsible Academic Partnership with the Global South 🌍✨

Great discussions on building more ethical, inclusive collaborations.

🎥 Watch the video: www.unipid.fi/for-society/...
📖 Full guidelines: www.unipid.fi/for-society/...

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 21d

📅 Date: 10 November 2025

⏰ Time: 15:00 – 15:30 (EET)

📍 Location: Online & @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social

Register now: link.webropolsurveys.com/EventPartici...

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 21d

This panel session will bring together policy makers, practitioners and academics to explore Finland’s role as a leader in advancing education cooperation, particularly in developing countries to advance SDG4, amid domestic austerity and shifting international priorities.

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 21d

📢 Save the Date – SDG4 Seminar 2025

Join us at the SDG4 Seminar 2025. In this seminar, UniPID in collaboration with he Finnish Society for Development Research (FSDR), will convene a panel discussion titled: "Global Promises, Local Pressures: Education Leadership Amid Austerity."

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 21d

Join @sabaheta.bsky.social for a hybrid book launch for the book: “Socioecological Transformations: Linking Ontologies with Structures, Personal with Collective Change” at the #NorDev25

🗓 25th September | 🕒 16:30–18:00 (CEST) | 📍 Online via Teams & at #NorDev25

🔗 Join on Teams - bit.ly/3I3HWEr

Join conversation

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Nordregio @nordregio.bsky.social · 22d

🚜🌱 Webinar: How can we support and inspire youth to shape the future of food?

Fewer young people are choosing careers in agriculture and food production - how to reverse this trend?

🗓️ Engaging youth in the future of food
🕐 2 October, 13:00-14:00 CET
💻 Online
🔗 nordregio.org/events/engag...

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 23d

📢 Career Opportunity!

@luke.fi (Luke) is hiring a Senior Scientist – Forest Management Methods 🌲

This role focuses on rotational & continuous cover forestry, sustainability assessments, research, stakeholder engagement, and project leadership.

👉 Apply here- valtiolle.fi/en/jobs/seni...

Senior Scientist, Forest Management Methods - Natural Resources Institute Finland

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 23d

📅 Deadline for submission: 13 October 2025, 12:00 (UTC+3)

Read more on how to submit on the procurement notice-https://www.hankintailmoitukset.fi/en/public/procedure/19758/enotice/29651/

Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 23d

As part of this initiative, the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) has launched a tender for technical assistance in South Africa focusing on two key areas:

🔹 TA1: Review of the educator post provisioning norms and standards

🔹 TA2: Policy for School-Based Work Integrated Learning

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Finnish University Partnership for International Development @unipid.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 Tender Opportunity Alert!

The EU-funded Team Europe Initiative – Regional Teachers Initiative for Africa (RTIA) is supporting teacher education and professional development across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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