Project Updates

June 14, 2016 — FinCEAL+ LAC organized a Finnish delegation to attend FAUBAI 2016 conference in Fortaleza, Brazil
FinCEAL+ LAC organized a delegation of Finnish university representatives to participate in the FAUBAI 2016 conference in Fortaleza, Brazil, April 16th to 20th. The Brazilian Association for International Education – FAUBAl – organizes this yearly conference, which is the main event on the...

June 10, 2016 — Open Call for SIMHE-UniPID Virtual Studies Proposals 2016
The Supporting Immigrants in Higher Education in Finland (SIMHE) project implemented by the Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UniPID) is hereby inviting interested course coordinators from the UniPID member universities to submit course proposals to be offered in the...

June 10, 2016 — Building Partnerships: Visit to South Africa by Eric Bruun
In May 2016, Dr. Eric Bruun made a visit to South Africa for a research proposal meeting and workshop on non-motorized transport safety. Funded by FinCEAL+, Eric had an opportunity to meet up with colleagues from the University of Capetown and India. Here are some highlights from his trip.

June 9, 2016 — FinCEAL Plus Targeted Travel Grants for the Info Day on the 2017 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 5 "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials"
FinCEAL Plus has opened a Targeted Travel Grant Call to support the participation of a maximum of 6 experts from Finnish universities or research institutions interested in attending the Info Day on the 2017 calls for proposals of Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge 5 "Climate Action,...

June 2, 2016 — Young Scientists and Entrepreneurs - changing the face of the Africa-EU Energy Partnership
UniPID, through its FinCEAL project, has been supporting Finnish researchers to strengthen their cooperation with their counterparts in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This year, FinCEAL took this support a notch higher by challenging young scientists and entrepreneurs at the 2nd...

May 27, 2016 — SIMHE Flash News 1: Study Talks: Guidance and Counselling service at SIMHE-UniPID
Discover what is going on in SIMHE-UniPID at the University of Jyväskylä.

May 4, 2016 — FinCEAL+ co-organizes "Nordic Perspectives on Strengthening Higher Education, Research and Innovation Cooperation with the LAC region" Nordic stakeholder meeting
European Institute of International Studies (EIIS) in cooperation with the Government Offices of Sweden, the FinCEAL project (Developing Finnish Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation between Europe and the LAC Region) and supported by Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, Embassy...

May 4, 2016 — Check out the new searchable map on the FinCEAL Infobank!
FinCEAL+ has launched a new feature of the Infobank, the multidisciplinary research database on of research and capacity building projects carried out by the Finnish research community on/in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. You can now navigate the database through an interactive,...

April 21, 2016 — FinCEAL+ Targeted Travel Grants for H2020 Info Days - Applications are Now Closed!
FinCEAL+ has opened targeted grants to facilitate the travel of researchers in Finnish institutions working with Africa, Asia and LAC, interested in attending H2020 Info Days on Societal Challenge 1 and Societal Challenge 2. The maximum individual grant is 800€ and can be used to cover travel,...