Team Finland Knowledge
The purpose of the Team Finland Knowledge programme is to create and strengthen cooperation between Finnish higher education institutions and the target regions and countries selected to the TFK network, and to design new operating models for cooperation. The programme funds educational cooperation between higher education institutions through cooperation and mobility projects.
- Open to all higher education institutions (HEIs) in:
- Finland
- Eligible target regions/countries: China, India, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America
- Open to all degree levels and academic disciplines
- Each project must involve:
- At least one Finnish HEI
- At least one HEI from an eligible target country
- Finnish HEIs are encouraged to:
- Cooperate nationally (with other Finnish HEIs)
- Engage with partner HEIs in target countries that are strategically important
- Projects may also include:
- Other stakeholders (e.g., companies, associations, or relevant organisations)
Application process:
The funding must be applied for by a Finnish higher education institution, which submits the funding application to the Finnish National Agency for Education on behalf of the entire partner network.
Participating projects can involve one or several of the following forms of educational cooperation between partnering higher education institutions:
- Joint study units, courses and intensive courses
- The development and realisation of digital/virtual teaching
- Curriculum cooperation
- Joint/double degrees
- Mobility (teacher, staff, student and/or trainee mobility)
- Working life cooperation.
- Granted project funding can be used to cover:
- Travel costs
- Organisational costs
- Salaries
- The funding cannot be used to cover the administrative costs of higher education institutions, hospitality costs or business gifts.
The project funding can be divided between the higher education institutions participating in the project.
The purpose of the Team Finland Knowledge programme is to create and strengthen cooperation between Finnish higher education institutions and the target regions and countries selected to the TFK network, and to design new operating models for cooperation. The programme funds educational cooperation between higher education institutions through cooperation and mobility projects.
In 2025, the TFK programme finances cooperation with Southern Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Projects funded in the Call 2023 and Call 2024 cannot be funded in the Call 2025. A higher education institution can submit as many applications as it wants in the application round, but a maximum of two projects from the same HEI can be funded for cooperation with one target country or region. The duration of the funded projects is 1 August 2025 – 31 December 2027. The maximum support a single project can receive is €80,000.
