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Education changes when peoplemeet, question and adapt.
PEDU connects institutions worldwide with Finnish and Nordic education expertise through tailored educational visits, professional-development programmes and international partnerships.
- EMI
- Neurodiversity & inclusion
- Finnish EdTech
- EU & regional projects
- Nordic sustainability
For universities, schools, municipalities and education organisations worldwide—from focused 1–5 day visits to longer development programmes, laboratory pilots and partnerships.
Based in JyväskyläFinland’s education city
Built for institutionsUniversities, schools and education leaders
International by designFinland, Europe and worldwide
ObserveSee practice in its real setting.
QuestionLook beneath the visible method.
CompareRelate it to your own context.
AdaptTurn insight into responsible action.
How we can work together
One starting point. Three directions.
Tell us what your institution wants to achieve; PEDU will identify the most relevant route forward.
Develop
Turn observation into experimentation
Adapt selected ideas through FinLab, consultancy and institution-specific development.
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Build academic partnerships
Coordinate scholars, events and education relationships between Finland, Europe and Central Asia.
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Learning is an encounter
Not a tour. A carefully designed learning journey.
We connect observation with expert dialogue, cultural context and guided reflection—then help participants decide what is meaningful in their own setting.
Shape your learning journey
Featured programme themes
Structured examples. Tailored delivery.
These are starting points rather than fixed packages. Content, contributors and visits are selected after we understand your needs.
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Finnish education in context
From early childhood to higher education: examine the values, structures, teacher education and learning environments behind visible practice.
View sample themes 02AI in education
Explore AI through pedagogy, leadership and responsible institutional change—not as technology detached from learning.
View sample themes 03EMI & multilingual education
Develop language-aware teaching, interaction and assessment for universities where English is a medium of instruction.
View sample themes 04Inclusive education in practice
Rethink inclusion through differentiation, positive pedagogy, learning support and neuroinclusive classroom design.
View sample themesErasmus+ and funded mobility
Planning a learning visit to Finland?
PEDU can design a programme around your project objectives for adult education, teacher training, digitalisation, inclusion and other themes.
Finnish Education Laboratory
From observing practice to testing what works locally.
FinLab is currently running at Renaissance Educational University in Tashkent. PEDU supported its development as a Finnish-inspired environment where educators can test, compare and adapt selected ideas from Finland and other education systems.
Finnish-inspired. Internationally informed. Locally tested.
Academic cooperation
Connections built for real cooperation.
From one informed introduction to a coordinated exchange, PEDU helps turn international interest into a workable next step.
Scholars, conferences and institutional exchange
PEDU can coordinate international scholars and contribute to the design of academic events, professional dialogue and institutional cooperation.
Discuss through the PEDU NavigatorA gateway to Central Asia
We help European education and academic organisations identify relevant partners, visits and cooperation opportunities, with a current focus on Central Asia.
Discuss through the PEDU NavigatorFrequently asked questions
Before the first conversation.
These answers explain how PEDU can help. A tailored scope is always agreed after we understand the context and intended outcome.
Finland programmes
Who can work with PEDU?
We work with universities, schools, education authorities, professional-development providers, NGOs and other organisations that want to learn from Finnish expertise in a way that is relevant to their own context.
Are your Finland programmes fixed packages?
No. The website shows sample themes, but each programme is designed around your goals, participants, timeframe, language needs and intended results. The PEDU Navigator is the best place to begin.
Can PEDU support visas and practical arrangements?
Yes. When a programme is confirmed, PEDU can advise on programme-related documentation and practical arrangements such as accommodation, local transfers, meals, visits and expert coordination. Visa decisions always remain with the relevant authorities.
Can an Erasmus+ or other funded project use PEDU?
Yes. We can help shape a learning visit around approved project objectives in areas such as adult education, teacher development, digitalisation and inclusive education.
How are costs agreed?
After the initial discussion, PEDU prepares a written scope with the agreed activities, responsibilities, timing and budget. Detailed programme design and delivery begin once the commercial arrangements are confirmed.
Central Asia cooperation
What does PEDU mean by a gateway to Central Asia?
PEDU helps European education and academic organisations understand the regional context, identify relevant institutional contacts and shape cooperation that has a realistic purpose and route forward.
What kinds of cooperation can PEDU support?
Depending on the need, this may include partner identification, academic visits, scholar participation, conferences, professional dialogue, curriculum or faculty-development projects, research collaboration and institutional capacity building.
Can PEDU guarantee a partnership or project outcome?
No. Sustainable cooperation requires shared institutional commitment. PEDU can design and coordinate a well-prepared process, but each activity moves forward only when the relevant organisations approve the scope, responsibilities and budget.
Can PEDU help test and promote EdTech made in Finland?
Yes. PEDU can help Finnish EdTech organisations identify relevant Central Asian settings, frame a realistic test or demonstration, and connect local learning with research and evaluation. FinLab offers one example of how an educational idea can be tested and studied in context. See the FinLab example.
How should a European organisation start?
Use the PEDU Navigator to describe your institution, goals, target country or region, timeframe and intended outcome. We will then identify whether there is a suitable next step.
Participant voices
What stays with people after the visit.
PEDU monitors participant feedback and shares only a small selection here. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and several participants have returned for further programmes.
Finnish schools impressed me with their openness and strong reading culture. Books, libraries, and newspapers were visible everywhere, and students actively engaged in self-assessment and critical reflection.
Classroom Teacher
Seeing student-centred learning in practice was transformative. Unlike our top-down system, Finnish education empowers institutions and teachers through strong bottom-up autonomy.
English Language Teacher
The professional development programme was exceptionally high-quality. I gained valuable knowledge and skills, and learning about Finland’s education, culture, and daily life showed me many aspects worth adopting — especially the deep respect for human dignity. Even in a short time, I learned a great deal. I found no shortcomings; everything was excellent. Thank you, Ilkhom.
Head of Teacher Training Department
The professional development programme was very well structured and valuable.
Vice Rector
Dr. Sanho Chung 鍾燊豪Video reflection from a PEDU learning programme.Watch testimonial
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Dr. Cherng Fu-Yin 程芙茵Video reflection from a PEDU learning programme.Watch testimonial
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Visits & evidence
Real people. Real learning. Real places.
These photographs come from PEDU programmes and education visits in Jyväskylä. They show the sessions, institutional encounters, learning environments and relationships behind our work.
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About Prime Education Finland
Rooted in Jyväskylä. Connected to the world.
The Finnish capercaillie—metso—at the heart of our identity represents courage, reflection and deliberate change: qualities that meaningful education requires.
Prime Education Finland was founded in Jyväskylä, Central Finland, a city often described as Finland’s “Athens of Education.” It is home to the University of Jyväskylä, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Gradia and a remarkable teacher-education heritage. Finland’s first Finnish-language teacher-training seminary was established here in 1863 under Uno Cygnaeus, a central architect of Finnish public education. We share this history with international visitors and regularly include local museum collections and heritage sites connected with Cygnaeus in learning programmes.
Today, PEDU brings together experts from universities and education organisations in Jyväskylä and across Finland. Alongside programmes in Central Finland, we can coordinate learning sessions and study visits in Helsinki, Tampere and other Finnish cities when this serves the programme’s goals.
Active contacts and partners across three countries, while building responsible new networks around the world.
Launching an ambassador programme initially in Arabic, Chinese, English and Russian.
Education specialists from Jyväskylä and beyond, selected around each institution’s needs.
212professional-participation records
56%women among programme records
74%education professionals and specialists
26%formal leadership roles
Across PEDU programmes and delegations in Finland and international cooperation. Explore the track record
Meet PEDU
A bridge between education systems.
See how Prime Education Finland brings educators, researchers and institutions together around learning, dialogue and responsible adaptation.
Watch the PEDU filmLearn, investigate, connect
A growing education community.
PEDU Ambassadors
We are opening applications for Arabic-, Chinese-, English- and Russian-speaking ambassadors who can bring language knowledge, educational insight and responsible international connections to PEDU’s global work.
Apply to become an ambassadorStudents & researchers
Three- to six-month internships, thesis projects and practice-based research around international education encounters and professional learning. Year-round applications are welcome from motivated students with relevant language knowledge and interest in PEDU’s areas of work. Placements are unpaid.
Apply or propose a projectResearch-informed practice
PEDU’s Executive Director, Ilkhom Khalimzoda, is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä. His forthcoming collaborative article, Cognitive Dissonance as a Catalyst for Professional Learning: In-service Teachers’ Meaning-Making During a Short-Term Professional Development Programme in Finland, examines how unfamiliar ideas can become catalysts for reflection and learning.
Start with your context
What would make this cooperation valuable for your institution?
Tell us your goals, participants, timeframe and intended results. We will identify the most appropriate next step.
Open the PEDU NavigatorOur Finland Network
A Jyväskylä ecosystem for education, expertise and innovation.
PEDU draws on a local network of educational institutions, learning specialists and innovation partners in Jyväskylä.
