Services and online training
Expert services
- Productization of expert services and business models
- Evaluation and development of project operations and project portfolio management
- Project funding
- Planning, management, and evaluation of development projects
- Development of RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) activities, particularly in vocational education and training (VET) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
- Development of business networks and clusters for knowledge export
- Strategies for education export and internationalization
- Productization and business models in education export (customers, markets, value creation, interaction, channels, revenue models, etc.)
- Development and customer funding, as well as international public procurement for education exporters
- Service, project, and RDI activities, and cooperation with the labor market and industries in vocational and higher education
Examples expert service products
- Preparing business models for education export using the Business Model Canvas
- Evaluation of education export products targeted at developing countries
- Assessment of the current state of project portfolio management and project operations, including development proposals
- Evaluation of cooperation between vocational institutions, universities of applied sciences, and working life, including development proposals
- Training in the planning and management of development projects
- Educational marketing – preparing a White Paper
Funding Applications and Proposal Writing
I offer expert services for securing funding for development, internationalization, RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) activities, and client projects from both domestic and international sources. You can engage an external expert to write funding applications, support the preparation process, or identify potential funding opportunities.
I also provide expert services for preparing tenders for domestic or international clients. Clients may include both private and public sector organizations, such as international development financiers. You can hire an external writer for tender documents, a coach to support the tendering process, or an expert to assess success prospects in ongoing tender competitions.
Examples of Funding Instruments and Public Tender Opportunities:
- International development financiers: European Union (EU), World Bank (WB), African Development Bank (AfDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (technical assistance projects, Finnpartnership, PIF, IKI); Business Finland; ELY Centres (operating environment support, business development aid); Regional Councils (ERDF, ESF, AKKE); Ministry of Education and Culture / Finnish National Agency for Education; Sitra
- Nordic and EU Instruments: NOPEF, NEFCO; Erasmus+, Horizon, EuropeAid
Studies and research
- Market studies: Market analysis for education exporters exploring export opportunities.
- Education system studies: Especially studies on the Finnish education system.
- Innovation ecosystems and clusters: Studies on the role of vocational education in regional innovation systems and clustering among education export actors.
- Tendering & funding: Studies on business opportunities in international development funding and funding roadmaps for development work.
- Educational marketing: Promoting sales through educational marketing strategies.
- Work-Life Collaboration: Evaluation of educational institutions’ and higher education institutions’ collaboration with the world of work, and preparation of development proposals.
- Project Portfolio Management: Evaluation of project portfolios, project activities, and project culture, and preparation of development proposals.
Online training
In 2025, I will launch an online training platform. I will offer training content related to service, project, and RDI activities as well as education export and teacher training.
In content creation and service marketing, I collaborate with my expert network.
