eTraining FinPal stands for Online Training of Trainers: Initiative to Develop Pedagogical Practices in Palestinian Higher Education. It is a development cooperation project between Higher Education in Transition (HET) research group operating at Tampere University in Finland and Academic Affairs at the Islamic University of Gaza in Palestinian Territories.
Background
The project is divided into 5 consecutive phases:
- Assessment of the context and needs of the teaching staff at Islamic University of Gaza
- Designing the study programme on university pedagogy
- Training of trainers
- Dissemination of the programme and establishing the University pedagogy unit at Islamic University of Gaza
- Programme evaluation
Goal
The project aims to improve pedagogical competencies and academic teaching capacity of staff members at Islamic University of Gaza. Furthermore, the aim is to establish a University pedagogy unit at Islamic University of Gaza that will offer a study programme on academic teaching to other Palestinian higher education institutions. The wider goal of the project is to enhance the quality of educational process in Palestinian higher education thus supporting societal development.
Funding source
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (HEI ICI)
Contact persons
Vesa Korhonen
University Lecturer & Project Coordinator
vesa.korhonen [at] tuni.fi (vesa[dot]korhonen[at]tuni[dot]fi)
+358 40 190 1465
Nazmi Al-Masri
Associate Professor & Local Project Coordinator
nmasri [at] iugaza.edu.ps (nmasri[at]iugaza[dot]edu[dot]ps)
+970 599465656