1. Study Visits
for Education Specialists and decision makers
Webinar April the 25th 2013

2. Study Visits for Education Specialists
• Exchange of experiences and transfer of
knowledge
• EU-countries + Norway, Iceland, Switzerland,
Turkey and Croatia
• CIMO is the coordinator in Finland
• On European level, Study Visit programme is
coordinated by Cedefop:
http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu/
• Study Visits are part of Lifelong Learning
Programme

3. Target Groups of Study Visits in
General education
• Education specialists in basic, secondary and adult
education
– principals, head techers
– teacher trainers, pedagogical advisors
– administrative staff in education on municipal, regional and
national levels
• Teachers are not eligible applicants for Study Visits
• Applicants have to act as multipliers and active
disseminators of their experiences.

4. Contents of Study Visits
• During a Study Visit, the educational system of the
target country and a particular educational topic is
investigated
• Study Visits contain lectures, discussions, visits in
educational institutions, companies and
– The official programme each day is between 9 – 17 and in
the evenings there are social and cultural activities, dinners
etc.
• The grant covers travelling and accmodation and
subsistence epenses.

5. Last Call for Applications
• Call will end at October 15th 2013
– Study visits will take place 1.3. - 30.6.2014
• Links to Application forms and the Study Visit
Catalogue can be found on CIMO’s website:
http://www.cimo.fi/opintovierailut
– The call will open at the end of July. You can fill in
the online application form on Cedefop’s website.
– All the relevant information will be updated on
CIMO’s website when the call opens.
• During the 2013 calls 65 000 € (45 – 50 grants) will be
granted in Finland.

6. Additional Information
– www.cimo.fi/opintovierailut
– http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu/
– studyvisits@cimo.fi
– The contact persons in CIMO:
• Anni Lehtonen (general education)
• Outi Lindroos (vocational training)
• Emails: firstname.lastname@cimo.fi

7. Additional Information
– www.cimo.fi/opintovierailut
– http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu/
– studyvisits@cimo.fi
– The contact persons in CIMO:
• Anni Lehtonen (general education)
• Outi Lindroos (vocational training)
• Emails: firstname.lastname@cimo.fi