Southern African and Finnish Higher Education Institutions’ Network for Health and Well-Being: SAFINET Sustainable Development Report 2021 Ministry of Education and Culture: Global Programme Pilots EDUCase Platform (Aalto) Finland-China Network for Food and Health SAFINET is one Sciences (Turku) the networks established in Finnish-American China Pilot Network of the beginning of Research and Innovation Universities of Applied 2021 within the Accelerator Sciences for China Finnish Ministry FARIA (Aalto & Helsinki) Cooperation of Education and Culture’s Global INDFICOR Programme network (IITs) Finland Africa (Aalto) Platform for Innovation (Turku) Global Innovation Network for Teaching and Learning (China, Southern African and Finnish Africa and India) Higher Education Institutions Network for Health and Wellbeing SAFINET (Tampere) | 10 Southern African and Finnish Higher Education Institutions’ Network for Health and Well-being SAFINET The network joins the forces of Finnish higher education institutions in the field of health and well-being, to conduct high-impact and goal-oriented collaboration with Southern African higher education- and research institutions and other stakeholders. The aim is to focus on mutually identified relevant areas and to implement it in co-ownership, in order to increase the productivity, quality and impact of the participating institutions both in Finland and in Southern Africa. A central collaboration partner for the network is the Southern African-Nordic Centre SANORD. The network is coordinated by Tampere University. | 11 The network supports Aims of • Achieving the United Nations Agenda 2030 sustainable development goal 3: Good health and well-being the The aim of the network • Capacity development in the fields of health and well- being in co-ownership with Southern African higher network education and research institutes and other stakeholders • Increased understanding of issues related to health and well-being in Southern Africa Principles in collaboration • Committed, long-term collaboration in co-ownership, focus on results • Multidisciplinary, problem-based collaboration supporting sustainable development • Transsectoral collaboration with higher education, industry, public sector organisations and NGOs | 12 Focus on Activities • Research partnerships and projects • Joint educational collaboration of the • Capacity building projects SAFINET maps and facilitates • Contacts between Southern African institutions and the network Finnish SAFINET member institutions • Funding sources for joint activities • Stakeholder relations and engagement Events • SANORD & SAFINET webinar on 17 June • Africa roundtable event hosted by the Ministry of Education and Culture in May/June • SANORD digital conference 7-10 September 2021: SAFINET sessions • Future is Made with Finland webinar series in the autumn 2021 in collaboration with Team Finland Knowledge network and Finnish embassies in Southern Africa | 13 Southern African and Finnish Higher Education Institutions Network for Health and Well-being: Finnish Members 1. University of Eastern 1. Centria University of Applied Sciences Finland 2. Diakonia University of Applied Sciences 3. Häme University of Applied Sciences 2. University of Jyväskylä 4. Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences 5. Karelia University of Applied Sciences 3. University of Lapland 6. LAB University of Applied Sciences 4. University of Oulu 7. Lapland University of Applied Sciences 8. Laurea University of Applied Sciences 5. University of the Arts 9. Metropolia University of Applied Sciences 10.Satakunta University of Applied Sciences 6. Tampere University 11.Savonia University of Applied Sciences 7. University of Turku 12.Tampere University of Applied Sciences 13.Turku University of Applied Sciences 8. University of Vaasa 14.Vaasa University of Applied Sciences 9. Åbo Akademi University 15. Novia University of Applied Sciences | 14 Thematic areas of the network Arts, Culture and Well-Being Digitalization, Innovations and Health Services Food Systems and Living Environment Inclusion, Equality and Sustainable Well-Being Public- and Mental Health and Life Course | 15 Tampere University’s Emerging field: The Future of Well-Being We explore novel solutions for improving health and well-being – guided by an in-depth understanding of The Future Of changes in the societal landscape and Well-being combining the possibilities opened up by technological advancement with basic research and our wide-ranging expertise in the areas of medicine, society, economics and management. | 16 SAFINET: Research Excellence Academy of Finland: Centres of Excellence • Tampere University: Centre of Excellence in Body-on-Chip Research • University of Jyväskylä: The Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care • University of Turku: InFLAMES – Innovation Ecosystem based on the Immune System • University of Turku: INVEST: Inequalities, Interventions and a New Welfare State | 17 Profiling Areas: Health and Well-being UniversitySAFINET: of Oulu ResearchUniversity Excellence of Eastern Finland • FibroHealth - Combatting Fibrosis in • Ageing, lifestyles and health Chronic Diseases • Digitalized solutions for future healthcare University of Jyväskylä • Physical activity through life-span University of Turku • Interdisciplinary brain research • Health, diagnostics and drug development • University of Lapland Åbo Akademi • Northern Well-being, Education and Work • Solutions for Health Tampere University University of the Arts • Human spare parts • ArtsEqual; Health, Narrative and the Arts • Tampere ImmunoExcellence • Music for Social Impact • New Social Research • Global Visions | 18 SAFINET: Universities Degree programmes in SAFINET: Universities of Applied Sciences Degree programmes in Thank you! Contact: [email protected] Website: https://www.tuni.fi/en/services-and- collaboration/international-tampere- university/safinet.