About Us
Our institute owns top level education cooperation platform and resources, and we work under the typical Finnish education R&D institute management model.
FEDUCATION was founded in 2013 and has covered all disciplines of pre-school education, basic education, vocational education and education related working area. It owns profound theoretical knowledge and practical experience in education research, teacher training, K12 school-based curriculum research and development, educational books publications, future school research, modern learning space and environment design, student joint training and exchange program, international education forum, research and development of education evaluation and quality supervision system. Currently FEDUCATION has more than hundred top education experts participating in our either long-term or short-term education research and cooperation projects.
Leadership Team

Jari Andersson
- Director of FEDUCATION
- The Chairman of Prikanman Coalition Party
- The Deputy Member of European Committee of the Regions
- The Chairman of the Sastamala City Council
- The First Vice Chairman of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District Council
- Principal of Finland Sylvää Koulu

Dong Li
- Executive Director of FEDUCATION
- PhD of Education Administration
- First group of expert members of Xiong‘an New Area education advisory committee
- Guest Researcher Fellow, Center for Sino- Finnish Education Innovation (CFEI) of NIES
- Senior Education Advisor, Curriculum Development and Education Evaluation Expert

Taina Peltonen
- Deputy Director of FEDUCATION
- PhD of Education
- Former Director of Education and Culture of Mänttä-Vilpula City

Pekka Pellinen
- Deputy Director of FEDUCATION
- Expert in Digital Education

Yuyun Wang
- Deputy Executive Director of FEDUCATION
Our Success Stories
2022
Education Innovation & Implementation:
- Bestowed as Hebei Provincial Workstation of Talents Introduction of Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts’ Affair
Teacher Training & Exchange:
- Build serial teacher training cooperation relation with Beiing Daxing Education Committee
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing and Xiong’an New Area (on-site and online training)
2021
Education Innovation and implementation:
- NEDU SCHOOL project: Xiongan Ronghe Dehui School operated by FEDUCAITON opens in December, 2021;
- NEDU SCHOOL project: Xiongan Ronghe Shuangwen Kindergarten operated by FEDUCAITON opens in November, 2021;
- Bestowed as Hebei Provincial Workstation of Talents Introduction of Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts’ Affair
Research & Publication:
- BUSINESS FINLAND research project --“Online Teacher Training Innovative Model”;
Teacher training and exchange:
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Xiong’an New Area, Guangdong, Sichuan and Shanxi Provinces (on-site and online training)
2020
Education Innovation and implementation:
- NEDU SCHOOL project: Dujiangyan School officially opens in August, 2020;
- Bestowed as Hebei Provincial Workstation of Talents Introduction of Hebei Administration of Foreign Experts’ Affair
Teacher training and exchange:
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Guangdong and Sichuan Provinces (on-site and online training);
2019
Education Innovation and implementation:
- NEDU SCHOOL project: Built long-term strategic cooperation relationship with Xiong’an New Area local government sector;
- The “Teaching and Learning Advises” of Xiejiawan Primary School which was co-guided by FEDUCATION expert team published in China;
International education forum:
- The 5th China-Finland Principal Forum & Finnish Education Training Program in Nordic countries;
Teacher training and exchange:
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong, Sichuan、Shanxi, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces;
- “Finland Education Training program in Finland”: Guangdong Principal group (training program was approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China)
2018
Education Innovation & Implementation:
- NEDU SCHOOL project: FEDUCATION cooperated with Chengdu city investment group and local education group in school operation;
- FEDUCATION expert was selected as one of the members of Xiong’an New Area Education Advisory Committee;
- The “Xiejiawan Primary School Quality-Oriented Education management model” which was co-guided by FEDUCATION expert team got the 2018 “Chinese National Quality Prize”;
- The 4th China-Finland Principal Forum & Finnish Education Training Program (both in Finland and China);
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong and Sichuan provinces;
2017
Research & Publication:
- Finnish National Agency for Education program “Culture Bag”;
- Co-founded “The Center of Sino-Finnish Education Innovation” with NIES;
- The 3rd China-Finland Principal Forum & Finnish Education Training Program in Nordic countries;
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin, Sichuan province;
- “Finland Education Training program in Finland”: Guangdong Principal group (training program was approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China)
2016
Research & Publication:
- Built long-term strategic cooperation relationship with Chongqing Xiejiawan Primary School in teacher training, curriculum R&D, school management, teacher and student exchange;
- The 2nd China-Finland Principal Forum & Finnish Education Training Program in Nordic countries;
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong and Shandong provinces;
2015
Research & Publication:
- Book publication: 《Basic Education in Finland》;
- The “Little Red Plum Blossom” serial textbooks of Xiejiawan Primary School which was co-guided by FEDUCATION expert team published in China;
- The 12th International Confederation of Principals in Finland;
- The 1st China-Finland Principal Forum & Finnish Education Training Program in Nordic countries;
- Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program and international education forum in Beijing, Chongqing, Tianjin, Henan province;
- “Finland Education Training program in Finland”: Beijing Fengtai principal group and Guangdong Principal group (training program was approved by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China)
2014
Research & Publication:
- Built long-term strategic cooperation relationship with NIES, Beijing Fengtai Education Committee and the China Association for Non-Government Education;
- FEDUCATION-NIES joint project “Finnish-Chinese Future School Innovation Plan” program in Finland---“Future Engineer Creative Band”
Teacher training and exchange:
- NIES delegations visited FEDUCATION Finland headquarter;
- Chinese principal training program in Finland: the Experimental Primary School and Kindergarten of Beijing Normal University groups
- Delegations from the Higher Education Evaluation Center of Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China visited FEDUCATION Finland headquarter;
Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Tianjin, Hubei and Henan provinces
2013
Research & Publication:
- TEKES “Early Education Research Program”
Teacher training and exchange:
- Attendance of the Conference of Fengtai District Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese and FEDUCATION expert was appointed as Overseas Advisor
Annual serial education program “Finland Education in China”: teacher training program in Tianjin, Hubei and Henan provinces