HEI Schools teams up with a leading Philippine university to introduce renowned Finnish Early Education to local educators
De La Salle University and HEI Schools, a Finnish early education company, have recently signed a partnership agreement to progress De La Salle University's Early Childhood Education Teacher Diploma program in the ...
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HEI Schools Announces New Partnership to Launch Early Years Center in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Helsinki, Finland — HEI Schools, a leading education company, is delighted to announce a new agreement with an established education entrepreneur in Saudi Arabia to establish a HEI Schools Early Years Center in Al ...
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HEI Schools expands to Mongolia with first kindergarten in Ulaanbaatar
HEI Schools, a leading education company from Finland, is pleased to announce the opening of its partner-operated HEI Schools in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, one of the first HEI Schools kindergarten in the country. The HEI ...
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HEI Schools bringing world-class K-12 education to Phuket
HEI Schools, together with its licensed partner Kajonkiet Group, the largest education operator in Phuket, is expanding its early childhood education offering to primary and secondary level. The school will adopt an ...
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HEI Schools introduces Finnish ECE at the embassy of Finland in India
On the 28th of May 2024, HEI Schools, an international leader in early childhood education, recently introduced Finnish educational programs to India. The event was hosted at the Embassy of Finland in Delhi, offering a ...
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HEI Schools expands into the UAE with multiple early learning centers
The Helsinki International Schools Group (HEI Schools) is proud to announce its expansion to the United Arab Emirates through a strategic partnership with Ghobash Group. This move represents a significant milestone in ...
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HEI Schools Expands to India with Premium Kindergarten in Gurugram
In a significant move marking its continued global expansion, HEI Schools is proud to announce a new partnership with successful Singaporean-Indian entrepreneur, Yasha Shukla, to launch a pioneering HEI Schools ...
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HEI Schools Welcomes Busan Delegates for Finnish ECE Introduction
Helsinki, Finland — HEI Schools recently welcomed a delegation from Busan Global Village and city officials from Busan, including the Vice Mayor, marking a significant step towards global educational cooperation. This ...
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HEI Schools breaks grounds in India with first preschool partnership
HEI Schools (Helsinki International Schools Group) is pleased to announce a new partnership with an established Indian education entrepreneur, marking the introduction of the Finnish early education system in India. ...
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HEI Schools Signed Third Learning Center To Be Opened In Thailand
Helsinki International Schools Group (HEI Schools) is thrilled to announce its partnership with Finn Future Education Co. Ltd. to open a HEI Schools Learning Center in Udon Thani, Thailand. This new Learning Center in ...
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HEI Schools Saigon Central Opens its Doors: Enriching Education with Finnish Model in Vietnam
HEI Schools Saigon Central, located in Binh Thanh District, has welcomed a decent number of children to its newly constructed six-story kindergarten in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City since its soft opening in May 2023. ...
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The first HEI Schools learning center opens in Canada in 2023
HeadStart Education Inc. partners with Helsinki International Schools Group to open the HEI Schools Early Learning Centre in Canada. The owner, Mr. Geng is an entrepreneur who got interested in Finnish early childhood ...
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Ho Chi Minh City welcomes the first HEI Schools Kindergarten in Vietnam
From right to left: Mr. Hai Le (Managing Director), Ms. Huyen Nguyen (Academic Director), H.E. Mr. Keijo (Norvanto Ambassador of Finland to Vietnam), Mr. Heikki Vartia (Head of Global Partnerships at HEI Schools). ...
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HEI Schools co-operate with $400m city development project in Adelaide
HEI Schools bringing value to commercial real estate development project by opening a high-quality early education center at Adelaide's Market Square development. HEI Schools Australia has signed a 10-year lease and ...
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EF chooses HEI Schools as their teacher training partner
EF, the international education company, selected HEI Schools, a Finnish early education company, as their trusted teacher training partner for an early education pilot program in China.
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Together, We Are Stronger - The HEI Schools Global Community
At HEI Schools, we’re united by one thing: a passion for early childhood education. This common goal has brought us together with like-minded people around the world and helped us create a wonderful community, which is ...
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HEI Schools on CNN — HEI Schools
We were honored to be featured in the following CNN article on April 5, 2019. Can happiness be exported? One Finnish school believes so. By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) - Finland has emerged as the happiest nation in the ...
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HEI Schools and SEGi University and Colleges to begin a collaboration
HEI Schools, a Finnish early education company, and SEGi University and Colleges in Malaysia have signed an agreement to cooperate in developing SEGi’s Early Childhood Education Teacher Diploma program in Malaysia. With ...
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HEI Schools to collaborate with the City and University of Helsinki
HEI Schools is starting a collaboration with the City of Helsinki and the University of Helsinki in a kindergarten in Jätkäsaari, a neighborhood in Helsinki. The goal of the collaboration is to further develop the ...
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HEI Schools receives €2 Million investment
We are very happy to announce that HEI Schools has received €2 million investment from Practica Capital and Tesi in its latest funding round. The money will be used to continue building and strengthening the growing ...
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HEI Schools expands into Thailand
The Finnish education company will be opening its first Learning Center in Bangkok in 2021. This will be the first of two HEI Schools opening in partnership with the local team, Children Must Play Co, Ltd. Helsinki ...
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HEI Schools to open HEI Schools Club on Nami Island, Republic of Korea
From left: Mr. Fred Minn, CEO, and Ms. Ellen Chang, Chief International Liaison of Nami Island Arts and Education Inc., Ms. Inkeri Mentzoni, Director of Sales, and Mr. Heikki Vartia, Sales and Partnership Manager of HEI ...
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HEI Schools opens a preschool in Cairo with Finnish educational model
Laura Kansikas-Debraise, the Ambassador of Finland in Cairo (fourth from right) opened the HEI Schools New Cairo preschool on Sunday, August 16th, 2020 together with HEI Schools New Cairo CEO & Business Development ...
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University of Helsinki’s Educational Sciences Ranks 23rd in the World
We are proud to announce that our shareholder and partner, University of Helsinki, has been ranked 23rd in the world for Educational Sciences in the 2020 QS World University rankings. This is the third consecutive year ...
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HEI Schools Expands Into Malaysia with Curriculum Partnership
Pictured left to right: Mr Mohamed Farid, Mr Eero Väisänen, Ambassador Petri Puhakka, Ms Mardhiah Zain, Ms Syahirah Hanim Jermadi, and Mr Heikki Vartia. Helsinki International Schools Group (HEI Schools), a Finnish ...
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HEI Schools again recognized as HundrED Innovator
HEI Schools is excited to announce that it has once again been selected by the global education nonprofit HundrED, in its third global innovation collection, HundrED 2020, highlighting 100 of the brightest innovations ...
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HEI Schools to expand in Saudi Arabia
Press release The Finnish educational company to open three Finnish-based schools in the Kingdom: Riyadh in 2020 and Jeddah & Dammam in 2021 Helsinki International Schools (HEI Schools), a Finnish company backed by ...
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HEI Schools chosen as finalist for Fast Company's Award 2019
PRESS RELEASE April 8th 2019 Selected from over 2,000 entries, HEI Schools was named a finalist for its impactful work globalizing Nordic wellbeing through education. Fast Company Media is an international leader in the ...
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HEI Schools and Kide Science join forces to globalize early education
PRESS RELEASE March 15th 2019 HEI Schools, a Finnish early childhood education (ECE) company delivering the acclaimed Finnish model to early education ECE operators worldwide has just teamed up with Kide Science to ...
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HEI Schools named top-100 in global education
The Finnish-based preschool model was selected from over 1,000 participants as one of the most innovative educational platforms in the world. World renowned education nonprofit HundrED (hundred.org) has selected HEI ...
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Kuwait and Saudi Arabia join the global network of HEI Schools in 2019
We are excited to announce the opening of two new HEI Schools in 2019. Kuwait City, Kuwait and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia will join our global network bringing a new geographical area and culture to our HEI Schools community. ...
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Expansion of the HEI Schools network in China
With a new multi-unit contract signed, two new HEI Schools in Chengdu and Shanghai are confirmed to open in the fall of 2019. This is an extension to the HEI Schools China family with schools already in in Guangzhou and ...
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HEI Schools Wins 2 Gold Awards and a Grand Prix
HEI Schools, with an international concept in early childhood education, was awarded two Gold Awards (Best Product and Best Service) and the Grand Prix prize of the whole competition at Vuoden Huiput (vuodenhuiput.fi), ...
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HEI Schools Opens in Australia in Autumn 2018
HEI Schools has signed a franchising agreement with University Preparation College in Australia about establishing and operating kindergartens in Australia. The first pilot kindergarten is planned to open already in ...
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Children created spaces with HEI Schools in Helsinki Design Week
HEI Schools participated Helsinki Design Week with a creative space design workshop in September. Children were inspired and encouraged to build and shape spaces based on their own wishes and perspectives. When adults ...
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HEI Schools’ first teacher training for Chinese team was a success
10 Chinese Teachers from HEI Schools’ first pilot project in Baotou participated in teacher training in Finland between May 14th - June 14th. The training was conducted together with the team of early childhood ...
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Prototyping, testing and building HEI Schools Learning Space!
We are proceeding with full speed with our learning space concept. Design work has reached prototyping and testing phase before drawings are flown to China to be build to our new brilliant HEI Schools Baotou ...
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Helsinki University Makes an Additional Investment in HEI Schools
In February 2017, the Helsinki University Funds made an additional investment in the HEI Schools. The Helsinki Innovation Services (HIS), which focuses on the commercialization of scientific research, is strongly ...
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HEI Schools To Cooperate with the Chinese Academy of Science
In March 2017, HEI Schools signed a letter of intent with a kindergarten chain owned by the Chinese Academy of Science. The cooperation aims at strengthening the HEI Schools' kindergarten model, teacher education and ...
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