Suomalainen koulutus kansainvälisillä markkinoilla – valtionhallinto koulutusviennin mahdollistajana ja koulutuksen maineen vaalijana

Abstract

<p>In Finland education is a public service, mainly free of charge. In this context it is reasonable to ask how do educational values and business values fit together. How do top public administra­tors see education as a market commodity in the international business field? What ethical ques­tions and solutions have emerged in the field of education export, and why they are important to the actors? The study is based on interviews with four state administrators working with ed­ucation export and representing national interest. The state administrators have encountered a number of ethical problems in advancing edu­cation export. However, they have come up with several solutions to ethical dilemmas.</p>