Last Updated: 28 September 2026

Principals/Headmasters

-- Principals trained in Singapore = 264 (8 batches, Feb 2023 – March 2026)^[1]
-- Headmasters trained at IIM Ahmedabad = 243 (Aug 2026)^[2]; 199 in 4 batches till Nov 2025^[3][4]

Teachers
-- Primary Teachers trained in Finland = 288 (4 batches of 72, Oct 2024 – May 2026)^[5][6]

790+ educators trained abroad/at IIM (Aug 2026)^[2:1]

MoU with Finland: 2nd state after Delhi

Following Delhi’s lead, Punjab has become 2nd state in India to establish an agreement for providing advanced training to primary school teachers in Finland^[7]
-- Govt primary teachers go to Finland for 3-week training at University of Turku^[8]

¶ Training Batches

Mann said he met one of the principals selected for training who had donated ₹7 lakh from his own salary for his school

¶ Principals

¶ Headmasters

¶ Teachers^[8:1]

¶ MoUs

• Punjab Govt signed MoU with University of Turku, Finland at Finland Embassy on 27th Sept 2024
• 5 Finnish universities had expressed interest in providing this training, the University of Turku was ultimately selected

¶ Objective & Selection^[9:1]

• Widen the horizon of Principals/Teachers
• Equipping them with the state-of-the-art teaching practices & leadership skills
• Creation of teaching-learning materials and audio-visual technology

The selection process is completely transparent and a selection committee selects the principals/teachers based on laid-down parameters

REFERENCES:

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1. https://yespunjab.com/cm-mann-flags-off-8th-batch-of-principals-for-singapore-training-234-educators-sent-so-far-to-learn-global-teaching-practices/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 7 March 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/harjot-bains-hoists-tricolour-outlines-govts-achievements-at-i-day-function/ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://yespunjab.com/punjabs-4th-batch-of-50-headmasters-begin-leadership-training-at-iim-ahmedabad/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 3 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://theprint.in/india/punjab-batch-of-72-teachers-heads-to-finland-for-training/2785187/ ↩︎

5. https://yespunjab.com/cm-mann-flags-off-72-school-teachers-for-training-in-finland-calls-for-revolutionary-reforms-in-classrooms/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 16 May 2026) ↩︎ ↩︎

6. https://yespunjab.com/harjot-bains-flags-off-3rd-batch-of-72-teachers-to-finland-for-world-class-pedagogy/ (Punjab Govt Press Release, 15 Nov 2025) ↩︎ ↩︎

7. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/delhi/harjot-bains-exchanges-mou-with-finnish-ambassador-for-primary-teacher-training/ ↩︎

8. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/72-govt-primary-teachers-from-punjab-to-undergo-3-week-training-in-finland-101727207518694.html ↩︎ ↩︎

9. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-cm-bhagwant-mann-flags-off-first-batch-of-govt-school-principals-for-singapore-visit-101675509303451.html ↩︎ ↩︎

10. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/punjab-sends-second-batch-of-school-principals-to-singapore-101677827633292.html ↩︎

11. https://yespunjab.com/bhagwant-mann-flags-off-3rd-and-4th-batch-of-72-principals-to-singapore/ ↩︎

12. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=171626 ↩︎

13. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/36-principals-of-punjab-govt-scools-to-get-training-in-singapore-training-cm-bhagwant-mann-sees-them-off/articleshow/118810063.cms ↩︎

14. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/first-batch-of-punjab-government-school-headmasters-depart-for-training-at-iim-ahmedabad-530436 ↩︎

15. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=170236 ↩︎

16. https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/state-editions/punjab-sends-50-headmasters-for-training-at-iim-ahmedabad.html ↩︎

17. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/cm-mann-flags-off-first-batch-of-teachers-for-training-in-finland/articleshow/114352971.cms ↩︎

18. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-education-minister-bains-finland-primary-school-training-teachers-9867143/ ↩︎