School of Technology
May 2015
Frami campus
• 70 enterprises
• 5 university units
• More than 800 jobs in total
• 3500 students
• 550 events annually
• 46 500 floor square metres (SUAS 50%)
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•1,400 students (SUAS total 5,000) 1,300 Bachelor ‘s Degree students 100 Master’s Degree students
•Staff of 65 persons 45 in teaching 14 fulltime in R&D 6 in administration
•Location by the city centre of Seinäjoki in the new Frami campus area by the river
Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (SUAS) – School of Technology
School of Technology – Degree programmesBachelor•Automation Engineering•Construction Engineering•Mechanical Engineering•Information Technology
Master•Construction Engineering•Technology Competence Management
•Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (TUT cooperation)•Double Degree in Automation Engineering and Information Technology (HSAB cooperation)
Bachelor and Master degree structures
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Semester
Bachelor 240 ECTS
Master + 60 ECTS
Minimum threeyears workexperience
Teaching Quality• Traditional laboratory work included in
courses• New teaching concept: student teams in
“SUAS Project Workshops®”
R&D Projects and Services• Teaching staff in R&D projects, link
between R&D and teaching• Services to companies by lab engineers• R&D staff projects and services
School of Technology - Laboratories
Project workshop model in the education of engineers in SUAS (SeAMK Projektipaja®)
• Basic idea is to teach project skills using LBD-method
• Student teams solve real production or product development projects under the control of a teacher and the company representative
• The development of the model started in 2007 by some pilot projects in mechanical engineering
• Yearly key figures: 35 projects, 20 companies, 120 students, 10 teachers
• Three national rewards received: Development of working life orientation 2009 – The Finnish Confederation of
Professionals and the Rectors' Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences One of the best engineer education systems 2010 – INSSI Forum of Finnish UASs Technology reward of the city of Seinäjoki 2011 – Alfred Kordelin foundation
School of Technology - Internationality
• Our Targets:
• Increase both student and teacher exchange
• Deepen the cooperation with our partner universities, e.g. Double Degree Programmes
• Make also R&D cooperation with our partner universities in core competence areas
• Utilize different kind of public funding programmes
Thank You – Vielen Dank KIITOS!
http://www.seamk.fi/en