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Introduction Research Teaching Cooperation Faculties

Personnel

Campuses

Students

University of Oulu

Degrees

Humanities

Education

Science

Medicine

Economics and Business

Technology

Cultural Identity and Interaction

Biosciences and Health

Information Technology

Multidisciplinary research University studies

Speciliazation areas

Outgoing exchangestudents

Collaborationand interaction

Incoming exchangestudents

Basic mission

Activities across most of northern

FinlandUniversity of

Oulu 1958−2010

”Three universities rolled into one” International efforts

University of Oulu 2009

Environment, Natural Resourcesand Materials


University of Oulu

• Founded in 1958• 6 faculties• 16 000 students• 2900 employees• Total funding EUR 226 million• Among the largest universities in

Finland with an exceptionally wide scientific base


University of Oulu

OULU

Rovaniemi

Vaasa

HelsinkiTurku

TampereLappeenranta

Joensuu

Kuopio

Jyväskylä

”Three universities rolled into one”

• Finland has 10 multidisciplinary universities– Helsinki (2), Turku (2), Tampere, OuluOulu,

Jyväskylä, University of Eastern Finland, Vaasa, Rovaniemi

• 3 technical universities– Helsinki, Tampere, Lappeenranta– Faculty of Technology at the University of Faculty of Technology at the University of

OuluOulu

• 3 schools of economics and business administration

– Helsinki (2), Turku– Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Economics and Business

Administration at the University of OuluAdministration at the University of Oulu

• 4 art academies


Linnanmaa Campus

• 5 faculties• Infotech Oulu• Thule Institute• Giellagas Institute• Martti Ahtisaari Institute • CWC• CIE• Centre for Advanced Steel

Research (CASR)• Micro and Nanotechnology

Centre

Kontinkangas Campus

• Faculty of Medicine • Biocenter Oulu• Clinical Research Centre (CRC)• Welltech Oulu

Kajaani University Consortium (City of Kajaani)

Campuses

Department of Architecture(City of Oulu)


Activities across most of northern Finland

• Kajaani University Consortium• Geophysical Observatory (Sodankylä)• Kemi-Tornio Unit (Kemi)• Oulanka Biological Research Station

(Kuusamo)• Oulu Southern Institute (Nivala)• Kokkola University Consortium

Chydenius• Raahe Unit

OULU

Rovaniemi

Vaasa

Helsinki

Turku

TampereLappeenranta

Joensuu

Kuopio

Jyväskylä

Kajaani

Kuusamo

Sodankylä

Kemi

RaaheNivala

Kokkola


University of Oulu 1958−2010

• 1919 Oulu College Association • 1958 Oulu University Act• 1959 Activities begin. Faculty of Philosophy,

Faculty of Technology and Oulu Teaching School• 1960 Faculty of Medicine• 1965 Teaching begins in Humanities • 1972 Faculty of Humanities• 1974 Faculty of Education• 1985 Professorship in Telecommunications

Technology established at the Faculty of Technology

• 1994 Biotechnology, Information Technology and Northern Issues defined as focus areas

• 2000 Founding of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

• 2010 New University Act, new focus areas


Basic mission

• The University of Oulu promotes free research, education and culture,

• strengthens the national competence base to improve well-being, and

• strives to ensure the availability of a well-qualified academic labour force and researcher base.


University of Oulu 2009

• First degrees 1108• Doctoral degrees 154• Publications 2908 (in 2008)

- Scientific publications 2283

• 73 invention disclosures, 4 patent applications


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Professors 2298 %

Researchers 77026 %

Teachers 563 19 %

Library personnel 943 %

Administrative personnel

513 18 %

Other personnel76226 %

Personnel

Personnel of the Teacher Training School is not included in these figures.


Science is our core competence

• Research in 70 fields of science

• Four research focus areas: – Information Technology– Biosciences and Health– Cultural Identity and Interaction– Environment, Natural Resources and Materials

• New initiatives: advanced steel research, international business, geo- and mining engineering, science-based education


Biosciences and Health

• Cell-extracellular matrix research• Cardiovascular disease research• Enzyme structure and metabolic research• Genes and the environment


Information Technology

• Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies• Wireless communications• High-speed electronics and photonics• Biomedical engineering• Information systems and software


Environment, Natural Resources and Materials

• Environmental issues, natural resources and energy economy

• Materials science, properties and behaviour of matter, catalysts and material innovations

• Modelling and computational science


Cultural Identity and Interaction

• Cultural Identity and Interaction• Language, education and interaction


University studies

• University education is grounded in knowledge derived from cutting edge research and prepares students for life-long learning and professional development

• Teaching and learning stem from participation in the scientific community, professional expertise and international connections

• Continuing education caters for the needs of working professionals

• Open university offers an avenue of study for nontraditional students


Specialization areas

students

• Humanities 2278• Education 1735• Science 3932• Medicine 1478• Dentistry 308• Health Sciences 375• Economics and Business Administration 1427• Technology 4128

• 46 degree programmes• 2162 students on continuing education

programmes• 2843 students pursuing Open University studies at

20 locations


Collaboration and interaction

• The university’s impact on and interaction with surrounding society rests on successful research and education and exceptionally close partnerships

• City of Oulu, towns and municipalities, Oulu University Hospital, Council of Oulu Region, Employment and Economic Development Centre, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Geological Survey of Finland, Regional Environment Centre, Nokia, Polar Electro, EB, Stora Enso, Rautaruukki, Outokumpu, Kemira, Technopolis

• Oulu region innovation alliance• Skills in Northern Finland — collaborative network of

provincial universities


International efforts

• Collaboration agreements with 52 foreign universities

• Erasmus Network

• 1060 foreign employees and students– 190 foreign teachers and researchers– 439 foreign graduate and post-graduate

students– 417 exchange students– 7 FiDiPro-professors


Incoming exchange students

Total: 417

Moreover:

3: Greece, India, Portugal

2: Hong kong, Peru, South Africa , Zambia

1: Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, South Korea, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Sweden

Unknown: 5


Outgoing exchange students

Also:

3: Brazil, Ireland, Iceland, Namibia, Nicaragua, Singapore, Russia

2: Cyprus, South Africa, South Korea, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey

1: Algeria, Argentina, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Tanzania, New Zealand, Estonia

Unknown: 11

Total 357


Faculty of Humanities

• Research focus areas– Linguistics and Communication

Sciences – History and Cultural Sciences – Northern Cultural Environment

• 145 staff, 2002 undergraduate students


Faculty of Education

•Research focus areas – Educational Theory and Philosophy of

Education – Teaching and Learning, Growth and

Development – Education, Citizenship and Environmental

Issues in a Changing Society

•179 staff, 1608 undergraduate students


Faculty of Science

• Research focus areas –Structure of Matter and Synthetic Methodology

–Structure and Dynamic Processes of Earth and Space

–Genetic Research–Mathematical Modelling and Computation Methods

–Natural Resources and Ecosystems in the North

–Information Technology and Its Applications



Faculty of Medicine

• Research focus areas– Life-Span and Gerontological Research – Neuroscience– Connective Tissue Research and Cartilage

and Bone Diseases – Cardiovascular Diseases – Cancer Biology and Cancer Diseases– Environment and Health



Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

• Research focus areas– Organizational Behaviour and Organizational Theory– Dynamic Macroeconomics and Application of

Microeconomics– Profit and Loss Accounting and Determination of

Value– Changes and Development in Business Management– Business Relationships and Value-Creating Business

Networks– e-Commerce and Digitalization of Business Processes– Logistic Networks – Investor Behaviour



Faculty of Technology


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