Case 1 Environmental Engineering at TAMK Marjukka Dyer Head of Env.Engineering

1. Case 1 Environmental Engineering at TAMK Marjukka Dyer Head of Env.Engineering Email: marjukka.dyer@tamk.fi

2. Environmental Engineering at Tampere Polytechnic Holistic approach towards environment • monitoring and assessment, total quality and life cycle thinking of production and services, • Communication skills, both oral and written • Managerial skills as an employer and an employee, good group working skills • International study programme taught in English

3. How it all began • 1. EU Comett/Leonardo, teacher expert in Italy, 1992 –94 ( also students of Tampere Polytechnic(pilot) • 2. EU Erasmus Environmental Engineering exchange programme 1994 – 1996, continues as Socrates • 3. EU Socrates, students and techers • 4. EU Leonardo, students practical training • 5. NordPlus since 2001

4. Collaborative parties • Double Degree with Hannover, Wolfenbuttel,Trondheim, Valladolid • NordPlus ( student, staff) exchange with Reykjavik, Akureyri,Trondheim * Erasmus partners with Universities of Glamorgan (Wales) Algarve (Portugal), Della Tuscia and Vergata (Italy), Bordeux (France), etc. * Other partners for instance in Murmansk, Kaunas etc.

5. Yearly activities • Organising special action days such as the World Water Day celebrations yearly on 22.3. • Collaboration with TAVi, assisting at conferences and env. events • Collaboration with Moreenia, special projects

6. Graduates from Environmental Management and Environmental Engineering 1996-2005 Environmental Management, youth education: 100 Environmental Engineering, youth education: 31 Environmental Engineering, adult education: 56

7. International students in Environmental Management and Environmental Engineering 1996-2005 Environmental Management: 34 Environmental Engineering: 94 International students who started their studies In Environmental Engineering in August 2005 22 international students with 13 different nationalities

8. Environmental Engineering, 240 cr • General Professional Studies, 120 cr • Advanced Professional Studies, 60 cr • Specialisation in • Environmental Management • Environmental Engineering • Professional Training, 30 cr • Free Choice Studies, 15 cr • Final Thesis, 15 cr

9. General Professional Studies, 120 cr • Communication and Cooperation Skills • Natural Sciences and Computing • Social Studies • Business Studies and Leadership • Basics of Environmental Engineering • Basics of Environmental Management

10. Advanced Professional Studies, 60 cr • Specialisation in Environmental Management • Environmental Ethics • International Marketing • Remote Sensing and Mapping • Software Tools and Multimedia 2 • Total Quality Management • Risk Management • Geographic Information Systems • Environmental Economics • Environmental Entrepreneurship • Business Resource Planning

11. Advanced Professional Studies, 60 cr • Specialisation in Environmental Technology • Environmental Ethics • Total Quality Management • Risk Management • Air Pollution • Noise and Radiation • Waste Management • Energy Management • Transport and Environment • Water and Wastewater Management • Water and Environment Issues in Developing countries

12. Optional Courses • ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: • Waste Management Lab • Wastewater Lab • Env. Physical Measurements1&2 • Air Pollution Lab • Ecotoxicology Lab

13. International Projects • Lago di Vico and other central Italian lakes • Namibia, Oniipa, EMS for a hospital, environmental clubs for schools etc • NESF; Northern Environment Student Forum educational material: books, web, climate change monitoring, Snowchange • Baltic Countries for instance Pomerania, Regional auditing of Environmental Needs • BIOPRAC; Biodiversity Issues in China, USA and Finland • DT technology projects in several countries, DT2006 Conference coming

14. THE VALUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING • - transparency (avoimmuus) • - honesty (rehellisyys) • - commitment (sitoutuvuus ) • - collaboration (yhteistyökykyisyys) • - consistancy (johdonmukaisuus ) • - professionalism (ammattitaitoisuus) • - ”only the best is good enough (vain paras on kyllin hyvää)” • - openess to development (kehitysmyönteisyys)

15. KNOSWI ( 4 X T) • The spirit of conduct in Environmental Engineering is called KNOSWI ( knowledge, skill, will , implementation) • Koulutusohjelman toimintatapa perustuu " neljän T:n malliin": TIETO-TAITO-TAHTO-TEKO

16. Some of the printed publications • Snowchange Project: • Do we need the south? • Of stories, of submarines • Northen Environment Student Forum • Dispatches from Cold Seas • Icescapes, Dreamscapes • Ahdin nuotta-apajilla • Minnen från langfjälan och andra berättelser on själjakt • Study material • Transport and Environment 1 & 2 • A guide for Ecosanitation ( suom., engl.)