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University of Oulu

University of Oulu. Founded in 1958 6 faculties 16 000 students 2800 employees Total funding EUR 237 million Among the largest universities in Finland with an exceptionally wide scientific base. University of Oulu 2011. Master’s degrees 1314 Doctoral degrees 182 Publications 3223

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University of Oulu

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  1. University of Oulu Founded in 1958 6 faculties 16 000 students 2800 employees Total funding EUR 237 million Among the largest universities in Finland with an exceptionally wide scientific base

  2. University of Oulu 2011 • Master’s degrees 1314 • Doctoral degrees 182 • Publications 3223 • Scientific publications 2523 • 53 invention disclosures, 4 patent applications

  3. Organisation UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM Chairman Juha Jaako UNIVERSITY BOARDChairman Hans Söderlund ADMINISTRATIONAdministrative DirectorHannu Pietilä RECTORLauri Lajunen • Vice Rector for ResearchTaina Pihlajaniemi Vice Rector for Education Olli Silvén MANAGEMENT GROUP RESEARCH COUNCIL EDUCATION COUNCIL MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRES Biocenter Oulu Infotech Thule Institute FACULTIES Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Education Faculty of Science Faculty of Medicine Oulu Business School Faculty of Technology UNIVERSITY OF OULU GRADUATE SCHOOL Doctoral programmes Intl. Master’s programmes SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS Kajaani University Consortium Library Laboratory Animal Centre Center for Microscopy and Nanotechnology Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory Extension School COOPERATION CENTRES AND PROGRAMS CEMIS CHT CIE MAI Nordic Mining School Oulu Southern Institute PrintoCent Centre for Environment and Energy UNITS Departments Divisions RESEARCH UNITS CCMR CWC Giellagas Institute Child Language Research Center Oulu Mining School Steel Research Center

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

  5. Campuses • Linnanmaa Campus • 5 faculties • Infotech Oulu • Thule Institute • Giellagas Institute • Martti Ahtisaari Institute • Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC) • Centre for Internet Excellence (CIE) • Centre for Advanced Steel Research (CASR) • Center of Microscopy and Nanotechnology • Oulu Mining School • Extension School • Kontinkangas Campus • Faculty of Medicine • Biocenter Oulu • Clinical Research Centre (CRC) • Welltech Oulu • Kajaani UniversityConsortium(City of Kajaani) • The Centre for Measurement and Information Systems (CEMIS) • Adult and SupplementaryEducationServices (AIKOPA) Department of Architecture(City of Oulu)

  6. The University of Oulu is an international research and education community, whose mission is to advance new know-how, well-being and education for the future.

  7. Values and methods Communality, pioneering, partnership We are forerunners. We boldly seek new ways of action, and scientific innovations. Our goal is to be at the cutting edge of progress. We operate actively in the international scientific network, which is the basis of our renewal. We deepen interdisciplinary communication and cooperation, and the connection between research and education. We invest in the well-being of the scientific community, mutual respect and dialogue.

  8. 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 • Development areas: advanced steel research, international business, mining and mineral engineering, research-based teacher education

  9. Scientific profile Environment, natural resources and materials Biosciences and health Cultural identity and interaction Information technology Mining and mountain industry Steel research Business and economy Research based teacher education Architecture

  10. Biosciences and Health • Cell-extracellular matrix research • Cardiovascular disease research • Enzyme structure and metabolic research • Genes and the environment • Cultural Identity and Interaction • Intercultural interaction • Language, education and interaction • Research-Based Teacher Education • Research on communication and interaction in learning and teaching • Globalisation and international teacher education • Business Studies and Economics • Business models, networks and relationships • Growth and corporate governence of the firm • Sustainable economic development • 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 • Mining and Mineral Engineering • Steel Research • Production of new steels, optimisation of properties • Architecture • Information Technology • Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies • Wireless communications • High-speed electronics and photonics • Biomedical engineering • Information systems and software

  11. Biosciences and Health • Cell-extracellular matrix research • Cardiovascular disease research • Enzyme structure and metabolic research • Genes and the environment

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

  13. 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

  14. Cultural Identity and Interaction Cultural Identity and Interaction Language, education and interaction

  15. Innovations Management group Working committee City of Oulu OAMK University of Oulu VTT Techno-polis • Innovation Centers of Excellence Centre for Environment and Energy CEE Centre of Excellence in Health and Technology CHT Center of Internet Excellence CIE Martti Ahtisaari Institute MAI Center of PrintedIntelligence PrintoCent

  16. Specialization areas students • Humanities2 210 • Education1 799 • Science 3 905 • Medicine1 090 • Dentistry 323 • Health Sciences 391 • Economics and Business Administration1 701 • Technology 3 882 • 49 degree programmes • 17 international master’s programmes • 3872 students on continuingeducationprogrammes • 3424 students pursuing Open Universitystudiesat 20 locations

  17. Students 2006−2011

  18. Completed Master’s degrees 2006−2011

  19. Completed doctoral degrees 2006−2011

  20. International efforts • Collaboration agreements with 60 foreign universities • Erasmus Network: ca. 520 contracts and ca. 350 partner universities in 30 countries • 1300 foreign employees and students • 223 foreign teachers and researchers • 663 foreign graduate and post-graduate students • 400 exchange students • 8 FiDiPro-professors

  21. Incoming exchange students Also: 5: Australia, Sri Lanka 3: India, Peru 2: Brasil, Iran, Latvia, Morocco, Namibia, Slovenia, Sweden, The Ukraine 1: Canada, Taiwan, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Luxemburg, Malesia, Pakistan, Senegal, South Africa, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tanzania Total: 400

  22. Outgoing exchange students Also: 4: Greece, Hungary, Switzerland 3: Estonia, Iceland, India, Mexico, Russia, Tanzania 2: Botswana, Cyprus, Ireland, Kenia, Malta, Pakistan, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey 1: Cameroon, Lithuania, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Vietnam, Tajikistan, The Ukraine, Uruguay others: 2 Total 350

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