LUT INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT

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LUT INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
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Content of the presentation

• Lappeenranta University of Technology /
  Industrial Management
• Starting points of development work
• Areas of educational development
• Future development areas

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Location
Distances Lappeenranta- Helsinki
220km Lappeenranta- St. Petersburg 220km
FINLAND
Lappeenranta
Helsinki
St.Petersburg
Oslo
Tallinn
Stockholm
Moscow
London
Berlin
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Lappeenranta University of Technology
LUT facts

• University of technology and business
• Founded in 1969
• 980 staff members
• Over 5700 students

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LUT Organisation
Senate Rector 1st Vice-rector 2nd Vice-rector

• Faculty of Technology
• Dean
• Faculty Council
• Departments/institutes
• LUT Energy
• LUT Chemistry
• - LUT Mechanical
• Mathematics and Physics

• Faculty of Technology Management
• Dean
• Faculty Council
• Departments/institutes
• Information Technology

• School of Business
• Dean
• Faculty Council
• Departments/institutes
• Management and International Business
• Business Economics and Law

Administrative Services Director of Administration
Industrial management

• Research Units
• - Centre for Separation Technology CST
• Carelian Drives and Motor Centre CDMC
• Northern Dimension Research Centre NORDI
• Technology Business Research Center TBRC

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LUT Industrial Management
LUT Industrial Management
Business management
Technology

• Our mission is to train professionals who
• integrate the fields of technology and business
  management
• apply research-based methods and models
• develop business and management processes
• Annual output of Masters degrees 130
• Number of teaching staff 60

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Starting points of development work
Early steps of development
Starting point for development

• Few active individuals but
• Innovative and collaborative culture
• Appointment as Center of Excellence was
• a compelling challenge

• Development projects 4-6/a
• Tailored pedagogical training 2/a
• Diversification of educational methods

LUT Industrial Management
Center of Excellence in University Education
2001-2003 2004-2006
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Areas of educational development

• Systematic and continuous development work
• Students role in development work
• Student-oriented learning
• Teachers professional development
• Integrating research and education

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Systematic and continuous development work
Home circle

• Advisory steering committee
• Development needs related to the quality
  management system for studies
• Full day workshop

• Management committee
• 6 members
• Monthly 2h
• Education, research, staff,
• finance

January
December
November
February
October
March
Home circle

• Home circle
• Regular cooperation between the department and
  the student association

April
September
Management committee Selection of themes for the
annual development workshop
May
August
Advisory steering committee
June
July

• Annual development workshop
• Staff of deparment student
• representatives
• 1½ days
• 4-6 development themes

• Management committee
• Analysing the results achieved in the
• annual development workshop
• Decisions about new development
• projects

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Students role in development work
Motives for participation
Forums

• Active spirit among
• students
• Aspiration to influence
• common issues
• Learning experience

• Advisory steering committee
• Annual development
• workshop
• Development projects
• Home circle
• Course feedback practices

Strengthening interaction

• Culture of interaction
• In education
• In community
• Attractive working and learning environment for
• new students and staff

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Student-oriented learning
Alignment of objectives, education and evaluation
methods
Learning by doing
Authentic situations in education
Professional requirements
Diverse evaluation methods and interactive
feedback

• Decision making
• Team-work
• Project-based work
• Communication skills

Project-based work
Integration of theories in applicable solutions
Active and versatile team-work methods
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Supportive culture for professional development
of teachers
Freedom to innovate
Training
Team-work
Feedback, learning
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Integrating research and education
Research
Education
Possibilities
Our principle Everyone teaches and everyone
does research Practical relevancy of research
? Close interaction between research and
business industry Research methodologies
case studies , action research, design science
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Future development areas

• Increasing and deepening integration of research
  and education
• Benchmarking and networking with high quality
  national and international educational
  organizations and faculties
• Make the most of the Center of Excellence status
  in student recruitment and in communication with
  interest groups