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Universities in Finland in 2005

• One of the most comprehensive university
  networks in Europe
• 10 multi-faculty universities
• Helsinki, Turku (2), Tampere, Oulu, Jyväskylä,
  Joensuu, Vaasa, Kuopio, Rovaniemi
• 3 universities of technology
• Helsinki, Tampere, Lappeenranta
• Faculty of Technology in Oulu 4818 students
• 3 schools of economics and business
  administration
• Helsinki (2), Turku
• Faculty of Economics in Oulu 1023 students
• 4 art academies

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Universities in Finland in 2005

• University students 176,660
• women 94,720
• new students 20,760
• women 11,730
• postgraduate students 22,200
• students from abroad 4,430
• 29 polytechnics, students 131,200
• Combined over 300,000 students in the
  universities and polytechnics
• 2004 high school graduates 36,2 admitted to HE
  institutions (source Statistics Finland)

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OECD Higher Education Statistics

• Age group 25-64
• Finland17 have a HE degree
• OECD average 16
• Best USA (29 ), Norway (29)
• Age group 25-34
• Finland 23 have a HE degree
• OECD average 20
• OECD expectation value for Finland 49 (highest
  value with Australia)

Source Education at a Glance. OECD Indicators
2005. OECD 2005.
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Universities in Finland in 2005

• Masters degrees 12,920
• women 7,807
• Doctorates 1,422
• women 696
• Financing
• State budget 1,262 M
• Other sources 694 M
• Professors 2,255
• women 490
• Teaching staff 5,584
• Researchers 7,861
• Other staff 14,207
• Publications 24,199
• published in Finland 7,546
• published abroad 16,653

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Degree Structure

• Bologna Process
• degree structure reform
• ECTS credits
• Grades
• Diploma Supplement, awarded to the University of
  Oulu by the European Commission in 2006
• Since August 2005 two cycle degree structure
• Bachelors Degree, 3 years
• Masters Degree, 2 years

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Mission

• The University of Oulu is an international
  research university, whose central mission is to
  promote culture and well-being especially in
  northern Finland.
• The University provides a high-quality learning
  environment, in which both specialists and
  generalists are given a thorough grounding for
  demanding tasks in the national and international
  arena.

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Vision

• to be a valued and influential learning and
  research university both nationally and
  internationally
• to be a major force internationally in priority
  areas of research, with special emphasis on
  multidisciplinary approaches
• to be a significant part of the European
  innovation system
• to be a driving force in regional development
  especially in northern Finland through providing
  science-based knowledge and skills in both
  traditional and future fields
• to be a vibrant and supportive academic community
  attractive to students, faculty and staff
• to be a sought-after partner for cooperation at
  all levels

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The Universitys Primary Regions of Influence
Geophysical Observatory Research Liaison Officer
(OY, LY)
Sodankylä
Rovaniemi

Oulanka Research StationNaturpolis Kuusamo
Meri-Lappi Institute Research Liaison Officer
Kuusamo
Kemi
University of
Hailuoto
Perämeri Research Station
OULU
Department of Teacher EducationKajaani
University Consortium
Raahe
Graduate Engineer Training Program
Nivala
Chydenius Institute (JY) Research Liaison
Officer(OY, JY, VY)
Kokkola
Kajaani
Iisalmi
Oulu Southern Institute
Research Liaison Officer (OY, KY)
Vaasa
Kuopio
Joensuu
Jyväskylä
Tampere
Lappeenranta
Turku
Helsinki
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University of Oulu Northern Gateway to
Knowledge

• Founded 1958
• Students 16,661 admissions 2,347
• Staff 3,079
• professors 242
• Awarded Degrees in 2005 1,710
• first degrees 1,333
• doctorates 130
• Expenditure in 2005 203.0 M
• state budget 123.4 M
• external funding 79.6 M

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University of Oulu Northern Gateway to
Knowledge
COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONALISATION
COLLABORATION
INNOVATION
Biocenter Infotech Oulu Thule-institute
PRODUCTIVITY
EXPERTISE
ECONOMICS
TECHNOLOGY
CLINICS
DEPARTMENTS
HEALTHSCIENCES
HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENTS
LABORATORIES
NATURALSCIENCES
EDUCATION
PRIMARY FUNCTION Scientific research and
teachingPromoting the development of spiritual
andmaterial well-being in Northern Finland
Immediatecontacts withNorthern
Scandinavia,Karelia and the Kola Peninsula
Close co-operationin teaching and researchwith
the rest of Europeand the whole world
NORTHERN FINLAND A population of 800,000A rich
cultural heritage
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Admissions 2006

• Altogether 7361 applicants, max 2057 admissions
• Humanities
• 1472 / 254 (17)
• Education
• 1878 / 269 (14)
• Science
• 2091/ 570 (27)
• Medicine
• 966 / 223 (23)
• Economics
• 902 / 150 (17)
• Technology
• 1124 / 590 (52)
• Source University of Oulu Communications

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Faculties and Disciplines

• Faculties number of students
• Humanities 2,403
• Education 1,922
• Science 4,522
• Medicine 1,973
• Economics and Business Administration 1023
• Technology 4,818
• Other disciplines
• dentistry 268
• health care 364

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Student Numbers according to Faculty and
Discipline
1341
health care
dentistry
medicine
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Research in Focus Areas

• Information technology
• Electronics and system engineering,
  communications engineering, computer science and
  information engineering, software engineering and
  information systems (machine vision, automation,
  multimedia)
• Biotechnology
• Biosciences, biomedicine, biotechnology,
  molecular and cellular biology
• Northern and Environmental Issues
• Global change in the north, circumpolar health,
  northern activity
• Sustainable use of natural resources, cooperation
  with Environmental Administration, link to
  industry and commerce

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Student Enrolment in 20002005
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Doctorates in 20002005
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Masters Degrees Completed in 20002005
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Years Needed for Masters Degree Completion
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Basic Degree Training Cost Per Degree in 2005
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Expenditure of the University of Oulu in
20002005
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International Relations
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International Relations

• Exchange programmes
• International Networks
• International degree programmes
• Joint degree programmes
• International Student Services
• Kummi Students
• Kummi Family Programme

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Student Mobility and Finnish Universities

• Finland
• 8487 outgoing students
• 7697 incoming students
• University students 23 go on exchange
• University of Oulu 16
• Variation University of Joensuu 14, Sibelius
  Academy 39
• 66 of outgoing students are female
• MOST TO Germany, Spain, Sweden, UK and France
• MOST FROM Germany, Spain, Poland and the
  Netherlands
• Why to Finland?
• Teaching in English
• Good student services
• High tech
• Exotic culture

Source Irma Garam Kansainvälinen liikkuvuus
yliopistoissa ja ammattikorkeakouluissa 2005.
Cimo Publications 1, 2006.
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Exchange Programmes

• Erasmus (about 400 European partner universities)
  
• Nordplus (Nordic Countries)
• FIRST (Russia)
• ISEP and International to International ISEP
  (USA, South America, Asia)
• UN-CEP (USA)
• north2north (USA, Canada, Russia, Nordic
  Countries)
• North-South (Africa)
• University of Oulu bilateral agreements
• 52 partner universities around the world

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International Networks and Programmes

• University of the Arctic
• Northern Cross Border University
• Compostela Group of Universities
• Finland Distinguished Professor Programme,
  FiDiPro
• funding programme for top researchers in Science
  and Technology
• programme launched by the Academy of Finland and
  Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
  Innovation 
• In Oulu professor Ghassan Jabbour at the
  Department of Electrical and Information
  Engneering, professor Mark Nuttall at the Thule
  Institute and professor Behnaam Aazhang at the
  Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC)

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International Bilateral Partners

• Germany
• TU Clausthal
• Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
• Universität Ulm
• TU München

• Sweden
• Luleå University of Technology
• Umeå University

• Estonia
• Tallinn Technical University
• Tartu Ülikool

• Russia
• University of Petrozavodsk
• Karelian State Pedagogical University,
  Petrozavodsk
• Arkhangelsk State Technical University
• Pomor University, Arkhangelsk
• Murmansk State Technical University
• Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk
• Japan
• Tohoku University
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Hokkaido University,Sapporo
• Kogakuin University, Tokyo
• Osaka University
• China
• Peking University
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

• Canada
• Lakehead University
• Université de Montreal
• University of Waterloo
• USA
• Washington College
• East Carolina University
• Montana State University
• University of Missouri St- Louis
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• State University of New York at Albany
• University of North Dakota
• Pittsburg State University, Kansas
• Michigan Technological University
• University of Kansas

• Namibia
• University of Namibia

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European Erasmus Partners 2006-2007

• 368 agreements
• 248 partner universities
• In 27 countries
• Most agreements
• Germany 67
• France 44
• Spain 37
• Italy 24
• UK 25
• Austria 21
• The Netherlands 21

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Exchange Programmes
Russia
Canada
FIRST
Bilateral, n2n, ISEP
South Korea
USA
Europe
ISEP
Bilateral, n2n, ISEP
Erasmus, Nordlus,
UN-CEP
Bilateral, n2n
Mexico
Japan
Bilateral, ISEP
Bilateral, ISEP
Zambia
North-South
Hong Kong
Botswana
Bilateral
North-South
Nicaragua
South Africa
ISEP
North-South
Brazil
Namibia
Singapore
ISEP
North-South
Bilateral
Bilateral
Argentina
Australia
Bilateral, ISEP
Bilateral
Uruguay
ISEP
Chile
New Zealand
ISEP
Bilateral
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International Students 2005 (2004)

• Total Student Mobility
• 314 (273) outgoing exchange students to 35
  countries
• 363 (345) incoming exchange students from 41
  countries
• Finland
• 75 of outgoing exchange students to Europe
• 88 of incoming students from Europe
• Oulu
• 66 to Europe
• 79 from Europe
• 294 (303) international degree students at the
  University of Oulu

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Student comments

• Vuosi opetti säntilliselle suomalaiselle
  kärsivällisyyttä ja ihmistuntemusta.
  Espanjalainen rento suhtautuminen moniin asioihin
  olisi ihan hyvä oppia jäykkäniskaisten
  suomalaistenkin. Ei elämä lopu siihen jos naapuri
  poraa vahingossa seinän läpi pari reikää
  ripustaessaan kaappia. Vuokraisäntä vain
  kannattaa kutsua paikalle. ) (Tietotekniikan
  opiskelija, Espanja)
• Opin joustamaan tilanteessa kuin tilanteessa,
  tarkastelemaan Eurooppaa uusin silmin,
  arvostamaan kotimaata ja muita kulttuureja.
  Vaikka tulihan niitä vastoinkäymisiä eteen, niin
  niistä selvisi hyvin. Tulin ehkä vahvemmaksi ja
  itsenäisemmäksi ja tuntuu, että vastedes pienet
  koettelemukset eivät vähästä hetkauta!
  (Maantieteen opiskelija, Alankomaat)
• Koska opetus perustui keskusteluun,
  periaatteessa jokaisen oli pakko ajatella
  itsekin, mutta ketään ei silti pakotettu
  puhumaan. Opiskelijoiden ja opettajien suhteet
  olivat hyvät ja mutkattomat, ja varsinkin alussa
  kuulin usein "det er bare å spørre", eli kaikki
  selviää kysymällä. (Kulttuuriantropologian
  opiskelija, Norja)

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Exchange student comments about Oulu

• My programme coordinater was very nice and tried
  to help me at every problem I had.
• My kummi student was a really nice girl and she
  helped me a lot, during the first days she guided
  me doing everything I needed and she was there
  everytime I needed. Having someone waiting for
  you when you arrive at a foreign country where
  you are completely alone it's really nice.
• I had great time in Oulu. I can talk only from a
  point of view of a medical student. Maybe more
  lectures and seminars in English. I can't have
  any objections on clinical pratices cause its
  really hard to follow medical examination in a
  language you don't speak. But this is the price
  we non-Finnish speaking students had to pay.
• I liked relationships with teachers and students
  at my department. They are really nice and
  sincere. Of course exchange life is something
  worth to experience )
• I had a great time in Oulu! It was maybe the
  best thing I have ever done in my life. I learned
  a lot in Oulu, not only academically but also
  socially. I would recommend it to anyone.
• The Kummi family programme is excellent. It
  makes you feel very settled and welcome.
• Cold and dark - but I loved it!!!
• One of the most exciting periods in my life. I
  enjoyed my stay very much. This is due to the
  very well organised university and some very nice
  people I met.

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Total Student Mobility between 1992-2005
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Outgoing Exchange Students by Host Country
Total 314 (2005)

• Moreover,
• 9 Norway and Australia
• 8 Italy
• 7 Denmark and Singapore
• 6 Japan
• 5 Czech Rep., Namibia, Mexico, Hong Kong
• 4 NZ and Ireland
• 3 Estonia and Iceland
• 2 Russia, Portugal, Korea and Belgium
• 1 Argentina, Greece, Malta, South Africa,
  Switzerland and Thailand.

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Incoming Exchange Students by Home Country
Total 363 (2005)

• Moreover,
• 8 China
• 7 UK
• 6 Slovakia, Mexico, Japan, Australia
• 5 Turkey and Lithuania
• 4 Canada, Denmrk, Hungary, Namibia, Portugal,
  Singapore, The Netherlands
• 3 Greece
• 2 Argentina, Egypt, Hong Kong, Norway, NZ,
  Romania, Slovenia, Sweden
• 1 Bangladesh, Bulgaria, South Africa, India,
  Iceland, Sri Lanka, Estonia

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Outgoing and Incoming Exchange Students by Faculty
Total 363
Total 314
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International Masters Programmes

• Master of Education International Programme
• Masters Programme in Education and Globalisation
• FMA, International Masters Programme in
  Financial and Management Accounting

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Foreign Degree Students 2001-2005
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Foreign Degree Students by Faculty in 2005
168
126
294
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Foreign Degree Students by Home Country

• Also,
• 7 France and Turkey
• 6 Hungary and Japan
• 5 Iran, Canada, Poland and Romania
• 4 Denmark and Pakistan
• 3 Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, The
  Netherlands and Switzerland
• 2 Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Colombia, Greece and
  Lithuania
• 1 Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Brazil,
  Cameroon, Ethiopia, Irland, Jordan, Kenya, Korea,
  Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Morocco, Portugal,
  Serbia and Montenegro, Sudan, South Africa,
  Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Vietnam

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Integration of International Students

• Pre-arrival Information package (Guide for
  Foreign Exchange Students, arrival information,
  maps)
• Orientation Week (Autumn Spring Semester)
• Culture Day
• Language Preparation
• Kummi Students, i.e. Finnish student tutors
• Kummi Family Programme 150 families, about 60
  of exchange students have a Kummi Family

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Future Challenges

• Increase mobility
• Goal 460 outgoing and incoming exchange students
• New degree structure and mobility?
• Quality
• More foreign degree students
• Goal 4 of the total number of students
• More Masters Programmes in English
• More Joint Masters Programmes with international
  partners

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