University of Oulu
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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
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Master’s degrees 1314
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Doctoral degrees 182
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Publications 3223
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Scientific publications 2523
53 invention disclosures, 4 patent applications
Organisation
COOPERATION CENTRES
AND PROGRAMS
CEMIS
CHT
CIE
MAI
Nordic Mining School
Oulu Southern Institute
PrintoCent
Centre for Environment
and Energy
UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM
Chairman Juha Jaako
UNIVERSITY BOARD
Chairman Hans Söderlund
ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Director
Hannu Pietilä
RECTOR
Lauri Lajunen
Vice Rector for Research
Taina 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
UNITS
Departments
Divisions
UNIVERSITY OF OULU
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Doctoral programmes
Intl. Master’s programmes
RESEARCH UNITS
CCMR
CWC
Giellagas Institute
Child Language Research Center
Oulu Mining School
Steel Research Center
SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS
Kajaani University Consortium
Library
Laboratory Animal Centre
Center for Microscopy and
Nanotechnology
Sodankylä Geophysical
Observatory
Extension School
Personnel
Other personnel
573
21 %
Professors
228
8%
Administrative
personnel
448
17 %
Library personnel
74
3%
Personnel of the
Teacher Training School
is not included in these
figures.
Researchers
964
36 %
Teachers
396
15 %
Campuses
Linnanmaa Campus
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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
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Kajaani University Consortium
(City of Kajaani)
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Department of Architecture
(City of Oulu)
Faculty of Medicine
Biocenter Oulu
Clinical Research Centre (CRC)
Welltech Oulu
The Centre for Measurement
and Information Systems
(CEMIS)
Adult and Supplementary
Education Services (AIKOPA)
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.
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.
Science is our core competence
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Research in 70 fields of science
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Four research focus areas:
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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
Scientific profile
Environment,
natural resources
and materials
Mining and
mountain
industry
Steel
research
Architecture
Biosciences and
health
Cultural identity
and interaction
Business and
economy
Information
technology
Research based
teacher education
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
Biosciences and Health
• Cell-extracellular matrix research
• Cardiovascular disease research
• Enzyme structure and metabolic research
• Genes and the environment
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Research-Based Teacher Education
• Research on communication and interaction in
learning and teaching
• Globalisation and international teacher
education
Steel Research
• Production of new steels,
optimisation of properties
Architecture
Cultural Identity and Interaction
• Intercultural interaction
• Language, education and interaction
Business Studies and Economics
• Business models, networks and relationships
• Growth and corporate governence of the firm
• Sustainable economic development
Information Technology
• Machine vision and ubiquitous
computing technologies
• Wireless communications
• High-speed electronics and
photonics
• Biomedical engineering
• Information systems and software
Biosciences and Health
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Cell-extracellular matrix research
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Cardiovascular disease research
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Enzyme structure and metabolic research
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Genes and the environment
Information Technology
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Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies
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Wireless communications
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High-speed electronics and photonics
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Biomedical engineering
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Information systems and software
Environment, Natural Resources and Materials
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Environmental issues, natural resources
and energy economy
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Materials science, properties and
behaviour of matter, catalysts and
material innovations
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Modelling and computational science
Cultural Identity and Interaction
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Cultural Identity and Interaction
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Language, education and interaction
Innovations
Management
group
Working committee
City of
Oulu
OAMK
University
of Oulu
VTT
Technopolis
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
Printed
Intelligence
PrintoCent
Specialization areas
students
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Humanities
Education
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Health Sciences
Economics and Business Administration
Technology
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210
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391
1 701
3 882
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49 degree programmes
17 international master’s programmes
3872 students on continuing education programmes
3424 students pursuing Open University studies at
20 locations
Students 2006−2011
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16729
16486
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2007
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15775
15661
15880
15864
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2009
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2011
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Completed Master’s degrees 2006−2011
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1452
1287
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1314
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Completed doctoral degrees 2006−2011
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143
130
123
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141
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International efforts
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Collaboration agreements with 60 foreign universities
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Erasmus Network: ca. 520 contracts and ca. 350 partner
universities in 30 countries
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1300 foreign employees and students
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223 foreign teachers and researchers
663 foreign graduate and post-graduate students
400 exchange students
8 FiDiPro-professors
Incoming exchange students
France
Spain
Germany
USA
Italy
Poland
Czech Rep.
Mexico
Korea
Turkey
China
Slovakia
Hungary
Austria
Russia
Japan
Portugal
Lithuania
Belgium
Singapore
Britain
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42
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19
17
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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
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Total: 400
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Outgoing exchange students
Germany
Spain
USA
Austria
China
France
Britain
Sweden
Thailand
Japan
Denmark
Australia
Norway
Canada
Netherlands
Singapore
Belgium
Italy
Czech Rep.
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23
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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
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Total 350
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