Oulu University of
Applied Sciences
Oulu University of Applied Sciences
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Oulu
Helsinki
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610
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1h
Finland
The fifth largest country in Western Europe (area 338,424 km² / 131,985 mi²)
Population:
GDP per capita (2014 Eurostat):
5,486,101 (08/2015)
€37,600 (e.g. Germany €35,400, France €32,200, EU average
€27,400)
High standard of education, social security and health
all financed by the state
care,
The 2nd northernmost country in the world, located between 60˚N and 70˚N
Climate: Great contrasts – cold
winters and fairly warm summers. Extremes:
-51.5˚C/-60.7˚F (1 Jan 1999 in Kittilä), +37.2˚C/+99.0˚F (29 July 2010 in Liperi)
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Best country
to leverage human
capital.
(World Economic Forum 2015)
Finland
One of
the most efficient education systems in the world (PISA 2000,
2003, 2006 and 2009 & World Economic Forum research)
The happiest people in the world (Gallup World Poll 2010)
The least corrupt country in the world (Transparency International 2007 and
2012 – in top ten since 2007)
The best competitiveness in the world: in top ten 2000–2014,
4th in 2015 (World Economic Forum)
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Oulu
65˚01’ N, 25˚28’ E, elevation 0 m
5th largest city in Finland with about 197,000 inhabitants
Area 3,866 km2, population density about 50 inhabitants/km2
Among the ”youngest” cities in Europe, average age 37 years (21% under 15 years of age)
Oulu is the
fastest growing city in northern Europe
With over 400 years of history, today Oulu is one of the world’s most advanced centres of
science, education and culture in which high-knowledge-based business and
technology flourish.
Oulu – People and the City © City of Oulu
Oulu’s growth is a classic
story of how in Finland the
public and private sector
pull together.
(The Financial Times 09/2007)
Oulu
In top
the
10 out of 79 cities in the EU Eurobarometer on
quality of life in European cities in 2013
The smartest community in Europe
(Intelligent Community Forum 2012, 2013)
Among the 7 best
new global cities for startups (Fortune 09/2012)
Challenges: structural change area > (youth) unemployment > economical
downturn
As well as the principal research and development
offices of Nokia and 800 other high-tech
companies, there are probably
more PhDs per square
metre in this compact old papermilling town than anywhere
else on earth.
(International Herald Tribune 11/2006)
oulu.com/en/artikkelit/oulu-surprises-exchange-students/
© City of Oulu
Finnish Education System
Vision 2020 – Well-being through competence
OULU UAS, SUPERIOR POLYTECHNIC SKILLS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE NORTH
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
CUSTOMER ORIENTATION
EXPERTISE
PRODUCTIVITY
A SENSE OF COMMUNITY
TASKS OF OULU UAS
Oulu UAS serves the needs of the region’s
working and economic life and culture
Oulu UAS maintains the diversity of
polytechnic education in Northern Finland
Education targeted to
the needs of the
Economy
region’s economic
Adressing the needs of and professional life Performance,
efficiency and quality of
students
operations
Management and supervisory work
Partners and networks
Well-being of the higher
education community
Recognising and
developing the
competencies of
personnel
FOCUS AREAS
FUTURE HEALTH
AND WELL-BEING
ENERGY,
NATURAL
RESOURCES AND
THE
ENVIRONMENT
SHARED THEMES
INTELLIGENT
LEARNING
INNOVATIVE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
PRODUCTS AND AND NEW BUSINESS
SERVICES
OPERATIONS
COMPETENT PERSONNEL :: GOOD QUALITY STUDENTS :: INNOVATION CLUSTERS :: HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK
Operational foundations
Superior polytechnic skills for the benefit of
the north
FOCUS AREAS OF OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Future health and well-being
Energy, natural resources and the environment
SHARED THEMES OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY
Intelligent learning
Innovative products and services
Entrepreneurship and new business operations
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Oulu UAS in numbers
8500 students :: 640 staff members : : 28 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes, of
which
3 international Bachelor’s degree programmes
Business, Business Information Technology) ::
4
Master’s Degree Programmes
(Information Technology, International
::
158 international partner
239 international degree students 187 students went abroad
to study or complete their practical training in 2014 240 international exchange
students came to Oulu UAS in 2014 Staff had 226 working periods abroad in 2014
109 foreign lecturers/experts to Oulu UAS in 2014 Staff/teacher exchange weeks and
international events yearly 10 International research and development projects,
universities ::
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several more under preparation :: Several product blanks for education and competence export
under productisation
Organisation
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Innovator of northern areas creating well-being
1,800 starting places annually
1,263 completed degrees in 2014 (2013: 1 472)
244 completed pedagogical studies in 2014 (2013: 245)
Employment rate of graduating students about 59% in 2014
(2013: 57%)
Innovator of northern areas creating well-being
8,500 students, including
– 1,600 students in adult education
– 600 students in the School of Vocational Teacher Education
– 239 international degree students
– about 430 outgoing or incoming exchange students from over 30
countries
640 lecturers and other staff members
– additionally over 100 visiting lecturers and experts from abroad
€ 60 million annual turnover
Experts to the international working life
28 Bachelor degree programmes, of which 3 in English (210–270 ECTS credits)
4 Master degree programmes (60–90 ECTS credits)
School of Vocational Teacher Education (60 ECTS credits)
– as of 2013 also training of student counsellors and vocational special
education teachers
Supplementary training
Open university of applied sciences studies
Starting places in 2015
Total 1,684 (degree students)
School of Renewable
Natural Resources
Agrologist
2%
School of Business and
Information Management
Bachelor of Business
Administration, BBA
26%
6%
31%
School of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering, BEng
Bachelor of Construction
Management
Construction architect
35%
School of Media and
Performing Arts
Media artist
Music pedagogue
Musician
Dance teacher
School of Health and Social Care
Biomedical Laboratory Technologist
Emergency Nurse
Physiotherapist
Registered Nurse
Public Health Nurse
Midwife
Optometrist
Radiographer
Bachelor of Social Services
Dental Hygienist
Occupational Therapist
Research, development and innovation
Research, developent and innovation (RDI) is one of the basic tasks of the
university of applied sciences.
Oulu UAS’s RDI work serves teaching and supports the development of Oulu
UAS, Oulu Region and the whole Northern Finland by producing skilled
workforce, supporting business operations and developing innovation activities.
Starting points are real development needs of companies and other cooperation partners
Produces concrete results, for example
– new know-how
– new products, services or courses of actions
– enhancing operations and cost savings
Oulu UAS – Oulu Innovation Alliance
Goals of OIA
– Ecosystems with critical mass
– Innovations in practical use
– Increasing the funding for R&D
– Support for enterprises
– Creating start-ups
FINNISH
– New jobs
ENVIRONMENT
STEERING GROUP
WORKING
COMMITTEE
CITY OF OULU
INSTITUTE
OULU
UAS
UNIVERSITY
OF OULU
VTT
TECHNOPOLIS
CENTRES OF INNOVATION
Centre for
Environment
and Energy
CEE
Center for
Internet
Excellence
CIE
Center of
Printed
Intelligence
PrintoCent
Martti
Ahtisaari
Institute
MAI
STRATEGIES
– Oulu UAS
– Regional
Development Plan
– City of Oulu
– EU 2020
Centre of
Excellence in
Health and
Technology
CHT
FUNDING SCHEMES
– Structural Funds, Interreg,
ENI
– Horizon 2020
– TEKES
– Erasmus
– INKA programme
FOCUS AREAS AND THEMES OF OULU UAS
Energy, natural resources
and the environment
Intelligent learning
– Construction and living in
the North
– Intelligent energy solutions
– Sustainable natural
resource economy
Virtual Advanced
Learning Experience
(VALE),
Oulu Game Lab,
Lab Export
Innovative
products and
services
Entrepreneurship
and new business
operations
Mixed reality
Immersive virtual
reality
Business Kitchen,
Business Incubator
Printable biosensors
Future health and wellbeing
New services using skills
related to well-being,
information and
communications technology
as well as culture sector
Funding model 2014
Public/state funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture
Degrees completed by international students 0.75%
Outgoing and incoming staff mobility (min 5 days) 1%
Publications 1%
Pedagogical studies in vocational education
2%
Outgoing and incoming student mobility
(min 3 months) 2.25%
Completed degrees 46%
Number of employed students
1 year after graduation 3%
Students’ feedback 3%
Open university studies, separate studies and
immigrants’ preparation studies 4%
Number of Master’s degrees 4%
External RDI funding 8%
Students who have
completed 55 ECTS
credits per academic
year 24%
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Universities of applied sciences
in Finland
24 institutions in 70 localities
(+ Police College of Finland and Åland UAS)
Nearly 140,000 degree students
In Northern Finland
– Lapland 5,600
– Oulu 9,000
– Kajaani 2,100
Students from Northern Finland
About 90% of students come from the former
provinces of Oulu and Lapland
About 75% of students come from the Province of
Northern Ostrobothnia
Responsibility for education in Northern
Finland in 13 degree programmes
Oulu UAS has three such degree programmes that
exist only in a maximum of two other UAS’s in
Finland (dance teacher education, library and
information services and optometry)
International degree students by country of origin
0
10
20
Nepal
Russia
Togo
Bangladesh
USA
Netherlands
India
Nigeria
Sweden
Ukraine
60
70
15
12
Germany
Ethiopia
50
29
China
United Kingdom
40
64
61
Vietnam
Pakistan
30
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Additionally one (1) student from Bulgaria, Egypt, Spain, Ghana, Ireland, Kazakstan, Kenya, Libanon, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Swizerland, Czech Republic, Uganda,
Hungary.
Total number of international degree students 239 (09/2015)
International degree students by country of origin
Vietnam 64
Nepal 61
Russia 12
Germany 15
Togo 4
Ethiopia 4
Ukraine 2
Sweden 2
Czech Republic 13
Ireland 1
Ghana 1
Romania 1
Spain 1
China 29
United Kingdom 4
Nigeria 2
Portugal 1
Egypt 1
India 2
Morocco 1
Bulgaria 1
Pakistan 5
Bangladesh 3
USA 3
Netherlands 2
Hungary 1
Kazakhstan 1
Lebanon 1
Kenya 1
Uganda 1
Switzerland 1
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Aims of Internationalisation
To be part of university’s basic task and daily activities.
To improve education and methods of learning and teaching
together with international partners and experts.
To promote students’ and teachers’ interaction with partners abroad
 to offer opportunities.
Active and mutually beneficial exchange programmes for both staff and
students
 to train students and staff for a multicultural and international society.
International collaboration
Oulu UAS aims at promoting genuine international collaboration with
strong partnerships between institutions.
Oulu UAS has signed bilateral agreements with about 160 European,
eight Asian, three North American and two African partners.
Altogether, there are exchange and other co-operation opportunities in
over 30 countries.
Mobility at Oulu UAS
500
450
428
400
450
383
350
250
200
305
279
258
390
350
409
386
379
347
427
351
300
268
245
406
400
333
300
437
225
212
250
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
0
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Mobility of the lecturers and experts
Mobility of the students and trainees
2014
Exchange students by country in 2014, top 20
Outgoing students (min 3 months)
No
Country
Incoming students (min 3 months)
No
Students
Country
Students
1
Germany
24
1
Czech Republic
31
2
Czech Republic
17
2
Germany
28
3
Italy
15
3
Netherlands
23
4
Belgium
15
4
France
16
5
Hungary
14
5
Poland
14
6
Spain
12
6
Italy
13
7
Japan
11
7
Spain
13
8
USA
10
8
Slovakia
13
9
Netherlands
9
9
Belgium
12
10
Australia
8
10
Republic of Korea
10
11
United Kingdom
7
11
Austria
8
12
Republic of Korea
6
12
Lithuania
8
13
Thailand
5
13
Romania
8
14
Canada
4
14
Hungary
7
15
Sweden
4
15
Portugal
7
16
Tanzania
4
16
Russia
7
17
Portugal
3
17
United Kingdom
6
18
China
3
18
Japan
3
19
Austria
2
19
Slovenia
3
20
Lithuania
2
20
Botswana
2
Outgoing exchange students by country in 2014
Germany 24
Czech Republic 17 Italy 15
Hungary 14
Belgium 15
Spain 12
Japan 11
Australia 8
Netherlands 9
Tanzania 4
Portugal 3
United Kingdom 7
Thailand 5
Republic of Korea 6
China 3
USA 10
Canada 4
Sweden 4
Incoming exchange students by country in 2014
Czech Republic 31
Germany 28
France 16
Spain 13
Poland 14
Slovakia 13
Republic of Korea 10
Romania 8
Hungary 7
Netherlands 23
Portugal 7
Austria 8
Russia 7
Italy 13
Belgium 12
Lithuania 8
United
Kingdom 6
Japan 3
Slovenia 3
Botswana 2
Our co-operation interests in internationalisation
Strengthening existing well-functioning co-operation with good partners
Finding new good partners
Multidisciplinary co-operation agreements including not only mobility, but also
other forms of co-operation, i.e.
– Student/ trainee, teacher and staff exchange
– Joint teaching and curriculum development and joint/double degrees
– Intensive courses
– International research and development projects with SMEs
For incoming students
ECTS Information Packages
(www.oamk.fi/english/ects)
Student Union’s international teams (free
time activities)
Oulu University of Applied Sciences’ web site
in English (www.oamk.fi/english)
Welfare services (affordable opportunities
for practicing sports and discounts on other
welfare services)
Student dormitory and assistance in finding
alternative housing (exchange students)
Finnish language and culture courses
(3–9 ECTS credits)
Peer and teacher tutors
International co-ordinators in the schools &
International Services
Student Services
Student Union membership (about 15
euros / term, 25 euros / academic year):
discounts on transportation and other
services, inexpensive warm meals