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
- Scientific publications 2523
• 53 invention disclosures, 4 patent applications
UNIVERSITY COLLEGIUM
Chairman Juha JaakoUNIVERSITY BOARD
Chairman Hans Söderlund
EDUCATION COUNCIL
RECTORLauri Lajunen
ADMINISTRATIONAdministrative Director
Hannu Pietilä
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
RESEARCH CENTRESBiocenter OuluInfotechThule Institute
FACULTIES
Faculty of HumanitiesFaculty of EducationFaculty of ScienceFaculty of MedicineOulu Business SchoolFaculty of Technology
SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS
Kajaani University ConsortiumLibraryLaboratory Animal CentreCenter for Microscopy and NanotechnologySodankylä Geophysical ObservatoryExtension School
Vice Rector for EducationOlli Silvén
COOPERATION CENTRES
AND PROGRAMSCEMISCHTCIEMAINordic Mining SchoolOulu Southern InstitutePrintoCentCentre for Environment and Energy
MANAGEMENT GROUP
Vice Rector for ResearchTaina Pihlajaniemi
RESEARCH COUNCIL
UNIVERSITY OF OULU
GRADUATE SCHOOLDoctoral programmesIntl. Master’s programmes
RESEARCH UNITSCCMRCWCGiellagas InstituteChild Language Research CenterOulu Mining SchoolSteel Research Center
UNITSDepartmentsDivisions
Organisation
Professors 2288 %
Researchers 96436 %
Teachers 39615 %
Library personnel743 %
Administrative personnel
44817 %
Other personnel57321 %
Personnel
Personnel of the Teacher Training School is not included in these figures.
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 University Consortium (City of Kajaani)
•The Centre for Measurement and Information Systems (CEMIS)•Adult and Supplementary Education Services (AIKOPA)
Department of Architecture(City of Oulu)
Campuses
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 ofprogress.
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
• 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
Scientific profile
Environment, natural resources and materials
Biosciences and health
Cultural identity and interaction
Information technology
Architecture
Mining and mountain industry
Steel research
Business and economy
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
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Steel Research
•Production of new steels, optimisation of properties
Architecture
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
Information Technology
•Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies•Wireless communications•High-speed electronics and photonics•Biomedical engineering•Information systems and software
Biosciences and Health
• Cell-extracellular matrix research
• Cardiovascular disease research
• Enzyme structure and metabolic research
• Genes and the environment
• Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies
• Wireless communications
• High-speed electronics and photonics
• Biomedical engineering
• Information systems and software
Information Technology
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
Cultural Identity and Interaction
• Cultural Identity and Interaction
• Language, education and interaction
Innovations
Management
group
City of Oulu
OAMKUniversity of Oulu
VTTTechno-polis
Working committee
Center of
Internet
Excellence
CIE
Centre of
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Technology
CHT
Martti
Ahtisaari
Institute
MAI
Innovation Centers of Excellence
Centre for
Environment
and Energy
CEE
Center of
Printed
Intelligence
PrintoCent
Specialization areas
students
• Humanities 2 210
• Education 1 799
• Science 3 905
• Medicine 1 090
• Dentistry 323
• Health Sciences 391
• Economics and Business Administration 1 701
• Technology 3 882
• 49 degree programmes
• 17 international master’s programmes
• 7 Finnish master’s programmes
• 3872 students on continuing education programmes
• 3424 students pursuing Open University studies at 20 locations
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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
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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
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Outgoing exchange students
Total 350
Also:4: Greece, Hungary, Switzerland3: 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, Uruguayothers: 2