Studying Media Engineering Jean-Philippe Sakaël Studying Media Engineering In Finland DUETI Year 2001-2002

Suomi A new partner in Europe Between Europe and Russia An unusual climate A need to communicate

Speaking in Finland 2 official languages English is widely used At EVTEK : both languages spoken Tiedätkö puhua suomea ?

Espoo 2nd city of Finland Part of the Finnish Megapolis Nokia headquarters Huge activity in telecommunications systems

Introduction to EVTEK Founded in the 80’s A pluridisciplinal school Finnish and English Degrees How does it work ? 4 years of studies Credits, Placement, Thesis Compulsory and elective studies Studying abroad

Some EVTEK stats Overall number of students in Evtek (Espoo & Vantaa) : about 3000 Media Engineering Information Technology Number of students 210 360 Proportion of foreign regular students 32 % 47 % About 142 exchange students spent 4 to 12 months in Evtek last year About 40 Finnish regular students participated on an exchange program (varies between 25 and 60 these last five years)

The Media Engineering Degree Mixing different fields Publication (1st year) Image technology (1st year) Programming and project management (2nd year) Business and E-Commerce (3rd year) Elective modules (3rd and 4th year) Network Publishing Data Communications Mobiles Applications Audio-Visual Technology Technology and Media Business

Teaching Material Many computer rooms (PC and Mac) DVD Authoring and burning station Audio-Visual Materials Audio Visual Editing stations Professional Printing Labs CISCO Networks labs

Integration A nice introduction to Finland How to handle living in Espoo ? Official Requirements Accomodation Studying in EVTEK Wide possibilities Following Finnish traditions Relationships with Finnish students

Student Life Many exchange students from so many countries Sharing flats with 2 roomates All students in the same area Trips organized by EVTEK International Days Parties and activities together A true group

mail : jp.sakael@ifrance.com Thank you ! ¡ Gracias ! Kiitos ! Merci ! Danke ! Dank ! Köszönöm ! Grazie ! Спасибо ! Obrigado ! Tack ! ευχαριστία ! Web: www.evtek.fi mail : jp.sakael@ifrance.com