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Finnish Education System

Oulu Polytechnic – students including 92 international degree students and 180 exchange students from ca. 47 countries – annual intake in the education leading to a degree for young people – students in adult education – completed degrees annually

Oulu Polytechnic – 700 teachers and other staff members in addition ca. 105 visiting lecturers and experts from abroad – € 45 million annual turnover (= 6,249,999, Japan Yen)

Organisation of Oulu Polytechnic School of Health and Social Care Kari Virolainen School of Business Studies Paavo Similä Rector Lauri Lantto Institute of Technology Risto Kimari School of Vocational Teacher Education Pirkko Remes School of Renewable Natural Resources Reino Rossi Raahe Institute of Technology and Business Timo Pieskä School of Music, Dance and Media Airi Hirvonen Professional Development Services Erkki Komminaho Library Pirkko Pietiläinen

The Tasks of Oulu Polytechnic A)To provide professionally orientated academic studies leading to a polytechnic degree (Bachelor) Vocational Teacher Education Professional Specialisation Studies Short Term Supplementary Studies Open Polytechnic Studies Also to provide: B ) Research and Development C ) Regional Development work

Polytechnic in Regional Development – Educating work force for regional needs. – Supporting entrepreneurship. – Developing project and innovation activities. – Taking part in the regional strategy development. – Taking part in the regional centre and centres of expertise programmes. – Promoting international interaction.

Tasks of the polytechnics

Polytechnic Research and Development – Part of the basic function and regional development objective. – Improves polytechnic education and serves working life. – Is vocationally oriented. – Enables education’s flexible response to changes in needs for expertise.

Research and Development at Oulu Polytechnic The main objective of the research and development activities at Oulu Polytechnic is to develop teaching by increasing expertise. Research and Development is a solid part of the studies and motivates teachers to become top experts in teaching and in their own professional fields. Research and Development is professionally oriented and closely related to the working life. The changing competence requirements of the working life can flexibly be taken into consideration when planning the education.

Research and Development Focus Areas – The Polytechnic is committed to implementation of Oulu 2006 Growth Agreement, which is part of Objective 2 –programme of the EU. – Oulu Polytechnic’s focus areas of research and development are: Welfare Information technology Media and content production Environment Bio field Business development

Polytechnics’ Role in R&D

Educational supply – Education leading to a higher education degree (Bachelor’s degrees, 210–270 ECTS cr., 3.5–4.5 years) – Postgraduate degrees (60–90 ECTS cr.) – Professional specialisation studies (30–60 ECTS cr.) – Vocational teacher education (52.5 ECTS cr.) – Supplementary training – Open Polytechnic

Structure of Studies Further education Professional Specialisation Studies 30–60 ECTS cr Polytechnic undergraduate degree 3.5–4.5 years 210–270 ECTS cr Bachelor’s thesis 15 ECTS cr Practical training 30–120 ECTS cr. Free-choice studies 15 ECTS cr Second cycle degree After three years work experience 60–90 ECTS cr Professional studies (compulsory / optional) Basic studies (compulsory / optional) 135–240 ECTS cr

Degree Programmes in 6 Fields of Study Social Sciences, Business and Administration – Business Economics, Oulu and Raahe – International Business, in English Culture – Dance Teacher Education – Library and Information Services – Music – Communication

Degree Programmes in 6 Fields of Study Natural Resources and the Environment – Agricultural and Rural Industries – Horticulture – Landscape Planning Natural Sciences – Business Information Systems, Oulu and Raahe – Business Information Technology, in English

Degree Programmes in 6 Fields of Study –Automation Engineering – Building Services – Civil Engineering – Information Technology, in English, Raahe – Information Technology and Telecommunications, Raahe – Information Technology and Telecommunications, Oulu – Laboratory Sciences – Mechanical and Production Engineering – Medical Engineering Technology, Communication and Transport

Degree Programmes in 6 Fields of Study Social Services, Health and Sports – Biomedical Laboratory Technology – Dental Health Care – Emergency Nursing – Nursing and Health Care, Oulu and Oulainen – Occupational Therapy – Optometry –Orthopaedic and Prosthetic Technology – Physiotherapy – Radiography and Radiotherapy – Rehabilitation Counselling – Social Services

Annual intake (2004: starting places)

Students at Oulu Polytechnic * Open Polytechnic students and incoming exchange students

Projects Projects help to – strengthen connections with working life – further the competitiveness of regional economic life – develop leisure time and well-being services, as well as – improve Polytechnic education In projects the Polytechnic can act as a coordinator or partner. Some more facts …

R & D project examples at Oulu Polytechnic - With the Software Business Competence Project (SBC) the School of Business Studies of Oulu Polytechnic further develops software business education and IT-related learning environment in cooperation with companies. The SBC project will enhance the internationalisation of the School of Business Studies and the development of the technology skills to support this -- Octopus - Open innovation, development and testing environment for mobile applications and services -The goal of the Mobiart project was to create a community comprising the content and media sectors and technology companies, which develops digital content products and services that utilise mobility for the international market.  Mobient -- The R&D Centre for Welfare Technology project -- PEAR (Personalized Mobile Advertising Services) project aims at developing a service system for customer relationship management in mobile context. The central objective of the project is to develop a multi-channel service system for planning, implementing and analyzing mobile marketing campaigns