Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Oulu University of Applied Sciences – Making connections worldwide

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Finland The fifth largest country in Western Europe (area 338,424 km² / 131,985 mi²) Population: 5,486,101 (08/2015) GDP per capita (2014 Eurostat): €37,600 (e.g. Germany €35,400, France €32,200, EU average €27,400) High standard of education, social security and health care, all financed by the state 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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5th largest city in Finland with about 197,000 inhabitants Area 3,866 km 2, population density about 50 inhabitants/km 2 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 65˚01’ N, 25˚28’ E, elevation 0 m

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Oulu’s growth is a classic story of how in Finland the public and private sector pull together. (The Financial Times 09/2007)

In top 10 out of 79 cities in the EU Eurobarometer on the 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 Oulu

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 paper- milling town than anywhere else on earth. (International Herald Tribune 11/2006)

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Finnish Education System

Vision 2020 – Well-being through competence OULU UAS, SUPERIOR POLYTECHNIC SKILLS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE NORTH FUTURE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ENERGY, NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INTELLIGENT LEARNING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW BUSINESS OPERATIONS CUSTOMER ORIENTATION EXPERTISE PRODUCTIVITY A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOCUS AREAS SHARED THEMES KEY SUCCESS FACTORS Recognising and developing the competencies of personnel Adressing the needs of students Management and supervisory work Education targeted to the needs of the region’s economic and professional life Economy Performance, efficiency and quality of operations Partners and networks Well-being of the higher education community TASKS OF OULU UAS COMPETENT PERSONNEL :: GOOD QUALITY STUDENTS :: INNOVATION CLUSTERS :: HIGHER EDUCATION NETWORK Operational foundations 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

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 (Information Technology, International Business, Business Information Technology) :: 4 Master’s Degree Programmes :: 158 international partner universities :: 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, 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 Business and Information Management Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA School of Renewable Natural Resources Agrologist 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 School of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering, BEng Bachelor of Construction Management Construction architect

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 co- operation 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 –Construction and living in the North –Intelligent energy solutions –Sustainable natural resource economy Entrepreneurship and new business operations Business Kitchen, Business Incubator Printable biosensors Innovative products and services Mixed reality Immersive virtual reality Intelligent learning Virtual Advanced Learning Experience (VALE), Oulu Game Lab, Lab Export Future health and well- being New services using skills related to well-being, information and communications technology as well as culture sector Energy, natural resources and the environment FOCUS AREAS AND THEMES OF OULU UAS Center for Internet Excellence CIE Centre of Excellence in Health and Technology CHT Martti Ahtisaari Institute MAI Centre for Environment and Energy CEE Center of Printed Intelligence PrintoCent CENTRES OF INNOVATION Goals of OIA –Ecosystems with critical mass –Innovations in practical use –Increasing the funding for R&D –Support for enterprises –Creating start-ups –New jobs STEERING GROUP OULU UAS UNIVERSITY OF OULU VTT TECHNOPOLIS WORKING COMMITTEE CITY OF OULU STRATEGIES –Oulu UAS –Regional Development Plan –City of Oulu –EU 2020 FUNDING SCHEMES –Structural Funds, Interreg, ENI –Horizon 2020 –TEKES –Erasmus –INKA programme FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE

Funding model 2014 Degrees completed by international students 0.75% Outgoing and incoming staff mobility (min 5 days) 1% Publications 1% Outgoing and incoming student mobility (min 3 months) 2.25% Pedagogical studies in vocational education 2% 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% Completed degrees 46% Students who have completed 55 ECTS credits per academic year 24% Public/state funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture

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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 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 China 29 Nepal 61 Germany 15 Russia 12 Pakistan 5 Togo 4 Ethiopia 4 United Kingdom 4 USA 3 Bangladesh 3 Ukraine 2 Sweden 2Nigeria 2 India 2 Netherlands 2 Hungary 1 Uganda 1 Romania 1 Czech Republic 13 Switzerland 1 Portugal 1 Morocco 1 Lebanon 1 Kenya 1 Kazakhstan 1 Ireland 1 Ghana 1 Spain 1 Egypt 1 Bulgaria 1

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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. Aims of Internationalisation

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 Mobility of the students and trainees

Exchange students by country in 2014, top 20 Incoming students (min 3 months) Outgoing students (min 3 months) NoCountryStudents 1 Germany24 2 Czech Republic17 3 Italy15 4 Belgium15 5 Hungary14 6 Spain12 7 Japan11 8 USA10 9 Netherlands9 10 Australia8 11 United Kingdom7 12 Republic of Korea6 13 Thailand5 14 Canada4 15 Sweden4 16 Tanzania4 17 Portugal3 18 China3 19 Austria2 20 Lithuania2 NoCountryStudents 1 Czech Republic31 2 Germany28 3 Netherlands23 4 France16 5 Poland14 6 Italy13 7 Spain13 8 Slovakia13 9 Belgium12 10 Republic of Korea10 11 Austria8 12 Lithuania8 13 Romania8 14 Hungary7 15 Portugal7 16 Russia7 17 United Kingdom6 18 Japan3 19 Slovenia3 20 Botswana2

Outgoing exchange students by country in 2014 Germany 24 Czech Republic 17 Italy 15 Belgium 15 Hungary 14 Spain 12 Japan 11 USA 10 Netherlands 9 Australia 8 United Kingdom 7 Republic of Korea 6 Thailand 5 Canada 4 Sweden 4 Tanzania 4 Portugal 3 China 3

Incoming exchange students by country in 2014 Czech Republic 31 Germany 28 Netherlands 23 France 16 Poland 14Italy 13 Spain 13 Slovakia 13 Belgium 12 Republic of Korea 10 Austria 8 Lithuania 8 Romania 8 Hungary 7 Portugal 7 Russia 7United Kingdom 6 Japan 3Slovenia 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 ( Oulu University of Applied Sciences’ web site in English ( 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’s international teams (free time activities) Welfare services (affordable opportunities for practicing sports and discounts on other welfare services) Student Union membership (about 15 euros / term, 25 euros / academic year): discounts on transportation and other services, inexpensive warm meals