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 Jaako

UNIVERSITY BOARDChairman Hans Söderlund

EDUCATION COUNCIL

RECTORLauri Lajunen

ADMINISTRATIONAdministrative Director

Hannu Pietilä

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRESBiocenter OuluInfotechThule Institute

FACULTIESFaculty of HumanitiesFaculty of EducationFaculty of ScienceFaculty of MedicineOulu Business SchoolFaculty of Technology

SEPARATE DEPARTMENTSKajaani 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 Research

Taina 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 of progress.

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

economyResearch 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 Excellence in Health

and Technolog

yCHT

Martti Ahtisaari Institute

MAI

Innovation Centers of Excellence

Centre for Environme

nt 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• 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, Switzerland

3: 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, Uruguay

others: 2