University of Kuopio

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1 - Canthia1978, (architect Juhani Katainen)
2 - Snellmania1981 (Juhani Katainen) 3 -
Studentia1988 (Juhani Katainen) 4 -
Melania1990 (Juhani Katainen) 5 -
Tietoteknia1990 (Pentti Toivanen) 6 -
Bioteknia1 1994 (Riitta Korhonen) 7 - Bioteknia
21999 (Riitta Korhonen) 8 - Microteknia 1 2000
(Pekka Laatio) 9 - Microteknia 2 2002
(Quim-arkkitehdit Oy and archit. Sillman) 10 -
Mediteknia 2003 (Juhani Katainen) 11 -
Medistudia2004 (Juhani Katainen) 12 Lentoon
installation, 1982 (artist Markku Viitasalo)
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Universities in Finland

• annually 19 700 new students
• 165 000 students in all
• 20 research universities, 4 art academies
• Helsinki (7)
• Espoo (1)
• Turku (3)
• Tampere (2)
• Jyväskylä (1)
• Joensuu (1)
• Lappeenranta (1)
• Kuopio (1)
• Vaasa (1)
• Oulu (1)
• Rovaniemi (1)

Rovaniemi
Oulu
Kuopio
Jyväskylä
Vaasa
Joensuu
Lappeenranta
Tampere
Turku
Helsinki
Espoo
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Five faculties

• Faculty of Business and Information Technology
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Social Sciences and
• A.I.Virtanen Instute for Molecular Sciences.

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Mission and values

• The mission of the University of Kuopio is
• to generate educational excellence and
• promote learning in our country by producing
  new and internationally high quality scientific
  research, new research-based applications and a
  high standard of research-based teaching.
• At the University of Kuopio our core values are
• freedom
• justice
• equality.

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University of Kuopio

• The University has nearly 5 600 students of
  which
• 4,600 pursue Bachelor- or Master-level studies
• 1,000 are postgraduate students.
• Annually
• 1,000 new students,
• 750 basic degrees and 370 lower degrees,
• 95 doctoral degrees,
• 60 professional postgraduate degrees.
• The number of staff is nearly 1,700, of which 112
  are professors.
• Annually budget is about 110,4 million euros.

Source KOTA
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University of Kuopio 2008

• The Act of the establishment of the University of
  Kuopio was enacted in 1966 and the actual
  operations started in 1972

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High-quality learning

• Faculty of Medicine is Finlands largest unit
  providing medical education
• Centres of Excellence in Higher Education
  20072009
• Department of Clinical Nutrition and the
  A. I. Virtanen Institutes Graduate School
• University of Kuopio was 313rd on The Times
  Higher World University Rankings 2008.

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Main development areas

• The University of Eastern Finland starting
  1.1.2010
• cooperation with the University of Joensuuin
  teaching, research, administration, and support
  services.
• Consortium of the University of Kuopio and
  Savonia Polytechnic (2006 - 2008)
• increasing cooperation in teaching, research and
  support services.

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Among the World's Top Universities

• The University of Kuopio was 313rd on the Times
  Higher Education Supplement ranking list 2008 for
  the world's top universities
• Finnish Universities
• 91 University of Helsinki
• 211 Helsinki University of Technology
• 246 University of Turku
• 313 University of Kuopio
• 336 University of Tampere
• 372 University of Oulu
• 391 University of Jyväskylä
• Source www.topuniversities.com/

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The Faculty of Pharmacy

• Degree programmes
• Pharmacy
• Medicinal Chemistry
• General Toxicology

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The Faculty of Business and Information
Technology

• Degree programmes
• Business Administration
• Local Economic Development (until 31st December
  2008)
• Computer Science

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The Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences

• Degree programmes
• Biosciences
• Physics
• Science and Engineering
• Environmental Sciences

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The Faculty of Medicine

• Degree programmes
• Ergonomics
• Public Health
• Sports Medicine
• Medicine
• Clinical Nutrition

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The Faculty of Social Sciences

• Degree programmes
• Nursing Science
• Social Work
• Social Pedagogy
• Social Policy
• Sociology
• Social Psychology
• Social Management Sciences
• Health Management Sciences
• Health Economics
• Health an Human Services Informatics.

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A.I.Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences

• Master's degree programmes in
• Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology
• Neurobiology
• The core areas of research
• biotechnology,
• molecular medicine,
• neurobiology,
• biological imaging in cells and laboratory
  animals.

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Main research areas

• Molecular medicine, Biotechnology,
• Neurosciences
• Major chronic diseases (especially Type 2
  diabetes,
• cardiovascular diseases, memory disorders
  and osteoporosis)
• Food safety and health
• Medical technology and e-health
• Environmental health, environmental change,
  environmental technology
• Pharmaceutical research and development
• Computational and medical physics
• Nursing science
• Social and health care services
• Algorithmic and computational methods, and also
  software technology methods and applications
• SME business operations and entrepreneurship

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Research centres

• Biocenter Kuopio
• directed by professor Jari Koistinaho, A.I.
  Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences
• Kuopio Welfare Research Center
• directed by professor Juha Kinnunen.

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Top-level research, I

• Centres of Excellence nominated by the Academy
  of Finland for 20022007 and 20082013
• Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes
• Headed by professor Seppo Ylä-Herttuala,
  University of Kuopio.
• Research Unit on Physics, Chemistry and Biology
  of Atmospheric Composition and Climate Change
• Headed by professor Markku Kulmala, University of
  Helsinki.
• Partners University of Kuopio, University of
  Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological
  Institute.

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Top-level research, II

• Centres of Excellence nominated by the Academy
  of Finland for 20062011
• Inverse Problems
• Partners University of Kuopio (professor Jari
  Kaipio), University of Helsinki, Helsinki
  University of Technology, Lappeenranta University
  of Technology, University of Oulu
• Headed by professor Lassi Päivärinta, University
  of Helsinki

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Top-level research, III

• Nordic Centres of Excellence Programmes
• 20072011
• Food, Nutrition and Health (SYSDIET)
• Co-ordinated by Matti Uusitupa, University of
  Kuopio
• Systems biology in controlled dietary
  interventions and cohort studies
• Nordic Health Wholegrain Food (HELGA)
• Co-ordinated by Anne Tjønneland at the Danish
  Cancer Society, Denmark.
• Professor Hannu Mykkänen, University of Kuopio
• 20042009
• Research Unit on Neurodegeneration
• Headed by professors Jari Koistinaho and Hilkka
  Soininen
• The mechanisms of stroke and on the Alzheimer's
  disease

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International Co-operation
International activities are founded on high
quality recognized research which enables
cooperation with the world's best universities
and research institutes. Active international
partnerships and membership of the international
networks ensure the high standard of research and
teaching.

• Research
• Participation in developing the European Research
  Area (ERA) Active participation in FP 7 and
  Marie Curie Programme
• Member of the Nordic Centre at Fudan, Shanghai,
  and the Nordic Centre in India
• Doctoral student and post doc exchange.

• Education
• 11 Master's degree programmes offered in English
• Annually about 180 students study abroad as
  exchange students
• Teacher exchange
• Internationalisation at home
• Partners from all continents

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International co-operation

• Annually 380 international students and teachers
• 50 foreign teachers and researchers
• 330 foreign students
• 170 exchange students
• 160 degree students

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International Co-operation and Mobility
Exchange programme Bilateral agreement
Trainee programme Co-operation in research
and education
Cross Border University
ISEP Programme
NordForsk Nordplus/Nordlys
University of Petrozavodsk
Asla-Fulbright
Sungkyunkwan University
Life Long Learning Erasmus
FIRST
Experience International
Ajou University
Yonsei University
MISR Intl. University of Science and Technology
Fudan University Zhong Hospital affiliated
to Fudan University (2008)
University of North Carolina Exchange programme
7th Framework Programme
Marie Curie
University of Guadalajara
University of Hong Kong (2008)
North-South-South Programme
Kasetsart University
Universidad Adventista de La Plata
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Cape Peninsula University of Technology Universit
y of Limpopo
ISEP Multilateral
University Muhammadiyah Vogyakarta
International Federation of Medical Students
Association Exchanges
University of the Sunshine Coast
University of Wollongong
International Association for the Exchange of
Students for Technical Experience
International Pharmaceutical Students'
Federation Exchanges
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Student exchange (2008)
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Masters degree programmes offered in English

• Public Health (incl. Public Health nutrition,
  CBU)
• Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology
• Neurobiology
• Environmental Biology and Biogeochemistry
• Health Promotion in Nursing Science
• Information Technology (incl. CBU)
• Atmosphere-Biosphere Studies
• International Social Work
• Scientific Computing (2008)
• Medical Physics and Engineering (2008)
• General Toxicology (2009)
• All programmes consist of 120 ECTS-credits
• Courses from the programmes are also offered to
  exchange students

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Studies for exchange students in English

• Non-degree study programmes
• Advanced Modern Biochemistry and
• Molecular Bioinformatics (UG, GR)
• Business and Management (UG, GR)
• Environmental Sciences (GR)
• Health Policy and Management (GR)
• Pharmacy (UG, GR)
• Social Work (UG, GR)
• Social Wellbeing (UG, GR)
• Studies in Clinical Medicine (4th year students)
• Practice in Clinical Medicine (6th year
  students)
• Level of studies
• UG - undergraduate Bachelor level studies
• GR - graduate Master level studies

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Services offered to International Students

• Individual attention from professors and
  lecturers
• High quality housing close to the university
• Well equipped computer and library services
• Orientation week for International Students
• Student tutor for every international student
• Finnish language courses and Friendship Family
  program
• Social activies and trips organised by the
  Kuopio International Students Association
  (KISA)
• Sports on campus and in Kuopio
• Support of the International Office throughout
  the exchange

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Degrees awarded
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Student numbers
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Funding
1 000
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Research funding
1 000
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Funding 2008
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External research funding 2008
Total 27,1 M
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"Lentoon" "Take Off" Installation by Markku
Viitasalo 1982
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The University of Kuopio Canthia, 1978
Snellmania, 1981 Studentia, 1988 Melania,
1990 Tietoteknia, 1990 Bioteknia 1, 1994
Bioteknia 2, 1999 Microteknia 1, 2000
Microteknia 2, 2002 Mediteknia, 2003
Medistudia, 2004