International Relations

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International Relations
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International Relations

• Exchange programmes
• International Networks
• International degree programmes
• Joint degree programmes
• International Student Services
• Kummi Students
• Kummi Family Programme

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Student Mobility and Finnish Universities

• Finland
• 8487 outgoing students
• 7697 incoming students
• University students 23 go on exchange
• University of Oulu 16
• Variation University of Joensuu 14, Sibelius
  Academy 39
• 66 of outgoing students are female
• MOST TO Germany, Spain, Sweden, UK and France
• MOST FROM Germany, Spain, Poland and the
  Netherlands
• Finland, because
• Teaching in English
• Good student services
• High tech
• Exotic culture

Source Irma Garam Kansainvälinen liikkuvuus
yliopistoissa ja ammattikorkeakouluissa 2005.
Cimo Publications 1, 2006.
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Exchange Programmes

• Erasmus (about 400 European partner universities)
  
• Nordplus (Nordic Countries)
• FIRST (Russia)
• ISEP and International to International ISEP
  (USA, South America, Asia)
• UN-CEP (USA)
• north2north (USA, Canada, Russia, Nordic
  Countries)
• North-South-South (Africa)
• University of Oulu bilateral agreements
• 52 partner universities around the world

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Exchange Programmes
Russia
Canada
FIRST, n2n
Bilateral, n2n, ISEP
South Korea
USA
Europe
ISEP
Bilateral, n2n, ISEP
Erasmus, Nordlus,
UN-CEP
Bilateral, n2n
Mexico
Bilateral, ISEP
Zambia
Hong Kong
Botswana
Bilateral
South Africa
North-South
Nicaragua
ISEP
Brazil, Uruguay, Chile
Singapore
ISEP
Namibia
Bilateral
North-South
Argentina
Australia
Bilateral
Bilateral, ISEP
Bilateral
New Zealand
Bilateral
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International Bilateral Partners

• Germany
• TU Clausthal
• Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
• Universität Ulm
• TU München

• Sweden
• Luleå University of Technology
• Umeå University

• Estonia
• Tallinn Technical University
• Tartu Ülikool

• Russia
• University of Petrozavodsk
• Karelian State Pedagogical University,
  Petrozavodsk
• Arkhangelsk State Technical University
• Pomor University, Arkhangelsk
• Murmansk State Technical University
• Northern State Medical University, Arkhangelsk
• Japan
• Tohoku University
• Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Hokkaido University,Sapporo
• Kogakuin University, Tokyo
• Osaka University
• China
• Peking University
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics

• Canada
• Lakehead University
• Université de Montreal
• University of Waterloo
• USA
• Washington College
• East Carolina University
• Montana State University
• University of Missouri St- Louis
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• University of North Carolina at Wilmington
• State University of New York at Buffalo
• State University of New York at Albany
• University of North Dakota
• Pittsburg State University, Kansas
• Michigan Technological University
• University of Kansas

• Namibia
• University of Namibia

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European Erasmus Partners 2006

• 337 agreements
• about 250 partner universities
• In 27 countries
• Most agreements
• Germany 67
• France 44
• Spain 37
• UK 25
• Italy 24
• Austria 21
• The Netherlands 21

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International Networks

• University of the Arctic
• Northern Cross Border University
• Compostela Group of Universities
• Finland Distinguished Professor Programme,
  FiDiPro
• funding programme for top researchers in Science
  and Technology
• programme launched by the Academy of Finland and
  Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and
  Innovation 
• In Oulu professor Ghassan Jabbour at the
  Department of Electrical and Information
  Engneering, professor Mark Nuttall at the Thule
  Institute and professor Behnaam Aazhang at the
  Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC)

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Exchange Students 2006 (2005, 2004)

• Total Student Mobility
• From Oulu 313 (314, 273) students to 33 countries
• To Oulu 445 (363, 345) students from 42 countries
• Finland
• 75 of outgoing exchange students to Europe
• 88 of incoming students from Europe
• Oulu
• 74 to Europe
• 79 from Europe
• 345 (294, 303) international degree students

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Exchange Student comments about Oulu

• My programme coordinater was very nice and tried
  to help me at every problem I had.
• My kummi student was a really nice girl and she
  helped me a lot, during the first days she guided
  me doing everything I needed and she was there
  everytime I needed. Having someone waiting for
  you when you arrive at a foreign country where
  you are completely alone it's really nice.
• I had great time in Oulu. I can talk only from a
  point of view of a medical student. Maybe more
  lectures and seminars in English. I can't have
  any objections on clinical pratices cause its
  really hard to follow medical examination in a
  language you don't speak. But this is the price
  we non-Finnish speaking students had to pay.
• I liked relationships with teachers and students
  at my department. They are really nice and
  sincere. Of course exchange life is something
  worth to experience )
• I had a great time in Oulu! It was maybe the
  best thing I have ever done in my life. I learned
  a lot in Oulu, not only academically but also
  socially. I would recommend it to anyone.
• The Kummi family programme is excellent. It
  makes you feel very settled and welcome.
• Cold and dark - but I loved it!!!
• One of the most exciting periods in my life. I
  enjoyed my stay very much. This is due to the
  very well organised university and some very nice
  people I met.

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Total Student Mobility between 1992-2005
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Outgoing Exchange Students by Host Country
Total 313 (2006)
Moreover, 8 Czech Rep., Hungary 6 Japan,
Russia 5 Norway 4 Singapore 3 Hong Kong,
Iceland, China, Greece, New Zealand, Slovakia 2
South Africa, Ireland, Namibia, Portugal,
Estonia 1 Belgium, Korea, Mexico, Poland 11
unknown
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Incoming Exchange Students by Home Country
Total 445 (2006)
Moreover, 9 Slovakia, Turkey 7 Belgium 6
Indonesia, Namibia 5 Australia, Portugal,
Sweden 3 The Netherlands, India, Canada,
Singapore 2 South Africa, Hong Kong, Mexico,
Norway, Denmark, Estonia 1 Argentina, Ireland,
Japan, Greece, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania,
Zambia, Serbia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka
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Outgoing and Incoming Exchange Students by Faculty
Total 363
Total 314
Total 313
Total 445
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Outgoing Exchange Students by Programme
Total 313
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Erasmus Teacher Exchange, outgoing
(as of 1.6.2007)
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International Programmes

• Masters Programmes in English
• Master of Education International Programme
• Masters Programme in Education and Globalisation
• FMA, International Masters Programme in
  Financial and Management Accounting
• Masters Programmes being developed, first intake
  autumn 2007 or later
• MSc in Protein Science and Biotechnology
• Masters Programme in Circumpolar Health and
  Wellbeing
• Architectural Design
• Masters Programme on Environmental Engineering
• Masters Programme in Information Technology in
  the Humanities, Arts and Media
• Double Degree in Finance and Economics
• Double Degree between the University of Oulu,
  Dalarna and Bologna
• Graduate Schools
• Biocenter Oulu Graduate School
• Infotech Oulu Graduate School
• The Graduate School of Circumpolar Wellbeing,
  Health and Adaptation

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Intl Degree Students 2001-2005
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Intl Degree Students 2001-2006
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Intl Degree Students by Faculty
190
155
345
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Intl Degree Students by Home Country
Also, 7 Iran, Poland, Turkey, 6 UK, Ukraine 5
Bangladesh, Canada, France, Nigeria, Romania 4
Hungary 3 Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark,
Kenya, Switzerland, Vietnam 2 Argentina,
Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Greece, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malaysia, Morocco, The Netherlands 1
Algeria, Armenia, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon,
Luxemburg, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan,
Taiwan, Thailand, Togo
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Integration of International Students

• Pre-arrival Information package (Guide for
  Foreign Exchange Students, arrival information,
  maps)
• Orientation Week (Autumn Spring Semester)
• Culture Day
• Language Preparation
• Kummi Students, i.e. Finnish student tutors
• Kummi Family Programme 150 families, about 60
  of exchange students have a Kummi Family

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Future Challenges

• Increase mobility
• Goal 460 outgoing and incoming exchange students
• New degree structure and mobility?
• Quality
• More foreign degree students
• Goal 4 of the total number of students
• More Masters Programmes in English
• More Joint Masters Programmes with international
  partners