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Mission

• The University of Oulu is an international
  research university, whose central mission is to
  promote culture and well-being especially in
  northern Finland.
• The University provides a high-quality learning
  environment, in which both specialists and
  generalists are given a thorough grounding for
  demanding tasks in the national and international
  arena.

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Vision

• to be a valued and influential learning and
  research university both nationally and
  internationally
• to be a major force internationally in priority
  areas of research, with special emphasis on
  multidisciplinary approaches
• to be a significant part of the European
  innovation system
• to be a driving force in regional development
  especially in northern Finland through providing
  science-based knowledge and skills in both
  traditional and future fields
• to be a vibrant and supportive academic community
  attractive to students, faculty and staff
• to be a sought-after partner for cooperation at
  all levels

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University of Oulu Northern Gateway to
Knowledge
COMMUNICATION
INTERNATIONALIZATION
COLLABORATION
INNOVATION
Biocenter Infotech Oulu Thule-institute Learning
and Research Services
PRODUCTIVITY
EXPERTISE
TECHNOLOGY
ECONOMICS
CLINICS
DEPARTMENTS laboratories
STRATEGY
SENATE
RECTOR
SERVICE UNITS
HEALTHSCIENCES
HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENTS
LAITOKSET
NATURALSCIENCES
EDUCATION
PRIMARY FUNCTION Scientific research and
teachingPromoting the development of spiritual
andmaterial well-being in Northern Finland
Immediatecontacts withNorthern
Scandinavia,Karelia and the Kola Peninsula
Close co-operationin teaching and researchwith
the rest of Europeand the whole world
NORTHERN FINLAND A population of 800,000A rich
cultural heritage
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University of Oulu Northern Gateway to
Knowledge

• Founded 1958
• Students 16,486 admissions 2,022
• Staff 3,059
• professors 236
• Awarded Degrees in 2006 1,864
• first degrees 1,342
• doctorates 130
• Expenditure in 2006 208.6 M
• state budget 127.7 M
• external funding 80.9 M

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Faculties and Disciplines

• Faculties number of students
• Humanities 2,419
• Education 1,929
• Science 4,387
• Medicine 2,049
• Economics and Business Administration 1,196
• Technology 4,506
• Other disciplines
• dentistry 289
• health care 307
• There are 46 training programmes in all

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Student Numbers according to Faculty and
Discipline
health care
1196
dentistry
medicine
1392
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Research in Focus Areas

• Information technology and wireless
  communications (Infotech Oulu)
• wireless communication, mobile applications,
  electronics, photonics, nanotechnology, machine
  vision, intelligent systems, ubiquitous
  information technology, and wellness technology
• Biotechnology and molecular medicine (Biocenter
  Oulu)
• molecular and cell biology, molecular enzymology,
  molecular genetics, evolutionary biology,
  bioprocess engineering, population genetics, and
  the central biological and medical aspects of
  cardiovascular diseases and systemic connective
  tissue diseases
• Northern and Environmental issues (Thule
  Institute)
• Global Change in the North, Northern Land Use and
  Land Cover as well as Circumpolar Health and
  Wellbeing
• Masters Programme in Circumpolar Health and
  Wellbeing, EnviroNet (Multidisciplinary
  environmental graduate Net school) 
• Sami language and Sami culture (Giellagas
  Institute)

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Student Enrolment in 20022007
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Doctorates in 20022007
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First Degrees Completed in 20022007
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Years Needed for First Degree Completion
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Basic Degree Training Cost Per Degree in 2005
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Expenditure of the University of Oulu in
20022007
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Man-years in 2007
Staff in Teacher Training Schools are not included in the diagram
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The Universitys Primary Regions of Influence
Geophysical Observatory Research Liaison Officer
(OY, LY)
Sodankylä
Rovaniemi

Oulanka Research StationNaturpolis Kuusamo
Meri-Lappi Institute Research Liaison Officer
Kuusamo
Kemi
University of Oulu
Hailuoto
Perämeri Research Station
OULU
Department of Teacher EducationKajaani
University Consortium
Raahe
Graduate Engineer Training Program
Nivala
Chydenius Institute (JY) Research Liaison
Officer(OY, JY, VY)
Kokkola
Kajaani
Iisalmi
Oulu Southern Institute
Research Liaison Officer (OY, KY)
Vaasa
Kuopio
Joensuu
Jyväskylä
Tampere
Lappeenranta
Turku
Helsinki
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Universities in Finland in 2007

• One of the most comprehensive university
  networks in Europe
• 10 multi-faculty universities
• Helsinki, Turku (2), Tampere, Oulu, Jyväskylä,
  Joensuu, Vaasa, Kuopio, Rovaniemi
• 3 universities of technology
• Helsinki, Tampere, Lappeenranta
• Faculty of Technology in Oulu 4506 students
• 3 schools of economics and business
  administration
• Helsinki (2), Turku
• Faculty of Economics in Oulu 1196 students
• 4 art academies

Rovaniemi
University of Oulu
OULU
Vaasa
Kuopio
Joensuu
Jyväskylä
Tampere
Lappeenranta
Turku
Helsinki
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Universities in Finland in 2005

• University students 176,660
• women 94,720
• new students 20,760
• women 11,730
• postgraduate students 22,200
• students from abroad 4,430
• 29 polytechnics, students 131,200
• Combined over 300,000 students in the
  universities and polytechnics

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Universities in Finland in 2005

• Masters degrees 12,920
• women 7,807
• Doctorates 1,422
• women 696
• Financing
• State budget 1,262 M
• Other sources 694 M
• Professors 2,255
• women 490
• Teaching staff 5,584
• Researchers 7,861
• Other staff 14,207
• Publications 24,199
• published in Finland 7,546
• published abroad 16,653

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Total Student Mobility between 20002007
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Outgoing Exchange Students by Host Country 2007
Moreover, 3 Iceland, South Korea, Turkey,
Russia 2 Ireland, China, Malta, Poland,
Slovakia, Czech Republic 1 Belgium, Bulgaria,
Chile, Cyprus, Greece, Kenya, Lithuania, New
Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal,
Romania, South Africa, Zambia 5 unknown
Total 273 (2007)
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Incoming Exchange Students by Home Country
Moreover, 4 China, India, Japan, Namibia,
Sweden, Estonia 3 Hong Kong, Romania, South
Africa 2 Norway, Slovenia, Denmark 1 Algeria,
Bulgaria, Iran, Ireland, Iceland, Zambia,
Singapore, Switzerland 3 unknown
Total 442 (2007)
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Outgoing and Incoming Exchange Students by
Faculty
Total 442
Total 273
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International Degree Students 20022007
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Foreign Degree Students by Faculty in 2005
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