Industrial management engineering Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Sweden and Russia South western Finland Strong machine building industry and tradition Export 70 % of the total production The relative role of the manufacturing metal and electronic products highest in Finland In Finland the universities are divided to scientific and applying universities We are Turku University of applied sciences Our main task is to educate good engineers for the industry We have a 150 years tradition to do it The most important companies participate in developing the education What our partners ask for is Good guys who get the things to roll

Finland is a nation with 5 million people between Sweden and Russia

South western Finland

Strong machine building industry and tradition

Export 70 % of the total production

The relative role of the manufacturing metal and electronic products highest in Finland

In Finland the universities are divided to scientific and applying universities

We are Turku University of applied sciences

Our main task is to educate good engineers for the industry

We have a 150 years tradition to do it

The most important companies participate in developing the education

What our partners ask for is

Good guys who get the things to roll

Pressure of change Most of the work is done in projects Increasing need for team work skills Need for entrepreneur attitude International working environment Bad English is the language of business Traditionally Finnish engineers are poor in writing And don't speak Sales and purchasing are mainly done by engineers with poor business skills

Most of the work is done in projects

Increasing need for team work skills

Need for entrepreneur attitude

International working environment

Bad English is the language of business

Traditionally Finnish engineers are poor in writing

And don't speak

Sales and purchasing are mainly done by engineers with poor business skills

Most of the studies is also done in projects Most studies are done and tutored in groups of five students The groups are formed during the first week of the studies Team work and interaction skills are studies are started with a two day and night intensive exercise during the second week of studies The groups are kept unchanged during the first year and the basic team work skills are learned in the safe own group The work tasks are given to the teams which are responsible for the scheduling and reporting of all the works

Most studies are done and tutored in groups of five students

The groups are formed during the first week of the studies

Team work and interaction skills are studies are started with a two day and night intensive exercise during the second week of studies

The groups are kept unchanged during the first year and the basic team work skills are learned in the safe own group

The work tasks are given to the teams which are responsible for the scheduling and reporting of all the works

International working environment 100% of the students will spend at least a semester abroad Foreign teachers are used when possible All courses end to writing a report and giving a presentation. One third of all reports and presentations are done in English International references are used in all reports One third of the courses are using only English material Even more important than the language is learning to understand and respect the strange features of the foreign cultures Eliminating the shyness and utilizing the students whole language potential gives good results

100% of the students will spend at least a semester abroad

Foreign teachers are used when possible

All courses end to writing a report and giving a presentation. One third of all reports and presentations are done in English

International references are used in all reports

One third of the courses are using only English material

Even more important than the language is learning to understand and respect the strange features of the foreign cultures

Eliminating the shyness and utilizing the students whole language potential gives good results

Student team model + Excellent results in team work skills and project management Good team spirit and working climate The total amount of working hours done by the students is clearly higher Student responsibility has got a new dimension - Division to two levels of students, the active ones and the drop outs Part of the elder staff members are fond of lectures instead of putting the students work The teams are extracting those members who are not committed Demanding for the staff up to date skills

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Excellent results in team work skills and project management

Good team spirit and working climate

The total amount of working hours done by the students is clearly higher

Student responsibility has got a new dimension

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Division to two levels of students, the active ones and the drop outs

Part of the elder staff members are fond of lectures instead of putting the students work

The teams are extracting those members who are not committed

Demanding for the staff up to date skills