Tampere University of Technology

1. Tampere University of
Technology (TUT)
At the Leading Edge

2. Tampere, Finland
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3. Tampere
• The third largest city in Finland with over 200,000
inhabitants. One of Finland’s fastest growing urban
centres and, according to a survey, the most popular
city to live and study in.
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• Two universities:
Tampere University of
Technology and the
University of Tampere
with over 25,000
students.

4. • Promotional video
• Established in 1965
• Started operating in the form of a foundation in 2010
• 10,400 students (2012)
• Collaborates with 200 universities around the world
• Quality assurance system audited by The Finnish Higher
Education Evaluation Council in 2007
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5. TUT – at the Leading Edge
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• Sought-after collaboration
partner among the
scientific and business
communities
• Produces competent
graduates who enter
careers in different
sectors of society
• Courageously explores new avenues
of research and education in the fields
of engineering
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6. TUT in numbers in 2012
Degrees
BSc 712
MSc (Tech/Arch) 698
Licentiate and Doctor 99
Students in total 10,389
Undergraduate 8,789
Postgraduate 1,600
Total funding, EUR million 155
Budget funding 82
Supplementary funding 73
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7. Undergraduate students of
technology in Finland in 2012
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Ministry of Education: Vipunen-database
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8. Technology for the benefit of
humankind
• Strong research tradition in
natural sciences, engineering
and fields related to industry
and business.
• The research fields
represented at the University
play a key role in addressing
global challenges, such as
climate change and
demographic ageing.
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9. Research at the
international leading edge
Leading-edge fields of research:
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• signal processing
• optics and photonics
• intelligent machines
• biomodelling
• built environment

10. International university
• Almost 350 foreign
nationals among
employees
• Close to 1,400
exchange and visiting
students
• Collaboration with 200
universities around
the world
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11. Strong impact on society
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• Forerunner in university-industry collaboration
• Active transfer of research results and new technologies
to industry through R&D projects conducted in
collaboration with companies.
• Fertile breeding ground for innovation and knowledge-
based companies.
• Graduates enjoy an excellent
employment rate and are
readily absorbed by industry,
companies and other facets
of society.

12. TUT
Department of
Mathematics
Seppo Pohjolainen
Head of Department
Kirsi Kuosa
Development manager

13. Faculty of natural sciences
at TUT
• Departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
• Service teaching (mathematics, physics,
chemistry)
• BSc and MSc -studies
• Teacher training: Matematics, Physics,
Chemistry, Information technology
• Yearly intake 50 students
• Degree program is one of the best at TUT
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14. Department of Mathematics
Teaching
• Engineering mathematics (27 cu.) for all students (700/
year)
• Bachelor’s level
– Major and minor in mathematics (Finnish)
• Master’s level
– Major and minor in mathematics (English/Finnish)
– Major and minor in theoretical computer science
(English)
– Major in hypermedia (Finnish)
• Teacher training
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15. Major in mathematics
• Analysis with applications
• Discrete mathematics with applications
• Mathematical and semantical modelling
• Teacher's major
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16. Careers in mathematics
• Researcher (academia)
• Research Engineer (industry)
• Teacher (school)
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17. Staff
• 7 professors
• 7 lecturers
• 3 senior researchers
• 3 researchers
• 20 (about) project assistants, (paid) graduate students
• 10 (about) part-time teachers
• Administrative staff: 5.
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18. Areas of R&D
• Discrete mathematics with applications
– Theory of algorithms and computability
– Algebra and logic
• Mathematical analysis with applications
– Clifford analysis
– Inverse problems
– Mathematical systems theory
• Mathematical and semantic modeling
• Technology enhanced learning
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19. Technology enhanced
learning
• Support for first year students
– Basic skill’s test
– Remedial instruction
• Mathematical modelling network
• Learning analytics
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20. Support for 1st year
students
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Basic skill’s test
Remedial instruction
Mathematic’ clinics
Students work on remedial
instruction (MathBridge)
Student’s progress and work
during remedial instruction in
time

21. Mathematical modelling
network
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Seven universities in
Finland
• Video lectures&
videconferencing
• Students’ collaboration and
project work over the
internet

22. Learning Analytics
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• Group/learner activity/grading

23. TUT team
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• Looking forward to a successful project
• Thanks !