"The future of University in Europe and beyond": intervento di Stefano Paleari (Presidente CRUI) al 2015 Pavia PhD workshop on Perspectives for the European Universities: the role of PhD research in society, Tuesday, April 21 2015.
Natig Hajiyev: Business and higher education cooperation, opportunity for sus...CUBCCE Conference
Established in 2006 as the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and now named ADA University is committed to prepare innovative global leaders and to promoting useful collaborative research on diplomacy, public and international affairs, business, humanities and sciences, information technologies and system engineering. Schools are built in perpetuity. Building a permanent endowment fund by expansion of private partnerships and increasing alumni participation will be a key factor to ensuring the University’s sustainable growth. For the last 5 years the University has built extensive relations with private sector, both in Azerbaijan and abroad by establishing concrete academic programs with industries, offering services to its corporate members, sending students to internships, training professionals through Executive Education and implementing student-led research projects.
"The future of University in Europe and beyond": intervento di Stefano Paleari (Presidente CRUI) al 2015 Pavia PhD workshop on Perspectives for the European Universities: the role of PhD research in society, Tuesday, April 21 2015.
Natig Hajiyev: Business and higher education cooperation, opportunity for sus...CUBCCE Conference
Established in 2006 as the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and now named ADA University is committed to prepare innovative global leaders and to promoting useful collaborative research on diplomacy, public and international affairs, business, humanities and sciences, information technologies and system engineering. Schools are built in perpetuity. Building a permanent endowment fund by expansion of private partnerships and increasing alumni participation will be a key factor to ensuring the University’s sustainable growth. For the last 5 years the University has built extensive relations with private sector, both in Azerbaijan and abroad by establishing concrete academic programs with industries, offering services to its corporate members, sending students to internships, training professionals through Executive Education and implementing student-led research projects.
Open enrollments Opportunities and difficulties of community colleges and ope...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Thomas Bailey of Community College Research Center (CCRC) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
Vocational Education: A Backbone for the Development of Chile by Gonzalo Varg...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Gonzalo Vargas of the Council of Accredited Professional Institutes and Technical Education Centers) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
See Me: “Inspirational ideas and approaches regarding parentalinvolvement in secondary education”
See ME is a 2-years Erasmus+ project which focusses on strengtheningparental involvement in children’s school careers in secondary educationspecifically for youngsters at risk. To achieve this the project collects bestpractices and will develop and test guidelines for parent involvement as wellas guidelines for teachers regarding the school career of students and theirrole toward parents.
Some examples of how the pandemic is affecting education and ways forwardWeb2Learn
An overview of impact of coronavirus pandemic on education and educators' roles and skills. Presentation given at the webinar " Challenges for Higher Education in the era of Covid19 and the next day", organised by Prof. Konstantinos Petrides, Hellenic Mediterranean University, May 4. Recording of complete webinar available at: http://petridischania.hmu.gr/webinar/
Using ICT and electronic music to reduce school drop out in EuropeeLearning Papers
Author: Franco Alvaro
In Europe, too many young people leave school prematurely without those basic skills that an active involvement in the knowledge society requires and that are necessary to shift into the labor market. The core aim of the EU funded E-Motion project is to reduce the school drop out rate with a particular emphasis on young people who are at risk of social exclusion (migrants, ethnic minorities, poor socio-economic backgrounds).
Porin yliopistokeskus on 3800 opiskelijan, 180 asiantuntijan ja neljän yliopiston monitieteinen tiede- ja taideyhteisö. Porin yliopistokeskuksessa toimivat Aalto-yliopisto, Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Tampereen yliopisto ja Turun yliopisto.
University Consortium of Pori (UCPori) is a centre of four universities operating as a networked multi-science environment with about 3800 students and 180 experts.
Porin yliopistokeskus on 3300 opiskelijan, 200 asiantuntijan ja neljän yliopiston monitieteinen tiede- ja taideyhteisö. Opiskelijalla on mahdollisuus valita opintoja oman yksikön tarjonnan lisäksi yliopistokeskuksen muista yksiköistä ja avoimesta yliopistosta. Porin yliopistokeskuksessa toimivat Aalto-yliopisto, Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Tampereen yliopisto ja Turun yliopisto.
Open enrollments Opportunities and difficulties of community colleges and ope...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Thomas Bailey of Community College Research Center (CCRC) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
Vocational Education: A Backbone for the Development of Chile by Gonzalo Varg...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Gonzalo Vargas of the Council of Accredited Professional Institutes and Technical Education Centers) at the international seminar “Opening higher education: what the future might bring” 8-9 december 2016, in Berlin, Germany, jointly organised by OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Laureate International Universities (LIU).
See Me: “Inspirational ideas and approaches regarding parentalinvolvement in secondary education”
See ME is a 2-years Erasmus+ project which focusses on strengtheningparental involvement in children’s school careers in secondary educationspecifically for youngsters at risk. To achieve this the project collects bestpractices and will develop and test guidelines for parent involvement as wellas guidelines for teachers regarding the school career of students and theirrole toward parents.
Some examples of how the pandemic is affecting education and ways forwardWeb2Learn
An overview of impact of coronavirus pandemic on education and educators' roles and skills. Presentation given at the webinar " Challenges for Higher Education in the era of Covid19 and the next day", organised by Prof. Konstantinos Petrides, Hellenic Mediterranean University, May 4. Recording of complete webinar available at: http://petridischania.hmu.gr/webinar/
Using ICT and electronic music to reduce school drop out in EuropeeLearning Papers
Author: Franco Alvaro
In Europe, too many young people leave school prematurely without those basic skills that an active involvement in the knowledge society requires and that are necessary to shift into the labor market. The core aim of the EU funded E-Motion project is to reduce the school drop out rate with a particular emphasis on young people who are at risk of social exclusion (migrants, ethnic minorities, poor socio-economic backgrounds).
Porin yliopistokeskus on 3800 opiskelijan, 180 asiantuntijan ja neljän yliopiston monitieteinen tiede- ja taideyhteisö. Porin yliopistokeskuksessa toimivat Aalto-yliopisto, Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Tampereen yliopisto ja Turun yliopisto.
University Consortium of Pori (UCPori) is a centre of four universities operating as a networked multi-science environment with about 3800 students and 180 experts.
Porin yliopistokeskus on 3300 opiskelijan, 200 asiantuntijan ja neljän yliopiston monitieteinen tiede- ja taideyhteisö. Opiskelijalla on mahdollisuus valita opintoja oman yksikön tarjonnan lisäksi yliopistokeskuksen muista yksiköistä ja avoimesta yliopistosta. Porin yliopistokeskuksessa toimivat Aalto-yliopisto, Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto, Tampereen yliopisto ja Turun yliopisto.
Björneborgs universitetscenter är en nätverksliknande mångvetenskaplig gemenskap med 3800 studerande, 180 experter samt institutioner från fyra olika universitet.
Rethinking Resource Sharing is a movement within the Interlibrary Loan community to increase the ease of resource sharing “by significantly reducing service barriers and cost, and offering user service options.” This workshop will demonstrate how libraries can use the Rethinking Resource Sharing framework to improve resource sharing for the sake of being good stewards of our libraries’ resources and expanding our reach globally. This workshop will analyze interlibrary loan data from ACL libraries to identify current needs and areas for improvement within our resource sharing community.
Oulu University of Applied Sciences (OAMK) is developing open badges for the tourism sector in co-operation with other educational institutes. The goal is to support the employment and recognition and validation of the sustainability skills of those trained in the tourism industry and working in the field.
Recording available on:https://openbadgefactory.com/en/webinar/open-badges-in-sustainable-tourism/
The session was led by Ms. Lotta Pakanen, Senior Lecturer at Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk).
Ms. Lotta Pakanen presented how the construction of the badge constellation is progressing and how open badges can support continuous learning!
Overview of Kuopio Innovation and Kuopio Science Park, as well as Region's Health Cluster smart speciliation. Senior Advisor Arto Holopainen, Kuopio Innovation Ltd.
Overview of Kuopio Innovation and Kuopio Science Park, as well as Region's Health Cluster smart speciliation. Presented by Senior Advisor Arto Holopainen, Kuopio Innovation Ltd.
University of Malta Strategic Plan 2020-2025BrendaVella
As a dynamic tertiary education institution, the University of Malta has developed a strategy that will chart its course for the years to come.
The Strategic Plan 2020-2025 sets out the goals and priorities for the University, its faculties, departments, centres, institutes and schools. The plan approved by the Senate on 30 May 2019 and by the Council on 21 June 2019, reflects the evolving state of higher education, society, industry and the economy. It focuses on students’ experience, resources, the contribution of the academic community and the University's impact on the nation as well as the insights of the wider University community and social partners.
During the academic year 2018-19 the entire University community of 15,000 students and staff, as well as its external stakeholders were invited to actively participate in the strategic planning process through strategy conferences, working groups, advisory committees and surveys.
The Strategic Plan will be supported by a more comprehensive implementation plan which will be endorsed by the University Senate and Council and overseen by the Steering Committee for Strategic Planning, chaired by the Rector. The University's internal and external stakeholders will remain vital to the implementation of the plan.
Main Editor:
Professor Tanya Sammut-Bonnici
Pro-Rector Strategic Planning and Enterprise
University of MALTA
Main Editor:
Professor Tanya Sammut-Bonnici
Pro Rector Strategic Planning and Enterprise
University of MALTA
As a dynamic tertiary education institution, the University of Malta has developed a strategy that will chart its course for the years to come.
The Strategic Plan 2020-2025 sets out the goals and priorities for the University, its faculties, departments, centres, institutes and schools. The plan approved by the Senate on the 30 May 2019 and by the Council on the 21 June 2019, reflects the evolving state of higher education, society, industry and the economy. It focuses on students’ experience, resources, contribution of the academic community and the University's impact on the nation as well as the insights of the wider University community and social partners.
During the academic year 2018-19 the entire University community of 15,000 students and staff, as well as its external stakeholders were invited to actively participate in the strategic planning process through strategy conferences, working groups, advisory committees and surveys.
The Strategic Plan will be supported by a more comprehensive implementation plan which will be endorsed by the University Senate and Council and overseen by the Steering Committee for Strategic Planning, chaired by the Rector. The University's internal and external stakeholders will remain vital to the implementation of the plan.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Safalta Digital marketing institute in Noida, provide complete applications that encompass a huge range of virtual advertising and marketing additives, which includes search engine optimization, virtual communication advertising, pay-per-click on marketing, content material advertising, internet analytics, and greater. These university courses are designed for students who possess a comprehensive understanding of virtual marketing strategies and attributes.Safalta Digital Marketing Institute in Noida is a first choice for young individuals or students who are looking to start their careers in the field of digital advertising. The institute gives specialized courses designed and certification.
for beginners, providing thorough training in areas such as SEO, digital communication marketing, and PPC training in Noida. After finishing the program, students receive the certifications recognised by top different universitie, setting a strong foundation for a successful career in digital marketing.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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3. They carry out
advanced academic
research drawing on
their regions’ strengths
and apply the results in
practice.
University
consortia support
companies and
communities in research
and development
activities.
University consortia
are networked
organisations that
link regional activities
of universities.
University consortia
offer university studies
especially targeted
to adults.
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4. NORWAY
SWEDEN
RUSSIA
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Finland
GulfofBothnia
KAJAANI
KOKKOLA
SEINÄJOKI
PORI
MIKKELI
LAHTI
Tallinn
St Petersburg
There are six university
consortia in Finland and
their aim is to promote
and coordinate research
and university studies on
their region.
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5. Contents
University Consortia 2
Kajaani University Consortium 6
Research in sports and mining 8
The path to proficiency 10
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius 12
Flexibility a must in adult education 14
An original Master’s degree programme
in social work developed in Kokkola 16
Lahti University Consortium 18
A better life for the ageing and elderly 20
Urban experts from Lahti 22
Mikkeli University Consortium 24
Cleanliness and safety in the spotlight 26
Mikkeli is the centre of digital archiving 28
University Consortium of Pori 30
All the way to doctoral degrees 32
High quality research serving regional
development 34
University Consortium of Seinäjoki 36
Information about consumers helps launch
new products and advocate healthy eating habits 38
Master’s Program In Management for
Growth Companies 40
On this publication 42
Regards 43
6. KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
ca €11 million
• Staff: 130
• 2,400 students,
220 of them degree
students
7. www.oulu.fi/kajaaniuniversityconsortium/
Kajaani University
Consortium
The Kajaani University Consortium is a community of academic
partners in the Kainuu region in Central-Eastern Finland.
In addition to the University of Oulu, which is responsible for
coordination, the Kajaani University Consortium includes the
University of Eastern Finland, the University of Jyväskylä and
the University of Lapland, all of which have their own areas of
responsibility.
The Consortium’s objective is to raise the level of education and
competence in the region, as well as to serve business and industry
through research and education.
Each partner university has its own area of responsibility.
• University of Oulu: Coordination of Consortium activities,
electrical engineering and IT, biotechnology, computer science,
medicine and adult education
• University of Eastern Finland: Measurement technology
and optics, biotechnology and food research
• University of Jyväskylä: Sports sciences
• University of Lapland: Law and social sciences
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8.
9. Research
in sports and mining
The Kajaani University Consortium carries out research in
measurement and sports technologies, with the focus of the
research on bioeconomy.
The Consortium is located in a region characterised by its strong
mining industry, which is also central to the research conducted by
CEMIS-OULU, the University of Oulu measurement technology unit.
In addition to mining, sensor technology research is also used in
sports and environmental research. Specialised sensors monitoring
specific compounds are of particular interest.
Vuokatti, close to Kajaani, is one of Finland’s most popular
winter sports resorts, and research related to winter activities plays a
key role in the region’s development.
The University of Jyväskylä conducts
sports technology and biology research
in Vuokatti. Its partners in Finland
and abroad include the Vuokatti
Sports Institute and the University
of Oulu.
Challenge us
to develop new
competence!
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10. The path to profiency
Adult and continuing education as well as collaborative
activities are immensely popular in Kainuu. AIKOPA offers
education provided by the adult education units of the Kajaani
University of Applied Sciences and the University of Oulu Kajaani
University Consortium. The best results are obtained by combining
AIKOPA’s expertise in designing and implementing education and
development projects with customers’ insight into their own work
and needs. Collaboration is a source of strength and peer support.
AIKOPA’s university-level services designed for professional
needs are available to companies
and individuals in the Kainuu
region and the Ylä-Savo and
Koillismaa subregions.
First-rate education, expert
and research services are in
demand both in Finland
and abroad.
Are you
our future partner
or student?
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11.
12. KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
ca €7,5 million
• Staff: ca 100
• 3,000 students,
200 of them degree
students
13. www.chydenius.fi
Kokkola University
Consortium Chydenius
The Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius involves the
universities of Jyväskylä, Oulu and Vaasa. Its education and
research focus on the three universities’ special fields, namely
education, information technology, social sciences, regional studies,
business and chemistry.
The Kokkola University Consortium specialises in adult
education. Master’s level studies are designed for mature students
with previous studies and work experience in the field, and the
open university offers a channel to Master’s programmes. The
Consortium’s research caters primarily to the development needs
of companies, municipalities and other communities in Central
Ostrobothnia.
The University Consortium was named after Anders Chydenius
(1729–1803), who lived in Kokkola and was one of the first advocates
of freedom, democracy
and freedom of trade both in Finland
(under Swedish rule at the time)
and all of Europe.
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14. Flexibility a must
in adult education
Studies at the Kokkola University Consortium, coordinated by
the University of Jyväskylä, have been designed with mature
students in mind: they are independent of time and place and can
be completed alongside work and family obligations. The studies
combine contact teaching and online work. Many of the lectures are
broadcast live online to allow students to follow them at home or at
work. Moreover, online lectures are stored so that students are able
to watch them at a time best suited to them and review the topics
later.
Online examinations also add
flexibility to studies. The Kokkola
University Consortium develops
pedagogical solutions for online
examinations, the goal being to
promote in-depth learning,
the knowledge-building skills needed
by experts, and the professional relevance of studies.
The University Consortium also emphasises
study guidance: students can choose between personal
face-to-face guidance during office hours or online guidance.
Educational sciences and
information technology
were combined to offer
new approaches and
opportunities in adult
education.
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15.
16. Were you aware
of the nationwide shortage
of social workers?
Kokkola educates
more professionals.
17. An original
Master’s degree programme in
social work developed in Kokkola
There is a nationwide shortage of qualified social workers. The
towns and municipalities in the Kokkola region decided to
address this problem and allocated funding to the social work
education offered by the Kokkola University Consortium.
Asaresult,theConsortiumdesignedafreshandoriginalMaster’s
degreeprogrammegearedtoadults,whichacceptsapplicationsfrom
students who have a previous degree from a university of applied
sciences or who have completed studies at an open university. The
studies can be completed alongside employment, since the Master’s
degree programme combines contact teaching, distance learning,
online learning and independent study. The work and life experience
of mature students is taken into account in the programme, which
emphasises practical social-work competences.
The Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius coordinates the
European ALLISW network, which devises teaching methods for
adult education in social work. Furthermore, the network designs
international mobility options for mature students.
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18. Lahti University Consortium
The Lahti University Consortium, coordinated by the University
of Helsinki, specialises in multidisciplinary research and
development that supports the growth and progress of urban
environments and the region’s business and industry. Research
focuses on the environment, practical innovation and wellbeing. Its
fundamental principles include sustainable development and the
efficient application of the Living Lab concept. The Lahti University
Consortium is an inherent part of the university campus network
and innovation environment of the Metropolitan Area.
KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
ca €12 million
• Staff: 160
• 4,000 students,
450 of them degree
students
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19. www.lahdenyliopistokeskus.fi/en
Universities and their focal areas in Lahti:
• Aalto University: Two joint professors of industrial design with
the Lahti University of Applied Sciences, the Institute of Design and
Fine Arts, as well as research projects in environmental technology
• University of Helsinki: Solution-oriented research and education
focused on social, cultural and natural scientific issues in the urban
environment from the perspective of sustainable development
• Lappeenranta University of Technology, LUT Lahti School
of Innovation: Research on the phenomenon of practice-based
innovation, as well as its methods, impact and implementation
options. Main fields of education: business, industrial engineering
and management
In cooperation with the Lahti University of Applied Sciences:
• Joint university library
• Fellmannia learning centre
• Alma Lab (laboratory complex)
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20. A better life
for the ageing and elderly
Who doesn’t want to enjoy active retirement, more years of
independent living and a better quality of life when older?
These are some of the goals of the Ikihyvä project carried out in Lahti
and the surrounding regions, which studied the health and wellbeing
of the ageing population. The Lahti University Consortium collected
unique information about ageing through a decade-long study of
a specific group of individuals. The study identified several health-
promoting methods
which were put into practice in the region.
Many people want to live in
their own home for as long as possible.
The model designed in the Ikihyvä
project can be used to earlier identify
people at risk of losing their functional
capacity and to offer them services that maintain
and boost this capacity. The Ikihyvä lifestyle
monitoring model is used in diabetes prevention in
both Finland and other countries, such as Australia.
The project ran from 2002 to 2012 and was carried out by the
University of Helsinki’s Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education
and the discipline of social and public policy, the Lahti University of
Applied Sciences, the National Institute for Health and Welfare, as
well as the Päijät-Häme Social and Health District and its member
municipalities.
The Ikihyvä
lifestyle monitoring
model has spread
around the world.
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21.
22.
23. Urban experts from Lahti
Over half of the world’s population lives in cities, and the number
continues to grow. Urbanisation has also introduced global
and local environmental problems. Focused on urban environmental
issues and internationalisation, the UrbanEnviro project, involving
the universities operating in Lahti, aims to solve such problems.
The project has increased the amount of English-language
university education offered in Lahti and provides all-new education
based on the latest research. Lahti now trains urban experts,
who understand the environmental problems brought about by
urbanisation and their mitigation. The Master’s Degree Programme
in Multidisciplinary Studies on Urban Environmental Issues (MURE)
received its second student intake in autumn 2012.
The educational offering also includes Urban Environmental
Ecology, a minor subject module; Materials and the environment, a
minor subject organised by the Tampere University of Technology;
courses organised by the Lappeenranta University of Technology;
and courses developed jointly with the University of Helsinki Open
University and the Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education.
Training has also been offered to staff at the Lahti University
Consortium.
www.urbanenviro.fi
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24. KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
ca €19 million
• Staff: 200
• 4,900 students,
250 of them degree
students
25. Mikkeli University
Consortium
The Mikkeli University Consortium integrates the environment,
nature, technology, entrepreneurship and digitisation, offering
research and education in these fields as well as various development
and advisory services to companies and other parties.
The University Consortium aims to add, expand and firmly
establish academic activities in Mikkeli, increase the amount of
university studies offered, as well as strengthen academic research
in the area. Moreover, the Consortium boosts collaboration among
universities active in the region in order to advance regional
development jointly with business, industry and other participants.
The Mikkeli University Consortium includes:
• Aalto University School of Business, Bachelor’s
Degree Program in International Business
• Aalto University School of Business, Small Business Centre
• National Library of Finland, Centre for
Preservation and Digitisation
• University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute
• Lappeenranta University of Technology,
LUT Savo Sustainable Technologies
www.muc.fi
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26. Cleanliness and Safety
in the spotlight
Located close to the sparkling blue Lake Saimaa, Mikkeli is
surrounded by clean nature. The University Consortium strives
to ensure that people can continue to enjoy unpolluted and safe
environments all around the world. Clean water, safe food and
minimally polluting energy sources are critical to the future.
The LUT Savo Sustainable Technologies unit of the Lappeenranta
University of Technology focuses on recyclable sustainable
technology solutions that consume less energy and material, use
renewable natural resources, and do not pollute the environment
directly or indirectly.
The Ruralia Institute of the
University of Helsinki, in turn,
concentrates on clean food
and the development of rural
sources of livelihood. It studies
organic food and natural
resources, among other things.
The Small Business Centre of the
Aalto University School of Business
is the most important university-level
entrepreneurship educator in Finland.
Did you know
that the Bachelor’s Degree
Program in International
Business offered by the Aalto
University School of Business
has students from
15 countries?
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29. Mikkeli
is the centre of digital archiving
What did the Kauppalehti financial newspaper report on
in November 1909? Why university education, of course.
Anyone can browse through this front-page article, thanks to the
Centre for Preservation and Digitisation located in Mikkeli. Among
other things, the Centre converts newspaper and magazine material
into digital format for the benefit of us all.
Member of the Mikkeli University Consortium, the Centre for
Preservation and Digitisation is not the only memory institution in
the Mikkeli region. Mikkeli
has long been one of Finland’s
most significant archive clusters,
and its role in the archiving of
Finnish knowledge will receive
a further boost after the National
Archives constructs its central
archive in the city.
At present, activities in Mikkeli encompass the
archiving, repair and preservation of material,
microfilming and digitisation, as well as storage of microfilms and
other material. Mikkeli is also home to the research and development
of electronic archiving solutions and the reception of digital material.
You can browse digitised
material of the National
Library of Finland at
http://
digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/
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30. KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
€15 million
• Staff: 180
• 3,800 students,
1,600 of them
degree students
31. University Consortium of Pori
Adynamic, multidisciplinary art and science community, the
University Consortium of Pori (UCPori) is home to 3,800
students and 180 experts. UCPori, coordinated by the Tampere
University of Technology, is housed in a historical cotton mill that
sits on the bank of the Kokemäenjoki River at the heart of the city.
The four universities with branch offices in Pori conduct research
and academic education in the following fields:
• Aalto University: Art and Media (Master of Arts)
• Tampere University of Technology: Technology and Industrial
Management (Master of Science)
• University of Tampere: Social Sciences (Bachelor and Master of
Social Science)
• University of Turku:
Business Economics (Bachelor and Master of Science in Economics
and Business Administration)
Culture and Landscape studies (Bachelor and Master of Arts in
Humanities)
Maritime Sciences, Shortsea Promotion Centre (SPC Finland)
Medicine (Clinic Studies, Teaching Health Centre)
By the end of 2012 1,700 MSc and 80
licenciates and doctors have graduated
from the Consortium.
www.ucpori.fi
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32. Did you know that
the University Consortium
of Pori has some 1,600 degree
students, 1,400 students in
continuing education and
700 open university
students?
33. All the way to doctoral degrees
Master’s degrees have become increasingly common in the
Satakunta region around Pori: in the 21st century, the share
of young people with a university degree has risen faster than
the national average in the region. The employment situation of
graduates is good, and the University Consortium has generated
new jobs in the region, especially in the service sector.
However, titles do not mean everything at the University
Consortium of Pori, where groups include degree students and open
university students as well as students completing parts of degrees
or participating in continuing education. Major subject students
may also visit other university units and benefit from the educational
offerings of four universities in all. Exchange students participating
in the units’ joint Pori Interdisciplinary Exchange Programme in
Technology, Business and Culture introduce an international flavour
to the environment.
The needs of the region’s business and industry influence the
content of education. For example, the education in nuclear power,
safety and offshore industries is based on employers’ needs. The
entrepreneurial professorship funded by players in the region
functions as a channel for developing academic entrepreneurship
and promoting students’ connections with employers.
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34. High quality research
serving regional development
The University Consortium of Pori conducts advanced research
in national and international research networks. In 2012, a full
250 scholarly publications, 128 scholarly articles were completed
and around 65 research projects were underway in Pori. International
activities focus on research projects, doctoral studies and teacher
and researcher exchange.
Key research areas in Pori include:
• New business models for industrial networks
• Interfaces and cooperation between
the public and private sectors
• New, sustainable energy solutions
• Competitiveness obtained
from digital operations
• User-oriented services and
service forms
Further information
about the University
Consortium’s research
projects, publications
and experts is available
at http://delta.ucpori.fi.
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35.
36. KEY FIGURES
• Turnover:
ca €7 million
• Staff: 90
• 4,000 students,
500 of them degree
students
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37. University Consortium
of Seinäjoki
The University of Tampere coordinates the activities of five
Finnish universities at the University Consortium of Seinäjoki.
The universities involved are those of Tampere, Helsinki and Vaasa,
as well as the Tampere University of Technology and Sibelius
Academy. The universities’ presence in the area strengthens
competence in business and industry.
The Consortium’s activities focus on research, and the results
are linked to the region’s development and internationalisation.
Education is geared towards adults and merges academic and
practical competence. Research and adult education focus on:
• Business skills
• Food and wellbeing
• Product processes and production systems
• Regions and culture
Internationalisation and a close partnership
with business and industry are the
cornerstones of success.
www.ucs.fi/
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38. Information about consumers
helps launch new products and
advocate healthy eating habits
How do you get people to eat healthier? With the help of new
information and a fresh approach to communication.
The University Consortium of Seinäjoki carried out a project
on healthy choices and tailored models for eating and physical
activity, which suggested that health-risk and other messages that
were clearly addressed to individual target groups were the most
favourably received. They also helped turn the recipients’ attitudes
towards low-fat and other similar products in a more positive
direction.
The messages were tailored according to the consumer group
that individual recipients belonged to. The project defined five such
groups: health-conscious exercisers, laid-back hedonists, people-
oriented rationalists, family-oriented nurturers and self-centred
achievers.
The observations were part of a study focusing on South
Ostrobothnian consumers’ attitudes and behaviour towards food
and eating. The research is carried out by Harri Luomala, a professor
of the South Ostrobothnian University Network at the University
Consortium of Seinäjoki. His group is part of the multidisciplinary
research community in Southern Ostrobothnia which develops new
food solutions for the increasingly international markets.
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39. Are you a health-
conscious exerciser or
a laid-back
hedonist?
40.
41. Master’s Program
in Management for Growth Companies
Tiina Kivikanto, MSc in Economics, had been looking for ways to
complete a university degree alongside work. Nothing seemed
quite right until she came across the Master’s degree programme
focused on growth companies offered in Seinäjoki.
“I immediately knew this was what I wanted,” says Kivikanto.
Thanks to Tiina’s strong motivation to participate in the
programme, even the trip from Helsinki to Seinäjoki seemed
manageable. She would have welcomed even
more contact teaching.
“Networking with students in other fields,
disciplined adherence to the study plan,
the flexibility of the University of Vaasa,
the possibility to use other university
studies as supplementary studies, the thesis-
writing process, as well as blended learning,”
says Kivikanto, listing the best parts of the
Master’s programme.
“I wasn’t only after a degree, but also sought a broader
understanding and competence, so I didn’t expect to breeze through
the programme. The theoretical background I obtained from the
university studies gave me a broader and deeper perspective: I
can now deal with more extensive topics, understand connections
between things and see different alternatives.”
Did you know
that studies can
be completed
alongside
work?
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42. On this publication
This brochure was jointly prepared by Finland’s six university
consortia. The consortia are comprised of several universities
and offer academic research and education services, ensuring the
availability of high quality university services all around Finland.
The profile and operations of each university consortium reflect the
characteristics and needs of the surrounding society and region, as
well as the strengths and profiles of their parent universities.
This brochure sheds further light on the consortia’s practical
activities as well as their social and regional interaction.
Publisher: University Consortia of Finland
Writer: Päivi Piispa, Positivo Oy
Layout: Päivi Veijalainen, Mainostoimisto Huhtikuu
Printer: Teroprint Oy, 2013
Print run: 3000 kpl
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43. Regards
Vesa Virtanen, Director
Kajaani University Consortium
Tanja Risikko, Director
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
Senja Jouttimäki, Secretary General
Lahti University Consortium
Matti Malinen, Secretary General
Mikkeli University Consortium
Harri Peltoniemi, Director
University Consortium of Pori
Juha Alarinta, Research Director
University Consortium of Seinäjoki
44. KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM
www.oulu.fi/kajaaniuniversityconsortium/
KOKKOLA UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM CHYDENIUS
www.chydenius.fi
LAHTI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM
www.lahdenyliopistokeskus.fi/
MIKKELI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM
www.muc.fi
UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM OF PORI
www.ucpori.fi
UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM OF SEINÄJOKI
www.ucs.fi