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University of Oulu STRATEGY 2010 2012

Mission. The mission of Oulu University isto foster internationally high-quality, independent research, education and culture, to strengthen the competencies that contribute to greater wellbeing, and to ensure the availability of highly-educated personnel and research staff within its sphere of

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University of Oulu STRATEGY 2010 2012

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    2. Mission The mission of Oulu University is to foster internationally high-quality, independent research, education and culture, to strengthen the competencies that contribute to greater wellbeing, and to ensure the availability of highly-educated personnel and research staff within its sphere of influence. 09.03.2010

    3. Profile Research and innovations from humans and culture to science and technology The University of Oulu is a multidisciplinary northern research and innovation university that emerges from restructuring as an internationally top-ranked science university intensifies the link between education and science as well as selected focus areas maintains an international focus in all its operations cooperates with the business community and research institutes is a key player in the alliance coordinating innovation activities within the region carries special responsibility for research and education in the Sami language and culture

    4. Vision: The University of Oulu in 2020 In 2020, the University of Oulu is a successful and attractive northern science university This means that the University has a clear scientific profile and, in its designated areas of strength, is one of the top research universities worldwide offers an education that evolves in close integration with the research on which it is based has concentrated its degree programmes at the main campus has strong networks nationally and internationally encourages innovation offers an inspiring environment to its staff has a strong financial basis

    5. Guiding principles (values) Community Pioneering spirit Partnership

    6. The University of Oulu is an internationally outstanding and attractive science university that has a distinctive and ambitious research profile and produces socially impactful research Research work is conducted in the creative environment of multi-disciplinary research centers and networks, Centers of Excellence designated by the Academy of Finland, Nordic Centers of Excellence, and internal Centers of Excellence High-quality research provides the basis for degree programmes at different levels Research infrastructures are state-of-the-art and operate on open access - principles; some of them are significant nationally or internationally Northern and environmental issues are widely reflected in both research and education Basic research is closely linked to key partner’s objectives and scope for application; in the University’s areas of strength, there are joint organisations with key partners The staff of the University, its stakeholders and the wider public are aware of the University’s research achievements

    7. The University identifies focus and development areas in research and specifies their content aiming to create and manage comprehensive programmes including topics related to the North and the environment Strategic and basic resources of the University are directed to the focus and development areas chosen The use of structural development funds is strategy-driven Development of research education takes place in the framework of the Oulu University Graduate School comprising all doctoral programmes in the focus and development areas and in the Faculties, as well as the international Master’s programmes Research infrastructures are developed according to the agreed programme, one target of which is to secure sufficient long-term funding Internationalisation is a cross-cutting theme in the recruitment of researchers and students, as it is generally The share of external funding (esp. Academy of Finland, Tekes, CSTI/SHOK, EU framework programmes, ERC, corporate funding) will be increased by growing the rate of applications and recruiting competitive research staff The quality and quantity of research publications will be increased Active recruitment is adopted as a key development measure; extensive use will be made of the FiDiPro-programme Cooperation within the Innovation Allicance and other forms of strategic cooperation will be central to the University’s efforts Innovation and project support will be provided to promote the utilisation of research results and project implementation Restructuring and development of processes

    10. Interaction and cooperation Effectiveness in education and research and close cooperation form the basis for the University’s societal and economic engagement and impact City of Oulu, municipalities and towns, Oulu University Hospital, Council of Oulu Region, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY), VTT, GTK, Finnish Environmental Administration, Nokia, Polar Electro, EB, Stora Enso, Rautaruukki, Outokumpu, Kemira, Technopolis Kajaani University Consortium (Cemis and Adult Education) and Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius Oulu Innovation Allicance (City of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, VTT, Technopolis) Strategic Centres of Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI/ SHOK) and Centers of Expertise (OSKE) activities

    11. Oulu Innovation Alliance (OIA)

    12. Reforming the structure: structures for cooperation and interaction

    13. Focus and development areas: Overall structure Investing in existing areas of scientific strength with the aim of developing internationally significant research programmes that build on the synergy between research groups 5-10 groups (50-100 members) / area of strength counter-acting fragmentation Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) already existing in some focus areas, others may emerge Research Centers (specific focus, 50-100 members) and networks - some existing, more will follow Graduate school and international Master’s programmes - creating an integrated structure Infrastructures - local, national, international Cooperation - Oulu Innovation Alliance, Research Institutes, others

    14. Focus area: Biosciences and Health Areas of strength Cell-extracellular matrix research (RAE6) Cardiovascular disease research (RAE6) Enzyme structure and metabolic research Genes and the environment Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Biocenter Oulu and Biocenter Finland Research Centers (specific focus) Oulu Center for Cell Matrix Research Center for Population Health Research Infrastructures ESFRI Infrafrontier and NorlMM ESFRI Instruct Birth cohorts Cooperations OIA; PrintoCent, Cewic, CEHT CSTI/SHOK; SalWe Pohjois-Pohjanmaan sairaanhoitopiiri VTT, THL Industry cooperation Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Doctoral programmes Coordinating Biocenter Oulu Graduate School Population genetics (national) Participating Clinical medicine (national) Dentistry (national) Health Sciences (national) National Doctoral programmes of Public Health International Graduate School in Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Finnish Graduate School in Neuroscience International Master’s programmes Protein Science and Biotechnology

    15. Focus area: Information technology Areas of strength Machine vision and ubiquitous computing technologies Wireless communications High-speed electronics and photonics Biomedical engineering Information systems and software Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Infotech Oulu Research Centers (specific focus) CWC Cooperation OIA: CIE, PrintoCent, CEHT Cemis (Kajaani) CSTI/SHOK: TIVIT, FIMECC, SalWe VTT and others Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Graduate schools Infotech Oulu Graduate School CWC International Doctoral Study programmeme International Master’s programmes Wireless Communications Engineering (WCE) Information Technology, Humanities, Arts and Media (under development)

    16. Focus area: Cultural identity and interaction Cooperation: OIA: CIE CSTI/SHOK: RYM Other partners Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Graduate school Coordinating None Participating Langnet (national) Finnish Graduate School in Education and Learning (FIGSEL/KASVA) - national Students in several graduate schools (history, archeology, literature) International Master’s programmes EDGLO English philology (under development) Areas of strength Intercultural interaction Language, education and interaction Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Not in the immediate future Research Centers (specific focus) Neurocognitive Unit Possibly in the future: Research Center on Language and interaction

    17. Focus area: Environment, Natural Resources and Materials Cooperation OIA: CEWIC, PrintoCent. SkyPro CSTI/SHOK; Cleantech Oulu, Forest Cluster Research Institutes (all sectors) NorNet, LyNet Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Graduate schools Coordinating VALUE Arktis ThuleEdu postgraduate platform Material research (under consideration) Participating Inorganic Materials Chemistry Graduate programme International Master’s programmes Barents Environmental Engineering Health and Well-being in the Circumpolar Area University of the Arctic –postgraduate and Master’s Areas of strength Environmental issues, natural resources and energy economy Incl. national responsibility for research and education in minerals and mining Materials science, properties and behaviour of matter, catalysts and material innovations Incl. development of steel research Modelling and computational science Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Thule Institute Research Centers (specific focus) Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (national)

    18. Focus area: Business Studies and Economics Areas of strength Business models, networks and relationships Growth and Corporate Governance of the Firm Sustainable Economic Development Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Possibly in the future Research Centers (specific focus) None Cooperation: Innovation Centers OIA; MAIGBE CSTI/SHOK; all companies VTT, HECER, Metla, SYKE Central banks: Bank of Finland, Riksbank Industrial Engineering and Management departments at Finnish universities International partners Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Graduate schools - national KATAJA FDPE/KAVA Finnish Doctoral programme in Industrial Engineering and Management SoSE International Master’s programmes International Business Finance and Economics Financial and Management Accounting Other: eMBA ja MBA –programmes (MAIGBE)

    19. Development area: Mining and mineral engineering Areas of strength National responsibility for the development of research and education in mining and mineral engineering Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) A significant national research network to emerge around the Finnish Mining Cluster Research Centers (specific focus) Oulu Mining School – Center of Excellence in Mining and Mineral Engineering Faculty of Science (Dpts of Geosciences, Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Biology, Geography) and Faculty of Technology (Dpts. of Process and environmental engineering, Mechanical engineering, Industrial engineering and management) researchers in the mining and mineral and related fields Cooperation National partners: GTK, FIOH, Finnish Environment Institute, Aalto University School of Science and Technology, University of Lapland, Universities of Applied Science in northern and eastern Finland, mining companies International partners: Luleĺ University of Technology, AGH University of Science and Technology (Krakova), TU Bergakademie Freiberg, University of Cape Town, University of Western Australia Finnish Mining Cluster: University of Oulu, GTK, FINSTONE, FinnMin and Infra ry Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Nordic Mining School, in cooperation with Luleĺ University of Technology

    20. Development area: Steel research Areas of strength Production of new steels, optimization of properties Modelling the relationship between process parameters and mechanical properties Aim: minimizing specific energy consumption and environmental load of processes Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) None Research Centers (specific focus) Center for Advanced Steels Research (CASR), comprising eight laboratories in the Faculty of Technology Cooperation CSTI/SHOK: FIMECC Rautaruukki, Outokumpu, Outotec, Metso, Ovako, Arcelor, Voest Alpine, Duferco, Lucchini, Labein, CSM, CEIT, ISQ, TKK, VTT, Ĺbo Akademi University, Lappeenranta University of Technology FIMECC research programmes: ELEMET, DEMAPP, LIGHT Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Postgraduate programme Graduate School on Advanced Materials and Processes 2010-2014

    21. Development area: Research based teacher education Cooperation: OIA: CIE Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Postgraduate Finnish Graduate School in Education and Learning (FIGSEL/KASVA) - national Masters’ programmes EduTool EDGLO Areas of strength Research on communication and interaction in learning and teaching Topics related to globalisation and international teacher education Research Institutes (broad range, multi-disciplinary) Possibly in the future Research Centers (specific focus) Possibly in the future Multidisciplinary cooperation Future School

    22. Development measures (1) Infrastructures Targets and principles set out in the report of the Infrastructure Working Group 2010–2012 Infrastructure programme: 3 x 3 M€ + 3 x own contribution = 9 M€ + 3-6 M€ = 12–15 M€ Covering apparatus and materials Applications 4/2010, 11/2010 ja 11/2012 Strategy-based, i.e. investing in focus and development areas and areas of strength Own contribution: 25 % EU Structural Funds -projects Developing application and management processes Linked to OIA cooperation

    23. Development measures (2) Recruitment and career structure 4-tier tenure track Research Council to draw up guidelines/principles for advancement Recruitment programme being drawn up for 2010–2012 (2014) 12–15 recruitment/start-up -packages of 100–150 000 €/yr each; yht. 300 000–450 000 €/3yrs) Example 1: Recruitment of a start-up group: salaries for a young research group leader and one postgraduate student + operating costs Example 2: anchoring FiDiPro partners by strengthening research groups Example 3: other proposals in relation to recruitment and career advancement Departments submit strategic proposals based on the focus and development areas; Research Council chooses/proposes which of these are to be realised Priority given to proposals where department commits to provide funding for 2013-2014 ; e.g. recruitment of a new group for five years, with the first 3 years funded by the recruitment programme and the last 2 years by the department International recruitment and evaluation of applicants to bring in fresh ideas Applies to all 4 tiers of the tenure track, but focus on recruiting promising young talent and highly-merited academics, with internationalisation as one of the criteria

    24. Development measures (3) Postgraduate training and international Master’s programmes Establishing the University of Oulu Graduate School Joint basis Incl. student enrolment, general courses and other shared activities Postgraduate programmes (local, multi-disciplinary, national and international) Subject-specific Each with its own Director and Board Also incorporates international Master’s programmes Board made up of the Directors of the individual postgraduate programmes and Int. Master’s programmes plus the Vice-Rector of Research Establishing a working group to work out details of the structure and operations CREATIVE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENTS Funding of Research Institutes Promoting applications for Center of Excellence status; funding of existing Centers Centers coordinated by Oulu University Centers where Oulu University is a partner Nordic Centers of Excellence Financial suport to RAE6-departments for 2010–2012

    25. Development measures (4) INTERNATIONALISATION 20 % international students in postgraduate programmes by 2012 International recruitment of researchers Promoting international mobility (minimum stay 2 weeks) OULU INNOVATION ALLIANCE, CSTIs/SHOKs AND OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION Basic research forms part of the Innovation System; encouraging cooperation and ensuring the coordination of Oulu University’s areas of strength with other players to make the results of research and the University’s competencies and infrastructures available to partners Funding in keeping with the respective cooperation agreement OTHER Competitive external funding is essential to enable top-quality research; growing the share of external funding through increased participation in funding competitions and a greater number of competitive research personnel Increasing the number of publications in international scientific journals All professors required to publish Shifting to international publications and fora instead of national publications Rewards where possible, eg. for successful ERC applications, getting into the second round in Center of Excellence competitions, etc.

    26. Monitoring of research productivity Developing follow-up practices that allow real-time monitoring of targets set by Ministry of Education Doctoral degrees Outside financing Publications Mobility

    27. Education strategy

    28. Education: Development measures

    30. University of Oulu Focus Areas in Reseach - Overview 09.03.2010

    31. University of Oulu Development Areas in Reseach - Overview 09.03.2010

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