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KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM

KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM. KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM. Kajaani University Consortium has a special administration system Universities of Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Lapland are members of the Kajaani University Consortium

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KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM

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  1. KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM

  2. KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM • Kajaani University Consortium has a special administration system • Universities of Joensuu, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Lapland are members of the Kajaani University Consortium • Kajaani University Consortium includes all the university units from Kainuu

  3. Itä-Suomi WHAT IS UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM? • Ministry of Education is aiming to join together activivies of different universities in university consortia • The university consortium work as one actor from the point of region • Six university consortia started in the beginning of 2004

  4. MISSION OF UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM The mission of Kajaani University Consortium is to improve the knowledge-level of the area, and its well-being, competitiveness and university culture, by means of a customer oriented approach in fields of research, education and development

  5. COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE OF UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM • Synergy: the units and departments functioning in Kainuu mutual support each other due to their co-operative activites • Co-operation with Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (Polytechnic) (joint strategy) • Co-operation with neighbouring universities • Co-operation enhance and strengthen the knowledge and resources of University Consortium, thus replying to the challenge related to learning area and development of innovation

  6. COORDINATING UNIVERSITY University of Oulu – centre of multidiscipline research and learning rector Lauri Lajunen • University of Oulu has over 16 600 students and 3321 employees active in science and education units. • Annual turnover of University is around 203 millions of euros.

  7. UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU MEMBER UNIVERSITIES

  8. KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM OPERATIONS AT THE CAMPUS: • Administrative Services • Kajaani Department of Teacher Education • Continuing Education • Lönnrot Institute (Regional development) • Library OPERATIONS ELSEWHERE • Department of Information Processing Science Kajaani unit • Laboratory of Biotechnology (Sotkamo) • Measurement and Sensor Laboratory • Physical Activity Master Programme in Sports technology, Vuotech University of Jyväskylä (Sotkamo) • University Advocate, Research and Innovate Manager (Iisalmi) • Universities of Kuopio and Oulu Total staff over 232 (2005)

  9. ORGANISATIONS CHART KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM Director Juhani Suortti Administration Sports Technology Education Head of Research Vesa Linnamo Continuing Education Head of Unit Arja Poranen Lönnrot Institute Head of Unit Jouni Ponnikas Laboratory of Biotechnology Research Director Vesa Virtanen Measurement and Sensor Laboratory Research Director Juha Kalliokoski Kajaani Department of Teacher Education Director Juhani Suortti Dep. of Information Processing Science Kajaani unit Head of Unit Ari Heiskanen BOARD OF MEMBERS

  10. ADMINISTRATION

  11. MISSION The mission of Kajaani University Consortium is to improve the knowledge-level of the area, and its well-being, competitiveness and university culture, by means of a customer oriented approach in fields of research, education and development. BASIC VALUES 1.Regional responsibility 2. Ethics 3. Communality 4. Autonomy 5. Quality 6. Partnership 7. Development orientation • Globalization and lokalization • Enlargement of The EU • Development of technology • Russian relations • Bologna process • Competitiveness of regions • Agening of population structure • Regional centralization • Administrative pilot of Kainuu • Change of working life M U U T O S T E K I J Ä T VISION We are important actor of regional development; nationally respected and highly profiled research, education and development centre acting as part of regional innovation system. We are attractive university unit for students and international reseachers. Our knowledge has lead to develop new products and firms . STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IMPACTS RESOURCES & ECONOMY INNOVATION & COMPETENCE PROCESSES & STRUCTURES ACTION PLANS: LONG TERM, ANNUAL

  12. EXPECTED IMPACTS 1. a. Enlargening the permanent university education in Kainuu b. Development of quality and profile of education 2. a. Development of scientific research in Kainuu b. Applying the research results on region and business 3. Enforcing regional impacts PROCESSES & STRUCTURES RESOURCES & ECONOMY 9. Strenghtening of resources by university consortium 10. Co-operation between university and region 11. Effective research and education processes 12. Effective organisation and open leadership culture MISSION 4. Growing budget funding 5. Effective use of external funding sources 6. Development of effectiveness support functions OPERATING ENVIRONMENT BASIC VALUES VISION INNOVATION & COMPETENCE 7. a. Development as learning organisation b. Development of working environment 8. Attractive image STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES

  13. KAJAANI DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION Kajaani Department of Teacher Education started in 1900, joined to university in 1974 Budget 6,4 M € (2005) Staff 104 Students 710 Post-graduate students 36 Main building

  14. KAJAANI DEPARMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION Functions • Primary School Teacher Education • Early Childhood Education Training • Master Programme for those who have taken the degree of a nursery school teacher or a Bachelor’s degree of Education, including the a qualification of a nursery school teacher • Education experiment for subject teachers of mathematics • Education experiment on Cultural Industry • Education experiment emphasising the Swedish immersion course training • Conversion training programme on Russian culture and language • Master Programme for art teachers Virt@ll as multiform and distance learning • Kajaani Teacher Training School • IS-Center • Post-graduate studies (doctoral studies)

  15. LÖNNROT INSTITUTE Lönnrot Institute is a joint research Institute. It is named according to Elias Lönnrot, collector of Finnish national poems – Kalevala. Focus areas include • Regional and rural development: evaluation • Cross-border development • Culture • Northern issues Budget 1,15 M € (2005) Staff 12

  16. CONTINUING EDUCATION Started in 1981 from teacher further education and have enlargened to different academic fields Functions • Life long learning and health care project • Training for the improvement of working life andworking communities Budget 1,42 M € (2005) Staff 10 Continuing Education and Lönnrot Institute in Kajaani campus

  17. LABORATORY OF BIOTECHNOLOGY Started in 1996 Focus of action • Research on forest berries and Northern special plants • Biotechnology of milk • Technology transfer, innovation and entrepreneur services • Laboratory is a node of centre of excellence in Food Stuffs Budget 1,02 M € (2005) Staff 21 Laboratory is located in Sotkamo municipality; 40 km from Kajaani campus

  18. MEASUREMENT AND SENSOR LABORATORY Started in 1.10.1991 Focus areas include • characterising of pulp and paper • process measurement technics • measurement of mechanical wood • optical planning • wireless instrumentation • Part of Measurepolis center of excellence in Kajaani Budget 3,47 M € (2005) Staff 55 Students 14 Laboratory is located in Technology Park of Kajaani

  19. DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SCIENCE Kajaani unit Functions • Software production orientation alternative • Software business orientation alternative • Digital media (Master’s degree programme) • Software production (Master’s degree programme) • Mobile services (Master’s degree programme) Budget 1,38 M € (2005) Staff 14 Students 137 Post-graduate students 4

  20. Sports Technology Education Physical Activity Master Programme in Sports Technology, Vuotech (University of Jyväskylä) Functions • Conversion training in Sports Technology Budget 0,63 M € (2005) Staff 8 Students 55 Post-graduate students 7

  21. LIBRARY Kajaani University Consortium Library is a special library of Oulu University Library, which mainly serves the needs of teaching, research and studying at the Consortium. Budget 0,18 M € (2005) Staff 5

  22. REGIONAL MULTISCIENCE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL Consortia Universities: (OY, JY, JoY, KY, LaY) 84 % Other Universities: (HY, TuY, TaY, TaiK) 16 % • Network of doctoral students in Kainuu and Ylä-Savo regions: 84 members • Most of them coming from working life University of:

  23. Doctoral Schools of Kajaani University Consortium have 84 post-graduate students. Educational Doctoral School (KOKY) have 36 post-graduate students. Multiscience Doctoral School (KYK) have 48 post-graduate students.

  24. THANK YOU KAJAANI UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM Seminaarinkatu 2 P.O. Box 51, FI-87101 Kajaani, FINLAND (Street address: Satamakatu 3) Tel. +358 (0)8 632 4611 (exch.) Fax +358 (0)8 632 4631 e-mail: firstname.surname@oulu.fi www.kajaaninyliopistokeskus.oulu.fi

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