Two Universities , One Campus – Potential for Innovations in Skinnarila , Lappeenranta

1. TwoUniversities, One Campus – Potential for Innovations in Skinnarila, Lappeenranta Ms Kirsi Taivalantti, Dean Faculty of Technology and Languages Saimaa University of Applied Sciences

2. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Saimaa University of Applied Sciences is a community of 3,200 students and 300 expertsproviding. • educationleading to a highereducationdegree • secondcycle UAS degrees • Open Universitystudies • continuingeducation • research and developmentservices Education in fivefields: • technology • healthcare and social services • business administration • tourism and hospitality • finearts

3. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Saimaa UAS is maintainedby Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu Oy, a limitedcompanyownedby the South Karelia Educational Federation of Municipalities. The federation includesninemembermunicipalities: Imatra, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Luumäki, Parikkala, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences has 262 full-timeemployees (on 31 Dec 2010). In addition, ithasapproximately 100 part-timefee-paidteachers. Of full-timeemploymentcontracts, 84% arepermanent. Saimaan ammattikorkeakoulu Oy's (Saimaa University of Applied Sciences Ltd) operationalincomewas EUR 23.3 million in 2010. The balancesheettotalwas EUR 35.9 million (on 31 Dec 2010).

4. Lappeenranta University of Technology; International innovation center • 200 Universitypartnersglobally • Active international research • over 180 foreignresearchers at the University • 10 doubledegreeagreements on doctorallevel • 9 Masterprogrammes in English (18 main studies) • 360 foreignMaster-students • Over 200 exchangestudents per year • About 200 studentsgoabroadyearly

5. Vision on Saimaa UAS -with LUT Vision In 2015, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Lappeenranta University of Technology willform a strong, competitive and financiallyefficientcentre of highereducation on theirjoint campus. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences is an attractiveeducationprovider and an efficienthighereducationcommunity and itsgraduateswillhavegoodqualifications to succeed in expertroles of the future and arethereforehighlyemployable.

6. Skinnarila Green Campus 17 Hulevesi- kosteikko 16 Kivisalmen pumppaamo Tuulivoimala Aurinkovoimala Sähköinen liikkuminen Energiatehokkaat sähkökoneet Biojalostamo (UPM-Kymmene) 14 1 Biovoimala Green Campus 15 2 21 Hulevesi- kosteikko Muukon tuulipuisto Tekopohjavesi- laitos 3 5 Vesitorni 7 13 4 6 Hulevesi- kosteikko Jäteveden puhdistamo kalvoerotuksella ja lietteen poltto 8 Bioetanolilaitos (St1) 11 9 Jätteistä uusia tuotteita 12 10 Metaanivoimala (Paroc) BioCHP-voimala

7. Foundation Stone, 2010

8. OpeningCeremony, January 2012

9. Skinnarila Campus – vision beingfulfilled In Lappeenranta, the Saimaa UAS operationsmoved to the joint campus in Skinnarila in the autumn 2011 with Lappeenranta University of Technology. The campus is now the largesthigher-education campus in South-Eastern Finland . The goal of the campus project is to: • form a largerconcentration of competence • developsharedlearningenvironments and researchlaboratoryinfrastructure of the twohigher-educationinstitutions • improve the quality and efficiency of supportservices. The Campus forms a sharedenvironment for the UAS students of business administration, technology and healthcare and social services and the universitystudents of technology and economics.

10. Facts • Saimaa UAS built 10 000 sqm of new space, ownedby Saimaa UAS LtD • Saimaa UAS rented 6 000 sqmform LUT • Joinedlibrary • Joinedlaboratoryacitivities • Negotiationsaboutothersupportingservicesco-operationgoing on • Good feedback from the Ministry of Culture and Education • Pioneering campus in Finland

11. Lappeenranta Academic Library • The jointresearchlibrary of Saimaa UAS and LUT wasopened in August 2011. • The Academic Library hasoperations on twocampuses, Skinnarila and Linnala in Imatra. • The libraryserves the fields of technology, economics and business administration, social services, healthcaresciences, tourism and culture, with approximately 150,000 titles. • The electroniccollectionincludes 180 databases, eBooks, magazines and referencebooks. The newspaperroomsubscribes to approximately 900 journals. • The number of employees is 22, and the library is visitedby 1,000 visitors per day. • The Lappeenranta Academic Library is also open to the general public.

12. Laboratories and R&D work

13. R&D and innovationacitivites The research development and innovation activities of Saimaa UAS: • serve local business and industry and public sector organisations • diversify education • foster the UAS's contacts with society • support the transition that business and industry and the public sector in the Lappeenranta and Imatra region are undergoing • support the growth and internationalisation of small and medium-size businesses. The volume of Saimaa UAS's RDI was EUR 2.9 million in 2010.

14. R&D and innovationactivities • Over 10 researchprojectsgoing on in co-operationbetween Saimaa UAS and LUT • Win-win-situation: LUT’sscientificresearch is tested, prototyped and commercializedby UAS • Also national fundersarestarting to see the benefits • Co-operation in fields of technology, social and healthcare and business.

15. Space for gatheringtogether; studentsco-operation and new ways of learning

16. Thankyou for yourinterest Welcome to meet us and see the co-operation on the spot! Saimaa UAS Skinnarilankatu 36 Lappeenranta, Finland