Degree Output by 30.11.2011 & The Proposed Funding Model for the Universities

1. Degree Output by 30.11.2011 &The Proposed Funding Model for the Universities What’s Up 13.12.2011 Olli Silvén

2. Degree Output 30.11.2011 Forecast 2011: • Master’s degrees: 1150-1200 • Candidate degrees: 1100 Forecast 2013–14 • Master’s degrees 1300/year • additional degree potential from growing international programs

3. Proposed funding model for the universities Quality International dimension Impact Master’s degrees 15% Master’s degrees to international students 1% Education 41% Candidate degrees 9% International student exchange 2% Open university & separate studies 2% 55 study point/year students 11% (till 2015) Employed graduates 1% Doctoral degrees 9% Doctor’s degrees to internatinoal students 1% Research 34% Scientific publication 13% (cat 2&3) International teachers and researchers 2% Scientific publications (category 1) 3% Competitive research funding 9% Domestic competitive Research funding 6% Strategy based funding 10% Education & science policy objectives 25% Discipline based funding 8% (engg., science, medicine, fine arts) National responsibility fields 7%

4. Proposed funding model for the universities: education (41 %) The goal setting: improvement of quality, efficiency, international dimension, and profilation See below for the interpretation of indicators in the funding model in € (based on university outputs 2008–2010) Notice: this is a zero sum game between universities in each indicator category  a potentially powerful profilation tool for the ministry of education and culture

5. Proposed funding model for the universities: research (34 %) See below for the interpretation of indicators in the funding model in € (based on university outputs 2008–2010) Notice: this is a zero sum game between universities in each indicator category

6. The poposed funding model for the universities: the strategic component (25 %) • Discipline specific component 8 % of the university funding: 1% ~ 16M€ • Fine arts, both at science universities and universities of fine arts 2.75 % • Science 1.50 % • Engineering 1.50 % • Medical sciences 2.25 % • Given to universities with education responsibility in one or more of the abovementioned fields • Funding based on the share of the persons in the teaching and research personnel career system in the abovementioned disciplines • engineering and science ~5 000 €/person year, medicine ~7 500 €/person year • In addition, the universities of fine arts will be funded by 31M€

7. The poposed funding model for the universities: the strategic component (25 %) • National responsibility disciplines 7 % of the university funding • e.g. national library • training schools • coordination tasks of the university centers • Strategic funding 10 % of the total • the ministry of education and culture will keep 25 M€ for ’special operations’

8. Aim settings with explanations • Advancements of studies is very important • Students progressing > 55 ECTS points/year are valuable • Master’s degrees by international students carry extra rewards • Very important to have well working international master’s degree programs • Double degree master’s degree agreements should be explored • Publishing on high quality forums is good for the university • Publication activity of the researchers an obvious recruitment criterion • Doctoral degrees by international student ’profitable’ • Focus on recruiting promising students • Double degree agreements potentially important

9. Aim settings with explanations • International teaching and research personnel is valuable in the funding formula, but • our most international groups are also the most productive ones • Competitive international funding brings more basic funding • Increasing competitive domestic funding also important for basic funding • The researcher career system should be widely deployed • discipline specific funding for medice, engineering, science, and fine arts based on this indicator

10. Main themes in research of the renewed University of Oulu strategy What’s Up 13.12.2011 Taina Pihlajaniemi

11. Background University of Oulu in 2020 • Scientificallyprofiled and among world’s leaders in itsstrongestareas • Strong national and international networks • Promotinginnovativeness and an inspiringworkplace for itspersonnel • Strongfinancialbase Strategicgoals of MinEdu for the universities to 2020 • Moreefficient, more international, higherquality, moreprofiled New MinEdu funding model for universitites(2013–) • In whichareas is University of Oulu strong? • In whichareasareweweakest? • Whatcanbeimproved and what is the timeframe? Efficientcarrying out of goals and follow-up • Reporting to the University’s Board

12. Strategic guidance of reserach (1/3): Creative research environments and productivity • Research institutes: • Biocenter, Infotech, Thule, + • Researcher-based, focusedresearchunits in areasof strengths • Centres of excellence, top RAE units, new unitsformedby the researchers • Moreoptimaluse of basicresources to buildsynergies and criticalmass • Closer co-operation in the miningarea • Other researcher-basedplans • Development of chemistry • Increasing competitive externalfunding, especially international funding • Enhancing scientificpublication • RAE 2013 and itsuse for strategicdevelopment

13. Strategic guidance of reserach (2/3): Strenghtening of the researcher base, researcher training and researcher’s career • Implementation of the 4-step researchercareerprogram • Utilisation of the FiDiPro program • Fundingfor professors’ researchperiods • Professorpoolbuiltbyfoundations – firstcall 15.12.2011–13.1.2012 • 13 recruitmentpackages + 6 targetedpost-docsfor 2011–2015 • Tenure track program willstart in 2012 • joint fundingschemes (50:50) and programsestablishedbyunits/faculties • The proportion of PhDsshouldbeincreased – the goal is to increase the number of postdocpositions • Solidifying the UniOGS:noperation – management, personnel, resources

14. www.oulu.fi/english/research/university-oulu-graduate-school-0www.oulu.fi/english/research/university-oulu-graduate-school-0 • About 1000 ”current” doctoral students have registered to UniOGS • New students admitted to UniOGS at the first call (31.10.2011) • Human sciences 23 • Health & biosciences 41 • Techology & natural sciences 31 (+ ~20 in progress) • Follow-up groups for new students • Next call deadline is 31.1.2012 • On-going: specific requirements of the contents of the doctoral studies will be determined in co-operation with representatives of the different research fields at the University of Oulu

15. Strategic guidance of reserach (3/3): Research infrastructure program • 2010–2012 resources: different funding instruments amount to 25 M€ 2010–2012 – program needed for 2013–2016 • Enhancing our national and international profile – planning has begun • Update of Finland’s infrastructure road map in 2013 – planning has begun Innovation centers and other strategic co-operation • OIA centers and neworks are supported • Other strategic co-operation • Ympäristötietotalo, Oulu Mining School, CEMIS-OULU, SHOK, VTT, Rokua foundation, Kemi-Tornio AMK, Kontinkangas operators and others