THE UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU

1. THE UNIVERSITY OF JOENSUU was founded in 1969 in Joensuu and Savonlinna Department of Teacher Education was united with it in 1973

2. University of Joensuu

3. Mekrijärvi Research StationIlomantsi

4. The Savonlinna Campus

5. Strengths of the University of Joensuu • multidisciplinary, broadly based teacher education, as well as research in education and life course studies • teaching and research pertaining to forests, other renewable resources, and the environment • highly advanced technology • research in the development of border areas and interaction of cultures

6. The Four Cornerstones 1. high quality of research and teaching 2. motivated and committed staff and students 3. internationalisation 4. commitment to the development of eastern Finland

7. PLEASANT STUDY ENVIRONMENT • Close to downtown, close to nature • Genuine campus setting • Good student housing • Modern, well-equipped facilities

8. Students (2002) • 7,240 students• 285 students studying abroad• 473 international students• 6,065 applicants for admission• 1,177 new degree students• 3,890 Open University students• 2,853 students at the Continuing Education Centre

9. The University of Joensuu’s share of students and advanced degrees 4,3 % of Finland’s students 5,3 % of Master’s degrees 5,0 % of Doctoral degrees

10. SIX FACULTIES Faculty of EducationFaculty of HumanitiesFaculty of ScienceFaculty of ForestryFaculty of Social SciencesFaculty of Theology & nine non-faculty institutes

11. Faculty of Education • Department of Education• Department of Applied Education• Department of Special Education• Savonlinna Department of Teacher Education• University Practice Schools at Joensuu and Savonlinna

12. • Department of History• Department of Finnish and Cultural Research • Department of Foreign Languages • Savonlinna School of Translation Studies Faculty of Humanities

13. Faculty of Science • Department of Biology• Department of Physics• Department of Chemistry• Department of Geography• Department of Mathematics• Department of Computer Science

14. • Department of Law• Department of Geography• Department of Psychology• Department of Sociology• Department of Economics• Department of Statistics• Department of Social Policy Faculty of Social Sciences

15. Faculty of Forestry Three fields of specialisation: • Management and Conservation of Forest Environment• Planning and Economic Use of Forests • Wood – Harvesting Technology and Wood ProcessingOther specialisations offered: • Care of Forest Environment and its Diverse Utilisation• Importance of Forests to Russian’s Economy

16. Faculty of Theology • Department of Western Theology • Department of Orthodox Theology

17. Savonlinna Campus • Savonlinna Department of • Teacher Education • • Savonlinna School of Translation • Studies • • Savonlinna Centre for Continuing • Education and Regional Development • • Centre for Tourism Studies • • University Practice School at • Savonlinna

18. Non-faculty institutes • Computing Centre • Karelian Institute • Language Centre • University Library • Mekrijärvi Research Station • Continuing Education Centre • Educational Technology Centre • Savonlinna Centre for Continuing Education and Regional Development • Centre for Tourism Studies

19. International exchange programmes ECIU FIRST NORDPLUS SOCRATES/ERASMUS TEMPUS EU-CANADA ASEFOREP ISEP ASLA-Fulbright LEONARDO IAESTE Experience International

20. International study programmestaught in English Non-degree programmes: • Karelia, Russia and the Baltic Area • Environmental Science and Forestry • Social Sciences • Educational Sciences

21. International degree programmestaught in English Master’s degree programmes: • An International Master’s Degree Programme in Human Geography • An International Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology, IMPIT • Islam and the West: an International Master’s Degree Programme in Cultural Diversity • M. Sc. European Forestry

22. BILATERAL AGREEMENTS OFCOOPERATION 42 partner universities in altogether 20 countries

23. Bilateral agreements of cooperation with Russian universities: • Arkhangelsk State Engineering University • Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia • Karelian State Pedagogical University • Moscow State Linguistic University • Petrozavodsk State University • Saint-Petersburg State University • Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy • Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance • Russian Academy of Science’s Karelian Research Centre • Syktyvkar Forest Institute of Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy

24. Teaching staff 2002total 395 Lecturers Professors Assistants Part-time hourly teachers Fulltime hourly teachers Senior Assistants

25. EU FUNDING FOR RTD, EDUCATION AND TRAINING (year 2001) TOTAL 6,0 million EUR THE TOTAL SUM INCLUDES: • EU STRUCTURAL FUNDS (ESF, ERDFand FIFG) 5,1 million EUR • EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES (FP4 and FP5) 0,5 million EUR • EU EDUCATION AND TRAINING (SOCRATES/ERASMUS, LEONARDO, TEMPUS, etc.) 0,3 million EUR • OTHER EU SUPPORT (TACIS) 0,1 million EUR

26. Border Expertise as a Strength of the University of Joensuu and the Surrounding Region (III) • The border between the European Union and the Russian Federation: a testing area and a model for European border policy and cross-border cooperation. • The Network for Border Expertise, NEBEX, is one of the development projects of Euregio Karelia (funded by the INTERREG III A KARELIA programme) coordinated by the University of Joensuu. The objectives of the Network are regional, national and international in scope. • Correspondingly, the cooperation group of the Petrozadovsk State University, the Karelian State Pedagogical University,the Karelian Science Centre and the city of Petrozavodsk strives to reinforce border expertise in the Republic of Karelia.

27. Sustainable Education Professor Dr. Mauri Åhlberg http://savonlinnakampus.joensuu.fi/ahlberg/index.htm

29. Mauri Åhlberg (2003): • I have come to a tentative conclusion that from 1950s (Donaldson & Donaldson 1958) we have understood that there are three strands in Environmental Education: • (1) education and learning about environment • (2) education and learning in environment • (3) education and learning for environment • The last one comes nearest Education for Sustainable Development.

30. Mauri Åhlberg (2003): • In addition to • ecology • economics • quality improvement • organisation development • peace education • population education • human rights education etc • are important aspects of Education for Sustainable Development.

31. Mauri Åhlberg (2003): Education for Sustainable Development, when it is best, is integrating best theories and best practices, testing constructed new tentative theories both theoretically and empirically when it is possible.

32. Mauri Åhlberg (2003): 'Sustainable development is development in which real long term needs of both present and future human generations are met as optimally as possible. This means that not only the basic individual biological needs, but also real economical, cultural and social needs ought to be met.'

33. Mauri Åhlberg has developed three practical and theoretically sound new metacognitive tools: • Improved Concept Mapping • Improved Vee Heuristics • ARRA or Analysis of Reasoning, Rhetorics and Argumentation • to promote Education for Sustainable Development.

34. Professor Mauri Åhlberg has had some doctoral students who have used his theoretical tools like Concept Mapping and Improved Vee Heuristics

35. My share in sustainable education: - work education in ECE - new systems theory of ECE, also as a frame of reference for SE

36. The Savonlinna Campus

37. Thank you for your kind attention! I hope for a good life and sustainable development for all of you! http://sokl.joensuu.fi/harkonen