Organization of veterinary education in Finland. Present financing schemes and future plans

1. Organization of veterinary education in Finland. Present financing schemes and future plans Antti Sukura, Dean

2. Veterinarians in Finland by profession Altogether 1840 veterinarians, retired 280, no information of occupation 289 (EVIRA, 2007)

3. Veterinary Education in Finland; short history • College of Veterinary Medicine (EKK) 1945-1995 • Located in Helsinki, Hämeentie 57, facilities build mainly 1960’s, app. 25 students / year • Field station /ambulatory clinic in Hautjärvi, Mäntsälä: production animals practical teaching 1956  Saari unit 1996 • Joining on University of Helsinki 1995 as an independent Faculty • New facilities in Viikki campus, EE-building: 2004, teaching hospital for small animals and equines 2006 (Clinicum-building)

4. University of Helsinki, in brief • Bilingual (Finnish and Swedish), teaching also in English • 11 faculties • 35,300 degree students, 47,000 continuing education • 7,900 employees, 3,900 of whom are researchers and teachers • Funding EUR 546 million • Established in Turku in 1640, moved to Helsinki in 1828 • Operates on 4 campuses in Helsinki and in 19 other towns in Finland • Aims to establish its position among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in Europe

5. Branches of University of Helsinki Campuses in Helsinki Helsinki www.helsinki.fi/vuosikertomus2007/english/institutes.htm/

6. Organization of the Faculty, 2007-2009 • Four Departments • Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences • Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene • Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine • Department of Production Animal Medicine (Saari unit) • Veterinary Teaching Hospital

7. Responsibilities • research • undergraduate education • postgraduate education • continuing education • professional services and social influence

8. The Basic Veterinary Degree 3+3 years, 360 ECTS • Lower academic degree: • Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine 180 ECTS/3 years • Higher academic degree: • Licentiate of Veterinary Medicine (=Master´s degree)= DVM 180 ECTS/3 years • Closely integrated, primary goal = Licentiate 6 years • 1.8.2005 →

9. Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine(PSP = personal study plan, L = language and communication studies, ICT = information and communication technologies studies, E = ethics, SG = scientific growth, BT = bachelor’s thesis)

10. Licenticate of Veterinary Medicine(PSP = personal study plan, L = language and communication studies, ICT = information and communication technologies studies, E = ethics, SG = scientific growth, MT = master’s thesis)

11. Other Degrees • Scientific post-graduate studies • 4 years • PhD in Veterinary Medicine • Professional post-graduate studies • 4 years • Specialist degrees: small animals, horses, farm animals, infectious diseases, industrial food hygiene, environmental hygiene

12. Students and personnel • 450 basic degree students • 80 PhD students • 110 Professional post-graduate • Personnel approximately 290 • 25 professors (23,3 full time equality) • 29 university lectures and clinical teachers • 12 assistant teachers • 33 researchers

13. New students 1985-2008 • intake increased up to 70 new students/2008 • female majority

14. Performance • Research Assessment Exercise 2005 • Faculty increased score • http://www.helsinki.fi/research2005/english/index.ht • Quality Assurance Organisation • Audited 2007 • Evaluation of Education, 2008 • EAEVE reevaluation 2009 (last 1999) • Teaching • Goal: • 60 graduate degrees, • 11 Scientific postgraduate, • 9 professional postgraduate

15. Host responses Animal health and welfare Food safety and human health Research performance • FCoE in Microbial Food Safety Research 2008-2013

16. Present financing Antti Sukura, dean

17. B A Financing of University of Helsinki 2007 Million EUR 340 206 • A Ministry of Education budget funding • B Supplementary funding 1 Public funding 90 2 Private funding 55 3 Foreign funding 29 4 University’s own assets 32 Total 546 www.helsinki.fi/inbrief/2007/finances.html

18. Financing of Faculty

19. Suplementary funding

20. Financing policy of University of Helsinki -2008 • Budget money divided by model: 70% based on previous year budget money and 30% on productivity • Productivity: number of graduate degrees (3 years mean) + PhD + professional post graduate degrees + research productivity • Basic model easy, but has modified several times and has became very complicated • Vet Med makes deficiency • New budgeting policy in University is under developing

21. Future plans Antti Sukura, dean

22. The Finnish University Reform • New legislation under preparation • Parliament 2009 • In action 2010 • More financial independency from State finance • Administration more business like • At Faculty level • More professional finance planning • Bigger departments 4->1 • Centralized administration

23. Future challenge and development projects • Teaching • Under graduate • Maximize number of graduates • Take care of curriculums overgrown • Tracking, under developing • Post graduate • Professional education nat/ international (Dipl) • Attract DVM’s to PhD programs • Research • Funding and productivity in clinical science • Finance • €€€€€€€€€€€