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UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AS A REGIONAL DEVELOPER. Research, Development and Innovation. Savonia in a nutshell 1/2. Founded in 1992, permanent status in 1998 Run by The Municipal Federation of Savonia Operates in three locations: Iisalmi, Kuopio and Varkaus. Savonia in a nutshell 2/2.
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UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AS A REGIONAL DEVELOPER Research, Development and Innovation
Savonia in a nutshell 1/2 • Founded in 1992, permanent status in 1998 • Run by The Municipal Federation of Savonia • Operates in three locations: Iisalmi, Kuopio and Varkaus
Savonia in a nutshell 2/2 • Recognised as an institution of higher education • The other forms of operation include adult education, service activities and research and development activities
Numbers • Students 6500 • Staff 560 • Degree Programmes 35 • Bachelor’s Degrees 27 • Master’s Degrees 8 • Budget 2011 58,7 M €
Research, development and innovation (RDI) 1/4 • Savonia creates national and international expertise to its operational area. • Applied RDI activities are an integral part of the regional development.
Research, development and innovation (RDI) 2/4 • Our RDI work is based on working life orientation, the promotion of regional development and internationality. • Students are actively involved in all RDI activities. • End-user focus and goog connections in expert networks are core elements of our innovation activities.
Research, development and innovation (RDI) 3/4 • Our experts participate diversly in various research and development networks. • Our RDI is rooted practice of work and business life. • We have strong experience on coordinating and implementing research and development ventures.
Research, development and innovation (RDI) 4/4 • We offer flexible, topical and tailor-made commissioned services. Our services benefit from the multi-field expertise and meet the development needs from micro-enterprises to multinational corporations and to public corporations. • Our publishing and library and information services also serve the work and business life.
RDI-ratios Tilastokeskus
Competence based strategy 2008-2012 Savonia is a brave innovator and co-operativedeveloper of futureexpertise Aim is to develop North Savo’s working, economic and cultural life Operationalmethod is innovativeregional and networkcollaboration Technology and Environment knowhow Wellfareknowhow Business Administration and Culture knowhow Multi-disciplinarycomptetence as a resource Culture Business Administration Science Natural Resources Sector Social Services and Healtcare Engineeringand Technology Tourism and Catering
Savonia UAS develops the region: • by training skilled personnel according to regional needs, • by performing applied research, development and innovation activities • by catering for the work and business life needs (e.g. training personel, testing/modelling) • by collaborating with the work and businesslife (e.g. projects, thesis work, work placement) • by training, educating and encouraging in entreprenesship, • by anticipating and reforming its expertise (e.g. apprenticeship-type professional higher education) • by participating in the strategy work of the region, • by participating in the regional centre and centre of expertise programmes • by increasing international interaction and • by connecting networks into the regional development work.
Savonia’s competence networks Appliedresearch Integratedproductdevelopment Welbeing products and services Energy, environment and safety Development Entrepreneurshipcompetence and ability to innovate OIS teaching Teaching and Studying Research, Development and Innovation
Task of the competence networks • Savonia’s education and RDI activities are focused and profiled as competence networks. • Resources are targeted to competence networks • specialization and roles selected against the national landscape, • prospects for livelihoods, economy and services.
Part of strategy operational policy of the competence networks 1/2 • Most of Savonia’s RDI is implemented in the competence networks. • Networks are linked to work life and they produce innovative solutions and services. They facilitate student’s training to become experts in their field.
Part of strategy operational policy of the competence networks 2/2 • Basis of the comptence networks is in the expertise of several degree programmes. • These networks connect research and teaching staff and the students in joint development projects. • Master’s degree programme is part of each comptence network. International dimension is characteristic to it .